Oricon Top 10 CD Single Daily Charts (JAPAN) – V6 takes the #1 spot (6.17.09)

1. V6 – Spirit 2. Miyo Akiyama – Keion! Image Song Miyo Akiyama 3. Yui Hirasawa – Keion! Image Song Yui Hirasawa 4. Akina Minami no Super Midle Seven/Mai Satoda with Goda Kazoku – I Believe – Yume wo Kanaeru Maho no Kotoba-/Don’t Leave Me 5. Kiyoshiro Imawano – Oh! Radio 6. SCANDAL – SHOJO [...]

Oricon DVD Ranking Top 50 (1st half of year 2009)

1. Arashi Around Asia 2008 in Tokyo – 355,253 2. Hana Yori Dango FINAL – 346,721 3. EXILE LIVE TOUR “EXILE PERFECT LIVE 2008″ – 313,504 4. SMAP 2008 super.modern.artistic.performance tour – 269,021 5. Okuribito – 217,461 6. KAT-TUN Live Tour 2008 “Queen of Pirates” – 209,604 7. Red Cliff Part 1 – 192, 242 [...]

PATIPATI July 2009, Big Bang What’s Up?

About 8 months since they’ve released their first full album ‘Number 1′ last October in Japan.

TOHOSHINKI: 2009 Jingu Fireworks Festival Tickets is Sold Out in 1 Day

Tohoshinki in sponsored by Nikkan Sports is performing for 2009 Meiji Jingu Fireworks Festival on August 6th and thousands fireworks will be lighted up to decorate a beautiful stage.

Nana Mizuki is 1st Seiyū with #1 Album in Weekly Charts

Ultimate Diamond is first album by character voice to rank #1 since 1968

Oricon Top 10 Album Daily Charts (Japan) – Nana Mizuki takes the #1 spot (6.03.09)

Nana Mizuki takes the #1 spot with “ULTIMATE DIAMOND” and Black Eyed Peas takes the #2 spot. Anime drama “Hetalia” takes the #3 spot. 1. Nana Mizuki – ULTIMATE DIAMOND 2. Black Eyed Peas – The E.N.D. 3. Hetalia Drama CD Vol. 2 4. the pillows – Rock stock & too smoking the pillows 5. [...]

TVXQ – Stand by You MV

The Drama Version MV of TVXQ / DBSK / Tohoshinki’s “Stand By You” has been released. The first thing I noticed is that the video is very long… over 7 minutes! It also reminds me of Why did I fall for you?” / Doushite Kimi Wo Suki Ni Natta Shimattan Darou? with the sad love [...]

“Soba ni Iru ne” ranked 1st in royalties for 2008

JASRAC has released its annual report on music royalty payments for the 2008 year. The numbers cover all formats, including internet distribution and karaoke machines.

Big Bang press conference is revealed

[great interest in Japan’s hot spring]

Ayumi Hamasaki strips down for book version of her diary

TOKYO —Singer Ayumi Hamasaki, 30, is releasing a book which features photos of her in a bikini. Hamasaki has appeared just once in a bikini – for a calendar – since her singing debut in 1998. Her new book, titled “Ayu no dejideji nikki 2000 – 2009A” (Ayu’s Digital Diary 2000-2009), is being released to [...]