Recochoku reveals the top artists for the first half of 2011 (all ur kpop-in-jpn-faves)

[notyourgeisha.livejournal.com]

With the world advancing more and more into a digital age, it’s no wonder that the Japanese think the true judge of popularity is through digital downloads/Chaku-Uta (ringtone) downloads. Recochoku has just revealed the top downloaded songs and ringtones for the first half of 2011, with a staggering 100 artists in each category!

Check out the list below and find out where you favorite artist ranks!

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[Digital Single Downloads]

1. AKB48

2. Nishino Kana

3. EXILE

4. KARA

5. Sonar Pocket

6. Shoujo Jidai (SNSD)

7. JUJU

8. Koda Kumi

9. Ketsumeishi

10. NAOTO INTI RAYMI

 

11. Ikimonogakari

12. Kobukuro

13. Lady Gaga

14. Hamasaki Ayumi

15. FUNKY MONKEY BABYS

16. Kaoru to Tomoki, Tama ni MUKKU

17. Tohoshinki (TVXQ)

18. UVERworld

19. RADWIMPS

20. Kato Miliyah

21. YUI

22. AK-69

23. Shounan no Kaze

24. JAMOSA

25. Fukuyama Masaharu

26. Nakashima Mika

27. Avril Lavigne

28. GReeeeN

29. Shimizu Shota

30. Uemura Kana

31. SMAP

32. Superfly

33. Itano Tomomi

34. Rake

35. Yuzu

36. L’Arc~en~Ciel

37. KG

38. BUMP OF CHICKEN

39. Ayaman JAPAN

40. Hilcrhyme

41. TEE

42. Juliet

43. LGYankees

44. Perfume

45. Yusuke

46. Utada Hikaru

47. DREAMS COME TRUE

48. lecca

49. Hirai Ken

50. WISE

51. Porno Graffiti

52. AAA

53. Aoyama Thelma

54. P!NK

55. B’z

56. HY

57. AZU

58. Tiara

59. Tokunaga Hideaki

60. SID

61. Kuwata Keisuke

62. Acid Black Cherry

63. MAY’S

64. Sandaime J Soul Brothers

65. Mr. Children

66. Aqua Timez

67. Akanishi Jin

68. flumpool

69. GLAY

70. NHK Okaasan to Issho/Yokoyama Daisuke and Mitani Takumi

71. CLIFF EDGE

72. Nakamura Maiko

73. Ozaki Yutaka

74. Nagabuchi Tsuyoshi

75. Remioromen

76. Jang Keun Suk

77. CHEMISTRY

78. Not yet

79. BIG BANG

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[Chaku-Uta Downloads]

1. EXILE

2. Nishino Kana

3. AKB48

4. KARA

5. Arashi

6. JUJU

7. Shoujo Jidai (SNSD)

8. Lady Gaga

9. Kaoru to Tomoki, Tama ni MUKKU.

10. Tohoshinki (TVXQ)

11. Ketsumeishi

12. NAOTO INTI RAYMI

13. Koda Kumi

14. JAMOSA

15. Sonar Pocket

16. FUNKY MONKEY BABYS

17. Ikimonogakari

18. YUI

19. Avril Lavigne

20. P!NK

21. Kobukuro

22. Hamasaki Ayumi

23. Superfly

24. GReeeeN

25. Kanjani8

26. Perfume

27. Kato Miliyah

28. Itano Tomomi

29. Fukuyama Masaharu

30. Nakashima Mika

31. aiko

32. Rake

33. Amuro Namie feat. AI & Tsuchiya Anna

34. lecca

35. Shimizu Shota

36. Amuro Namie

37. Not yet

38. WISE

39. KG

40. B’z

41. KAT-TUN

42. Jang Keun Suk

43. TEE

44. AZU

45. Sandaime J Soul Brothers

46. UVERworld

47. Kuwata Keisuke

48. AK-69

49. Tegomass

50. AAA

51. Ayaman JAPAN

52. Akanishi Jin

53. Juliet

54. Yusuke

55. MAY’S

56. BIG BANG

57. Shounan no Kaze

58. Aoyama Thelma

59. Tiara

60. RADWIMPS

61. BUMP OF CHICKEN

62. Yuzu

63. SMAP

64. Hilcrhyme

65. LGYankees

66. CLIFF EDGE

67. Hirai Ken

68. Amuro Namie feat. Yamashita Tomohisa

69. BENI

70. L’Arc~en~Ciel

71. Yamashita Tomohisa

72. Maximum the Hormone

73. Porno Graffiti

74. Uemura Kana

75. KinKi Kids

76. flumpool

77. Kato Miliyah x Shimizu Shota

78. 2PM

79.Kusuo

80. Nakamura Maiko

81. No Sleeves

82. Britney Spears

83. Rihanna

84. Masaki Yuka

85. Utada Hikaru

86. Kimura Kaela

87. Acid Black Cherry

88. Fukuhara Miho

89. Amuro Namie feat. AFTER SCHOOL

90. DOHZI-T

91. KE$HA

92. Maeda Atsuko

93. Gucky

94. SHINee

Along with Oricon physical sales, digital downloads are an important indication of an artist's presence in Japan

Cut off each list after last present kpoop artist, please see original charts for the rest.

Recochoku 1, 2, Tokyohive

 

Comments

[my-faux-pas.livejournal.com]

In before butthurt Tohoshinki fans. Still so proud of you bbs, inspite of 2/5.

[nickynisa.livejournal.com]

this!!

[nortonamo.livejournal.com]

Strange, SHU-I didn't make the cut.

[woohyun.livejournal.com]

SoKa <3

[jaejunggim.livejournal.com]

94. SHINee

well not what i've expected~~~ but still proud of my bbs <3

[ababobaby.livejournal.com]

your icon

[flumpool-shinee.livejournal.com]

Amuro Namie feat. Yamashita Tomohisa

WAIT WHY DIDN'T I KNOW ABOUT THIS OMG FAIL

CONGRATZ TO MY BBS!!

OMG I'M BEEN INTO FUN-MON RECENTLY, I'M GLAD FOR THEM <33333

[gathyou.livejournal.com]

It's on her 'Chessmate' album ! There's some collab song like After School, AI & Anna Tsuchiya, and one with Yamapi. They even made a clip. :)

[qrizta.livejournal.com]

Yes!! all the relevant ones are within the top 20. My Kings and Queens.

[erbalurbal.livejournal.com]

soka girls are killing it :)

[feel-my-mind.livejournal.com]

SoKa for the win!

[siha.livejournal.com]

#1 and #6 are all that really matter

[t-domination.livejournal.com]

here for big bang idgaf

[zero-phantoka.livejournal.com]

KARA and AAA ♥

[tnl12345.livejournal.com]

Only in Japan can Kara surpass SNSD, DBSK, 2PM, Etc...

But then again Go Hara and Park Gyuri are goddesses!

[mizukigirl.livejournal.com]

They are a J-Rock band and are okay.

[obeytheempress.livejournal.com]

Lol @ avril

Glad to see SHINee on here, can't say I'm surprised at their position. I know they must have a dedicated fanbade but I get the feeling they haven't quite caught on the way SNSD and Kara did. I wonder just how popular they are with the general public.

[anthonymarie.livejournal.com]

ia. they did amazing on oricon but just how much of their albums were bought by new fans?

[kakkoi-x.livejournal.com]

ngl i was keeping an eye out for them

[hibohabu.livejournal.com]

I came in for TVXQ but was happy to see her on the list too.

[ababobaby.livejournal.com]

Congrats Soshi! :3

[walkingparadoxx.livejournal.com]

Avril 19, Ke$ha 91. Japan you got it backwards.

[691979082.livejournal.com]

2PM is on one of these lists. I am so happy. Get it, bbs~.

[song-jihyuk.livejournal.com]

yay for kara !
(http://tinypic.com?ref=2ng6gih)

[xkeirafanx.livejournal.com]

Not that that came unexpected.

[icedevil0289.livejournal.com]

happy to see of my favorite groups on there. congrats to dbsk, snsd, and shinee. proud of them.

[nighttimefalls.livejournal.com]

I see my first love's name up there (read: Akanishi Jin).

[flu-n-c.livejournal.com]

Akb48 <3

[mizukigirl.livejournal.com]

Congrats HoMin, Hikaru Utada, etc!!!