Grow into One
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Grow into One (stylized as grow into one) is the second studio album released by Japanese pop singer Koda Kumi, released on March 19, 2003. It barely peaked in the Top 10 on Oricon, coming it at #8, and charted for forty-three weeks.[1] The album also contained, at the time, one of her best-selling singles, real Emotion/1000 no Kotoba (real Emotion/1000の言葉 / real Emotion/1000 Words).[2]" Combined with the singles, the album has sold over half a million copies in Japan.[3]
Limited editions of the album contained a Final Fantasy X-2 trading card and an unpublished, alternate arrangement of 1000 no Kotoba.[4]
The song one feat. LISA was originally released on her single m•a•z•e (2002). This album also contained her first collaboration attempt with Japanese rappers Clench & Blistah. She would later feature Blistah (known as Mr. Blistah) for several works and collaborate with the duo for their own songs.[5]
Background Narration
"Although my second album, which I released directly after real Emotion . . . the singles I released afterwards ranked outside of the top 10." - Koda Kumi
Koda Kumi was hopeful for her grow into one album due to the success of real Emotion/1000 no Kotoba. Due to the album gaining attention by charted in the Top 10, she began to push herself in her later singles. However, none of the following singles followed the success of real Emotion.
"Because my hopes had been so high, the fall was really too hard." - Koda Kumi[6]
Track listing
Official Tracklist[7]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | arrangement | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Teaser feat. Clench & Blistah" | Clench & Blistah • Sachi Bennett | Miki Watanabe | Miki Watanabe | 1:53 |
| 2. | "real Emotion" | Kenn Kato | Kazuhiro Hara | h-wonder | 3:59 |
| 3. | "BOY FRIEND?" | Ken Matsubara | h-wonder | h-wonder | 4:40 |
| 4. | "Your Only One" | Kumi Koda | Daisuke Suzuki | h-wonder | 4:53 |
| 5. | "one feat. LISA" | Kumi Koda • Elizabeth Narita | Elizabeth Narita | Ryuichiro Yamaki | 3:31 |
| 6. | "One night romance" | Daisuke Imai | Daisuke Imai | h-wonder | 4:36 |
| 7. | "1000の言葉" (1000 no Kotoba / 1000 Words) | Kazushige Nojima | Noriko Matsueda • Takahito Eguchi | Noriko Matsueda • Takahito Eguchi | 5:58 |
| 8. | "S.O.S ~sound of silence~" | Kenn Kato | Daisuke Suzuki | Ryuichiro Yamaki | 3:23 |
| 9. | "m•a•z•e" | Kenn Kato | Hiroo Yamaguchi | 813 • h-wonder | 4:05 |
| 10. | "乱反射" (Ranhansha / Diffused Reflection) | Ken Matsubara | Miki Watanabe | Ken Matsubara | 4:00 |
| 11. | "Pearl Moon" | Ken Matsubara | Elizabeth Narita | Ken Matsubara | 5:16 |
| 12. | "Nasty Girl" | Kumi Koda | Genki Hibino • Shifo | Seiji Akiyama | 4:39 |
| 13. | "To be one" | Kenn Kato | Masaki Iehara | Satoshi Hidaka | 4:25 |
| 14. | "Love Across the Ocean" | Kumi Koda | Tsukasa | h-wonder | 3:38 |
| 15. | "1000の言葉" (Alternate Orchestra Version) | Kazushige Nojima | Noriko Matsueda • Takahito Eguchi | 6:25 |
Charts and sales
| Oricon Ranking (Weekly) |
Sales |
|---|---|
| 8 | 201,033 |
Alternate Versions
Teaser feat. Clench & Blistah
- Teaser feat. Clench & Blistah: Found on the album (2003)
- Teaser feat. Clench & Blistah [Caramel Pod Dubstep Remix]: Found on Koda Kumi Driving Hit's 4 (2012)
References
- ^ "grow into one / KODA KUMI / ORICON STYLE". Oricon. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
- ^ Oricon Weekly Retrieved 2012.09.02
- ^ Fans Report Sales Retrieved 2012.09.02
- ^ "Koda Kumi "grow into one" CCCD Limited Edition with unreleased version of "1000 Words" and bonus trading card". soso. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
- ^ "Clench&Blistah OFFICIAL". ARTIMAGE. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
- ^ "(koda kumi) KODA REKI". Verduistering. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
- ^ Official Tracklist Retrieved 2012.09.02