This week, Snow Man topped the Combined Single chart with their single “KISSIN’ MY LIPS / Stories”, with 919,689 points in its first week in the chart’s top 10.

Keyakizaka46 topped the Combined Album chart with their new farewell best album “Eien Yori Nagai Isshun ~Ano Koro, Tashika ni Sonzai Shita Watashitachi~”, with 149,531 points in its first week.

Snow Man also topped the Single chart with “KISSIN’ MY LIPS / Stories”, selling 917,842 copies in its first week.

Keyakizaka46 also topped the Album chart with “Eien Yori Nagai Isshun ~Ano Koro, Tashika ni Sonzai Shita Watashitachi~”, selling 145,547 copies in its first week.

BUMP OF CHICKEN topped the Digital Single chart forthe second consecutive week with their digital single “Acacia”, selling 20,010 copies in its second week.

Wagakki Band topped the Digital Album chart with their new album “TOKYO SINGING”, selling 3,511 copies in its first week.

BTS topped the Streaming chart with their digital single “Dynamite”, with 7,362,862 streams in its eighth week, topping the chart for the fifth non-consecutive week.

We’re back with this week’s edition of Oricon Flashback! This is where we look back on what topped the charts this week 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, and 30 years ago. Think of it as a way to reminisce and learn about the past of Japanese music.

It has been announced that Tsuno Maisa, Akai Koen‘s guitarist, lyricist, and composer, has died at the age of 29 in an apparent suicide.

She was found in her home in Tokyo’s Suginami ward around 9 AM on October 18. She was then taken to the hospital, where she was confirmed dead. Based on the scene at her home, police are investigating her death as a suicide.

Besides writing and composing all of Akai Koen’s music, Maisa also created songs for the likes of SMAP, Suzuki Airi, Morning Musume. ’16, and Tsubaki Factory.

Akai Koen’s new single “Orange / pray” is set for release for on November 25.

This week’s guests were Ging Nang BOYZ and Hakubi.

Ging Nang BOYZ – Amen Samen Mary Chain / Ichigo no Uta long long cake mix

Hakubi – 22

This week’s episode featured Keyakizaka46. This is the group’s final appearance on the show, as they are changing their name to Sakurazaka46. This episode looks back on the group’s career.

Keyakizaka46 – Dare ga Sono Kane wo Narasu no ka? / Taiyou wa Miageru Hito wo Erabanai

This week’s guests were Moriyama Naotaro, LiSA, and Kobukuro.

Moriyama Naotaro x LiSA – Itoshi Kimi e

LiSA – Homura

Moriyama Naotaro – Sugu Soko ni NEW DAYS

Kobukuro – Tomoru Inori

Popular mixture rock band King Gnu have announced that they will be releasing a new Double A-side single titled “Sanmon Shousetsu / Senryou Yakusha” on December 2nd. This will mark the group’s first release of new material since their smash-hit album “CEREMONY”, and their first physical single since 2018’s “Prayer X”.

“Sanmon Shousetsu” has already been picked up as the theme song for the NTV drama “35-Sai no Shoujo”, while “Senryou Yakusha” has been selected as the latest CM track for mobile carrier NTT Docomo. The single’s Limited Edition will come packaged with a Blu-ray disc containing footage from the group’s October 2019 live at the Hibiya Open Air Concert Hall.

Read on below to find previews of both A-sides, as well as the single’s cover and complete track list.

This week’s guests were LiSA, SUPER BEAVER, Kobukuro, and Berry Goodman.

LiSA – Gurenge / Homaru

SUPER BEAVER – Toppakou

Kobukuro – Tomoru Inori

Berry Goodman – Aikata