AIMYON Shows Off Her Sunshine with Latest Music Video!

To hype up her upcoming album, popular vocalist Aimyon announced that she will be releasing her track, “朝陽” (“Asahi”) across all digital music streaming platforms. Set to be a part the vocalist album おいしいパスタがあると聞いて (Oishii Pasta ga Aru to Kiite) that will release on September 9th, not only did she release the track, Aimyon has also dropped the official music video on her YouTube channel!

Oishi Pasta ga Aru to Kiite will be the latest album done by the artist since 瞬間的シックスセンス (Shunkanteki Six Sense) back in February of last year and will be her third album overall. It will release under 12 tracks total and will include hit singles “Harunohi”, “真夏の夜の匂いがする” (“Mannatsu no Yoru no Nioi ga Suru”, along with the recently released “裸の心” (“Hadaka no Kokoro”). It will also drop with two editions; a CD-only standard edition and a 2 CD limited edition with the second CD to include tracks from Aimyon’s dining room recording. 

Check out “Asahi” across all digital streaming platforms here, along with the music video and the pre-order links for Oshii Pasta ga Aru to Kiite below!

Standard edition

Limited edition

Aimyon「 Oshii Pasta ga Aru to Kiite」

CD

01. 黄昏にバカ話をしたあの日を思い出す時を

02. ハルノヒ

03. シガレット

04. さよならの今日に

05. 朝陽

06. 裸の心

07. マシマロ

08. 空の青さを知る人よ

09. 真夏の夜の匂いがする

10. ポプリの葉

11. チカ

12. そんな風に生きている

Limited Edition Only CD

01. ふたりの世界

02. 愛を伝えたいだとか

03. サラバ

04. 二人だけの国

05. ハッピー

06. 葵

07. ハルノヒ

08. 裸の心

09. マリーゴールド

10. 青春と青春と青春

Aimyon Reveals Her Heart In New Single

Music sensation Aimyon announced a brand-new single titled “HADAKA NO KOKORO” which is set to be released May 13. It is being used for the opening of the tv drama My Housekeeper Mr. Nagisa which will start airing on TBS on April 14. “HADAKA NO KOKORO” is going to be the first ballad that Aimyon is releasing as a single. She stated in an interview, “This song was made in 2017. One day I thought it was a song. It's finally time to listen to it. This is the first ballad release with a single song and it's the first time to use ‘appointment’ in a drama, and I'm nervous and fresh, but I'm looking forward to it.”

“HADAKA NO KOKORO” is being released in one edition only which will be CD-only. Pre-orders are up and are posted here. You can listen to Aimyon’s latest single “Sayonara No Kyō Ni”, which came out in February, below.

Kenshi Yonezu once again takes Most Sung song for Joysound karaoke machines for first half of 2019!

Popular karaoke company Joysound released the Top Thirty Popular Song Sung ranking for the first half of 2019. To no surprise, Kenshi Yonezu’s song “Lemon” took number one once again with five other tracks such as “Flamingo” and" “LOSER” scattered across the list. Newcomer Aimyon’s “Marygold” followed close behind him at number two with several of her tracks such as “Konya Kono Mama” making their debut on the list as well. 

Other impressive feats on the list included DA PUMP’s loving hit “U.S.A.“ which jumped from seventeenth to sixth and HY’s fan favorite hit “366 Day” which spiked from twenty-eighth to tenth. back number’s breakout hit “HAPPY BIRTHDAY” ranked in the impressive twenty-first position and Johnny’s latest group King & Prince rose several positions with their song “Cinderella Girl”.

Check out the full list of all thirty positions to the right and let’s place bets whether or not “Lemon” will still reign supreme at year’s end!

Aimyon smells the night air in new single

Popular artist Aimyon, who was just announced as Billboard Japan’s number one artist for the first half  2019, announced she will be releasing a brand new single July 24 which will be titled “真夏の夜の匂いがする” (“Manatsu no Yoru no Nioigasuru”). It is to be used for upcoming drama 「Heaven？ ご苦楽レストラン」 (Heaven? Gokuraku Restaurant) , which is about a French restaurant that opens up in the middle of a cemetery. Back in January Aimyon made an appearance on 「MUSIC☆HERO」alongside popular actress Satomi Ishihara, who is also one of the stars in the series. Aimyon has remarked that, ever since her appearance on 「MUSIC☆HERO」, she has looked forward to working with Ishihara  again.

“Manatsu no Yoru no Nioigasuru” is only featuring a standard release which will consist of a mere three tracks total. You can pre-order your copy here and check out the full track listing for “Manatsu no Yoru no Nioigasuru” at the bottom of this page. Lastly, you can also check out Aimyon’s megahit “Marigold” in the video below.

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Aimyon「真夏の夜の匂いがする」(Manatsu no Yoru no Nioigasuru)

1 真夏の夜の匂いがする (Manatsu no Yoru no Nioigasuru)

2 テレパしい (Terepashi)

3 真夏の夜の匂いがする (Instrumental) (Manatsu no Yoru no Nioigasuru)

Billboard Japan drops Top 10 list for first half of 2019!

With the arrival of June, Billboard Japan dropped rankings for the first half of 2019. The particular rankings were taken from the Billboard Japan Top 100 Chart and somewhat different from what we usually cover on the show with the Oricon, but they’re pretty similar in some regards.

#1 Aimyon

#2 Kenshi Yonezu

#3 Queen

#4 back number

#5 ONE OK ROCK

#6 TWICE

#7 Gen Hoshino

#8 Nogizaka46

#9 BTS

#10 DA PUMP

Surprising no one, vocalist Aimyon takes number one Top Artist. With thirty-one tracks on the Japan Hot 100 and four releases charting on the Japan Hot Albums list, it’s no surprise she’s the face of Japan’s Top Artists this year. What’s even more impressive is that she was only rank sixteen on last year’s chart. Not too far behind her is predecessor Kenshi Yonezu who took this past year’s Top Artist of NHK’s Kohaku, bearing twenty-five tracks on the Japan Hot 100 list and four releases charting on the Japan Hot Albums list. It’s no question, then, that Yonezu will remain in the top three. With the upcoming release of “Umi no Yurei”, Yonezu is hoping to overtake Aimyon to take the number one spot overall. With the success of “Bohemian Rhapsody” fever hitting Japan, Queen rounds out the list at number three.

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#1 Yonezu Kenshi「Lemon」

#2 Aimyon「Marygold」

#3 DA PUMP「U.S.A.」

#4 Aimyon「Konya Kono Mama」

#5 Yonezu Kenshi「Flamingo」

#6 Kiyakizaki46「Kuroi Ushi」

#7 back number「HAPPY BIRTHDAY」

#8 Hinatazaka46「Kyun」

#9 Nogizaka46「Kaerimichi wa Tomawari Shitaku Naru」

#10 Aimyon「Kimi ha Rock wo Kiganai」

Strangely enough for the Hot 100 list, the top two artists swap with each other; “Lemon” continues to dominate from last year’s Hot 100 list with it also wrecking this year’s download charts. Overtaking last year’s impressive point count at 219,288.49, Yonezu is looking to become a mainstay in the industry for Reiwa. Running in at 155,429.37 points, Aimyon’s “Marygold” takes number one Top Streamed song and ninth Top Downloaded. Rounding out the list at number three is DA PUMP’s “it song” “U.S.A.“

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#1 Gen Hoshin『POP VIRUS』

#2 ONE OK ROCK『Eye of the Storm』

#3 Nogizaka46『Ima ga Omoi Detani Narumade』
#4 Queen『Bohemiam Rhapsody Official Sound Track』
#5 back number『MAGIC』
#6 Aimyon『Shukanteki Six Sense』
#7 Kobukoro『ALL TIME BEST 1998-2018』
#8 TWICE『#TWICE2』
#9 Kenshi Yonezu『BOOTLEG』
#10 GENERATIONS from EXILE TRIBE『BEST GENERATION』

Surprisingly, none of the top three artists above have taken the Hot Albums list, with Gen Hoshino’s POP VIRUS taking the number one spot for both CD sales and downloads overall. Selling an impressive 281,000 copies since the album’s release back in December of last year with downloads over 26,000, Hoshino outdid himself with this album. Not too far behind him, popular rock band ONE OK ROCK took the number two spot with their album Eye of the Storm, taking fourth in CD sales with an impressive 288,000 copies sold and third in downloads with over 53,000. The idol community not to be forgotten, Nogizaka46’s album Ima ga Omoi Deni Naru took third.

We at Ongaku to You would like to congratulate all of the artists for their achievements thus far and look forward to their future releases this 2019.