K-POP stars take over Oricon chart with newly released singles Posted by : dnanshmr

Singles released on the 30th by artists such as ‘TVXQ‘, ‘FT Island‘, and ‘T-ara‘ have made their way to the top of the Oricon Singles Chart.

TVXQ’s first Christmas song, “Winter“, seized the #2 slot on the Weekly Oricon Single Chart, selling 76,615 copies on the first day.

Furthermore, FT Island’s “Distance” and T-ara’s “YAYAYA” came in at #4 and #7 respectively, while “This Christmas” a collaborative effort by the JYP Entertainment artists came in at #14.

In related news, 2PM‘s first full-length Japanese album ‘Republic of 2PM‘ sold 25,756 copies on the first day and seized the #2 slot on the Oricon Album Chart.

Source & Image: Newsis wire via Nate

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INFINITE debuts at #2 on Oricon Chart Posted by : dnanshmr

After gathering 10,000 fans to commemorate the release of their Japanese debut single, “BTD”, the boys of INFINITE have more reasons to celebrate as “BTD” debuted at number 2 on the Oricon Daily Chart.
“BTD” sold a total of 15,281 units on the first day which was just behind Not Yet and their single “PERA PERA PERAO“.

Congratulations to INFINITE on this achievement.

Source: Oricon

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