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 this week is the debut single from HKT48 - “Suki! Suki! Skip!” - selling over 250,000 copies. The Fukuoka based sister group of AKB48 formed in 2011 and follows other sister groups SKE48 and NMB48 which previously have released...

This week the singles charts are topped by the idols of Nogizaka46 with their 5th single “Kimi no na wa kibo” (君の名は希望) selling over 242,000 copies. It’s the self-appointed rival to AKB48 4th #1 single. In the #2 spot is Yamashita Tomohisa (Yamapi...

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 (...

Arashi is getting ready to release their double a-side single “Calling X Breathless” - cover jackets and full track list are revealed on the popular vocal group’s first single of 2013 (40th overall). Title track “Calling” has tie-in as the theme song for TV drama series...

Arashi has announced their first single of 2013, a double a-side “Calling | Breathless”. Title track “Calling” as tie-in as the theme song for TV drama series “Last Hope” that stars group member Masaki Aiba. It’s the popular vocal group’s 40th single...