Best (After School album)

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BEST
Afterschool BEST.jpg
Greatest hits album by
ReleasedMarch 18, 2015
Recorded2012–14
Genre Dance-pop
Label Avex Trax
After School chronology
Dress to Kill
(2014)
BEST
(2015)
Singles from Best
  1. "Shine"
    Released: November 19, 2014

BEST is the second compilation Japanese album by South Korean girl group After School released on March 18, 2015 under Avex Trax. [1] [2] The album contains all of After School's Japanese singles. The limited edition comes in two versions with a DVD featuring After School 2nd Japan Tour Dress To Shine and also a DVD featuring all of After School's Japanese music videos up to 2014. The regular edition comes in CD-only version. [3] [4]

Contents

Track listing

All editions: [5] [6]
No.TitleLyricsProducer(s)Length
1."Bang!"Kim Hee Sun, Bekah Kim Tae Hyun, Mordney Present3:21
2."Diva"Brave BrothersBrave Brothers3:23
3."Rambling girls"HarumiAno Bhagavan, Peter Wennerberg, Mathias Venge, Gary Jangfeldt3:29
4."Because of You" (너 때문에)Brave BrothersBrave Brothers4:01
5."Just In Time"HanaiYusuke Itagaki3:30
6."Lady Luck"Reika YukiPessi Levanto, Kyösti Salokorpi, Jun Suyama3:31
7."Dilly Dally"Reika YukiHenrik Nordenback, Christian Fast3:34
8."Slow Love"Kato KennWatanabe Yasushi4:22
9."Heaven"MutsumiShinichi Osawa4.44
10."Shh"Kyasu MorizukiShinichi Osawa4:58
11."Ms.Independent"Kanata OkajimaAlbi Albertsson, Johanna Elkesdotter3:39
12."Shine"Kanata OkajimaChristian Fast, Didrik Thott, Sebastian Thott3.37
13."Bang! (Alternate Version)"   
14."Diva (Alternate Version)"   
15."Because of you (Alternate Version)"   
DVD Japan Tour 2014 - Dress to Shine : Live in Laforet Museum Roppongi
No.TitleLength
1."My Copycat (Orange Caramel)" 
2."Mahou Shoujo (Orange Caramel)" 
3."Catallena (Orange Caramel)" 
4."Dress Code" 
5."Ms.Independent" 
6."FLASHBACK" 
7."Triangle" 
8."Shh" 
9."Rock it!" 
10."Genki Deshou" 
11."When I Fall" 
12."Dress to Kill" 
13."In the moonlight" 
14."Heaven" 
15."Diva" 
16."Bang!" 
17."Because of You" 
18."Lucky Girl" 
19."SHINE" 
20."LOVE LOVE LOVE" 
21."Tell me" 
DVD (Music Video)
No.TitleLength
1."Let's Do it!" 
2."Bang!" 
3."Tap slap" 
4."Diva" 
5."Rambling girls" 
6."Just in time" 
7."Lady Luck" 
8."Dilly Dally (Live)" 
9."Heaven" 
10."Shh" 
11."Ms.Independent (Live)" 
12."SHINE (Lyric Video)" 
13."Shine (Behind The Scene)" 
CD only edition: [7]
No.TitleLength
1."Just In Time (Alternate Version)" 
2."Tell me (Alternate Version)" 
3."Heaven (Shinichi Osawa REMIX)" 
4."FLASHBACK (OTOGLIOD REMIX)" 
Mu-mo edition
No.TitleLength
1."Afterschool Gakuensai 2014 Houkago-hen at Stellar Ball
  1. "Ms.Independent"
  2. "FLASHBACK"
  3. "Shh"
  4. "Heaven"
  5. "rock it
  6. "Diva""
 
2."Jugyou-hen Digest" 
3."Dressing Room Girl Talk" 

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormatCatalog
JapanMarch 18, 2015 Avex Trax CD+Live DVD Limited EditionAVCD-93110/B
CD+MV DVD Limited EditionAVCD-93111/B
CD only EditionAVCD-93112
Mu-mo EditionAVC1-93113/B

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