Bertemu

First Press Slipcover

Album Cover

Artist

Hayashibara Megumi

Album

bertemu (ブルトゥム)

Released

1996.11.01

2005.03.16 (re-release)

Catalog Number

KICS-590

KICS-91157 (re-release)

Price

¥3,000

Tracklist

1. Give a Reason
2. Touch Yourself
3. Hanareteite mo (はなれていても; Even If We Are Separated)
4. Zankoku na Tenshi no These <AYANAMI Version> (残酷な天使のテーゼ; A Cruel Angel's Thesis)
5. MIDNIGHT BLUE
6. Matsuri Uta (まつりうた; Festival Song)
7. Shakunetsu no Koi (灼熱の恋; Scorching Love)
8. -Life-
9. Fly Me To The Moon <AYANAMI Version>
10. Shining Girl
11. Nostalgic Lover
12. TOO LATE <NEW Version>
13. Going History
14. Cherish Christmas

Information

"bertemu" is the seventh album released by Hayashibara Megumi. The first press edition comes in a large slipcase box which contains the CD and a full color 40 page photobook. Each of first press editions also came with a different poloroid photo of Hayashibara. The songs "Hanareteitemo" and "Cherish Christmas" are the only two songs not to have a previous tie-in.

On 2005.03.16, a limited edition re-release was issued along with all of Hayashibara's other albums up through the VINTAGE albums. This version of the album featured all the tracks remastered and a 24 page album booklet, and a 16 page photo booklet, all of which located inside a special box.

Oricon Chart Positions

The album reached #3 on the Oricon chart, and stayed on the chart for a total of eight weeks. This is Hayashibara's highest charting album, and it still remains as ones of best selling albums from a seiyuu.

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun	Week Rank	Sales
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	101,280
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	43,650
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	12	27,920
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	18	22,950
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	31	11,150
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	49	7,410
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	74	5,390
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	out for 3 weeks
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	99	3,110

Total Reported Sales: 222,860

External Links

• Oricon Profile: Original | Re-release
• Japanese Wikipedia Entry: ブルトゥム