This is a list of Japanese idols; a type of celebrity in Japan. The following list includes both female and male idols as well as both solo idols and idol groups.
The following is a list of the 20 all-time best-selling Japanese idols in Japan as of 2011, according to the Japanese music television program Music Station . [1]
Rank | Artist | Records sold |
---|---|---|
1 | SMAP | 32,310,000 |
2 | Seiko Matsuda | 29,510,000 |
3 | Akina Nakamori | 25,340,000 |
4 | KinKi Kids | 24,670,000 |
5 | Speed | 19,530,000 |
6 | Arashi | 19,140,000 |
7 | Morning Musume. | 16,700,000 |
8 | Momoe Yamaguchi | 16,220,000 |
9 | Hiromi Go | 15,780,000 |
10 | Kenji Sawada | 15,700,000 |
11 | The Checkers | 15,380,000 |
12 | Miho Nakayama | 14,970,000 |
13 | Shizuka Kudō | 14,870,000 |
14 | Kyōko Koizumi | 14,260,000 |
15 | Pink Lady | 13,330,000 |
16 | Hideki Saijo | 13,290,000 |
17 | Toshihiko Tahara | 12,700,000 |
18 | Masahiko Kondō | 12,670,000 |
19 | Hikaru Genji | 12,220,000 |
20 | Tomomi Kahara | 12,190,000 |
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"Kaze wa Fuite Iru" or "Kaze wa Fuiteiru", is the 23rd single by the Japanese girl idol group AKB48, released on October 26, 2011.
"Gingham Check" is the 27th major single by the Japanese idol girl group AKB48. The members were chosen from their placements in the AKB48's 2012 general election. The single was released in Japan on August 29, 2012. It includes the graduation song for long-time headlining member Atsuko Maeda.
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