Best of KAT-TUN

Infobox Album |
Name = Best of KAT-TUN
Type = Studio Album
Artist = KAT-TUN


Cover size =
Recorded = 2006
Released = flagicon|Japan March 22 2006
Genre = J-Pop, J-Rock
Length = 01:08:15 (Regular Edition) [ [http://www.jbook.co.jp/p/p.aspx/3089114/s Album Details - Best of KAT-TUN (Regular Edition)] , JBOOKS. Retrieved on August 2, 2008.]
Label = J-One Records
JACA-5038 (Regular Edition)
Producer =
Reviews =
Last album =
This album = "Best of KAT-TUN" (2006)
Next album = "Cartoon KAT-TUN II You" (2007)
Misc = Singles
Name = Best of KAT-TUN
Type = studio
single 1 = Real Face
single 1 date = March 22, 2006"Best of KAT-TUN" is the debut album by Japanese boy band KAT-TUN, released in Japan on March 22 2006 by J-One Records. Despite the title, it is not a greatest hits compilation album. Seven songs on the record, however, were part of KAT-TUN's live tour set list prior to their debut and were already familiar with longtime fans.

The album was part of a tripartite release also consisting of the group's debut single and its tie-in DVD. All three releases were immensely successful on the Oricon albums, singles and DVD charts with "Real Face" and "Real Face Film" being certified as the best-selling single and domestic music DVD of the year respectively. The album itself was the eleventh best-selling album of the year.

Album information

Most of the songs on the album were written for KAT-TUN either by in-house Johnny's Entertainment songwriters or lyricists with a track record of successful hit records for other artists. KAT-TUN members, with the exception of Junnosuke Taguchi, co-wrote 3 songs for the album which were sung as duets. All rap lyrics were also written by Koki Tanaka himself.

Chart performance and reception

In its first week of release, "Best of KAT-TUN" sold 556,548 copies in Japan, the highest first-week sales for the group to date. [http://wiki.theppn.org/Best_of_KAT-TUN Best of KAT-TUN: music profile] , Wiki.theppn; retrieved on August 2, 2008.] The album actually debuted at number 1 on the Oricon daily album charts the day before its release since its official release date fell on a national holiday. Therefore, it didn't officially chart for the week. It also peaked at number 1 on the United World Chart before dropping to number 34 the next week. [http://www.mediatraffic.de/albums-week14-2006.htm Week 14 / 2006 - April 8] , United World Charts; Retrieved on August 2, 2008.] [ [http://www.mediatraffic.de/albums-week15-2006.htm Week 15 / 2006 - April 15] , United World Charts; Retrieved on August 2, 2008.] It stayed on the Oricon Top 30 Albums chart for 7 weeks with a total of 743,359 copies sold at the end of its chart-run. Oricon certified the album as the 11th best-selling record of the year. [ [http://wiki.theppn.org/2006_Oricon_Top_100_Albums 2006 Oricon Top 100 Albums] , Wiki.theppn; retrieved on August 2, 2008.]

KAT-TUN were awarded six awards at the 21st Japan Gold Disc Awards (the Japanese equivalent of the Grammy Awards) with "Best of KAT-TUN" named on the "The Best 10 Albums (Domestic)" list. [http://www.riaj.or.jp/e/data/gdisc/2007.html Recording Industry of Japan: Japan Gold Disc Awards] ; retrieved on August 2, 2008.]

ingles

"Real Face" was the only single from the album. There are two different versions of the song -- the one featured on the album is entitled "Real Face #1" and features a different arrangement from the single. It was released on the same day as the album and debuted at number 1 with a monumental 754,237 copies sold in its first week of release, breaking Arashi's previously held record for their debut single which was released in 1999. It stayed at the top of the charts for 3 weeks, another rarely achieved feat, and sold more than 1 million copies by the end of the year. Oricon certified the song as the best-selling single of the year. [ [http://www.tokyograph.com/news/id-286 Koda ends year with 12 billion in sales] , Tokyograph, Oricon; retrieved on August 2, 2008.] It was also named "Single of the Year" and placed on the "The Best 10 Singles (Domestic)" at the 21st Japan Gold Disc Awards.

Track listing

#"She Said..." (Ryo Taguchi, Axel G, Katsumi Ohnishi, FLYING GRIND, JOKER) – 3:43
#"Never Again" (SPIN, Steven Lee, Joey Cargone FLYING GRIND, JOKER) – 3:49
#"I Like It" (Sean Thomas, SPIN, FLYING GRIND) – 4:26
#"Miracle" (hamai, Minoru Kumorita, Seikou Nagaoka) - 4:22
#"Blue Tuesday" (Yoji Kubota, Arata Tanimoto, Tomoki Ishizuka) – 4:33
#"Rhodesia" (CHOKKAKU) - 5:06
#"Gold" (Stefan Aberg, Stefan Engblom, SPIN, FLYING GRIND, JOKER) - 4:53
#"Wilds of My Heart" (SPIN, zero-rock, Gyo Kitagawa, JOKER) – 3:59
#"Special Happiness"¹ (K², Gajin, Yoshihiko Chino) – 5:02
#"One on One"² (JOKER, Yuichi Nakamaru, mo'doo-, Izutsu "Growth" Shintaro, Takahito Eguchi) – 4:58
#"Butterfly"³ (Jin Akanishi, Tatsuya Ueda, velvetronica) – 4:52
#"Rush of Light" (ma-saya, Watermelon 6, CHOKKAKU) - 4:26
#"nihongo|Harukana Yakusoku|ハルカナ約束" (SPIN, Kousuke Morimoto, ha-j, JOKER) - 3:53
#"Precious One" (Kaori Niimi, Yuuki Shirai, Yoshinao Mikami, ha-j) - 5:15
#"Real Face #1" (Shikao Suga, Tak Matsumoto, Akihito Tokunaga, JOKER) - 4:58

¹ Kazuya Kamenashi and Junnosuke Taguchi duet. ² Koki Tanaka and Yuichi Nakamaru duet. ³ Jin Akanishi and Tatsuya Ueda duet.

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