Monday, May 31

[TRANS] 100601 Tohoshinki: Junsu's Solo Single Debuts At #2; Top Solo Artist Of The Year


According to the Oricon Weekly Rankings released on the 1st (for 7th June), Junsu (23), from Tohoshinki, who announced their suspension of activities in April this year, sold a total of 195,000 copies of his debut solo single「XIAH (Intoxication)」(rhythm zone) under the name 「XIAH junsu」. The total sales of 195,000 copies of his single in its first week of sales secured him second place in the Oricon Weekly Charts.

Yusuke held the record of selling 92,000 copies of his single「Lion」(released March 2010) in its first week of sales and Junsu exceeded that amount by a large margin to become the top solo artist of the year on the Oricon Singles Weekly Charts.

Tohoshinki is a popular vocalist group comprising 5 Korean male members and in Japan, they also attended the「NHK Kouhaku Uta Gassen」. After the suspension of group activities, Junsu became a solo artist and it was announced that he will also form a 3-membered unit group with Jejung and Yuchun.

In addition, Junsu also attended the「Girls Award 2010」, Japan's largest fashion and music event, that was held at the Yoyogi Gymnasium (Tokyo), and wowed many of the audience with his sharp dances and vocal skills.

In the single「XIAH (Intoxication)」besides「Intoxication」the song「Beautiful Love ~君がいれば~」was recorded and this will be the OST for the new mobile drama of the same name, which stars Yuchun and will air on BeeTV. In the DVD version of the single, the PV for「Intoxication」and drama version of「Beautiful Love ~君がいれば~」was included. (Mainichi Digital)

Source: [Mainichi Digital]
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