Recochoku’s monthly download charts for March

Recochoku recently released the monthly download charts for the month of March.

Check out the top ranking for digital singles, chaku-uta, and music videos over the past month after the cut!


Oricon Monthly Charts for February 2013

Oricon has revealed their monthly charts for February 2013.

Check out the results below!

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1. “So long!” – AKB48 : 2/20 (1,086,389)

2. “My Resistance -Tashikana Mono-/Unmei Girl” – Kis-My-Ft2 : 2/13 (354,899)

3. “EXPOSE” – KAT-TUN : 2/6 (170,759)

4. “Mistake!/Battery” – SMAP : 2/27 (161,681)

5. “Shortcake” – Kashiwagi Yuki : 2/6 (123,829)

6. “Choco no Dorei” – SKE48 : 1/30 (93,487)

7. “Mirai …


Recochoku’s weekly download charts for 02/27~03/05

Recochoku has just updated their weekly charts for the week of February 27th to March 5th.

Check out the top ranking digital singles, chaku-uta, music videos, and theme songs for this week after the cut!


Oricon Weekly Charts for 2/18 ~ 2/24

Check out the results of Oricon weekly charts for February 18th to the 24th after the cut.


AKB48’s 30th single ‘So long!’ sells over a million copies

Popular idol group AKB48’s 30th single “So long!” (released on February 20th) sold 1,036,000 copies in its first week, and topped the Oricon weekly single ranking for the week of March 4th.

This marked AKB48’s 17 consecutive chart topping single since “RIVER” (released in October 2009), and they have extended their own records for “the number of consecutive chart topping singles” and “total number …


Recochoku’s weekly download charts for 02/13~02/19

Recochoku has just updated their weekly charts for the week of February 13th to February 19th.

Check out the top ranking digital singles, chaku-uta, music videos, and theme songs for this week after the cut!


Drama Prime Time Report – 02/12~02/14

'Last Hope' (Fuji TV)

'Last Hope' (Fuji TV)

During the last three days, the biggest improvement in terms of season-average ratings was accomplished by ‘Itsuka Hi no Ataru Basho de‘ (NHK). This drama continues to do really well for an NHK drama and managed to record a double-digit rating for the first time during its run. ‘Kasouken no Onna Season 12‘ (TV Asahi) also …


Drama Prime Time Report – 02/08~02/11

'Yakou Kanransha' (TBS)

'Yakou Kanransha' (TBS)

Three dramas were able to improve their average ratings over the last four days – ‘dinner‘ (Fuji TV), ‘Hancho 6‘ (TBS), and ‘Nobunaga no Chef‘ (TV Asahi).

The other dramas had difficulties finding their audience on the extended weekend with a public holiday on Monday. Especially with Fuji TV’s ‘Four Continents Figure Skating Championships‘, it put a burden …


Recochoku’s weekly download charts for 01/30~02/05

Recochoku has just updated their weekly charts for the week of January 30th to February 5th.

Check out the top ranking digital singles, chaku-uta, music videos, and theme songs for this week after the cut!


AKB48 reveals the MV for ‘So long!’ on the 1st day of their ‘Request Hour’ event

On the first day of “AKB48 Request Hour Set List Best 100 2013” held at TOKYO DOME CITY HALL on January 24th, the MV for AKB48’s upcoming 30th single “So long!” (to be released on February 20th) was revealed. It was announced that the MV was directed by a film director Obayashi Nobuhiko.

“So long!” is AKB48’s 6th “Sakura” song, and …


AKB48 reveals jacket covers for their upcoming single “So long!”

AKB48 has revealed the jacket covers for their upcoming single, “So long!“.

“So long!” is AKB48’s 30th single that’s slated for release on February 20th. It’s being used as the CM song for NTT Docomo’s “AKB-dake ni Narimashita Version”, which star the members of AKB48.

The ‘Type A’ jacket cover features Watanabe Mayu, who serves as the center for the first time, …


AKB48 performs their upcoming single “So long!”

AKB48 appeared on the TBS‘ music program “Kayou Kyoku!” which aired on January 22 as a special 2-hour live broadcast. On the program, they performed their upcoming 30th single “So long!” (to be released on February 20th) for the first time.

“So long!” is their annual sakura song, and it is being used in NTT docomo’s CM “AKB-dake ni …


Nihon TV to air 3 night special drama featuring AKB48 teams A, K, and B for their upcoming single

It was announced that AKB48 teams A, K, and B will each have their own respective dramas for their upcoming single. Each of the teams will be featured for 3 nights in a drama special titled “So long!” and it will air through Nihon TV.

The overall theme of the drama is “tears”, and out of the 3 dramas, the viewers …


Check out the details on AKB48’s 30th single “So long!”

AKB48 will be releasing their 30th single on February 20th, and now more details on the upcoming single have been revealed!

The title of the 30th single is “So long!“, and it’s said to be a soft and heartwarming song with the theme of graduation.

There will be Type-A, K, and B, as well as a theater edition.

You can check out the …