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.

This week’s guests were OAU, 04 Limited Sazabys, and coldrain.

OAU – Kaerimichi

04 Limited Sazabys – Montage

coldrain – JANUARY 1ST

This week’s guests were Tokita Shintaro, Honma Akimitsu, Matsuo Kiyoshi, Hamaguchi Masaru, and Miyazawa Emma.

Tokita Shintaro x Honma Akimitsu x Kanjani8 – Akai Sweet Pea (Seiko Matsuda cover)

This week’s guests were Suda Masaki, Nogizaka46, DAOKO, and Yamamoto Sayaka.

Suda Masaki – Sayonara Elegy / 7.1oz

Nogizaka46 – Yoake Made Tsuyogaranakute mo Ii

DAOKO – Hajimemashite no Kimochi wo

Yamamoto Sayaka – Toge

This week’s guests were Golden Bomber, TWICE, Creepy Nuts, 04 Limited Sazabys, Magokoro Brothers, Friends, Aqours, Mom, Mayumura Chiaki, THREE1989, and Kaneko Ayano.

Golden Bomber – Reiwa / Memshikute

TWICE – HAPPY HAPPY / Breakthrough

Creepy Nuts – Yofukashi no Uta

04 Limited Sazabys – Montage

Magokoro Brothers – Summer Nude

Friends – Chikyu wo Koete mo

Aqours – Brightest Melody

Mom – Boyfriend

Mayumura Chiaki – Home Rare Teru!

THREE1989 – UMBRELLA

Kaneko Ayano – Hikari no Hou e

This week, Hey! Say! JUMP topped the Hot 100 single chart with their new single “Fanfare!”, with 24,340 points.

Arashi retook the top spot on the Hot Albums chart with their best album “5×20 All the BEST!! 1999-2019”, topping the chart for the third non-consecutive week.

Official HIGE DANdism topped the Streaming Songs chart for the 14th consecutive week with their single “Pretender.”

Yonezu Kenshi topped the Download Songs chart for the second consecutive week with his digital single “Uma to Shika.”

UKASUKA-G topped the Download Albums chart with their new digital album “Kiniro Bitter.”

Late last month we reported that singer/songwriter Nagisa Kuroki would be releasing a new album titled “Lemon no Toge” on October 9th. Ahead of this date, she has uploaded the music video for album track “Utsukushii Horobi-kata” to her YouTube channel.

The PV juxtaposes shots of Kuroki performing beneath the roots of a lemon tree with space-based imagery. The other performers in the video include Hisako Tabuchi (G / NUMBER GIRL, toddle), tatsu (B / LA-PPISCH), and Takashi Kashikura (Dr / toe, the HIATUS).

Read on below to find the striking PV for “Utsukushii Horobi-kata”.

Back in July we reported that acoustic folk sextet OAU would be releasing a new self-titled album on September 4th. Now that this date has come and gone, they have chosen to upload the PV for the longplay’s lead track “Kokoro no Hana” to their YouTube channel.

“Kokoro no Hana” was written in commemoration of the 10th anniversary of the group’s New Acoustic Camp event and served as the theme song for this year’s concert. The music video features both footage from the NAC campground and a behind-the-scenes look at the preparations for the event.

You’ll find this PV, the animated video for album track “Traveler”, and a live performance of the group’s song “Dissonant Melody” below.