"Bansanka" debuted on the Japan Hot 100 at No. 14 on Oct. 11 and stayed in the top 20 for 16 consecutive weeks.

Born" extends its reign over the Billboard Japan Hot 100 to three weeks on the chart released Feb. 14. The MASHLE season 2 opener saw an increase of about 13.8% in streams from the week before, ...

The three-man band’s former No. 1 track “Lilac” slips two notches to No. 3 this week. While toppling from the top spot on the ...

We know this because the word for ‘poem’ in old Japanese, uta, is also the word for ‘song’, and there is a tradition of the oral performance and recitation of Japanese poetic compositions that remains ...

South Korean broadcaster MBN is tapping into the nostalgia boom with its "Korea-Japan Top Ten Show," launched in May. The program brings together singers from both nations to perform iconic songs ...

“But the song is an indication of the diversity of Japanese society today,” Watanabe pointed out. “It actually fits the trend quite naturally.” The final game remained eventful until the en ...

and many other hit songs. The album sold 993,000 copies to top Oricon’s annual album sales rankings as well. “Dryflower,” by Japanese singer-songwriter Yuuri, was streamed about 382 million ...