"Endless Game" is the 41st single released by Japanese boy band
Arashi
is a Japanese boy band consisting of five members formed under the Johnny & Associates talent agency. The members are Satoshi Ohno, Sho Sakurai, Masaki Aiba, Kazunari Ninomiya, and Jun Matsumoto. Arashi officially formed on September 15, ...
. "Endless Game" was used as the theme song for the drama ''
Kazoku Game'' starring Arashi member
Sho Sakurai
(born January 25, 1982) is a Japanese singer, songwriter, rapper, actor, news anchor, host and former radio host. He is a member of the boy band Arashi.
Sakurai began his career in the entertainment industry when he joined the Japanese talent ...
. It reached number one on the
Oricon Singles Chart and was the
10th best-selling single in Japan in 2013, with 557,217 copies.
Single information
The single was released in two editions: a limited edition including a bonus DVD with a music video for "Endless Game", and a regular CD only edition including two bonus tracks and karaoke tracks for all the songs. The limited edition also contains a 16-page booklet.
Chart performance
"Endless Game" debuted at the top of the
Oricon Singles Chart with opening sales of 478,000 copies, becoming the group's 30th consecutive number-one single in Japan. It was certified Double Platinum by the
Recording Industry Association of Japan
The is an industry trade group composed of Japanese corporations involved in the music industry. It was founded in 1942 as the Japan Phonogram Record Cultural Association, and adopted its current name in 1969.
The RIAJ's activities include pr ...
(RIAJ) for shipments of 500,000 units.
Track listing
See also
*
List of Oricon number-one singles of 2013
The highest-selling singles in Japan are ranked in the Oricon Weekly Chart, which is published by ''Oricon Style'' magazine. The data are compiled by Oricon based on each singles' weekly physical sales.
Chart history
See also
* List of best ...
References
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Product information
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Arashi songs
Oricon Weekly number-one singles
Billboard Japan Hot 100 number-one singles
Japanese television drama theme songs
2013 singles
J Storm singles
2013 songs