Half of the top 10 on the Japanese Oricon Chart are Korean groups

 According to the Oricon Chart, Japan’s the most prestigious music ranker, Supernova, Kara, FT Island, Boyfriend, and MBlaq all ranked in the top 10 on the Oricon Daily Singles Chart on the March 27, the very day their new songs were released. As a result, half of the top 10 list was swept by Korean groups.
Supernova ranked second with their song “抱·き·し·め·た·い,” Kara hit number three with “Bye Bye Happy Days,” FTIsland took number four with “You’re My Life,” Boyfriend ranked fifth with “Melody in the Eyes,” and MBLAQ ranked eighth with “Mona Lisa.”
The Korean boy group My Name, who released a new album on the same day, also ranked number three on the Oricon Daily Album Chart. On March 20, the girl group T-ara ranked second on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart for March 18 to 24 with their new song “Banistar,” which sold 56,785 copies. Girl’s Generation also released a new album, Best Selection Nonstop Mix, on March 20, ranking sixth on the Oricon Weekly Album Chart.

• Source: Starnews