Calling/Breathless on top of the Oricon

Arashi's 40th Single 'Calling/breathless' is on the top of Oricon chart again with the total sales of 39.8 million or 398,304 copies on it's first day.

Source: Oricon and Jnews1

Global Album Ranking

Album Ranking from media traffic. Popcorn is #1. Congratulations~!!

Source: http://www.mediatraffic.de/albums.htm

Source: http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/w/2012-11-12/

Oricon’s favorite artist ranking for 2012

Oricon’s print magazine ‘Only Star‘ recently conducted a survey asking 20,000 people on who their favorite artist was.



Coming in first place for Oricon’s 9th “Favorite Artist Ranking” was none other than Arashi. This marks the group’s third consecutive year to top the ranking. Aside from music, Arashi has been active in dramas, varieties, and CMs. They will also be hosting the upcoming ‘NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen‘ for the third year in a row.

Check out the full ranking below, and let us know who your favorite is!

01. Arashi

02. Ikimonogakari
03. Mr.Children
04. Fukuyama Masaharu
05. Yuzu
06. B’z
07. Southern All-Stars
08. Utada Hikaru
09. Kobukuro
10. Porno Graffiti
11. Spitz
12. aiko
13. AKB48
14. Perfume
15. YUI
16. Amuro Namie
17. DREAMS COME TRUE
18. Kuwata Keisuke
19. BUMP OF CHICKEN
20. EXILE

SOURCE: TokyoHive | Oricon

Your Eyes Single Top The Oricon

Arashi's 39th Single "Your Eyes" Top the oricon chart after selling 209,873 copies on it's first day~!! Yahoo~!! Aren't we so happy? Yeah Yeah Yeah~!

EDIT: 108,888 copies sold on it's second day~!

Source: Jnews1

Arashi's Beautiful World Live Tour top the Oricon Chart

Arashi's Beautiful World Live Tour DVD,released May 23, 2012 top the Oricon Chart DVD Ranking. 

Source: Jnews1

May 22, 2012 DVD ranking. (Source: Oricon)

Arashi Single Facedown: #1 in Oricon

Late update~! Sorry but this is about the standing of sales of the 38th single of arashi in Oricon chart! I guess the article published like two days ago (not sure) but anyway...Arashi's New single "Face Down" sold approximately 526,000 copies in first week of release, #1 in Oricon chart weekly Single. Yahoo~!!!

Source: Jnews1

Video from ZIP~!

Face Down Single Selling Update

Update about the standing of the selling of Facedown Single in Oricon Chart. These are from Jnews1 and Oricon. It say Facedown is Number 1 in Oricon Chart with total of sales of 250,415 copies sold on it's first day (and counting). Yahooo~!!! No. 2 is NMB48. 

Source: JNEWS1

Source: Oricon

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Kampai~!! Let's celebrate. Lol,even if we expected it...Hahaha

Arashi News - 1219

Early Morning News about Arashi. About them Topping the Oricon chart for 3 consecutive years and 3 singles on the top 10. Isn't it great,Arashians!?! Wow! Proud!!!

Credit to AmazinGrace for all the videos in Tudou.

Arashi tops Oricon yearly album ranking & music DVD ranking for 3 consecutive years

Lol,as expected. Read It!

It was announced that Arashi dominated both Oricon yearly album ranking and Music DVD ranking for 2011. 

The No.1 selling album in 2011 is Arashi’s “Beautiful World” which was released in July and sold 908,000 total copies. This is the third consecutive year that Arashi has topped the Oricon yearly album chart (“All the BEST! 1999-2009” in 2009, “Boku no Miteiru Fukei” in 2010). 

In addition, they are the second artist who achieved 3 consecutive yearly #1 albums in 20 years after Matsutoya Yumi made the record during 1989 ~ 1991. For a male artist, Inoue Yosui previously made the record for toping Oricon’s yearly album chart for 2 consecutive years (in 1974 ~ 1975). However, this year, Arashi beat Inoue’s record with their 3 consecutive years #1s. 

Arashi's 迷宮ラブソング sold 23.9 Million copies on it's first day of release.

SINGLE UPDATE:

Arashi's new single "Love Song Labyrinth" was sold about 23.9 million copies (239,525 pieces) on it's first day of release and has won first place in the Oricon Daily Singles chart. → Oricon 

Source:  Oricon & JNEWS1

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WOW! SUPER WOW!!!

Monthly chart for August by Oricon

This is Album ranking only.

Check the Single Ranking and the full list here

1. “Beautiful World” – Arashi: 7/6 (737,692)

2. “C’mon” – B’z: 7/27 (272,397)

3. “You” – JUJU: 7/13 (231,544)

4. “BORN THIS WAY” – Lady Gaga: 5/23: (186,207)

5. “Thank you, Love” – Nishino Kana: 6/22 (129,187)

6. “Dai Hakken” – Tokyo Jihen: 6/29 (118,891)

7. “GIRLS’ GENERATION” – Shoujo Jidai (SNSD): 6/1 (107,637)

8. “Mind Travel” – Superfly: 6/15 (84,983)

9. “THE SOUL FOR THE PEOPLE~Higashi Nihon Daijishinsai Shien Best Album ” – DREAMS COME TRUE: 6/29 (70,209)

10. “Koko ni Itakoto” – AKB48: 6/8 (52,925)

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Sources: Oricon & Tokyohive

Thanks to Ms. Grace Kan-Tanabe for sharing this to me...

Arashi topped the United World Chart (Album)

Album Chart

week 29 / 2011 - July 23
the top-selling albums according to global
sales figures and national album charts

For the full list --> Click here

Thank you for sharing me the link....aren't we so PROUD,arashians? hahaha

If you are proud to be a fan,put your hands up! YEAH YEAH YEAH!

Arashi's album "Beautiful World" sold 500,000 copies in four days

嵐アルバム「Beautiful World」4日間で50万枚突破


7月6日に発売された嵐のニューアルバム「Beautiful World」が、発売初日から4日間連続でオリコンデイリーチャート１位を獲得。
4日間の累計売上は、約54万枚となり、早くも50万枚超えを達成。2011年の年間アルバムランキングで3位に浮上しました。


Translation:
Arashi's album "Beautiful World" sold 500,000 copies in four days


Arashi's new album "Beautiful World" that was released on June 7 topped the Oricon daily chart for 4 consecutive days from the day of it's release. 
The four-day total sales became about 54 million copies and as early as achieving more than 500,000 copies. It moved up to third in the 2011 album of the year rankings. 
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Source: JNEWS1

Arashi latest concert DVD got no.1

Oricon News:
Popular group Arashi  latest concert DVD “ARASHI 10-11 TOUR“Scene” Scenery you and I are looking at DOME＋” sold 539K. got weekly DVD ranking no.1. total sales got so far 5.284 copies from so far 4.74M, exceeded total sales of DVD 5 million. this revised their DVD artist’s DVD total sales.no.2 is Morning Musume 2.695M copies. and number of  DVD piece that got no.1  gets tie with Kinki kids and Utada Hikaru
Mainichi Digital:
Arashi latest concert DVD got no.1, total DVD sales exceeded 5M.
Daily Sports:
Arashi total DVD sales exceeded 5M!  

This week ranking:
DVD no.1 Arashi ARASHI 10-11 TOUR “Scene” the scenery that you and I are looking at DOME+ 
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SOURCE: GOO & ORICON
Thank you to YAMAKAZE

Historical Music DVD Ranking

Historical Music DVD Ranking 

*all time best selling in Japan*

Super thank you to my friend RIZA for this picture and allowing me to post this here. Thank you so much! And to the REAL OWNER of this photo,Thank you.

This is so great! They got 7 spots out of 20 on the Historical Music DVD ranking and they got the TOP 5! Plus They got the TOP 2 Spots in Yearly Music DVD Ranking! THEY ARE THE  BEST!!!

素晴らしいね？おめでとう、嵐！

What is the best Johnny’s Entertainment TV program?

TThe men of Johnny’s Entertainment are everywhere, and their shows are interesting, entertaining, and funny.

As such, Goo took it upon themselves to ask their readers which Johnny’s program they felt was the best, and after 22,467 votes, we have our ranking!

1. Himitsu no Arashi-chan!

2. Arashi ni Shiyagare

3. SMAP x SMAP
4. VS Arashi

5. The! Tetsuwan! DASH!
6. Shin Doumoto Kyoudai
7. The Shonen Club
8. Kanjani no Shiwake 8
9. Bouken JAPAN Kanjani8 MAP
10. 5LDK
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SOURCE: Tokyohive & GOO Ranking.

Amazon reveals half-year ranking for CDs and DVDs

BEST SELLING DVD

01. “ARASHI 10-11TOUR ‘Scene’ ~Kimi to Boku no Mite Iru Fuukei~ [stadium] (Limited Edition)” –Arashi
02. “Mobile Suit Gundam UC 3″
03. “ARASHI 10-11TOUR ‘Scene’ ~Kimi to Boku no Mite Iru Fuukei~ [stadium] (Regular Edition)” -Arashi
04. “Suzumiya Haruhi no Shoushitsu”
05. “KANJANI8 LIVE TOUR 2010→2011 8UPPERS” – Kanjani8
06. “Mobile Suit Gundam OO -Awakening of the Trailblazer- COMPLETE EDITION”
07. “WE ARE SMAP! 2010 CONCERT DVD” – SMAP
08. “Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica 1″
09. “Gekijouban Gintama Shinyakubenizakurahen” box set
10. “Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica 2″

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CLICK HERE FOR THE WHOLE STORY AND FOR THE CD LIST.
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Sources: Amazon 1, 2 & 3 | Tokyohive

Which artists that is unlikely to ride on the subway alone?

MUSIC STATION conducted this random silly poll yesterday

Which artists that is unlikely to ride on the subway alone?

1) 浜崎あゆみ (ayumi hamasaki)
2) GACKT
3) 和田アキ子 (Wada Akiko)
4) 郷ひろみ (Gō Hiromi)
5) 松田聖子 (Seiko Matsuda)
6) DAIGO (BREAKERZ) 
7) 大野智 (Ohno Satoshi) (嵐)
8) X JAPAN
9) 稲垣吾郎 (Goro Inagaki) (SMAP)
10) 遊助 (Yusuke)

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SOURCE: foreverstorm90

JpopAsia Music Awards 2010 - The Results

Here's the Result of all the winners of Jpopasia International Music 2010. Result that i posted here are all Arashi related only...sorry i'm biased. Check all the winners on JPOPASIA website.

Q1. Favorite artist/band

1. Agnes Monica

2. Arashi

3. Kat-Tun

Q4. Best PV 2010

1. Change Ur World - Kat-Tun

2. Monster - Arashi

3. Rain - Yui

Q6. Best album 2010

1. No More Pain - Kat-Tun

2. Boku no Miteiru Fuukei 僕の見ている風景 - Arashi

3. Holidays in the Sun - YUI

Q7. Best Boyband

1. Arashi

2. Kat-tun

3. SuperJuniors

Q9. Most promising artist/band

1. Agnes Monica

2. Arashi

3. Kat-tun

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For those who are interested to see all the winners in all categories,Visit the JPOPASIA Website.

Oricon Weekly Charts for March 14th released

Oricon has announced the results of the latest weekly charts for March 14th.

Check it out below!

< Single Weekly Ranking >

1. “Eternal” – Akanishi Jin : 3/2 (217,236)

2. “Answer” – No Sleeves : 3/2 (81,846)

3. “Lotus” – Arashi : 2/23 (44,323)

4. “Yarakai Heart” – Idoling!!! : 3/2 (42,691)

5. “EXIT” – Porno Graffitti : 3/2 (42,176)

< Music DVD Weekly Ranking >

1. “KARA BEST CLIPS” – KARA : 2/23

2. “Oira no Mura Desukedo” – Yusuke : 3/2

3. “ARASHI 10-11 TOUR ‘Scene’ ~ Kimi to Boku no Miteiru Fuukei~ STADIUM” – Arashi : 1/26

4. “Genesis of BEAST” – BEAST : 3/2

5. “PLAY with GD & TOP” – GD & TOP : 3/2

CLICK HERE FOR THE WHOLE LIST

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SOURCE: ORICON & TOKYOHIVE