# Outgrow

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***Outgrow*** is the fourth Japanese studio album (ninth overall) by South Korean recording artist [BoA](/source/BoA). It was released through [Avex Trax](/source/Avex_Trax) on February 15, 2006, and features the singles "[Do the Motion](/source/Do_the_Motion)", "[Make a Secret](/source/Make_a_Secret)", "Dakishimeru", and "[Everlasting](/source/Everlasting_(BoA_song))". The album also features the track "[First Snow](/source/Merry_Christmas_from_BoA)" from BoA's special digital single, "[Merry Christmas from BoA](/source/Merry_Christmas_from_BoA)". Several songs on the album were either written or composed by BoA herself.

## Background and release

*Outgrow* comes in two editions: a limited CD+DVD edition, and a regular (unlimited) CD-only edition. Both editions come with different covers (as shown on the table on the right), and the CD features 13 tracks, including a bonus track of "[First Snow](/source/Merry_Christmas_from_BoA)" alongside 5 new songs. The limited edition CD+DVD version includes a DVD with 5 video clips (4 of which are of all of the music videos from the featured singles and an additional special "behind the scenes" clip).

## Singles

Four singles were spawned from *Outgrow*. Released in March 2005, "[Do the Motion](/source/Do_the_Motion)" became her first single to reach number one on the [Oricon Singles Chart](/source/Oricon_Singles_Chart). It received a gold certification from the [Recording Industry Association of Japan](/source/Recording_Industry_Association_of_Japan) (RIAJ) and sold over 169,000 copies, while its b-side track "Kimi no Tonari de" received a double platinum certification for exceeding 500,000 paid ringtone downloads. The second single, "Make a Secret" peaked at number five on the Oricon Singles Chart and sold over 54,000 copies.

"Dakishimeru" was released as the third single from *Outgrow* in November 2005, peaking at number nine on the Oricon chart with sales of over 58,000 copies. The album's fourth single, "[Everlasting](/source/Everlasting_(BoA_song))", was released in both Japan and South Korea in January 2006. It peaked at number four on the Oricon Singles Chart and sold over 74,000 copies in Japan.

## Charts

### Weekly charts

Chart (2006) Peak position Japanese Albums (Oricon)[1] 1 Taiwanese Albums (G-Music)[2] 7 Taiwanese J-pop Albums (G-Music)[3] 1

### Year-end charts

Chart (2006) Position Japanese Albums (Oricon) 31

## References

1. ["BoAのリリース一覧"](http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/270150/products/release/) [List of BoA's Releases]. *[Oricon](/source/Oricon)*. Retrieved October 22, 2014.

1. ["G-Music Combo Chart – Week 8 of 2006"](http://www.g-music.com.tw/GMusicBillBoard0.aspx). *G-Music*. 2006-03-02. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20060305005435/http://www.g-music.com.tw/GMusicBillboard0.aspx) 2006-03-05 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2022-12-07.

1. ["G-Music J-pop Album Chart – Week 8 of 2006"](https://web.archive.org/web/20060305131359/http://www.g-music.com.tw/GMusicBillboard3.aspx) (in Chinese). 2006-03-02. Archived from [the original](http://www.g-music.com.tw/GMusicBillboard3.aspx) on 2006-03-05. Retrieved 2022-12-07.

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