[BENI] 2FACE she is not in her 2nd thread

[adantatu2]

i love the covers, she looks so beautiful, and the tracklist is great

[AyUta]

Omg, I love everything about this release. I'm in love with her now

[NintendoHTF1242]

Oh I didn't mention how much I liked the covers! haha.

[Twinkle !]

omg i pre-order mine yesterday from cdjapan can't wait it's +DVD limited btw

[KarenPang]

BENI expresses various forms of love on her new album

BENI's new album "Lovebox" will be released June 2nd.

This is her second full album in about 9 months since "Bitter and Sweet," which was released last September. Just as the title says, it is full of songs depicting happy love, sad love and various other forms of love. The 14 tracks include the singles "Sign," "bye bye," "Yurayura," and "Gimme Gimme" as well as "Girl's Night feat. JAMOSA." The unplugged version of "Zutto Futari de" is also included as a bonus track for you to enjoy.

The first-press limited edition has a DVD included. It has the PVs of the four singles as well as the PV of "KIRA☆KIRA☆" from "Bitter and Sweet" and footage from the recording of the "Zutto Futari de" unplugged version.

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http://natalie.mu/music/news/31810

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bigger covers for Lovebox

CD



CD + DVD



I like the CD only a lot more than the CD + DVD , it's prettier

[KarenPang]

BENI expresses various forms of love on her new album

BENI's new album "Lovebox" will be released June 2nd.

This is her second full album in about 9 months since "Bitter and Sweet," which was released last September. Just as the title says, it is full of songs depicting happy love, sad love and various other forms of love. The 14 tracks include the singles "Sign," "bye bye," "Yurayura," and "Gimme Gimme" as well as "Girl's Night feat. JAMOSA." The unplugged version of "Zutto Futari de" is also included as a bonus track for you to enjoy.

The first-press limited edition has a DVD included. It has the PVs of the four singles as well as the PV of "KIRA☆KIRA☆" from "Bitter and Sweet" and footage from the recording of the "Zutto Futari de" unplugged version.

http://natalie.mu/music/news/31810

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Bigger covers of Lovebox

CD



CD + DVD



the CD only's nicer to me imo

[AyUta]

Ah, gorgeous! Time to make a set!

[ストロボ・EdGE]

Just noticed that the rings on her right hand on the CD only cover spell out "BENI". They're so gorgeous, especially the CD only! I preferred the CD only of B&S too, actually.

Her official website mentions Bitter & Sweet selling over 200,000 copies... I thought Oricon only reported the sales of that album being 100K, no?

[KarenPang]

Originally Posted by ストロボ・EdGE

Just noticed that the rings on her right hand on the CD only cover spell out "BENI". They're so gorgeous, especially the CD only! I preferred the CD only of B&S too, actually.

Her official website mentions Bitter & Sweet selling over 200,000 copies... I thought Oricon only reported the sales of that album being 100K, no?

oh I didn't notice that til you said so xD xD

well maybe BITTER & SWEET is certified Platinum by RIAJ for shipment of 250K copies ?

I'm not sure but sometimes it can happen . Like for Mirrorcle World , RIAJ certified it Platinum but it didn't reach 250K worth of sales , it sold like 190K + according to Oricon

[wildconnetta]

Should I listen to her Beni Arashiro stuff as well as her BENI stuff?

[Nackar_91]

Originally Posted by ストロボ・EdGE

Just noticed that the rings on her right hand on the CD only cover spell out "BENI". They're so gorgeous, especially the CD only! I preferred the CD only of B&S too, actually.

Her official website mentions Bitter & Sweet selling over 200,000 copies... I thought Oricon only reported the sales of that album being 100K, no?

Well, there are always two sides to this story. Oricon can't track ALL sales and there have been some disputes in the past that they might misrepresent them. On the other hand, record companies like reporting higher numbers to make their artists seem more succesful. My guess is the truth is somewhere in between, especially because the album hasn't been certified Platinum (as far as I can remember.)

As opposed to Crystal Kay's Color Change, that was certified Gold but only sold like 35.000 >.<

[KarenPang]

yeah the same thing goes for Kumi's TABOO single too

RIAJ certified it Platinum for shipment of 250K copies but it only sold like what 80K according to Oricon T-T

[Nackar_91]

Originally Posted by KarenPang

yeah the same thing goes for Kumi's TABOO single too

RIAJ certified it Platinum for shipment of 250K copies but it only sold like what 80K according to Oricon T-T

Really? I thought it was just Gold, but Platinum is even more painful XD.

[KarenPang]

LOL

yeah I remembered I saw on RIAJ's website they certified TABOO Platinum & not Gold

it's quite a shocker >_<

anyway ...

I hope the new songs on Lovebox will be good & that it wouldn't be cheesy / over lovey dovey since according to the post I posted a while back ago , Lovebox is full of songs depicting happy love, sad love and various other forms of love

then again I'm a hopeless romantic so xD

[ストロボ・EdGE]

I remember Bitter & Sweet being certified for 100K, but her official site says this:

Originally Posted by Biography section of official site

2009年9月、アルバム「Bitter & Sweet」リリース。CDオリコン最高位5位・4週連続トップ10入り、20万枚を超える大ヒットを記録 。

Translation:
On September 2009, the album Bitter & Sweet was released. On the Oricon charts, it peaked at #5 and spent four consecutive weeks in the top 10, surpassing 200,000 copies recorded as a huge hit.

[AyUta]

Originally Posted by wildconnetta

Should I listen to her Beni Arashiro stuff as well as her BENI stuff?

Well, personally I don't think her Beni Arashiro stuff is as good as her BENI stuff.

[KarenPang]

^ LOL

with you saying that Temmy , it makes me glad in a way or 2 that I came onto her music after I saw/heard the PV of Kiss Kiss Kiss last Dec in the hotel room when I was in Macau xD

[CHE.R.RY]

Wow the covers are ! I can't wait for this! I hope it's as good as Bitter & Sweet .

I actually haven't listened to her Beni Arashiro music. I haven't gotten around to it...Is it really not very good?

[AyUta]

@karen

Well, her Harmony to Luna singles are alright...everything started to get really good when she released Mou nid to.

and then um, her three beni arashiro albums, Beni, Girl 2 Lady and GEM were not so good, imo. You guys could still give them a try and see if you like them .

Here's her jpopstop page so you can see what you need.
http://wiki.jpopstop.com/wiki/Beni

[Mirai Noah]

Her earlier stuff as Beni Arashiro isn't too bad... I personally love "Here alone"

Here is what I can find on Youtube of her some of her Avex songs (couldn't find the PVs):

Here alone (performance starts at 3:08):



Infinite:



Harmony:



Also, some covers:

Everytime (Janet Jackson):



Time After Time (Cyndi Lauper):