Colorful Pop

Colorful Pop is the second studio album of the Japanese super girl group E-girls. It was released on March 19, 2014 in two different editions.[1]

Colorful Pop
CD only cover
Studio album by
E-girls
ReleasedMarch 19, 2014 (2014-03-19)
Recorded2013–2014
Genre
Length55:52
LanguageJapanese
LabelRhythm Zone
E-girls chronology
Lesson 1
(2013)		 Colorful Pop
(2014)		 E.G. Time
(2015)
Singles from Colorful Pop
  1. "Gomennasai no Kissing You"
    Released: September 25, 2013
  2. "Kurukuru"
    Released: November 13, 2013
  3. "Diamond Only"
    Released: February 12, 2014
  4. "RYDEEN ~Dance All Night~"
    Released: March 5, 2014

Background

E-girls announced their second album before the release of "Diamond Only".[2] The album's covers, track list and release date were later confirmed after the group released the PV for the album's promotional single, "RYDEEN ~Dance All Night~".[3] The album features five previously unreleased songs, including pre-released single "RYDEEN ~Dance All Night~", while the rest of the album featured songs previously released as singles or b-sides. The album also includes a Rock Version of the group's single "Follow Me" from their debut album, "Lesson 1".

Singles

Three songs from the album were released as official singles, with one promotional single:

  • "Gomennasai no Kissing You" is the first single from the album and sixth overall. The song was used as the theme song for movie Shazai no Osama. It was released digitally on September 25, 2013 and physically on October 2, 2013. It features vocals from Dream's Shizuka and Ami and Flower's Reina. The music video featured all members of E-girls alongside over 500 EXPG trainees. The single sold 73,332 in its first week and is currently E-girls best selling single.[4]
  • "Kurukuru" is the second single from the album and seventh overall. It was released digitally on November 13, 2013 and physically a week later. It features vocals from Dream's Shizuka and Ami, Flower's Reina and Happiness's Karen. The single sold 69,087 in its first week.[5]
  • "Diamond Only" is the third single from the album and eighth overall. The song was used as the theme song for a Japanese drama named Koibumi Biyori. It was released digitally on September 25, 2013 and physically on October 2, 2013 in four editions: CD Only Version, CD+DVD Version, One Coin CD Version and Music Card editions for each member. It features vocals from Dream's Shizuka, Aya and Ami, Flower's Reina and Happiness's Karen. The single sold 72,808 in its first week.[6]
  • "Rydeen ~Dance All Night~" is a promotional single released prior to the album on March 5, 2014. It features vocals from Dream's Shizuka and Erie, Flower's Reina and Happiness's Karen and samples Yellow Magic Orchestra's "Rydeen".

Track listing
All editions track list[1]
No.TitleLength
1."Rydeen ~Dance All Night~"5:31
2."Gomennasai no Kissing You" (ごめんなさいのKissing You; "I'm Sorry for Kissing You")3:40
3."Diamond Only"3:47
4."A S A P"3:27
5."Fancy Baby"3:25
6."Sayonara" (サヨナラ; "Goodbye")3:43
7."Mirai e" (未来へ; "To the Future")4:52
8."Chewing Gum"3:27
9."Kurukuru"3:51
10."I Heard a Rumour ~Uwasa Wassap!~" (ウワサWassap!; "Rumours Wassap!")3:35
11."Koi no Boogie Woogie Train" (恋のブギ・ウギ・トレイン; "Boogie Woogie Train of Love")4:21
12."Winter Love ~Ai no Okurimono~" (愛の贈り物; "Gift of Love")3:47
13."Yakusoku no Basho" (約束の場所; "The Promised Place")4:17
14."Follow Me -Colorful Rock-"4:04
Total length:55:52
DVD [7]
No.TitleLength
1."Gomennasai no Kissing You" (music video) 
2."Kurukuru" (music video) 
3."Diamond Only" (music video) 
4."RYDEEN ~Dance All Night~" (music video) 
5."Gomennasai no Kissing You" (Shazai no Osama ending movie special edition music video; bonus video) 

Personnel

Participating vocalists

Chart performance

The album debuted at number one on Oricon's Weekly Chart with 89,766 copies sold in the first week and has been certified Gold by the RIAJ.[8]

Oricon
Oricon Chart Peak Sales total
Daily albums chart 1 163,836
Weekly albums chart[9] 1
Yearly Albums Chart 26

Other charts
Chart Peak
position
Billboard Japan top albums[10] 1

Sales and certifications
Chart Amount
RIAJ physical shipping certification[11] Gold (100,000+)

Release history
CountryDateFormatLabel
Japan March 19, 2014 CD, digital download Rhythm Zone

References
  1. "COLORFUL POP E-girls ORICON STYLE". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved 2015-03-02.
  2. http://www.tokyohive.com/article/2014/02/e-girls-unveil-the-mv-to-their-upcoming-single-diamond-only
  3. http://www.tokyohive.com/article/2014/03/e-girls-reveal-the-pv-for-their-cover-of-yellow-magic-orchestras-rydeen-dance-all-night
  4. "ごめんなさいのKissing You(DVD付) E-girls ORICON STYLE". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved 2015-03-02.
  5. "クルクル(DVD付) E-girls ORICON STYLE". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved 2015-03-02.
  6. "Diamond Only(DVD付) E-girls ORICON STYLE". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved 2015-03-02.
  7. "Amazon.com: Colorful Pop (Album+DVD) (初回生産限定盤)". Amazon Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 2015-03-02.
  8. http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/gold/201403.html
  9. "オリコン週間 CDアルバムランキング 2014年03月17日～2014年03月23日 ORICON STYLE" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
  10. "Billboard Japan Top Albums / Charts / Billboard JAPAN (Billboard Japan's Top Albums for March 31)" (in Japanese). Hanshin Contents Link. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
  11. ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2013年4月 [Works Receiving Certifications List (Gold, etc) (April 2013)]. RIAJ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2015-03-02.
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