Sunday, December 19, 2010

SNSD and Kara ended 2010 with a Bang! in Japan




SNSD and Kara recorded the highest sales for new artists who ply their trade in Japan in 2010.

According to Sankei Shinbun on December  20th, based on recent Oricon sales data collected from 39,580 stores,  the sales results were reflected on the ’43rd Oricon Annual Ranking  2010′.

According to the Oricon ranking system,  Kara and SNSD took the #1 and #2 spot respectively in terms of sales  revenue in the new artists category.

Kara who released 2 singles, 5 albums  and 1 DVD collected revenue of 1.3 billion Yen (equivalent to 18 billion  Won) while SNSD who released 2 singles, 6 albums and 1 DVD made sales  worth 880,000 million Yen (equivalent to 12 billion won).

In terms of singles sales, SNSD’s ‘Gee’ and ‘Genie’ were ranked #1 and #2 respectively while Kara’s ‘Jumping’ came in 3rd.

Credits: asiae.co.kr
Translation Credits: Fanwonder.com