Oricon
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BoA...on love, though "Be with You." (2008) was about a person's relationship with his dog. The album debuted at the top of the weekly Oricon charts, making BoA one of only two artists in Japan to have six consecutive studio albums top the Oricon... In this article: BoA, Oricon, My Name, R&B, Eat You Up, Japan, SM Entertainment, Outgrow, Listen to My Heart, and Valenti |
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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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Flavor of Life
...last female single was Ayumi Hamasaki's Voyage . Flavor of Life became Utada's second single to have three consecutive weeks at the top of the Oricon Charts, with 光 (Hikari) being her first. On March 31, 2008, this single would also equal...
In this article: Flavor of Life, Itunes, Japan, Platinum, First Love, Ayaka, Ayumi Hamasaki, and Kobukuro
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Arashi
...Around Asia 2008 in Tokyo, released on March 25, topped the comprehensive DVD sales rankings for three consecutive weeks on the Oricon charts, making them the first artist to do so since the rankings started in April 1999. Prior to this,...
In this article: Arashi, DVD, Tokyo, Sho Sakurai, Kazunari Ninomiya, Arashic, Osaka, and Asia
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Trust (Ayumi Hamasaki song)
...song) "Trust" is the third single released by Ayumi Hamasaki on August 5, 1998. It was her first single to enter the Top Ten of the Oricon weekly charts. This single was re-released on February 28, 2001, featuring 4 new songs. August...
In this article: Ayumi Hamasaki, Trust, and Japan
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Voyage (song)
...best selling single of the year. To date, "Voyage" is Ayumi Hamasaki's only single which has remained in the top position of the weekly Oricon charts for at least three weeks other than "H" and "A", however, "Voyage" is Hamasaki's only single...
In this article: Voyage, Platinum, Tsuki ni Shizumu, Ayumi Hamasaki, Hiroshi Abe, and Aya Ueto
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KAT-TUN
...sold 556,548 copies, Real Face sold 754,234 copies and Real Face Film sold 374,202 copies. These releases topped all three weekly Oricon charts. They are the second artists to do so, the first being Ayumi Hamasaki. With these numbers,...
In this article: Kat-tun, Real Face, DVD, Tokyo Dome, Japan, News, Bokura no Machi de, and Yorokobi no Uta
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Ayumi Hamasaki
...the first album she felt satisfied with. My Story and its singles, "Moments ", "Inspire ", and "Carols ", all topped the weekly Oricon charts; moreover, My Story became another million-seller. From January to April 2005, Hamasaki held the...
In this article: Ayumi Hamasaki, Avex, My Story, Secret, Rainbow, Max Matsuura, Japan, Loveppears, and Duty
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Kou Shibasaki
...contained various tracks from the past. The Single Best topped the Oricon while The Back Best kept third, this broke Shibasaki's own record for it was her first time to reach top 1 on the weekly chart. In addition to that, she broke the...
In this article: Kou Shibasaki, Maison de Himiko, Dororo, Takuya Kimura, Tokyo, Japan, and Otomen
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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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