Girl's Talk
Version C cover
Studio album by
Kara
ReleasedNovember 24, 2010
Recorded2010
Genre
Length35:26 (Standard)
45:46 (Limited Editions C)
LanguageJapanese
LabelUniversal Sigma
Kara chronology
Jumping
(2010)		 Girl's Talk
(2010)		 Step
(2011)
Singles from Girl's Talk
  1. "Mister"
    Released: August 11, 2010
  2. "Jumping"
    Released: November 10, 2010

Girl's Talk (ガールズトーク, Gāruzu Tōku) is the first Japanese studio album by South Korean girl group Kara. It was released on November 24, 2010, in four editions: CD+DVD,[1] CD+Photobook (28-pages),[2] CD-Only First Press coming with Korean versions of the songs "Sweet Days", "Love Is", and "Binks"[3] and a CD-Only Normal Press coming with no bonus tracks.[4] The album has topped the Oricon Weekly Album Charts several times and was eventually certified as Double Platinum by the RIAJ.[5]

Composition

The album contains two original Japanese songs. There are five songs that were included on the group's fourth Korean mini-album Jumping (2010) including "Sweet Days" which was titled "With" on the mini-album[3] and the second single Jumping. There are two songs which was previously released in Korean on their third mini-album Lupin (2010) and these are "Lupin" and "Umbrella". The debut single, Mister was previously released in Korean on their second studio album Revolution (2009).

Chart performance

Girl's Talk had sold over 107,000 copies which placed on number 2 at the Oricon Weekly Album charts, behind Hikaru Utada's Utada Hikaru Single Collection Vol. 2, which sold over 231,000 copies in the same week. This is the first time in 6 years and 9 months for a foreign Asian girl group to sell over 100,000 copies on its first week in Japan since Twelve Girls Band did back in March 2004 with the release of their album Kikō: Shining Energy. The album's first week sales doubles that of Kara Best 2007–2010 first week sales (51,000 copies) which was released back in September.[6]

The album spent 14 weeks in the Top 10 spot of the Oricon Weekly Album charts. It was eventually certified Platinum by the RIAJ. On February 12, 2011, the album eventually peaked at number one after spending over 12 weeks in the charts,[7] making it their first number-one album. The album managed to sell over 300,000 copies making them the first foreign female group to sell over 300,000 copies since Destiny's Child's #1's (2005). On November 18, 2011, it was announced that the album had already sold over 500,000 copies.[8][9]

Track listings

Girl's Talk track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Jumping (ジャンピン)"Song Soo-yoon, Han Jae-ho, Kim Seung-soo, Natsumi WatanabeHan Jae-ho, Kim Seung-soo2:58
2."Mister (ミスター)"Song Soo-yoon, Han Jae-ho, Kim Seung-soo, Natsumi Watanabe, PA-NONHan Jae-ho, Kim Seung-soo3:12
3."Baby I Need You (ベイビー・アイ・ニード・ユー)"Natsumi WatanabeArmySlick3:44
4."Sweet Days (スウィートデイズ)"Hwang Hyun, Kaori MoriwakaSong Soo-yoon3:28
5."SOS"Shoko FujibayashiJam9, ArmySlick4:42
6."Love Is (ラブ・イズ)"Song Soo-yoon, NarumiHan Jae-ho, Kim Seung-soo3:25
7."Binks (ビンクス)"Pa-Non, Song Soo-yoonHan Jae-ho, Kim Seung-soo3:13
8."Umbrella (アンブレラ)"Song Soo-yoon, Natsumi WatanabeHan Jae-ho, Kim Seung-soo3:45
9."Burn (バーン)"Song Soo-yoon, Kenn KatoHan Jae-ho, Kim Seung-soo3:30
10."Lupin (ルパン)"Song Soo-yoon, Natsumi WatanabeHan Jae-ho, Kim Seung-soo3:12
Total length:35:26
Version C First Press bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
11."Sweet Days" (Korean)3:29
12."Love Is" (Korean)3:27
13."Binks" (Korean)3:14
Total length:45:43
Version A DVD
No.TitleLength
1.""Jumpin'" Music Video (au Smart Sports ver.)" 
2."Making of "Jumpin'" Music Video (au Smart Sports ver.)" 
3."Offshoot footage from the album cover shoot" 

Charts and sales

Sales and certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[13] 2× Platinum 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ "Girl's Talk – Type A". Universal Music Group (in Japanese). Archived from the original on July 26, 2011. Retrieved August 10, 2011.
  2. ↑ "Girl's Talk – Type B". Universal Music Group (in Japanese). Archived from the original on August 21, 2011. Retrieved August 10, 2011.
  3. 1 2 "Girl's Talk – Regular Edition (First Press)". Universal Music Group (in Japanese). Archived from the original on August 8, 2011. Retrieved August 10, 2011.
  4. ↑ "ガールズトーク ＫＡＲＡのプロフィールならオリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved August 10, 2011.
  5. ↑ "一般社団法人 日本レコード協会". www.riaj.or.jp. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Oricon Weekly Charts". Oricon Charts (in Japanese). Retrieved November 30, 2010.
  7. ↑ "Oricon Weekly Charts". Oricon Charts (in Japanese). Retrieved February 13, 2011.
  8. ↑ . "Newsen" February 12, 2011. Retrieved February 12, 2011
  9. ↑ "KARA's 'Super Girl' records 360,000 in pre-order sales".
  10. ↑ "KARA Japanese Discography on ORICON STYLE" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved November 30, 2010.
  11. ↑ "Oricon Top 100 2010: Albums". JaME. January 1, 2011. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
  12. ↑ "Oricon Top 100 2011: Albums". JaME. December 31, 2011. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
  13. ↑ "Japanese album certifications – Kara – ガールズトーク" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Select 2011年11月 on the drop-down menu
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