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This week, INI topped the Combined Single chart with their single “I”, with 630,485 points in its first week of physical release.

Juice=Juice topped the Combined Album chart with their new album “terzo”, with 21,328 points in its first week.

INI also topped the Single chart with “I”, selling 581,016 copies in its first week.

Juice=Juice also topped the Album chart with “terzo”, selling 19,108 copies in its first week.

Official HIGE DANdism topped the Digital Single chart with their digital single “Mixed Nuts”, selling 21,970 copies its second week.

INI also topped the Digital Album chart with the special edition of “I”, selling 6,194 copies in its first week.

INI also topped the Streaming chart for the fifth consecutive week with their digital single “CALL 911”, with 10,298,758 streams in its sixth week.

Female singers work across many genres in Japan today. But across the genres, who are the most active?

The Netorabo Survey Team and Voice Note recently held a poll asking the Japanese public, men and women ranging in age from 20s to 80s, who are the most active female singers currently.

Aimyon topped the ranking, followed by veteran vocalist MISIA. Newcomer Ado rounded out the top three. See the rest of the ranking below!

Teenage actors have their own special appeal. Wrapped up in these young people are the charm of youth, future promise, and room for growth. Talent Power Ranking recently ranked the top young actors and actresses.

Fuku Suzuki topped the actor list, followed by Kokoro Terada and Naniwa Danshi‘s Shunshuke Michieda. Mana Ashida topped the actress list, followed by Nukumi Meru and Miyu Honda.

Check out the rest of the ranking below!

In terms of marketing, the term “F1” is used to refer to women ages 20 – 34. This demographic is sensitive to new trends and holds the key to consumption trends, meaning that what and who they like is important to various industries.

Talent Power Ranking recently released its ranking of the top 10 female and male celebrities that appeal to these women.

Erika Toda topped the female ranking, followed by Keiko Kitagawa and Yui Aragaki. Toma Ikuta topped the male ranking, followed by Jun Matsumoto and Masaki Aiba.

See the rest of the rankings below!

On April 27, Kan Sano will release his sixth album, “Tokyo State of Mind.”

The album will include the song “Natsume”, which serves as the theme song for the third season of the Hulu drama series “Sumisumi.” It will also include the antiqua CM song “image” and the Sweet Diamond CM song “Make It Better”, as well as a cover of Fishmans’ “Ikareta Baby.”

“Tokyo State of Mind” will also feature collaborations with Tomosaka Rie and the Korean artist dosii.

Check out more information this release below!

We’re back with another episode of the Arama! Japan Podcast! This is the first part of the March 2022 episode, and it’s all about the Academy Award-winning film “Drive My Car”! In this part, we discuss the film, its international promotion, and the response to it within Japan.

I am joined in this part by my co-host Hannah and our special guest Timo. Check it out below!

This week, King & Prince topped the Combined Single chart with their new single “Lovin’you / Odoru You ni Jinsei wo.”, with 469,136 points in its first week.

ROF-MAO topped the Combined Album chart with their debut album “Crack Up!!!!”, with 50,885 points in its first week.

King & Prince also topped the Single chart with “Lovin’you / Odoru You ni Jinsei wo.”, selling 465,857 copies in its first week.

ROF-MAO also topped the Album chart with “Crack Up!!!!”, selling 49,603 copies in its first week.

BUMP OF CHICKEN topped the Digital Single chart with their new digital single “Chronostasis”, selling 33,128 copies its first week.

Sheryl, Ranka, Walkure topped the Digital Album chart for the second consecutive week their album “Deculture!! Mixture!!!!!”, selling 2,056 copies in its second week.

INI topped the Streaming chart for the fourth consecutive week with their digital single “CALL 911”, with 7,974,084 streams in its fifth week.