is an extended play CD released by girl idol group Berryz Kobo on 7 December 2005. It is the third of three releases issued by the band in the space of four weeks, along with their second album Dai 2 Seichōki and the ninth single "Gag 100kaibun Aishite Kudasai". "2.5" is pronounced nī ten go.
The EP contains five previously released tracks in the aforementioned ninth single's A-side, plus four earlier single sides. Only one track, "Arigatō! Tomodachi", is exclusive to the EP.
Former band member Maiha Ishimura appears, but is not credited, on tracks 3 to 6.
Release The album debuted at number 45 in the Oricon Weekly Album chart, remaining in the list for 2 weeks.
The 9th single, , was released on 23 November 2005, by Up-Front Works' Piccolo Town label, as well as a version by Marvelous Entertainment, which featured a slightly different track listing. Abbreviated as "Gag100". It was later added on Special! Best Mini: 2.5 Maime no Kare. The song is used as the ending theme of Futari wa Pretty Cure Max Heart Movie 2: Friends of the Snow-Laden Sky. Due to Maiha Ishimura's graduation, this was the first Berryz Kobo single to feature only seven members.
The song charted at number 19 on the Oricon Singles Chart.
Track listing Gag 100kaibun Aishite Kudasai
Piriri to Yukō! Anata Nashi de wa Ikite Yukenai
Personnel
Saki Shimizu - vocals and band leader Momoko Tsugunaga - vocals Chinami Tokunaga - vocals Miyabi Natsuyaki - vocals Maasa Sudo - vocals Yurina Kumai - vocals Risako Sugaya - vocals Maiha Ishimura - vocals (Tracks 3–6, uncredited) Yuichi Takahasi - keyboard and MIDI programming, guitar Kaoru Kubota - backing vocals Hideyuki "Daichi" Suzuki - keyboard and MIDI programming, guitar Hiroaki Takeuchi - chorus Koji Makaino - keyboard and MIDI programming Shinsuke Suzuki - guitar Hideyuki Komatsu - bass Horishi Iida - percussion Masato Yamao - organ Tsunku - backing vocals Amazons - backing vocals Takao Konishi - keyboard and MIDI programming Yasuo Asai - guitar Yasushi Sasamoto - bass Masanori Suzuki - trumpet Yoshinari Takegami - saxophone Satoshi Mizota - trombone Shoichiro Hirata - keyboard and MIDI programming Keiko "Chibi" Furuya - backing vocals Akira - guitar, bass, keyboards, MIDI programming, backing vocals Nobuyasu Umemoto - recording coordination Kazumi Matsui - recording engineer, mix engineer Ryo Wakizawa - recording engineer, mix engineer Shinnosuke Kobayashi - recording engineer Masakazu Kimura - mix engineer Naoki Yamada - mix engineer Yuji Yamashita - mix engineer Tsunku - mix engineer Yuichi Ohtsubo - 2nd engineer Hirofumi Hiraki - 2nd engineer Yōhei Horiuchi - 2nd engineer Mitsuko Koike - mastering engineer
Charts Chart (2005) Peakposition Sales Firstweek Total Japan (Oricon Daily Albums Chart) 14 Japan (Oricon Weekly Albums Chart) 45 6,071 7,072
References
External links Up-Front Works site entry