5x5 The Best Selection of 2002–2004

5x5 The Best Selection of 2002–2004 (stylized as 5×5 The Best Selection of 2002←2004) is the second compilation album of the Japanese boy band Arashi. As with the group's recent albums, two editions were released. The album contains all of the singles the band released from 2002 to 2004 as well as several album tracks. The regular edition contains a bonus track, while the limited edition contains a booklet and a DVD containing all of the music videos the group has released since 1999.

5x5 The Best Selection of 2002–2004
Cover to the standard edition of the album
Greatest hits album by
ReleasedNovember 10, 2004 (2004-11-10)
Recorded2002–2004
GenrePop
Length70:13 (Limited edition)
74:21 (Regular edition)
LabelJ Storm
JACA-5019 (CD-DVD Limited edition)
JACA-5020 (Regular edition)
Arashi chronology
Iza, Now!
(2004)
5x5 The Best Selection of 2002–2004
(2004)
One
(2004)
Singles from 5x5 The Best Selection of 2002–2004
  1. "Hitomi no Naka no Galaxy/Hero"
    Released: August 18, 2004

Album information

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The release of the album coincided with the group's fifth anniversary. The limited edition exclusively contains a special music video of Arashi's "Lucky Man" song from their 2003 studio album How's It Going? while the regular edition exclusively contains the song "La Tormenta 2004", which translates into "The Storm 2004" from Spanish to English. "La Tormenta 2004" also serves as an updated version of "La Tormenta 2001" and "La Tormenta Chapter II", which the group performed in their Shounen Club appearance on July 15, 2001 and throughout their 2003 How's It Going? summer concert tour respectively.

Track list

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CD
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Hero"SpinShin TanimotoTomoki Ishizuka4:54
2."Hitomi no Naka no Galaxy"Fumiya FujiiFujiiChokkaku5:19
3."Tochū Gesha"SpinKōsuke MorimotoHa-j4:16
4."Right Back to You"
  • Peter Bjorklund
  • Joel Eriksson
Ha-j3:35
5."Pikanchi Double"
  • Spin
  • Sakurai
MorimotoIshizuka5:07
6."Kotoba Yori Taisetsu na Mono"
  • Takeshi
  • Sakurai
Takehiko IidaIshizuka4:02
7."Hadashi no Mirai"Ayumi MiyazakiMiyazakiChokkaku4:41
8."Lucky Man"
  • Yukie Ozaki
  • Sakurai
IidaNaoki Ōtsubo5:08
9."Blue"MorimotoMorimotoHa-j5:36
10."Tomadoi Nagara"Hirō OoyagiOoyagiOoyagi4:15
11."Fuyu no Nioi"Girls TalkGirls TalkIshizuka5:12
12."Pikanchi"Takeshi AidaTanimotoChokkaku4:51
13."Nemuranai Karada"Takaaki AmamotoHiroshi YamamotoJun Abe4:31
14."Nice na Kokoroiki"Masami TozawaIidaIshizuka4:00
15."A Day in Our Life"
  • Shun
  • Shuya
  • Shun
  • Shuya
  • Shun
  • Shuya
4:47
16."La Tormenta 2004" (Regular edition only)
  • Takashi Miura
  • Sakurai
Taku YoshiokaYoshioka4:08
Total length:74:21
DVD: The Clips of 1999→2004
No.TitleDirectorLength
1."Arashi"Kensuke Kawamura 
2."Sunrise Nippon"Kensuke Kawamura 
3."Typhoon Generation"Tetsurō Takeuchi 
4."Kansha Kangeki Ame Arashi"Yō Ōhashi 
5."Kimi no Tame ni Boku ga Iru"Yasuyuki Yamaguchi 
6."Jidai"Takamasa Takimoto 
7."A Day in Our Life"Kensuke Kawamura 
8."Nice na Kokoroiki"Kensuke Kawamura 
9."Pikanchi"Yukihiko Tsutsumi 
10."Tomadoi Nagara"Tetsuo Inoue 
11."Hadashi no Mirai"Tetsuya Satō 
12."Kotoba Yori Taisetsu na Mono"Tetsuya Satō 
13."Pikanchi Double"Tetsuya Satō 
14."Hitomi no Naka no Galaxy"Akihisa Takagi 
15."Hero"Akihisa Takagi 
16."Lucky Man"Kensuke Kawamura 

Charts and certifications

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Release history

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Release history and formats for 5x5 The Best Selection of 2002–2004
Country Date Label Format Number
Japan November 10, 2004 J Storm CD JACA-5020[5]
2CD JACA-5019[6]
South Korea September 12, 2006[7] SM Entertainment CD SMJTCD156[8]
2CD[9]

References

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  1. ^ a b 2004年11月第4週のアルバムランキング情報. Oricon (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2012-10-20. Retrieved 2009-12-30.
  2. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot Albums 2019/02/11". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-06-18.
  3. ^ "Billboard Japan Top Album Sales 2019/02/11". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-06-18.
  4. ^ ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2004年11月. RIAJ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2009-12-30.
  5. ^ "5 X 5 THE BEST SELECTION OF 2002 - 2004 (Regular Edition)". CDJapan. Retrieved 2009-12-31.
  6. ^ "5 X 5 THE BEST SELECTION OF 2002 - 2004 (w/ DVD, Limited Edition)". CDJapan. Retrieved 2009-12-31.
  7. ^ "Arashi discography" (in Korean). SM Entertainment. Archived from the original on 2012-07-23. Retrieved 2009-12-31.
  8. ^ "Arashi - 5X5 The Best Selection Of 2002-2004" (in Korean). Aladdin. Retrieved 2009-12-31.
  9. ^ "Arashi - 5X5 The Best Selection Of 2002-2004" (in Korean). Aladdin. Retrieved 2009-12-31.
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