Note: UTA-NET is the largest lyrics searching engine in Japan.
YUI's touching songs have driven fans mad enough to look them up via UTA-NET, placing her at 5th place in the Top 30 Most Searched Artists of 2007
2007 Top 30 Most Searched Artists
Rank - Artist - Retrieved Times
1 RADWIMPS 1270309
2 Mr.Children 1263374
3 BUMP OF CHICKEN 951891
4 コブクロ 863551
5 YUI 716523
6 EXILE 714678
7 浜崎あゆみ 686407
8 aiko 660857
9 中島みゆき 570655
10 大塚愛 556925
11 Aqua Timez 533508
12 倖田來未 530832
13 ポルノグラフィティ 526320
14 ORANGE RANGE 513667
15 L'Arc～en～Ciel 464675
16 宇多田ヒカル 463624
17 嵐 460216
18 DREAMS COME TRUE 432911
19 ケツメイシ 431846
20 B'z 422370
21 スキマスイッチ 403549
22 UVERworld 379867
23 スピッツ 377884
24 GReeeeN 352452
25 Janne Da Arc 340703
26 中島美嘉 334295
27 ELLEGARDEN 330562
28 レミオロメン 326920
29 ALI PROJECT 318727
30 GLAY 316914
source: [1]
YUI #5 in UTA-NET RANKING 2007 (Online Lyrics Service)
[Oricon Poll] Taiyou no Uta 8th Saddest Film
Along with its recent survey about funny films, Oricon asked a thousand people which films made them cry the most.
The #1 answer was the international hit "Titanic." Two other American films made the top ten: "Armageddon" (#3) and "The Green Mile" (tied for #8).
"Crying Out Love, In the Center of the World" ranked 2nd, while "Ima, Ai ni Yukimasu" ranked 4th. "Koizora" and "Always: Sanchome no Yuhi" tied for 5th, ahead of "Grave of the Fireflies" (#7). Also on the list were "Taiyou no Uta" (#8) and "Nada Sousou" (#10).
Congratualations!! Hopefully this will encourage YUI to pursue an acting career, as long as it doesn't interfere with her singing career, of course.
Saddest Film You Have Seen (Top Ten)
1. Titanic
2. Crying Out Love, In the Center of the World (世界の中心で、愛をさけぶ Sekai no chuushin de, ai o sakebu)
3. Armageddon
4. Ima, Ai ni Yukimasu (いま、会いにゆきます)
5. Koizora / Sanchome no Yuhi
7. Grave of the Fireflies
8. Midnight Sun/Song to the Sun (タイヨウのうた Taiyou no uta) / The Green Mile
10. Nada Sousou (涙そうそう)
source: [1]
YUI 7th Most Wanted to Sing
'Tis the season to be jolly...
Oricon conducted a poll asking people which singer they would want to hear sing a Christmas Song on Christmas Eve. Among the Top Ten, YUI ranked 7th. I wonder which song she would choose if she sang one song...
Artists You'd Want To Sing You A Christmas Song On Christmas Eve
1.Mr.Children
2.大塚 愛 / Ai Otsuka
3.福山雅治 / Masaharu Fukuyama
4.EXILE
5.倖田來未 / Koda Kumi
6.YUKI
7.YUI
8.DREAMS COME TRUE
9.浜崎あゆみ / Ayumi Hamasaki
10.ポルノグラフィティ / Porno Graphic Graffiti
source: Oricon Style
Google.co.jp 2007 Search Rankings
Google.co.jp has released the rankings for the most searched things in 2007. YUI came in at #6 for the list of celebrites.
Top Ten Searches (Celebrities)
01 Nakagawa Shouko
02 Sawajiri Erika
03 Hatsune Miku
04 Leah Dizon
05 Kojima Yoshio
06 YUI
07 Aragaki Yui
08 Nagasawa Masami
09 AAA
10 Asao Miwa
Seems like YUI has a strong enough fanbase if she can manage to reach #6 among millions of google searches. Congratulations YUI!
YUI 9th in Most Downloaded Songs and Overall Most Downloaded Artist
Top 10 Most downloaded songs (includes ringtones, full songs, PVs, video ringtones, melody etc.) on Recochoku for 2007
01 "Aiuta" - GReeeeN
02 "Flavor of Life -Ballad Version-" - Utada Hikaru
03 "Tsubomi" - Kobukuro
04 "Lovers Again" - EXILE
05 "Lovin' Life" - FUNKY MONKEY BABYS
06 "Ikenai Taiyou" - ORANGE RANGE
07 "WINDING ROAD" - ayaka X Kobukuro
08 "Lifetime Respect -Onna Hen-" - RSP
09 "CHE.R.RY" - YUI
10 "Girlfriend" - Avril Lavigne
The most downloaded artists of the year
01 Koda Kumi
02 EXILE
03 Utada Hikaru
04 Kobukuro
05 GReeeeN
06 Hamasaki Ayumi
07 Otsuka Ai
08 Nakashima Mika
09 YUI
10 ORANGE RANGE
Keep selling, YUI!
source: http://recochoku.jp/recochoku_ranking/yearly_all.html (overall fuul list)
http://recochoku.jp/recochoku_ranking/yearly_artist.html (artists full list)
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YUI in Top 50 Charts (Oricon 2007 Year-end Chart)
It's almost the end of the year, and Oricon has calculated the top selling albums and singles. Our favorite YUI has reached the Top 50 for both categories, two singles and one album.
In the singles category, YUI reached 35th and 36th places with Rolling star and CHE.R.RY, respectively, while she reached 9th place with her second album CAN'T BUY MY LOVE. Also a great feat for YUI, she placed 9th out of the top ten sellers of the year!! Keep on singing, YUI!
Top 50 Singles of the Year (2007)
01 1,115,499 "Sen no Kaze ni Natte" - Akikawa Masafumi
02 *,644,259 "Flavor of Life" - Utada Hikaru
03 *,441,799 "Tsubomi" - Kobukuro
04 *,429,832 "Love so sweet" - Arashi
05 *,404,339 "Keep the faith" - KAT-TUN
06 *,371,628 "Yorokobi no Uta" - KAT-TUN
07 *,359,326 "Ashita Harerukana" - Kuwata Keisuke
08 *,354,851 "Tabidachi no Uta" - Mr. Children
09 *,341,007 "Kanfu Fighting" - Kanjani 8
10 *,333,856 "weeeek" - NEWS
11 *,326,335 "WINDING ROAD" - ayaka X Kobukuro
12 *,320,628 "FAKE" - Mr. Children
13 *,310,505 "Hoshi wo Mezashite" - NEWS
14 *,304,101 "Ultra Music Power" - Hey! Say! JUMP
15 *,271,869 "Happiness" - Arashi
16 *,252,441 "Hana no Na" - BUMP OF CHICKEN
17 *,251,112 "Lovers Again" - EXILE
18 *,235,140 "Zukkoke Otokomichi" - Kanjani 8
19 *,231,748 "SUPER LOVE SONG" - B'z
20 *,228,716 "Beautiful World/Kiss & Cry" - Utada Hikaru
21 *,228,018 "Eien ni" - KinKi Kids
22 *,224,937 "It's My Soul" - Kanjani 8
23 *,223,332 "BRAND NEW SONG" - KinKi Kids
24 *,221,978 "Aiuta" - GReeeeN
25 *,220,902 "Mayday" - BUMP OF CHICKEN
26 *,205,655 "Eien no Tsubasa" - B'z
27 *,204,775 "We can make it!" - Arashi
28 *,196,118 "Hey! Say!" - Hey! Say! 7
29 *,195,322 "FREAKY" - Koda Kumi
30 *,188,129 "Aoku Yasashiku" - Kobukuro
31 *,186,580 "Shirushi" - Mr. Children (Total: 740,080)
32 *,179,680 "Kaze no Uta wo Kikasete" - Kuwata Keisuke
33 *,174,334 "DAYBREAK'S BELL" - L'arc~en~Ciel
34 *,173,724 "100 mankai no KISS" - GLAY
35 *,169,277 "Rolling star" - YUI
36 *,168,368 "CHE.R.RY" - YUI
37 *,168,398 "Aishiteru no Sign ~Watashitachi no Mirai Yosozu" - DREAMS COME TRUE
38 *,167,004 "PEACH/HEART" - Otsuka Ai
39 *,166,203 "glitter/fated" - Hamasaki Ayumi
40 *,162,401 "Motteke! Sailor Haku" - Various Artists
41 *,161,527 "Sei naru Yoru ni/Fuyu Monogatari" - Ketsumeishi
42 *,159,472 "Ikenai Taiyou" - ORANGE RANGE
43 *,154,953 "Oshiri Kajiri Mushi" - Oshiri Kajiri Mushi
44 *,148,388 "Bokura no Machi de" - KAT-TUN (Total: 558,491)
45 *,147,634 "MY HEART DRAWS A DREAM" - L'arc~en~Ciel
46 *,147,611 "Kiss ~Kaerimichi no Love Song" - Tego Masu
47 *,145,788 "Hitori Satsumaji" - Mizumori Kaori
48 *,144,081 "Baby Don't Cry" - Amuro Namie
49 *,143,769 "SEVENTH HEAVEN" - L'arc~en~Ciel
50 *,142,165 "HONEY BEAT/Boku to Bokura no Ashita" - V6
Top 50 Albums of the Year (2007)
01 1,181,241 "HOME" - Mr. Children
02 1,022,448 "Black Cherry" - Koda Kumi
03 *,852,637 "ALL SINGLES BEST" - Kobukuro (Total: 2,601,319) ***34th Best Selling Japanese Album***
04 *,848,912 "The Best Damn Thing" - Avril Lavigne
05 *,716,582 "A BEST 2 -WHITE-" - Hamasaki Ayumi
06 *,713,563 "Ai am BEST" - Otsuka Ai
07 *,696,728 "A BEST 2 -BLACK-" - Hamasaki Ayumi
08 *,680,002 "Ketsu no Police 5" - Ketsumeshi
09 *,645,412 "CAN'T BUY MY LOVE" - YUI
10 *,644,231 "Greatest Hits" - Sukima Switch
11 *,641,374 "EXILE EVOLUTION" - EXILE
12 *,609,004 "R35 Sweet J-Ballads" - Various Artists
13 *,552,024 "VOCALIST 3" - Tokunaga Hideaki
14 *,523,715 "HEART" - Ito Yuna
15 *,514,560 "PLAY" - Amuro Namie
16 *,478,019 "B-SIDE" - Mr. Children
17 *,460,121 "Aa, Domo. Hajimemashite" - GReeeeN
18 *,455,612 "39" - KinKi Kids
19 *,442,950 "Golden Best ~15th Anniversary~" - ZARD (Total: 896,713)
20 *,434,746 "Denim" - Takeuchi Mariya
21 *,417,551 "BESTYO" - Hitoto Yo (Total: 740,298)
22 *,406,290 "First Message" - ayaka (Total: 1,117,589)
23 *,404,252 "RANGE" - ORANGE RANGE
24 *,400,753 "THE BEST of mihimaru GT" - mihimaru GT
25 *,384,508 "ORANGE" - ORANGE RANGE
26 *,384,286 "Because of You" - Ne-Yo
27 *,362,773 "Minutes to Midnight" - Linkin Park
28 *,359,590 "Scratch" - Kimura Kaela
29 *,357,544 "LOVE PiECE" - Otsuka Ai
30 *,352,724 "cartoon KAT-TUN II You" - KAT-TUN
31 *,348,093 "MADE IN TWENTY (20)" - BoA
32 *,342,120 "ALL SINGLE BEST" - Suga Shikao
33 *,332,377 "Single Collection 'five-star'" - YUKI
34 *,296,175 "YES" - Nakashima Mika
35 *,295,624 "BEST ~BOUNCE & LOVERS~" - Koda Kumi
36 *,292,687 "ACTION" - B'z
37 *,290,585 "Unbreakable" - Backstreet Boys
38 *,288,093 "I Album -iD-" - KinKi Kids
39 *,286,477 "KISS" - L'arc~en~Ciel
40 *,283,139 "Jikan Best 2" - Kazamasa Oda
41 *,270,214 "TIME" - Arashi
42 *,257,032 "Sora wa Marude" - MONKEY MAJIK
43 *,249,006 "KJ2 Zukkoke Daidasso" - Kanjani 8
44 *,245,602 "It Won't Be Soon Before Long" - Maroon 5
45 *,240,680 "i(ai) Off Course All Time Best" - Off Course (Total: 271,363)
46 *,225,683 "Phi" - KinKi Kids
47 *,224,610 "pacific" - NEWS
48 *,224,093 "Kaze wo Atsumete" - Aqua Timez (Total: 299,639)
49 *,216,761 "Buiikikaesu" - MAXIMUM THE HORMONE
50 *,211,707 "The Best of Dragon Ash with Changes Vol. 2" - Dragon Ash
Top 10 Artists' Sales Totals
01. Mr. Children
02. Koda Kumi
03. Hamasaki Ayumi
04. EXILE
05. KAT-TUN
06. Kobukuro
07. Otsuka Ai
08. Arashi
09. YUI
10. KinKi Kids
YUI's sales
CAN'T BUY MY LOVE: 645,412
Rolling star: 169,277
CHE.R.RY: 168,638
LOVE & TRUTH: 141,522
My Generation/Understand: 135,093
DVD release
Thank you My teens: 56,418
Pre-2007 releases
FROM ME TO YOU: 87,632
Good-bye days: 15,718
I remember you: 4,680
Total: 1,424,390
Note: These numbers are unofficial, they just give a general idea of her total sales. Data from December 11th 2006~December 10th 2007.
YUI 2nd in Koisora Theme Song Poll
YUI placed 2nd place among ten artists that filled the Top Ten spots for 'Most Wanted to Sing the Koisora Movie Theme Song'. Congratualations YUI!
Placed 1st is artist Ayumi Hamasaki, an older J-Pop singer, while trailing behind YUI is Mr. Children.
Rough Translation of the site:
The largely anticipated announcement of the results
The announcement of the casts of the movie have been completed successfully.
And,
You all must of course be anxious right?
Poll voting took place during the beginning of one week.
Valid votes total: 12,982
(On YUI): A lot of opinions about the "song/poem" said that YUI's voice fit well with sending the message of empty love. Most of the votes came from men.
Most Wanted to Sing the Koisora Movie Theme Song (Top Ten):
1. Ayumi Hamasaki (浜崎あゆみ)
2. YUI
3. Mr. Children
4. Aqua Timez
5. Arashi (嵐)
6. ayaka (絢香)
7. HY (HYDE?)
8. Koda Kumi (倖田來未)
9. SEAMO
10. Ai Otsuka (大塚 愛)
source: Top Three / Rest of Top Ten
YUI Ties with ERIKA For #8 In Wonderful Voices
In a recent survey, researchers from Oricon asked 2,000 people, "Which celebrity has a wonderful voice?"
Among male celebrities, popular actor and singer Masaharu Fukuyama ranked first. Akira Kawashima of comedy duo Kirin came in second, followed by Shosuke Tanihara, Hiroshi Tamaki, and Hiroshi Abe. Akira Nakao and Leo Morimoto tied for 6th, ahead of Takuya Kimura, Gackt, and Koichi Yamadera.
On the women's side, actress/singer/seiyu Keiko Toda topped the list. She was chosen partly for her range of voices in anime, which includes Matilda from "Mobile Suit Gundam" and Anpanman. Nanako Matsushima, Yukie Nakama, Sayuri Yoshinaga, and Masami Nagasawa filled the rest of the top five (in that respective order). Hitomi Kuroki tied with Miwa Yoshida for #6. YUI tied with Erika Sawajiri for #8 (how ironic), while Ai Otsuka and Hikaru Utada tied for #10.
Congratualations to YUI for once again placing in the Top Ten! She definitely has a wonderful voice. Keep up the good work!
Wonderful Voices Top Ten (Males):
1. Masaharu Fukuyama
2. Akira Kawashima
3. Shosuke Tanahira
4. Hiroshi Tamaki
5. Hiroshi Abe
6. Akira Nakao/Leo Morimoto
8. Takuya Kimura
9. Gackt
10. Koichi Yamadera
Wonderful Voices Top Ten (Females):
1. Keiko Toda
2.Nanako Matsushima
3. Yukie Nakama
4. Sayuri Yoshinaga
5. Masami Nagasawa
6. Hitomi Kuroki/Miwa Yoshida
8. YUI/Erika Sawajiri
10. Ai Otsuka/Utada Hikaru
YUI 1st in Fan-made Poll
YUI has placed 1st among other famed singers in this recent fan-made internet poll! This is a good sign, showing that she has many fans who like her style. Keep rockin' on, YUI!!
Trailing behind her are BoA and Namie Amuro in 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
Best Female Singer (Top Ten)
01. YUI
02. BoA
03. Namie Amuro (安室奈美恵)
04. Ai Otsuka (大塚愛)
05. Utada Hikaru (宇多田ヒカル)
06. YUKI
07. Shibasaki Kou (柴咲コウ)
08. Koda Kumi (倖田來未)
09. Yuna Ito (伊藤由奈)
10. ayaka (絢香)
source: VSist
YUI places #3 for 'School Festival Queen' Poll
Fall is a common season for school festivals (known as "gakuensai"). To see who's popular this year, Oricon surveyed a thousand people, asking them which celebrities seem like they would be the festival "king" and "queen."
The "kings" tend to fall along the lines of either popular comedians or good-looking actors. This year, comedy won out, with the silly Yoshio Kojima being an overwhelming favorite. "Hana Kimi" stars Shun Oguri and Toma Ikuta represented the ikemen at #2 and #3 (receiving votes mainly from women), but comedy acts Taka and Toshi, Tutorial, and Moody Katsuyama filled the next three slots. Another comedian, Yakkun Sakurazuka, was #8. The outrageous DJ OZMA ranked 7th. Rounding out the list were hip-hop group FUNKY MONKEY BABYS and actor Yuta Hiraoka, tied for 9th.
Unlike the "kings," the "queens" are chosen primarily for their looks, though comedy still plays a factor (two comediennes, Kanako Yanagihara [2nd] and Sumiko Nishioka [6th] being proof) . At the top was this year's hot topic in gravure idols, Leah Dizon. Our beloved singer YUI was #3, with Erika Sawajiri ranking 4th (though the survey was conducted partly before the "Closed Note" incident), followed by Maki Horikita in 5th.
The last four spots in the top ten were taken by Yui Aragaki, Shoko Nakagawa, Ayaka, and Ai Otsuka, respectively
Queens:
1. Leah Dizon
2. Kanako Yanagihara
3. YUI
4. Erika Sawajiri
5. Maki Horikita
6. Sumiko Nishioka
7. Yui Aragaki
8. Shoko Nakagawa
9. Ayaka
10. Ai Otsuka
Congratulations to YUI!
source: tokyograph
YUI places 5th in CDTV poll (私のFashion Leader)
CDTV recently had a poll asking viewers who they think are their fashion leaders. Out of the Top Ten, YUI placed 5th with her mellow rocker look. Keep on rockin', YUI!
Also placing in the Top Ten are Ayumi Hamasaki, Koda Kumi, Namie Amuro, Ai Otsuka, and Mika Nakashima.
Top Ten (Female)
１ 浜崎あゆみ (Hamasaki Ayumi)
２ 倖田來未 (Koda Kumi)
３ 安室奈美恵 (Amuro Namie)
４ 持田香織 (Mochida Kaori - ELT）
５ YUI
６ 大塚愛 (Otsuka Ai)
７ aiko
８ 木村カエラ （Kimura Rie Kaela ）
９ 中島美嘉 (Nakashima Mika)
10 YUKI
source: Namie News Network