2012 studio album by After School
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Studio album by After School |
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Released | March 14, 2012 |
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Recorded | 2011–2012 |
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Genre | Dance-pop |
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Label | Avex Trax |
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After School chronology |
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Singles from Playgirlz |
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Playgirlz is the debut Japanese studio album of South Korean girl group After School, released on March 14, 2012 in Japan under Avex Trax. The album was released in three versions, a CD & DVD Limited Press Edition, a CD & DVD Edition and a regular CD Edition.[1][2] It was preceded by the singles "Bang!", "Diva" and double A-side "Rambling Girls/Because of You".
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[3] 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.[4]
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.[2]
Track listing
CDNo. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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1. | "Rip off" | H.U.B. | Joleen Belle, William "Bleu" McAuley, Windy Wagner | 2:58 |
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2. | "Rambling girls" | Harumi | Ano Bhagavan, Peter Wennerberg, Mathias Venge, Gary Jangfeldt | 3:29 |
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3. | "Broken Heart" (featuring Jung-A, Raina, Nana and E-Young) | Kaji Katsura | Michelle Lewis, Khris Lorenz | 3:21 |
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4. | "Diva" (Japanese Version) | Mizue | Brave Brothers | 3:21 |
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5. | "Just In Time" | Hanai | Yusuke Itagaki | 3:30 |
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6. | "Shampoo" (Japanese Version) | Maika Sato, Kaoru | Daishi Dance | 4:38 |
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7. | "Because of You" (Japanese Version) | Mutsumi, Kana Yabuki | Brave Brothers | 4:09 |
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8. | "Gimme Love" | Harumi | Fraktal, Masamichi Kono | 3:42 |
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9. | "Miss Futuristic" (featuring Kahi, Juyeon, U-ie and Lizzy) | Shoko Fujibayashi | Nao Tanaka | 3:11 |
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10. | "Bang!" (Japanese Version) | H.U.B., Bekah | Kim Tae Hyun | 3:22 |
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11. | "Tell Me" | Kanata Okajima | Yusuke Itagaki | 4:09 |
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Total length: | 39:46 |
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DVD (Version A): Japan Premium Party -Bang! Bang! Bang!- Live at AKASAKA BLITZNo. | Title | Length |
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1. | "OPENING" | 2:27 |
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2. | "Shampoo" (Korean Version) | 4:22 |
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3. | "Because of You" (Korean Version) | 4:00 |
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4. | "Lady" | 3:34 |
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5. | "Talk Corner" | 21:59 |
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6. | "AH" | 3:07 |
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7. | "Diva" (Korean Version) | 3:18 |
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8. | "Someone is you" | 4:07 |
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9. | "Let's Do It!" (Japanese Version) | 1:28 |
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10. | "Bang!" (Japanese Version) | 3:23 |
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DVD (Version B)No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Let's Do It" (Japanese Original Version) | 1:33 |
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2. | "Bang" (Japanese Original Version) | 3:30 |
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3. | "Tap Slap" (Japanese Original Version) | 1:50 |
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4. | "Diva" (Japanese Original Version) | 3:32 |
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5. | "Rambling Girls" (Japanese Original Version) | 3:41 |
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6. | "Bang" (Japanese Dance Edit Version) | 3:24 |
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7. | "Diva" (Japanese Dance Edit Version) | 3:22 |
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8. | "Rambling Girls" (Japanese Dance Edit Version) | 3:32 |
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9. | "Shanghai Romance" (Korean Version) | 3:50 |
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10. | "Special footage of AFTERSCHOOL" | 2:06 |
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Bonus tracks (Version C)[a]No. | Title | Length |
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12. | "Shanghai Romance" (Japanese Version) | 3:47 |
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Charts
Weekly charts
Chart (2012) | Peak position |
Japanese Albums (Oricon) | 8 |
Japanese Top Albums (Billboard)[7] | 8 |
Monthly charts
Chart (2012) | Peak position |
Japanese Albums (Oricon) | 28 |
Sales
Release history
Notes
- ^ also available on some streaming service.[5][6]
References
- ^ "After School to release first Japanese album "Playgirlz"". koreaboo.com. Archived from the original on January 28, 2013. Retrieved July 6, 2012.
- ^ a b c "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.
- ^ "Playgirlz". Amazon.
- ^ "Playgirlz". Spotify. 8 April 2012.
- ^ "Top Albums 2012/03/26付け" (in Japanese). Hanshin Contents Link. March 26, 2012. Retrieved March 26, 2012.
- ^ "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」" [Oricon Ranking Information Service 'You Big Tree'] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved May 21, 2014.
After School
- Raina
- Nana
- E-Young
- Lizzy
- Kaeun
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Sub-units | |
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Studio albums | - Virgin
- Playgirlz
- Dress to Kill
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Single albums | |
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Singles | Korean | - "Diva"
- "Because of You"
- "Bang!"
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Japanese | |
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Compilation albums | - The Best of After School 2009–2012: Korea Ver.
- Best
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Related articles | |
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Authority control databases | - MusicBrainz release group
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