Sharan Q – Single Best 10 ★Omaketsuki★ (a J!-ENT World Groove Album Review)

1. 18ヶ月
2. ラーメン大好き小池さんの唄
3. とってもメリーゴーランド
4. 友達はいますか
5. 上・京・物・語
6. 恋をするだけ無駄なんて
7. シングルベッド
8. ズルい女
9. 空を見なよ
10. My Babe 君が眠るまで
11. いいわけ

Rock band Sharan Q have come a long way since their first single “18ヶ月” (18 months) and within four years, the band has now become one of the hottest rock bands in Japan.

The band consisted of Tsunku (vocalist), Hatake (guitarist), Makoto (drums), Taisei (keyboard) and Shu (bass). The band achieved success with their sixth single “Single Bed” (which was their first single to break the Oricon Singles charts top 10 at #9) which was used as the ending theme for the anime series “DNA^2″ and followed up with their popular single “Zurui Onna” which debuted at #2 and became the highest selling single for the group.

And to celebrate band’s rise to popularity, BMG is releasing the band’s first best albums which features all ten singles from the band and their bonus ramen track “ラーメン大好き小池さんの唄” (Kosuke’s song – I Love Noodles).

When it comes to best albums, you can’t really go wrong if every single from the band from 1992 through April 1996 is included on this best album. And the fact that many people are discovering Sharan Q for the first time, the album has definitely done well on the Oricon Charts because simply, if you haven’t purchased their previous singles, this best album is a magnificent deal.

I first discovered Sharan Q through the anime series “DNA^2” but the band has quickly become so popular that they are on all music shows as of late in Japan. Their hit song “Zurui Onna” solidified their popularity in Japan and since then, the band has done considerably charting in the top 3 of the Oricon singles charts (they’ve been denied from the top spot by bands and groups like B’z, Dreams Come True, SMAP, ZARD, SPEED, MAX and artists like Namie Amuro, so they’ve had steep competition in getting that #1 spot).

For Japanese drama fans, hits like “My Babe Kimi ga Nemuru Made” (Long Vacation) and “Iiwake” (Age 35 Koishikute) are also included on this best album.

The CD booklet comes with the lyrics but pictures of the group from each single plus production credits, discography and more.

Overall, there’s nothing bad anyone can say about this album. It has every single that came out from the group and you get one bonus track! It’s a pretty awesome album and if you are discovering Sharan Q for the first time, I highly recommend this album as a fantastic starting point for their music.

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