Outgrow

Outgrow is the fourth Japanese studio album (ninth overall) by South Korean singer BoA. It was released on February 15, 2006, and features the singles "Do the Motion", "Make a Secret", "Dakishimeru", and "Everlasting". The album also features the track "First Snow" from BoA's special digital single, "Merry Christmas from BoA". Several of the album's songs have either been written or composed by BoA herself.

Outgrow
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 15, 2006
Recorded2005–06
GenreJ-pop
Length60:36
LanguageJapanese
LabelAvex Trax
BoA chronology
Merry Christmas from BoA
(2005)
Outgrow
(2006)
Made in Twenty (20)
(2007)
Singles from Outgrow
  1. "Do the Motion"
    Released: March 30, 2005
  2. "Make a Secret"
    Released: August 31, 2005
  3. "Dakishimeru"
    Released: November 23, 2005
  4. "Everlasting"
    Released: January 18, 2006
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
HMV[1]

The album comes in two editions, a limited CD+DVD edition, and a regular (unlimited) CD-only edition. Both editions come with different covers (as shown on the table on the right), and the CD features 13 tracks, including a bonus track of "First Snow" alongside 5 new songs. The limited edition CD+DVD version includes a DVD with 5 video clips (4 of which are of all of the music videos from the featured singles and an additional special "behind the scenes" clip).

Track listing

CD

  1. "Silent Screamerz" (3:30)
  2. "Do the Motion" (4:14)
  3. "Kimi no tonari de (キミのとなりで)" (5:09)
  4. "Outgrow: Ready Butterfly" (3:20)
  5. "Make a Secret" (4:48)
  6. "Everlasting" (5:25)
  7. "Long Time No See" (3:56)
  8. "Cosmic Eyes" (3:40)
  9. "Dakishimeru (抱きしめる)" (3:48)
  10. "Love Is Just What You Can't See" (5:06)
  11. "Stay My Gold" (5:30)
  12. "Soundscape" (4:11)
  13. "With U" (3:42)
  14. "First Snow (Bonus Track)" (4:23)

DVD

  1. "Do the Motion" (video clip)
  2. "Make a Secret" (video clip)
  3. "Dakishimeru" (video clip)
  4. "Everlasting" (video clip)
  5. Making of Music Videos + Bonus Video Clip

Charts

Sales and certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[5] 2× Platinum 427,871[6]
South Korea (RIAK) 22,564[7]

Singles

Date Title Peak position Sales
March 30, 2005 Do the Motion 1 169,542
August 31, 2005 Make a Secret 5 54,453
November 23, 2005 Dakishimeru 9 58,436
January 18, 2006 Everlasting 4 74,744

References

  1. (in Japanese) Outgrow(DVD付き)【CD】-BoA/音楽/HMV
  2. "BoAのリリース一覧" [List of BoA's Releases]. Oricon. Retrieved October 22, 2014.
  3. "G-Music Combo Chart – Week 8 of 2006". G-Music. March 2, 2006. Archived from the original on March 5, 2006. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
  4. "G-Music J-pop Album Chart – Week 8 of 2006" (in Chinese). March 2, 2006. Archived from the original on March 5, 2006. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
  5. "Japanese album certifications – BoA – Outgrow" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Select 2006年02月 on the drop-down menu
  6. "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」" [Oricon Ranking Information Service 'You Big Tree']. Oricon. Retrieved November 1, 2014.
  7. "2006년총결산 POP음반 판매량집계" [2006 Year End International Music Sales]. Recording Industry Association of Korea. 2007. Archived from the original on February 13, 2009. Retrieved October 22, 2014.
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