On the single side, μ’s topped the chart with “HEART to HEART!”, with its 1 CD only edition selling 72,207 copies. However, the best selling single this week was Nogizaka46’s “Ima, Hanashitai Dareka ga Iru.” Between its 5 editions, “Ima, Hanashitai Dareka ga Iru” sold 170,414 copies, making it the best selling single this week.
On the album side, Arashi topped the chart with “Japonism” for the second week in a row, with its CD+DVD Limited Edition selling 35,664 copies. Between its 3 editions, “Japonism” sold 74,129 copies, making it the best selling album for the second week in a row.
The Oricon physical music sales charts for the week of 10/26-11/01 have been released!
Nogizaka46’s latest single “Ima, Hanashitai Dareka Ga Iru” tops the singles ranking with 626,905 copies sold in its first week – their highest first week sales for any release so far.
Arashi extend their domination over the album chart for another week with “Japonism” (820,208 copies sold last week, 56,890 copies sold this week).
This puts them at the top spot of the yearly album chart so far but AKB48’s best album “Zero to Ichi no Aida” (released 11/18) might push them down to #2.
Nishiuchi Mariya tops Recochoku this week with her new single “Save me.”
THE Sharehappi from Sandaime J Soul Brothers tops iTunes for the second week in a row with “Share The Love.”
“Share The Love” also topped the Recochoku monthly chart for October.
Hello Arama! Japan readers and welcome to this week’s installment of #1 Song Review! Last week saw Nishino Kana take the top spot for the second week in a row, this time over A.B.C-Z. Kana is back again this week, along with a newcomer. 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!
On November 4, Izumi Macra releases a new single titled “P.S.” It consists of 7 songs: 2 original songs and 5 remixes. The original songs are produced by nagaco and Metome. The remixes are by Qrion, Franz Snake, Taka no Me, Madegg, and Kumo no Sumika.
Today, Macra released the music video for the nagaco-produced “P.S.” The clip was created by Fujishiro Yuichiro, who has previously worked on videos by Suiyoubi no Campanella. The video consists of real life imagery mixed with animation by Oshima Tomoko. Tomoko regularly works with the mysterious Macra, who keeps her identity a secret and whose only public image is Tomoko’s drawings. The music video is meant to conjure nostalgic feelings for the city. Check it out after the jump!
Every year popular magazine Nikkei Entertainment releases a series of Power Rankings which arrange musical artists and other celebrities according to varying different criteria such as familiarity or interest. Keeping with tradition, the magazine’s December issue contains its yearly survey on concert attendance in Japan, ranking acts based on the overall amount of people whom attended their performances over the course of the past year.
The 2015 ranking was topped by long-running pop/rock band Mr.Children, whose “REFLECTION” Arena Tour and “Mikan” Stadium Tour brought in a combined 1,119,000 concertgoers (according to overall venue capacity) over the course of 36 different dates. Second and third place went to popular idol group Arashi (1,035,000 attendees from 21 dates) and dance/vocal unit Sandaime J Soul Brothers (1,002,000 attendees from 21 dates) respectively.
Read on below for a look at the year’s complete Concert Mobilization ranking, which includes the Top 50 acts as ranked by their concert attendance during 2015.
On November 4, Ohara Sakurako releases her new single “Kimi wo Wasurenai yo.” All 3 songs on the single have a tie-in. The title track serves as an insert song in the anime film “Eiga Chibi Maruko-chan”, which opens in theaters on December 23. The song was written by the anime’s creator, Sakura Momoko, and composed and arranged by Kameda Seiji.
The first B-side, “Special day”, is the CM song for the mobile game “Shironeko Project.” Sakurako and Seiji wrote this song along with Hoshimura Mai. Mai also composed the song, while Seiji arranged it.
The second B-side, “Dear My Dream” serves as the cheer song for Nippon TV’s coverage of the Saitama International Marathon. The race takes place on November 15. Seiji was in charge of the composition and arrangement on this song as well, with the lyrics being a collaboration between him and Sakurako.
Check out the PVs for “Kimi wo Wasurenai yo” and “Special day” after the jump, along with the covers and tracklist for the single!
On December 2, Namie Amuro will release her new single “Red Carpet.” The song is described as “neo-soul.” Namie premiered the song last night at her Osaka concert at Osaka-jo Hall. It replaced the song “Arigatou” in the setlist. An audio rip of the performance has now surfaced online. Check it out after the jump!
