雖然真係好唔開心要面對個中史 ):
但係有個好好既消息
搞到我依加好開心 :D
**The 41st Oricon Rankings for the year 2008 - Oricon Singles No 1, 2, 10 ,12 **
1位 「truth/風の向こうへ」（年間売上：61.8万枚/発売日：2008/8/20）
2位 「One Love」 （年間売上：52.4万枚/発売日：2008/6/25）
10位「Beautiful days」 （年間売上：42.2万枚/発売日：2008/11/5）
12位「step and go」 （年間売上：37.4万枚/発売日：2008/2/20）
Oricon - Yearly Singles Ranking 2008
Yearly Ranking: Arashi monopolizes 1st and 2nd spots for the first time in 19 years
Oricon announced its 41st Oricon Yearly Ranking 2008 (data collection period: 12/24/2007 to 12/15/2008) on the 11th. Arashi, who has monopolized the first and second spots in the category for singles sales for the first time in 19 years, was represented by members Ohno Satoshi and Sakurai Sho. Sakurai, who accepted the trophy, smiled and gave the follow comment of gratitude to their fans: "This (trophy) is the first time I've felt like we're getting close. It truly feels like we've received a prestigious award."
In this year's ranking for singles sales, with "Truth/Kaze no Mukou e" (618,000 copies sold, released on 08/20/20008) taking the 1st place and "One Love" (524,000 copies sold, released on 06/25/2008) taking the 2nd place, Arashi has monopolized the top two spots. They have taken the first spot on the yearly singles ranking for the first time since their debut eleven years ago in November of 1999. Monopolizing the top two spots is a first in 19 years since Princess Princess in 1989 with "Diamonds" and "Sekai de Ichiban Atsui Natsu". Following Miya Shiro to Pinkara Trio (1973), Pink Ladies (1978), Hikaru GENJI (1988) and Puripuri, they have become the 5th artist in history to achieve this!! OMG :]
With "Truth" as the theme song to his own first featured drama, Ohno commented with delight: "It's truly all thanks to our fans. 'Truth' is a song with a feel that Arashi has never had until now, so I am extremely happy." Moreover, with "Kaze no Mukou e" as NTV's theme song for the Beijing Olympics, as someone who has personally served there as a local reporter, Sakurai looked back with a smile: "I was extremely happy to hear from the athletes that they listen to Arashi's songs too."xDD
In addition, Arashi's latest single "Beautiful days" (422,000 copies sold, released on 11/05/2008) has taken the 10th place in the ranking. Having the same artist rank in with three releases in the top ten ranking for yearly singles sales is the first time in 6 years since Utada Hikaru (3 releases) in 2002; as a male artist, it is a first in 20 years since Hikaru Genji (4 releases) in 1988. Adding together the individual sales for each single, they have also topped the ranking for overall singles sales by an artist (25.8 billion yen - CHIU GING ) to become crowned twice amongst the singles rankings of 2008.
Comments from other Arashi members:
Aiba Masaki
"I did not think that we would be able to do something like this. I feel extremely honoured. For so many people to have listened to us..... Please continue to treat us well next year as well."
Matsumoto Jun
"Even if this is something we want to achieve, it is a result that would never happen without those who had given us a listen. Truly, to have so many people listen to us, I feel very happy. I am also grateful to the writers and those who created these songs for us. I would like to deliver great songs from 'Team Arashi' to everyone hereafter as well."
Ninomiya Kazunari
"It is much to my regret that I was unable to attend this. ( 知就好啦 xD ) This object that we have received this time, it is not something that Arashi alone is accepting; I think it is the result of everyone's efforts. Truly, thank you very much."
ARASHI 你們真的很棒很厲害
你們多年來的努力
使你們再登上新的高峰.
高到我想好多人都達唔到既位.
19 年來的第一次呢 ! :]
19年前的那個也沒有 ARASHI 現在還有2隻上咁前列呢!!! :))))))))))
真的不敢相信實在太勁太勁啦! :]
你們不像其他 JOHNNYS 是靠樣子出位
可是你們的超實力
同埋好得不能再好再可愛再討好再真的真性情
(這個真就是使我愛上你們的原因呢!)
使你們真真正正成為了第一和第二 xD
不管有些人說你們有香港不紅
說什麼你們不帥
說什麼你們無可能是 SMAP 的接班人
現在你們的成績已證明給他們你們是最好的 :)
其他的根本和他們已經差太遠 :]
這樣可是打造了歷史呢! *v*
19 來的一次有明星能獨佔 1, 2 位的
而且再加埋也好勁的 10, 12 位 :)
這真的是嵐年呢 ! :)
ARASHI OMEDETOU :]