[BENI] The 4th thread ~ 15th single Satsuki Ame out on 24th April

[KarenPang]

Oricon Weekly - Albums (16/4/2012~22/4/2012)

*1 40,895 40,895 NAOTO INTI RAYMI - Kazauta Caravan
*2 32,625 32,625 Def Tech - GREATEST HITS
*3 16,485 16,485 Various Artists - DJ KAORI'S PARTY MIX 3
*4 12,690 12,690 Miyano Mamoru - FANTASISTA
*5 10,274 64,183 ClariS - BIRTHDAY
*6 *8,733 *8,733 ORANGE RANGE - NEO POP STANDARD
*7 *8,433 61,533 BENI - COVERS
*8 *6,680 *6,680 Sekihan - EXIT TUNES PRESENTS SEKIHAN the TREASURE
*9 *6,470 *6,470 Aobozu - Noctiluca
10 *6,122 *6,122 Hitoto Yo - Kayoukyoku

COVERS is still in the top 10

[emi♡]

**** me go go beni for having staying power *_*

thanks for keeping us updated karen

[Kaiouforever]

I don't see how this album is selling so well, considering her last albums haven't sold this well. Not complaining, just genuinely shocked. I thought we were the only ones who appreciated her.

[PoetGirl]

I hope they will buy her studio albums too

[sesshy]

Woman deserves it, definitely.

[Pieces_of_SEVEN]

Good for her.

I'm ready for a new single though, since I haven't (and don't plan on) given COVERS a chance. meh.

[KarenPang]

is she still releasing that double A-side single on 23rd May ?

if so , preorder links should have been uploaded on the major online CD shops by now :x

or is it MTV Unplugged be only released on that day ?

[Utena]

supposedly yeah, but as we didn't get any news about it, it might be delayed.. It's a bit odd as they already announced the MTV unplugged live DVD/CD ages ago

[KarenPang]

I'm pretty sure the new single has been delayed to a future date . Wouldn't make sense for it to get released on the same day as MTV Unplugged especially since the preorder link for it is not even updated on the major CD shops :x

[kakumei]

http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMzkwNDIwMzg4.html
スッキリ appearance
pw=Ti Amo

[Polyrhythm]

I need some recommendations....so far....I only heard Yura Yura back in 2010 and forgot about her....I just heard her Ti Amo cover.

[KarenPang]

not sure whether you like her ballads or upbeat stuff but Kiss Kiss Kiss was the song that got me into her 3 years ago

I was in Macau at that time for vacation & I saw the Kiss Kiss Kiss PV in the hotel room that I was staying in haha

if not , crazy girl is ace

[NintendoHTF1242]

Originally Posted by Polyrhythm

I need some recommendations....so far....I only heard Yura Yura back in 2010 and forgot about her....I just heard her Ti Amo cover.

Ballad lover = a million jewels, Zutto Futari de, Suki dakara.
Dance lover = MOVE, Kiss Kiss Kiss, break the rules

MOVE is her best dance song ever, but it's an album track. So might be hard to find on YouTube.

[KarenPang]

omg

COVERS went to #1

http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/d/2012-05-07/



even BENI tweeted about it earlier on o_o

https://twitter.com/#!/BENI098/statu...07469256577024

man COVERS is unstoppable xD

[KarenPang]

Oricon Weekly - Albums (30/4/2012~6/5/2012)

*1 58,039 207,625 Yuzu - YUZU YOU 2006~2011
*2 18,733 *86,503 BENI - COVERS
*3 14,203 *14,203 Nakagawa Shoko - Shokotan☆Best――（°∀°）――!!
*4 14,116 *63,925 Def Tech - GREATEST HITS
*5 13,278 *24,967 Norah Jones - Little Broken Hearts
*6 11,916 *70,873 NAOTO INTI RAYMI - Kazauta Caravan
*7 10,424 *38,216 Various Artists - DJ KAORI'S PARTY MIX 3
*8 *8,712 **8,712 andymori - Hikari
*9 *6,783 **6,783 SiM - LiFE and DEATH
10 *6,122 *23,654 BLEACH - BLEACH BEST TRAX



holy crap , COVERS is unstoppable & now it's at #2 ?!

O_O BENI must be doing something right xD

[PoetGirl]

Rolling Stone Japan FLOWER OF WOMEN feat. BENI

http://jpopmagazine.tumblr.com/post/...omen-feat-beni

[emi♡]

^thanks!


@Karen: That is AWESOME. 18k? Wow. Even above Shokotan Best *_*

[KarenPang]

Originally Posted by emi♡

@Karen: That is AWESOME. 18k? Wow. Even above Shokotan Best *_*

with the total sales that COVERS has already attained , BENI has already outsold the total sales that Lovebox , Jewel & Fortune attained o_o

just 1 edition alone , damn xD

[Delicious n Bold]

Originally Posted by KarenPang

O_O BENI must be doing something right xD

Maybe it's the fact that it's an English album?

[KarenPang]

Originally Posted by Delicious n Bold

Maybe it's the fact that it's an English album?

to a certain extent yes but I guess it's because in COVERS contains covers of popular songs that were originally sung by Japanese male singers

the fact that BENI chose to cover & sing timeless classics such as Fukuyama Masaharu-san's Sakurazaka & Ken Hirai's Hitomi wo Tojite & etc , these songs are already very familiar with the general public

so I guess those who're buying COVERS have already been familiar with these songs & are curious to hear how the songs sound in English ? :O