2nd W

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Studio Album by W

Released March 3, 2005  Recorded 2004-2005  Genre Japanese Pop Length 42:50  Label Zetima Producer Tsunku 

W Chronology

Previous: Koi no Fuga  (Single) (2005) Next: Ai no Imi wo Oshiete!  (Single) (2005) ]] "2nd W" is the second studio album released by the [[Hello! Project]] duo, W. It was also the first to be recorded (except for one song) and released after W's members, Kago Ai and Tsuji Nozomi, "graduated" from Morning Musume in August of 2004.

Unlike their first album "Duo U&U", which was all cover material, "2nd W" contains a mix of both originals and covers of classic Shōwa period female pop duo songs. Three of the songs, the Tsunku originals "Ai Ii na!" and "Robo Kiss", and a cover of The Peanuts's "Koi No Fuga", were released as singles in the months prior to the album.

Many of the songs on the album, both originals and covers, center around the topic of becoming, or about to no longer be, the age of seventeen. At the time of the album's release, Kago had turned 17 a month prior, while Tsuji would turn 18 that June.

Another track, "Da-bu-ru-yuu Joshi Koutou Gakkou Kouka", is the mock-theme song for the fictional "Dabaruyuu Girls Senior School" (The nonsense word "Dabaruyuu" being a corruption of the duo's name) and ties in with the album cover concept depicting Kago and Tsuji at a school ceremony.

The duo would do one more single while retaining their earlier cute image, "Ai no Imi wo Oshiete!". Their following single, "Miss Love Tantei", would see the pair utilizing a more mature look and sound.

Tracklisting
1. "W no Theme" (Wのテ～マ) - 1:11  2. "Dekoboko Seventeen" (デコボコセブンティーン) - 4:05  3. "Robo Kiss" (ロボキッス) - 3:35  4. "Samidare Koi Uta" (五月雨恋歌) - 3:48  5. "Aa Ii na! (あぁ いいな!) - 3:49  6. "Dakishimenaide ~Nikki Tsuki~" (抱きしめないで～日記付き～) - 5:21  7. "Da-bu-ru-yuu Joshi Koutou Gakkou Kouka" (打武留友女子高等学校校歌) - 3:03 <BR> 8. "18 ~My Happy Birthday Comes!~" - 4:17 <BR> 9. "Koi no Fuga" (恋のフーガ) - 2:19 <BR> 10. "INTERLUDE" - 0:24 <BR> 11. "Juushichi no Natsu" (十七の夏) - 3:10 <BR> 12. "17sai yo Sayounara (ARRIVEDERCI)" (17才よさようなら) - 3:28 <BR> 13. "Mada Mou Chotto Amaeteitai" (まだ もうちょっと 甘えていたい) - 4:18