Special! Best Mini: 2.5 Maime no Kare

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Special! Best Mini ~2.5 Maime no Kare~
Berryz mini album2.jpg
EP by
Berryz Kobo
ReleasedDecember 7, 2005
Recorded2004–2005
GenreJ-pop
Length22:50
LabelPiccolo Town
ProducerTsunku
Berryz Kobo chronology
Dai 2 Seichōki
(2005) 		Special! Best Mini ~2.5 Maime no Kare~
(2005) 		3 Natsu Natsu Mini Berryz
(2006)
Singles from Special! Best Mini: 2.5 Maime no Kare
  1. "Anata Nashi de wa Ikite Yukenai"
    Released: March 3, 2004
  2. "Piriri to Yukō!"
    Released: May 26, 2004
  3. "Special Generation"
    Released: March 3, 2005
  4. "21ji made no Cinderella"
    Released: August 3, 2005
  5. "Gag 100kaibun Aishite Kudasai"
    Released: November 23, 2005
Music videos
Anata Nashi de wa Ikite Yukenai on YouTube
Piriri to Yukō! on YouTube
Special Generation on YouTube
21ji made no Cinderella on YouTube
Gag 100kaibun Aishite Kudasai on YouTube

Special! Best Mini: 2.5 Maime no Kare (スッペシャル!ベストミニ ～2.5枚目の彼～, Supesharu! Besuto Mini ~Ni-ten-go Maime no Kare~) is an extended play CD released by girl idol group Berryz Kobo on December 7, 2005.[1] It is the third of three releases issued by the band in the space of four weeks, along with their second album Dai 2 Seichōki and the ninth single "Gag 100kaibun Aishite Kudasai". "2.5" is pronounced nī ten go.

The EP contains five previously released tracks in the aforementioned ninth single's A-side, plus four earlier single sides. Only one track, "Arigatō! Tomodachi", is exclusive to the EP.

Former band member Maiha Ishimura appears, but is not credited, on tracks 3 to 6.

The album debuted at number 45 in the Oricon Weekly Album chart,[2] remaining in the list for 2 weeks.[1]

Track listing[]

  1. Gag 100kaibun Aishite Kudasai
  2. Arigatō! Tomodachi (ありがとう！おともだち。, "Thank You! Friends.")
  3. Special Generation (スッペシャル ジェネレ～ション)
  4. 21ji made no Cinderella (２１時までのシンデレラ, "Cinderella Until 9 PM")
  5. Piriri to Yukō!
  6. Anata Nashi de wa Ikite Yukenai

Personnel[]

  • Saki Shimizu - vocals and band leader
  • Momoko Tsugunaga - vocals
  • Chinami Tokunaga - vocals
  • Miyabi Natsuyaki - vocals
  • Maasa Sudo - vocals
  • Yurina Kumai - vocals
  • Risako Sugaya - vocals
  • Maiha Ishimura - vocals (Tracks 3-6, uncredited)
  • - keyboard and MIDI programming, guitar
  • - backing vocals
  • - keyboard and MIDI programming, guitar
  • - chorus
  • Koji Makaino - keyboard and MIDI programming
  • - guitar
  • - bass
  • - percussion
  • - organ
  • Tsunku - backing vocals
  • - backing vocals
  • - keyboard and MIDI programming
  • - guitar
  • - bass
  • Masanori Suzuki - trumpet
  • - saxophone
  • - trombone
  • - keyboard and MIDI programming
  • - backing vocals
  • - guitar, bass, keyboards, MIDI programming, backing vocals
  • - recording coordination
  • Kazumi Matsui - recording engineer, mix engineer
  • - recording engineer, mix engineer
  • - recording engineer
  • - mix engineer
  • Naoki Yamada - mix engineer
  • - mix engineer
  • Tsunku - mix engineer
  • - 2nd engineer
  • - 2nd engineer
  • - 2nd engineer
  • - mastering engineer

Charts[]

Chart (2005) Peak
position 		Weeks
on chart 		Sales
First
week 		Total
Japan (Oricon Daily Albums Chart) 14
Japan (Oricon Weekly Albums Chart) 45 2[3] 6,071[2] 7,072

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "スッペシャル！ベストミニ～２、５枚目の彼～ Ｂｅｒｒｙｚ工房のプロフィールならオリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE" (in Japanese). Oricon Inc. Retrieved 2012-02-17.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Oricon CD Album Weekly Ranking - ORICON STYLE Ranking (2005-12-19)" (in Japanese). Oricon Inc. Retrieved 2012-02-17.
  3. ^ "Ｂｅｒｒｙｚ工房のCDアルバムランキング、Ｂｅｒｒｙｚ工房のプロフィールならオリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE" (in Japanese). Oricon Inc. Retrieved 2012-02-17.

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