Kara Best 2007–2010

Kara Best 2007–2010
Kara Best 2007–2010
	Kara chronology

Kara Best 2007-2010 is the first Japanese

Kara. It was released on September 29, 2010 in Japan in 2 editions: CD+DVD and CD only.^[1]

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.[2]

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.^[3] 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

Iconiq's Change Myself, Justin Bieber's My World, and Kesha's Animal to become the highest ranked album among newcomers in 2010.^[6]

Track listing

Official tracklist^{The First Blooming}
3:16
12.	"Good Day"	Seung Soo Kim & Jae Ho Han	Rock U	3:14
Total length:				39:34

DVD
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Kara In Japan Documentary"

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2010)	Peak position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)^[7]	2

Monthly charts

Chart (2010)	Peak position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)	7

Year-end charts

Chart (2010)	Position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)	70
Chart (2011)	Position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)	71

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)^[8]	Platinum	250,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Sources

^ ^a ^b "Kara Best 2007-2010 CD Only tracklist". Universal Music. Archived from the original on 2011-08-08. Retrieved 2011-07-19.
^ [1]"Oricon News". October 1, 2010. Retrieved October 3, 2010.
^ 카라 베스트앨범 日 오리콘 메인차트 2위 기염 ‘걸그룹 최고 성적‘. Nate. Sept 29, 2010. Retrieved Sept 30, 2010.
^ 카라 한국어 앨범으로 日 첫 10만장 판매 의미는? "Nate". November 3, 2010. Retrieved October 3, 2010
^ Kara's album receives most downloads on iTunes Japan "10Asia". October 1, 2010. Retrieved October 2, 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
^ "Oricon Weekly Chart for October 13" (in Japanese). Oricon. October 6, 2010.
^ "Japanese album certifications – Kara – Kara Best 2007–2010" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Select 2011年11月 on the drop-down menu

[tracklist-1] "Kara Best 2007-2010 CD Only tracklist". Universal Music. Archived from the original on 2011-08-08. Retrieved 2011-07-19.

[2] [1]"Oricon News". October 1, 2010. Retrieved October 3, 2010.

[3] 카라 베스트앨범 日 오리콘 메인차트 2위 기염 ‘걸그룹 최고 성적‘. Nate. Sept 29, 2010. Retrieved Sept 30, 2010.

[4] 카라 한국어 앨범으로 日 첫 10만장 판매 의미는? "Nate". November 3, 2010. Retrieved October 3, 2010

[5] Kara's album receives most downloads on iTunes Japan "10Asia". October 1, 2010. Retrieved October 2, 2010

[6] 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

[7] "Oricon Weekly Chart for October 13" (in Japanese). Oricon. October 6, 2010.

[JapanKaraKara_Best_2007–2010albumCertRef-8] "Japanese album certifications – Kara – Kara Best 2007–2010" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Select 2011年11月 on the drop-down menu

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