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Saturday, November 9, 2013
Arashi tops the annual 'favorite artists' ranking 4 years in a row
On October 25, entertainment magazine 'Ori★Suta' revealed their 10th annual "favorite artist" ranking.
First place for this year's ranking went to none other than Arashi. With this, they have become the first artist to take first place for this ranking 4 years in a row. They have also surpassed Utada Hikaru who held the #1 title a total of 3 times.
Arashi has hosted the 'Kohaku Uta Gassen' for 4 consecutive years and held a live at the National Olympic Stadium for 6 consecutive years. The members have also been successful with their solo careers, starring in various dramas, CMs, variety programs, and movies.
The full ranking can be seen below.
1. Arashi
2. Ikimonogakari
3. Mr.Children
4. Fukuyama Masaharu
5. Yuzu
6. Utada Hikaru
7. B'z
8. Southern All Stars
9. Kyary Pamyu Pamyu
10. Kobukuro
11. Amuro Namie
12. Spitz
13. Porno Graffitti
14. Momoiro Clover Z
15. Perfume
16. YUI
17. aiko
18. Kuwata Keisuke
19. EXILE
20. BUMP OF CHICKEN
Source: Oricon
Image: Johnny's net
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Favorite dramas starring Matsumoto Jun?
02. Kimi wa Pet – 2211 votes
03. Gokusen – 1538 votes
04. Bambi~no! – 887 votes
05. Natsu no Koi wa Nijiiro ni Kagayaku – 796 votes
06. Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo – 307 votes
07. Smile – 297 votes
08. Mew no Ashi Papa ni Ageru – 216 votes
09. V no Arashi – 188 votes
10. Wagaya no Rekishi – 128 votes
Monday, December 19, 2011
Arashi tops Oricon yearly album ranking & music DVD ranking for 3 consecutive years
Sunday, December 18, 2011
Which celebrity would you want to exchange New Year’s cards with?
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Arashi’s latest album, “Beautiful World” sells over 631,000 copies in its first week!
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Which Arashi Member Do You Want As Your Homeroom Teacher?
1. Sakurai Sho
2. All the members on a rota
3. They'd be better as classmates
4. I'd rather they were my co-workers
5. Ohno Satoshi
6. Aiba Masaki
7. Ninomiya Kazunari
8. Can't decide!
9. Matsumoto Jun
The voting was done through NTT Docomo's mobile voting service "Minna no Koe" ("Everyone's Voice") from the 21st to the 28th of May.
Which member would you pick? Or would you not be able to choose?
SOURCE : JPOPASIA
Saturday, February 26, 2011
Ninomiya Kazunari and Toda Erika takes the lead in The Television “67th Drama Academy Awards”
Japan’s popular TV magazine “The Television” has released the results of their “67th Drama Academy Award” in their February 16th issue. Based on the votes from the readers and judges, “The Television” selects the best actors, best actresses, best drama, best drama theme song and more 4 times a year.On the “67th Drama Academy Award“, Arashi Ninomiya Kazunari has been selected for best actor, with his drama “Freeter ie wo kau” selected as the best drama and Arashi’s single “Hatenai Sora” selected as the best drama theme song. Actress Toda Erika has been selected for best actress, with her drama “SPEC” selected as best director, best screenplay and special awards. The rest of the results are listed below so check them out!
Best Drama: Freeter ie wo kau
Best Actor: Ninomiya Kazunari (Freeter ie wo kau)
Best Actress: Toda Erika (SPEC)
Best Supporting Actor: Kagawa Teruyuki (Ryomaden)
Best Supporting Actress: Ueto Aya (Nagare Boshi)
Best Director: Tsutsumi Yukihiko, Kato Shin, Imai Natsuki, Kaneko Fuminori (SPEC)
Best Screenplay: Nishiogi Yumie (SPEC)
Best Drama Theme Song: Hatenai Sora-Arashi (Freeter ie wo kau)
The Television Special Awards: SPEC
Sourc: Web The Television
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Who is Johnny Entertainment’s best actor?
First and foremost, Johnny’s Entertainment is known for producing male idols, and while many have tried to make a name for themselves as an actor, only a few are actually competing in the same league as full-fledged actors.This year, Ikuta Toma, one of the very few talents within the agency who are solely focusing on acting, was the first Johnny’s talent to win an acting award in the 54 year-long history of the “Blue Ribbon Awards“.
Is Ikuta just one single shimmering light of hope among countless of cringeworthy idols-turned-actors? No. There are a few more Johnny’s talents that can actually act, and the mobile portal of goo/NTT DoCoMo have asked their users which of them have been delivering the best acting performances so far.
You can tell by the number of votes that it was a very popular poll, but can you guess who won? Scroll down and find out whether the actual results prove you right.
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Who is the best actor in Johnny’s?
01 – 29,828 votes – Ninomiya Kazunari
02 – 11,266 votes – Kusanagi Tsuyoshi
03 – 10,054 votes – Ikuta Toma
04 – 6,142 votes – Kimura Takuya
05 – 4,662 votes – Okada Junichi
06 – 3,060 votes – Nishikido Ryo
07 – 2,004 votes – Yamashita Tomohisa
08 – 1,976 votes – Matsumoto Jun
09 – 1,391 votes – Nagase Tomoya
10 – 1,148 votes – Nakai Masahiro
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Total sales of Arashi’s 10 music DVDs exceed 4 million copies
Arashi’s live DVD, “ARASHI 10-11 TOUR ‘Scene’~Kimi to Boku no Miteiru Fukei~ STADIUM“, which was released on January 26th, topped the Oricon Weekly DVD Chart two weeks in a row.Previously, we reported that the live DVD sold 618,000 copies in a week, and including this week’s sales, now 677,000 copies have been sold in total.
Moreover, adding the sales of this week, the total sale figures of the 10 music DVDs that Arashi have released has now exceeded four million copies. Of course, this is the record for music DVD total sales by any artist.
Below is the Top 3 list for overall music DVD sales by artist:
1. Arashi – 4,014,000 copies
2. Morning Musume – 2,288,000 copies
3. Hamasaki Ayumi – 2,226,000 copies
Source & Image: Oricon Style
Tip: Wowww
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Arashi’s latest live DVD sold 618,000 copies in the first week!
Popular group Arashi released their eighth live DVD, “ARASHI 10-11 TOUR ‘Scene’ ~Kimi to Boku no Miteiru Fukei~ STADIUM” on January 26th, and it’s topped Oricon’s latest weekly DVD ranking. The result might not be especially surprising, but the sales for the first week totaled an amazing 618,000 copies!This live DVD recorded the live concert from their nation tour at National Olympic Stadium on September 3rd, and it consists of performances for over 40 song, mainly from their latest album, “Boku no Miteiru Fukei” (released in August 2010).
Although Arashi’s previous live DVD, “ARASHI Anniversary Tour 5×10” (released in April 2010), which sold 477,000 copies in the first week, was the previous record for the amount of copies sold in the first week, they have now broken their own record with the new live DVD. This also marks the 7th time a music DVD from Arashi has topped the chart, and it’s the 5th consecutive one that has done so.
Below is the Top 5 all-time highest selling music DVD sales for the first week:
1. “ARASHI 10-11 TOUR ‘Scene’ ~Kimi to Boku no Miteiru Fukei~ STADIUM”- Arashi : 2011/1/26 (618,000)
2. “ARASHI Anniversary Tour 5×10″ – Arashi : 2010/4/7 (477,000)
3. “5×10 All the BEST! CLIPS 1999-2009″ – Arashi : 2009/10/28 (428,000)
4. “Real Face Film” – KAT-TUN : 2006/3/22 (374,000)
5. “EXILE LIVE TOUR 2010 FANTASY” – EXILE : 2010/12/1 (274,000)
Source & Image: Oricon Style
Sunday, January 16, 2011
AKB48, Arashi increase year-end single CD sales for the first time in 5 years
Oricon revealed their “2010 Yearly Market Report” on the 13th, which summarized the total sales for all music units in 2010. While the amount of total CDs and DVDs sold in 2010 actually decreased from the year before, the report does suggest that the immense popularity of idol groups AKB48 and Arashi did have a positive effect on the individual sales categories.To start, Oricon’s report revealed that the total sales in the overall music industry equalled¥332.24 billion (approximately $4 billion USD). Unfortunately, while the figure looks impressive at first glance, it’s a grim statistic for industry representatives – 2010’s stats have continued the gradual decline of overall sales for the fourth year in a row.
However, the sales for single CDs was actually higher this year than the sales figures from 2009. The statistic brings a bit of hope, as it’s been five years since the single CD sales figure was higher than the previous year’s. An analysis done by Oricon’s market staff reported that Arashi and AKB48 contributed the most to this boost in CD sales. AKB48 had a total of 5 singles in the ‘Top 50 Year-End Single Ranking’ of the year, while Arashi had 6 – both groups dominated the ‘Top 10′.
Arashi ended up being the top selling artist of the year, followed by Tohoshinki, AKB48, EXILE and Ikimonogakari respectively. Analysts concluded that the singles in the ‘Top 100′ ranking increased the sales figures of CDs for 2010 overall.
With that said, what about music DVDS?
Oricon reports that DVDs have also marked its best sales record yet since 2004, when the company started printing their “Yearly Market Report”. Again, the boost in statistics is attributed to Arashi, as their live DVD “ARASHI Anniversary Tour 5×10” (released in April 2010) marked the sales of ¥4.56 billion. It was the first time a music DVD has sold over ¥4 billion.
Check out the figures below from Oricon’s “2010 Yearly Market Report”.
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> Statistic Breakdown:
[Type] [Number of copies sold (Compared to the year 2009)] : [Total Sales (Compared to the year 2009)]
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Single CDs: 40,089,900 copies sold (107.1%) : ¥53.09 billion (107.8%)
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Albums: 73,392,800 copies sold (90%) : ¥214.99 billion (88.2%)
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Music DVDs: 11,089,700 copies sold (104.3%) : ¥64.16 billion (110.5%)
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Total: 124,572,300 copies (96.1%) : ¥332.24 billion (94.6%)
Overall, 2010 made 3.9% less in sales volumes, and 5.4% less in profits from 2009.
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Source: Oricon style, Mainichi, Oricon 1 + 2
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Arashi appears on year-end Global album chart for 2010!!!
2010 has been another extraordinary year for wildly popular group Arashi. Depsite their dominance in all areas of the entertainment world – from music to acting – the group has never lost their focus and passion for music. Their reign over the year-end Oricon charts is apparent in the top 10 singles ranking where all of their singles managed to make an appearance.That’s not all though, the group has been ranked #36 on the year-end charts for Global albums, being the only Asian act to appear on the list for 2010. “Boku no Miteiru Fukei” managed to sell 1.1 million copies according to the charts, just behind the posthumous release of “Michael” by Michael Jackson and various Glee cast albums at #33 and #34.
Arashi have no signs of slowing down either, continuing the pace they’ve set for themselves over the years. Look out for their appearance on Kouhaku Utagassen on the 31st...

p/s....i know most of Arashian already post it...but still i want to post it coz my blog can't miss news bout them...hehehehehe...
Source : Tokyohive & United World Chart
Monday, December 20, 2010
Oricon Yearly Album Ranking for 2010 is out!
We reported the “2010 Oricon Yearly Single Ranking” a moment ago, and here are the results for “2010 Oricon Yearly Album Ranking,” Check it out!<2010>
1. “Boku no Miteiru Fukei” – Arashi : (1,053,064)
2. “Ikimonobakari~members’ BEST selection~” – Ikimonogakari : (906,756)
3. “to LOVE” – Nishino Kana : (645,417)
4. “FUNKY MONKEY BABYS BEST” – FUNKY MONKEY BABYS : (613,603)
5. “SENSE” – Mr.Children : (597,212)
6. “PAST
8. “Hajimari no Uta” – Ikimonogakari : (560,931)
9. “THE BEST BANG!!” – Fukuyama Masaharu : (544,260)
10. “5years” – Kimura Kaela : (469,028)
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11. “FANTSY” - EXILE : (466,701)
12. “Kamikyoku-tachi” – AKB48 : (441,328)
13. “Request” – JUJU : (423,230)
14. “THE FAME MONSTER” – LADY GAGA : (406,502)
15. “VOCALIST 4″ – Tokunaga Hideaki : (398,302)
16. “Aisubeki Mirai e” – EXILE : (394,191)
17. “ALL COVERS BEST” – Kobukuro : (386,706)
18. “BEST~third universe~ & 8th AL ‘UNIVERSE’ “ – Koda Kumi : (371,590)
19. “All the BEST! 1999-2009″ – Arashi : (342,743)
20. “Utada Hikaru SINGLE COLLECTION Vol.2″ - Utada Hikaru : (334,348)
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21. “Rock’n'Roll Circus” – Hamasaki Ayumi : (318,454)
22. “HOLIDAYS IN THE SUN” – YUI : (307,564)
23. “Wildflower & Cover Songs: Complete Best ‘TRACK3′ “ – Superfly : (299,654)
24. “Ano…Konnan Dekimashita kedo.” – Yusuke : (285,592)
25. “We are SMAP!” – SMAP : (267,946)
26. “HEAVEN” – Kato Miliyah : (266,102)
27. “8UPPERS” – Kanjani 8 : (265,439)
28. “ONE PIECE MEMORIAL BEST” – Various Artists : (248,899)
29. “Love Songs~Mata Kimi ni Koi shiteru~” – Sakamoto Fuyumi : (214,365)
30. “Recital” – Hilcrhyme : (210,013)
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31. “BABY” – aiko : (207,702)
32. “GOOD TIMES” – RIP SLYME : (191,229)
33. “JUMP NO.1″ – Hey!Say! JUMP : (187,621)
34. “LIVE” – NEWS : (185,204)
35. “NO MORE PAIN” - KAT-TUN : (182,563)
36. “Houkago Tea Time II” – Houkago Tea Time : (182,468)
37. “Imamade no A-men, B-men desuto!?” – GReeeeN : (181,889)
38. “Hadou” – Inaba Koshi : (177,984)
39. “TIME FLIES…1994-2009″ : oasis (177,120)
40. “Sports” – Tokyo Jihen : (176,780)
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41. “THE REMIX” - LADY GAGA : (175,253)
42. “The…” – JUNSU/JEJUNG/YUCHUN : (174,980)
43. “Every Best Single~COMPLETE~” – Every Little Thing : (173,351)
44. “STAR” – Nakashima Mika : (168,230)
45. “Girl’s Talk” – KARA : (166,185)
46. “Ureshikutte Dakiauyo” – YUKI : (166,146)
47. “What’s flumpool!?” – flumpool : (159,324)
48. “BPM” – Domoto Koichi : (158,600)
49. “Togemaru” – Spitz : (152,647)
50. “A Thousand Suns” – Linkin Park : (149,569)
Source: Oricon style
Oricon announces “2010 Yearly Single Ranking”!
Oricon has just revealed the results of the “2010 Oricon Yearly Ranking” for singles. Check out who sold the most amount of singles in 2010 below!<2010>
1. “Beginner” – AKB48 : (954,283)
2. “Heavy Rotation” – AKB48 (713,275)
3. “Troublemaker” - Arashi : (698,542)
4. “Monster” – Arashi : (696,022)
5. “Ponytail to Shushu” – AKB48 : (659,959)
6. “Hatenai Sora” – Arashi : (656,343)
7. “Løve Rainbow” – Arashi : (620,057)
8. “Chance no Junban” – AKB48 : (596,769)
9. “Dear Snow” – Arashi : (591,207)
10. “To be free” – Arashi : (516,142)
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11. “Love yourself~Kimi ga Kirai na Kimi ga Suki~” – KAT-TUN : (439,736)
12. “Sakura no Shiori” – AKB48 : (390,957)
13. “This is Love” – SMAP : (350,322)
14. “Mata Kimi ni Koi Shiteru/Asia no Kaizoku” – Sakamoto Fuyumi : (311,215)
15. “LIFE~Me no mae no Mukou e~” – Kanjani 8 : (305,478)
16. “BREAK OUT!” – Tohoshinki : (289,412)
17. “Going!” – KAT-TUN : (282,901)
18. “Wonderful World!!” – Kanjani 8 : (275,891)
19. “Hatsukoi” – Fukuyama Masaharu : (269,765)
20. “CHANGE UR WORLD” – KAT-TUN : (254,150)
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21. “Hitomi no Screen” – Hey!Say! JUMP : (250,206)
22. “Hotaru/Shonen” - Fukuyama Masaharu : (239,768)
23. “I Wish For You” – EXILE : (236,456)
24. “Shamisen Tabigarasu” – Hikawa Kiyoshi : (236,218)
25. “Sakura Girl” – NEWS : (232,752)
26. “Toki wo Tomete” – Tohoshinki : (228,448)
27. “Motto Tsuyoku” – EXILE : (228,189)
28. “XIAH (Intoxication)” – XIAH junsu : (225,638)
29. “One in a million” – Yamashita Tomohisa : (204,561)
30. “Yukai Tsu-kai Kaibutsu-kun” – Kaibutsu-kun (Kaibutsu Taro) : (196,258)
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31. “Family~Hitotsu ni naru koto~” – KinKi Kids : (179,927)
32. “Fighting Man” – NEWS : (173,206)
33. “Arigatou” – Ikimonogakari : (165,507)
34. “Onara Hazukashikunaiyo/Pirameki Taiso” – Hannya, Fruits Punch : (164,203)
35. “Nijiiro no Bayon” – Hikawa Kiyoshi : (160,683)
36. “HAPPY” – BUMP OF CHICKEN : (157,324)
37. “Maho no Ryouri ~Kimi kara Kimi e~” – BUMP OF CHICKEN : (152,501)
38. “My Soul, Your Beats!/Brave Song” – Lia, Tada Aoi : (147,479)
39. “GO!GO! MANIAC” – Houkago Tea Time : (147,355)
40. “Hontou wa Kowai Ai to Romance” – Kuwata Keisuke : (145,354)
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41. “1!2!3!4! Yoroshiku!” – SKE48 : (144,973)
42. “Ryusei” – Kobukuro : (144,874)
43. “GIFT~Midori~(Yuki wo Kudasai/One day in winter/Snow White)” (Limited Edition) – Kanjani 8 : (136,508)
44. “GIFT~Shiro~(Fuyukoi/Kimi no Uta wo Utau)” (Limited Edition) – Kanjani 8 : (136,003)
45. “Okay” – Inaba Koshi : (134,381)
46. “GIFT~Aka~(I wish/Minus 100 do no Koi)” (Limited Edition) – Kanjani 8 : (133,978)
47. “NO, Thank You!” - Houkago Tea Time : (133,922)
48. “Kokoro no Hane” – Team Dragon from AKB48 : (130,957)
49. “Gee” – Shoujo Jidai : (130,145)
50. “Listen!!” – Houkago tea Time : (130,137)
Source: Oricon style
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Oricon Weekly Chart for November 22nd
Check it out below!
(SINGLE WEEKLY RANKING)
1. “Hatenai Sora” – Arashi 11/10 (572,050)
2. “Nee” – Perfume 11/10 (85,164)
3. “Best Friend’s Girl” – J Soul Brothers 11/10 (60,519)
4. “Hito” – Yusuke 11/10 (59,918)
5. “Jumping” – KARA 11/10 (54,977)
(ALBUM WEEKLY RANKING)
1. “Ikimonobakari ~members’ BEST selection~” – Ikimonogakari 11/3 (206,952)
2. “Enka Meikyoku Collection 13 ~Nijiiro no Bayon~” – Hikawa Kiyoshi 11/10 (40,655)
3. “TRY AGAIN” – Nagabuchi Tsuyoshi 11/10 (36,304)
4. “Greatest Hits” – Bon Jovi 11/3 (28,634)
5. “Ken Hirai 15th Anniversary c/w Collection ‘95-’10 “Ura Utabaka” – Hirai Ken 11/10 (25,732)
(DVD WEEKLY RANKING -SYNTHESIS-)
1. “Split The Difference” – Mr. Children 11/10
2. “Mobile Suit Gundam UC 2″ – anime 11/10
3. “Ametalk! DVD 10″ – Ameagari Kesshitai 11/10
4. “Ametalk! DVD 11″ – Ameagari Kesshitai 11/10
5. “Ametalk! DVD 12″ – Ameagari Kesshitai 11/10
Source: Oricon style





