Shio, Koshō

Shio, Koshō
Studio album by Greeeen
Released	June 10, 2009
Recorded	2008–2009
Genre	Pop rock
Length	57:02 (Standard Edition & Limited Edition A) 61:36 (Limited Edition B)
Label	Nayutawave
Producer	Jin
Greeeen chronology
A, Domo. Ohisashiburi Desu. (2008) Shio, Koshō (2009) Ima Made no A Men, B Men Dest!? (2009)

Shio, Koshō (塩、コショウ, "Salt & Pepper") is Japanese band Greeeen's third studio album released on June 10, 2009. There is a limited edition having DVD.[1] There is another limited edition having bonus track "Kiseki".[2]

With the sales of over 101,000 copies in the first day, the album debuted at number-one position on the Oricon daily album charts.[3] The album debuted at the number-one position on the Oricon weekly album charts, selling over 452,000 copies in its first week.[4] It became their 2nd album to be awarded Million status by RIAJ.[5]

The album has a hidden track, which was untitled when the album released.[6] The song was later named "Hige, Kosō" (髭、コソウ).[7]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Greeeen

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Hikari (光)"	3:35
2.	"Kuchibue (口笛)"	3:40
3.	"Haruka (遥か)"	5:37
4.	"Ayumi (歩み)"	4:12
5.	"Itsumademo (いつまでも)"	4:03
6.	"Tabibito (旅人)"	3:33
7.	"Hallelujah!!!! (ハレルヤ！！！！)"	3:33
8.	"Story"	3:53
9.	"Setsuna (刹那)"	4:46
10.	"Fuyu no Aruhi no Uta (冬のある日の唄)"	4:23
11.	"Tobira (扉)"	4:14
12.	"Sora e no Tegami (空への手紙)"	3:57
13.	"Fubo Uta (父母唄)"	5:04
14.	"Hige, Kosō (髭、コソウ) (hidden track)"	2:22

Limited edition A: bonus DVD

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Tobira (扉)"
2.	"Ayumi (歩み)"
3.	"Setsuna (刹那)"
4.	"Haruka (遥か)"

Limited edition B: bonus track

No.	Title	Length
14.	"Kiseki (bonus track)"	4:31
15.	"Hige, Kosō (髭、コソウ) (hidden track)"	2:22

Charts

Release	Oricon Albums Chart	Peak position	Debut sales (copies)	Sales total (copies)
June 10, 2009	Daily Charts	1	101,976	1,005,874
	Weekly Charts	1	452,258
	Monthly Charts (June 2009)	1	625,507
	Monthly Charts (July 2009)	3	245,877
	Monthly Charts (August 2009)	8	85,671
	Yearly Charts (2009)	3	2009 Sales : 1,000,127

References

1. "Shio, Kosho: Limited Edition Type A". cdjapan. Retrieved 2009-06-11.
2. "Shio, Kosho: Limited Edition Type B". cdjapan. Retrieved 2009-06-11.
3. "GReeeeN、2作連続の首位獲得に向けて好発進" (in Japanese). Oricon. 2009-06-11. Retrieved 2009-06-11.
4. "GReeeeNの最新作、09年発売のアルバムで最高初動売上を記録" (in Japanese). Oricon. 2009-06-16. Retrieved 2009-06-17.
5. ゴールド等認定作品一覧　2009年6月 (in Japanese). RIAJ. Retrieved 2009-07-26.
6. "GReeeeN，シークレットトラックのタイトルを募集" (in Japanese). Oricon. 2009-06-16. Retrieved 2009-06-22.
7. "GReeeeN、シークレットトラックの正式タイトルを発表" (in Japanese). mu-mo. 2009-07-10. Retrieved 2009-07-21.

Preceded by Best Fiction (Namie Amuro)

Japan Record Award for the Best Album 2009

Succeeded by Hajimari no Uta (Ikimonogakari)