The year is coming to an end, and Oricon has now released its year end charts for 2018. These charts measure the period from 12/11/17 – 12/9/18. Namie Amuro was the best selling artist of the year. AKB48‘s “Teacher Teacher” was the best selling single of 2018, while Namie’s “Finally” was the best selling album for the second year in a row. Namie also had the best selling music DVD and Blu-ray of 2018 with “namie amuro Final Tour 2018 ~Finally~.” Yonezu Kenshi‘s “Lemon” was the the best selling digital single of the year, while the “Greatest Showman” soundtrack was the best selling digital album.
“8jida J” will be revived for one night only December 29th (Saturday) at 20:54 as a special episode “Asahi 60th anniversary commemoration” Super luxury!! First and last big alumni association!
Oricon held a survey asking their readers which actors they thought achieved their breakthrough in 2018. The actors in the list have made significant leaps in popularity as they continue to be active in several acting projects. Have you seen any of their dramas and movies?
Also check out the top 5 actors as ranked by generation below!
It’s the end of another drama season! Some dramas aired their 11th episode as their final episode. Check out the final ratings of your fave dramas below.
It has been announced that Keyakizaka46 member Yurina Hirate is currently suffering from sacroiliac joint instability. The announcement was made on the groups official website. As a result, Hirate will not be able to participate in dance performances with her group.
According to spine-health one of the causes of sacroiliac joint instability can be too little movement.
One of the other causes is at the other end of the spectrum, and most likely applies to Hirate. Sacroiliac joint instability can also be caused by too much movement:
Five songs from 2018 were certified Gold this month for selling 100,000 copies: Uru‘s “Prologue”, Nogizaka46‘s “Synchronicity”, Yonezu Kenshi‘s “Flamingo”, LiSA‘s “ADAMAS”, and Little Glee Monster‘s “Sekai wa Anata ni Waraikakete Iru.”
Last week website Smajyo held a very anticipated election, and results have finally been revealed for the 2018 “Sexy Johnny’s General Election“.
Voting for the election was held from December 13th to December 17th, a massive 24,682 votes were received! Duplicate votes were not permitted, participants were only allowed to vote for 1 person.
98% of the voters were female, and only 2% were male. 22% were minors, 26% were in their 20s, 19% were in their 30s, 13% were in their 50s, and 3% were 60 or over.
Did your favorite make the cut? Find out the top 20 below!
On December 21 at 7 PM JST, Music Station will air its year end special, Music Station Super Live. The show will feature performances by the likes of Arashi, Hoshino Gen, Daichi Miura, Keyakizaka46, Nishino Kana, DA PUMP, Perfume, and AAA. There is a live stream of the show and Arama! Japan will be hosting a chat on Discord so that readers can chat with each other during the show! Links to the show and the chat are after the jump!