The Oricon charts are topped this week by NEWS and their single “Chankapana” selling over 244,000 copies. AKB48 sub-group French Kiss has their 5th single “Romance Privacy” landing in the #2 spot on the charts with over 85,000 copies sold. Singer...

This past week the Oricon single charts are topped by Tohoshinki (TVXQ) with their new single “ANDROID” selling over 150,000 copies. Check out the release details and preview video for their 2nd single of 2012. In the second spot is one of our...

The single charts for this past week are topped by KAT-TUN with their new single “TO THE LIMIT” selling over 150,000 copies (release details). This is the group’s 18th single and 18th #1 single! Landing in the 2nd spot is Girls’ Generation with...

Namie Amuro has exposed a special digest music video for the 11 music videos included on her new album “Uncontrolled”. The album, a part of commemorating her music industry 20th anniversary, is set to hit stores on June 27th. Previously posted articles here on the details for...

Namie Amuro will release her new album “Uncontrolled” as a part of commemorating her 20th anniversary since her debut release on June 27. Release details for Amuro’s 15th album and a TV promotional video are posted in a previous article here. Just exposed is...

Namie Amuro's recently titled new album “Uncontrolled” now has its jacket covers revealed and TV spot video exposed. Previously we posted an article on her new album before it was titled but with details on the track list which include nine previously released singles plus four new...

~ Updated release details on new album “Uncontrolled” posted! ~ Namie Amuro has just announced the upcoming release of her 15th full-length album that’s due to hit stores June 27th. Its been nearly three years since her last album “PAST<FUTURE” was released and charted #1. The upcoming...

Kis-My-Ft2 continues their streak with another solid #1 with their third single “SHE! HER! HER!” (release details) that easily tops the weekly Oricon charts with over 192,000 sold. In the number two spot and also making a strong showing is those Korean girls of ...

The boys of Kis-My-Ft2 and their third single “SHE! HER! HER!” (release details) will easily top the weekly Oricon charts with over 187,000 sold. Back in the number two spot but still making a strong showing is KARA and their double A-single “...

Namie Amuro via her official Youtube site has exposed preview music videos for “Go Round” and “YEAH-GO”. Release details for the double-A single “Go Round / YEAH-GO” were previously posted here and the new single is set for release...

Namie Amuro has released the details on her first single of 2012 “Go Round / YEAH-OH” that is set to drop on March 21st. This double-A single features a tie-up song “Go Round” with cosmetic brand “ESPRIQUE”. Release details follow,The single will come in 2...

The charts for December 2011 are dominated by another 1+ million selling single by AKB48 with their “Uekara Mariko” selling a huge 1,273,748 and putting it nearly 1 million ahead of the second place single. The rest of the top 5 singles is dominated by boy groups with ...

SMAP tops the singles charts with “Boku no Hanbun”, their 13th consecutive number 1 single. Second spot goes to L’Arc~en~Ciel and their 39th single “CHASE” which is also featured as the theme song for the movie “Wild 7.” Acid Black Cherry...

The singles top spot easily went to Kis-My-Ft2 and their second single “We never give up!” with more than 245,000 sold. Even though Kis-My-Ft2 has been around since 2005 their major label debut was just this past August and their popularity can’t be questioned as the group...

AKB48’s newest single, “Ue kara Mariko” sold over 1 million copies making AKB48 the first group ever to have 4 consecutive first week million selling singles. They are tied now with rock band GLAY with 5 consecutive million selling singles (their first single of the...