is the second "

best of A greatest hits album or best-of album is a type of compilation album that collects popular and commercially successful songs by a particular artist or band. While greatest hits albums are typically supported by the artist, they can also be creat ...

" compilation from the Japanese female idol group

Morning Musume , formerly and commonly known as and colloquially referred to as , is a Japanese girl group, holding the second highest overall single sales (of a female group) on the Oricon, Oricon charts as of February 2012, with the Oricon record of most to ...

and it was released March 31, 2004, selling a total of 180,897 copies. It contains ten of the A-sides released since the release of

Best! Morning Musume 1 is the first "best of" compilation from the J-pop idol group Morning Musume , formerly and commonly known as and colloquially referred to as , is a Japanese girl group, holding the second highest overall single sales (of a female group) on th ...

in 2002, including several cuts not previously available on any other Morning Musume album; one new song and one popular song from a single.

Release

The album was certified Gold by the

Recording Industry Association of Japan The is an industry trade group composed of Japanese corporations involved in the music industry. It was founded in 1942 as the Japan Phonogram Record Cultural Association, and adopted its current name in 1969. The RIAJ's activities include pro ...

for physical sales. ''Best! Morning Musume 2'' would be the last full-length CD release to feature

Natsumi Abe is a Japanese singer and actress, a former member of Morning Musume, and a member of Dream Morning Musume. Biography She was born in Muroran, Hokkaidō, Japan. Career On August 13, 2003, she released her first single, "22 Sai no Watash ...

, who graduated from the group earlier in the year. Also, unlike the first singles compilation, graduated members Abe,

Maki Goto is a Japanese singer, lyricist, and former actress. Born and raised in Edogawa, Tokyo, Goto began her musical career in 1999 when she joined Morning Musume as the only third generation member. Her first single with the group, "Love Machine (Mo ...

and

Kei Yasuda is a Japanese singer, musician and actress under the Hello! Project. She was a member and co-leader of the Japanese girl group Morning Musume. Yasuda, along with Mari Yaguchi and Sayaka Ichii, were the second generation of singers to be recru ...

are all represented both on the cover and in the liner notes. The album comes with a large badge and comes in a special package. The song was released November 6, 2003. It sold a total of 145,340 copies, spent 16 weeks in the Japanese top 200 and peaked at number four. The single was certified Gold by the

for physical sales of over 100,000 units.

Track listing

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Do It! Now "Do It! Now" is the 15th single of J-pop idol group Morning Musume and was released July 24, 2002. It sold a total of 310,600 copies. Overview This single also marked the last appearance of Maki Goto before she graduated from Morning Musume and p ...

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As for One Day "As for One Day" (''Azu fō Wan Dei'') is the eighteenth single of J-pop idol group Morning Musume and was released April 23, 2003. It sold a total of 129,893 copies. This single also marked the graduation of second generation member Kei Yasuda. T ...

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References

External links

Best! Morning Musume 2
entry at Up-Front Works Morning Musume compilation albums 2004 greatest hits albums Zetima compilation albums {{japan-album-stub