Ranking of Korean groups' debut sales in Japan

[carmendove.livejournal.com]

This is ranked based on sales in their 1st week of Debut.

01. SNSD "Genie" 44,907
02. MBLAQ "Your Luv" 40,281
03. KARA "Mister" 29,238
04. Beast "Shock" 28,532
05. Big Bang "Heaven" 26,039
06. BoA "ID Peace B" 14,740
07. Supernova 8,542
08. ZE:A "Love letter/My only wish" 8,273
09. SES "Meguriau Sekai" 7,390
10. Se7en "Hikari" 7,303
11. 4MINUTE "Muzik" 4,241
12. FT Island "One Way" 4,043
13. CN Blue "The Way" 3,353
14. DBSK "Hug" 2,502
15. Cheon Sang Ji Hee "Boomerang" 967

Source: bestiz + absolutemblaq

Comments

[mimoiikit143.livejournal.com]

I dont care about their debut,we all know who's rocking Japan rn.

[rennehollic.livejournal.com]

I'm so happy MBLAQ is doing well!
they japanese album rocks!

[my-car-is-prada.livejournal.com]

Omg yes! I agree with this CHIC comment! Their cd is amazing and deserves all the recognition and more! Love the last song on the cd especially.

[toomanysides.livejournal.com]

And now SNSD selling 100k and KARA selling 123k in a week, SOKA ftw \o/ but seriously we know who is on top now.

pominit needs to focus on korea tbh, ~ year and 4 singles later their newest single only sells 2k more. mblaq should stay in japan tho.

[sballet06.livejournal.com]

SOKA <3

Kara's killing it and SNSD's not lagging too far behind. I just hope the all the groups streaming in at the moment don't start affecting their sales as people get fatigued, Kara probably has the best chance of surviving the Hallyu wave receding though.

[bubble-monkey9.livejournal.com]

wut @ mblaq

they need to stay in japan then

[honeyfunnybunny.livejournal.com]

I remember looking back at dbsk's sales from when they debuted in japan, and my heart ached for them; they have come such a long way.

and i had no idea my ladies csjh had even lower sales :[

[theycallmeriz.livejournal.com]

tbf, DBSK and BoA pretty much paved the way for all these other artists so it's not wonder their debut sales were originally lower. it's hard being a pioneer. :)

[darlita.livejournal.com]

yay for mblaq ♥

[icedevil0289.livejournal.com]

yeah for snsd and omg awww hug<3

[icedevil0289.livejournal.com]

it's nice to see how far dbsk has come since then.

[hina.livejournal.com]

Wow well done MBLAQ. I guess because they've been over to Japan before with Rain back in 2009, they already had a small estalished fanbase.

[unbroken-glass.livejournal.com]

Generally in Japan boy bands sell more than girl groups. (other than akb48+ske48+sdn48, obviously) So it's not very surprising MBLAQ is 2nd on the list.

[dorkiilove.livejournal.com]

how could you forget nmb48

judging u rn

[baka-tenshi.livejournal.com]

not gonna lie, i've liked snsd's japanese version of genie much more than gee and run devil run. it doesn't sound awkward.

[my-car-is-prada.livejournal.com]

Right? I prefer it more than the korean version. It's the only exception though.

[hajar-a.livejournal.com]

MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbblaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaqq

so happy for them , :D

SES "Meguriau Sekai" 7,390

[gunsandsmoke.livejournal.com]

das really interesting tbh!! i figured CNblue would be much higher on the list.

idrg why MBLAQ is so high (magic touch of WORLD STAR~*~ RAIN tbh maybe) but yea yeaaah

Re: SES "Meguriau Sekai" 7,390

[carmendove.livejournal.com]

I'm sure Rain definitely had some impact but MBLAQ's been going to Japan pretty consistently since their debut. They even filmed a show in Japan a while back so they've been building up their fanbase slowly.

[louta.livejournal.com]

2PM will destroy all of these records.

[freezing-flames.livejournal.com]

lol

[baboboy.livejournal.com]

#6 and #14 remain the most relevant of the list

[dudette-in-town.livejournal.com]

yep.

[angelonair.livejournal.com]

Sweeeeeeet, Mblaq definitely had a great debut.

[x-undercover-x.livejournal.com]

ID Peace B ♥
ilu BoA :3

[epona.livejournal.com]

lol csjh ;___; irrelevant everywhere but in our hearts

[rennehollic.livejournal.com]

csjh will never be irrelevant!
people are just slow to understand how perfect they are

[kakkoi-x.livejournal.com]

lol @ mblaq. i must say i do like their song tho

wow at dbsk

[lovelysasusaku.livejournal.com]

I see your sarcasm but you have to add that they released the hallyu wave.. it was REALLY hard for korean artists in the beginning.. but now dbsk is selling extremely well everywhere..

[katiewenchh.livejournal.com]

wow beast is #4 /proud

mblaq's japanese song actually sounds like jpop instead of kpop sung in japanese. it's refreshing.

[spanish-silver.livejournal.com]

"mblaq's japanese song actually sounds like jpop instead of kpop sung in japanese. it's refreshing."

EXACTLY it sounds exactly like an Arashi song, that's probably why it's doing so well

[itangeisha.livejournal.com]

I ONLY SEE SE7EN'S HIKARI TBH.

[decim.livejournal.com]

omg go mblaq i didn't expect that

[nortonamo.livejournal.com]

Where is SHU-I


T_______________T

[askbask.livejournal.com]

What about digital sales?

[toomanysides.livejournal.com]

Mister pwned everyone then. But I suspect similar list minus those of pre digital era.

[freezing-flames.livejournal.com]

OMG MBLAQ D:
sooo happy for them, they need more love ♥

[spanish-silver.livejournal.com]

MBLAQ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! MY BABIES I'M SO PROUD OF YOU ;~~~;