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[[Image:Bitter & Sweet (Arashiro Beno)dvd.jpg|thumb|270px|CD+DVD Cover]]
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[[File:BENI - Bitter & Sweet Lim.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Limited Edition Cover]]
[[Image:Bitter & Sweet (Arashiro Beno)CD.jpg|thumb|270px|CD Only Cover]]
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[[File:BENI - Bitter & Sweet Reg.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Regular Edition Cover]]
  
 
; Artist
 
; Artist
: [[Arashiro Beni|BENI]]
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: [[BENI]]
 
; Album
 
; Album
: BITTER&SWEET
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: Bitter & Sweet
 
; Released
 
; Released
: 2009.09.02
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: 2009.09.02 <small>(Limited & Regular Edition)</small>
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: 2012.11.07 <small>(Re-released Edition)</small>
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: 2013.09.04 <small>(SHM-CD Limited Pressing)</small>
 
; Catalog Number
 
; Catalog Number
: UPCH-29033 <small>(CD+DVD)</small>
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: UPCH-29033 <small>(Limited Edition)</small>
: UPCH-20167 <small>(CD Only)</small>
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: UPCH-20167 <small>(Regular Edition)</small>
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: UPCH-29116 <small>(Re-released Edition / SHM-CD Limited Pressing)</small>
 
; Price
 
; Price
: ¥3,200 <small>(CD+DVD)</small>
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: ¥3,200 <small>(Limited Edition)</small>
: ¥2,600 <small>(CD Only)</small>
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: ¥2,600 <small>(Regular Edition)</small>
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: ¥1,980 <small>(Re-released Edition / SHM-CD Limited Pressing)</small>
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; CD Tracklist
 
; CD Tracklist
 
# Bitter & Sweet Intro
 
# Bitter & Sweet Intro
# [[Kiss Kiss Kiss]]
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# [[Kiss Kiss Kiss (BENI)|Kiss Kiss Kiss]]
# [[Zutto Futari de]] (ずっと二人で; ''Always the Two of Us'')
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# [[Zutto Futari de (BENI)|Zutto Futari de]] (ずっと二人で; ''Always the Two of Us'')
 
# [[Koi Kogarete]] (恋焦がれて; ''Yearning for Love'')
 
# [[Koi Kogarete]] (恋焦がれて; ''Yearning for Love'')
 
# [[Dakishimete (BENI)|Dakishimete]] feat. [[Dohzi-T]] (抱きしめて; ''Hold Me'')
 
# [[Dakishimete (BENI)|Dakishimete]] feat. [[Dohzi-T]] (抱きしめて; ''Hold Me'')
 
# [[Anything Goes!!]]
 
# [[Anything Goes!!]]
 
# [[Stardust (BENI)|stardust]]
 
# [[Stardust (BENI)|stardust]]
# [[Kira Kira|KIRA☆KIRA☆]]
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# [[Kira Kira (BENI)|KIRA☆KIRA☆]]
 
# [[Go On (BENI)|GO ON]]
 
# [[Go On (BENI)|GO ON]]
# [[Shinjisasete]] (信じさせて; ''Make me Believe'')
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# [[Shinjisasete]] (信じさせて; ''Make Me Believe'')
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# [[Nice & Slow|nice & slow]]
 
# [[Stay (BENI)|STAY]]
 
# [[Stay (BENI)|STAY]]
# [[Nice & Slow|nice & slow]]
 
 
# [[Beautiful World (BENI)|Beautiful World]]
 
# [[Beautiful World (BENI)|Beautiful World]]
# [[Mou Nido to...]] (もう二度と...)
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# [[Mou Nido to...]] (もう二度と・・・; ''Never Again...'')
# [[Kiss Kiss Kiss|Kiss Kiss Kiss (DJ HASEBE REMIX)]] (bonus track)
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# [[Kiss Kiss Kiss (BENI)|Kiss Kiss Kiss DJ HASEBE REMIX]] (bonus track)
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; DVD Tracklist
 
; DVD Tracklist
# [[Mou Nido to...]] (もう二度と...; ''Never Again...'') ([[PV]])
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# [[Mou Nido to...]] (もう二度と・・・) ([[PV]])
# [[Kiss Kiss Kiss]] ([[PV]])
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# [[Kiss Kiss Kiss (BENI)|Kiss Kiss Kiss]] ([[PV]])
# [[Koi Kogarete]] (恋焦がれて; ''Yearning for Love'') ([[PV]])
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# [[Koi Kogarete]] (恋焦がれて) ([[PV]])
# [[Zutto Futari de]] (ずっと二人で; ''Always the Two of Us'') ([[PV]])
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# [[Zutto Futari de (BENI)|Zutto Futari de]] (ずっと二人で) ([[PV]])
# [[The Boy Is Mine]] (feat. [[wikipedia:Tynisha Keli|Tynisha Keli)]] (ザ・ボーイズ・イズ・マイン) ([[PV]]) <small>(original: [[wikipedia:Brandy|Brandy]] & [[wikipedia:Monica (entertainer)|Monica]])</small>
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# [[The Boy Is Mine (BENI)|The Boy Is Mine]] (feat. [[wikipedia:Tynisha Keli|Tynisha Keli]]) (ザ・ボーイズ・イズ・マイン) ([[PV]]) <small>([[wikipedia:Brandy Norwood|Brandy]] & [[wikipedia:Monica (entertainer)|Monica]] cover)</small>
# [[Superstar (BENI)|Superstar]] ([[PV]]) <small>(original: [[wikipedia:The Carpenters|The Carpenters]])</small>
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# [[Superstar (BENI)|Superstar]] ([[PV]]) <small>([[wikipedia:The Carpenters|The Carpenters]] cover)</small>
  
  
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<div align="justify">
 
; Information
 
; Information
"BITTER & SWEET" is [[Arashiro Beni|BENI]]'s fourth studio album and first album under [[Universal Music Japan]] label. The album was released in two editions: a limited edition with a DVD containing her [[PV|music videos]] and a CD only regular edition. This will be her first album to have a limited edition since [[Beni]]. In the first two weeks of sales of the album, it outsold her past albums sales altogether.
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''Bitter & Sweet'' is the fouth studio album released by [[BENI]]. It is both her first album released under the the [[Universal Music]] sub-label [[NAYUTAWAVE RECORDS]] and the first to use the stage name '''BENI'''. This was released in two different versions: a limited CD+DVD edition coming with a DVD containing [[PV|music videos]] and a regular CD only edition. The album reached #5 on the [[Oricon]] weekly charts, where it charted for 18 weeks. It became the 78th highest-selling album of 2009, and is also her highest-selling studio album to date with over 100,000 copies sold.
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==Oricon Chart Positions==
 
==Oricon Chart Positions==
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[[File:BENI - Bitter & Sweet promo.png|right|220px|thumb|BENI promoting the album]]
 
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||15 ||33 ||33 ||32 ||27 ||30 ||26 ||29    ||4,498
 
||15 ||33 ||33 ||32 ||27 ||30 ||26 ||29    ||4,498
 
|- align="center"
 
|- align="center"
||24 ||x ||x ||x ||x ||x ||x ||x     ||xx,xxx
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||24 ||36 ||37 ||32 ||32 ||37 ||33 ||37     ||2,984
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|- align="center"
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||29  ||- ||- ||- ||- ||- ||41 ||63      ||2,157
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|- align="center"
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||35  ||- ||- ||- ||- ||- ||-  ||63      ||1,730
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|- align="center"
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||-  ||- ||- ||- ||- ||- ||- ||86        ||1,410
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|- align="center"
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||-  ||- ||- ||- ||- ||- ||- ||111      ||1,046
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|- align="center"
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||-  ||- ||- ||- ||- ||- ||- ||137      ||838
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|- align="center"
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||-  ||- ||- ||- ||- ||- ||- ||225      ||742
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|- align="center"
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||-  ||- ||- ||- ||- ||- ||- ||232      ||619
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|- align="center"
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||-  ||- ||- ||- ||- ||- ||- ||289      ||500
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|- align="center"
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||-  ||- ||- ||- ||- ||- ||- ||257      ||581
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|- align="center"
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||- ||-  ||-  ||-  ||-  ||-  ||-  ||rowspan="2"|272||rowspan="2"|1,113
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'''Total Reported Sales:''' 96,220*
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'''Total Reported Sales:''' 109,940
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==External Links==
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* Oricon Profiles: [http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/338449/products/music/832552/1/ Limited Edition] | [http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/338449/products/music/832552/1/ Regular Edition] | [http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/338449/products/music/989786/1/ Re-released Edition]
  
== External Links ==
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{{BENI}}
*Oricon Profile: [http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/832552/1/ CD+DVD] | [http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/832554/1/ CD Only]
 
  
 
[[Category:J-Pop (releases)]]
 
[[Category:J-Pop (releases)]]
 
[[Category:J-Urban (releases)]]
 
[[Category:J-Urban (releases)]]
 
[[Category:2009 Albums]]
 
[[Category:2009 Albums]]
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[[Category:2009 Oricon Top 100 Albums]]
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[[Category:September 2009]]
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[[Category:November 2012]]
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[[Category:September 2013]]

Latest revision as of 17:32, 19 July 2013

Limited Edition Cover
Regular Edition Cover
Artist
BENI
Album
Bitter & Sweet
Released
2009.09.02 (Limited & Regular Edition)
2012.11.07 (Re-released Edition)
2013.09.04 (SHM-CD Limited Pressing)
Catalog Number
UPCH-29033 (Limited Edition)
UPCH-20167 (Regular Edition)
UPCH-29116 (Re-released Edition / SHM-CD Limited Pressing)
Price
¥3,200 (Limited Edition)
¥2,600 (Regular Edition)
¥1,980 (Re-released Edition / SHM-CD Limited Pressing)
CD Tracklist
  1. Bitter & Sweet Intro
  2. Kiss Kiss Kiss
  3. Zutto Futari de (ずっと二人で; Always the Two of Us)
  4. Koi Kogarete (恋焦がれて; Yearning for Love)
  5. Dakishimete feat. Dohzi-T (抱きしめて; Hold Me)
  6. Anything Goes!!
  7. stardust
  8. KIRA☆KIRA☆
  9. GO ON
  10. Shinjisasete (信じさせて; Make Me Believe)
  11. nice & slow
  12. STAY
  13. Beautiful World
  14. Mou Nido to... (もう二度と・・・; Never Again...)
  15. Kiss Kiss Kiss DJ HASEBE REMIX (bonus track)
DVD Tracklist
  1. Mou Nido to... (もう二度と・・・) (PV)
  2. Kiss Kiss Kiss (PV)
  3. Koi Kogarete (恋焦がれて) (PV)
  4. Zutto Futari de (ずっと二人で) (PV)
  5. The Boy Is Mine (feat. Tynisha Keli) (ザ・ボーイズ・イズ・マイン) (PV) (Brandy & Monica cover)
  6. Superstar (PV) (The Carpenters cover)


Information

Bitter & Sweet is the fouth studio album released by BENI. It is both her first album released under the the Universal Music sub-label NAYUTAWAVE RECORDS and the first to use the stage name BENI. This was released in two different versions: a limited CD+DVD edition coming with a DVD containing music videos and a regular CD only edition. The album reached #5 on the Oricon weekly charts, where it charted for 18 weeks. It became the 78th highest-selling album of 2009, and is also her highest-selling studio album to date with over 100,000 copies sold.

Oricon Chart Positions

BENI promoting the album
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Week Rank Sales
- 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 29,581
6 11 13 11 8 7 6 9 22,232
5 13 10 10 7 8 7 9 18,495
10 8 8 9 8 8 8 8 13,860
8 25 23 19 20 22 17 20 7,554
15 33 33 32 27 30 26 29 4,498
24 36 37 32 32 37 33 37 2,984
29 - - - - - 41 63 2,157
35 - - - - - - 63 1,730
- - - - - - - 86 1,410
- - - - - - - 111 1,046
- - - - - - - 137 838
- - - - - - - 225 742
- - - - - - - 232 619
- - - - - - - 289 500
- - - - - - - 257 581
- - - - - - - 272 1,113
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Total Reported Sales: 109,940

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