Topping Oricon singles for 2013* is AKB48 taking the top 4 spots with their 31st single Sayonara Crawl taking #1 with close to 2 million sold. Single Sayonara Crawl was tied to the group’s annual general election with voting tickets included with the single. The next spots...

Topping the singles charts is powerful male vocal group Arashi with double-a side single “Calling X Breathless” selling a strong 756,000 copies. Both songs have tie-ins to productions that star group members (more details). In the #6 spot is unit EGOIST (...

On top of the singles charts is long time male group SMAP with their 49th single “Mistake! / Battery” selling over 161,000 copies. The #2 spot goes to Perfume with single “Mirai no Museum” that’s featured as the theme song for long running...

Dominating the singles charts this week is mega idol group AKB48 with their 30th single “So Long !” - selling over 1,035,000 copies. Its their 17th #1 single and sets another sales record with their 12th single (11th in-a-row) selling over one million copies. Another idol group, E-girls...

AKB48 is preparing to release their 30th single “So long !” and revealed the cover jackets and a teaser length music video for the title track. The single is their 6th annual “sakura” themed song and its available on three Limited editions that include a...

AKB48 recently titled their annual “sakura” themed single “So long !” and revealed the full track list. The single comes on three Limited editions that include a handshake event ticket and three matching Regular editions without the event ticket. Single “So long !...

AKB48 has announced their next single with their annual winter/spring themed “sakura” (cherry blossom) song. The single isn’t yet titled but will come in six editions, three Limited versions that include a handshake event ticket. It’s the mega-idol group’s 30th single and scheduled to hit stores February 20th 2013 - read on for...