is the second Japanese full-length album (fifth overall) by South Korea

South Korea

The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...

n girl group Kara

Kara (band)

Kara is a popular South Korean girl group signed with DSP Media . The band name Kara comes from the Greek Word "chara" Kara (Hangul: 카라, Japanese: カラ, often stylized as KARA) is a popular South Korean girl group signed with DSP Media (DSP). The band name Kara comes from the Greek Word "chara" Kara...

. It was released digitally on November 16, 2011 and physically on November 23, 2011.

Background and recording

On October 7, 2011, it was reported by an entertainment insider in South Korea that the group's contract with their Japanese music label, Universal Music Japan, will expire soon. It was revealed that the group was only required to release one more album before the contract ends.

Then on October 24, DSP Media announced on the group's official website that their second Japanese full-length album is slated for release on November 23. In addition, the album will include all of the group's past three singles that were released on the same year along with their B-sides. The following day, album covers and tracklist were unveiled on the group's official homepage by Universal Music Japan.

Composition

The album includes the songs from the group's last three singles: "Jet Coaster Love

Jet Coaster Love

is the third Japanese single of South Korean girl group Kara. The single was originally set to be released on March 23, 2011, but following the 2011 Great Tohoku Earthquake and tsunami disaster in Japan, the physical single was postponed to April 6, 2011...

", "Go Go Summer!

Go Go Summer!

is the fourth Japanese single of South Korean girl group Kara. The song was released digitally on iTunes Japan on June 22, 2011, while the full single was physically released on June 29, 2011. It is the group's second Japanese single to sell over 100,000 copies during its first week, following...

", and "Winter Magic

Winter Magic (song)

is the fifth Japanese single of South Korean girl group Kara. It was released digitally on October 12, 2011 and physically on October 19. It was released in three different editions.- Background :...

". It also includes their corresponding B-side songs from these singles which are "Ima, Okuritai 「Arigatou」", "Girls Be Ambitious", and "Whisper". Other tracks are brand new songs such as "Dreamin' Girl" and "Do It! Do It!".

The limited and special editions of the album will include the bonus tracks: "Mister

Mister (song)

is the Japanese debut single of South Korean girl group Kara. The single was released on August 11, 2010. It was released in four editions, one includes a DVD, another one is CD with a 28-page photobook, and two CD only editions, first press and regular...

", "Jumping

Jumpin'

- Music videos :The promotional video teaser for "Jumpin'" was featured on Mezamashi TV on October 25, 2010. The full version was eventually released on October 28, 2010. The video features alternating scenes where the is seen wearing silvery white and dark black outfits...

", and "Step

Step (song)

"Step" is a song by Korean pop girl group Kara. It is the group's title track from their third full-length album Step and was released to online music sites on September, 6 2011.-Background:...

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Commercial performance

After the album's digital release, it became the most downloaded album on iTunes Japan

ITunes Store

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. It was then announced that the album has drawn 360,000 pre-order sales the day before its release. The album went on to debut at number one on the Oricon Daily

Oricon

, established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc...

 album chart, selling 73,076 copies on its first day. The album continued its consistent sales throughout its first week and was certified platinum on the sixth day of its release with 259,602 copies sold. The eventually placing it at number one on the Oricon Weekly

Oricon

, established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc...

 album chart by selling over 275,000 copies on its first week.

According to Oricon, this is the group's second time on the top of the charts, as their third single, “Jet Coaster Love

Jet Coaster Love

is the third Japanese single of South Korean girl group Kara. The single was originally set to be released on March 23, 2011, but following the 2011 Great Tohoku Earthquake and tsunami disaster in Japan, the physical single was postponed to April 6, 2011...

” reached number in the single chart back in April 2011. With this achievement, the girls has become the newest foreign female group to dominate both the single and album rankings in over a year. The record was previously set over 30 years ago by The Nolans

The Nolans

The Nolans are an Anglo-Irish all-female band consisting of a group of sisters. The group, best known for their song "I'm In the Mood for Dancing", gained prominence as guest performers on numerous television shows in the United Kingdom...

 with their single, “I’m in the Mood for Dancing“, and the LP, “Gotta Pull Myself Together“. Additionally, the girls have set a new record for their first week sales, and has become the top selling foreign female group of 2011. Their sales have surpassed fellow South Korean group SNSD's

Girls' Generation

Girls' Generation is a nine-member South Korean electropop girl group formed by S.M. Entertainment in 2007. The nine members are: Taeyeon , Jessica, Sunny, Tiffany, Hyoyeon, Yuri, Sooyoung, Yoona and Seohyun...

 debut album Girls' Generation

Girls' Generation (2011 album)

Girls' Generation is the debut Japanese album of South Korean girl group Girls' Generation , released on June 1, 2011 in Japan under Nayutawave Records...

 which sold 232,000 copies on its first week.

Track listing

Oricon

Oricon Oricon , established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc...  Chart	Peak	Debut Sales	Sales Total	Chart Run
Daily Albums Chart	1	275,206	275,206	1 week
Weekly Albums Chart	1
Monthly Albums Chart	1

Other charts

Chart	Peak position
Billboard Billboard (magazine) Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...  Japan Top Albums	1

Singles and other songs charted

Song	Peak position
	Oricon Oricon , established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc...	RIAJ RIAJ Digital Track Chart The is chart ranks the best selling digital singles in Japan, provided by the Recording Industry Association of Japan since April 2009. The chart measures cellphone downloads ....
"Jet Coaster Love Jet Coaster Love is the third Japanese single of South Korean girl group Kara. The single was originally set to be released on March 23, 2011, but following the 2011 Great Tohoku Earthquake and tsunami disaster in Japan, the physical single was postponed to April 6, 2011... "	1	1
"Go Go Summer! Go Go Summer! is the fourth Japanese single of South Korean girl group Kara. The song was released digitally on iTunes Japan on June 22, 2011, while the full single was physically released on June 29, 2011. It is the group's second Japanese single to sell over 100,000 copies during its first week, following... "	2	1
"Winter Magic Winter Magic (song) is the fifth Japanese single of South Korean girl group Kara. It was released digitally on October 12, 2011 and physically on October 19. It was released in three different editions.- Background :... "	3	2
"Dreamin' Girl"	-	28
"Ima, Okuritai 「Arigatou」"	-	17
"Girls Be Ambitious!"	-	42
"Do It! Do It!"	-	67

Release history

Country	Date	Format	Label
Japan Japan Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...	November 16, 2011	Digital download Music download A music download is the transferral of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment...	Universal Sigma Universal Music Group Universal Music Group is an American music group, the largest of the "big four" record companies by its commanding market share and its multitude of global operations...
	November 23, 2011	CD Compact Disc The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...