Browsing Hatsune Miku

Topping the Oricon charts this week is SMAP with their 25th #1 and 48th overall single “Moment” – selling over 136,000 copies. *Its been 9 weeks in a row for male groups, duos, and solo on the top of the single charts.

In second spot is everyone’s favorite seiyuu Nana Mizuki and her double-A single BRIGHT STREAM with the theme songs for the new Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha movie and Dog Days anime. In the number three spot is another anime tie-in with NO NAME the actual and fictitious AKB48 idol unit providing the voice acting and theme songs for anime AKB0048. Rounding out the top 5 is CNBLUE and their 3rd Japanese single “Come on”.

On the album charts #1 for 3 weeks in a row is – Southern All Stars member Kuwata his solo album of greatest hits “I LOVE YOU -now & forever-“ selling another 61,000 copies.

Koda Kumi who just gave birth last week saw her re-mix album “Beach Mix” come in at #4.

Celebrating Vocaloid virtual idol Hatsune Miku’s 5th birthday 3 album of various artists make it into the top 10 of the album charts.

The complete top 10 single and album charts follow…

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ryo has updated the release information for the new single “ODDS&ENDS” feat.Hatsune Miku – the full track list has now been revealed. ryo, the leader of group supercell, wrote the new single to be used as the opening theme for Sony PSP Vita game “Hatsune Miku Project DIVA-f”. He previously provided the theme song for the first “Hatsune Miku Project DIVA” game with single “Sekiranun Graffiti” one year ago. Also SEGA has exposed a new preview video with the opening movie for the new game and featuring the new single. The single is set to hit stores on August 29th – updated details and preview video follow…

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Hatsune Miku has two anniversary albums – “5th Birthday BEST ~ memories ~” and “5th Birthday BEST ~impacts~” scheduled for simultaneous release on August 1st. We previously announced the album releases and now the full track list is official. The albums, which are a Sony Music release, celebrate the virtual idol’s popular songs released over the past 5 years. Updated details follow…

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ryo the leader of group supercell has announced a new single “ODDS & ENDS” featuring Vocaloid virtual idol Hatsune Miku. The new single is set to be used as the opening theme for game “Hatsune Miku Project DIVA-f”. The new single is offered in three editions and is scheduled for release on August 29th. More details on the release and preview video for the new game featuring the new single follows..

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Hatsune Miku has two albums set for simultaneous release – “5th Birthday BEST ~ memories ~” and “5th Birthday BEST ~impacts~”. The albums, which are a Sony Music release, are a compilation of many of her most important songs released over the past 5 years  – such as what is still one of the very best – “melt” by supercell. Release date for both is set for August 1st – more early release details follow…

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Hatsune Miku featured compilation album “GT Project Theme Song Collection 2012” of songs selected in the contest for the team’s theme song to be used during the 2011-2012 racing season for the team and SUPER GT300 car sponsored by GOODSMILE RACING.  The album includes the winning main theme song “Road to Smile” plus 7 other songs for 8 total tracks. It will be available in a single CD-only edition and is due out July 18th. More details follow,

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Our favorite virtual idol Hatsune Miku made her virtual live appearance at 2 live concert events this past March (details previously posted). The concerts were the “HATSUNE MIKU Live Party 2012” (Mikupa 2012)on March 8th and “HATSUNE MIKU Concert Final 39’s Giving Day 2012” (Miku Concert Saigo no Miku no Hi Dai Kanshasai) on March 9th. The concerts are announced for release in several different box sets with DVD or Blu-ray and CDs of the concert, release date is set for August 29th. Details on these releases follow,

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DECO*27 well known for composing VOCALOID songs has a new single “Yume Yume – feat. Hatsune Miku”. The single comes in two editions, a Limited with bonus DVD and bonus mobile phone strap and a Limited with only the bonus DVD. Both CD track lists include a remixed version of the title track as well as remixed versions of songs “Nisoku Hokou” and “Ai Kotoba”. Release details follow,

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The boys of Tohoshinki with their Spring ballad “STILL” easily takes the #1 spot for the March 21st singles charts with over 138,000 sold (release details). Dropping out of the #1 spot and landing in the #2 spot is Arashi and their single “Wild at Heart” selling just over 46,000 but that makes their 2 week total nearly 600,000 copies sold (release details).

The girls from RAINBOW and their new Japanese single “Gonna Gonna GO!” land in the #7 spot (release details). And sounding out the top 10 is singer/seiyuu Nana Mizuki with another release tied to the musical anime Symphogear.

The album charts get the final release from SDN48, “NEXT ENCORE” in the top spot with over 48,000 sold (release details). In the second spot with another 41,000 copies sold is Ikimonogakari and their album “NEWTRAL” which held the top spot for the past 2 weeks. They just edged out miwa and her album “guitarium” selling just over 40,000 copies. And the girls of AFTERSCHOOL with their new album “PLAYGIRLZ” has a good opening week landing in the #8 spot with over 16,000 copies sold (release details).

The complete top 10 single and album charts follow,

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Tohoshinki hits 2012 with their Spring ballad “STILL” and will land in the #1 spot on the weekly Oricon charts with over 130,000 sold.

Over on the album charts well…. its really too close to make a good prediction for the top spot. In the mix will be SDN48 with their final album “NEXT ENCORE”, miwa with her album “guitarium”, and Ikimonogakari who has been in the top spot for two weeks in a row with “NEWTRAL”. All three should have over 40,000 sold but SDN48 with a very strong pre-order total on the first day may narrowly take the top spot…..

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Hatsune Miku will be making her virtual appearance at 2 live concert events in March. First is the “HATSUNE MIKU Live Party 2012” on March 8th (2am PST) and “HATSUNE MIKU Concert Final 39’s Giving Day” on  March 9th (2am PST). Both events will be available for streaming pay-per-view via Nico Nico Douga either individual or as a bundle. More details follow,

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