from JAPAN chart
Kaz ACID Sanada
Good evening from Tokio.
I'm very lucky to have so many replies from all over the world! I
want to give all my thankfulness to those who wrote me.
And, they are really anxious to know which Japanese artists are
the most popular now in Japan. That's why I've decided to post ORICON
chart, the most vivid Japanese popular music ranking.
This article is in great cooperation with Mr. Hisashi Kobayashi,
who edited Japanese version for JUNET. I appreciate his pains and troubles.
Now here we go:
ORICON SINGLE HOT 50
last this
week week title performer
1 1 Say Yes Chage & Aska
- 2 I Miss You Lindberg
- 3 Haitoku No Scenario Wink
5 4 Shonen Jidai Yosui Inoue
2 5 Theme Of L.L.Brothers L.L.Brothers
3 6 Donna Tokimo Takayuki Makihara
4 7 Won't Be Long Bubblegum Brothers
7 8 Hitosuji Ni Narenai Kome-Kome Club
6 9 Kaeuta Medley 2 Tatsuo Kamon
9 10 Paradox Mari Hamada
10 11 Love Is All Hideaki Tokunaga
14 12 Truth T-Square
- 13 Genki! Genki! Genki Yumiko Takahashi
11 14 Rosa Miho Nakayama
17 15 Oshidori Hiroshi Itsuki
12 16 Kakko Warui Furarekata Senri Oe
15 17 Silent Jealousy X
21 18 Kaeuta Medley Tatsuo Kamon
13 19 All-Weather Girl Pink Sapphire
20 20 Mrs. Mermaid The Checkers
8 21 Kano San No Iinjanaissuka Kano San
16 22 '88~ Love Story Takahiro Matsumoto
25 23 Sen No Yoru To Hitotsu No Asa Ellis
23 24 In This Country Robin Zander
19 25 Kaze No Ichibyou Kiyotaka Sugiyama
22 26 Believe In Love Lindberg
27 27 Sayonara Yesterday Tube
24 28 Hajimari Wa Itsumo Ame Aska
18 29 Yuuwaku No Cha-Cha Eriko Tamura
28 30 Aitai Chikako Sawada
34 31 Bluelight Yokosuka Mi-Ke
30 32 Eden No Toshi Arisa Miduki
42 33 Taiyo To Hokori No Nakade Chage & Aska
32 34 Anata Ni Aete Yokatta Kyoko Koizumi
26 35 Kuri To Itsumademo Super Chimpanzee
36 36 Machi Wa Koibito Hiroaki Igarashi
31 37 Sekai Juude Ichiban Suteki Na Kiseki Riho Maseki
44 38 Hagureso Kaori Kasai
39 39 Niwaka Ame Yuki Nagaho
41 40 Ito Denwa Raizin
46 41 Unchained Melody The Righteous Brothers
33 42 Neo Bravo! Southern All Stars
40 43 Dancin' Corvettes
35 44 Music Reiran
37 45 Mou Nakanaide Azusa Senoh
38 46 Tears Junko Otsuka
70 47 Kanashimi Ga Itaiyo T-Bolan
47 48 Koi Banka Natsuko Itsushiro
43 49 Nasake Nee Tunnels
79 50 Sore Ga Daiji Daiji MAN Brothers Band
*** The No.1 Song by Chage & Aska has been staying at the top for 13
weeks! Nobody can deny that this is the most successful tune this year.
ORICON ALBUM HOT 50
last this
week week title performer
1 1 Tree Chage & Aska
- 2 Tomorrow Mari Hamada
2 3 Revolution Hideaki Tokunaga
3 4 Emotions Mariah Carey
4 5 Kubojah Toshinobu Kubota
7 6 Kimi Wa Dare To Shiawasena Akubi Wo Shimasuka Takayuki Makihara
6 7 Homme Senri Oe
10 8 Lluvia Miki Imai
8 9 Hige To Boin Unicorn
13 10 Handsome Boy Yosui Inoue
9 11 Guitarhythm II Tomoyasu Hotei
- 12 Sigh No More Gamma Ray
14 13 EXPO TMN
16 14 Scene II Aska
12 15 Waking Up The Neighbors Bryan Adams
11 16 Victory Hikaru Genji
5 17 Cracker By-Sexual
20 18 Edge of The Knife Shogo Hamada
15 19 Womanism III Ann Lewis
18 20 Super Best Chage & Aska
17 21 Silent Kahoru Kohiruimaki
19 22 Use Your Illusion I Guns 'N' Roses
21 23 Use Your Illusion II Guns 'N' Roses
23 24 Mars B'z
22 25 Happy Come-Come Jitterin' Jinn
25 26 101 Kai Me No Propose Yukie Nishimura
28 27 Kanashimi No Shikisai Julia Fordham
26 28 Born To Be Funky Bubblegum Brothers
34 29 Jealousy X
27 30 Lindberg IV Lindberg
24 31 Martini Masayuki Suzuki
29 32 24 Nights Eric Clapton
- 33 Blue Light Red Light Harry Connick Jr.
39 34 Mother Yuko Hara
30 35 Diamonds And Pearls Prince & The N.P.G.
32 36 Ai Ni Naritai Belinda Carlisle
33 37 Calendar Girl Ayumi Nakamura
40 38 Peaceful Journey Heavy D & The Boyz
55 39 Wonder 3 Dreams Come True
31 40 Mosaic Mimori Yusa
49 41 Artisan Tatsuro Yamashita
37 42 Ritual Of Love Karyn White
48 43 See Ya Chage & Aska
46 44 Ivory Miki Imai
51 45 Risky B'z
36 46 Prisoners In Paradise Europe
42 47 Love & Ballad Stevie B
38 48 No More Tears Ozzy Osborne
56 49 Big Deal Taizo Jinnai
54 50 B.P. Bubblegum Brothers
***Unbelievable action by Chage & Aska! They've sold 1,360,000 copies
in 2 weeks and former works also reentered these days! In addtion,
Yosui Inoue reached Top 10 again, which impresses us with the long and
increasing sales by some artists. What comes next?
By the way, who on earth are Chage & Aska? They are semi-veteran male
duo team, whose works are generally categorized "New Music." "New Music"
is the most popular category of Japanese pop music derived from "Folk
Music."
It's so hard a work to explain what Japanese poplar songs are like,
but I hope I can give it to you little by little.
Many thanks for reading our article.
--- Rhyme flies like an arrow. ---
Kazuhiro Sanada
Toyo Information Systems Co.Ltd., Japan
sa...@McLaren.pontneuf.tis.co.jp
Ross Clement
> 8 9 Hige To Boin Unicorn
Is this a new album by Unicorn, or is it one of the two e.p. type minialbums
they released last year?
thanx in anticipation.
ross-c
Kaz ACID Sanada
Hello from Tokio.
I'm so happy to receive many letters from overseas. I'd like to
thank you all that read our article.
This time I'll try to answer the questions you gave me. Sorry I
can't answer all.
>From: <aand...@MADVAX.UOP.EDU>
>Date: Wed, 06 Nov 1991 20:16:58 EST
>Message-Id: <009513fe.3e...@MADVAX.UOP.EDU>
>
>I was just wondering if alot
>of people in Japan listen to the american stuff. As far as i know there
>aren
>(oops) aren't any Japanese bands getting play time on our radio stations.
>wHY?
In early 80's, Yellow Magic Orchestra was introduced all over the
world, and they raised some of their works. In JAZZ scene, Sadao
Watanabe has been a famous artist in US. In New-Age category, Kitaro's
works have been highly appreciated. That's all I know about the
musicians popular in the foreign countries(especially US or UK).
Generally, there is a jinx that the artists who goes to America will
lose their popularity in Japan during the tour, so there are few
creators touring around the world without losing his good position.
# Do you know Eikichi Yazawa, the one of the greatest rock-n-roll
# singer in Japan?
>Date: Thu, 7 Nov 91 10:15:14 GMT+0100
>From: ed...@symra.uib.no (Thor-Lee Legvold)
>Message-Id: <9111070915.AA00782@ symra.uib.no >
>
>I also hear on the radio last week that our famous norwegian singer,
>Silje Negaard has made a Japanese version of her hit (and the whole
>album) "Tell me where you're going". This I would also like to find,
>but in Norway is just Norwegian, English, American music (maybe a
>little european).
Yes, I know Silje, and I have that album. She made quite a big hit
by that album in Tokio or other cosmopolitan areas.
>Message-Id: <4d6Lrxq00...@andrew.cmu.edu>
>Date: Thu, 7 Nov 1991 12:55:09 -0500 (EST)
>From: Soshi Iba <si...@andrew.cmu.edu>
>
>p.s. minor mistake was found in no.37
>> 31 37 Sekai Juude Ichiban Suteki Na Kiseki Riho Maseki
> I know of the actor by the name Riho Makise, who played in the Kadokawa
>movie recently... Is she really Maseki?
She hid her true name on that single. On the next release called
"Miracle Love" her true name "Riho Makise" will be explosed. Please
wait for it to rank in the chart.
>Date: Thu, 7 Nov 91 14:30:39 -0600
>From: sp...@trojan.convex.com (Rob Spray)
>Message-Id: <9111072030.AA28097@trojan>
>
>Can you suggest any Japanese bands that are industrial (like
>Ministry) or techno-dance (like 808 State, Meat Beat Manifesto, etc)?
Hmm... I know Susumu Hirasawa, who was a former member of P-Model,
Hajime Tachibana, a former member of The Plastics. I think they're
industrial, but this is my personal opinion. I suggest you find
P-Model's or The Plastics' works.
About Techno-Dance music, you'd better pick up TMN or B'z, ones of
the most popular Electronic Pop Band.
Kaz ACID Sanada
This is an answering corner for your questions :-)
>Date: Sat, 9 Nov 91 03:20:38 +0100
>From: a...@tintin.rivm.nl (Adri Verhoef)
>Message-Id: <911109022...@tintin.rivm.nl>
>Organization: Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieuhygiene,Bilthoven,NL
>
>How about Riuchi Sakomoto? Didn't he compose for Merry Christmas,
>Mr Lawrence, the film with David Bowie?
>In my Hit Dossier, BTW, I have: Kyu Sakamoto, singing "Sukiyaki" (1963).
His latest album "Heartbeat" was released recently, as well as his
wife Akiko Yano released "Love Life".
# Haruomi Hosono has made another project called "HIS". With the Enka
# singer Fuyumi Sakamoto and the R&B singer Kyoshiro Imawano, they
# entertain very exotic sounds. This group is only a one-time project,
# and they aren't planning to make other works than "Nihon No Hito".
>From: Atsushi Tanaka <ata...@hpisoa1.cup.hp.com>
>Message-Id: <911109001...@hpisoa1.cup.hp.com>
>Subject: How long does 'Say Yes' continue being No.1?
>Date: Fri, 8 Nov 91 16:14:08 PST
>
>How long does 'Say Yes' continue #1 chart? I heard it on a video of
>the drama '101 kaime no propose'. I could easily imagine it would be a
>#1 song. The drama was popular to the normal TV watchers( I think
>it's a kind of comic book story for girls. Honestly, I was bored to see it
>after several series. )and the song is beautiful. I'm really curious.
Totally 13 weeks. This year there have been 5 Million-Selling singles
that thrills us the CHART-MANIA!
They are followings:
Love Story W aTotsuzen Ni Kazumasa Oda 2.53 millions
Ai Wa Katsu KAN 1.73 millions
Say Yes Chage & Aska 2.25 millions
Donna Tokimo Noriyuki Makihara 1.05 millions
Hajimari Wa Itsumo Ame Chage & Aska 1.03 millions
The sales records are at the point of Nov.4.
>From: TZA...@wehi.edu.au
>Date: Fri, 8 Nov 1991 14:11 +1000
>Message-Id: <5D7DE3A3...@wehi.edu.au>
>
>I'm very much into music and I noticed that you collect COCTEAU TWINS LP"S.
>I have a few that I can recommend: Treasure is my favourite.
>The other band that the Cocteau Twins are involved with are THIS MORTAL COIL.
>They also rfeature on a few compilation albums of band swith similar musical
>styles.
>The are one of the bands I most admire and would love to see them live!!
Thanks for your information. I now have "Blue Bell Knolls", "Heaven
Or Las Vegas", and "Treasure".
>I am interested in collecting Japanese pressings of CD's. Could you please
>write back and let me know how much ( in Australian currency) one Japanese
>CD costs? Thanks in advance. If there's anything that wish to ask me
>or any records that you can't getthere, I'll be happy to look them up for you!
A Japanese CD costs generally 2,800-3,000 yen, in Australian dollar,
28-30 AU$. In other currencies, for example US dollar $21-23. Maybe
this makes you surprised and say "It's little too expensive!" The
fact depends on the oligopolic system of Japanese music market.
And I'm afraid there will be transportation costs. I don't know how
much they are.
--- Next time I'd like to introduce Japanese RAP scene. ---
Shaun Hayes
>>From: TZA...@wehi.edu.au
>>Date: Fri, 8 Nov 1991 14:11 +1000
>>Message-Id: <5D7DE3A3...@wehi.edu.au>
>>
>>write back and let me know how much ( in Australian currency) one Japanese
>>CD costs? Thanks in advance. If there's anything that wish to ask me
>>or any records that you can't getthere, I'll be happy to look them up for you!
>
> A Japanese CD costs generally 2,800-3,000 yen, in Australian dollar,
> 28-30 AU$. In other currencies, for example US dollar $21-23. Maybe
> this makes you surprised and say "It's little too expensive!" The
> fact depends on the oligopolic system of Japanese music market.
> And I'm afraid there will be transportation costs. I don't know how
> much they are.
If only they WERE that cheap in Australia. Regular and local releases
are in the neighbourhood of A$25 to A$28 (although some recent releases
have been getting a bit better - the Prices Surveillance Authority report
into the price of Australian music releases has the big boys shitting in
their pants ;-). In Brisbane, the only Japanese pressings I have seen
"regularly" available in record shops (import stores only, of course) have
been in the neighbourhood of A$40 to A$45 (and some of these were simply
Ryuichi S. rereleases).
In one dance music store in town, they have had a bunch of those 3-inch
CD singles with the backing card/plastic, and they were trying to sell them
for $45 to $50, and a few Japan-only compilation-type things (like a Kylie
Minogue and a Dead Or Alive) for $60!!!! Needless to say, they've been
mysteriously marked down after sitting in the shop for six months :-)
--
|----- "You who mix the words of torture, suicide and death with scotch and |
|\ = / soda at the bar. We're all real decent people, aren't we? But |
| \ / there's no time left for talk. Let's not chat about despair." -Galas|
|sh...@iris.mincom.oz.au______________________________________________________|
Lazlo Nibble
> In one dance music store in town, they have had a bunch of those 3-inch
> CD singles with the backing card/plastic, and they were trying to sell
> them for $45 to $50, and a few Japan-only compilation-type things (like
> a Kylie Minogue and a Dead Or Alive) for $60!!!! Needless to say,
> they've been mysteriously marked down after sitting in the shop for six
> months :-)
That's one thing I *really* like about a lot of Japanese CDs: the list
price printed on the packaging. It helps when you have a shop trying
to sell Y1,800 discs ($15-18 being a fair price at current exchange rates,
with overseas shipping and all) for $30 or more. So far the record is one
local shop trying to unload Arcadia's SO RED ROSE -- that's what the
Japanese copy's called :-) -- for $45. It lists at Y2,300!
--
Lazlo (la...@triton.unm.edu)
cold matsushita
their technology stronger
enslaves our people
-- Damon Koronakos and Brian Roberts: HI-TECH HAIKUS
Al Crawford
>
> That's one thing I *really* like about a lot of Japanese CDs: the list
> price printed on the packaging. It helps when you have a shop trying
> to sell Y1,800 discs ($15-18 being a fair price at current exchange rates,
> with overseas shipping and all) for $30 or more. So far the record is one
> local shop trying to unload Arcadia's SO RED ROSE -- that's what the
> Japanese copy's called :-) -- for $45. It lists at Y2,300!
Same in the UK. My local HMV has had the Japanese imports of the DM singles
from _Violator_ on it's shelves for a while now. Hardly surprising when you
consider they are #19.99 ($35) each. OK, they've got a lot of tracks, but
that much for a single?!? What's the original price in yen, anyone know?
(I didn't have a chance to check the packaging).
Worse still is the HMV price for the Japanese Gary Numan _Asylum_ boxed
sets - I've seen them at #58 a shot (that's $104) when it's perfectly
possible (if you search around) to pick them up for #30 a time.
--
Al Crawford - aw...@dcs.ed.ac.uk
"When your principle's no good, it's time to find a new one."
Ross Clement
>Same in the UK. My local HMV has had the Japanese imports of the DM singles
>from _Violator_ on it's shelves for a while now. Hardly surprising when you
>consider they are #19.99 ($35) each. OK, they've got a lot of tracks, but
>that much for a single?!? What's the original price in yen, anyone know?
I bought my DM maxisingles while in Japan. They were all 1800 yen each. This
would be less than 9 pounds each, maybe 7 or 8.
There is something wrong with the prices listed above. I am confident every
one knows what.
Ross-c
Dan Matt
>In <21...@skye.dcs.ed.ac.uk> aw...@dcs.ed.ac.uk (Al Crawford) writes:
>
>>Same in the UK. My local HMV has had the Japanese imports of the DM singles
>>from _Violator_ on it's shelves for a while now. Hardly surprising when you
>>consider they are #19.99 ($35) each. OK, they've got a lot of tracks, but
>>that much for a single?!? What's the original price in yen, anyone know?
Well yeah, but you have to consider that these maxis have almost as much, if
not more, material on them than most full-length albums today. Quite a lot of
alternate versions and remixes, plus alternate versions and remixes of the
bonus tracks too!
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? / \ Are | I pray the funk will make me freak, ?
? / \ we | If I should die before I waked, ?
? / * * \ having | Allow me Lord to rock out naked! ?
? @ ___ @ fun yet? | ?
? \_____/ | "Sir Psycho Sexy" -- Red Hot Chili Peppers ?
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Ross Clement
>In article <1991Nov19....@cs.aukuni.ac.nz>, ros...@cs.aukuni.ac.nz (Ross Clement) writes:
>>In <21...@skye.dcs.ed.ac.uk> aw...@dcs.ed.ac.uk (Al Crawford) writes:
>>
>>>Same in the UK. My local HMV has had the Japanese imports of the DM singles
>>>from _Violator_ on it's shelves for a while now. Hardly surprising when you
>>>consider they are #19.99 ($35) each. OK, they've got a lot of tracks, but
>>>that much for a single?!? What's the original price in yen, anyone know?
> Well yeah, but you have to consider that these maxis have almost as much, if
>not more, material on them than most full-length albums today. Quite a lot of
>alternate versions and remixes, plus alternate versions and remixes of the
>bonus tracks too!
Ooops, I don't think there's anything wrong with the ORIGINAL prices, after
all they are as long as an album. I think there is something wrong with
people in the UK asking 20pounds. Since I am about to go to the UK, it looks
like it's "vanilla" DM maxisingles for me.
Ross-c