Playgirlz
Playgirlz is the debut Japanese studio album of South Korean girl group After School, released on March 14, 2012 in Japan under Avex Trax.[1] The album was released in three versions, a CD & DVD Limited Press Edition, a CD & DVD Edition and a regular CD Edition.[2][3] It was preceded by the singles "Bang!", "Diva" and double A-side "Rambling Girls/Because of You".
Playgirlz | ||||
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Studio album by After School | ||||
Released | March 14, 2012 | |||
Recorded | 2011-2012 | |||
Genre | Dance-pop | |||
Label | Avex Trax | |||
Producer | Masato Matsuura (exec.) | |||
After School chronology | ||||
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Singles from Playgirlz | ||||
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Editions
The album was released in three different editions: CD & DVD Limited Press Edition, CD & DVD Edition, and the Regular CD Edition.
The CD & DVD Limited Press Edition contains the CD album, and a DVD containing the "Japan Premium Party -Bang! Bang! Bang!- Live at AKASAKA BLITZ" show, along with Playcards[4] and 1 trading card randomly selected out of 9 different styles.
The CD & DVD Edition contains the CD album and a DVD containing the 5 Original Japanese Version music videos, and three Japanese Dance Edit Version music videos of Bang!, Diva and Rambling Girls. It all comes in a cardboard slipcase, once again including 1 trading card out of 9 different styles along with other trading cards. The DVD also includes Bonus Content including the original Shanghai Romance Korean music video, and miscellaneous After School special footage.[5]
The CD Regular Edition of Playgirlz contains only the CD album itself, along with a Japanese Version of Orange Caramel's "Shanghai Romance" as a bonus track.[3]
Track listing
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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1. | "Rip off" | H.U.B. | Joleen Belle, William "Bleu" McAuley, Windy Wagner | 2:58 |
2. | "Rambling girls" | Harumi | Ano Bhagavan, Peter Wennerberg, Mathias Venge, Gary Jangfeldt | 3:29 |
3. | "Broken Heart (Feat. Jung-A, Raina, Nana, E-Young)" | Kaji Katsura | Michelle Lewis, Khris Lorenz | 3:21 |
4. | "Diva" (Japanese Version) | Mizue | Brave Brothers | 3:21 |
5. | "Just In Time" | Hanai | Yusuke Itagaki | 3:30 |
6. | "Shampoo" (Japanese Version) | Maika Sato, Kaoru | Daishi Dance | 4:38 |
7. | "Because of You" (Japanese Version) | Mutsumi, Kana Yabuki | Brave Brothers | 4:09 |
8. | "Gimme Love" | Harumi | Fraktal, Masamichi Kono | 3:42 |
9. | "Miss Futuristic (Feat. Kahi, Juyeon, U-ie, Lizzy)" | Shoko Fujibayashi | Nao Tanaka | 3:11 |
10. | "Bang!" (Japanese Version) | H.U.B., Bekah | Kim Tae Hyun | 3:22 |
11. | "Tell Me" | Kanata Okajima | Yusuke Itagaki | 4:09 |
Total length: | 39:46 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "OPENING" | 2:27 |
2. | "Shampoo" (Korean Version) | 4:22 |
3. | "Because of You" (Korean Version) | 4:00 |
4. | "Lady" | 3:34 |
5. | "Talk Corner" | 21:59 |
6. | "AH" | 3:07 |
7. | "Diva" (Korean Version) | 3:18 |
8. | "Someone is you" | 4:07 |
9. | "Let's Do It!" (Japanese Version) | 1:28 |
10. | "Bang!" (Japanese Version) | 3:23 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Let's Do It" (Japanese Original Version) | 1:33 |
2. | "Bang" (Japanese Original Version) | 3:30 |
3. | "Tap Slap" (Japanese Original Version) | 1:50 |
4. | "Diva" (Japanese Original Version) | 3:32 |
5. | "Rambling Girls" (Japanese Original Version) | 3:41 |
6. | "Bang" (Japanese Dance Edit Version) | 3:24 |
7. | "Diva" (Japanese Dance Edit Version) | 3:22 |
8. | "Rambling Girls" (Japanese Dance Edit Version) | 3:32 |
9. | "Shanghai Romance" (Korean Version) | 3:50 |
10. | "Special footage of AFTERSCHOOL" | 2:06 |
No. | Title | Length |
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12. | "Shanghai Romance" (Japanese Version) | 3:47 |
Chart performance
Oricon chart
Released | Oricon Chart | Peak | Debut Sales | Sales Total | Chart Run |
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March 14, 2012 | Daily Album Chart | 6 | 16,286 (Weekly) 22,737 (Monthly) |
28,489 | 14 weeks |
Weekly Album Chart | 8 | ||||
Monthly Album Chart | 28 | ||||
Other charts
Chart | Peak position |
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Billboard Japan Top Albums [6] | 8 |
Release history
Country | Date | Format | Label |
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Japan[3] | March 14, 2012 | CD+DVD Limited Edition, CD+DVD, CD only | Avex Trax |
Hong Kong | May 8, 2012 | CD+DVD, CD only | |
Taiwan |
References
- http://www.after--school.jp/discography/index.html
- "After School to release first Japanese album "Playgirlz"". koreaboo.com. Archived from the original on January 28, 2013. Retrieved July 6, 2012.
- "Playgirls AFTERSCHOOL (CD)". CD Japan. Retrieved July 6, 2012.
- "Playgirlz AFTERSCHOOL (w/ DVD, Limited Edition)". CD Japan. Retrieved July 6, 2012.
- "Playgirlz AFTERSCHOOL (CD+DVD)". CD Japan. Retrieved July 6, 2012.
- "Top Albums 2012/03/26付け" (in Japanese). Hanshin Contents Link. March 26, 2012. Retrieved March 26, 2012.