Recochoku:
1. Sandaime J Soul Brothers – R.Y.U.S.E.I.
2. Naoto Inti Raymi – Itsuka Kitto
3. whiteeeen – Ai Uta ~since 2007~
4. NyaaKB with Tsuchinoko Panda – Idol wa Unyanya no Ken
5. Kumamushi – Attakaindakara
6. Masaharu Fukuyama – Nando Demo Hana ga Saku You ni Watashi wo Ikiyou
7. SEKAI NO OWARI – Dragon Night
8. ayaka – Nijiiro
9. ST☆RISH – Maji LOVE Revolutions
10. DREAMS COME TRUE – Kyushu wo Doko Made mo
iTunes:
1. Naoto Inti Raymi – Itsuka Kitto 37,827
2. Gesu no Kiwami Otome. – Watashi Igai Watashi Janai no 31,650
3. Masaharu Fukuyama – Nando Demo Hana ga Saku You ni Watashi wo Ikiyou 30,424
4. ST☆RISH – Maji LOVE Revolutions 28,888
5. whiteeeen – Ai Uta ~since 2007~ 18,681
6. Sandaime J Soul Brothers – R.Y.U.S.E.I. 17,442
7. SEKAI NO OWARI – Dragon Night 13,004
8. chay – Anata ni Koi wo Shite Mimashita 10,580
9. ST☆RISH – Sankyu 10,150
10. Kumamushi – Attakaindakara 9,875
Hello AramaJapan readers and welcome to this week’s installment of #1 Song Review! Last week saw whiteeeen come out on top against KAT-TUN and Southern All Stars. whiteeeen will try to extend their reign this week against 2 new challengers. 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!
The Oricon physical music chart sales rankings for the week of 4/6 – 4/12 has been released!
Hello! Project Idol group Juice=Juice released their 6th major single “Wonderful World / Ça va ? Ça va ?” on April 8th, the group’s first single to reach #1 on the Oricon charts and first not produced by Tsunku, selling 34,127 copies in its first week.
For the album charts, Masaharu Fukuyama has put out his cover album “Tamashii Riku” serving as a requiem for his radio show, which is set to end this year and includes the most requested songs during its final season, pushing 123,075 units in its first week.
Check out the rest below!
We’ve come across a set of Oricon charts that compiles the sales numbers for the Oricon year so far (it started in early December). Think of these as a first trimester chart. The top album so far this year is Sandaime J Soul Brothers’ “PLANET SEVEN”, with 782,594 copies sold. The top single so far this year is AKB48’s “Green Flash”, with 1,031,799 copies sold. Check out the rest of the top 50 in each category after the jump!
As previously reported, Perfume will release their new single “Relax In The City / Pick Me Up” on April 29. They’ve already released the music video for “Pick Me Up.” Now, Perfume has released the one for the single’s first A-side. “Relax In The City” is the CM song for the beverage Sapporo Green Aroma. The music video for the song features the ladies singing the song at a seaside setting. Check it out after the jump!
Electropop singer MEG has announced on her blog that she plans to move to London. She will be attending 3 schools while there. This will not result in her going on a musical hiatus though, as was the case when she moved to Paris in 2010. She will continue to make music and will return to Japan from time to time. She will still oversee her cafe, Maison du Ruban, as well as her clothing line with Beams, CAROLINA GLASER.
Aya Ueto is pregnant! This will be the first child for both her and her husband HIRO. The couple married on September 14, 2012. She is currently in her 3rd month of pregnancy. She discovered that she was pregnant in the middle of last month while filming her new TV Asahi drama “I’m Home.” Aya says that she is happy about her pregnancy. She thanked her supporters and vowed to continue to do her best. We here at AramaJapan wish them the best on this joyous occasion!
This week’s episode of NHK SONGS was dedicated to ayaka. She was interviewed and performed 4 songs.
ayaka – Yasashisa ni Tsutsumareta Nara / Yume wo Mikata ni / Nijiiro / Zutto Taisetsu na Kimochi
