The Best of After School 2009–2012: Korea Ver. (stylized as THE BEST OF AFTERSCHOOL 2009-2012 -Korea Ver.-) is the first greatest hits album by South Korean girl group After School. It was released on March 27, 2013, by Avex Trax along with the groups first live DVD, After School First Japan Tour 2012 - Playgirlz-. The album contains all of After School's singles. The album also includes songs from A.S. Red & Blue and both "Happy Pledis" singles from 2010 and 2011. The limited edition version comes with a DVD featuring all of After School's music videos up to 2012.[1]
| The Best of After School 2009-2012: Korea Ver. | ||||
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| Greatest hits album by | ||||
| Released | March 27, 2013 | |||
| Recorded | 2009–12 | |||
| Genre | Dance-pop | |||
| Label | Avex Trax | |||
| After School chronology | ||||
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Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Lyrics | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Play Girlz" | Brave Brothers | Brave Brothers | 1:32 |
| 2. | "AH" | Brave Brothers | Brave Brothers | 3:12 |
| 3. | "Diva" | Brave Brothers | Brave Brothers | 3:23 |
| 4. | "Because of You" (너 때문에) | Brave Brothers | Brave Brothers | 4:01 |
| 5. | "When I fall" | Kahi | Magnus Lidehäll, Jacob Olofsson, Viktoria Sandström | 3:23 |
| 6. | "Bang!" | Kim Hee Sun, Bekah | Kim Tae Hyun, Mordney Present | 3:21 |
| 7. | "Shampoo" | Won Tae Yeon | Daishi Dance, Tomoharu Moriya | 4:38 |
| 8. | "In The Night Sky" (A.S. RED) | Brave Brothers | Brave Brothers | 3:22 |
| 9. | "Wonder Boy" (A.S. BLUE) | An Young Min | Cho Young Soo | 3:45 |
| 10. | "LOVE LOVE LOVE" (Happy Pledis 1st Album) | Raina | Anders Dannvik & Krististian Lagerstr | 3:04 |
| 11. | "Someone is you" (Happy Pledis 1st Album) | Kahi | Daniel Barkman & Jordan Ringqvist | 4:01 |
| 12. | "Love Letter" (Happy Pledis 2nd Album; Son Dam Bi & After School featuring Ara, Lime from Hello Venus, Minhyun, Baekho from NU'EST, Park Junghyun) | Kim Eana | Melody9 | 3:27 |
| 13. | "FLASHBACK" | TEXU | TEXU | 3:15 |
| Total length: | 44:24 | |||
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "AH (Music Video)" | 3:28 |
| 2. | "Diva (Music Video)" | 3:18 |
| 3. | "Because of You" | 4:14 |
| 4. | "Let's Do It! (Music Video)" | 1:32 |
| 5. | "Bang! (Music Video)" | 3:19 |
| 6. | "Let's Step Up (Music Video)" | 1:51 |
| 7. | "Shampoo (Music Video)" | 4:35 |
| 8. | "In The Night Sky (Music Video)" (A.S. RED) | 3:35 |
| 9. | "Wonder Boy (Music Video)" (A.S. BLUE) | 3:44 |
| 10. | "LOVE LOVE LOVE (Music Video)" (Happy Pledis 1st Album) | 3:44 |
| 11. | "Love Letter (Music Video)" (Happy Pledis 2nd Album; Son Dam Bi & After School featuring Ara, Lime from Hello Venus, Minhyun, Baekho from NU'EST, Park Junghyun) | 3:32 |
| 12. | "FLASHBACK (Music Video)" | 3:29 |
| Total length: | 40:21 | |
Chart performance
editOricon chart
edit| Released | Oricon Chart | Peak | Debut Sales | Sales Total | Chart Run |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 27, 2013 | Daily Album Chart | 17 | 3,235 | 3,750+ | 2 weeks |
| Weekly Album Chart | 40 |
Release history
edit| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | March 27, 2013 | Avex Trax | CD+DVD Limited Edition | AVCD-38723/B |
| CD only Edition | AVCD-38724 |
References
edit- ^ "DISCOGRAPHY | AFTERSCHOOL Japan Official Web Site". www.after--school.jp. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
- ^ "The Best of AFTERSCHOOL 2009-2012 -Korea Ver.- [Regular Edition] AFTERSCHOOL CD Album". CDJapan.
- ^ "The Best of AFTERSCHOOL 2009-2012 -Korea Ver.- [w/ DVD, Limited Edition] AFTERSCHOOL CD Album". CDJapan.