Japanese rock duo B'z has released 22 studio albums, 12 compilation albums, nine extended plays (EP), 62 singles, and 20 live albums. With more than 86 million sales in Japan, the duo is the best-selling artist in Japan and with 100 million sales one of the best-selling music artists of all time.
"Don't Wanna Lie" is the 49th single for the Japanese rock duo B'z, and the second single to be released from their 2011 album C'mon. It was released on June 1, 2011. The song debuted at number one on the Oricon Singles Chart, with first week sales of 160,000 copies. It also reached number two on the Billboard Japan Hot 100 and number one the Top Singles Sales chart. It is their 45th consecutive number one single, and sold 216,000 copies, becoming the 28th best selling single of 2011. The Recording Industry Association of Japan certified the single Platinum for its sales of 250,000 copies. This song is used as the ending theme in Detective Conan's 15th feature film Quarter of Silence. It was also used as opening theme for episodes 613 to 626 of the TV series.
"Let It Go!" is a song by South Korean rock band F.T. Island. It is their fifth single under Warner Music Japan and eight single overall in Japan. The song was written by Kaji Katsura, Choi Minhwan and Lee Hongki, and composed by Corin and Choi Jong-hoon. It was released on July 27, 2011, in three editions: CD and DVD Type A, CD and DVD Type B and CD-only. The single debuted at number four on the Oricon weekly chart and at number six on the Billboard Japan Hot 100. "Let It Go!" went on to sell over 41,500 copies in Japan.
"Chankapāna" is a song by Japanese music group NEWS. It is their 14th single and their first since the departure of Tomohisa Yamashita and Ryo Nishikido from the group. Written by Hacchin' Maya and her0ism, the single was released in Japan on July 18, 2012, under Johnny & Associates in six editions: a CD-only edition, limited editions N, E, W, and S, and a limited box set edition. "Chankapāna" debuted at number one on the weekly Oricon singles chart. The single has charted for three weeks and has sold over 272,000 copies in Japan. It was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ).
"Go for It, Baby " is the 50th single by Japanese rock duo B'z. It was released on April 4, 2012. The song debuted at #1 on the Oricon Singles Chart, selling 143,000 copies in its first week. It also reached number one on the Billboard Japan Hot 100 and the Top Singles Sales chart. The Recording Industry Association of Japan certified the single Gold for its sales of 100,000 copies. With this single, B'z has remained on top of the charts for a total of 63 weeks, breaking a record and tying up with female pop duo Pink Lady. The song was used by Pepsi as a jingle, the second time they did it with a song by B'z.
The discography of the Japanese female idol group Momoiro Clover Z consists of 7 full-length studio albums and over 20 singles.
"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.
"Uchōten" (有頂天) "ecstasy", is a single by Japanese rock duo B'z. It was released on January 14, 2015. It is the only single of their nineteenth album Epic Day.
"Sakura" is the 45th single by Japanese boy band Arashi. It was released on February 25, 2015 under their record label J Storm. "Sakura" was used as the theme song for the television drama Ouroborous, starring actors Toma Ikuta and Shun Oguri. The single was released in two editions: a first press/limited edition and a regular edition. The first press/limited edition contains the B-side "Rise and Shine" and the music video and making-of for "Sakura" while the regular edition contains two B-sides. The single sold 465,381 copies in its first week and topped the weekly Oricon Singles Chart. With over 520,000 copies sold, the single was certified Double Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ). The single placed 11th on Oricon's 2015 yearly singles ranking.
"声明/Still Alive" is the fifty-third single by Japanese rock duo B'z. It was released on 14 June 2017 and is the only single from their twentieth album Dinosaur.
"Clear" is a song recorded by Japanese singer Maaya Sakamoto. It was released as a single on January 31, 2018, through FlyingDog. It was written by Sakamoto and composed by Yoshiki Mizuno of the band Ikimono-gakari. "Clear" is the opening theme to the NHK anime Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card, the sequel to Cardcaptor Sakura, for which Sakamoto's "Platinum" served as opening theme for the third season close to twenty years prior. An acoustic take of "Platinum" performed on June 4, 2017 at the Itsukushima Shrine in Hiroshima is included as a coupling track on the single.
"Kiss of Death" is a song recorded by Japanese singer Mika Nakashima, released as a single by Sony Music Associated Records on March 7, 2018. It was written and produced by L'Arc-en-Ciel's Hyde. The song marks the first collaboration between Nakashima and Hyde in thirteen years, since "Glamorous Sky". "Kiss of Death" is the opening theme to the Tokyo MX anime series Darling in the Franxx. The title track was released digitally in advance after premiering on the series' second episode, on January 20, 2018.
"Ai no Katachi" is a song recorded by Japanese singer Misia, featuring Hide from Greeeen on the chorus backing vocals. It was released digitally by Ariola Japan on July 31, 2018, while the physical single was released on August 22, 2018. The song was written and composed by Greeeen and produced and arranged by Seiji Kameda. It is the theme song of the TBS drama series Gibo to Musume no Blues.
"Sentimental Train" is the 53rd single by Japanese idol girl group AKB48. It was released in Japan by King Records on September 19, 2018. The single would feature Jurina Matsui as the center performer, but due to health issues, she was absent from the music video and the first performances.
"Memoria" is a song recorded by South Korean girl group GFriend. It was released by King Records on October 10, 2018, as the group's second Japanese single.
The discography of Japanese singer-songwriter Kenshi Yonezu consists of eight studio albums, and twenty-three singles.
South Korean boy band NCT Dream have released three studio albums, two reissues, one live album, six extended plays, three single album, and fifteen singles. A sub-unit of the boy band NCT, the group debuted in 2016 with the digital single "Chewing Gum", which was later featured on their first single album The First, released alongside its lead single "My First and Last" in 2017. Later that year, they released their first extended play, We Young, alongside its lead single of the same name. In 2018, they recorded the single "Go" for NCT's first studio album as a complete group, titled NCT 2018 Empathy. Their second extended play, We Go Up, was their first entry on the Oricon Albums Chart, charting at number 11. It was released in September 2018 alongside its lead single of the same name. The following year, they released their third extended play, We Boom. It spawned one single, "Boom". Their first Japanese-language extended play, The Dream, released in January 2020, was their first release to chart atop the Oricon Albums Chart. In April 2020, they released their fifth extended play, Reload. It spawned one single, "Ridin'".
Protostar is an extended play (EP) marketed as the debut single of Japanese boy group JO1, formed through the reality competition show Produce 101 Japan. It also served as the lead single for their first studio album, The Star (2020). Consisting of songs previously performed on the last episode of the show and three new songs, the EP single was released by Lapone Entertainment into three different editions on March 4, 2020. It features the participation of various South Korean songwriters and production teams such as KZ, Kim Seung-soo, Nthonious, KCKT, Ryan S. Jhun, Andrew Choi, and others.
Highway X is the twenty-second studio album by the Japanese rock duo B'z. It was released on August 10, 2022, and was their first album released after the COVID-19 pandemic started.
"Stars" is the fifty-fourth single by the Japanese rock duo B'z. It was released on July 12, 2023, and is their first single in six years, after Seimei/Still Alive, making it the longest gap between singles. It was released in commemoration of the band's 35th anniversary.
