Bertemu
| Bertemu | ||||
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| Studio album by Megumi Hayashibara | ||||
| Released | November 1, 1996 | |||
| Genre | J-Pop | |||
| Length | 61:32 | |||
| Label | Starchild | |||
| Megumi Hayashibara chronology | ||||
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Bertemu (stylized in lower case; Indonesian for ‘meet, converge’; stylized in lower case) is the eighth studio album by Japanese voice actress and recording artist Megumi Hayashibara, released on November 1, 1996, by Starchild.[1]
Background and release
[edit]Many tracks on Bertemu originated as theme songs or insert songs from anime. Notable inclusions are "Give a Reason" (opening for Slayers Next); the Ayanami versions of "A Cruel Angel's Thesis" and "Fly Me to the Moon" associated with Neon Genesis Evangelion and its character Rei Ayanami, along with other anime-related or original material.[1]
The album was issued in both a standard and a limited edition that included a cardboard sleeve and a hardcover photobook. It has been re-released on March 16, 2005.[2] The album was often marketed at the time as her first "best-of album,"[2] though it includes many new recordings and alternate takes rather than being a pure compilation.[2]
Commercial performance
[edit]Bertemu peaked at number 3 on the Oricon weekly albums chart,[3] making it Hayashibara's highest-charting studio album at the time. It charted for eight weeks and sold approximately 222,860 copies in Japan,[4] earning a Gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of Japan in November 1996.
Track list
[edit]| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Give a Reason" | Satomi Arimori | Hidetoshi Sato | Tsutomu Ohira | 4:25 |
| 2. | "Touch Yourself" | Megumi Hayashibara | Sato | Keiji Soeda | 5:06 |
| 3. | "Hanarete Ite mo" (はなれていても, lit. 'Even If We Are Apart') | Ritsuko Okazaki | Okazaki | Nobuyoshi Mitsumune | 4:13 |
| 4. | "A Cruel Angel's Thesis" (Ayanami version) | Yuko Oikawa | Hidetoshi Sato | Toshiyuki O'mori | 4:15 |
| 5. | "Midnight Blue" | Arimori | Sato | Sho Goto | 5:31 |
| 6. | "Matsuri Uta" (まつりうた, lit. 'Festival Song') | Hayashibara | Kenji Kawai | Kawai | 4:24 |
| 7. | "Shakunetsu no Koi" (灼熱の恋, lit. 'Scorching Love') | Arimori | Sato | Atsushi Onozawa | 3:58 |
| 8. | "-Life-" | Okazaki | Okazaki | Masaki Iwamoto | 4:04 |
| 9. | "Fly Me to the Moon" (Ayanami version) | Bart Howard | Howard | O'mori | 4:31 |
| 10. | "Shining Girl" | Arimori | Sato | Goto | 4:12 |
| 11. | "Nostalgic Lover" | Arimori | Mitsumune | Mitsumune | 4:27 |
| 12. | "Too Late" (new version) | Miho Matsuba | Ohira | Ohira | 4:31 |
| 13. | "Going History" | Arimori | Sato | Onozawa | 4:32 |
| 14. | "Cherish Christmas" | Megumi | Mitsumune | Mitsumune | 5:30 |
| Total length: | 61:32 | ||||
Charts
[edit]Certifications
[edit]| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Japan (RIAJ)[5] | Gold | 200,000[4] |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
[edit]- 1 2 "林原めぐみ / ブルトゥム [廃盤]" (in Japanese). Retrieved 30 March 2026.
- 1 2 3 "林原めぐみ / ブルトゥム [限定][廃盤]". CD Journal (in Japanese). Retrieved 30 March 2026.
- 1 2 "bertemu | 林原めぐみ". Oricon News (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 30 March 2026.
- 1 2 3 "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」" [Oricon Ranking Information Service 'You Taiju']. Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved 30 March 2026.
- ↑ "Japanese album certifications – Megumi Hayashibara – Bertemu" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved 30 March 2026. Select 1996年11月 on the drop-down menu
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