A total of three Korean groups landed in the top 20 on Oricon‘s 44th 2011 annual album and singles sales chart.
According to the chart, SNSD placed 5th with their first Japanese album, “Girl’s Generation“, which sold 642,054 units; and 42nd with “Hoot”, which sold 148,761 units. In the singles chart, they placed 46th with “Mr. Taxi/Run Devil Run“, which sold 172,205 units.
KARA placed 7th with their second Japanese album, “Super Girl“, which sold 450,595 units; 22nd with “Girl’s Talk“, which sold 277,306 units; 25th with “Go Go Summer“, which sold 230,082 units; and 26th with “Roller Coaster Love“, which sold 225,175 units.
TVXQ‘s “Why” placed 16th in the singles chart with 285,0051 units, while “Superstar” placed 41st with 184,317 units. In the albums chart, they placed in 20th with “Tone“, which sold 293,674 units.
Jang Geun Suk‘s “Let Me Cry” placed 29th in the singles chart with 215,714 units sold.
In the top 5 overall sales list, KARA placed 4th, coming in with a total sales number of $73,166,000 USD, while SNSD placed 5th, with $60,140,000 USD. (Sales numbers are only released for the top 5).
14 December:
Super Junior takes the lead for Korean releases in the weekly single charts with their single "Mr. Simple". They sold 88,973 copies of the said release, making it to the 2nd spot on the rankings.Daily Single Chart
03. U-KISS - Tick Tack (12/14)
22. Super Junior - Mr. Simple (12/07)
26. TVXQ - Winter ~Winter Rose/Duet~ (11/30)Weekly Single Chart
02. Super Junior - Mr. Simple (12/07)
07. The Boss - Love Days (12/07)
09. Rainbow - Mach (12/07)
10. SHU-I - Nebagiba Yeah! (12/07)
11. TVXQ - Winter ~Winter Rose/Duet~ (11/30)
23. 4minute - Ready Go (12/07)
33. T-ara - YAYAYA (11/30)
39. FT Island - Distance (11/30)
48. 2PM - Ultra Lover (11/02)
13 December:
12 December:Lately, Korean artists have been receiving so much love from the folks over in Japan. One of the groups being Super Junior with their recent release of their second Japanese single, “Mr. Simple“. Released on December 7th, the single has managed to claim first place on the Oricon daily single chart!“Mr. Simple” has sold 35,854 copies since it’s release, making Super Junior take the second slot on the chart. Now, the catchy single has sold over 80,000 copies, bringing the group to first place! Super Junior’s first Japanese single “Bonamana” did very well too, with its grab on second place on both the Oricon daily chart and weekly chart.Other KPOP artists on the daily chart were The Boss with “Love Days” placing eighth and Rainbow’s “Mach” that placed ninth.
As K-Pop continues to make its mark around the world, Japan remains the ‘hot spot’ for Hallyu. On December 11th, it was revealed that KARA, Super Junior, The Boss, and Rainbow had all entered the Oricon chart.
KARA’s “Super Girl” was certified Platinum by exceeding 400,000 copies in sales. Their 2nd studio album was released on November 23rd and achieved 275,206 copies in its first week, the best for any Korean girl group in Japan. They also topped the daily, weekly, and monthly Oricon charts, continuing KARA’s success after their first album, “Girl’s Talk“, hit the 400,000 milestone.
To date, they’ve sold 2,160,000 copies in Japan alone since their debut last year.
Meanwhile, Super Junior topped the Oricon for the first time since their debut, as “Mr. Simple“, their second Japanese single, recorded to first place on the daily single chart.
The single sold 35,854 copies upon its release, coming out at second on the chart before finally making its way to the top this week. Previously, Super Junior had “Bonamana“, their first Japanese single, place second on the Oricon daily chart and weekly chart in June.
Other honorable mentions include The Boss’ “Love Days“, which placed eighth, and Rainbow’s “Mach“, which placed ninth.
1 December:
Singles released on the 30th by artists such as ‘TVXQ‘, ‘FT Island‘, and ‘T-ara‘ have made their way to the top of the Oricon Singles Chart.
TVXQ’s first Christmas song, “Winter“, seized the #2 slot on the Weekly Oricon Single Chart, selling 76,615 copies on the first day.
Furthermore, FT Island’s “Distance” and T-ara’s “YAYAYA” came in at #4 and #7 respectively, while “This Christmas” a collaborative effort by the JYP Entertainment artists came in at #14.
In related news, 2PM‘s first full-length Japanese album ‘Republic of 2PM‘ sold 25,756 copies on the first day and seized the #2 slot on the Oricon Album Chart.
28 November:
Via tokyohive:
KARA released their second album, “Super Girl“, on November 23rd, and, after debuting at #1, topped the Oricon Weekly Album Ranking by selling 275,000 copies in its first week!
This is KARA’s second time to top the charts, as their 3rd single, “Jet Coaster Love” reached first back in April. With this achievement, KARA has become the newest foreign female group to dominate both the single and album rankings.
The record was previously set over thirty years ago by The Nolans with their single, “I’m in the Mood for Dancing“, and the LP, “Gotta Pull Myself Together“.
Until now, the highest position that KARA claimed with their albums was 2nd place with “KARA BEST 2007-2010” and “Girl Talk“.
Additionally, the girls have set a new record for their first week sales, and has become the top selling foreign female group. Their sales have surpassed Shoujo Jidai‘s “GIRL’S GENERATION” of 232,000 copies.
KARA’s album, “Super Girls”, features a total of 13 songs including “Jet Coaster Love”, “GO GO Summer!“, and “Winter Magic“.
23 November:
Last week, the ladies of KARA released their second Japanese full-length album, ‘Super Girl‘ in the digital form and it placed first on iTunes Japan. On November 23rd, the ladies released the physical album and ‘Super Girl’ has topped the Oricon Daily Album Chart on the first day with a sales figure of 73,076.
KARA’s first Japanese full-length album, ‘Girl’s Talk’ received the Gold Disk award by selling over 100,000 copies during its first week and has sold 500,000 copies to date. It seems the girls are also following a similar sales path with their second album.
Congratulations to the girls for their continued success in Japan.
17 November:
On November 16th, 2NE1 and SECRET both released their latest Japanese works, which propelled them to the top of Japan’s Oricon Daily Charts.
SECRET placed 5th on the ‘Albums Daily Chart’ with their “Shy Boy” album, while 2NE1′s “Go Away” secured them a 9th place spot on the ‘Singles Daily Chart’.
Considering how both groups ranked on Oricon’s Top 10 in the same day demonstrates the increasing influence of Hallyu in the Japanese market.
19 November:
After gathering 10,000 fans to commemorate the release of their Japanese debut single, “BTD”, the boys of INFINITE have more reasons to celebrate as “BTD” debuted at number 2 on the Oricon Daily Chart.
“BTD” sold a total of 15,281 units on the first day which was just behind Not Yet and their single “PERA PERA PERAO“.
10 November:
On November 9th, ‘Paradise Ranch DVD Box 1′ and ‘Paradise Ranch DVD Box 2′ (released on November 2nd), both secured 1st and 2nd place on Japan’s Oricon‘s DVD weekly chart under the drama category.
The drama tells the love story between a man and a woman who fall in love again six years after their divorce. It’s noted for being Changmin’s first venture into the field of acting.
While the drama itself drew great excitement, Changmin held a solo event celebrating the release of ‘Paradise Ranch’, which further increased hype around the series.
The drama was first aired in Japan during May through Sky Perfect TV‘s ‘DATV‘ (a digital satellite broadcast station), but due to popular demand, it will be aired again this month through FujiTV.
2 November:
2PM‘s latest Japanese single, “Ultra Lover“, has climbed to the Top 3 echelon on Japan’s Oriconchart.
“Ultra Lover” is the group’s 3rd Japanese single and it’s sold over 30,000 copies, allowing it to rank in 3rd place on Oricon’s daily singles ranking.
2PM continues a strong streak of landing in the the Top 5 on the Oricon, as their previous singles “Take Off” reached 4th on the chart while “I’m Your Man” got to 3rd.
The boys will be releasing their first full Japanese album in late November. Congratulations!
27 OCtober:
CNBLUE‘s debut Japanese single, “In My Head“, is off to a great start in its first week, as it recorded over 70,000 units sold!
The album has ranked 4th on the Oricon weekly chart, selling a total of 71,200 units, as revealed byFNC Music. The album previously ranked in at third on the Oricon daily chart with 34,280 units, contending against the likes NMB48, Bump of Chicken, and even KARA.
They’ve been making big achievements left and right, having previously gathered 14,000 fans at their album release event and even halting their guerrilla concert for safety reasons when an unexpected 7,000 gathered in Shinjuku on October 19th.
To continue the momentum, CNBLUE will be focusing on their Japanese and Asian tour promotions for the time being.
12 October:
Idol group SHINee has secured the #2 spot on Japan’s Oricon charts with their 3rd single, “Lucifer“!
SHINee sold 18,409 copies of their latest single, falling just behind veteran rock legendsL’Arc~en~Ciel. Shawols are jubilant, regardless, as the achievement adds to the streak of success the boys have enjoyed so far; their previous singles “Replay” and “JULIETTE” both reached top spots on the Oricon charts.
Source : MoneyToday Star News - allkpop4 October:
Via tokyohive:
It’s been revealed that TVXQ‘s “Tone” release has charted first on the Oricon weekly album chart! Released on September 28th, the album ranked first on the Oricon daily album chart and has maintained its place all week-long, recording 205,000 copies in sales.
On October 4th, Oricon reported, “By recording 205,000 in sales, TVXQ has risen to the top of the Oricon weekly album chart. This is the first time in 11 years and four months since Bon Jovi‘s ‘Crash‘ that a foreign male artist has sold over 200,000 copies in the first week alone.”
They continued, “This is also TVXQ’s first time since their ‘Best Selection 2010′ album a year and seven months ago that they’ve returned to the Oricon weekly album chart, and is considered their first album to rank at the top. In addition, 205,000 copies sold in their first week is the best they’ve achieved so far in regards to their full studio album releases.”
Although TVXQ has achieved first place on the Oricon weekly singles chart nine times, this is their first time ranking first on the weekly album chart with an official album, not a best of album.
The weekly Oricon charts have experienced another ‘first’ thanks to the Korean wave. It’s the first time in the 42-year-long history of Oricon that South Korean artists have claimed first in both, the single and the album ranking at the same time.
The two artists who achieved this are girl group T-ARA with their Japanese debut single, “Bo Peep Bo Peep“, and the now two-member boy group TVXQ with their newest album, ‘TONE‘.
T-ARA sold 50,000 copies in their first week and they’ve also become the first foreign group and first female artist(s) to reach first place with their debut single. The only foreign artist who ever achieved this before T-ARA, was Jang Geun Suk with his debut single, “Let me cry“. Other popular South Korean girl groups such as KARA and SNSD / Shoujo Jidai debuted at fifth and fourth place respectively.
The girls of T-ARA commented, “Thanks to everyone’s support we’ve reached first. We are very happy and will continue to work hard in order to earn the love of even more people. Please continue to support us.”
TVXQ’s album sold 205,000 copies in its first week, which also is an outstanding achievement for foreign male solo artists and groups. The last artist that also sold over 200,000 copies of an album during their first week was Bon Jovi with ‘Crash‘ back in 2000.
Yunho commented, “I’m really thankful to our fans. It makes me happy that our growth as a group seems to have reached our fans as well.”
Changmin added, “We wanted to create an album that is filled with our gratitude towards all of our fans who have been waiting for us. Please also look forward to our nation-wide tour next year!”
28 September:
K-Pop groups are sweeping the Oricon charts this week! In addition to T-ara‘s “Bo Peep Bo Peep” topping the Oricon daily singles chart, TVXQ‘s “Tone” has also come out on top for the daily album sales chart!
TVXQ has sold a total of 105,484 copies of their “Tone” album thus far, ranking them at the top of the albums category. Right next to them this week are T-ara and 2NE1, who’s topped the weekly albums chart with ‘NOLZA‘, recording 26,334 in sales.
September 28th will surely be a memorable day for most K-Pop fans as stars continue their streak of success in Japan.
T-ara has already created a daebak on the day of their Japanese debut!
On September 28th, the girls released their debut single, “Bo Peep Bo Peep“, which ranked at #1 on the Oricon daily singles chart.
The album recorded 20,068 copies in sales, a high number compared to the other Korean girl groups who made their debuts in the J-Pop market. Not only that, officials are already predicting that T-ara could easily break records set by other girl groups in their first week alone.
SNSD‘s “Gee” is currently at #1 in terms of first week sales, recording at 44,907 copies. KARA‘s “Mister” sold 29,238, while Rainbow‘s “A” followed with 24,082 copies. After School‘s “Bang!” rounds out the list with 23,760 copies.
If you haven’t checked out T-ara’s album yet, be sure to take a listen here.
22 September:
After kick-starting their Japanese promotions with two large-scale concerts at the Yokohama Arena,2NE1 finally released their debut Japanese album, ‘Nolza‘, on September 21st.
The album debuted at 4th place on the Oricon Daily Album Sales, but the next day, 2NE1 managed to climb to 1st place.
Korean artists have been topping the Oricon charts quite frequently these days, as seen by the recent successes of KARA, Jang Geun Suk, SNSD, Big Bang, CNBLUE and more. It’s great to see more artists doing well in Japan!
As for 2NE1, the ladies will continue their Japanese tour in Kobe and Osaka in the upcoming weeks. Congratulations, ladies!
Source: Oricon - allkpop1 September:
The feat comes right on the heels of “The Road Not Taken” ranking at #1 on a Taiwanese music chart, thus proving Shin Hye Sung’s global popularity. Considering the fact that he hasn’t promoted the album or held a release event in Japan yet, the ranking shows just a taste of what’s to come for the star.
Shin Hye Sung is currently gearing up for his two-day encore concert at Kanghee University on September 3rd and 4th.
30 August:
The boys of SHINee are currently busy preparing for “SMTOWN LIVE in TOKYO SPECIAL EDITION“, but ahead of this highly anticipated concert they have reason to celebrate.
SHINee’s second Japanese single, “JULIETTE“, which was officially released in Japan on August 28thhas topped the Oricon Daily singles chart for August 29th. On the first day, JULIETTE was able to sell 25,595 units which was good enough to place them above mega popular group AKB48 and theJohnny’s group that debuted earlier in the month, Kis-My-Ft2.
Source: Oricon - allkpop23 August:
On August 23rd, according to Japan’s ‘Oricon‘, 2PM’s second single, ‘I’m your man‘ sold around 69,000 copies, which was good enough to place them 4th on the weekly charts. In addition, After School’s first single, ‘Bang‘, sold around 23,000 copies and proudly placed 7th on the chart.
This is a great result after both groups appeared on the Oricon daily chart.
Meanwhile SNSD’s first official Japanese studio album, ‘Girls’ Generation‘ is still going strong, even 12 weeks after it’s release. The album sold around 14,000 copies this week and in total, the album has sold more than 560,000 copies.
17 August:
On August 17th, After School made their debut in Japan with the release of “Bang!” while 2PMofficially released their second Japanese single, “I’m Your Man“. Despite the heavy competition, both of these new releases have appeared on the Oricon Daily Chart.
2PM took third place by selling 37,916 units while After School took 6th place. No sales figure is known for After School as Oricon only reveals figures for the top 3.
Source: Oricon - allkpop23 July:
On July 20th, TVXQ released their latest single “Super Star“. Already, the duo has sold an impressive 120,000 copies within two days and snatched #1 on Japan’s Oricon daily chart. Despite the fact that the group now consists of only two members, their influence still appears to be standing strong.
As well as performing well on the Oricon charts, their album is also faring well on Tower Record’s general sales chart (listed as #5), Amazon Japan’s sales (listed as #2), and Japan’s HMV general ranking (listed as #2).
Recently, the duo performed the song on KBS 2TV’s ‘Music Bank in TOKYO K-POP FESTIVAL” on July 22nd. During their performance, TVXQ displayed their powerful vocal skills as well as their strong charisma; they received much praise from fans who left comments like, “It’s the one and only TVXQ!”and “There’s no one who can top these world stars!”
Meanwhile, TVXQ is scheduled to perform on NHK’s ‘Music Japan‘ on the 24th.
Source: The Korea Economic Daily via Yahoo! Korea via allkpop
16 June:
In the recently published Oricon singles chart for the first half of 2011, AKB48 held the top two spots (1st and 2nd), followed by the 5 member male group Arashi at 3rd. Coming in at 4th place was none other than TVXQ.
Last January, TVXQ released “Why?” (Keep Your Head Down), in which the approximate sales were around 130,000 units on the first day, winning the Oricon daily singles chart. With 230,000 copies sold during the first week, it also topped the Oricon weekly chart.
With such a substantial sales figure in it’s first week of release, unimaginable by most foreign artists, TVXQ held 1st on both the Oricon daily and weekly singles chart. It marked the 9th time in which they ranked 1st, which is a record (by a sizable margin) for the highest amount of number 1 hits by a foreign artist.
After TVXQ in the singles chart, other Korean artists also performed admirably. KARA ranked 12th, while Jang Geun Suk came in at 15th. With almost 320,000 copies sold, SNSD ranked 10th on the full album chart, while KARA ranked 14th with almost 230,000 copies sold, attracting much attention for it’s high rankings.
Meanwhile, TVXQ is scheduled to release their next Japanese single, “Superstar” on July 20th. “Superstar” is expected to place 1st on the weekly charts and it is already believed that TVXQ will break another record.
Source: Newsen via allkpop
On June 15th, Korean groups Supernova along with B2ST debuted their newest Japanese singles and both appeared in the top 3 of the Oricon Daily Singles Chart.
Supernova placed second for “Kuriunnare – Kimi ni Aitakute” by selling 28,264 units while B2ST placed third for “BAD GIRL” by selling 21,449 units. In addition, Korean group, The Boss placed 7th on the chart for “Love Bingo!“, which is their second Japanese single.
Popular Johnny’s duo group KinKi Kids placed first with “Time” by selling 70,900 units.
Congratulations to both Supernova, The Boss, and B2ST on this accomplishment.
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