5x5 The Best Selection of 2002–2004 (stylized as 5×5 The Best Selection of 2002←2004) is the second compilation album of the Japanese boy band Arashi. As with the group's recent albums, two editions were released. The album contains all of the singles the band released from 2002 to 2004 as well as several album tracks. The regular edition contains a bonus track, while the limited edition contains a booklet and a DVD containing all of the music videos the group has released since 1999.
| 5x5 The Best Selection of 2002–2004 | ||||
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 Cover to the standard edition of the album | ||||
| Greatest hits album by | ||||
| Released | November 10, 2004 | |||
| Recorded | 2002–2004 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 70:13 (Limited edition) 74:21 (Regular edition) | |||
| Label | J Storm JACA-5019 (CD-DVD Limited edition) JACA-5020 (Regular edition) | |||
| Arashi chronology | ||||
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| Singles from 5x5 The Best Selection of 2002–2004 | ||||
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Album information
editThe release of the album coincided with the group's fifth anniversary. The limited edition exclusively contains a special music video of Arashi's "Lucky Man" song from their 2003 studio album How's It Going? while the regular edition exclusively contains the song "La Tormenta 2004", which translates into "The Storm 2004" from Spanish to English. "La Tormenta 2004" also serves as an updated version of "La Tormenta 2001" and "La Tormenta Chapter II", which the group performed in their Shounen Club appearance on July 15, 2001 and throughout their 2003 How's It Going? summer concert tour respectively.
Track list
edit| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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| 1. | "Hero" | Spin | Shin Tanimoto | Tomoki Ishizuka | 4:54 |
| 2. | "Hitomi no Naka no Galaxy" | Fumiya Fujii | Fujii | Chokkaku | 5:19 |
| 3. | "Tochū Gesha" | Spin | Kōsuke Morimoto | Ha-j | 4:16 |
| 4. | "Right Back to You" |
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| Ha-j | 3:35 |
| 5. | "Pikanchi Double" |
| Morimoto | Ishizuka | 5:07 |
| 6. | "Kotoba Yori Taisetsu na Mono" |
| Takehiko Iida | Ishizuka | 4:02 |
| 7. | "Hadashi no Mirai" | Ayumi Miyazaki | Miyazaki | Chokkaku | 4:41 |
| 8. | "Lucky Man" |
| Iida | Naoki Ōtsubo | 5:08 |
| 9. | "Blue" | Morimoto | Morimoto | Ha-j | 5:36 |
| 10. | "Tomadoi Nagara" | Hirō Ooyagi | Ooyagi | Ooyagi | 4:15 |
| 11. | "Fuyu no Nioi" | Girls Talk | Girls Talk | Ishizuka | 5:12 |
| 12. | "Pikanchi" | Takeshi Aida | Tanimoto | Chokkaku | 4:51 |
| 13. | "Nemuranai Karada" | Takaaki Amamoto | Hiroshi Yamamoto | Jun Abe | 4:31 |
| 14. | "Nice na Kokoroiki" | Masami Tozawa | Iida | Ishizuka | 4:00 |
| 15. | "A Day in Our Life" |
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| 4:47 |
| 16. | "La Tormenta 2004" (Regular edition only) |
| Taku Yoshioka | Yoshioka | 4:08 |
| Total length: | 74:21 | ||||
| No. | Title | Director | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Arashi" | Kensuke Kawamura | |
| 2. | "Sunrise Nippon" | Kensuke Kawamura | |
| 3. | "Typhoon Generation" | Tetsurō Takeuchi | |
| 4. | "Kansha Kangeki Ame Arashi" | Yō Ōhashi | |
| 5. | "Kimi no Tame ni Boku ga Iru" | Yasuyuki Yamaguchi | |
| 6. | "Jidai" | Takamasa Takimoto | |
| 7. | "A Day in Our Life" | Kensuke Kawamura | |
| 8. | "Nice na Kokoroiki" | Kensuke Kawamura | |
| 9. | "Pikanchi" | Yukihiko Tsutsumi | |
| 10. | "Tomadoi Nagara" | Tetsuo Inoue | |
| 11. | "Hadashi no Mirai" | Tetsuya Satō | |
| 12. | "Kotoba Yori Taisetsu na Mono" | Tetsuya Satō | |
| 13. | "Pikanchi Double" | Tetsuya Satō | |
| 14. | "Hitomi no Naka no Galaxy" | Akihisa Takagi | |
| 15. | "Hero" | Akihisa Takagi | |
| 16. | "Lucky Man" | Kensuke Kawamura |
Charts and certifications
editRelease history
edit| Country | Date | Label | Format | Number |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | November 10, 2004 | J Storm | CD | JACA-5020[5] |
| 2CD | JACA-5019[6] | |||
| South Korea | September 12, 2006[7] | SM Entertainment | CD | SMJTCD156[8] |
| 2CD[9] |
References
edit- ^ a b 2004年11月第4週のアルバムランキング情報. Oricon (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2012-10-20. Retrieved 2009-12-30.
- ^ "Billboard Japan Hot Albums 2019/02/11". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-06-18.
- ^ "Billboard Japan Top Album Sales 2019/02/11". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-06-18.
- ^ ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2004年11月. RIAJ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2009-12-30.
- ^ "5 X 5 THE BEST SELECTION OF 2002 - 2004 (Regular Edition)". CDJapan. Retrieved 2009-12-31.
- ^ "5 X 5 THE BEST SELECTION OF 2002 - 2004 (w/ DVD, Limited Edition)". CDJapan. Retrieved 2009-12-31.
- ^ "Arashi discography" (in Korean). SM Entertainment. Archived from the original on 2012-07-23. Retrieved 2009-12-31.
- ^ "Arashi - 5X5 The Best Selection Of 2002-2004" (in Korean). Aladdin. Retrieved 2009-12-31.
- ^ "Arashi - 5X5 The Best Selection Of 2002-2004" (in Korean). Aladdin. Retrieved 2009-12-31.
External links
edit- 5x5 The Best Selection of 2002-2004 product information Archived 2009-12-24 at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese)
- 5x5 The Best Selection of 2002-2004 Oricon profile (in Japanese)