Dress to Kill (After School album)
Dress to Kill is the second and final Japanese album of South Korean girl group After School, released on March 19, 2014 in Japan under Avex Trax.[1] The album was released in three versions, a CD & DVD Limited Press Edition, a CD Edition (mu-mo Version) and a regular CD Edition. It was preceded by the singles "Heaven" and "Shh".
| Dress to kill | ||||
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| Studio album by After School | ||||
| Released | March 19, 2014 | |||
| Recorded | 2012-2014 | |||
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| Label | Avex Trax | |||
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| Singles from Dress to Kill | ||||
It was the last album released by After School before going on an indefinite hiatus.[2]
Editions
The album was released in three different editions: CD & DVD Limited Press Edition, CD Edition (mu-mo Version), and the Regular CD Edition.
The CD & DVD Limited Press Edition contains the CD album, and a DVD containing the music video for Heaven, two music videos for Shh (the regular music video and a Dance edit music video) and group performances from "Play Girlz Japan FAN MEETING 2013-WELCOME BACK!!AFTERSCHOOL-at Shinkiba Studio Coast" show including Diva, Flashback, Heaven, Crazy Driver and Slow Love.
The Regular CD Edition of "Dress to Kill" contains only the album itself along with a Japanese Version of "Flashback" as a bonus track.
The CD Edition (mu-mo Version) of "Dress to Kill" contains only the album itself along with a previously unreleased song titled "Lucky Girl" as a bonus track.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Dress code ～Theme of “Dress to kill”～" | Tak Miyazawa | 0:30 | |
| 2. | "Dress to kill" | Reika Yuuki | Jon Levine / Pam Sheyne / Ross Golan | 3:21 |
| 3. | "Ms.Independent" | Kanata Okajima | Albi Albertsson,Johanna Elkesdotter | 3:39 |
| 4. | "Triangle" | Kyasu Morizuki | T-SK / Liv NERVO / Mim NERVO / tesung kim | 3:41 |
| 5. | "Crazy Driver" | Mutsumi | Lubo Slavicek | 3:29 |
| 6. | "Shh" | Kyasu Morizuki | Shinichi Osawa | 4:58 |
| 7. | "Yes No Yes" | Kanata Okajima | Andreas Oberg / Kevin Charge / Kanata Okajima | 3:36 |
| 8. | "Heaven" | Mutsumi | Shinichi Osawa | 4:44 |
| 9. | "in the moonlight" | KAJI KATSURA | Andreas Oberg / Maria Marcus / Julimar Santos | 3:41 |
| 10. | "rock it!" | KAJI KATSURA | Erik Nyholm / Eric Palmqwist | 3:41 |
| 11. | "Spotlight" | Kyasu Morizuki | Caroline Gustavsson / Hanna Söderberg | 3:43 |
| 12. | "Killing eyes ～End of “Dress to kill”～" | Tak Miyazawa | 0:27 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Heaven" (Music video) | |
| 2. | "Shh" (Music video) | |
| 3. | "Shh" (Dance Edit Music video) | |
| 4. | "Diva" | |
| 5. | "FLASHBACK" | |
| 6. | "Heaven" | |
| 7. | "Crazy Driver" | |
| 8. | "SLOW LOVE" | |
| 9. | "Making Movie" |
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13. | "Flashback (JPN Ver.)" | H.U.B. | TEXU a.k.a saint binary | 3:15 |
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13. | "Lucky Girl" | KAJI KATSURA | Mats Tarnfors / Marica Linde | 3:51 |
Chart performance
In its first week, Dress to Kill charted at #33 with 4,252 copies sold, a large dip from the sales of their first album.
Oricon chart
| Released | Oricon Chart | Peak | Debut sales | Sales total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 19, 2014 | Daily Album Chart | 14 | 4,252 | 4,252+ |
| Weekly Album Chart | 33 | |||
Other charts
| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Billboard Japan Top Albums | 35 |
Release history
| Country | Date | Format | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | March 19, 2014 | CD+DVD Limited Edition, CD only | Avex Trax |