YUI Breaking 2009 Top Weekly Sales Record

According to Oricon’s article, YUI’s single「again」 breaks her previous record of 85.000 copies of 「LOVE & TRUTH」 single sold in a week.

The previous highest weekly sale was achieved by Ayumi Hamasaki’s [Rule/Sparkle], which sold a total of over 95.000 copies.

YUI – 「again」 Sales:

06/02 – 33,816
06/03 – 32,238
06/04 – 16,141
06/05 – 9,110
06/06 – 9,760
06/07 – 8,494

TOTAL: 109,559

Oricon: who would you want to become?

Weekly entertainment magazine ORI☆STAR polled 700 male and female readers on which famous person they would like to try being. [...]

Men’s Category:

1. Masaharu Fukuyama
2. Hiro Mizushima
3. Takuya Kimura
4. Koshi Inaba
5. Kazutoshi Sakurai
6. Hiroshi Tamaki
7. Hiroshi Abe
8. Tsuyoshi Domoto
9. Shun Oguri
10. Joe Odagiri

Women’s Category:

1. Namie Amuro
2. Ayumi Hamasaki
3. Aoi Miyazaki
4. Ayaka
5. Becky
6. Haruka Ayase
7. Yui Aragaki
8. Maki Horikita
9. Kou Shibasaki
10. YUKI

and you?

Source: oricon

Oricon: Winter Love Songs

TOP10 of Winter Love songs by Oricon’s readers.

Oricon: Who do you want to spend Christmas with?

Which artist do you want to spend Christmas with?

YUI’s B-sides a big hit

シンガーソングライター・YUIのアルバム未収録のカップリング曲を収録したベストアルバム『MY SHORT STORIES』が発売1週目で17.4万枚を売上げ、11/24付週間アルバムランキングで首位に初登場した。カップリング（B面）集による首位獲得は、昨年5/21付のMr.Childrenの『B-SIDE』以来、1年半ぶり。女性アーティストとしては、1984/3/26付LPランキングで松田聖子『Touch Me』が記録して以来、24年8ヶ月ぶり史上2組目の快挙となった。

Singer songwriter, YUI‘s latest album containing previous coupling songs, My Short Stories, has reached sales of 174 000 copies in the first week, and has attained the top in the album ranking chart on 24th November. The previous coupling album that has reached the top of the chart is Mr Children’s “B-Side” on 21st May last year. It has been 1 1/2 years since then. As for the previous female artiste who have achieved this feat, it is Matsuda Seiko’s “Touch Me”, which is 24 years 8 months ago. YUI is the second female artiste whose coupling album hit the top of the album ranking chart.

Oricon: Favorite Artist 2008

Oricon has revealed this year’s Favorite Artist selected by 20,000 readers.

2万人が選んだ好きなアーティストランキング

Oricon: sexy voices

“心を奪う”セクシーボイス

Which celebrities have a sexy voice? Oricon asked a thousand men and women that question in a poll taken last month.

TOP10ランキング表はこちら

ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION – Surf Bungaku Kamakura Album

Easily the hardest working band in Japan if their frequency of releases are any indication, ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION keeps on rocking with Surf Bungaku Kamakura, their second full-length album of the year. This hearty collection of feel-good surf’s-up pop rock includes the band’s latest single Fujisawa Loser, plus recent B-sides like Enoshima Esker, Yuigahama Kite, and, of course, Kugenuma Surf off their 2006 single Arumachi no Gunjou.

(ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION – Surf Bungaku Kamakura Album Regular Edition)

http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=KSCL-1310

http://www.yesasia.com/global/surf-bungaku-kamakura-japan-version/1011885523-0-0-0-en/info.html

ASIAN KUNG-GU GENERATION – Fujisawa Loser Single

2008 is turning out to be ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION’s most productive year yet. After releasing full-length album World World World in March and mini album Imada Minu Asuni in June, the band has another album, Surf Bungaku Kamakura, slated for November release, not to mention two upcoming tours that will carry them into 2009. To hold fans over till the surf hits, AKG is first releasing the new single Fujisawa Loser from their forthcoming album. The band’s 2nd single of the year and 12th single overall, Fujisawa Loser continues AKG’s winning streak of energetic feel-good rock numbers.

(ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION – Fujisawa Loser Single Regular Edition)

http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=KSCL-1279

http://www.yesasia.com/global/fujisawa-loser-japan-version/1011529549-0-0-0-en/info.html

Angela Aki – Tegami ~Haikei Juugo no Kimi e~ Single

Angela Aki’s latest single arrives around one year after her second album Today, which turned into an Oricon no. 1 bestseller. Tegami – Haikei Jugo no Kimi e is the theme song for the new season of music program Minna no Uta and is also the image song for Japan’s 75th nationwide school singing contest co-hosted by NHK. Angela’s new release also features the tracks final destination and Still Fighting It, a cover of a song by US rock musician Ben Folds.

(Angela Aki Tegami ~Haikei Jyugo no Kimi e~ Single Regular Edition)

http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=ESCL-3120

http://www.yesasia.com/global/tegami-haikei-jugo-no-kimi-e-normal-edition-japan-version/1011212764-0-0-0-en/info.html

(Angela Aki Tegami ~Haikei Jyugo no Kimi e~ Single Limited Edition)

http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=ESCL-3118

http://www.yesasia.com/global/tegami-haikei-jugo-no-kimi-e-single-dvd-first-press-limited-edition/1011212763-0-0-0-en/info.html

Otsuka Ai – Kurage, Nagareboshi Single

After 2005′s Planetarium, 2006′s Renai Shashin, and last year’s Pocket, singer-songwriter Otsuka Ai returns with her latest ballad. Kurage, Nagareboshi is her CF song for music.jp TV-CF and a number dedicated to lovers everywhere. Two side tracks, H20 and Ame no Tsubu, Waltz – Love Music, are also featured on this release.

This edition comes with personal Ai comment cards, sticker set A, and a DVD featuring the music video Kurage, Nagareboshi.

Standard CD Only – AVCD-31500

http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=AVCD-31500

http://www.yesasia.com/global/kurage-nagareboshi-japan-version/1011409963-0-0-0-en/info.html

Standard CD/DVD – AVCD-31499/B

http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=AVCD-31499

http://www.yesasia.com/global/kurage-nagareboshi-single-dvd-japan-version/1011409964-0-0-0-en/info.html

Debut 5th Anniversary Press CD Only – AVCD-31498

http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=AVCD-31498

http://www.yesasia.com/global/kurage-nagareboshi-single-dvd-debut-5th-anniversary-limited-edition/1011409966-0-0-0-en/info.html

Debut 5th Anniversary Press CD/DVD – AVCD-31497/B

http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=AVCD-31497

Oricon “Japanese Pop Diva”

10代が選ぶ“平成の歌姫”

This is a survey by Oricon about the best female artist for Japanese. Interesting!

Otsuka Ai – Oricon’s Interview

Sorry I don’t have any translation for now…

YUI – SUMMER SONG Single

After taking her previous single Namidairo to Oricon’s no. 3 spot in February, singer-songwriter Yui returns with her Summer Song. It arrives as a refreshing uptempo number, once again featuring Yui’s trademark acoustic sound. Two more songs, namely, Oh My God and the acoustic version of Laugh Away, are also on Yui’s highly anticipated Summer Song. 

2008 Oricon Top 100 Singles – Half Year

Oricon has released its half year charts and here are the results: