Hocus Pocus (Kimura Kaela album)
- Artist
- Kimura Kaela
- Album
- HOCUS POCUS
- Released
- 2009.06.24
- Catalog Number
- COZP-373/4 (CD+DVD)
- COCP-35635 (CD)
- Price
- ¥3,465 (CD+DVD)
- ¥2,940 (CD)
- CD Tracklist
- Dear Jazzmaster '84
- Moustache (album ver.) (マスタッシュ)
- Phone
- Otome echo (乙女echo; Woman Echo)
- Butterfly
- Doko (どこ; Where)
- HOCUS POCUS
- Another world
- season
- Kimi ni Aitai (キミニアイタイ; I Want to Meet You)
- Jeepney
- BANZAI (album ver.)
- Super girl
- Today (Secret Track)
- DVD Tracklist
- Moustache (マスタッシュ) (PV)
- memories (original version) (PV)
- Doko (どこ; Where) (PV)
- BANZAI (PV)
- tvk”saku saku”MC復活ウィーク編集版
- BANZAI (Making Of)
- Information
HOCUS POCUS is the fifth studio album released by Kimura Kaela. The album was released in two editions: a limited edition CD+DVD version and a normal CD only edition. The limited edition DVD comes with music videos for all of the album's singles, a special scene from Kimura's return to Saku Saku, and a making of the "BANZAI" video. The song "Butterfly" was used as a digital single to help promote the album and it received a music video (which is not featured on the limited DVD).
When asked about the album's title Kimura said that she chose it because "it seems like spell", which sends out the message of you can change the person you are by your own power. This is Kimura's first album that does not have an overall theme. Since debutting five years ago, she has gone through different hardships, but she has learned to accept the change and have a positive outlook. The lyrics on the album resemble those feelings and are meant to make you feel good.
The album reached #3 on the weekly Oricon chart, and stayed on the chart for a total of 16 weeks. Because the album sold 205,305 copies in 2009, it became the #37 best selling album of the year.
Oricon Chart Positions
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | Week Rank | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 102,741 |
| 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 34,539 |
| 4 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 17,802 |
| 8 | 22 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 10,426 |
| 12 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 20 | 7,180 |
| 15 | 30 | 26 | 25 | 29 | 22 | 19 | 27 | 4,551 |
| 18 | - | - | 38 | 32 | 34 | 26 | 34 | 3,448 |
| 25 | 35 | 34 | 29 | 30 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 3,069 |
| 36 | - | - | - | 50 | 48 | 35 | 50 | 2,187 |
| 34 | - | - | 41 | 43 | 35 | 32 | 44 | 3,519 |
| 32 | - | - | 42 | 42 | 42 | 43 | 46 | 2,605 |
| 38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 73 | 2,034 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 99 | 1,496 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 95 | 1,567 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 121 | 1,083 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 143 | 850 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 135 | 820 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 189 | 135 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 165 | 677 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 139 | 793 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 170 | 637 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 229 | 470 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 200 | 885 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 221 | 653 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 263 | 552 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 298 | 493 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 228 | 825 |
| - | - | - | - | 40 | 39 | 34 | 40 | 6,423 |
| 35 | 28 | 23 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 27 | ||
| 29 | - | - | - | 32 | 33 | 34 | 41 | 2,458 |
| 36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 55 | 2,309 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 90 | 1,763 |
| 45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 151 | 840 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 232 | 489 |
Total Reported Sales: 220,905
