Korean singer/actor Kim Hyun Joong has announced his second Japanese single release “HEAT”. The song is composed and lyrics provided by famed Japanese duo B’z (Inaba Koshi lyrics, Matsumoto Takahiro music). They will will also provide some collaboration on the song with Inaba providing some background vocals and Matsumoto on guitar. The single is due out July 4th – more early release details follow,
The month of January sees another AKB48 family group in the top spot, this time its SKE48 and their single “Kataomoi Finally” that sold over one-half million for the month. The next 3 spots find singles from BUMP OF CHICKEN, KinKi Kids, and Korean singer Kim Hyun Joong respectively and all surpassed the 100,000 sold mark.
Finishing the top 5 singles for the month is super seiyuu/singer Nana Mizuki and her single “Synchrogazer” which is featured in Winter anime Symphogear with over 69,000 sold.
On the monthly album charts EXILE and their album “EXILE JAPAN/Solo” spent 2 weeks in the number #1 spot In January and easily takes the top spot for the month with over 336,000 sold. In the #2 spot is ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION and their album “BEST HIT AKG” with over 133,000 sold. Rounding out the top 3 is Koda Kumi and her album “JAPONESQUE” with over 118,000 sold.
The complete top 10 single and album charts follow,
From his Japanese debut single “KISS KISS/Lucky Guy” that hit the stores Japan on January 25th, Kim Hyun Joong has just released the full Japanese version of music video for “Lucky Guy”. Previously the short version had been exposed and along with the single’s release details were posted here at Comtrya Sugoi. Link to the full length video follows,
The top spot on the Oricon weekly singles charts is SKE48 and their 8th single “Kataomoi Finally” that nearly topped the one-half million sold mark for the week at 495,809. The second spot finds Korean singer Kim Hyun Joong and his well received Japanese debut single “KISS KISS/LUCKY GUY” just surpassing 100,000 sold. Sliding in at the number 3 spot is long running and full of new members Morning Musume and their newest single – “Pyoko Pyoko Ultra”.
Anime related titles broke into the top 10 this week – at #6 is part 1 of 3 planned character song releases from anime Symphogear. This single has two insert songs from fictional band “Zwei Wing” that features favorite Nana Mizuki and fellow voice actor (seiyuu) Takayama Minami.
Idol group 9nine lands in the #9 spot (coincidence?) with the current ending theme to anime Beelzelbub – “Shoujo Traveller”.
The complete top 10 single and album charts follow,
SKE48 and their new single “Kataomoi Finally” will top the singles charts by a wide victory based on the Oricon daily numbers with more than 482,000 sold. The single is SKE48’s 8th and should eventually top the 1/2 million sold mark if it hasn’t already. On the album charts #1 is as hoped with Koda Kumi’s “JAPONESQUE” selling a strong 92,000+.
Read on for the rest of the projected top singles and albums,
Popular Korean singer Kim Hyun Joong released his debut double-A Japanese single “KISS KISS/Lucky Guy” on January 25th. A new promo video with clips from both music videos for “KISS KISS” and “Lucky Guy” via the Universal Music Japan Youtube site. Release details and video follow,
TV Asahi’s music show “MUSIC STATION” guest lineup for the Friday January 27th airing has just been released – ayaka, SKE48, Kim Hyun Joong, and JUJU - are all set to perform. More details on the performances follow,
