We’re back with this week’s edition of Oricon Flashback! This is where we look back on what top
ped 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 SEKAI NO OWARI, Base Ball Bear, Frederic, and Bentham.
SEKAI NO OWARI – Stargazer
Base Ball Bear – Flame
SEKAI NO OWARI – YOKOHAMA blues
Frederic – Sukiraism
Bentham – cymbidium
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This week’s guests were Sexy Zone, Keyakizaka46, King Gnu, SEKAI NO OWARI, CHEMISTRY, JUJU, and THE YELLOW MONKEY.
Sexy Zone – La Sexy Woman
Keyakizaka46 – Kuroi Hitsuji
King Gnu – Slumberland
SEKAI NO OWARI – YOKOHAMA blues
CHEMISTRY – Moshimo
JUJU – Mirai
THE YELLOW MONKEY – I don’t know
Former NMB48 member Miyuki Watanbe is prepping for the release of her very first studio album “17%“! Today visuals of the album including artwork and promo images, along with more details on the tracklist have been released for her eager fans.
This week, Kis-My-Ft2 topped the Hot 100 single chart with their single “Kimi wo Daisuki da.”
Nissy topped the Hot Albums chart with his new best album “Nissy Entertainment 5th Anniversary BEST.”
Aimyon topped the Streaming Songs chart for the sixth consecutive week with her single “Marigold.”
Yonezu Kenshi also topped the Download Songs chart for the 22nd non-consecutive week with his single “Lemon.”
YUKI topped the Download Albums chart with her new album “forme.”
Happy news for former AKB48 member Mariko Shinoda! It has been revealed that she is married!
The news was confirmed on her official website, and later on her official Instagram account. On her Instagram post she shared photos of her lucky husband, and joining them for the family photo was their two “children”! (puppies)
One song from 2019 was certified Gold this month for selling 100,000 copies: Aimer‘s “I beg you.”
One song was certified 2 Million this month for selling 2,000,000 copies: Hoshino Gen‘s “Koi.”
Two songs were certified Million this month for selling 1,000,000 copies: Nishino Kana‘s “Torisetsu” and MISIA‘s “Aitakute Ima.”