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(Miss)understood (Ayumi Hamasaki album)
(Miss)understood is the seventh studio album by Japanese singer Ayumi Hamasaki, released on Avex Trax on January 1, 2006; it topped the Oricon chart and sold about 877,000 copies in Japan.
All the Best! 1999–2009
All the Best! 1999–2009 is a best album by Japanese boy band Arashi, released in 2009 for their tenth anniversary and Japan's best seller that year.
Bara ga Saita
Bara ga Saita (バラが咲いた, "A Rose Has Bloomed") is a 1966 Japanese song sung by Maki Mike, written by Hamaguchi Kōji and usually called the first hit of Japanese-made folk.
Everything
"Everything" is a million-selling Japanese pop ballad by MISIA, released in 2000 as the theme song of the Fuji TV drama Yamato Nadeshiko and her first Oricon number-one single.
Fukyouwaon
Fukyouwa (不協和音, "Dishony") is the fourth single by Keyakaka46, released in 2017, featuring Hirate Yurina and serving as the theme for the NTV drama Zankoku na Kankyakutachi.
Future Pop
Future Pop is the seventh studio album by Japanese technopop group Perfume, released in 2018, produced by Yasutaka Nakata, and debuting at number 1 on Oricon.
Heavy Rotation
"Heavy Rotation" (ヘビーローテーション) is the 17th single by the Japanese idol group AKB48, released in August 2010. It finished second on Oricon's 2010 yearly chart with 713,000 copies sold.
Kaiju no Hanauta
Kaiju no Hanauta (怪獣の花唄) is a 2020 digital single by Japanese singer-songwriter Vaundy, released as the advance single from his album strobo and passing 1.1 billion streams by 2025.
Kamisama Onegai
Kamisama Onegai (神様お願い) is a 1968 single by the Japanese group sounds band The Tempters, written by Matsuzaki Yoshiharu and sung by Sho-ken, that peaked at No. 2 on Oricon.
Kobukuro 'Tsubomi'
"Tsubomi" (蕾, "Flower Bud") is a 2007 ballad by the Japanese duo Kobukuro, written as the theme song for the Fuji TV drama Tokyo Tower.
Lemon (music)
"Lemon" is a 2018 song by Japanese singer-songwriter Kenshi Yonezu, written as the theme of the TBS drama Unnatural and ranked Billboard Japan's all-time number one.
Linda Linda
"Linda Linda" (リンダリンダ) is the debut single by Japanese punk band The Blue Hearts, released in May 1987 and written by vocalist Hiroto Kōmoto, now a defining anthem of the late-1980s Japanese band boom.
Love Machine
"Love Machine" (LOVEマシーン) is a 1999 single by the Japanese idol group Morning Musume, their first million-seller, which topped the Oricon chart for 31 weeks.
My Story (music)
My Story is the sixth studio album by Japanese singer Ayumi Hamasaki, released in 2004; it topped the Oricon chart and sold over a million copies in Japan.
One Last Kiss (music)
"One Last Kiss" is a 2021 song by Hikaru Utada, released as the theme song for the anime film Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time.
Shinjuku no Onna
Shinjuku no Onna (新宿の女) is a 1969 Japanese song recorded by Keiko Fuji as her debut single, a local-themed song set in the entertainment districts of Shinjuku, Tokyo.
Shojo A
"Shojo A" (少女A) is a 1982 single by Japanese singer Akina Nakamori, her second, whose dark delinquent image broke with her debut and reached No. 5 on the Oricon chart.
Silhouette (Kana-Boon song)
"Silhouette" (シルエット) is a 2014 song by the Japanese rock band Kana-Boon, written by Maguro Taniguchi as the 16th opening theme of Naruto: Shippuden and the band's signature song.
Story (music)
Story is a 2005 song by Japanese-American R&B singer AI, her twelfth single, which peaked at number 8 on the Oricon chart and sold over 3 million downloads.
Yellow Magic Orchestra discography
Yellow Magic Orchestra (イエロー・マジック・オーケストラ, YMO) discography: seven Alfa-era studio albums 1978–1983 plus Technodon (1993), Solid State Survivor's million-selling Oricon No. 1, singles, live and compilation releases, and the Bob Ludwig YMO40 remasters.