Kara Collection

Kara Collection

Regular edition cover
Compilation album by Kara
Released September 5, 2012 (2012-09-05)
Recorded 2011–2012
Genre Dance-pop, pop rock, R&B, tango
Length 42:29
Language Japanese
Label Universal Sigma
Kara chronology
Pandora
(2012)		 Kara Collection
(2012)		 Girls Forever
(2012)
Singles from Kara Collection
  1. "Go Go Summer! 2012"
    Released: July 25, 2012[1]
  2. "Wanna Do"
    Released: August 22, 2012[2]
  3. "Lost"
    Released: August 23, 2012[2]
  4. "Secret Love"
    Released: August 24, 2012[2]
  5. "Daydream"
    Released: August 25, 2012[2]
  6. "Guilty"
    Released: August 26, 2012[2]

Kara Collection (KARA コレクション KARA Korekushon) (stylized as KARA Collection) is a special album by South Korean girl band Kara. It was first released in Japanese on September 5, 2012 in four different editions: two CD+DVD, a Regular edition[3] and a digital Deluxe edition.[4] A Korean edition of the album, under the name KARA Solo Collection, was released in November 30, 2012 digitally[5] and December 4, 2012 physically, including the songs in the Korean language.

Japanese version

Background

In January 15, 2012, it was announced that each members of the group were planning on releasing their own solo material. However, these songs were instead included on the setlist for the Karasia tour.[6]

On August 17 it was eventually announced on the group's official Japanese website that a solo collections album would be released which contained the songs.[3] The album will be released in three different editions: two CD+DVD, Type A will include the CD, a DVD with music videos of all solo songs, behind the scenes of the music videos and a 28-page photobook,[7] Type B will include the CD and a DVD with all music videos only,[8] and a Regular edition with only the CD itself.[9] CD+DVD Type A comes in a keep case, while CD+DVD B and Regular edition comes in a jewel case. Both CD+DVD editions will include a lottery ticket that comes with different goods that the girls used in their music videos: from Gyuri a hair accessories, from Hara an ice cream cone toy, from Nicole a yellow VHS tape, from Seung-yeon a book (that appears in the opening of the music video) and from Jiyoung a polaroid camera. The buyer can only choose one of them by ticket.[10]

The solo songs were released as ringtones on the music and mobile portal Recochoku, one song per day. Jiyoung's "Wanna Do" was the first to be released, in August 22,[11] Nicole's "Lost" was released in August 23,[12] Hara's "Secret Love" in August 24,[13] Gyuri's "Daydream" in August 25[14] and finished with Seung-yeon's "Guilty", released in August 26.[15][2] The album covers and teasers of all music videos were revealed on August 30.[16]

The music videos of "Secret Love" and "Daydream" premiered on the TV station Space Shower TV in August 31, "Lost" and "Wanna Do" premiered on the same channel in September 3 and "Guilty" peremiered in September 4, on the channel Music On! TV. The music videos, with exception of "Guilty", features guests making the guy role of the story. "Wanna Do" features Supernova's member Park Geon-il, "Lost" features the actor Lee Jong-suk, "Secret Love" features ZE:A's member Siwan and "Daydream" features the actor Jung Suk-won.

Composition

The album is composed of twelve tracks, five of which are original songs sung by each member of the group. The remaining tracks instrumentals. The solo tracks are "Wanna Do", sung by Jiyoung, "Lost", sung by Nicole featuring 2AM's Jin-woon, "Secret Love", sung by Hara, "Daydream", sung by Gyuri and "Guilty", sung by Seung-yeon. A 2012 version of "Go Go Summer!" that released digitally in July 25, 2012, was also included in the album.[17] This version was used to promote Live Dam's karaoke system "Furikara", which the standard version of the song and "Mister" were included.

"Wanna Do" and "Secret Love" were written by G-High and Lee Joo-hyung, who also composed the songs and were translated in Japanese by Mai Watarai. "Lost", "Guilty" and "Daydream" were written and composed by Sweetune (Song Soo-yun, Han Jae-ho and Kim Seung-soo). "Lost" was translated in Japanese by Emyli and also composed by An Jun-sung. "Daydream" was translated in Japanese by PA-NON and also composed by Hwang-hyun. "Guilty" was translated in Japanese by Onomiya Shino and also composed by Yue. Gyuri, Seungyeon, Hara, and Jiyoung helped pen the lyrics their own songs; Nicole penned the rap of her song.

Track listing

All editions tracklist[18]
No. TitleLyricsMusic Length
1. "Wanna Do" (ワナドゥ; Wanadou) (Jiyoung solo)Kang Ji-young, G-High, Lee Joo-hyung, Mai WataraiG-High, Lee Joo-hyung 3:27
2. "Lost" (ロスト; Rosuto) (Nicole solo with 2AM's Jin-woon)Song Soo-yun, EmyliHan Jae-ho, Kim Seung-soo, An Jun-sung 3:45
3. "Secret Love" (シークレットラブ; Shīkuretto Rabu) (Hara solo)Goo Ha-ra, G-High, Lee Joo-hyung, Mai WataraiG-High, Lee Joo-hyung 3:22
4. "Daydream" (白昼夢; Hakuchūmu) (Gyuri solo)Park Gyu-ri, Song Soo-yun, PA-NONHan Jae-ho, Kim Seung-soo, Hwang-hyun 3:50
5. "Guilty" (ギルティ; Giruti) (Seung-yeon solo)Han Seung-yeon, Song Soo-yun, Onomiya ShinoHan Jae-ho, Kim Seung-soo, Yue 3:34
6. "Go Go Summer! 2012" (GO GO サマー！ 2012; Go Go Samā! 2012)Yu ShimojiHan Sang-won, Lee Sang-ho, Kimzart 3:24
7. "Wanna Do" (Instrumental) G-High, Lee Joo-hyung 3:27
8. "Lost" (Instrumental) Han Jae-ho, Kim Seung-soo, An Jun-sung 3:45
9. "Secret Love" (Instrumental) G-High, Lee Joo-hyung 3:22
10. "Daydream" (Instrumental) Han Jae-ho, Kim Seung-soo, Hwang-hyun 3:50
11. "Guilty" (Instrumental) Han Jae-ho, Kim Seung-soo, Yue 3:33
12. "Go Go Summer! 2012" (Instrumental) Han Sang-won, Lee Sang-ho, Kimzart 3:21
Total length:
 42:29

Chart performance

The solo songs were released as ringtones on the music and mobile portal Recochoku from August 22 to 26, one song per day. The songs ranked high in Recochoku Uta daily chart: "Wanna Do" peaked #6, "Lost" peaked #7, "Secret Love" peaked #9, "Daydream" peaked #11 and "Guilty" peaked #4. In Oricon, the album debuted at number three with 18,101 copies sold on the first day and 47,553 copies sold on the first week.

Charts

Oricon
Oricon Chart Peak Debut Sales Sales Total Chart Run
Daily Albums Chart 3 18,101 70,941+ 15 weeks
Weekly Albums Chart[19] 3 47,553
Monthly Albums Chart 8 62,748
Yearly Albums Chart 99 70,542
Other charts
Chart Peak
position
Billboard Japan Top Albums[20] 3
Billboard Japan Yearly Top Albums (2012)[21] 82

Korean version

Kara Solo Collection
Compilation album by Kara
Released November 30, 2012 (2012-11-30) (South Korea)
September 25, 2013 (Japan)
Recorded 2011–2012
Genre Dance-pop, pop rock, R&B, tango
Length 35:13
Language Korean
Label DSP Media
Kara chronology
Girls Forever
(2012)		 Kara Solo Collection
(2012)		 Fantastic Girls
(2013)
Singles from Kara Collection
  1. "Secret Love"
    Released: November 28, 2012[22]
  2. "Lost"
    Released: November 28, 2012[22]
  3. "Daydream"
    Released: November 30, 2012[22]
  4. "Wanna Do"
    Released: November 30, 2012[22]
  5. "Guilty"
    Released: November 30, 2012[22]

Background

Some rumors of a Korean version of the album were spreading around the internet since the Japanese release in September but in that time was not confirmed by the group's agency, DSP Media. In November 24, Mnet revealed in their "coming soon releases" that two songs from the Korean Kara Collection will be released in November 28.[23] In November 27, the album release was confirmed by DSP Media. The album will be released in December 4 in two editions: limited and regular. The limited edition will include a special DVD including the music videos and special photocards with unveiled still-cuts from the music videos. It will be limited to 5,000 copies. The songs "Secret Love" and "Lost" were released in November 28 digitally along with their respective music videos on Kara's official YouTube account. "Daydream", "Wanna Do" and "Guilty" were released digitally in November 30, along with their respective music videos.[22]

Composition

The songs "Daydream", "Guilty" and "Lost" were written by Song Soo-yun and produced by Han Jae-ho and Kim Seung-soo, also known as Sweetune. The songs "Secret Love" and "Wanna Do" were written and produced by G-High and Lee Joo-hyung. Gyuri, Seungyeon, Hara, and Jiyoung helped pen the lyrics their own songs; Nicole penned the rap of her song.

Track listing

Official tracklist[24]
No. TitleLyricsMusic Length
1. "Daydream" (백일몽; Baegilmong) (Gyuri solo)Park Gyu-ri, Song Soo-yunHan Jae-ho, Kim Seung-soo, Hwang-hyun 3:47
2. "Guilty" (Seung-yeon solo)Han Seung-yeon, Song Soo-yunHan Jae-ho, Kim Seung-soo, Yue 3:29
3. "Lost" (Nicole solo featuring 2AM's Jin-woon)Song Soo-yunHan Jae-ho, Kim Seung-soo, An Jun-sung 3:38
4. "Secret Love" (Hara solo)Goo Ha-ra, G-High, Lee Joo-hyungG-High, Lee Joo-hyung 3:22
5. "Wanna Do" (Jiyoung solo)Kang Ji-young, G-High, Lee Joo-hyungG-High, Lee Joo-hyung 3:23
6. "Daydream" (Instrumental) Han Jae-ho, Kim Seung-soo, Hwang-hyun 3:45
7. "Guilty" (Instrumental) Han Jae-ho, Kim Seung-soo, Yue 3:28
8. "Lost" (Instrumental) Han Jae-ho, Kim Seung-soo, An Jun-sung 3:38
9. "Secret Love" (Instrumental) G-High, Lee Joo-hyung 3:22
10. "Wanna Do" (Instrumental) G-High, Lee Joo-hyung 3:23
Total length:
 35:15

Charts

Album chart

Chart Peak
position
South Korea Gaon weekly album chart[25] 3
South Korea Gaon weekly domestic album chart[25] 3
South Korea Gaon monthly album chart[25] 6
South Korea Gaon monthly domestic album chart[25] 5

Singles chart

Song Peak chart position
KOR KOR
Gaon Chart[25] K-Pop Billboard[26]
"Daydream" 1 1
"Guilty" 155 —
"Lost" 85 68
"Secret Love" 82 74
"Wanna Do" 100 —

Sales and certifications

Chart (2012) Amount
Gaon physical sales[27] 14,575

Release history

Country Date Format Label
Japan September 5, 2012 CD,[9] Digital download[4][28] Universal Sigma
South Korea November 30, 2012 Digital download DSP Media
CJ E&M
December 4, 2012 CD
Japan September 25, 2013 CD, Digital download Universal Sigma

References

  1. ↑ "Go Go Summer! 2012 - Single" (in Japanese). itunes. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "「KARAコレクション」着うた®配信スタート!!" (in Japanese). Universal Music Group. 2012-08-22. Retrieved 2012-08-30.
  3. 1 2 "KARAコレクション発売決定！" (in Japanese). DSP Media. 2012-08-17. Retrieved 2012-08-30.
  4. 1 2 3 "iTunes - ミュージック - KARA「KARAコレクション (Deluxe Edition)」" (in Japanese). iTunes. 2012-09-05. Retrieved 2012-09-04.
  5. ↑ "iTunes - Music - KARA SoloCollection by Kara" (in Japanese). iTunes. 2012-11-30. Retrieved 2012-12-04.
  6. ↑ "KARA members to do solo activities before comeback". 15 January 2012. Sports Seoul. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
  7. 1 2 "KARA - ＫＡＲＡ コレクション(初回限定盤Ａ) - UNIVERSAL MUSIC JAPAN" (in Japanese). Universal Music Group. 2012-08-17. Retrieved 2012-08-30.
  8. 1 2 "KARA - KARA コレクション(初回限定盤B) - UNIVERSAL MUSIC JAPAN" (in Japanese). Universal Music Group. 2012-08-17. Retrieved 2012-08-30.
  9. 1 2 "KARA - KARA コレクション(通常盤) - UNIVERSAL MUSIC JAPAN" (in Japanese). Universal Music Group. 2012-08-17. Retrieved 2012-08-30.
  10. ↑ "「KARAコレクション　スペシャルプレゼント」内容決定！！" (in Japanese). Universal Music Group. 2012-09-03. Retrieved 2012-09-03.
  11. ↑ "【レコチョク】ジヨン(KARA)「ワナドゥ」" (in Japanese). Recochoku. 2012-08-22. Retrieved 2012-08-30.
  12. ↑ "【レコチョク】ニコル(KARA)「ロスト (feat. ジヌン of 2AM)」" (in Japanese). Recochoku. 2012-08-23. Retrieved 2012-08-30.
  13. ↑ "【レコチョク】ハラ(KARA)「シークレットラブ」" (in Japanese). Recochoku. 2012-08-24. Retrieved 2012-08-30.
  14. ↑ "【レコチョク】ギュリ(KARA)「白昼夢」" (in Japanese). Recochoku. 2012-08-25. Retrieved 2012-08-30.
  15. ↑ "【レコチョク】スンヨン(KARA)「ギルティ」" (in Japanese). Recochoku. 2012-08-26. Retrieved 2012-08-30.
  16. ↑ "「KARAソロコレクション」ジャケット写真公開！" (in Japanese). DSP Media. 2012-08-30. Retrieved 2012-08-30.
  17. ↑ "iTunes - ミュージック - KARA「GO GO サマー! 2012 - Single」". iTunes Store (in Japanese). 2012-07-25. Retrieved 2012-08-30.
  18. ↑ "ＫＡＲＡコレクション ＫＡＲＡのプロフィールならオリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE" (in Japanese). Oricon. 2012-08-17. Retrieved 2012-08-30.
  19. ↑ "2012年09月03日～2012年09月09日のCDアルバム週間ランキング (Oricon's Weekly albums chart for September 17th)". Oricon. Retrieved 2012-09-14.
  20. ↑ "Billboard Japan Top Albums / Charts / Billboard JAPAN (Billboard Japan Top Albums chart for September 17th)". Billboard Japan. Retrieved 2012-09-14.
  21. ↑ "Yearly Albums / JAPAN Charts / Billboard JAPAN" (in Japanese). Billboard. Retrieved 2012-12-07.
  22. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "카라, '셀프 메이드' 솔로곡 발표…멤버들이 직접 작사ㆍMV기획 참여" (in Korean). Herald Corp. 2012-11-27. Retrieved 2012-11-27.
  23. ↑ 발매 예정 앨범 - 엠넷 (in Korean). Mnet. 2012-11-24. Retrieved 2012-11-25.
  24. ↑ "YESASIA: Kara Solo Collection (Normal Edition) CD - Kara, CJ E&M - Korean Music - Free Shipping" (in Korean). 2012-11-27. Retrieved 2012-11-27.
  25. 1 2 3 4 5 "Gaon Search - KARA" (in Korean). Gaon. Retrieved 2011-09-15.
  26. ↑ "Korea K-Pop Hot 100 Music Chart". Billboard. 2011-09-29. Retrieved 2012-08-30.
  27. ↑ "Gaon album chart". Gaon (in Korean). Retrieved 2011-11-10.
  28. ↑ "iTunes - ミュージック - KARA「KARAコレクション」" (in Japanese). iTunes. 2012-09-05. Retrieved 2012-09-04.
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