"Guts!" is the 43rd single released by Japanese boy band Arashi. It was released on April 30, 2014. "Guts!" was used as the theme song for the drama Yowakutemo Katemasu starring Arashi member Kazunari Ninomiya. It was the sixth best-selling single of the year in Japan, with 604,654 copies. It was certified Double Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of Japan.
"Hikaeme I Love You!", literally "Carefully I Love You!", is the 4th single by Japanese idol girl group HKT48. It was released on September 24, 2014. It debuted in number one on the weekly Oricon Singles Chart and reached number one on the Billboard Japan Hot 100. As of October 20, 2014, it has sold a total of 290,044 copies. It was the best-selling single in Japan in September 2014. It was the 21st best-selling single of the year in Japan, with 308,251 copies.
"Hibiki" (ひびき) is a single by Japanese boy band Kanjani Eight. It was released on January 15, 2014. It debuted in number one on the weekly Oricon Singles Chart and reached number one on the Billboard Japan Hot 100. It was the 24th best-selling single of the year in Japan, with 263,553 copies.
"ER2" is a single by Japanese boy band Kanjani Eight as Eight Ranger. It was released on August 6, 2014. It debuted in number one on the weekly Oricon Singles Chart and reached number one on the Billboard Japan Hot 100. It was the 27th best-selling single of 2014 in Japan, with 241,824 copies.
"Hikari no Signal" (光のシグナル) is a single by Japanese boy band Kis-My-Ft2. Hikari no Signal was used as a theme song for the film Doraemon: New Nobita's Great Demon—Peko and the Exploration Party of Five. It was released on March 5, 2014. It debuted in number one on the weekly Oricon Singles Chart and reached number one on the Billboard Japan Hot 100. It was the 5th best-selling single in Japan in March 2014, with 237,696 copies. It was the 26th best-selling single of 2014 in Japan, with 244,808 copies.
"Another Future" is a single by Japanese boy band Kis-My-Ft2. It was released on August 13, 2014. It debuted in number one on the weekly Oricon Singles Chart and reached number one on the Billboard Japan Hot 100. It was the 3rd best-selling single in Japan in August 2014, with 250,473 copies. It was the 23rd best-selling single of the year in Japan, with 263,615 copies.
Sandaime J Soul Brothers, formerly simply J Soul Brothers and also known as Sandaime J Soul Brothers from Exile Tribe, are a J-pop vocal and dance group formed by Exile ex-leader and producer Hiroyuki Igarashi in Japan in 1991. Sandaime J Soul Brothers are managed by Hiroyuki's talent agency LDH and are a part of the supergroup, Exile Tribe. Reformed exclusively by Exile's Vocal Battle Audition in 2010, Sandaime J Soul Brothers released their first single "Best Friend's Girl" in November 2010, which peaked at number three on the Oricon Singles Chart. Their self-titled debut album J Soul Brothers, released in 2011, also peaked at number three. In 2013, they achieved their first number-one record with their third album Miracle.
"Fighters" is a single by Japanese group Sandaime J Soul Brothers from Exile Tribe. It was released on September 7, 2011. It debuted in number one on the weekly Oricon Singles Chart, selling 83,048 copies.
Exile Tribe is the name given to the collective of artists under LDH which are related to the agency's main group, Exile. In 2012, these artists formed a supergroup together, including all members of Exile, Exile The Second, Sandaime J Soul Brothers, Generations, The Rampage, Fantastics, Ballistik Boyz, Psychic Fever, Lil League, Kid Phenomenon, The Jet Boy Bangerz, Wolf Howl Harmony and Gekidan Exile. This concept was first explored in 2004 with the creation of EXILES.
"The Revolution" is a single by Japanese group Exile Tribe. It was released on August 20, 2014. It debuted in number one on the weekly Oricon Singles Chart, selling 321,879 copies. It was the 9th best-selling single of the year in Japan, with 573,268 copies.
"Kimi ni Hitomebore" (君にHITOMEBORE) is a single by Japanese boy band Sexy Zone. It was released on November 19, 2014. It debuted in number one on the weekly Oricon Singles Chart, selling 336,101 copies. It was the 18th best-selling single of the year in Japan, with 347,737 copies.
The Best/Blue Impact is an album by Japanese group Sandaime J Soul Brothers from Exile Tribe. It was released on January 1, 2014. It reached the number-one place on the weekly Oricon Albums Chart and stayed at number-one for four weeks. It was the 4th best-selling album in the first half of the year in Japan, with 323,798 copies and it was the 6th best-selling album of the year in Japan, with 347,363 copies.
Exile Tribe Revolution is an album by Japanese group Exile Tribe. It was released on August 27, 2014. It reached number one on the weekly Oricon Albums Chart. It was the eighth best-selling album of the year in Japan, with 333,998 copies sold.
"Taiyō Knock" is the 12th single by Japanese idol girl group Nogizaka46. It was released on July 22, 2015. It was number-one on the weekly Oricon Singles Chart, reaching a new record for first week sales by the group, with 609,202 copies. It was the best-selling single in Japan in July, with 629,996 copies. As of November 23, 2015 it had sold 678,481 copies. It was also number-one on the Billboard Japan Hot 100. The Japanese television drama series Hatsumori Bemars uses the title song as the theme song.
"Dorian Shōnen" is the 12th single by Japanese idol girl group NMB48. The main track is centered by Ririka Sutou. It was released on July 15, 2015. It was number-one on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart with 371,276 copies sold. It was the seventeenth best-selling single of 2015 in Japan according to the Oricon Yearly Singles Chart, with 449,148 copies sold. As of December 7, 2015 it had sold 449,148 copies. It also reached the second place on the Billboard Japan Hot 100.
"Must be now" is the 13th single by Japanese idol girl group NMB48. It was released on October 7, 2015. It was number-one on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart with 307,036 copies sold. It was the second best-selling single in Japan in October 2015, with 326,308 copies. It was also the eighteenth best-selling single of 2015 in Japan according to the Oricon Yearly Singles Chart, with 386,320 copies sold. As of February 22, 2016 it had sold 414,015 copies. It was also number-one on the Billboard Japan Hot 100.
This is Flower This is Best is a greatest hits album by Japanese pop girl group Flower. It was released on September 14, 2016. It was number-one on the Oricon Weekly Albums Chart on its release, selling 87,595 copies. It was also number-one on the Billboard Japan Weekly Top Albums Sales Chart.
Just Love is the sixth studio album by Japanese singer and songwriter Kana Nishino. It was released on July 13, 2016. It was number-one on the Oricon weekly Albums Chart on its release, with 126,234 copies sold. It was the second best-selling album in Japan in July 2016, with 201,980 copies sold. It was also number-one on the Billboard Japan Hot Albums chart and also on the Billboard Japan Top Album Sales chart.
Dreams Come True The Ura Best! Watashi Dake no Dorikamu is a greatest hits album by Japanese pop band Dreams Come True. It was released on July 7, 2016. It was number-one on the Oricon weekly Albums Chart on its release, with 108,797 copies sold. It was the third best-selling album in Japan in July 2016, with 162,968 copies sold. It was also number-one on the Billboard Japan Top Album Sales chart and number-two on the Billboard Japan Hot Albums chart.
SMAP 25 Years is a greatest hits album by Japanese boy band SMAP and the last one overall before their disbandment. It was released on 21 December 2016. It reached number-one on the weekly Oricon Albums Chart with 667,802 copies sold. It also reached number-one on the Billboard Japan Hot Albums chart. It went on to sell over 1,174,000 copies and was the second best-selling album in Japan of 2017.
