Billboard Japan's mid-year ranking and uh...That says a lot about the state of pop in Japan...

[satoori]

 

http://www.billboard-japan.com/special/detail/2347

 

??Now I'm curious about what the article is saying.............

 

 

edit:

it's more like this ranking is a composite, you have the sub ranking in it (streaming, downloads, physical sales + other metrics) and these 3 artists are still doing quite well without SNS and Youtube

 

 

if anyone is curious i skimmed through the article and the main points are:

 

- kenshi yonezu, twice, bts were chosen as "top artists" bc they did well in digital, physical and sns category. 

- nogizaka, namei amuro, akb did well in physical category but not in buzz category (sns + streaming, download)

- hoshino gen, wanima, one ok rock, mr.children, backnumber did well in buzz category

- johnny's groups ranked in despite the bad results in buzz category thanks to their high physicals. writer acknowledge that they'd place higher if not ban on digital media.

 

ps:physicals were counted by how many times CD was read by the scanner (?) so basically besides sales they'd also counted how many times CD was rented.

[Haruwu]

no one cares tamar herman!

[satoori]

no one cares tamar herman!

 

 

Your sig is cute!

 

The j-idols are gaining a lot of attention in Korea.

The show is great opportunity for them and their companies to learn new things.

[Haruwu]

 

 

Your sig is cute!

 

The j-idols are gaining a lot of attention in Korea.

The show is great opportunity for them and their companies to learn new things.

thanks!! ikr legends

[satoori]

thanks!! ikr legends

yep! <3

[blank_stare]

Billboard counts sns and YouTube while Oricon doesn’t.

[satoori]

Billboard counts sns and YouTube while Oricon doesn’t.

from the public/j-fans too?

[blank_stare]

from the public/j-fans too?

wdym?

[satoori]

wdym?

for sns do they count mostly jfans/Japanese public activity?

[NoIdeaWhyImHere]

for sns do they count mostly jfans/Japanese public activity?

If I remember right it only counts Japanese activity nothing outside japan

[LilDdalgi]

It does say a lot about Japan. It means that Japanese people have great taste to not only have TWICE up there but also Kenshi Yonezu.

[satoori]

If I remember right it only counts Japanese activity nothing outside japan

wow ok that changes everything...thank you for sharing!

[cantnobody-]

for sns do they count mostly jfans/Japanese public activity?

 

it doesn't say so in the article but since twice ranks ahead of bts in twitter activity it's safe to assume that's the case.

[satoori]

it doesn't say so in the article but since twice ranks ahead of bts in twitter activity it's safe to assume that's the case.

true! i'm impressed!! 

 

Bangtwice leading the hallyu wave

[abra]

Pretty sure the author is referring to 2/3 being foreign

[pururin]

is being annoying about bts (and twice) her job?? surprisingly, yes it is

[lllll]

Billboard counts sns and YouTube while Oricon doesn’t.

it's more like this ranking is a composite, you have the sub ranking in it (streaming, downloads, physical sales + other metrics) and these 3 artists are still doing quite well without SNS and Youtube

[satoori]

is being annoying about bts (and twice) her job?? surprisingly, yes it is

tea

[TaeGiElitist]

Congrats bangtwice. All tamar articles about bts always seem like shade or badly written.

[cantnobody-]

if anyone is curious i skimmed through the article and the main points are:

 

- kenshi yonezu, twice, bts were chosen as "top artists" bc they did well in digital, physical and sns category. 

- nogizaka, namei amuro, akb did well in physical category but not in buzz category (sns + streaming, download)

- hoshino gen, wanima, one ok rock, mr.children, backnumber did well in buzz category

- johnny's groups ranked in despite the bad results in buzz category thanks to their high physicals. writer acknowledge that they'd place higher if not ban on digital media.

 

ps:physicals were counted by how many times CD was read by the scanner (?) so basically besides sales they'd also counted how many times CD was rented.

[satoori]

if anyone is curious i skimmed through the article and the main points are:

 

- kenshi yonezu, twice, bts were chosen as "top artists" bc they did well in digital, physical and sns category. 

- nogizaka, namei amuro, akb did well in physical category but not in buzz category (sns + streaming, download)

- hoshino gen, wanima, one ok rock, mr.children, backnumber did well in buzz category

- johnny's groups ranked in despite the bad results in buzz category thanks to their high physicals. writer acknowledge that they'd place higher if not ban on digital media.

 

ps:physicals were counted by how many times CD was read by the scanner (?) so basically besides sales they'd also counted how many times CD was rented.

thank you!!!! <3

[Messica]

BTS was promoted everywhere in japan when i went in april. Slay bois

[davidguy]

It does say a lot about the state of pop in Japan, but not just because kpop's in there.

 

Ed Sheeran's #17 with just one song that's over a year old now

[satoori]

It does say a lot about the state of pop in Japan, but not just because kpop's in there.

 

Ed Sheeran's #17 with just one song that's over a year old now

true. probably why kpop was not mentioned in the article?

 

like someone else said it's more about 2 and 3 being foreign acts...which just so happen to be kpop.

 

edit: tbh ed sheeran being on the list does not say much. he's literally on everyone's pop list. no surprise there.

[davidguy]

true. probably why kpop was not mentioned in the article?

 

like someone else said it's more about 2 and 3 being foreign acts...which just so happen to be kpop.

 

edit: tbh ed sheeran being on the list does not say much. he's literally on everyone's pop list. no surprise there.

 

Well, Tamar Herman's a kpop writer for Billboard, so I assumed her tweet implied it had something to do with kpop.

 

Suda Masaki is on the list too, with basically just one song.

 

Bottom line is that it's just really difficult to promote yourself in Japan. Most of the big hits in Japan lately are from soundtracks to dramas and movies and stuff. There are a few singers that get stuck in the trap where the only songs people listen to from them are the ones that belong to a drama OST. If they release a track outside of dramas, it gets like zero traction.