This week on Recochoku, Keyakizaka46 topped the chart with their debut single, “Silent Majority.”
ONE OK ROCK returned to the top of the iTunes chart this week with “Always coming back.” This is the third non-consecutive week “Always coming back” has topped this chart.
This week, Keyakizaka46 topped the Oricon single chart with their debut single “Silent Majority”, selling 261,580 copies in its first week.
Perfume topped the Oricon album chart with their new album “COSMIC EXPLORER”, selling 122,732 copies in its first week.
Hello, Arama! Japan readers and welcome to this week’s installment of #1 Song Review! Last week saw ONE OK ROCK defeat Nogizaka46 and aiko to take the top spot for a second week in a row. This week, we a newcomer facing against a recent entry and a blast from the past. Find out what various staff members thought of the songs that topped the physical and digital charts this week and share your thoughts on them too!
In the same manner they did with “GEORGE” or the alternative MV for “HATE”, electrorap duo Charisma.com have recorded with a selfie stick five MVs for their track Jidoll (which can appropriately translate to “Selfie-doll”). In the MVs, DJ Gonchi and MC Itsuka stroll the cities’ streets, go sightseeing and eat different dishes. Selfies taken by Charisma.com with their fans in their concerts in Nagoya, Osaka, Fukuoka and Sapporo can also be seen. Check them out after the jump, and don’t forget to specially watch the one for Tokyo, as the duo looks specially different while visiting this city!
BABYMETAL’s new album, “METAL RESISTANCE”, has garnered quite a bit of success outside of Japan. The album has cracked the US top 40 and the UK top 20. It has also charted well in several other countries.
In the US, the album reached #39 on the Billboard 200, the main album chart. It also came in at #7 on the Digital Albums chart, #2 on the Hard Rock Albums chart, #4 on the Independent Albums chart, #6 on the Top Rock Albums chart, and #1 on the World Albums chart. It sold 12,914 equivalent album units, with 12,240 of those being pure album sales.
YUMMY MART, the sister brand of popular lingerie retailer PEACH JOHN, has collaborated with Nintendo/GAME FREAK for a limited edition line to help celebrate Pokemon’s 20th anniversary. Popular models like Tomoco Nozaki, Monica Sahara, and Risa Nakamura were brought in to promote the new line.
The items available include a Pikachu eye mask, panties, pajamas, a poncho, and a laundry basket. Unfortunately the Pikachu nuigurumi bra and panty set is not for sale, but if there’s enough demand…perhaps that will change?!
The collection will be available at select PARCO shopping center locations on April 20th. Additional pictures, as well as prices of the collection can be seen below!
Perfume uploaded on March 25th the MV Short Version for the single “FLASH” for their recently released album “COSMIC EXPLORER”. Now they have released the full version and they have brought neon bars! The girls can be seen fighting each other and performing cool moves with these bars, emphasizing the light contrasts already seen in the short version. Check out the full MV after the jump!
Kyary Pamyu Pamyu‘s YouTube channel has just uploaded the MV Short Version for her new single “Sai & Kou”, which is going to be released on April 20th. In the MV, a storage room is the stage for the typical Kyary Pamyu Pamyu fantasy, and she is the center of it!
Special prizes for buyers of both “KPP BEST” and “Sai & Kou” have also been revealed, and you could get the chance of meeting Kyary herself if you get them!
Watch the MV Short Version for “Sai & Kou”, read details about the special prizes and check the covers for “KPP BEST” just after the jump!