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List Of Oricon Number-one Albums Of 2016
The following is a list of Oricon number-one albums of 2016. Chart history See also *List of Oricon number-one singles of 2016 References {{Japan Albums 2016 in Japanese music, Number-one albums 2016 record charts, Japan Oricon Albums Lists of number-one albums in Japan, 2016 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oricon
, established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan and Western music. It started as, which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc. was originally set up as a subsidiary of Original Confidence and took over the latter's Oricon record charts in April 2002. The charts are compiled from data drawn from some 39,700 retail outlets (as of April 2011) and provide sales rankings of music CDs, DVDs, electronic games, and other entertainment products based on weekly tabulations. Results are announced every Tuesday and published in ''Oricon Style'' by subsidiary Oricon Entertainment Inc. The group also lists panel survey-based popularity ratings for television commercials on its official website. Oricon started publishing Combined Chart, which includes CD sales, digital sales, and streaming together, on December 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Speedster (album)
''Speedster'' (styled ''SPEEDSTER'') is the third studio album by Japanese boy band Generations from Exile Tribe. It was released on March 2, 2016. It was number one on the ''Oricon'' weekly Albums Chart on its release, with 71,380 copies sold. It was also number one on the ''Billboard Japan ''Billboard Japan'' is a sister organization of the U.S.-based music magazine '' Billboard''. It is operated by the Japanese Osaka-based company Hanshin Contents Link (a subsidiary of Hanshin Electric Railway is a Japanese private railway compa ...'' Hot Albums chart and also on the ''Billboard Japan'' Top Album Sales chart. Track listing Charts References Japanese-language albums 2016 albums Avex Group albums {{Japan-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aiko (singer)
, known by her stage name Aiko, (stylized as aiko) is a Japanese singer and songwriter. She is most famous for her hit songs ''Ashita'', ''Kabutomushi'', ''Hanabi'', ''Sakura no Toki'', ''Boyfriend'', and ''Kira Kira''. Music career In April 1996, Aiko became a radio host of FM Osaka after graduating from college. She released a CD which she produced independently with her friends of college in August. She participated in "The 5th Music Quest Japan Final" on 10 October, and was awarded the Excellence Award shared with Ringo Shiina. She released an EP on an independent label in 1997, followed by a single and a mini-album in 1998. In July 1998, Aiko debuted on a major label with her first single, ''Ashita (あした; "Tomorrow")'', which was used as the theme song for the movie '' Toire no Hanako-san''. In 2000, her second album, ''Sakura no Ki no Shita (桜の木の下; "Under the Cherry Blossom Tree")'', reached number one in the Oricon weekly charts, with the total CD sal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takanori Nishikawa
is a Japanese musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, actor, voice artist, radio personality, and businessman. He performs under the stage name T.M.Revolution (TMR), which stands for , stemming from the famous '80s pop electronic band TM Network. Despite most of his songs being written by Akio Inoue and composed/arranged by Daisuke Asakura (also TMR's former producer), T.M.Revolution is considered Nishikawa's solo project. Nishikawa is also known for contributions of ending and opening themes to many notable anime and game series. Nishikawa debuted as TMR with the release of his first single in May 1996. Later that year, his third single was used as the third ending song for the anime series ''Rurouni Kenshin'', further expanding his fan base. He also contributed six songs to the ''Mobile Suit Gundam SEED'' franchise – three for ''Gundam SEED'' and three for '' Gundam SEED Destiny''. Nishikawa has guest starred as a minor character in each of those anime series that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Galaxy Of 2PM
''Galaxy of 2PM'' is the fifth Japanese studio album by South Korean boy band 2PM. It was released on April 27, 2016 in five editions:"2PM Official Japan Website - Discography" Sony Music. Retrieved August 21, 2016. * Regular edition: CD * Limited edition A: CD + DVD * Limited edition B ( Jun. K x Taecyeon edition): CD + bonus tracks * Limited edition C ( Nichkhun x Wooyoung Edition): CD + bonus tracks * Limited edition D ( |
Kazumasa Oda
is a Japanese singer-songwriter, and composer. He was the leader of folk rock band Off Course from 1969 to 1989, and has done solo work since 1985. As the vocalist of Off Course, Oda wrote many Japanese standard numbers in the 70s and 80s. The group's most successful singles—"Sayonara" (1979), "Yes-No" (1980), and "Kimi ga Uso o Tsuita" (1984)—were written by Oda. In 1985 he began work as a solo musician. He produced many hit singles as singer-songwriter, such as "Little Tokyo" (1989), "Itsuka Dokokade" (1992), "Tsutaetai Koto ga Arunda" (1997) and "Kirakira" (2002). His most successful single was "Love Story wa Totsuzen ni" (1991), the theme song of a Japanese TV drama called '' Tokyo Love Story''. It sold over 2,580,000 copies and became the ninth best-selling single in Japan. Musical career Off Course Kazumasa Oda and Yasuhiro Suzuki began performing together in 1964 while the two were in Seiko Gakuin Junior High School. In 1969, they formed the band The Off C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyosuke Himuro
is a former Japanese musician and singer-songwriter. He was lead vocalist of the rock band Boøwy from 1981 to 1988. After the band disbanded he started a successful solo career, becoming one of Japan's best-selling artists. In 2003, HMV Japan ranked Himuro at number 76 on their list of the 100 most important Japanese pop acts. He currently lives in Los Angeles, California. Life and career He was born , pronounced the same but written with different characters, before adopting his stage name at the end of 1984. Himuro has frequently played music with Steve Stevens, best known as the backing guitarist for Billy Idol. For example, Stevens participated in Himuro's album as a guitarist and his concert tour after his album ''I·De·A''. On August 22, 2004, he held a concert, entitled "21st Century Boøwys VS Himuro", at the Tokyo Dome. He sang many Boøwy songs, the first time in sixteen years. "Wild Romance" was used as the ending theme music for the Japanese dubbed version of '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perfume (Japanese Band)
is a Japanese pop girl group from Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, consisting of Ayano Omoto ("Nocchi"), Yuka Kashino ("KASHIYUKA") and Ayaka Nishiwaki ("a-chan"). The group has been signed with Amuse, Inc. since 2003 and with Universal Music Group since 2012. The group was formed in early 2000 inside the young talent academy Actor's School Hiroshima and debuted with their first Hiroshima-local single " Omajinai Perori" released on March 21, 2002. A year later they moved to Tokyo, started to work with Capsule's producer Yasutaka Nakata, and released their first nationwide indie single, " Sweet Donuts" on August 6, 2003. In 2005, they made a major contract deal with Tokuma Japan Communications and released their major debut single " Linear Motor Girl" on September 21. It was not until 2008 when the group's seventh single " Polyrhythm", which was chosen as the theme song of a recycle campaign by NHK, that they started to receive major attention in Japan. The single peaked at nu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cosmic Explorer
''Cosmic Explorer'' (stylized as ''COSMIC EXPLORER'') is the fifth studio album by Japanese girl group Perfume. It was released on April 6, 2016 by Universal Music Japan, Universal J, and Perfume Records. It is Perfume's fifth consecutive album to be fully produced, written, composed, and arranged by Japanese musician and Capsule band member Yasutaka Nakata. Five different formats were released to promote the album: a standalone CD, a double CD and DVD/Blu-ray box set, a digital release and a double disc vinyl, where the first disc is blue and the second disc could be orange, pink or yellow. The vinyls were available for purchase at Perfume: A Gallery Experience Supported by Rhizomatiks in London and NY. Upon the album's release, it was met with favorable reviews from music critics. They praised the album's composition and sound, and also highlighted several songs from the album. However, some noted that the material and commercial appeal of the songs were repetitive and predictab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandaime J Soul Brothers
, formerly simply J Soul Brothers and stylized as Sandaime J Soul Brothers from Exile Tribe, are a J-pop vocal and dance group formed by Exile ex-leader and producer Hiroyuki Igarashi in Japan in 1991. Sandaime J Soul Brothers are managed by Hiroyuki's talent agency LDH and are a part of the supergroup, Exile Tribe. Reformed exclusively by Exile's ''Vocal Battle Audition'' in 2010, Sandaime J Soul Brothers released their first single "Best Friend's Girl" in November 2010, which peaked at number three on the Oricon Singles Chart. Their self-titled debut album ''J Soul Brothers'', released in 2011, also peaked at number three. In 2013, they achieved their first number-one record with their third album ''Miracle''. Sandaime J Soul Brothers were propelled to commercial and critical success following the release of their 2014 single "R.Y.U.S.E.I.", which won the Japan Record Award, the highest honor at the 56th Japan Record Awards. The group's fifth studio album ''Planet Seven'' was t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The JSB Legacy
''The JSB Legacy'' is the 6th studio album by Japanese group Sandaime J Soul Brothers from Exile Tribe. It was released on March 30, 2016. It reached the number-one place on the weekly Oricon Albums Chart on its release week. The album is the 2nd best-selling album of the year in Japan for 2016 and it is the fourth album by the group to reach number one. Track listing Charts ''THE JSB LEGACY'' - Oricon , established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan and Western music. It started as, which was founded by Sōkō Koike in ... Sales Chart (Japan) References 2016 albums {{Japan-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KAT-TUN
is a Japanese boy band formed under Johnny & Associates (Johnny's) in 2001. The group's name was originally an acronym based on the first letter of each member's family name: Kazuya Kamenashi, Jin Akanishi, Junnosuke Taguchi, Koki Tanaka, Tatsuya Ueda, and Yuichi Nakamaru. Their debut on March 22, 2006 was marked by a tripartite release of a CD single, album and music DVD on their exclusive record label J-One Records. Since then, all of their single, album and music DVD releases have debuted at number one on the ''Oricon'' music and DVD charts. In 2010, Akanishi left the group to start a solo career, making the group's acronym then come from KAmenashi, Taguchi, Tanaka, Ueda, and Nakamaru, and the group toured with five members. In 2013, Tanaka's contract was terminated for several violations, leaving KAT-TUN as a four-man ensemble, and Tatsuya Ueda took the T to keep the acronym. By the end of March 2016, Taguchi left both the group and the agency, leaving KAT-TUN with on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
