Most liked Japanese artists of 2008
Surveyed by Oricon Styles, via Tokyograph:
- Hikaru Utada
- Kobukuro
- aiko
- Mr.Children
- Dreams Come True
- Southern All Stars
- Namie Amuro
- B’z
- Spitz
- Arashi
- Masaharu Fukuyama
- Kou Shibasaki
- EXILE
- Porno Graffiti
- Ayaka
- YUI
- Ken Hirai
- YUKI
- Keisuke Kuwata
- Yuzu
Since the rankings started in 2004, Utada has topped the list three times (2004, 2007, 2008). She was ranked #2 and #4 in 2005 and 2006, respectively, while aiko had back-to-back victories.
aiko was #3 this year, behind the popular duo Kobukuro, who repeated their #2 ranking from last year. Mr.Children took #4, followed by Dreams Come True and Southern All Stars. Namie Amuro, B’z, Spitz, and Arashi filled out the top ten.
Oricon SINGLE WEEKLY TOP 30 (2008.10.27)
01. Jumon -MIROTIC- - Tohoshinki
02. Itsuka - Lee Byung Hun
03. Akai Ito - Aragaki Yui
04. Kimi to Boku - Ryu Siwon
05. Planetarium - Ikimonogakari
06. Fujisawa Loser - ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION
07. The Birthday ～Ti Amo～ - EXILE
08. Tegami ~Haikei Jugo no Kimi he~ - Angela Aki
09-1. Uma Nami de - Sendai Kamotsu
09-2. Zekkomon - Sendai Kamotsu
10. Saiai - KOH+
11. Continue - SEAMO
12. Namida ga Koboresou - The Birthday
13. TABOO - Koda Kumi
14-1. Good Good Day! - RAG FAIR
14-2. Let’s Harmony - RAG FAIR
15. Happy Birthday - NEWS
16. Love,too Death,too - Porno Graffitti
17. Aishuu no mizuumi - Kiyoshi Hikawa
18. Rondo - ON/OFF
19. Anata to - ayaka x Kobukuro
20. Kimi to no Deai ~good bye my days~ - Aiuchi Rina
21. Ponyo on a Cliff - Fujioka Fujimaki & Nozomi Ohashi
22. HANABI - Mr.Children
23. RED CLIFF ~Shin・Sen~ - alan
24. Kinenbi・home - SoulJa x Misslim
25-1. Drive away - GIRL NEXT DOOR
25-2. Shiawase no Jouken - GIRL NEXT DOOR
26. Trickster - Nana Mizuki
27. Amai Kokansetsu - Ohori Meshibe
28. LION - May’n & Megumi Nakajima
29. Remember - HIGH and MIGHTY COLOR
30. Kisogawa Shigure - Kawanaka Miyuki
Missing tracks 14, and 27.
Credit: crackerjack @ jpopsuki
Music Station 3Special 2008-10-03 [highly recommended]
tv-asahi.co.jp/music/
MC:
Morita Kazuyoshi
Takeuchi Yoshie (tv-asahi.co.jp/announcer/personal/women/takeuchi_y/body1.html) (new MC)
LIVE:
NEWS - Happy Birthday
Aqua Timez - Natsu no Kakera
Koda Kumi - TABOO
GLAY - Aka to Kuro no MATADORA
Kanjani8 - Musekinin Hero
Okuda Tamio - SUN no SON
Porno Graffitti - Love,too Death,too
UZ (Oda Yuji) - Kimi no Hitomi ni Koi Shiteru
Perfume - Secret Secret
KOH+ - Saiai
Fukuyama Masaharu - Ashita no SHOW
Ayaka x Kobukuro - Anata to
Hamasaki Ayumi - Mirrorcle World
CDTV SP 15th ANNIVERSARY PREMIER LIVE [highly recommended]
COUNT DOWN TV SP 15th ANNIVERSARY PREMIER LIVE 2008.09.24
MC:
Megumi Toshiaki
Becky
LIVE:
NEWS - weeeek / Taiyou no Namida / Happy Birthday
Shimatani Hitomi - papillon / Amairo no Kami no Otome
Ayaka x Kobukuro - Anata to
Kobukuro - Tsubomi
globe - DEPARTURES / FACES PLACES / Get Wild
Nakashima Mika - ORION / STARS
Koda Kumi - TABOO / Butterfly
Porno Graffitti - Love,too Death,too / Apollo
Mr.Children - GIFT / HANABI / innocent world
PUFFY - Asia no Junshin / Nagisa ni Matsuwaru Et Cetera / All Because Of You
aiko - KissHug / Hanabi
SOUTHERN ALL STARS
- Rock’n Roll Superman
- Ya Ya (Ano Toki wo Wasure Nai)
- I AM YOUR SINGER
- ManP no G-SPOT
GLAY - HOWEVER / Aka to Kuro no MATADORA
Every Little Thing - Atarashii Hibi / fragile
Fukuyama Masaharu - VS. ~Chikaku to Kairaku no Rasen~ / HELLO / Ashita no SHOW
Hamasaki Ayumi - Mirrorcle World / SURREAL
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Oricon SINGLE WEEKLY TOP 30 (2008.07.14)
01. SUMMER SONG - YUI
02. LOVE ADDICT - VAMPS
03. One Love - Arashi
04. Nakanaide - Shuchishin
05. Kiseki - GReeeeN
06. Seikan Hikou - Ranka Lee=Nakajima Megumi
07. Naki Natsu - mihimaru GT with SOFFet
08. M ~Mou Hitotsu no Love Story~ - RSP
09. Shuchishin - Shuchishin
10. Itaitachi Ichi - Porno Graffitti
11. Mou Ichido… feat. BENI - Dohzi-T
12. Yesterday and Tomorrow - Yuzu
13. Suki Natsu - SOFFet with mihimaru GT
14. LIFE - Kimaguren
15. MOON - Koda Kumi
16. Ninin Sankyaku - misono
17. ONE - Ami Suzuki
18. Niji - Aqua Timez
19. Natsukashii Mirai ~longing future~ - alan
20. CHU-BURA - KELUN
21. Blue star - Vidoll
22. Aiaigasa - Tegomass
23. Kaze Fukeba Koi - chatmonchy
24. Ai no Mama de… - Akimoto Junko
25-1. MERRY-LIFE-GOES-ROUND - DREAMS COME TRUE
25-2. TRUE, BABY TRUE - DREAMS COME TRUE
26. Donten - DOES
27. Jikan yo Tomare feat. SEAMO - AZU
28. My Everything - MAY’S
29-1. Murasaki Gawa - Takekawa Miko
29-2. Yogoto Zake - Takekawa Miko
30-1. Gekidou - UVERworld
30-2. Just break the limit! - UVERworld
Source: crackerjack
HEY!HEY!HEY! Special (03.31.2008)
Performance List:
Kanjani8 - Wahhahhaa
Perfume - Polyrhythm
Ohashi Takuya - Hajimari no Uta
Nakashima Mika - SAKURA ~Hanagasumi~
aiko - Futari
AI - Taisetsu na Mono
ayaka - Te wo Tsunagou
Kato Miliyah - 19 Memories
FUNKY MONKEY BABYS - Tabidachi
Tamaki Hiroshi - Odorou yo
20th Century - Ore Ja Nakya, Kimi Ja Nakya
Porno Graffitti - Anata ga Koko ni Itara
jealkb - Fly
Pabo - Koi no Hexagon
Shuchishin - Shuchishin
EXILE - Pure
Aoyama Thelma feat. Soulja - Soba ni Irune
Tokunaga Hideaki - Yasashii Kiss wo Shite
Utada Hikaru - Prisoner Of Love
Hamasaki Ayumi - Mirrorcle World
Go Hiromi - Good Times Bad Times / GOLD FINGER 2001
Like any of the songs ? Buy the CD to support the artists and nhatkyviet.com
Hikki (and Ayaka) is getting chubbier and chubbier, but I love her hair !
Heard about Perfume for sometimes now, but this is the first time watching their performance. Look like the grown-up version of Morning Musume. Their kind of music is rather refreshing though.
Aiko is so lively, she can’t stand still for a few seconds. I had such a hard time trying to capture her image when she walked out to stage.
Mika Nakashima still looks like a living death to me, a bit creepy. (No offense to any of her fan, I were one of you during the Yuki no Hana era too)
One of the FUNKY MONKEY BABYS’ pants is disturbingly short for a guy’s !!!
Best song of the night goes to EXILE ’s Pure.
Oricon Top 100 songs of 2007 (Download)
Originally seeded by CrackerJack @ Jpopsuki. All credit should go to him/her.
01. Sen no Kaze ni Natte - Akikawa Masafumi
02. Flavor Of Life - Utada Hikaru
03. Tsubomi - Kobukuro
04. Love so sweet - Arashi
05. Keep the faith - KAT-TUN
06. Yorokobi no Uta - KAT-TUN
07. Ashita Hareru Kana - Kuwata Keisuke
08. Tabidachi no Uta - Mr.Children
09. Kanfuu Fighting - Kanjani8
10. weeeek - NEWS
11. WINDING ROAD - ayaka x Kobukuro
12. Fake - Mr.Children
13. Hoshi wo Mezashite - NEWS
14. Ultra Music Power - Hey!Say!JUMP
15. Happiness - Arashi
16. Hana no Na - BUMP OF CHICKEN
17. Lovers Again - EXILE
18. Zukkoke Otokomichi - - Kanjani8
19. SUPER LOVE SONG - B’z
20-1. Beautiful World - Utada Hikaru
20-2. Kiss & Cry - Utada Hikaru
21. Eien ni - KinKi Kids
22. It’s My Soul - Kanjani8
23. BRAND NEW SONG - KinKi Kids
24. Ai Uta - GReeeeN
25. Mayday - BUMP OF CHICKEN
26. Eien no Tsubasa - B’z
27. We can make it! - Arashi
28. Hey!Say! - Hey!Say!7
29. FREAKY - Koda Kumi
30. Aoku Yasashiku - Kobukuro
31. Shirushi - Mr.Children
32. Kaze no Uta wo kikasete - Kuwata Keisuke
33. DAYBREAK’S BELL - L’Arc~en~Ciel
34. 100mankai no KISS - GLAY
35. Rolling Star - YUI
36. CHE.R.RY - YUI
37. A·i·shi·te·ru no Sign ~Watashitachi no Mirai Yosouzu~ - Dreams Come True
38-1. PEACH - Ai Otsuka
38-2. HEART - Ai Otsuka
39-1. glitter - Ayumi Hamasaki
39-2. fated - - Ayumi Hamasaki
40. Motteke! Sailor Fuku - Aya Hirano, Emiri Katou, Kaori Fukuhara & Aya Endou
41-1. Sei Naru Yoru Ni - Ketsumeishi
41-2. Fuyu Monogatari - Ketsumeishi
42. Ikenai Taiyou - ORANGE RANGE
43. Oshirikajiri-mushi - Oshirikajiri-mushi
44. Bokura no Machi de - KAT-TUN
45. MY HEART DRAWS A DREAM - L’Arc~en~Ciel
46. Kiss~Kaerimichi no Love Song~ - Tegomasu
47. Hitori Satsumaro - Mizumori Kaori
48. Baby Don’t Cry - Namie Amuro
49. SEVENTH HEAVEN - L’Arc~en~Ciel
50-1. HONEY BEAT - V6
50-2. Boku to Bokura no Ashita - V6
51. LOVE&TRUTH - YUI
52. Mata Kimi ni Aeru - Ketsumeishi
53-1. Toki no Kakera - EXILE
53-2. 24karats -type EX- - EXILE,Sowelu,DOBERMAN INC
54-1. Tokyo ni mo Attanda - Masaharu Fukuyama
54-2. Muteki no Kimi - Masaharu Fukuyama
55-1. My Generation - YUI
55-2. Understand - YUI
56. SUMMER TIME LOVE - EXILE
57. LIFE - Mika Nakashima
58. Miso Soup - Tegomasu
59-1. BUT - Koda Kumi
59-2. Aisho - Koda Kumi
60. Sora ga Nakukara - ENDLICHERI☆ENDLICHERI
61. I Believe - EXILE
62. Ai no Uta - Koda Kumi
63. Train – Ketsumeishi
64-1. Summer Dream - Tohoshinki
64-2. Song for you - Tohoshinki
64-3. Love in the Ice – Tohoshinki
65. Hurry Xmas - L’Arc~en~Ciel
66. CHU-LIP - Ai Otsuka
67. FREE - ERIKA
68. Aika (Elegy) - Ken Hirai
69. Lifetime Respect -Onna hen- - RSP
70. Suirenka – Shonannokaze
71. Lovin’ Life - FUNKY MONKEY BABYS
72. Link - Porno Graffitti
73. Kokoro - Oda Kazumasa
74-1. Kiyoshi no Soran Bushi - Hikawa Kiyoshi
74-2. Kibo to Iu Na no Saishu Ressha - Hikawa Kiyoshi
75. Osaka LOVER - Dreams Come True
76. Michi - EXILE
77-1. Hoshi no Nai Sekai - Aiko
77-2. Yokogao - Aiko
78. Haru Kaze - Yuzu
79. talkin’ 2 myself - Ayumi Hamasaki
80. Climax Jump - AAA DEN-O form
81. Sakurairo - Angela Aki
82. ALONES - Aqua Timez
83-1. Abayo - Hikawa Kiyoshi
83-2. Asagao Nikki - Hikawa Kiyoshi
84. Itoshi no Napolitan - TRIO THE SHAKiiiN
85-1. Sorafune - TOKIO
85-2. do!do!do! - TOKIO
86. Kimi no Suki na Toko - Ken Hirai
87. Ashes.EP - GLAY
88-1. x~Dame~ - Tackey & Tsubasa
88-2. Crazy Rainbow - Tackey & Tsubasa
89. Shiawase - aiko
90. Cry Baby - SEAMO
91. Kodou - GLAY
92. KISS Shite - KOH+
93. Darling - Kuwata Keisuke
94. Koko ni Iru yo feat. Thelma Aoyama - SoulJa
95. Waremokou - Sugimoto Masato
96-1. Jasmine - V6
96-2. Rainbow - V6
97. Akanezora - Remioromen
98. Answer - FLOW
99. SAMURAI - Tackey & Tsubasa
100. LAST ANGEL feat.Tohoshinki - Koda Kumi
Music Station Super Live 2007
