Jang Geun Seok, SNSD and KARA recover in Japan's Oricon Chart

Korean artists are expanding propaganda in Japan’s Oricon chart.

In April 26th, Japanese Oricon chart’s high rankings were all Korean stars. Jang Keun Seok’s Japanese debut single “Let Me Cry” topped sales on the same day and took over 1st place.

Girls’ Generation’s 3rd single “Mr. Taxi/Run Devil Run” followed 2nd in rank, causing another “Girls’ Generation fever” in Japan.

Kara made 11th on the Japanese Oricon chart with “Jet Coaster Love”, and along with Jang Keun Seok and Girls’ Generation’s success in 1st and 2nd place, they revived K-Pop popularity in Japan again. Tony Ahn’s new group Smash made 16th rank with their single album “Do It! Do It!”, establishing a solid start. FT Island also received high rankings in Japan’s Oricon chart.

K-Pop’s female group fever from last year has seemingly transferred to 2011, affecting Korea’s entertainment industry as well. Shiny, Beast, 2PM, and other male groups are preparing their May launch in Japan. There is much anticipation in regards to their performance in Japan, specifically in how their K-Pop will affect the Japanese entertainment industry.

SNSD adds three more concerts to their first Japanese arena tour

SNSD’s first ever arena concert tour in Japan has recorded an astounding 300,000 ticket applicants, inspiring SM Entertainment to add three more concerts to the tour.

On April 27th, their official Japanese homepage was updated with information confirming that the girls will indeed be touring six cities for a total of 10 concerts.

Their arena tour will begin on May 31st and run through July 17th. The six cities include Tokyo, Osaka, Saitama, Hiroshima, Nagoya, and Fukuoka. With an estimated attendance figure of 100,000 expected, many are anticipative of the girls’ achievements over the next few months.

“SM Town Live in Paris” sold out within 15 minutes

On April 28th, SM Entertainment revealed that tickets for their “SM Town Live in Paris” sold out completely within 15 minutes!

Representatives stated, “We opened tickets for sale on the morning of the 26th through Live Nationand Fnac. 15 minutes after the window opened, all seats were sold out, which definitely made us feel the popularity of our artists in Europe.”

They continued, “Our world tour has achieved much success in Seoul, L.A., Tokyo, and Shanghai, and we’re already receiving an explosive response from European music fans.”

“SM Town Live” will be held at the Le Zenith de Paris on June 10th.

Jang Geun Suk and SNSD top Oricon daily singles chart

Kpop artists are proving to be a strong force in the Japanese music market. Jang Geun Suk and SNSDhave secured the top two places in today’s Oricon daily singles charts.

Jang Geun Suk’s Japanese debut single “Let me cry” sold 56,923 copies which placed him first. This was above top idol group SNSD, who released their new single “MR. TAXI/ Run Devil Run.” SNSD sold 40,194 copies falling just short of Jang geun Suk at second place. Third place was Kobukurowho sold 16, 788 copies of their new single “Ano taiyo ga kono sekai wo terashi tsuzukeru yoni“. It is quite obvious that both Jang Geun Suk and SNSD have separated themselves from the rest of the pack.

Although this is only the first day of release, it is possible that we can have high expectations that both Jang geun Suk and SNSD are capable for taking the top spot in the Oricon weekly rankings.

SNSD 'Mr.Taxi' topped charts in both Korea and Japan simultaneously

SNSD’s 3rd Japanese Single title track ‘Mr.Taxi’ secured top spot on Japan’s largest mobile ringtone chart Rekochoku as soon as it was released officially on April 27th. The single is also expected to make a huge wave on Oricon Daily Singles Chart and subsequently the Weekly Chart after its release today.

Due to the massive earthquake back in March this year, the release date of ‘Mr.Taxi’ got delayed and activities were affected. However, it seems that the Kpop fever spearheaded by Hallyu girl groups are heating up again.

Mr. Taxi is SNSD’s first original Japanese song and it is a song that showcases the girls unique music style as well as impressive dance choreography.

Looks like ‘Mr.Taxi’ is not only heating up the digital charts in Japan but also in Korea. This record breaking feat was achieved at around 1pm KST where ‘Mr.Taxi’ managed to grab the no.1 spot on Bugs! Real Time Chart. Jay Park’s ‘Abandoned’ and ‘오늘밤’ took the 2nd and 3rd spot respectively.