omg the sales of Checkmate! ... whoa

is that good? that's 500,000 less than pf.

PF sold 330,742 copies in its first week. This has another 4 days of sales left til we find out the first week sales. It's a best of album, but I think a lot of the collaborations weren't known by many people before this album, unlike BEST FICTION's songs which people would know the singles (I hope I'm making sense here ^^; ).

So I think this is selling amazingly!

U should look at 2011 Oricon Yearly Chart and see the whole picture, Checkmate! on it 3rd days has already stood on top 15, so this is amazing enough.
*1 *,654,421 *13,812 願いの塔 / EXILE 11/03/09
*2 *,389,644 **3,135 MUSICMAN / 桑田佳祐 11/02/23
*3 *,344,733 **3,520 まとめⅠ / aiko 11/02/23
*4 *,333,423 ***,658 COSMONAUT / BUMP OF CHICKEN 10/12/15
*5 *,321,527 **2,745 まとめⅡ / aiko 11/02/23
*6 *,310,326 **4,514 いきものばかり～メンバーズBESTセレクション～ / いきものがかり 10/11/03 累計1,217,082
*7 *,279,737 *11,618 Goodbye Lullaby / Avril Lavigne 11/03/02
*8 *,271,235 ***,451 Love songs / 浜崎あゆみ 10/12/22
*9 *,228,763 **4,896 絶対絶命 / RADWIMPS 11/03/09
10 *,214,725 **3,108 ガールズトーク / KARA 10/11/24 累計380,910
11 *,197,302 **2,934 Dejavu / 倖田來未 11/03/02
12 *,177,423 **9,968 ケツノポリス７ / ケツメイシ 11/03/16

Wow great sales! Especially since it's just a collaboration album

translations for #1 + Wonder Woman are up on my LJ, if anyone's interested~

Yeah, that's not usual. Usually it's studio and "best-of" compilations, but a collab? Nothing in the top 12 I see it. And maybe Yamapi's involvement might have helped her a bit? After all, she's not too old still to be a singer...

Awesome sales!
Namie still is the number one female artist, also for this year.

good tactic of her (company) putting all these randoms in her album :) well deserved sales i guess lol

Checkmate! 93,168 + 48,489 + 31,280 + 26,503 = 199,440 <3 Almost 200k!!!

amazing sales!

wow, awesome! really awesome for a collaboration album!

Awesome! I was hoping it would break 200k and it looks like that's gonna happen.

Anyone who's comparing the sales to P<F, don't. They're completely different kinds of albums. Not only is Checkmate! more of a compilation album, it's not even close to being a typical "best of". All things considered, the sales are incredible. It really just goes to show that Namie is the top female artist in Japan (yeah I said that on an Ayu board).

Wow, go namie o_o

both compilations

Sales really are excellent. Collaboration albums usually don't do very well and then add into that a release date change and interrupted promotion, it's doing amazing.

MTV reveals nominees for “MTV VIDEO MUSIC AID JAPAN”

MTV Japan has just revealed the nominees for its “MTV VIDEO MUSIC AID JAPAN” awards!

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The results were tallied based on votes sent by viewers to Viacom. Further voting for the winners in each category will be revealed at a later date, allowing fans to vote for their favorites for each individual award.

Instead of the usual awards ceremony, MTV has decided to hold a charity event at Makuhari Messe Event Hall on June 25th, with all proceeds donated to the Japanese Red Cross Society as earthquake relief funds.

Idol group AKB48 will serve as the MCs for the event, with artists like Lady Gaga, Nishino Kana, EXILE, BENI, w-inds, and more scheduled to perform.

Check out the nominees below!

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Best Male Video

“Just the Way You Are” – Bruno Mars
“Runaway feat. PUSHA T” – Kanye West
“Zutto Suki Datta” - Saito Kazuyoshi
“YOU&I” – Shimizu Shota

Best Female Video

“X.O.X.O.” – Kato Miliyah
“Born This Way” – Lady Gaga
“Only Girl (In the World)” – Rihanna
“Mine” – Taylor Swift
“Rain” – YUI

Best Group Video

“The Time (Dirty Bit)” - Black Eyed Peas
“Arigatou” – Ikimonogakari
“The Catalyst” - Linkin Park
“Genie” – Shoujo Jidai
“Let’s get it on” - w-inds

Best New Artist Video

“Nothin’ on You feat. Bruno Mars” - B.O.B
“Baby feat. LUDACRIS” – Justin Beiber
“Takaramono ~Kono Koe ga Naku Naru Made~” – Naoto Inti Raymi
“On Your Mark ~Hikari no Kiseki~” – Sendaime J Soul Brothers
“Michinaru Hou e” – Shinsei Kamatte-Chan

Best Video of the Year

“Break it” – Amuro Namie
“California Gurls feat. Snoop Dogg” – Katy Perry
“Born This Way” – Lady Gaga
“Genie” – Shoujo Jidai
“Goodbye Happiness” – Utada Hikaru

Best Rock Video

“The Catalyst” – Linkin Park
“Jibun ROCK” – ONE OK ROCK
“DADA” - RADWIMPS
“Darkside of the Sun” - TOKIO HOTEL
“Cousins” – Vampire Weekend

Best Pop Video

“Arigatou” – Ikimonogakari
“Kono Yoru wo Tomete yo” – JUJU
“California Gurl feat. Snoop Dogg” – Katy Perry
“Kimitte” – Nishino Kana
“Mine” – Taylor Swift

Best R&B Video

“Nemurenai Machi” – AI
“X.O.X.O.” – Kato Miliyah
“Champagne Life” – NE-YO
“Only Girl (In the World)” – Rihanna
“OMG feat. WILL.I.AM” – Usher

Best Hip-hop Video

“PUBLIC ENEMY” – AK-69
“Not Afraid” – Eminem
“Like a G6 feat. Cataracs & DEV” – Far East Movement
“Power” – Kanye West
“THIS IS HOW WE DO IT” - SEEDA

Best Reggae Video

“Dreamer” – FIRE BALL
“TOUCH THE SKY” – HAN-KUN
“Replay” – IYAZ
“As We Enter” – Nas & Damian “JR Gong” Marley
“Taiyou ni Naritai yo” – RYO the SKYWALKER

Best Dance Video

“Morning Calling” – DORIAN
“Born This Way” – Lady Gaga
“Bang Bang Bang” – Mark Ronson & The Business Intl
“Flying Bugz” – THE BACKWOODS
“Always Loved a Film (Alternative Edit)” – UNDERWORLD

Best Video From a Film

“Solanin” – ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION
“Alice” – Avril Lavigne
“Derezzed” - Daft Punk
“Kimi ni Todoke” – flumpool
“Never Say Never feat. Jaden Smith” – Justin Beiber

Best Collaboration Video

“FAKE feat. Amuro Namie” – AI
“WE ARE HERE” – BRAHMAN / EGO-WRAPPIN’
“Love the Way You Lie feat. Rihanna” – Eminem
“California Gurls feat. Snoop Dogg” – Katy Perry
“Check It Out feat. WILL.I.AM” – Nicki Minaj

Best Album of the Year

“Recovery” - Eminem
“HEAVEN” – Kato Miliyah
“A Thousand Suns” – Linkin Park
“to LOVE” – Nishino Kana
“HOLIDAYS IN THE SUN” – YUI

Best Karaoke Song

“Alice” – Avril Lavigne
“Arigatou” – Ikimonogakari
“Baby feat. Ludacris” - Justin Beiber
“Kimitte” – Nishino Kana
“Genie” – Shoujo Jidai

http://www.tokyohive.com/2011/04/mtv...sic-aid-japan/

I really hope Namie wins! :yes

how many years bieber will be a new artist?

^LOLLLL!!!!

Wow nominated in the same cat as Lady GaGa?!..
The awards love Namie
(and X.O.X.O in best female video?)