Charts: more young Johnny’s

As usual, Johnny's Jimusho dominated the sales charts this week. The big news was the #1 single “Akuma na Koi / NYC,” which sold 176,000 copies while setting a new record.

The double A-side consists of “Akuma na Koi” by the new group Yuma Nakayama w/ B.I.Shadow, and “NYC” by NYC boys (which combines that group with Ryosuke Yamada and Yuri Chinen). Although the single technically involves two groups, the first song apparently qualifies for the record of “youngest group with a #1 debut single.” The five members of Yuma Nakayama w/ B.I.Shadow have an average age of 14.6 years old. This barely beats out Mini Moni, who averaged 14.8 years old when they released their first single in January 2001.

Almost all of the top ten singles this week were new releases. A new Hexagon All Stars song took 2nd place, while Kobukuro, Remioromen, and Ikimono Gakari rounded out the top five. BREAKERZ, Suga Shikao, Shoko Nakagawa, and 10-FEET followed, in that order.

On the albums chart, the duo Tegomass managed to grab #1 with their first album “Tegomass no Uta,” selling 80,000. The next closest new release was the GazettE at #5. Also in the top ten were lecca (#7), Tortoise Matsumoto (#9), and Yui Horie (#10).

Source:
Oricon