A close battle with the singles but EXILE and their release Rising Sun/Itsuka Kitto… edged out Fukuyama Masaharu’s Kazoku ni Naoru yo/fighting pose. Rounding out the top 10 is Pistol from Acid Black Cherry. Singles for September 2011 1. “Rising Sun/Itsuka...

For the first time ever the single and album weekly charts are topped by Korean groups. The girls of T-ARA land in #1 selling over 200,000 copies of their Japanese debut single Bo Peep Bo Peep, while the boys of Tohoshinki or as they are also known TVXQ hit #1...

Hey! Say! JUMP’s new single “Magic Power” sold 217,000+ copies and is their 8th consecutive #1, going back to their debut single in 2007. Enka artists, Hikawa Kiyoshi ranked #2 on the charts, giving him his 19th top 10 single. Hey! Say! JUMP – Magic Power – 217,661 Hikawa Kiyoshi –...

EXILE topped the Oricon charts this week with their latest single, “Rising Sun / Itsuka Kitto...,” selling almost 202,000 copies. This is their 11th number-one single and their 2nd in a row. Morning Musume is a distant #2 and Korean girl group RAINBOW continues the K-pop invasion with their debut Japanese release hitting #3 (a...

Landing in the #1 spot this past week was J Soul Brothers (3rd Generation) with their first #1 and 4th single, “FIGHTERS.” The song sold over 83,000 copies to beat the latest release from KinKi Kids member Domoto Tsuyoshi. Previous week's #1 "Kazoku ni Narou yo / fighting pose" from Fukuyama...

Shoujo Jidai previously made history by ranking 2nd on Oricon’s weekly chart. Apparently, the girls have made history once again by finally reaching 1st on the Oricon Daily, today with their “hit” single “Gee“. They will be the first non-Japanese Asian girl group to reach number 1 on the daily chart. As of now, Shoujo...

Oricon has made predictions on which artists will be invited to the much coveted annual music show Kohaku Uta Gassen. Oricon predicted that both SHOUJO JIDAI and KARA would be invited to the red team. For those that don’t know what Kohaku is and why it’s such a...