GEM is the third album from Beni Arashiro on the Avex Trax label. This album has two versions: a CD-only version and a CD+DVD version. The DVD contains all of the promoting videos and a CECIL McBEE trailer.[1] This was the last studio album Beni Arashiro released before she switched to label Universal Music Japan and her stage name to BENI.

GEM
Studio album by
Released25 April 2007
GenreJ-Pop
LabelAvex Trax
Beni Arashiro chronology
Girl 2 Lady
(2006)
GEM
(2007)
Chapter One ~Complete Collection~
(2008)

The album charted on the #114 on the Oricon charts.

Track listing edit

CD
No.TitleLyricsMusicArranger(s)Length
1."BAD GIRL"Beni, CMJKCMJKCMJK4:05
2."Mermaid"Haruka Mochizuki, Beni, AKI (rap)YanagimanYanagiman5:14
3."Losin' control"Haruka Mochizuki, Beni, YanagimanShunsuke MinamiYanagiman3:20
4."Loved"Yoko KuzuyaYoko KuzuyaYanagiman5:26
5."Luna"MC Renji, YanagimanShunsuke MinamiCMJK5:04
6."How Are U?"Kenn KatoYanagimanYanagiman4:35
7."Paradise"Beni, YanagimanYanagiman, BeniYanagiman4:54
8."Mirror mirror"CMJKCMJKCMJK4:38
9."Sweet but Empty"Shoko Fujibayashitasukutasuku3:07
10."Koibumi (恋文, Love letter)" (Studio Live Version)Yoko KuzuyaYoko KuzuyaYuta Nakano4:03
11."No Pain, No Gain" (English Version)BeniYanagimanYanagiman4:21
DVD
No.TitleLength
1."How Are U?" (Promotion Video) 
2."Luna" (Promotion Video) 
3."Koibumi" (Special Promotion Video) 
4."CECIL McBEE" (Trailer) 

Charts edit

Release Chart Peak position
22 February 2006 Oricon Weekly Albums Chart 126

Singles edit

Date Title Peak position
September 20, 2006 "How Are U?" did not chart
February 28, 2007 "Luna" 77

References edit

  1. ^ "Amazon.co.jp: GEM(DVD)" (in Japanese). Amazon. 2009-06-22. Retrieved 2009-06-22.