''KARA Best 2007-2010'' is the first Japanese
greatest hits album by the
South Korean
girl group
A girl group is a music act featuring several female singers who generally harmonize together. The term "girl group" is also used in a narrower sense in the United States to denote the wave of American female pop music singing groups, many of who ...
Kara. It was released on September 29, 2010 in Japan in 2 editions: CD+DVD and CD only.
Background
The album contain all singles from 2007 to 2010 and some songs from their albums ''Rock U'', ''Pretty Girl'', ''Revolution'' and ''Lupin''. On October 1, 2010, it was announced on their official Japanese website on that the album will include a bonus. The group gave photographs to the applicants to show their gratitude. Among those applicants, 10 were chosen via lottery to attend a meet & greet session on October 15, 2010.
Chart performance
The album debuted at number two on the Oricon Daily Chart selling 18,223 copies. This marked the best achievement by a
South Korean girl group for a full album in Japan at that time. On October 5, 2010, the album ranked number-two on the Oricon Weekly Chart selling over 51,000 copies, making it the first
South Korean girl group album to enter Top 10 on Oricon.
The album was certified Gold by
RIAJ
The is an industry trade group composed of Japanese corporations involved in the music industry. It was founded in 1942 as the Japan Phonogram Record Cultural Association, and adopted its current name in 1969.
The RIAJ's activities include p ...
, making it the first all-
Korean album from a South Korean group since the 90s to break the 100,000 copies barrier in Japan. The album was also the most downloaded album in Japan's iTunes Store Pop. The album exceeded the ranking of
Iconiq's ''
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Background
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'',
Justin Bieber's ''
My World'', and
Kesha
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's ''
Animal ''to become the highest ranked album among newcomers in 2010.
KARAの韓国語ベスト盤、2010年デビュー新人最高の2位
"ORICON Style". October 5, 2010. Retrieved October 5, 2010
Track listing
Charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
Sources
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2010 greatest hits albums
Dance-pop compilation albums
Kara (South Korean group) albums
Universal Records compilation albums