arrangers:
- link: artist/36130
  names:
    en: Daisuke "D.I" Imai
- link: artist/11247
  names:
    en: Tohru Watanabe
    ja: 渡辺徹
- names:
    en: INVISIBLE HAND
- link: artist/69339
  names:
    en: Hitoshi Shimono
    ja: 下野人司
- link: artist/36183
  names:
    en: h-wonder
- link: artist/8481
  names:
    en: YANAGIMAN
- link: artist/12436
  names:
    en: Yoichiro Kakizaki
    ja: 柿崎洋一郎
- link: artist/11248
  names:
    en: Tasuku
- names:
    en: OCTOPUSSY for OCTOBER MUSIC
- names:
    en: DJ HASEBE
- link: artist/29189
  names:
    en: Masaru Nishiyama
    ja: 西山勝
- link: artist/20517
  names:
    en: Motoyoshi Matsuura
    ja: 松浦基悦
barcode: '4988064453740'
catalog: RZCD-45374
categories:
- Animation
category: Animation
classification: Vocal
composers:
- link: artist/36130
  names:
    en: Daisuke "D.I" Imai
- link: artist/11242
  names:
    en: Yoko Kuzuya
    ja: 葛谷葉子
- names:
    en: Hiroshi Kim
- link: artist/14897
  names:
    en: Hitoshi Shimono
    ja: 下野ヒトシ
- link: artist/8674
  names:
    en: Kosuke Morimoto
    ja: 森元康介
- link: artist/36183
  names:
    en: h-wonder
- link: artist/8481
  names:
    en: YANAGIMAN
- names:
    en: DJ HASEBE
- names:
    en: Aiko Machida
- link: artist/34505
  names:
    en: Tatsuya Ishii
    ja: 石井達也
- names:
    en: by the courtesy of Sony Music Associated Inc.
- link: artist/11251
  names:
    en: Kotaro Egami
    ja: 江上浩太郎
- link: artist/51139
  names:
    en: A.Menken
- link: artist/14946
  names:
    en: T.Rice
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discs:
- disc_length: '66:24'
  name: Disc 1
  tracks:
  - names:
      Japanese: Introduction to the second session
      Romaji: Introduction to the second session
    track_length: '1:13'
  - names:
      Japanese: D.D.D. feat. SOULHEAD
      Romaji: D.D.D. feat. SOULHEAD
    track_length: '4:11'
  - names:
      Japanese: you
      Romaji: you
    track_length: '4:46'
  - names:
      Japanese: Candy feat. Mr.Blistah
      Romaji: Candy feat. Mr.Blistah
    track_length: '4:09'
  - names:
      Japanese: Shake It Up
      Romaji: Shake It Up
    track_length: '4:59'
  - names:
      Japanese: feel
      Romaji: feel
    track_length: '4:16'
  - names:
      Japanese: WIND
      Romaji: WIND
    track_length: '4:25'
  - names:
      Japanese: Love goes like...
      Romaji: Love goes like...
    track_length: '4:04'
  - names:
      Japanese: No Regret
      Romaji: No Regret
    track_length: '4:24'
  - names:
      Japanese: Birthday Eve
      Romaji: Birthday Eve
    track_length: '4:30'
  - names:
      Japanese: Lies
      Romaji: Lies
    track_length: '5:20'
  - names:
      Japanese: 今すぐ欲しい
      Romaji: Ima Sugu Hoshii
    track_length: '4:31'
  - names:
      Japanese: KAMEN feat. 石井竜也
      Romaji: KAMEN feat. Tatuya Ishii
    track_length: '5:14'
  - names:
      Japanese: Someday
      Romaji: Someday
    track_length: '4:14'
  - names:
      Japanese: A Whole New World
      Romaji: A Whole New World
    track_length: '6:08'
distributor: &id001
  link: org/324
  names:
    en: avex marketing communications Inc.
    ja: エイベックス・マーケティング・コミュニケーションズ株式会社
    ja-latn: avex marketing communications Inc.
  role: distributor
link: album/73464
lyricists: []
media_format: CD
meta:
  added_date: 2017-12-12T13:29
  edited_date: 2025-10-10T11:05
  fetched_date: 2026-01-03T18:23
  freedb: 0
  ttl: 86400
  visitors: 2358
name: BEST -second session- / Kumi Koda
names:
  en: BEST -second session- / Kumi Koda
  ja: BEST -second session- / 倖田來未
  ja-latn: BEST -second session- / Kumi Koda
notes: 'Bonus track is only included with the first pressing of the album.

  [DISC 01]

  Track 01

  Words, Music & Arrangement: Daisuke "D.I" Imai

  Mixed by Naoki Yamada (I to I communications) at avex azabu studio

  Recorded by Shigeru Kajita (tearbridge production)

  Track 02

  SOULHEAD are YOSHIKA & TSUGUMI

  SOULHEAD appears courtesy of Sony Music Associated Records Inc.

  Written by SOULHEAD

  Sound Produced by OCTOPUSSY

  OCTOPUSSY are Aki Hishikawa & Tomokazu Matsuwaka

  Arranged, All Instruments Performed & Programmed by OCTOPUSSY for OCTOBER MUSIC

  except Additional Programmed by Mitsuko Shiokawa

  Guitar by Masanobu Fukuhara

  Recorded by Shigeru Kajita (tearbridge production) at avex studio, Aki Hishikawa
  at OCTOBER STUDIO

  Assisted by Masahiro Kawata (avex studio), Hiroshi Iizuka for OCTOBER MUSIC

  Mixed by D.O.I. at DAIMONION RECORDINGS

  Track 03

  Words: Kumi Koda, Yoko Kuzuya

  Music: Yoko Kuzuya

  Arrangement: Tohru Watanabe

  Piano: Toshifumi Shibata

  Strings & Strings Arrangement: CHICA

  Mixed by Naoki Yamada (I to I communications) at WARNER MUSIC RECORDING STUDIO

  Recorded by Masahiro Kawata (avex studio)

  Track 04

  Word: Kumi Koda

  Rap lyrics: Mr.Blistah

  Music & Arrangement: Daisuke "D.I" Imai

  Mixed by Yoshiaki Onishi at Prime sound studio FORM

  Recorded by Masahiro Kawata (avex studio)

  Track 05

  Words: Kumi Koda, Hiroshi Kim

  Music: Hiroshi Kim

  Arrangement: INVISIBLE HAND

  Guitar: Kaoru Kato

  Chorus: Ai Uchida

  Mixed by Masahiro Kawata (avex studio) at aves azabu studio

  Recorded by Masahiro Kawata (avex studio), Kiyoko Asai (STUDIO SOUDN DALI)

  Track 06

  Words: Kumi Koda, Hitoshi Shimono

  Music & Arrangement: Hitoshi Shimono

  Guitar: Yoshito Tanaka

  Electric Piano: Keiji Matsumoto

  Mixed by Yoshinori Waraya (I to I communications) at avex studio

  Recorded by Masahiro Kawata (avex studio), Yoshinori Waraya (I to I communications),
  Taiji Okuda (prime sound studio FORM)

  Track 07

  Words: Kumi Koda, Kosuke Morimoto

  Music: Kosuke Morimoto

  Arrangement: h-wonder

  Guitar: Kenji Suzuki

  Mixed by Koji Morimoto (Prime sound studio FORM) at Prime sound studio FORM

  Recorded by Masahiro Kawata (avex studio)

  Track 08

  Words: Kumi Koda

  Music & Arrangement: Daisuke "D.I" Imai

  Mixed by Naoki Yamada (I to I communications) at avex azabu studio

  Recorded by Shigeru Kajita (tearbridge production)

  Track 09: TV Anime "Ueki no Housoku: The Law of Ueki" 2nd Opening Theme

  Words: Tohru Watanabe

  Music & Arrangement: h-wonder

  Strings & Strings Arrangement: Gen Ittetsu

  Guitar: Jun Kajiwara

  Chorus: Kaori Nishina

  Mixed by Naoki Yamada (I to I communications) at avex azabu studio

  Recorded by Masahiro Kawata (avex studio), Atsushi Hattori, Shigeru Kajita (tearbridge
  production)

  Track 10

  Words: Kumi Koda

  Music: Kosuke Morimoto

  Arrangement: Tohru Watanabe

  Trumpet: Eric Miyashiro, Mitsukuni Kohata

  Trombone: Satoshi Sano

  Brass Arrangement & Sax: Yoshinari Takegami

  Mixed by Naoki Yamada (I to I communications) at Prime sound studio FORM

  Recorded by Kaoru Akimoto (avex studio), Masahiro Kawata (avex studio)

  Track 11

  Words: Kumi Koda

  Music & Arrangement: YANAGIMAN

  Turntable: DJ NABE

  Chorus: Kaori Nishina

  Mixed by Masashi Hashimoto (STUDIO SOUND DALI)

  Recorded by Masahiro Kawata (avex studio), Ryo Watanabe (avex studio)

  Track 12

  Words: Aiko Machida, ZEEBRA

  Additional Rap Lyrics& Rap Direction: Jewels (Heatsdales)

  Music: DJ HASEBE, Aiko Machida

  Sound Produced, Track Programmed & Arranged by DJ HASEBE

  Mixed by Kenichi Yoshimura (POWER BOX) at avex azabu studio

  Recorded by Masahiro Kawata (avex studio)

  Track 13

  Words & Music: Tatsuya Ishii

  Arrangement, Keyboards, A.Piano, E.Sitar: Yoichiro Kakizaki

  Organized by Tatsuya Ishii

  Tatsuya Ishii by the courtesy of Sony Music Associated Inc.

  Drums: Tsuyoshi Miyagawa

  Bass: Chiharu Mikuzuki

  E.Guitar: Yoshiyuki Asano

  Percussion: Akihiko Narita

  Strings: Gen Ittetsu Strings

  Mixed by Suguru Aoki (I to I communications) at avex azabu studio

  Recorded by Suguru Aoki (I to I communications), Kaoru Akimoto (avex studio)

  Track 14

  Words: Kumi Koda

  Music: Kotaro Egami

  Arrangement: Tasuku

  Drums: Yasuo Sano

  Guitar: Masato Ishinari

  Strings & Strings Arrangement: CHICA

  Chorus: taori

  Mixed by Tatsuya Kawakami at avex azabu studio

  Recorded by Tatsuya kawakami, Masahiro Kawata (avex studio), Shigeru Kajita (tearbridge
  production)

  Track 15: Anime Movie "Aladdin" Insert Song Cover

  Vocals by by Koda Kumi & Peabo Bryson

  Song by A.Menken & T.Rice

  Arranged by Masaru Nishiyama, Motoyoshi Matsuura

  Produced by Masaru Nishiyama

  Overseas Coordination: Michael T. Martin for D-Assist Co.,Ltd.

  Recorded by Takeshi Sugimoto (Oasis sound design inc.)

  Mixed by Masashi Hashimoto (STUDIO SOUND DALI) at STUDIO SOUND DALI

  Recorded at Theater Drama City, Osaka

  Conductor: Masaru Noshiyama

  1st Violin: Momoko Aida, Sayaka Mabuchi, Yuki Kikuchi & Ryoko Yamaguchi

  2nd Violin: Mari Miyazaki, Yuko Yamanouchi & Kazuko Miyashita

  Viola: Aki Komi & Chikako Takano

  Cello: Takanori Yamagichi & Yumiko Mihara

  Contrabass: Masahiro Nishide & Yukari Sasada

  French Horn: Shigekazu Ikeda, Yoko Nishi

  Oboe: Azusa Yoshimura

  Timpani & Percussion: Saeko Yasunaga

  Piano: Motoyoshi Matsuura

  Acoustic Guitar: Hidetoshi Suzuki

  A&R Direction: Natsuko Fukuzoe (rhythm zone)

  Chief A&R: Masatoshi Uchida (rhythm zone)

  A&R Assistant: Fukiko Saito, Kae Kobayashi, Keiko Kaneko, Shinobu Nara (rhythm zone)

  Artist Management: Yoshiyuki Shibosawa (AEΙ)

  Management Adviser: Kumi Watanabe (AEI)

  Management Desk: Mari Morita (AEI)

  Media Promotion:

    Koki Sato (AEI), Masataka Muro (AEI), Takashi Motohashi (AEI), Mariko Kakei (AEI)

    Hideki Hori (AEI) & All Media Promotion Room Staff of AEI

  Tie-up Coordination: Tatsuo Kodama (AEI), Daisuke Ogi (AEI) & All Casting Section
  Staff of AEI

  Sales Promotion: Atsushi Nishimoto (AMC), Norio Miyazawa (AMC) & All AMC staff

  Area Promotion: Rui Maeda (AMC), Tomoyasu Kimura (AMC), Ai Kouchi (AMC) & All AP
  team of AMC

  Business Contract: Yuka Akiyama (AGHD)

  Creative Control: Shuichi Takahashi (AMC), Seiko Tanaka (AMC)

  Creative Administration: Masatoshi Furukawa (AMC)

  Creative Coordinator: Teru Saito (AMC)

  Contents Coordination: Shigeo Fujimoto (ANI)

  Web Direction: Yoko Eguchi (ANI)

  Web Promotion: Hiromitsu Takada (ANI), George Aburai (ANI), Wakana Chiba (ANI)

  "playroom" Direction: Daisuke Takase (ANI), Wakako Ogino (ANI)

  Recording Direction: Shigeru Kajita (tearbridge production)

  Mastered by Chris Gehringer at Sterling Sound, NYC

  DVD Authoring: Yuka Matsuki (ANI)

  DVD Menu Design: Naoya Munemura (ANI)

  Art Direction & Design: Toshiyuki Suzuki

  Design: Jun Hirota

  Photography: Leslie Kee (super sonic)

  Styling: Tetsuro Nagase (Image)

  Hair & Makeup: Akemi Nakano

  Nailist: Akiko Akui (ORIENTAL NAIL)

  Illustration: Satoshi Hashimoto (roof)

  Digital Work: Akiko Maruta, Naoto Yamashita (CUORE inc.)

  Artist Brand Management & A&R Supervisor: Yoshihiro Seki (rhythm zone)

  Advisory Producer:

    Motohiro Abe (AEI), Akira Akutsu (AEI), Hidemi Arasaki (AEI)

    Hiroaki Ito (tearbridge production), Harumasa Maeda (ANI), Kenichiro Hori (ANI)

  General Producer: Ryuhei Chiba (AEI), Takashi Araki (AGHD), Shinji Hayashi (AMC)

  Executive Producer: Masato Matsuura (avex group)

  Special Thanks

    Much appreciation to all the staffs who lent their expertise and skills to Koda
  Kumi

    Nuff respect to family and friends who always back up KUU

    And special love to all fans, without YOU, any dreams couldn''t have come true'
organizations:
- &id002
  link: org/1037
  names:
    en: rhythm zone
    ja: rhythm zone
    ja-latn: rhythm zone
  role: label
- link: org/324
  names:
    en: avex marketing communications Inc.
    ja: エイベックス・マーケティング・コミュニケーションズ株式会社
    ja-latn: avex marketing communications Inc.
  role: manufacturer
- *id001
performers: []
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platforms:
- Movie
- Series
products:
- link: product/5181
  names:
    en: The Law of Ueki
    ja: うえきの法則
    ja-latn: Ueki no Housoku
- link: product/5001
  names:
    en: Aladdin
    ja: Aladdin
    ja-latn: Aladdin
publish_format: Commercial
publisher: *id002
related:
- catalog: RZCD-45373/B
  date: '2006-03-08'
  link: album/73476
  names:
    en: BEST -second session- / Kumi Koda [CD+DVD]
    ja: BEST -second session- / 倖田來未
    ja-latn: BEST -second session- / Kumi Koda [CD+DVD]
  type: anime
release_date: '2006-03-08'
release_events: []
release_price:
  currency: JPY
  price: 2940.0
reprints: []
vgmdb_link: https://vgmdb.net/album/73464?perpage=99999
vocals:
- link: artist/915
  names:
    en: Kumi Koda
    ja: 倖田來未
- names:
    en: Peabo Bryson
votes: 0
