Special! Best Mini ~2.5maime no Kare~

Special! Best Mini ~2.5maime no Kare~ (スッペシャル！ベストミニ〜2.5枚目の彼〜) is an extended play CD released by pre-teen Japanese pop band Berryz Koubou. It is the third of three releases issued by the band in the space of four weeks, along with their second album Dai ② Seichouki and tenth single "Gag 100kaibun Aishite Kudasai".
The extended play contains five previously released tracks in the aforementioned tenth single's A-side, plus four earlier single sides. Only one track, "Arigatou! Otomodachi.", is a new track.
The extended play's release is apparently tied to the Christmas gift-giving season, as it's outer tray liner and booklet back cover depicts the group members standing in a light snowfall, while the inside tray liner and the CD's label depicts a cartoon snowman.
Former group member Ishimura Maiha appears but is not credited on the four previously released closing tracks on the extended play.
==Tracklist==
#Gag 100kaibun Aishite Kudasai
#Arigatou! Otomodachi. (ありがとう！おともだち。; Thank You! Friend.)
#Special Generation
#21ji Made no Cinderella
#Piriri to Yukou!
#Anata Nashide wa Ikite Yukenai
==Featured Members==
*Shimizu Saki
*Tsugunaga Momoko
*Tokunaga Chinami
*Sudo Maasa
*Natsuyaki Miyabi
*Ishimura Maiha (uncredited)
*Kumai Yurina
*Sugaya Risako
==Album Information==
;Arigatou! Otomodachi.
*Lyrics and Composition: Tsunku
*Arrangement, Programming, Guitar: Suzuki "Daichi" Hideyuki
*Chorus: Takeuchi Hiroaki
==Performances==
===Concert Performances===
;Arigatou! Otomodachi.
*Hello Pro Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2013 ~Haru no Koukai Jitsuryoku Shindan Test~ - Hamaura Ayano
*Hello! Project Hina Fes 2017 - Hello! Project
*Tsugunaga Momoko Last Live ♥Arigatou Otomomochi♥ - Tsugunaga Momoko
*Kumai Yurina Casual Dinner Show 2018 ~Heisei Saigo no ENJOY! Kumasmas~ - Shimizu Saki or Sudo Maasa, Kumai Yurina
==Oricon Chart Positions==
Total Reported Sales: 7,072
==Trivia==
*Tsugunaga Momoko performed a version of "Arigatou! Otomodachi." (ありがとう！おともだち。; Thank You! Friend.) retitled "Arigatou! Otomomochi." (ありがとう！おとももち。; Thank You! Momochi-friends.) at her final concert as an idol. Here, "Otomomochi" (おとももち; Momochi-friends) is a combination of "Otomodachi" (おともだち; friends) and Tsugunaga Momoko's nickname "Momochi" (ももち).
==Videos==
==External Links==
*Discography: Hello! Project (archived), UP-FRONT WORKS, Tsunku.net
*Wikipedia: Japanese, English
*Lyrics: Arigatou! Otomodachi.
Category:Berryz Koubou Albums
Category:2005 Albums
Category:7 Members Line-Up
Category:Mini Albums
Category:Lowest Ranking Album