Morning Musume discography

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Morning Musume discography
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Morning Musume in 2016
Studio albums17
EPs2
Soundtrack albums3
Compilation albums5
Tribute albums1
Singles74
Video albums30 [fn 1]
Music videos89 [fn 2]
Musical albums3

The discography of the Japanese girl group Morning Musume consists of seventeen studio albums, five compilation albums, and seventy four singles. Ever since its establishment in 1997, the group has experienced frequent line-up changes, and currently consists of twelve members: Erina Ikuta (leader), Sakura Oda (sub-leader), Miki Nonaka, Maria Makino, Akane Haga, Reina Yokoyama, Rio Kitagawa, Homare Okamura, Mei Yamazaki, Rio Sakurai, Haruka Inoue and Ako Yumigeta. The group was formed by Sharam Q vocalist Tsunku, who serves as their lyricist, composer, and producer.

Contents

Albums

Studio albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsSales Certifications
JPN
[1]
JPN Billb. KOR
[2]
First Time
  • Released: July 8, 1998
  • Label: Zetima
4
  • JPN: 310,000
Second Morning
  • Released: July 28, 1999
  • Label: Zetima
3
  • JPN: 426,620
  • RIAJ: Platinum
3rd: Love Paradise
  • Released: March 29, 2000
  • Label: Zetima
2
  • JPN: 863,300
  • RIAJ: Million [3]
4th Ikimasshoi!
  • Released: March 27, 2002
  • Label: Zetima
1
  • JPN: 515,440
  • RIAJ: Platinum [4]
No. 5
  • Released: March 26, 2003
  • Label: Zetima
1
  • JPN: 175,292
  • RIAJ: Platinum [5]
Ai no Dai 6 Kan
  • Released: December 8, 2004
  • Label: Zetima
7
  • JPN: 73,333
Rainbow 7
  • Released: February 15, 2006
  • Label: Zetima
7
  • JPN: 44,714
Sexy 8 Beat
  • Released: March 21, 2007
  • Label: Zetima
7
  • JPN: 31,819
Platinum 9 Disc
  • Released: March 18, 2009
  • Label: Zetima
1313 [6]
  • JPN: 19,143
10 My Me
  • Released: March 17, 2010
  • Label: Zetima
915 [7] 16
  • JPN: 16,133
Fantasy! Jūichi
  • Released: December 1, 2010
  • Label: Zetima
161541
  • JPN: 13,062
12, Smart
  • Released: October 12, 2011
  • Label: Zetima
8883
  • JPN: 13,889
13 Colourful Character
  • Released: September 12, 2012
  • Label: Zetima
6516
  • JPN: 18,760
14 Shō: The Message
  • Release: October 29, 2014
  • Label: Zetima
75
  • JPN: 30,783
15 Thank You, Too
  • Release: December 6, 2017
  • Label: Zetima
45
  • JPN: 37,800
16th: That's J-pop
  • Release: March 31, 2021
  • Label: Zetima
22
  • JPN: 40,651
Professionals-17th
  • Release: November 27, 2024
  • Label: Zetima
4
  • JPN: 28,802 [8]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsSales Certifications
JPN
[1]
Best! Morning Musume 1
  • Released: January 31, 2001
  • Label: Zetima
1
  • JPN: 2,259,510
  • TWN: 32,281 [9]
Best! Morning Musume 2
  • Released: March 31, 2004
  • Label: Zetima
4
  • JPN: 180,897
Early Single Box
  • Released: December 15, 2004
  • Label: Zetima
27
Morning Musume All Singles Complete: 10th Anniversary
  • Released: October 24, 2007
  • Label: Zetima
6
  • JPN: 47,130
Morning Musume Zen Single Coupling Collection
  • Released: October 7, 2009
  • Label: Zetima
9
  • JPN: 11,464
The Best! ~Updated Morning Musume~
  • Released: September 25, 2013
  • Label: Zetima
6
  • JPN: 21,848
Morning Musume '14 Coupling Collection 2
  • Released: March 12, 2014
  • Label: Zetima
15
  • JPN: 11,827
Best! Morning Musume 20th Anniversary
  • Released: March 20, 2019
  • Label: Zetima
1
Morning Musume Best Selection ~The 25 Shuunen~
  • Released: August 30, 2023
  • Label: Zetima
3

Cover albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsSales
JPN
[1]
Cover You
  • Released: November 26, 2008
  • Label: Zetima
27
  • JPN: 12,037

Soundtrack albums

TitleAlbum details
Morning Cop: Daite Hold on Me!
(with Michiyo Heike)
  • Released: September 30, 1998
  • Label: Zetima
Pinch Runner
  • Released: July 5, 2000
  • Label: Zetima
Koinu Dan no Monogatari
(with Hello! Project Kids)
  • Released: February 14, 2003
  • Label: Zetima

Musical albums

TitleAlbum details
Love Century: Yume wa Minakerya Hajimaranai
  • Released: August 1, 2001
  • Label: Zetima
Edokko Chushingura
  • Released: July 2, 2003
  • Label: Zetima
Ribbon no Kishi
  • Released: July 26, 2006
  • Label: Zetima
Fashionable

Extended plays

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsSales
JPN
[1] [14]
JPN Billb.
7.5 Fuyu Fuyu Morning Musume Mini!
  • Released: December 13, 2006
  • Label: Zetima
14
  • JPN: 29,645
Hatachi no Morning Musume
(as Morning Musume. 20th)
  • Released: February 7, 2018
  • Label: Zetima
11
  • JPN: 50,010

Singles

TitleYearPeak chart positionsSalesCertificationsAlbum
JPN
[15]
JPN Billb.
[16]
"Ai no Tane"199750,000 First Time
"Morning Coffee"19986200,790
  • RIAJ: Gold
"Summer Night Town"4417,330
  • RIAJ: Platinum
"Daite Hold on Me!"1497,120
  • RIAJ: Platinum
Second Morning
"Memory Seishun no Hikari"19992410,850
  • RIAJ: Platinum
"Manatsu no Kōsen"3235,010
  • RIAJ: Gold
"Furusato"5170,670
  • RIAJ: Gold
"Love Machine"11,646,630
  • RIAJ: 3× Platinum [17]
3rd: Love Paradise
"Koi no Dance Site"200021,229,970
  • RIAJ: 3× Platinum [18]
"Happy Summer Wedding"1990,950
  • RIAJ: Million [3]
Best! Morning Musume 1
"I Wish"1654,640
  • RIAJ: Platinum
"Ren'ai Revolution 21"2986,040
  • RIAJ: 2× Platinum
4th Ikimasshoi!
"The Peace!"20011682,320
  • RIAJ: Platinum [19]
"Mr. Moonlight (Ai no Big Band)"1513,340
  • RIAJ: Platinum
"Sōda! We're Alive"20021443,630
  • RIAJ: Platinum
"Do It! Now"3312,523 No. 5
"Koko ni Iruzee!"1228,542
"Morning Musume no Hyokkori Hyōtanjima"20034151,342
  • RIAJ: Gold [5]
Best! Morning Musume 2
"As for One Day"1129,893
  • RIAJ: Gold [5]
"Shabondama"2151,104
  • RIAJ: Gold [5]
"Go Girl (Koi no Victory)"4145,340
"Ai Araba It's All Right"20042108,368
"Roman (My Dear Boy)"487,255 Ai no Dai 6 Kan
"Joshi Kashimashi Monogatari"391,789
"Namida ga Tomaranai Hōkago"465,873
"The Manpower"2005467,860 Rainbow 7
"Osaka Koi no Uta"259,287
"Iroppoi Jirettai"482,200
"Chokkan 2 (Nogashita Sakana wa Ōkiizo!)"454,428
"Sexy Boy (Soyokaze ni Yorisotte)"2006448,667 Sexy 8 Beat
"Ambitious! Yashinteki de Ii Jan"447,159
"Aruiteru"155,694 7.5 Fuyu Fuyu Morning Musume Mini!
"Egao Yes Nude"2007453,047 Sexy 8 Beat
"Kanashimi Twilight"261,322 Morning Musume All Singles Complete:
10th Anniversary
"Onna ni Sachi Are"250,812
"Mikan"638,667 Platinum 9 Disc
"Resonant Blue"20083855,949
"Pepper Keibu"3846,067 Cover You
"Naichau Kamo"20093850,313 Platinum 9 Disc
"Shōganai Yume Oibito"1953,950 10 My Me
"Nanchatte Ren'ai"2470,299
"Kimagure Princess"41445,241
"Onna ga Medatte Naze Ikenai"201051644,035
"Seishun Collection"31340,865 Fantasy! Jūichi
"Onna to Otoko no Lullaby Game"61148,357
"Maji Desu ka Ska!"20115741,029 12, Smart
"Only You"41240,778
"Kono Chikyū no Heiwa o Honki de Negatterun Da yo! / Kare to Issho ni Omise ga Shitai!"2355,643
"Pyocopyoco Ultra"20123634,050 13 Colorful Character
"Ren'ai Hunter"3349,232
"One Two Three / The Matenrō Show"33110,475
"Wakuteka Take a Chance"3388,977 The Best! ~Updated Morning Musume~
"Help Me"201312103,936
"Brainstorming / Kimi Sae Ireba Nani mo Iranai"12106,680
"Wagamama Ki no Mama Ai no Joke / Ai no Gundan"12158,915
"Egao no Kimi wa Taiyō sa / Kimi no Kawari wa Iyashinai / What is Love?"201414160,798 14 Shō: The Message
"Toki o Koe Sora o Koe / Password is 0"13132,225
"Tiki Bun / Shabadaba Dū / Mikaeri Bijin"27142,077
"Seishun Kozo ga Naiteiru / Yūgure wa Ameagari / Ima Koko Kara" [34] 201524108,813 Best! Morning Musume 20th Anniversary
"Oh My Wish! / Sukatto My Heart / Ima Sugu Tobikomu Yūki" [36] 26149,309
"Tsumetai Kaze to Kataomoi / Endless Sky / One and Only" [38] 12153,242
"Utakata Saturday Night! / The Vision / Tokyo to Iu Katasumi" [40] 201622121,477
  • RIAJ: Gold
"Sexy Cat no Enzetsu / Mukidashi de Mukiatte / Sō ja Nai" [41] 12105,412
  • RIAJ: Gold
"Brand New Morning / Jealousy Jealousy" [42] 20172289,618
  • RIAJ: Gold
15 Thank You, Too
"Jama Shinaide Here We Go! / Dokyū no Go Sign / Wakaindashi!"21118,588
  • RIAJ: Gold
"Are You Happy? / A Gonna"201811130,371
  • RIAJ: Gold
Best! Morning Musume 20th Anniversary
"Furari Ginza / Jiyū na Kuni Dakara"22120,418
  • RIAJ: Gold
"Jinsei Blues / Seishun Night"201933124,536
  • RIAJ: Gold
16th ~That's J-POP~
"Kokoro & Karada / Lovepedia / Ningen Kankei No Way Way"202023134,295
  • RIAJ: Gold
"Junjou Evidence / Gyuusaretai Dake na no ni"24118,962
  • RIAJ: Gold
"Teenage Solution / Yoshi Yoshi Shite Hoshii no / Beat no Wakusei"202123129,696
  • RIAJ: Gold
Morning Musume Best Selection ~The 25 Shuunen~
"Chu Chu Chu Bokura no Mirai / Dai Jinsei Never Been Better!"202224103,056
  • RIAJ: Gold
"Swing Swing Paradise / Happy Birthday to Me!"11103,223
  • RIAJ: Gold
"Suggoi Fever! / Wake-Up Call (Mezameru Toki) / Neverending Shine"202324112,133TBA
"Nandaka Sentimental na Toki no Uta / Saikiyō"202414103,399 [43] TBA
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory

Digital singles

TitleYearAlbum
"Afternoon Coffee"
(as Afternoon Musume)
2010 Dreams 1
"Ramen Revolution 2010 Long Type"Petit Best 11
"Ai no Tane (20th Anniversary Ver.)"
(as Morning Musume 20th)
2017 Hatachi no Morning Musume
"Gosenfu no Tasuki"
"Morning Coffee (20th Anniversary Ver.)"
(as Morning Musume 20th)
2018
"Hana ga Saku Taiyō Abite"

Promotional singles

TitleYearPeak chart positionsSalesAlbum
JPN
[15]
JPN Billb.
"Appare Kaitenzushi!"
(as Muten Musume)
201013
  • JPN: 9,235
Petit Best 11

Collaboration singles

TitleYearPeak chart positionsSalesAlbum
JPN
[44]
JPN Billb.
"Busu ni Naranai Tetsugaku"
(as Hello! Project Mobekimasu, with Berryz Kobo, Cute, Erina Mano, and Smileage)
201145
  • JPN: 56,562
Petit Best 12
"Yeah Yeah Yeah / Akogare no Stress-free / Hana, Takenawa no Toki"
(with Hello Pro All Stars)
2018

Other appearances

TitleYearAlbum
"Get you!"
(as Sashining Musume, with AKB48)
2017 Thumbnail

Videography

Music video compilations

TitleDetails
Eizō The Morning Musume Best 10
  • Release: June 14, 2000
  • Label: Zetima
  • Format: VHS, DVD
Eizō The Morning Musume 2: Single M Clips
  • Release: December 4, 2002
  • Label: Zetima
  • Format: VHS, DVD
Eizō The Morning Musume 3: Single V Clips
  • Release: March 24, 2005
  • Label: Zetima
Eizō The Morning Musume 4: Single M Clips
  • Release: May 2, 2007
  • Label: Zetima
The Morning Musume All Singles Complete Zen 35 Kyoku: 10th Anniversary
  • Release: December 19, 2007
  • Label: Zetima
  • Limited release DVD with album.
Eizō The Morning Musume 5: Single M Clips
  • Release: August 19, 2009
  • Label: Zetima
Eizō The Morning Musume 6: Single M Clips
  • Release: April 13, 2011
  • Label: Zetima
Eizō The Morning Musume 7: Single M Clips
  • Release: November 14, 2012
  • Label: Zetima

Concerts videos

TitleConcert details
Hello! First Live at Shibuya Kōkaidō
  • Release: December 12, 1998
  • Label: Zetima
  • Format: VHS, CD (December 4, 2002)
Memory: Seishun no Hikari 1999.4.18
  • Release: June 30, 1999
  • Label: Zetima
  • Format: VHS, DVD (October 26, 2005)
  • Asuka Fukuda's graduation concert.
  • Format: VHS, LD, DVD
Morning Musume First Live at Budōkan: Dancing Love Site 2000 Haru
Morning Musume Live Revolution 21 Haru: Osaka City Hall Last Day
Green Live
  • Release: September 5, 2001
  • Label: Zetima
  • Took place after Hello! Project's 2001 athletic meet.
  • Format: DVD
Love Is Alive! Morning Musume Concert Tour 2002 Haru at Saitama Super Arena
  • Release: July 31, 2002
  • Label: Zetima
  • Contains extra footage of the concert.
  • Format: VHS, DVD
Morning Musume Love is Alive! 2002 Natsu at Yokohama Arena
  • Release: November 20, 2002
  • Label: Zetima
  • Maki Goto's graduation concert.
  • Contains extra footage of the concert.
  • Format: VHS, DVD
Morning Musume Concert Tour 2003 Haru Non Stop! at Saitama Super Arena
  • Release: June 25, 2003
  • Label: Zetima
  • Kei Yasuda's graduation concert.
  • Contains extra footage of the concert.
  • Format: VHS, DVD
Morning Musume Concert Tour 2003: 15nin de Non Stop!
  • Release: December 26, 2003
  • Label: Zetima
  • Contains backstage footage of the concert.
  • Format: DVD
Morning Musume Concert Tour 2004 Haru "The Best of Japan"
  • Release: July 14, 2004
  • Label: Zetima
  • Format: DVD
Morning Musume Concert Tour 2004: "The Best of Japan Natsu Aki '04"
  • Release: December 8, 2004
  • Label: Zetima
  • Contains backstage footage from during the concert.
  • Format: DVD
Morning Musume Concert Tour 2005 Haru: Dai 6 Kan Hit Mankai
  • Release: July 5, 2005
  • Label: Zetima
  • Rika Ishikawa's graduation concert.
  • Contains extra footage of the concert.
  • Format: DVD
Concert Tour 2005 Natsu Aki Baribari Kyōshitsu: "Koharu-chan Irasshai!"
  • Release: December 14, 2005
  • Label: Zetima
  • Contains extra footage of the concert.
  • Format: DVD
Morning Musume Concert Tour 2006 Haru: Rainbow Seven
  • Release: July 19, 2006
  • Label: Zetima
  • Format: DVD
Morning Musume Concert Tour 2006 Aki: Odore! Morning Curry
  • Release: December 27, 2006
  • Label: Zetima
  • Contains extra footage of the concert.
  • Format: DVD
Morning Musume Concert Tour 2007 Spring: Sexy 8 Beat
Morning Musume Concert Tour 2007 Aki: Bon Kyu! Bon Kyu! Bomb
  • Release: February 14, 2008
  • Label: Zetima
  • Format: DVD
Morning Musume Concert Tour 2008 Haru: Single Daizenshū
  • Release: June 30, 2008
  • Label: Zetima
  • Format: DVD
Morning Musume Concert Tour 2008 Aki: Resonant Live
  • Release: January 28, 2009
  • Label: Zetima
  • Contains several alternative performance of the concert.
  • Format: DVD
Morning Musume Concert Tour 2009 Spring: Platinum 9 Disco
  • Release: July 15, 2009
  • Label: Zetima
  • Format: DVD
Morning Musume Yomiuri Land East Live 2009
  • Release: January 20, 2010
  • Label: Zetima
  • Format: DVD
Morning Musume Concert Tour 2009 Aki: Nine Smile
Morning Musume Concert Tour 2010 Haru: Pika Pika!
  • Label: Zetima
  • Format: DVD (July 14, 2010), Blu-ray disc (October 27, 2010)
Morning Musume Concert Tour 2010 Aki: Rival Survival
Morning Musume Concert Tour 2011 Haru: Sin Souseiki Fantasy DX ~9-Ki Men Wo Mukaete-~!
  • Label: Zetima
  • Format: DVD (July 27, 2011), Blu-ray disc (August 17, 2011)
Morning Musume Concert Tour 2011 Haru: Aki Ai Believe ~Takahashi Ai Sotsugyou Kinen Special~
  • Label: Zetima
  • Takahashi Ai's Graduation Concert.
  • Format: DVD ( December 28, 2011), Blu-ray disc ( December 28, 2011)
Morning Musume Concert Tour 2011 Haru: ~Ultra Smart~ Niigaki Risa Mitsui Aika Sotsugyou Special
Morning Musume Tanjou 15 Shuunen Kinen Concert Tour 2012 Aki ~Colorful Character~
  • Label: Zetima
  • Format: DVD (March 13, 2013), Blu-ray disc ( March 13, 2013)

Music videos

TitleYearDirector(s)Ref.
"Ai no Tane"1997Hideta Takahata [45]
"Morning Coffee"1998
"Summer Night Town"
"Daite Hold on Me!"
"Memory Seishun no Hikari"1999
"Manatsu no Kousen"
"Furusato"
"Love Machine"
"Koi no Dance Site"2000
"Happy Summer Wedding" Tetsuo Inoue
"I Wish"Mayumi Miyasaka
"Renai Revolution 21"Takashi Tadokoro
"The Peace!"2001 Wataru Takeishi
"Mr. Moonlight: Ai no Big Band"
"Souda! We're Alive"2002
"Morning Musume Single Medley: Hawaiian"
(with Boo Takagi, Coconuts Musume, Miki Fujimoto, and Rika Ishii)
"Do It! Now"Wataru Takeishi
"Koko ni Iruzee!"Hideo Kawatani
"Ganbacchae!"2003
"Morning Musume no Hyokkori Hyoutanjima"Hideo Kawatani
"Hey! Mirai"Kensuke Kawamura
"As for One Day"Wataru Takeishi
"Shabondama"
"Go Girl (Koi no Victory)"Hideo Kawatani
"Ai Araba It's All Right"2004Takeshi Sueda
"Roman (My Dear Boy)"Tetsuo Inoue
"Joshi Kashimashi Monogatari"Wataru Takeishi
"Namida ga Tomaranai Hōkago"
"The Manpower"2005
"Osaka Koi no Uta"
"Iroppoi Jirettai"Makoto Hasegawa
"Chokkan 2 (Nogashita Sakana wa Oukiizo!)"
"Koi wa Hassou Do the Hustle!"
"Sexy Boy (Soyokaze ni Yorisotte)"2006
"Ambitious! Yashinteki de Ii Jan"Wataru Takeishi
"Aruiteru"Hideo Kawatani
"Egao Yes Nude"2007
"Kanashimi Twilight"Makoto Hasegawa
"Onna ni Sachi Are"
"Mikan"
"Resonant Blue"2008
"Pepper Keibu"Takashi Tadokoro
"Naichau Kamo"2009Hideo Kawatani
"Shouganai Yume Oibito"Toshiyuki Suzuki
"3, 2, 1 Breakin' Out" Masaki Takehisa
"Nanchatte Renai"
"Kimagure Princess"Toshiyuki Suzuki [46]
"Onna ga Medatte Naze Ikenai"2010
"Genki PikaPika"
"Seishun Collection" Hideaki Sunaga [47]
"Onna to Otoko no Lullaby Game" Tsuyoshi Inoue [48]
"Maji Desu ka Ska!"2011Takatoshi Uchiya [49]
"Only you"Masaharu Kitahira [50]
"Kono Chikyuu no Heiwa wo Honki de Negatterun da yo! / Kare to Issho ni Omise ga Shitai"Masaki Takehisa [51]
"Pyoco Pyoco Ultra"2012 [52]
"Renai Hunter"Shin Hasegawa [53]
"One Two Three"Hiroshi Mashima [54]
"The Matenrou Show" (Dance Shot)
"Wakuteka Take a Chance"
"Help Me!"2013Takeki Kitajima [55]
"Brainstorming"
"Don't want anything but you"
"Selfish, easy going, Jokes of love"
"Gundan of the Love"
"You bright smile is like the sunshine"
"What Is Love?"2014
"No One Can Replace You"
"Beyond the time and space"
"Password Is 0"
"Tiki Bun"
"A looking back beauty"
"Right Here, Right Now"2015
"An Adolescent Boy is Crying"
"The Sunset After the Rain"
"Oh My Wish!"
"Sukatto My Heart"
"The courage to jump in right now"
"Endless Sky"
"The Cold Wind and Lonely Love"
"One and Only"
"In a corner of a city called Tokyo"2016
"The Vision"
"Ephemeral Saturday Night!"
"Sexy Cat's Speech"
"I’m Not Like That"
"Confront With Bare Nakedness"
"Morning Miso Soup"2017
"Brand New Morning"
"Jealousy Jealousy"
"Green Light of the Dreadnaught"
"You're Young Anyway!"
"Don't Bother Me, Here We Go!"
"Are you happy?"2018
"A gonna"
"Wandering Around Ginza"
"Because It's a Free Country"
"Youthful Night"2019
"Life blues"
"Mind & Body"2020
"LOVEpedia"
"Personal Relationships No way way"
"Evidence of a Pure Heart"
"Even Though I Just Want You to Hold Me Tight"
"Teenage Solution"2021
"I Want You To Tell Me It's Alright"
"Beat Planet"
"Chu Chu Chu Bokura no Mirai"2022
"Great Life, Never Been Better!"
"Swing Swing Paradise"
"Happy Birthday to Me!"
"Fantastic FEVER!"2023
"Wake-up Call (It's Time For Me To Wake Up)"
"Neverending Shine"
"Nandaka Sentimental na Toki no Uta"2024
"SaiKIYOU"


Video games

[January 11, 2001] Space Venus starring Morning Musume (PlayStation 2)

Footnotes

  1. This includes the music video compilation albums and concert DVDs.
  2. This does not include the alternate versions of some music videos.

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The Japanese boy band Super Eight, formerly known as Kanjani Eight, is a pop idol group managed by Johnny & Associates and works released by Infinity Records. The group, currently, has a total of 36 released singles, 11 studio albums, one mini album, and fifteen DVD releases. Thirty three of thirty six singles have placed at number-one on the Oricon singles chart. 47, the concert DVD for their 2007 nationwide tour, was the top selling music DVD of 2008.

The discography of Japanese pop singer Tomoko Kawase's alter-ego pseudonym "Tommy february6" consists of four studio albums, one compilation album and 9 singles, released through Defstar Records between 2003 and 2009, and later Warner from 2011 onwards.

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The discography of Japanese recording artist and actor Masaharu Fukuyama consists of ten studio albums, four compilation albums, three remix albums, twenty video albums, and numerous physical and promotional singles. Fukuyama debuted through BMG Japan by releasing the single "Tsuioku no Ame no Naka" (1990) and the album Dengon. The works failed to chart, however, in 1992 the single "Good Night", aided by the popularity it gained through use in the drama Ai wa Dō da, charted on the Oricon Singles Chart, peaking at number nine. In 1993, his album Calling became his first number one album on the Oricon Albums Chart; it has sold over 850,000 copies in Japan and has been certified two-times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ).

The discography of the Japanese rock band Radwimps consists of thirteen studio albums, ten video albums, and 32 singles. Radwimps debuted as a musical act in 2003 through independent label Newtraxx, releasing the albums Radwimps (2003) and Radwimps 2: Hatten Tojō (2005). After being signed to major label Toshiba EMI, the band released their album Radwimps 3: Mujintō ni Motte Ikiwasureta Ichimai to increasing commercial success.

The discography of Japanese musical act Superfly consists of seven studio albums, four compilation albums, three extended plays, five video albums and thirty-four singles. Superfly began as a duo in 2003 by vocalist Shiho Ochi and guitarist Koichi Tabo; signing with Warner Music Japan in 2007. Tabo left the band in 2007 just before the release of their single "I Spy I Spy", finding it difficult to work as both the act's songwriter and guitarist. However, Tabo remained attached to Superfly, composing and producing songs for the unit until Superfly's single "Ai o Karada ni Fukikonde" (2014) and Superfly's fifth studio album White (2015), where Ochi collaborated with a range of songwriters instead.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ultra Lover</span> 2011 single by 2PM

"Ultra Lover" is the third Japanese single by South Korean boy band 2PM. It was released on November 2, 2011 in 3 editions: CD+DVD, CD+Photobook and a Regular edition. The single was released along with the group's second live DVD "1st Japan Tour 2011 "Take Off" in Makuhari Messe". The single ranked #4 in Oricon's Weekly chart.

The discography of Hey! Say! JUMP features 11 studio albums, 28 singles and 41 music videos, all released through J Storm. The group activities started when the temporary five-member group Hey! Say! 7 were put together to provide the theme song for the anime Lovely Complex. The original members were Yuya Takaki, Daiki Arioka, Ryosuke Yamada, Yuto Nakajima, Yuri Chinen. The five Hey! Say! 7 members were later joined by another four idols, Kota Yabu, Kei Inoo, Hikaru Yaotome and Keito Okamoto, thus creating the group Hey! Say! JUMP, the agency's largest group in history. The group made their CD debut through "Ultra Music Power" which topped the Oricon singles chart. Hey! Say! JUMP released their first full-length studio album, JUMP No. 1 on July 7, 2010.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">M-Flo discography</span>

The discography of M-Flo features nine studio albums, nine compilation albums, one live album and 25 singles. These were released on Labsoul Records and Avex Group independent label Rhythm Republic in 1998, and from 1999 onwards released through Rhythm Zone.

The discography of Tokyo Jihen consists of five studio albums, three compilation albums, one regular release extended play, three vinyl exclusive extended plays, and 13 video releases, released through Toshiba EMI, EMI Music Japan and Universal between 2004 and 2013.

The discography of Chihiro Onitsuka consists of six studio albums, one cover album, five compilation albums, 20 singles and seven video albums. These were released under Toshiba EMI between 2000 and 2003, Universal Music Japan from 2004 to 2010, For Life Music Entertainment from 2011 to 2012, and on her personal record label, Napoleon Records, from 2013.

The discography of Japanese pop duo Dreams Come True consists of 20 studio albums, 6 compilation albums, 17 video albums, and numerous singles. The band was formed in 1988 by Miwa Yoshida, Masato Nakamura, and Takahiro Nishikawa as Cha-Cha & Audrey's Project, which was later changed to Dreams Come True. The first single "Anata ni Aitakute" did not chart, but their eponymous debut album sold over a million copies in Japan and was certified Million by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ). The follow-up albums also performed well on the charts, with the 1989 release Love Goes On... lingering on the Oricon Albums Chart for four years. The group's fifth studio album The Swinging Star (1992) was at one point, the best-selling album in Japan, shifting over 3.7 million copies in the country.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ayumi Hamasaki videography</span>

Japanese musician Ayumi Hamasaki has released more than 100 music videos since her debut in 1998, creating works for songs she has released as singles, as well as songs found exclusively on albums. Hamasaki has released 37 video albums, including 27 concert footage releases. Many of these have been successful, debuting at number one in Japan or Taiwan, while several have been certified gold by the RIAJ: Complete Live Box A (2003), A Museum: 30th Single Collection Live (2004), Arena Tour 2005 A: My Story (2005) and Arena Tour 2006 A: (Miss)understood (2006). Most of these concerts feature footage from her arena tours in Japan, or from her annual Countdown Live New Year's events. Her Tour of Secret video album featured footage from her concerts in Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Shanghai in 2007, while her Ayumi Hamasaki Asia Tour 2008: 10th Anniversary concert recording was filmed exclusively in Taipei, Taiwan.

The discography of Japanese singer-songwriter Kazumasa Oda consists of ten studio albums, six compilation albums, two cover albums, three video albums, and thirty solo singles. Oda began his career as a performer of the folk-rock band Off Course. He began releasing solo material in 1985. His 1991 single "Oh! Yeah!" / "Love Story wa Totsuzen ni" topped the Oricon Singles Chart and was certified two-times million by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ). When his 2016 compilation album Ano Hi Ano Toki topped the Oricon Albums Chart, Oda became the oldest artist in the country to achieve the accomplishment.

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