Best: Bounce & Lovers
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| Greatest hits album by Koda Kumi | ||||
| Released | March 14, 2007 | |||
| Recorded | 2002–2007 | |||
| Genre | J-Pop, blues | |||
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Rhythm Zone RZCD-45563 (Japan) |
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| Producer | Koda Kumi | |||
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Best: Bounce & Lovers (stylized as BEST ~BOUNCE & LOVERS~) is the third compilation album by Japanese singer-songwriter Koda Kumi. The CD contains only ballads and features a track penned by Hideaki Tokunaga, while the DVD features certain music videos re-edited to show only the dancing scenes. It ranked #2 on both the Oricon daily and weekly charts, and remained on the charts for twenty-four weeks, despite being a limited release.
Best ~Bounce & Lovers~ is Kumi Koda's third compilation album and was of a limited release. The release coincided with her sixth anniversary since her debut and was released alongside her single "But/Aishō", which was also a limited release. It was only released on CD+DVD, with the CD containing only ballads, which had been deemed her best by her fans, while the DVD contained dance versions of her most popular videos.
Several of the ballads placed on the CD had different arrangements, including the "Time Heals" version of "Saigo no Ame" and the "Alternate Orchestra" version of "1000 no Kotoba", which was originally released on her 2003 album grow into one as a bonus track. It also contained one new song, "Ashite e..." (明日へ... / Towards tomorrow...). The DVD contained one new music video: "Get Up & Move!!", the song which was originally released on her studio album Black Cherry. There was also a tutorial video for the song to teach viewers the dance. The only music video on the DVD to not be a dance version was of So Into You, which received a "short version."
The album charted at #2 on both the Oricon daily and weekly charts with first week sales of 161,458 copies and has since sold 295,624.
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