Topping the singles charts this week is popular vocal group KANJANI8 with their 22nd single “Namida no Kotae” selling over 248,000 copies. Their 19th #1 single has tie-in as the theme song for movie “100 Kai Naku Koto” (To Cry a 100 Times...

On top of the singles charts this week is SMAP with their 50th single “JOY!!” selling over 327,000 copies. In the #2 spot is very popular Korean singer Kim Hyun Joong with his 3rd Japanese single “TONIGHT” with over 115,000 copies sold. Sliding...

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...

Unit The MONSTERS are preparing to release their debut single “MONSTERS”. The new unit consists of popular male artists Yamashita Tomohisa (Yamapi) and Katori Shingo of SMAP. The single has tie-in as theme song for TBS drama ...

The boys of Kis-My-Ft2 continue their streak with another #1 charting single “WANNA BEEEE!!! / Shake it Up”. It easily gained the top spot with over 284,000 copies sold. The girls of Perfume landed in the second spot with “Spending all my time”...

Topping the charts for singles this week is NMB48 with their well titled 5th single “Virginity” selling over 315,000 copies. Landing in the 5th spot is LiSA with her 2nd solo single “crossing field” that is being used as the opening theme for...

Topping the Oricon charts this week is SMAP with their 25th #1 and 48th overall single “Moment” - selling over 136,000 copies. *Its been 9 weeks in a row for male groups, duos, and solo on the top of the single charts. In second spot is everyone’s favorite seiyuu...

The single charts for the week of May 2nd are topped by SMAP with their 47th single “Sakasama no Sora” selling over 135,000 copies. The single is a collaboration is famous composer Yoko Kanno and is featured on the TV drama “Ume-chan Sensei...

SMAP as revealed their first single of 2012 and 47th overall - “Sakasama no Sora” - the title track featured as the theme song for TV morning drama series “Ume-chan Sensei”. The new single is a collaboration with composer Yoko Kanno...

Broadcaster NHK has announced a public live program, “One year from the Earthquake, ‘Ashita e’ Concert” as a milestone to the eastern Japan earthquake. The event will be on March 10th 2012 which marks the one year anniversary. NHK will broadcast 6 hours of live...

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...

TV Asahi’s long running weekly music show “MUSIC STATION” will be off next week December 16th while they prepare for their mega year-end show “MUSIC STATION SUPER LIVE 2011.” The 4-hour event will be broadcast live from Chiba Makuhari Messe on December 23rd starting at 7:00PM.  More...

  TV Asahi’s music show “MUSIC STATION” guest lineup for their show for Friday December 9th has just been released - Emi Takei, AKB48, Kis-My-Ft2, SMAP, frumpool and BoA - are all set to perform. More details on the...

Twenty years of SMAP! SMAP celebrated their 20th anniversary on September 9th at Seibuen Amusement Park in Saitama along with 10,000 fans. 20 years ago on that day they debuted the single, “Can’t Stop!! -LOVING-“, at their first event at this same amusement park. Member Kimura Takuya (38) expressed, “We’ve returned to the beginning. I...