Gem (album)

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GEM
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Studio album by
Released25 April 2007
Genre J-Pop
Label Avex Trax
Beni Arashiro chronology
Girl 2 Lady
(2006)
GEM
(2007)
Chapter One ~Complete Collection~
(2008)

GEM is the third album from Beni Arashiro on the Avex Trax label. This album has two versions: a CD-only version and a CD+DVD version. The DVD contains all of the promoting videos and a CECIL McBEE trailer. [1] This was the last studio album Beni Arashiro released before she switched to label Universal Music Japan and her stage name to BENI.

Contents

The album charted on the #114 on the Oricon charts.

Track listing

CD
No.TitleLyricsMusicArranger(s)Length
1."BAD GIRL"Beni, CMJKCMJKCMJK4:05
2."Mermaid"Haruka Mochizuki, Beni, AKI (rap)YanagimanYanagiman5:14
3."Losin' control"Haruka Mochizuki, Beni, YanagimanShunsuke MinamiYanagiman3:20
4."Loved" Yoko Kuzuya Yoko KuzuyaYanagiman5:26
5."Luna"MC Renji, YanagimanShunsuke MinamiCMJK5:04
6."How Are U?"Kenn KatoYanagimanYanagiman4:35
7."Paradise"Beni, YanagimanYanagiman, BeniYanagiman4:54
8."Mirror mirror"CMJKCMJKCMJK4:38
9."Sweet but Empty" Shoko Fujibayashi tasukutasuku3:07
10."Koibumi (恋文, Love letter)" (Studio Live Version)Yoko KuzuyaYoko Kuzuya Yuta Nakano 4:03
11."No Pain, No Gain" (English Version)BeniYanagimanYanagiman4:21
DVD
No.TitleLength
1."How Are U?" (Promotion Video) 
2."Luna" (Promotion Video) 
3."Koibumi" (Special Promotion Video) 
4."CECIL McBEE" (Trailer) 

Charts

ReleaseChartPeak position
22 February 2006Oricon Weekly Albums Chart126

Singles

DateTitlePeak position
September 20, 2006"How Are U?"Did not chart
February 28, 2007 "Luna" 77

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References

  1. "Amazon.co.jp: GEM(DVD)" (in Japanese). Amazon. 2009-06-22. Retrieved 2009-06-22.