Identity [CD+DVD / Jacket A]

I know how people have been with BoA lately, and I won't spend half of this review talking about her past in America. The truth about THIS album is that It's Fantastic! It honestly took me a 2nd listen, but I've fallen in love with it. I've had it constantly on repeat several times each day. Has plenty of really refreshing material like "is this love". Some of the songs are also quite catchy. The ones I find myself singing along to the most are "Bump Bump! Feat Verbal" and "neko love(track 9)". The interludes however are few second tracks of like her walking or taking photos, but they balance out the transition from song to song on the album quite nicely. The content on the DVD is very good, although I thought the PV to Mamoritai could've been a bit better. There's also a PV to Possibility, but that's only available as part of the First Press to buying the Xmas Live '09 DVD. The PV for "Bump Bump! Feat Verbal" is great and very fun. The "BEST & USA Release Party" and "Thank You For Your Support" are mostly live performances of several songs at each event. They were really good and lots of fun to watch. Also, BoA's "Engrish" on this album is almost non-existent. Her English has greatly improved and you can really hear it during any English lyrics you hear during parts of some songs. She's learned to pronounce the language with near perfect ease, and I hope if she chooses to try again in the US Market that this might help her do better next time. While I must admit this isn't her greatest album ever, it's still a really good one, especially for being her first attempt at fully self-producing an album. I was very pleased with her efforts, which I give a 9.8/10! Good Work Girl! Highly Reccomended!