Green Garden Pop Explained

GREEN GARDEN POP
Type:compilation
Artist:Yui
Cover:YUI - GREEN GARDEN POP cover regular edition.png
Released:December 5, 2012
Genre:Pop, pop rock
Label:Sony Music Japan, Gr8!

Green Garden Pop (stylized as GREEN GARDEN POP) is the second compilation album by Japanese singer-songwriter Yui. It was released on December 5, 2012, simultaneously with another compilation album Orange Garden Pop. The album reached #2 on Oricon.[1] It was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of Japan.[2] In South Korea, the album reached #86 on the Gaon Album Chart.[3]

In November 2012, a couple of weeks before the release of the album, Yui announced her decision to go on a hiatus at the end of the year.[4] [5] The album was described as YUI's first and probably last "best of" album.[6]

The anime Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood featured the song Again as its first intro theme, lasting from Episode 1, to episode 13.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: GREEN GARDEN POP. ORICON STYLE. ja-JP. 2016-09-20.
  2. Web site: ゴールドディスク認定 . www.riaj.or.jp . 2016-09-20.
  3. Web site: 2012년 12월 Album Chart. December 2012. Gaon Music Chart. 2016-09-20.
  4. Web site: YUI、年内で再び活動休止「新たに挑戦したいことが見えてきた」 . 19 November 2012 . . ja-JP. 2016-07-26.
  5. Web site: YUI『活動休止発表後の心境とベスト盤について語る!』 . . ja-JP. 2016-07-28.
  6. Web site: [NEW RELEASES] YUI, "Orange Garden Pop" and "Green Garden Pop" ]. Yim . Seung-hye . 28 January 2013 . Korea JoongAng Daily. 2016-07-30.