Best & USA
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Best & USA is the second greatest hits album by South Korean pop
singer BoA
. The album was released on March 18, 2009 in three formats: CD, 2CD and a limited 2CD+2DVD edition.
The album is certified Gold by RIAJ for shipment of 100,000 copies .
to Eien/Universe/Believe in Love
, and two tracks from her English debut album, BoA. The 2CD and 2CD+2DVD version contains two extra tracks on her Japan Best CD, and a separate CD containing her debut English album. The album also contains new versions of BoA's past songs. They have been re-recorded with new vocals and a different arrangement.
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
singer BoA
BoA
Boa Kwon , commonly stylized and known by her stage name BoA, which is a backronym for Beat of Angel, is a Korean singer, active in South Korea, Japan, and the United States and sometimes referred to as the "Queen of Korean Pop Music"....
. The album was released on March 18, 2009 in three formats: CD, 2CD and a limited 2CD+2DVD edition.
The album is certified Gold by RIAJ for shipment of 100,000 copies .
Information
The CD version contains all of BoA's Japanese singles from Do the MotionDo the Motion
"Do the Motion" is BoA's 15th Japanese CD single , and third highest selling. This was also BoA's first number one single, and made her the first non-Japanese Asian singer to top the Oricon charts in over 21 years. This single scored commercial endorsements for every song on the single and is...
to Eien/Universe/Believe in Love
Eien/Universe/Believe in Love
is BoA's twenty-seventh Japanese single. It was released on February 18, 2009 in two formats, are CD-only and CD+DVD. The CD edition also comes in a first press limited edition. The second A-side, Universe, features fellow J-pop singer Crystal Kay and label mate, Verbal of M-Flo. The third A-side...
, and two tracks from her English debut album, BoA. The 2CD and 2CD+2DVD version contains two extra tracks on her Japan Best CD, and a separate CD containing her debut English album. The album also contains new versions of BoA's past songs. They have been re-recorded with new vocals and a different arrangement.
Track list
Charts
Release | Chart | Peak Position | Sales Total | Chart Run |
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March 19, 2009 | Oricon Daily Albums Chart | 1 | 29,433 | |
Oricon Weekly Albums Chart Oricon , established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc... |
2 | 81,627 | 14 weeks | |
Oricon Monthly Albums Chart | 12 | |||
Oricon Yearly Albums Chart | 58 | 132,570 |