Sorry for adding to the confusion guys!

Haven't been on here for a while, but like everyone else, I'm living for this album. It's such a quiet storm in the state J-pop is in.

Fantome sold 11,245 physical copies in its 13th week (#11 on Oricon's weekly album chart), for total sales now of 589,098 !!! 600 k next week :)

Her first appearance in Kouhaku was a bit... underwhelming, especially I watched live and saw the artist before her (Kiyoshi Hikawa) performed the song in the restricted area of a place in Japan after Earthquake recently. He was at a torn down palace sorta thing while she was in a studio. If I didn't see his part, I wouldn't be disappointed (I admit I'm a bit disappointed).

Edit: I don't really understand... I thought White would win cuz they won the first two votes, then they threw yellow balls out and turned out that red team won (Yes Hikki is safu hahaha). So the first two votes didn't really count at all??
Edit: Oh now I get it. During live audience vote and tv viewer vote, white team both won, so they got 4 extra balls (that's why the mascot put some yellow balls into white team's bucket before the final count). But in the end red still won by 9:5 (so without the first two votes, it would be 9:1).

No, it was 9 to 6, there were 11 judges (two voted for white).

Also realized she was in London at the time of the Kouhaku... :o

Yeap she was in London at that time. Though I thought she would do something more spectacular (like, singing at a famous scenery in London), and she ended up in a studio....

no link to watch the performance? I also want to watch the whole kohaku show

I wonder what ever happened to the new music video she was supposed to be making..

^ I was actually thinking about that the other day. Didn't her father mention that there were going to be at least two new music videos for Fantôme (including Nijikan)? I guess it sold so much they didn't think the album needed any more promotion :laugh

I'd have hope for a third PV until the end of February... Considering she's in London now, and her baby is really young, maybe the shooting will take place later

I'm still waiting for the rest of the music videos to come out fromThis is the One.:roflmao

Her father mentioned (back in October or so) about filming the third pv in December right? Hikki was in Japan in early December, so probably they did make a new pv during that period (hopefully...).

The Ray of Hope Remix of Hikari is currently the #1 Song and Album on iTunes Japan! Fantome is No 4!

And it is still No. 19 in the US! The Top Spot was #2

Fantome was #7 this week on Oricon's Weekly Album Chart with 11.457 units for a 15 week total of 612,694 physical copies sold in total ...

Today she is back on #8!

Amazing sales for Fantome!! So happy for her!
and Hikari [Ray Of Hope MIX] sounds amazing as well!

612,694 is fantastic!

I had the TV on last night and suddenly I heard 'Michi' -- looked over and it was Hikki doing a bottled water commercial lol. Can't remember the brand (I think it was one of Suntory's) but I really liked the CM and she looked amazing! Lots of footage of her hiking and climbing a mountain lol

Hikki co-produced / co-wrote and co-arranged + provides backing vocals + piano on THE BACK HORN's new single "Anata ga matteru," out 02/22 ...

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C2WEoRvUUAAZUjd.jpg

https://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000137123

I look forward to hearing the song! I loved Yume no Hana which was used in Casshern.

She looks amazing! Curious to hear the song

Tommorow (on her Birthday) there will be a new MV according to her Staff's twitter account ... :blove