"Chūsotsu": Ebichū no Ike Ike Best and ūsotsuChū"Chūkara": Ebichū no Waku Waku Best are two best-of albums by the Japanese girl idol group Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku. They were released in Japan simultaneously on November 16, 2016. This marks the final release featuring Rina Matsuno, who died on February 8, 2017.
"Chūsotsu": Ebichū no Ike Ike Best
contains all the band's major-label hits to date (all the A-sides of the first ten major-label singles), one B-side and one album track. Some songs were re-recorded with the current line-up.
The album contains songs of different genres, such as heavy metal, melocore and electro. The Japan-based music website CDJournal in its review of the album states that the album does well in both showing the band's individually and reflecting its musical career. The site also notes the musicality of the songs and how the lyrics make use of each member's individuality.
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"Chūkara": Ebichū no Waku Waku Best
contains selected major-label B-sides and album tracks. Some songs were re-recorded with the current line-up. There is also one new song, titled "Sudden Death".
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"Chūsotsu" "Chūkara": Ebichū no Complete Best
is a limited-edition box set. It includes both albums plus a third CD with a special DJ mix.
Contents
CD1："Chūsotsu": Ebichū no Ike Ike Best
CD2："Chūkara": Ebichū no Waku Waku Best
CD3：Ebichu's Championship Tera-Mix (Mixed by CMJK) (• mix of 81 songs, lasting 58:44)