This week, Snow Man topped the Combined Single chart with their single “Grandeur”, with 807,014 points in its first week in the chart’s top 10.

TOMORROW X TOGETHER topped the Combined Album chart with their debut Japanese album “STILL DREAMING”, with 88,035 points in its first week.

Snow Man also topped the Single chart with “Grandeur”, selling 801,681 copies in its first week.

TOMORROW X TOGETHER also topped the Album chart with “STILL DREAMING”, with 86,892 copies in its first week.

YOASOBI topped the Digital Single chart with their new digital single “Yasashii Suisei”, selling 21,969 copies its first week.

YOASOBI also topped the Digital Album chart for the third consecutive week with their EP “THE BOOK”, selling 9,242 copies in its third week.

YOASOBI also topped the Streaming chart with their digital single “Yoru ni Kakeru”, with 10,970,560 streams in its 40th week since reaching the chart’s top 10, topping the chart for the 16th non-consecutive week.

In January 2001 the life and career of singer Ami Suzuki would forever be changed after her parents filed a lawsuit against her management AG Communication. This soon led to Ami being unfairly blacklisted from Japan’s entertainment industry.

Ami’s tale begins in 1998 after successfully beating out 13,500 contestants on the popular talent search variety show ASAYAN. She was awarded a contract with Sony Music Entertainment, and hit-maker Tetsuya Komuro was assigned to be her producer. Her debut single “love the island” was an instant success, and her next 3 single released that year were all hits.

This week’s episode featured Zutto Mayonaka de Ii no ni. This marks not only their first time on SONGS, but on TV in general. The episode also included commentary by Kawatani Enon, Shison Jun, Silk Road (Fischer’s), and Weekly Shonen Jump editor Takano Ken.

Zutto Mayonaka de Ii no ni. – Byoushin wo Kamu / Kuraku Kuroku / Tadashiku Narenai

This week’s guests were Kome Kome CLUB, Momoiro Clover Z, Shirota Yu, and Da-iCE.

Kome Kome CLUB x Momota Kanako x Shirota Yu x Hanamura Sota – Roman Hikou

Da-iCE – CITRUS

Shirota Jun – Mariage~Kimi ni Okuru Uta~

Momoiro Clover Z – Tsukiiro Chainon

Kome Kome CLUB – Ai wo Komete

Last week it was confirmed that top professional baseball player Masahiro Tanaka would be leaving the New York Yankees after a successful 7 year run worth $155 million USD. Masahiro was a free agent for roughly a week, and soon confirmed a new deal with the Japanese team Rakuten Golden Eagles.

In a press conference Masahiro confirmed that when he became a free agent he wanted to sign with the Yankees again, but after he heard “different things” he decided to take a new route in his career. Yankees general manager Brian Cashman called the move a “big loss for a us, a big gain for Japan” wishing him all the best.

While a return to the States might happen in the future for Masahiro, an Instagram post from his wife Mai Satoda has been the top trending article on virtually all entertainment websites.

Last year Momoe Yamaguchi returned to the headlines nationwide after over 600 songs in her catalogue finally became available for streaming in Japan. In October of that year NHK did a special broadcast of her final concert held in October 1980, at Nippon Budokan celebrating it’s 40th anniversary. The broadcast was a ratings successes.

On January 30th NHK broadcasted the concert again, causing Momoe to be a #1 trending topic once more. Social media was instantly filled with fans reminiscing about her career, but there was also a surge of young fans who greatly helped her stay as the top trending topic. Twitter was filled with young fans dazzled by her “cool” aura and impressive voice.

Nikkan Sports has learned that former AKB48 member Atsuko Maeda and her husband, actor Ryo Katsuji, are on the verge of divorce. According to an official that spoke with the publication, the couple is currently in discussions with lawyers about how to go about getting a divorce. Atsuko and Ryo reportedly separated in June 2020.

This week’s guests were [Alexandros], Nogizaka46, Leo Ieiri, and SKE48.

[Alexandros] – Starrrrrrr / Kaze ni Natte

Nogizaka46 – Boku wa Boku wo Suki ni Naru

Leo Ieiri – Sora to Ao

SKE48 – Koiochi Flag