Dress to Kill (After School album)
Dress to Kill is the second and latest Japanese album of South Korean girl group After School, released on March 19, 2014, in Japan under Avex Trax.[1] The album was released in three versions, a CD & DVD Limited Press Edition, a CD Edition (mu-mo Version) and a regular CD Edition. It was preceded by the singles "Heaven" and "Shh". It was the last album released by After School before going on an indefinite hiatus.[2]
| Dress to kill | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | March 19, 2014 | |||
| Recorded | 2012–2014 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Label | Avex Trax | |||
| After School chronology | ||||
| ||||
| Singles from Dress to Kill | ||||
Editions
The album was released in three different editions: CD & DVD Limited Press Edition, CD Edition (mu-mo Version), and the Regular CD Edition. The CD & DVD Limited Press Edition contains the CD album, and a DVD containing the music video for Heaven, two music videos for Shh (the regular music video and a Dance edit music video) and group performances from the Play Girlz Japan Fan Meeting 2013 at Shinkiba Studio Coast show including "Diva", "Flashback, "Heaven", "Crazy Driver" and "Slow Love".
The regular CD edition of Dress to Kill contains only the album itself along with a Japanese Version of "Flashback" as a bonus track. The CD Edition (mu-mo Version) of Dress to Kill contains only the album itself along with a previously unreleased song titled "Lucky Girl" as a bonus track.
Commercial performance
In its first week, Dress to Kill charted at number 33 with 4,252 copies sold, a large dip from the sales of their first album.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Dress code ~Theme of “Dress to kill”~" | Tak Miyazawa | 0:30 | |
| 2. | "Dress to kill" | Reika Yuuki | Jon Levine / Pam Sheyne / Ross Golan | 3:21 |
| 3. | "Ms.Independent" | Kanata Okajima | Albi Albertsson,Johanna Elkesdotter | 3:39 |
| 4. | "Triangle" | Kyasu Morizuki | T-SK / Liv NERVO / Mim NERVO / tesung kim | 3:41 |
| 5. | "Crazy Driver" | Mutsumi | Lubo Slavicek | 3:29 |
| 6. | "Shh" | Kyasu Morizuki | Shinichi Osawa | 4:58 |
| 7. | "Yes No Yes" | Kanata Okajima | Andreas Oberg / Kevin Charge / Kanata Okajima | 3:36 |
| 8. | "Heaven" | Mutsumi | Shinichi Osawa | 4:44 |
| 9. | "in the moonlight" | KAJI KATSURA | Andreas Oberg / Maria Marcus / Julimar Santos | 3:41 |
| 10. | "rock it!" | KAJI KATSURA | Erik Nyholm / Eric Palmqwist | 3:41 |
| 11. | "Spotlight" | Kyasu Morizuki | Caroline Gustavsson / Hanna Söderberg | 3:43 |
| 12. | "Killing eyes ~End of “Dress to kill”~" | Tak Miyazawa | 0:27 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Heaven" (Music video) | |
| 2. | "Shh" (Music video) | |
| 3. | "Shh" (Dance Edit Music video) | |
| 4. | "Diva" | |
| 5. | "FLASHBACK" | |
| 6. | "Heaven" | |
| 7. | "Crazy Driver" | |
| 8. | "SLOW LOVE" | |
| 9. | "Making Movie" |
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13. | "Flashback (JPN Ver.)" | H.U.B. | TEXU a.k.a saint binary | 3:15 |
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13. | "Lucky Girl" | KAJI KATSURA | Mats Tarnfors / Marica Linde | 3:51 |
Charts
Oricon charts
| Released | Oricon Chart | Peak | Debut sales | Sales total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 19, 2014 | Daily Album Chart | 14 | 4,252 | 4,252 |
| Weekly Album Chart | 33 |
Other charts
| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Billboard Japan Top Albums | 35 |
Release history
| Country | Date | Format | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | March 19, 2014 | CD+DVD Limited Edition, CD only | Avex Trax |
References
- "DISCOGRAPHY | AFTERSCHOOL Japan Official Web Site". After School Japan Website. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
- "[N인터뷰]④ 박수아 "애프터스쿨 서로 응원ing…정아 아들 임신 5개월차"". News1. Naver. May 13, 2019. Retrieved May 22, 2023.