Oricon has revealed the results of their 2018 "favorite artist" ranking. Popular group Arashi topped the ranking for the first time in two years. They are followed by Amuro Namie, Nogizaka46, Mr.Children, and Utada Hikaru. Who's your favorite artist? Check out the top 20 below the cut!1. Arashi2. Amuro Namie3. Nogizaka464. Mr.Children5. Utada Hikaru6. B'z7. Perfume8. DREAMS COME TRUE9. Yonezu Kenshi10. Aimyong11. Sheena Ringo12. Ikimonogakari13.

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Oricon has revealed its yearly album ranking. Check out the top 50 below!   [2018 Oricon Yearly Ranking Top 50 : Albums]01. "Finally" - Amuro Namie : 11/8/17 (638,939)02. "Bokutachi wa, Ano Hi Yoake wo Shitteiru" - AKB48 : 1/24 (611,056)03. "Um no Oh,Yeah!!" - Southern All Stars : 8/1 (562,392)04. "Juuryoku to Kokyu" - Mr.Children : 10/3 (429,913)05. "Hatsukoi" - Utada Hikaru : 6/27 (367,720)06. "GR8EST" - Kanjani8 : 5/30 (351,306)07. "FACE YOU

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Oricon has revealed its yearly single rankings. Check out the top 50 below!  [2018 Oricon Yearly Ranking Top 50 : Singles]01. "Teacher Teacher" - AKB48 : 5/30 (1,819,237)02. "Sentimental Train" - AKB48 : 9/19 (1,471,958)03. "Synchronicity" - Nogizaka46 : 4/25 (1,306,247)04. "Jikochu de Ikou!" - Nogizaka46 : 8/8 (1,281,625)05. "NO WAY MAN" - AKB48 : 11/28 (1,213,501)06. "Jabaja" - AKB48 

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Oricon has revealed its "10th ideal faces chosen by men" ranking. This year's number one spot went to actor Takenouchi Yutaka who is the oldest to top the ranking at 47 years old. This position was previously held by Takeuchi Ryoma, Mukai Osamu, Kimura Takuya, and Dean Fujioka. Check out the full ranking below.  1. Takenouchi Yutaka2. Takeuchi Ryoma3. Tsumabuki Satoshi4. Dean Fujioka5. Inaba Koshi (B'z)6. Fukushi Sota7. Nishijima Hidetoshi8. Sat

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ORICON STYLE has revealed the results of their 12th "ideal face chosen by women" ranking.From October 23 to 29, ORICON STYLE held an online poll with 500 women in their teens to fifties asking them, "Which celebrity has the ideal face?" The number one spot went to actress Aragaki Yui for the second consecutive year. Check out the results below the cut! [ORICON'S 11TH "IDEAL FACE CHOSEN BY WOMEN" RANKING]1. Aragaki Yui2. Kitagawa Keiko3. Ishihara

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Oricon has revealed its third 'ideal body chosen by women' ranking.From September 25 to October 1, Oricon held an online poll with 500 women in their teens to fifties asking them, "Which celebrity has the ideal body?" Model and actress Nanao took the number one spot for the third consecutive year. Do you agree with the top 10 below?1. Nanao2. Fukada Kyoko3. Nagasawa Masami4. Yonekura Ryoko5. Rola6. Amuro Namie7. Ayase Haruka8. Nakamura Anne9. Eik

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Oricon has revealed its second 'ideal body chosen by women' ranking.From November 6 to 12, Oricon held an online poll with 500 women in their teens to fifties asking them, "Which celebrity has the ideal body?" Model and actress Nanao took the number one spot for the second consecutive year. Do you agree with the top 10 below? 1. Nanao2. Rola3. Nagasawa Masami4. Fukada Kyoko5. Yonekura Ryoko6. Hasegawa Jun7. Kojima Haruna8. Shinohara Ryoko9. Ayas

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ORICON STYLE has revealed the results of their 11th "ideal face chosen by women" ranking.From November 6 to 12, ORICON STYLE held an online poll with 500 women in their teens to fifties asking them, "Which celebrity has the ideal face?" This year's number one spot went to actress Aragaki Yui. The results can be seen below.[ORICON'S 11TH "IDEAL FACE CHOSEN BY WOMEN" RANKING]1. Aragaki Yui2. Kitagawa Keiko3. Ishihara Satomi4. Sasaki Nozom

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Kanjani8's first single of 2015 "Tsuyoku Tsuyoku Tsuyoku" (June 3 release) has sold 156,000 copies in its first week, topping Oricon's single weekly ranking for June 15.  Since "Wonderful World!!" (released June 2010), this marks the group's 19th consecutive single, and also 27 total singles (including Eight Ranger) to top Oricon's weekly chart. "Tsuyoku Tsuyoku Tsuyoku" is the theme song for NTV's drama 'DoS Keiji' starring member Okura Tadayos

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