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singer-songwriter Kumi Koda. The album continued her No. 1 streak and stayed on the

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charts for twenty-nine weeks. It was released on January 28, 2009, and came in CD and CD+2DVD with the latter being a limited edition and the second DVD containing her ''Live DVD "Koda Kumi Special Live "Dirty Ballroom" ~One Night Show~"''. The limited editions of both versions carried the bonus track "

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''Trick'' is Kumi Koda's seventh studio album and eleventh overall album. It continued her streak of No. 1 albums on the weekly

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s, which began in 2005 with her

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'' Best ~first things~.'' ''Trick'' debuted at No. 1 on Oricon's Daily Chart with over 100,000 units sold in its first day. By the end of its first week, ''Trick'' sold over 253,000 copies, placing it at No. 1 on charts, being her third album to reach the top spot. However, it was one of her lowest first week sales for a studio album since her 2005 album ''

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''. The album was released as CD and CD+2DVD. CD+2DVD was a limited release and carried the "Special Live "Dirty Ballroom" ~One Night Show~" concert she performed at

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in the

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district of Koto, Tokyo on October 23, 2008. The bonus secret feature on the second DVD could be accessed by clicking on the clown's nose on the menu screen, which was the rehearsals and setup for the show. The first DVD carried six music videos, two of which were new and one, which was reedited for the album. The two new videos were "Just The Way You Are" (stylized as "JUST THE WAY YOU ARE") and "show girl." The reedited music video was the album version of " That Ain't Cool," which featured American singer Fergie – the original was released on her ''Moon'' EP. Bonus features on the first DVD included six secret videos, which could be accessed by clicking on Kumi's left eye on the menu screen. A full version for the album's introduction was later performed during her '' Live Tour 2009 ~Trick~''.

Editions

The album was released in only two editions: CD and CD+2DVD – a CD+DVD combo was never released. *CD: contained fourteen musical tracks. *CD+2DVD: contained fifteen musical tracks, six music videos and the concert DVD ''Special Live "Dirty Ballroom" ~One Night Show~.'' The CD+2DVD also carried one bonus track on the CD: "

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Music videos

Two new videos were made for the album: "Just The Way You Are" and "show girl." There was also the album version of "That Ain't Cool" feat. Fergie," which carried more of a story compared to its single-released predecessor. "show girl" carried a Moulin Rouge theme. "Just The Way You Are" was filmed at the Nasu Highland Park in the

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on the island of

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Promotion

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Commercial performance

''Trick'' debuted at No. 1 on Oricon's Daily Chart with over 100,000 units sold in its first day. By the end of its first week, ''Trick'' sold over 253,000 copies, placing it at No. 1 on Oricon's Weekly Chart, being her third album to reach the top spot . However, it was one of Kumi's lowest first week sales for a studio album since her 2005 album ''

''.

Track listing

Chart ranking

Oricon Sales Chart (Japan) *

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Certification
Double Platinum

Album

Alternate Versions

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References

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