Checkmate! (Namie Amuro album)
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Checkmate! is a compilation album by Japanese
pop
/R&B
musician Namie Amuro
, featuring a collection of her compilation songs with other musicians released between 2003 and 2011, as well as four unpublished collaboration songs. The album was released on April 27, 2011, after being delayed a month from its original March 23 release date, due to the effects of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
.
Two songs were released as digital downloads prior to the album, "Wonder Woman
" in early March prior to the album's postponement, as well as "Make It Happen" on April 20, a week before the album's release.
Many of the collaborators on the album work on multiple tracks. Amuro collaborated with Verbal
on five of the album's songs, "Wet'N Wild" (producer), "Black Out", "Luvotomy" (rapper, songwriter), "Rock U" (lyricist) and on the hidden track, which is a remix of Amuro's single "Want Me, Want Me
" (2005) with added rap verses by Verbal. Ai
collaborated with on Amuro "Do What U Gotta Do," "Fake" and one of the four new songs, "Wonder Woman." Two songs are from Zeebra
albums, "After Party" (2003) and "Do What U Gotta Do" (2006). Taku Takahashi
is collaborated with twice, on "Luvotomy" (trackmaker) and "Rock U" (co-trackmaker). Double, other than her collaboration track "Black Diamond," wrote the Japanese lyrics to "Make It Happen."
For "Wonder Woman," Amuro asked Ai and Tsuchiya to collaborate with her, as she wanted to create a strong song with a chorus of female vocalists. Amuro felt that she had worked with Ai so many times in the past that a collaboration with her could not go wrong.
"Make It Happen" is South Korean group After School
's first Japanese release. Amuro stated that she has taken notice of the K-pop
scene for some time. For the project, Amuro's staff members gave her a list of possible Korean collaborators for her. Due to her enjoying After School member Uee
's performance in the Korean drama You're Beautiful
, she decided on the group. The song was written by Swedish and North American writers Jörgen Elofsson
, Erik Lidbom and Bonnie McKee
, and was originally titled "Shallow."
The collaboration with Kaname Kawabata of the R&B vocal duo Chemistry
started when the two became friends after being introduced through a mutual friend.
For the album, Amuro wanted to create a dance/song music video with a male artist. While appearing on a music show in Summer 2010 to promote her single "Break It/Get Myself Back
," Johnny & Associates
idol Tomohisa Yamashita
was featured on the same program, and Amuro was impressed with his performance of "One in a Million," which inspired the idea for the collaboration.
game Call of Duty: Black Ops
from November 2010 onwards, seven and a half months after its release. The song was also one of two songs broadcast exclusively on MTV
Japan to promote Amuro's DVD Namie Amuro Past
Two nation-wide commercial campaigns featured Amuro at the time of release. "Wonder Woman" was used in the Coca-Cola Zero
Wild Race commercial campaign in Japan, the fourth set of commercials to feature Amuro as the spokesperson for the brand, with commercials first airing on February 13. During album promotions, Amuro was also featured as the first spokesperson for cosmetic firm Kosé's Esprique range. The commercials began airing in late March, and featured "Naked," a song on her first single to be released after the album. "Make It Happen" was used as background music for two commercials: one for Sharp
's au 1S05 cellphone, and another for Recochoku.
Three of the four new songs on the album were released as ringtones prior to the album's release: "Wonder Woman" on February 16, "Make It Happen" on February 23 and "Unusual" on March 9.
Amuro was featured in several fashion magazines during album promotions, including Gisele, Ray, S Cawaii, Sweet and Vivi
.
On June 25, 2011, Amuro attended the 2011 MTV Video Music Aid Japan
award ceremony, performing "Wonder Woman" with Ai and Anna Tsuchiya. This was the first performance of the song, as well as the first performance of any of the new songs from the album.
and rock musician Anna Tsuchiya
was the first song released in promotion of the album, released as full-length a cellphone download on March 9. The song had earlier debuted on radio, during J-Wave
's Groove Line Z program on February 17. Before the album's release, the song has received mid-level radio play, allowing it to reach number 42 on Billboard
s Japan Hot 100
chart. During the week of the album's release, however, increased airplay as well as downloads on iTunes
Japan made the song peak at number five.
The song received a larger response on adult alternative radio stations in Japan, as shown by the song reaching number 2 on Billboards Adult Contemporary Airplay chart, when in the same time period only reaching number 5 on the general airplay chart. The song debuted at number 5 on the Recording Industry Association of Japan
's cellphone download chart
in the special two-week postponed chart that was released due to the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. All three musicians billed in the song appeared on the cover of fashion magazine S Cawaii's April issue, in promotion of the single.
"Make It Happen" was released digitally to cellphones on April 20, a week before the album's release. On RIAJ's digital track chart, the song debuted at number ten. "#1" received a digital release simultaneous with the album's release date, however, "Unusual" was released a week after the album, on May 4.
, A Music video for unusual was made March 9, 2011. It begins with Yamashita Tomohisa in a white jacket then it disappears by its own fire affect. Throughout the music video, Namie and Yamashita Tomohisa dance together, there are affections what make new scenes, the video ends with namie in the white jacket. This video was reported that it was filmed 28 February, 2011 to 1 March, 2011.
The songs "Black Diamond," "Do What U Gotta Do" and "Fake" already had music videos filmed for their respective releases. The music videos for these songs were put onto the CD+DVD edition of the album. A music video for "Black Out" was shot in mid February by Paris
ian direction team Division, however due to the effects of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, as of April 2011 the music video remains unaired.
Tetsuo Hiraga of Hot Express was extremely positive on the album's contents, feeling the work "massively explodes with personality and talent." Hiraga felt like Amuro's music had the ability to make the listener forget Tomohisa Yamashita's idol status, and to express his "cool and sexy vocals." When listening to Kaname Kawabata's voice in "#1," he could have been fooled that he was listening to American R&B music. Hiraga quoted Amuro on her thoughts on the album, and how she simply said that she "wants to to cool things." He felt like with such pure and innocent sentiment, only the greatest music could be made.
Listen Japans Morio Mori called the four new songs "perfect tunes," and called the album a "project that couldn't get any more wonderful."
s daily album charts, selling 93,000 copies—85,000 more than her closest competitor, Hideaki Tokunaga
with Vocalist & Ballade Best. In its first week, the album debuted at number one, selling a total of 253,000 copies. The album charted at number one for two consecutive weeks. Checkmate! debuted at number one on Oricon monthly charts, despite only one week of charting counting to the April monthly chart. The album sold more than double the second place holder for the month, Kazumasa Oda
's Dōmo. Half way through the 2011 Oricon year, the album was the third most sold.
On the Taiwanese G-Music charts, the album debuted at number six, the second highest debut of the week after Rachel Liang's third album, Soul Mate. The album debuted at number one on the international sub-chart, as well as the East Asian sub-chart.
* Charted on monthly ringtone chart
Japanese people
The are an ethnic group originating in the Japanese archipelago and are the predominant ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 127 million are residents of Japan. People of Japanese ancestry who live in other countries...
pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
/R&B
Contemporary R&B
Contemporary R&B is a music genre that combines elements of hip hop, soul, R&B and funk.Although the abbreviation “R&B” originates from traditional rhythm and blues music, today the term R&B is most often used to describe a style of African American music originating after the demise of disco in...
musician Namie Amuro
Namie Amuro
is a Japanese R&B and pop singer, entertainer, and former actress who at the height of her popularity was referred to as the "Teen Queen" and the title "Queen of Japanese Pop Music". Born in Naha, Okinawa, Amuro debuted at the age of 14 as an idol in the girl group Super Monkey's...
, featuring a collection of her compilation songs with other musicians released between 2003 and 2011, as well as four unpublished collaboration songs. The album was released on April 27, 2011, after being delayed a month from its original March 23 release date, due to the effects of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
The 2011 earthquake off the Pacific coast of Tohoku, also known as the 2011 Tohoku earthquake, or the Great East Japan Earthquake, was a magnitude 9.0 undersea megathrust earthquake off the coast of Japan that occurred at 14:46 JST on Friday, 11 March 2011, with the epicenter approximately east...
.
Two songs were released as digital downloads prior to the album, "Wonder Woman
Wonder Woman (Namie Amuro song)
"Wonder Woman" is a song by Japanese recording artist Namie Amuro, featuring R&B singer and rapper Ai as well as rock musician Anna Tsuchiya. The song was the lead promotional single for Amuro's collaboration-compilation album, Checkmate!, released in April 2011.Namie Amuro had previously...
" in early March prior to the album's postponement, as well as "Make It Happen" on April 20, a week before the album's release.
Background and development
The album was first conceived after Amuro had finished her tour for her 2009 album PastMany of the collaborators on the album work on multiple tracks. Amuro collaborated with Verbal
Verbal (rapper)
Verbal is a Japanese third generation Zainichi Korean hip-hop MC, who debuted in 1998 as a member of the J-Pop hip-hop duo m-flo....
on five of the album's songs, "Wet'N Wild" (producer), "Black Out", "Luvotomy" (rapper, songwriter), "Rock U" (lyricist) and on the hidden track, which is a remix of Amuro's single "Want Me, Want Me
WANT ME, WANT ME
"Want Me, Want Me" is Namie Amuro's 28th solo single under the Avex Trax label. It was released in two formats CD and CD&DVD on April 6, 2005. The CD format contained a B-side track and its instrumental while the CD&DVD format had no B-side but came with the music video. It was the last retailed...
" (2005) with added rap verses by Verbal. Ai
AI (singer)
Ai , born November 2, 1981 as , is a Japanese R&B singer and rapper. She is currently under EMI Music Japan.-Early life:...
collaborated with on Amuro "Do What U Gotta Do," "Fake" and one of the four new songs, "Wonder Woman." Two songs are from Zeebra
Zeebra
, real name , is a Japanese hip hop artist, who made his first appearance in 1995. Zeebra is a former member of the hip-hop group King Giddra, which also included DJ Oasis and K Dub Shine, and the older brother of fellow hip-hop artist SPHERE of INFLUENCE...
albums, "After Party" (2003) and "Do What U Gotta Do" (2006). Taku Takahashi
Taku Takahashi
is a Japanese DJ and record producer, who debuted in 1998 as a member of the group M-Flo. The group rose to prominence in the early 2000s, with hit singles such as "How You Like Me Now?" and "Come Again." Takahashi was also a member of Avex's 20th anniversary dance music project Ravex, and has...
is collaborated with twice, on "Luvotomy" (trackmaker) and "Rock U" (co-trackmaker). Double, other than her collaboration track "Black Diamond," wrote the Japanese lyrics to "Make It Happen."
For "Wonder Woman," Amuro asked Ai and Tsuchiya to collaborate with her, as she wanted to create a strong song with a chorus of female vocalists. Amuro felt that she had worked with Ai so many times in the past that a collaboration with her could not go wrong.
"Make It Happen" is South Korean group After School
After School (band)
After School is a South Korean girl group formed by Pledis Entertainment in 2009. They are the first group to debut with a unique admissions and graduation concept in Korea, where members are added or withdrawn in a “natural” manner...
's first Japanese release. Amuro stated that she has taken notice of the K-pop
K-pop
K-pop is a musical genre consisting of electropop, hip hop, pop, rock, and R&B music originating in South Korea...
scene for some time. For the project, Amuro's staff members gave her a list of possible Korean collaborators for her. Due to her enjoying After School member Uee
Uee
Kim Yu Jin, better known by her stage name Uee or known as U-ie is a South Korean idol singer and actress who is a member of girl group, After School...
's performance in the Korean drama You're Beautiful
You're Beautiful (TV series)
He's Beautiful is a South Korean drama about a fictional boy band A.N.Jell and the relationship between its members when a female, posing as her twin brother, joins the group...
, she decided on the group. The song was written by Swedish and North American writers Jörgen Elofsson
Jörgen Elofsson
Jörgen Kjell Elofsson is a Swedish songwriter who has written or co-written hits for stars such as Britney Spears, Kelly Clarkson, Guy Sebastian, Ana Johnsson, Marie Serneholt, Shayne Ward and Super Junior. He has also written hit singles for groups such as Il Divo and Westlife...
, Erik Lidbom and Bonnie McKee
Bonnie McKee
Bonnie Leigh McKee is a North American singer-songwriter, formerly signed to Reprise Records. She released her debut album Trouble in 2004, which was a minor success. The single "Somebody" was included in the soundtrack to the 2004 comedy film Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!...
, and was originally titled "Shallow."
The collaboration with Kaname Kawabata of the R&B vocal duo Chemistry
Chemistry (band)
is a Japanese Pop/R&B duo, composed of and . They were the winners of the Asayan audition in 2000 organized by Sony Music Entertainment Japan....
started when the two became friends after being introduced through a mutual friend.
For the album, Amuro wanted to create a dance/song music video with a male artist. While appearing on a music show in Summer 2010 to promote her single "Break It/Get Myself Back
Break It/Get Myself Back
"Break It" is the 35th single released by Japanese recording artist Namie Amuro. It was released on July 28, 2010, through Avex Trax. Break It was used in a Coca-Cola Zero commercial. The song reached number three on Oricon's weekly chart...
," Johnny & Associates
Johnny & Associates
is a talent agency formed by Johnny Kitagawa in 1962. Johnny & Associates trains and promotes groups of male idols, collectively known as , in Japan.-1962–1989:...
idol Tomohisa Yamashita
Tomohisa Yamashita
, also widely known as Yamapi, is a Japanese idol, actor, and singer.Yamashita joined the Japanese talent agency Johnny & Associates in 1996 at the age of 11 and made his official CD debut with NEWS in 2004. He debuted as a solo artist in 2006 with the hit single "Daite Senorita". His first solo...
was featured on the same program, and Amuro was impressed with his performance of "One in a Million," which inspired the idea for the collaboration.
Promotion and release
"Rock U" was used in television commercials for the ActivisionActivision
Activision is an American publisher, majority owned by French conglomerate Vivendi SA. Its current CEO is Robert Kotick. It was founded on October 1, 1979 and was the world's first independent developer and distributor of video games for gaming consoles...
game Call of Duty: Black Ops
Call of Duty: Black Ops
Call of Duty: Black Ops is a first-person shooter video game developed by Treyarch, published by Activision and released worldwide on November 9, for Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii consoles, with a separate version for Nintendo DS developed by n-Space. Announced on April 30, 2010,...
from November 2010 onwards, seven and a half months after its release. The song was also one of two songs broadcast exclusively on MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
Japan to promote Amuro's DVD Namie Amuro Past
Two nation-wide commercial campaigns featured Amuro at the time of release. "Wonder Woman" was used in the Coca-Cola Zero
Coca-Cola Zero
Coca-Cola Zero or Coke Zero is a product of the Coca-Cola Company. It is a low-calorie variation of Coca-Cola specifically marketed to males, who were shown to associate 'diet' drinks with women....
Wild Race commercial campaign in Japan, the fourth set of commercials to feature Amuro as the spokesperson for the brand, with commercials first airing on February 13. During album promotions, Amuro was also featured as the first spokesperson for cosmetic firm Kosé's Esprique range. The commercials began airing in late March, and featured "Naked," a song on her first single to be released after the album. "Make It Happen" was used as background music for two commercials: one for Sharp
Sharp Corporation
is a Japanese multinational corporation that designs and manufactures electronic products. Headquartered in Abeno-ku, Osaka, Japan, Sharp employs more than 55,580 people worldwide as of June 2011. The company was founded in September 1912 and takes its name from one of its founder's first...
's au 1S05 cellphone, and another for Recochoku.
Three of the four new songs on the album were released as ringtones prior to the album's release: "Wonder Woman" on February 16, "Make It Happen" on February 23 and "Unusual" on March 9.
Amuro was featured in several fashion magazines during album promotions, including Gisele, Ray, S Cawaii, Sweet and Vivi
Vivi (magazine)
is a Japanese fashion magazine published by K L. ViVi is one of Asia's top fashion magazines, and is published in Japan, China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Thailand...
.
On June 25, 2011, Amuro attended the 2011 MTV Video Music Aid Japan
2011 MTV Video Music Aid Japan
The 2011 MTV Video Music Aid Japan were held in Chiba on June 25, 2011 at the Makuhari Messe. The VMAJ were the culmination of MTV Japan's Music of Hope campaign, the channel's multiplatform response to the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami...
award ceremony, performing "Wonder Woman" with Ai and Anna Tsuchiya. This was the first performance of the song, as well as the first performance of any of the new songs from the album.
Promotional singles
"Wonder Woman" featuring singer/rapper AiAI (singer)
Ai , born November 2, 1981 as , is a Japanese R&B singer and rapper. She is currently under EMI Music Japan.-Early life:...
and rock musician Anna Tsuchiya
Anna Tsuchiya
is a Japanese singer, lyricist, actress and semi-retired model.Tsuchiya was born to a Japanese mother and an American father of Polish-Irish descent from Buffalo, New York. In her earliest years, she spoke English and Japanese...
was the first song released in promotion of the album, released as full-length a cellphone download on March 9. The song had earlier debuted on radio, during J-Wave
J-Wave
J-Wave is a commercial radio station based in Tokyo, Japan, broadcasting on 81.3 FM from the Tokyo Tower to the Tokyo area. J-Wave airs mostly music covering a wide range of formats. The station is considered the most popular among FM broadcasts in Tokyo, and has surprised the radio broadcast...
's Groove Line Z program on February 17. Before the album's release, the song has received mid-level radio play, allowing it to reach number 42 on Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
s Japan Hot 100
Japan Hot 100
The Japan Hot 100 is a music singles chart in Japan. It is compiled by Billboard and Hanshin Contents Link ever since February 2008. The chart is updated every Wednesday at billboard-japan.com and every Thursday at billboard.com ....
chart. During the week of the album's release, however, increased airplay as well as downloads on iTunes
ITunes
iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
Japan made the song peak at number five.
The song received a larger response on adult alternative radio stations in Japan, as shown by the song reaching number 2 on Billboards Adult Contemporary Airplay chart, when in the same time period only reaching number 5 on the general airplay chart. The song debuted at number 5 on the Recording Industry Association of Japan
Recording Industry Association of Japan
The Recording Industry Association of Japan is an industry trade group composed of Japanese corporations involved the music industry...
's cellphone download chart
RIAJ Digital Track Chart
The is chart ranks the best selling digital singles in Japan, provided by the Recording Industry Association of Japan since April 2009. The chart measures cellphone downloads ....
in the special two-week postponed chart that was released due to the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. All three musicians billed in the song appeared on the cover of fashion magazine S Cawaii's April issue, in promotion of the single.
"Make It Happen" was released digitally to cellphones on April 20, a week before the album's release. On RIAJ's digital track chart, the song debuted at number ten. "#1" received a digital release simultaneous with the album's release date, however, "Unusual" was released a week after the album, on May 4.
Music videos
Four music videos for the four new songs were filmed for the release, which were released to music video channels in February and March. On MTV Japan, an hour's length episode of MTV A Class was dedicated to these, which was first aired on March 19. "Wonder Woman" was the first video to be released, and was debuted on Space Shower on February 18. "Make It Happen" was debuted on online streaming service GyaO! on February 17, and was debuted on TV on MTV Japan on February 21. "#1" was first aired on March 9 as a Space Shower exclusive video., A Music video for unusual was made March 9, 2011. It begins with Yamashita Tomohisa in a white jacket then it disappears by its own fire affect. Throughout the music video, Namie and Yamashita Tomohisa dance together, there are affections what make new scenes, the video ends with namie in the white jacket. This video was reported that it was filmed 28 February, 2011 to 1 March, 2011.
The songs "Black Diamond," "Do What U Gotta Do" and "Fake" already had music videos filmed for their respective releases. The music videos for these songs were put onto the CD+DVD edition of the album. A music video for "Black Out" was shot in mid February by Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
ian direction team Division, however due to the effects of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, as of April 2011 the music video remains unaired.
Critical reception
Jun Watanabe of What's In? described the album as vividly transmitting artist power and cool beauty. He believes that the work challenges forefronts in R&B, hip-hop, electropop and rock, without Amuro's personality being lost.Tetsuo Hiraga of Hot Express was extremely positive on the album's contents, feeling the work "massively explodes with personality and talent." Hiraga felt like Amuro's music had the ability to make the listener forget Tomohisa Yamashita's idol status, and to express his "cool and sexy vocals." When listening to Kaname Kawabata's voice in "#1," he could have been fooled that he was listening to American R&B music. Hiraga quoted Amuro on her thoughts on the album, and how she simply said that she "wants to to cool things." He felt like with such pure and innocent sentiment, only the greatest music could be made.
Listen Japans Morio Mori called the four new songs "perfect tunes," and called the album a "project that couldn't get any more wonderful."
Chart performance
In Japan, the album debuted at number one on physical data provider OriconOricon
, established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc...
s daily album charts, selling 93,000 copies—85,000 more than her closest competitor, Hideaki Tokunaga
Hideaki Tokunaga
is a Japanese pop singer-songwriter and actor.Although Tokunaga failed to pass the test of Star Tanjō! in 1982, he debuted as a recording singer in 1986. After he released hit songs such as "Yume o Shinjite" and "Kowarekake no Radio" in 1990, his single "Wednesday Moon" reached No...
with Vocalist & Ballade Best. In its first week, the album debuted at number one, selling a total of 253,000 copies. The album charted at number one for two consecutive weeks. Checkmate! debuted at number one on Oricon monthly charts, despite only one week of charting counting to the April monthly chart. The album sold more than double the second place holder for the month, Kazumasa Oda
Kazumasa Oda
is a Japanese singer-songwriter, composer and is also known as the leader of the folk rock band Off Course.As a vocalist and leader of Off Course, Oda wrote many Japanese standard numbers in the 70s and 80s. He and Yasuhiro Suzuki were important composers in the band...
's Dōmo. Half way through the 2011 Oricon year, the album was the third most sold.
On the Taiwanese G-Music charts, the album debuted at number six, the second highest debut of the week after Rachel Liang's third album, Soul Mate. The album debuted at number one on the international sub-chart, as well as the East Asian sub-chart.
Song charting positions
Many songs on the album have charted on Japanese music charts, due to their release in promotion for either their original works, or Checkmate!.| Year | Title | Chart positions | Oricon sales |
Certifications Music recording sales certification Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped or sold a certain number of copies, where the threshold quantity varies by type and by nation or territory .Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories,... |
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| Oricon Oricon , established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc... Singles Charts |
Billboard Billboard (magazine) Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis... Japan Hot 100 Japan Hot 100 The Japan Hot 100 is a music singles chart in Japan. It is compiled by Billboard and Hanshin Contents Link ever since February 2008. The chart is updated every Wednesday at billboard-japan.com and every Thursday at billboard.com .... |
RIAJ RIAJ Digital Track Chart The is chart ranks the best selling digital singles in Japan, provided by the Recording Industry Association of Japan since April 2009. The chart measures cellphone downloads .... digital tracks |
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| 2008 | "Black Diamond" | — | 30 | 6* | — |
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| 2009 | "Rock U" | — | 61 | 80 | — | |
| 2010 | "Fake" | 8 | 5 | 4 | 16,000 |
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| 2011 | "Wonder Woman" | — | 5 | 5 | — |
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| "Make It Happen" | — | 73 | 10 | — | ||
| "Unusual" | — | — | 12 | — | ||
| "#1" | — | — | 57 | — |
Track listing
Chart rankings
| Chart (2011) | Peak position |
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| Japan Oricon Oricon , established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc... daily albums |
1 |
| Japan Oricon weekly albums | 1 |
| Japan Oricon monthly albums | 1 |
| Taiwan G-Music Combo chart | 6 |
| Taiwan G-Music International chart | 1 |
| Taiwan G-Music J-pop chart | 1 |
| Korea Hanteo J-Pop Weekly Albums | 1 |
Sales and certifications
| Chart | Amount |
|---|---|
| Oricon physical sales | 482,000 |
| RIAJ physical shipping certification | 2x platinum (500,000+) |
Release history
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| Japan Japan Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south... |
CD, CD+DVD DVD A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions.... , digital download |
Avex Trax Avex Trax , listed in the Tokyo Stock Exchange as 7860 and abbreviated as AGHD, is the holding company for a group of entertainment-related subsidiaries based in Japan... |
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| Taiwan Taiwan Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following... |
CD, CD+DVD | Avex Taiwan Avex Taiwan Avex Taiwan Inc is an entertainment and record label based in Taiwan. It was founded in July 1998 and is a foreign consolidated subsidiary of parent company Avex Group based in Japan... |
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| South Korea South Korea The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south... |
CD+DVD | S.M. Entertainment S.M. Entertainment S.M. Entertainment is an independent Korean record label, talent agency, producer, and publisher of pop music, founded by Lee Soo-man in South Korea... |
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| Hong Kong Hong Kong Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour... |
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| Japan | Rental CD | Avex Trax |