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- link: artist/36183
  names:
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- names:
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- link: artist/797
  names:
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    ja: 江口貴勅
- link: artist/225
  names:
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    ja: 松枝賀子
- link: artist/8675
  names:
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    ja: 渡辺未来
- link: artist/38562
  names:
    en: Reo Nishikawa
    ja: 西川玲生
- link: artist/10455
  names:
    en: y@suo ohtani
    ja: 大谷靖夫
barcode: '4988064452521'
catalog: RZCD-45252~3/B
categories:
- Game
- Animation
- Live Action
category: Game
classification: Vocal
composers:
- link: artist/36130
  names:
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- link: artist/5719
  names:
    en: Kazuhito Kikuchi
    ja: 菊池一仁
- link: artist/8675
  names:
    en: Miki Watanabe
    ja: 渡辺未来
- link: artist/7797
  names:
    en: Yasuhiro Abe
    ja: 阿部靖広
- link: artist/13272
  names:
    en: TSUKASA
- link: artist/8119
  names:
    en: Hiroo Yamaguchi
    ja: 山口寛雄
- link: artist/1789
  names:
    en: Kazuhiro Hara
    ja: 原一博
- link: artist/797
  names:
    en: Takahito Eguchi
    ja: 江口貴勅
- link: artist/225
  names:
    en: Noriko Matsueda
    ja: 松枝賀子
- link: artist/36183
  names:
    en: h-wonder
- link: artist/36250
  names:
    en: D.A.I.
- link: artist/3401
  names:
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    ja: 渡辺岳夫
- link: artist/8674
  names:
    en: Kosuke Morimoto
    ja: 森元康介
- link: artist/11241
  names:
    en: Katsumi Ohnishi
    ja: 大西克巳
- link: artist/10455
  names:
    en: y@suo ohtani
    ja: 大谷靖夫
- link: artist/5903
  names:
    en: Tetsuya Komuro
    ja: 小室哲哉
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      Romaji: NO TRICKS
    track_length: '4:31'
  - names:
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      Romaji: TAKE BACK
    track_length: '4:55'
  - names:
      Japanese: Trust Your Love
      Romaji: Trust Your Love
    track_length: '4:27'
  - names:
      Japanese: COLOR OF SOUL
      Romaji: COLOR OF SOUL
    track_length: '4:28'
  - names:
      Japanese: So Into You
      Romaji: So Into You
    track_length: '4:32'
  - names:
      Japanese: love across the ocean
      Romaji: love across the ocean
    track_length: '3:37'
  - names:
      Japanese: m・a・z・e
      Romaji: m·a·z·e
    track_length: '4:04'
  - names:
      Japanese: real Emotion
      Romaji: real Emotion
    track_length: '3:59'
  - names:
      Japanese: 1000の言葉
      Romaji: 1000 no Kotoba
    track_length: '5:58'
  - names:
      Japanese: COME WITH ME
      Romaji: COME WITH ME
    track_length: '4:46'
  - names:
      Japanese: Gentle Words
      Romaji: Gentle Words
    track_length: '3:44'
  - names:
      Japanese: Crazy 4 U
      Romaji: Crazy 4 U
    track_length: '4:06'
- disc_length: '48:30'
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  tracks:
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      Romaji: Cutie Honey
    track_length: '3:06'
  - names:
      Japanese: Chase
      Romaji: Chase
    track_length: '4:58'
  - names:
      Japanese: 奇跡
      Romaji: Kiseki
    track_length: '4:58'
  - names:
      Japanese: Selfish
      Romaji: Selfish
    track_length: '3:53'
  - names:
      Japanese: hands
      Romaji: hands
    track_length: '4:25'
  - names:
      Japanese: Hot Stuff feat.KM-MARKIT
      Romaji: Hot Stuff feat.KM-MARKIT
    track_length: '4:06'
  - names:
      Japanese: Butterfly
      Romaji: Butterfly
    track_length: '4:18'
  - names:
      Japanese: flower
      Romaji: flower
    track_length: '4:38'
  - names:
      Japanese: Promise
      Romaji: Promise
    track_length: '4:47'
  - names:
      Japanese: Star
      Romaji: Star
    track_length: '4:05'
  - names:
      Japanese: the meaning of peace
      Romaji: the meaning of peace
    track_length: '5:16'
- disc_length: Unknown
  name: Disc 3 (DVD) [RZCD-45253/B]
  tracks:
  - names:
      Japanese: TAKE BACK
      Romaji: TAKE BACK
    track_length: Unknown
  - names:
      Japanese: Trust Your Love
      Romaji: Trust Your Love
    track_length: Unknown
  - names:
      Japanese: COLOR OF SOUL
      Romaji: COLOR OF SOUL
    track_length: Unknown
  - names:
      Japanese: So Into You
      Romaji: So Into You
    track_length: Unknown
  - names:
      Japanese: love across the ocean
      Romaji: love across the ocean
    track_length: Unknown
  - names:
      Japanese: m・a・z・e
      Romaji: m·a·z·e
    track_length: Unknown
  - names:
      Japanese: real Emotion
      Romaji: real Emotion
    track_length: Unknown
  - names:
      Japanese: COME WITH ME
      Romaji: COME WITH ME
    track_length: Unknown
  - names:
      Japanese: Gentle Words
      Romaji: Gentle Words
    track_length: Unknown
  - names:
      Japanese: Crazy 4 U
      Romaji: Crazy 4 U
    track_length: Unknown
  - names:
      Japanese: キューティーハニー
      Romaji: Cutie Honey
    track_length: Unknown
  - names:
      Japanese: Chase
      Romaji: Chase
    track_length: Unknown
  - names:
      Japanese: 奇跡
      Romaji: Kiseki
    track_length: Unknown
  - names:
      Japanese: Selfish
      Romaji: Selfish
    track_length: Unknown
  - names:
      Japanese: hands～single version～
      Romaji: hands～single version～
    track_length: Unknown
  - names:
      Japanese: Hot Stuff feat.KM-MARKIT
      Romaji: Hot Stuff feat.KM-MARKIT
    track_length: Unknown
  - names:
      Japanese: Butterfly
      Romaji: Butterfly
    track_length: Unknown
  - names:
      Japanese: Promise
      Romaji: Promise
    track_length: Unknown
  - names:
      Japanese: Special Mix Video from BEST ~first things~
      Romaji: Special Mix Video from BEST ~first things~
    track_length: Unknown
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/73496
lyricists:
- link: artist/915
  names:
    en: Kumi Koda
    ja: 倖田來未
- link: artist/36130
  names:
    en: Daisuke "D.I" Imai
- link: artist/6444
  names:
    en: Natsumi Watanabe
    ja: 渡辺なつみ
- link: artist/5083
  names:
    en: Kazushige Nojima
    ja: 野島一成
- link: artist/5285
  names:
    en: Kenn Kato
    ja: 加藤健
- link: artist/8676
  names:
    en: Claude Q
    ja: クロードQ
- link: artist/1789
  names:
    en: Kazuhiro Hara
    ja: 原一博
- link: artist/8674
  names:
    en: Kosuke Morimoto
    ja: 森元康介
- link: artist/8675
  names:
    en: Miki Watanabe
    ja: 渡辺未来
- link: artist/45953
  names:
    en: KM-MARKIT
- names:
    en: Yoshi
- link: artist/5903
  names:
    en: Tetsuya Komuro
    ja: 小室哲哉
media_format: 2 CD + DVD
meta:
  added_date: 2017-12-13T19:54
  edited_date: 2026-01-06T11:48
  fetched_date: 2026-01-08T09:35
  ttl: 3600
  visitors: 2685
name: BEST ~first things~ / Kumi Koda [2CD+DVD]
names:
  en: BEST ~first things~ / Kumi Koda [2CD+DVD]
  ja: ベスト ～first things～ / 倖田來未
  ja-latn: BEST ~first things~ / Kumi Koda [2CD+DVD]
notes: 'M1.01

  words: Kumi Koda / Daisuke "D.I" Imai

  music & arrangement: Daisuke "D.I" Imai

  mixed by Naoki Yamada

  M1.02

  words: Kumi Koda

  music: Kazuhito Kikuchi

  arrangement: h-wonder

  mixed by Naoki Yamada

  M1.03

  words: Kumi Koda

  music: Kazuhito Kikuchi

  arrangement: h-wonder

  mixed by Koji Morimoto

  M1.04

  words: Natsumi Watanabe

  music: Miki Watanabe

  arrangement: h-wonder

  mixed by Takashi Sakane

  M1.05

  words: Kumi Koda

  music: Yasuhiro Abe

  arrangement: h-wonder

  mixed by Koji Morimoto

  M1.06

  words: Kumi Koda

  music: Tsukasa

  arrangement: h-wonder

  mixed by Tsuyoshi Inoue

  M1.07

  words: Kenn Kato

  music: Hiroo Yamaguchi

  arrangement: 813 & h-wonder

  mixed by Koji Morimoto

  M1.08 - PS2 Game "FINAL FANTASY X-2" Opening Theme

  words: Kenn Kato

  music: Kazuhiro Hara

  arrangement: h-wonder

  mixed by Naoki Yamada

  M1.09 - PS2 Game "FINAL FANTASY X-2" Insert Song

  words: Kazushige Nojima

  music & arrangement: Takahito Eguchi & Noriko Matsueda

  mixed by Toshiyuki Yoshida

  M1.10

  words: Kumi Koda

  music & arrangement: h-wonder

  mixed by Naoki Yamada

  M1.11

  words: Kenn Kato

  music: D.A.I.

  arrangement: h-wonder

  mixed by Naoki Yamada

  M1.12 - TV Anime "Gilgamesh: Whose side are you on?" Opening Theme

  words & music & arrangement: Miki Watanabe

  mixed by Kaoru Akimoto

  M2.01 - OVA "Re:Cutie Honey" & Live Action Movie "Cutie Honey" Opening Theme

  words: Claude Q

  music: Takeo Watanabe

  arrangement: h-wonder

  mixed by Naoki Yamada

  M2.02

  words: Kumi Koda / Kazuhiro Hara

  music: Kazuhiro Hara

  arrangement: h-wonder

  mixed by Naoki Yamada

  M2.03

  words: Kumi Koda / Kosuke Morimoto

  music: Kosuke Morimoto

  arrangement: Reo Nishikawa

  mixed by Naoki Yamada

  M2.04

  mixed by Naoki Yamada

  words & music & arrangement: Miki Watanabe

  M2.05

  words: Kumi Koda

  music: Katsumi Ohnishi

  arrangement: h-wonder

  mixed by Naoki Yamada

  M2.06

  words: Kumi Koda / KM-MARKIT

  music & arrangement: Daisuke "D.I" Imai

  mixed by Naoki Yamada

  KM-MARKIT appears by the courtesy of UBG Records / PONY CANYON INC.

  M2.07

  words: Kumi Koda

  music & arrangement: Miki Watanabe

  mixed by Naoki Yamada

  M2.08

  words: Yoshi

  music & arrangement: Y@suo Ohtani

  mixed by Naoki Yamada

  M2.09

  words: Kumi Koda

  music & arrangement: Daisuke "D.I" Imai

  mixed by Naoki Yamada

  M2.10 - NDS Game "URUSEI YATSURA: Endless Summer" Theme Song

  words: Kumi Koda

  music: Kosuke Morimoto

  arrangement: h-wonder

  mixed by Naoki Yamada

  M2.11 (Bonus Track)

  words & music: Tetsuya Komuro

  arrangement: h-wonder

  mixed by Koji Morimoto

  MUSIC VIDEO STAFF

  M3.01

  Director: Masashi Muto (to max)

  Producer: Sumitaka Fushimizu (to max)

  M3.02

  Director: Ken Sueda (SeP)

  Producer: Ishikawa Kazumi, Kiyohisa Nakamura

  M3.03

  Director: Toru Morimoto, Yuki Saito

  Producer: Tsuyoshi Takizawa

  M3.04,05

  Director: Takashi Tadokoro (EXFLARE)

  Producer: Masaki Shinozuka (G-gravity Inc.)

  M3.06,10,11

  Director: Tetsuo Inoue (COLOURFIELD Inc.)

  Producer: Noriko Kuwabara (COLOURFIELD Inc.)

  M3.07

  Director: Tetsuo Inoue (COLOURFIELD Inc.)

  Producer: Noriko Kuwabara (COLOURFIELD Inc.)

  CG Movie: Ⓒ2003 SQUARE CO.,LTD.All Rights Reserved.

  Main Character Design: Tetsuya Nomura

  Alternate Costume Design: Tetsu Tsukamoto

  M3.08

  Director: Takahide Ishii

  Producer: Sumitaka Fushimizu (to max), Surayuth Sritrakui (Thailand)

  M3.09

  Director: Takashi Tadokoro (EXFLARE)

  Producer: Kazutoshi Fuku (SeP)

  M3.12

  Director: Hideaki Sunaga

  Producer: Keiichi Toyomura (SeP)

  M3.13

  Director: Takashi Tadokoro (EXFLARE)

  Producer: Kazuyuki Takaba, Masaki Shinozuka (G-gravity Inc.)

  M3.14

  Director: Ippe~ Morita (saloon)

  Producer: Yujiro Noda (no max)

  M3.15

  Director: Ippe~ Morita (saloon)

  Producer: Sumitaka Fushimizu (to max)

  M3.16,17 / M3.19 (Bonus Clip)

  Director: Shigeaki Kubo

  Producer: Hayato Murakoshi (SeP)

  M3.18

  Director: Takashi Tadokoro (EXFLARE)

  Producer: Yu-suke Fujitate (G-gravity Inc.)

  A&R Direction: Natsuko Fukuzoe (rhythm zone)

  Chief A&R: Masatoshi Uchida (rhythm zone)

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

  Artist Management: Yoshiyuki Shibosawa, Masayuki Suzuki (AEI)

  Management Adviser: Masato Iijima, Ryoichi Sumitani, Kumi Watanabe (AEI)

  Management Desk: Yasuka Ono (AEI)

  Media Promotion: Koki Sato, Masataka Muro (AEI) & All Media Promotion Room Staff
  of AEI

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

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

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

  Web Direction: Yoko Eguchi (ANI)

  "playroom" Direction: Kaoru Kato, Daisuke Takase (ANI)

  Recording Direction: Shigeru Kajita (tearbridge production)

  Mastered by: Rena Koyanagi (avex studio) at avex studio

  DVD Authoring: Yuka Matsuki (ANI)

  DVD Menu Design: Naoya Munemura (ANI)

  Art Direction & Design: Toshiyuki Suzuki

  Design: Jun Hirota

  Photography: Osami Yabuta

  Styling: Tetsuro Nagase (Image)

  Hair & Makeup: Akemi Nakano

  Nailist: Akiko Akkui (ORIENTAL NAIL)

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

  Creative Coordinator: Kanako Shino (AMC)

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

  Advisory Producer: Masaomi Takagi, Motohiro Abe, Akira Akutsu (AEI), Hiroaki Ito
  (tearbridge production), 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 & friends who always back up KUU

  and...special love to all fans, without YOU, any dreams couldn''t have come true

  CD M2.11 and DVD M3.19 are only included with the first pressing of the album.'
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
- Nintendo DS
- OVA
- Series
- Sony PlayStation 2
products:
- link: product/681
  names:
    en: FINAL FANTASY X-2
    ja: ファイナルファンタジーX-2
    ja-latn: FINAL FANTASY X-2
- link: product/6043
  names:
    en: Gilgamesh
    ja: Gilgamesh
    ja-latn: Gilgamesh
- link: product/4828
  names:
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    ja: Re:キューティーハニー
    ja-latn: Re:Cutie Honey
- link: product/4826
  names:
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    ja: キューティーハニー (Live Action)
    ja-latn: Cutie Honey (Live Action)
- link: product/6044
  names:
    en: 'URUSEI YATSURA: Endless Summer'
    ja: うる星やつら エンドレスサマー
    ja-latn: 'URUSEI YATSURA: Endless Summer'
publish_format: Commercial
publisher: *id002
related:
- catalog: RZCD-45254~5
  date: '2005-09-21'
  link: album/73495
  names:
    en: BEST ~first things~ / Kumi Koda
    ja: ベスト ～first things～ / 倖田來未
    ja-latn: BEST ~first things~ / Kumi Koda
  type: game
release_date: '2005-09-21'
release_events: []
release_price:
  currency: JPY
  price: 3990.0
reprints: []
vgmdb_link: https://vgmdb.net/album/73496?perpage=99999
vocals:
- link: artist/915
  names:
    en: Kumi Koda
    ja: 倖田來未
votes: 0
