Browsing Choshinsei

The singles charts are topped this week by Kis-My-Ft2 with single “Ki Su U Ma I ~ KISS YOUR MIND ~ / S.O.S. (Smile On Smile)” with over 214,000 copies sold. It’s the boy group’s 7th single and 7th #1.

Landing in the next four spots are Korean groups – #2 is KARA with “Bye Bye Happy Days!”, #3 is Choshinsei with “Da Ki Shi Me Ta I”, #4 is BOYFRIEND with “Hitomi no Melody”, and #5 goes to FTISLAND with “You Are My Life”

Topping the album charts is Kis-My-Ft2 with their second album “Good Ikuze!” selling over 222,000 copies.  In the #2 spot is Funky Monkey Babys with their best hits album “LAST BEST” with over 168,000 sold. Sliding into the #6 spot is singer/voice actress/songwriter Maaya Sakamoto with album “Singer Songwriter” featuring songs she wrote and produced in collaboration with Shin Kono and Zentaro Watanbe.

*Kis-My-Ft2’s special DVD release also topped the DVD charts making a sweep of the major weekly Oricon charts. It’s the 3rd time the feat has been accomplished by a single group/artist – Ayumi Hamasaki (Oct 2000), KAT-TUN (April 2006).

The complete top 10 single and album charts follow…

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Choshinsei (Supernova) has announced a greatest hits album “COLLECTIONS”. The release comes on two CDs with the first disk containing fan selected 15 tracks (tentative) and disk two containing a member solo song collection featuring 6 new songs. The album comes on two editions with one being a very limited (2000) version via the Universal Music Store. “COLLECTIONS” is scheduled for release on December 19th – read on for more details…

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This week’s singles charts are topped by SKE48 with their single “Kiss Datte Hidarikiki” selling a very strong 511,000 copies. It’s the AKB48 sister group’s 6th #1 single in a row and their highest selling opening week selling single. The ‘48’s are just getting stronger…will Japan ever have a shortage of idols?

Also landing on the singles charts in duo Porno Graffitti and their single “Kage Boushi” in the #3 spot and Korean group 2NE1 with their newest Japanese single “I LOVE YOU” in the #5 spot.

Over on the album charts its Superfly with her 4th album “Force” showing that she is a force selling 119,000 copies. In a close second is a simultaneous release by SKE48 of their first album “Konohi no Chime wo Wasurenai” selling 110,000 copies.

Also landing on the album charts is fictional band EGOIST from anime Guilty Crown – lead by talented new composer ryo who also leads supercell – the album “Extra Terrestrial Biological Entities” made it into the #9 spot in a very tight top 10.

The complete top 10 single and album charts follow…

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The singles charts are topped by another record-setting single by mega-idol group AKB48 and their 27th single “Gingham Check”. The single sold over 1 million copies giving them another record of eight 1 million+ selling singles in a row, nine overall, and 14 #1 singles in a row.

The second spot goes to rock band UVERworld with “THE OVER” selling 61,000 copies. Korean boy idol group B1A4 with their 2nd Japanese single “Oyasumi Good Night” lands in the 4th spot with over 35,000 copies sold.

The album charts are topped by Korean rock band CNBLUE and their 1st Japanese album “CODE NAME BLUE” selling over 45,000 copies. After holding the top spot for 2 weeks AKB48 drops down to the #2 spot with their 4th album release “1830m” selling another 40,000 copies.

The complete top 10 single and album charts follow…

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Choshinsei (Supernova) has updated the release information for their new Japanese single “She’s Gone”. Cover jackets have been revealed and the title track will have tie-up as ending theme for TV Asahi’s show “Oh! Doyagao Summit” beginning August 9th. “She’s Gone” is comes in four editions and is set for release on August 29th. Updated release details follow…

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Choshinsei (Supernova) has announced a new Japanese single “She’s Gone”. This is the group’s second single after a bit of a two-year release hiatus as a group while the members were focused on solo projects and TV drama acting. Their new single is offered in three editions and is set for release on August 29th. Release details follow…

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Another monster chart topping single from mega-idol group AKB48 – “Manatsu no Sounds good!” – selling over 1.6 million copies – making it their biggest first week selling single and likely it will be their biggest all-time! The group has seven 1 million+ selling singles in a row (eight overall) to go along with a streak of 13 #1’s charting singles in a row.

On the album charts Mr. Children, for the 3rd week in a row, retains the top spot with compilation album “Mr. Children 2005-2010 MACRO” selling another 74,000 copies. Bumping Mr. Children’s other compilation album from the second spot which it had held for two weeks is Kyary Pamyu Pamyu and her first album “Pamyu Pamyu Revolution” selling over 71,000 copies. And the 3rd spot goes to ““Mr. Children 2001-2005 MICRO” selling another 67,190.

The complete top 10 single and album charts follow,

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Korean group Choshinsei (Supernova) has updated the details on the now titled “Stupid Love / COME BACK TO ME” their come-back single and the first in nearly two years. We previously released early details on the single here. The single now a double-A side has track “Stupid Love” which is also released a their new Korean single and is a powerful dance song. The second A-side song “COME BACK TO ME” is an original Japanese song and featured as ending theme of TV Tokyo drama ‘Koisuru Maison ~Rainbow Rose~’ and staring member Geonil. Single is set for release on May 23rd – more details follow,

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Korean group Supernova and known in Japan as Choshinsei has announced a new single. The single, not yet titled, will come in two editions, a Limited with bonus DVD and Regular CD-only edition. The title track is said to be a powerful dance song (not yet titled) and coupling track will be “COME BACK TO ME”. The bonus DVD will include music video for the title track and off shoot footage for the music video and cover jacket photo shoot (tentative). Single is set for release on May 23rd – more details follow,

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