Oricon
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J-pop...was the first time such a feat had occurred in Japan Record Award history. Hamasaki became the highest selling Japanese female and solo artist in Oricon history. Although Hamasaki became very famous, critics argued that her tactics were... In this article: Oricon, Rock music, Japan, The Beatles, B'z, Japan Record Award, Hikaru Utada, Ayumi Hamasaki, Yumi Matsutoya, and Chage and Aska |
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Wikipedia | October 27, 2009
Ayumi Hamasaki discography
...released her first album, Nothing from Nothing '' (1995), on Nippon Columbia. However, the album did not chart on the Oricon, and the label dropped her. Shortly afterward, Hamasaki signed on to Avex Trax; she released a string of singles...
In this article: Ayumi Hamasaki, Avex Trax, Japan, and Asia
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Rose (song)
...NANA (BLACK STONES) for the MAD PRAY RECORDS label, a sub-label to Avex. Its highest ORICON STYLE ranking was #6, Anna Tsuchiya's highest ranking single to date. "rose" was chosen as first opening theme to the anime-adaption of the famous...
In this article: Rose, Anna Tsuchiya, Oricon Style, and Avex
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Anna Tsuchiya
...song. The hype brought from this release boosted Tsuchiya's music career a lot, as Rose managed to reach a position of #6 on Oricon charts (her first top 10 placement, and 21 placings above her next best placing product at the time). Then,...
In this article: Seventeen, Rose, Nana, Japan, Olivia Lufkin, Kuroi Namida, and Avex
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Ayumi Hamasaki
...that concluded with her 1999 debut album ''A Song for ××''. The album debuted atop the Oricon charts and stayed there for four weeks, establishing her popularity in Japan. Because of her constantly changing image and tight control over...
In this article: Ayumi Hamasaki, Avex, My Story, Secret, Rainbow, Max Matsuura, Japan, Loveppears, and Duty
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Misono
..."Hot Time / A.__: Answer " as well as her solo debut album Neverland ''. ''Neverland did not sell very well, charting at the #20 position on the Oricon album chart. It is believed that due to lack of promotion by Avex, Neverland sold as...
In this article: Misono, Neverland, Avex, Day After Tomorrow, VS, Kumi Koda, Bye Bye, and Pochi
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TVXQ
...single, "Doshite Kimi o Suki ni Natte Shimattandaro?" The single topped the chart, making TVXQ the first foreign artists to have three number-one singles on the Oricon. Avex's 20th anniversary meeting and at A-Nation '08. In August,...
In this article: TVXQ, Mirotic, Rising Sun, SM Entertainment, BoA, Avex, Rhythm Zone, and Heart, Mind and Soul
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BoA
...eponymous album). The single reached #20 on the Oricon chart and was followed by "Amazing Kiss", "Kimochi wa Tsutawaru", and "Listen to My Heart"; the last became the singer's first single to enter the Oricon's Top Five. After the September...
In this article: BoA, My Name, R&B, Eat You Up, Japan, SM Entertainment, Outgrow, Listen to My Heart, and Valenti
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Ami Suzuki
...with the second Avex album in March 21. The "joins" singles featured the bands Buffalo Daughter, THC!! and Kirinji and received low promotion, and were only minor hits in the Oricon charts. After that, Connetta, her second Avex album,...
In this article: Ami Suzuki, Avex, Sony, Delightful, Around the World, Little Crystal, and DVD
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Let's Play Winter
...single from hitomi. Produced by the then-popularmusic producer Tetsuya Komuro and Cozy Kubo, it surprisingly did not chart on the Oricon. hitomi was, at the time, among the first artists part of the flagship label Avex Trax, which was...
In this article: Hitomi, Avex Trax, Trademark, Dog, Tetsuya Komuro, and Nippon TV
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Oricon Inc., 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. It started as Original Confidence Inc., 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.
They are compiled using data drawn from some 3,020 retail outlets (as of January 2008) 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.
- Name:
- Oricon Inc.
- Type:
- Holding company, owner of Oricon Entertainment Inc.
- Location:
- Roppongi, Minato, Tokyo, Japan
- Founded:
- November 1967
- Industry:
- Broadcast of music entertainment
- Key People:
- Ko Koike:
- No. of Employees:
- 222 (except part time workers, As of March 31, 2007)
- Parent Company:
- Oricon Entertainment Inc. (October 1999–June, 2001)
- Subsidiaries:
- Oricon Entertainment Inc. (June 2001–present)
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