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Chart- toppers: GIRLS' GENERATION (above) and BIGBAND have both hit No.1 recently on Billboard Japan's Top Albums chart. whose responsibilities include all of Asia, is a manifestation of the strong desire to have says, "From our point of view, from what the physical product of one's familiar and SKINK actu- music to keep and listen to." we've actually shipped and what we've memorable ... MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT CO.,LTD. ally sold, we've had a pretty good first quarter Shoji breaks down the successes even in Japan." He adds, "For any quarter where we further. "Music video production was par- see a market growing, my reaction is ecstatic." ticularly strong in the first half of 2011, and RIAJ GM Shigeta Shoji offers a number singles bounced back as well." of reasons for the significant turnaround. These sectors are influenced by two genres 2 -1, Ogawa -machi, Kanda, "First, 2010 was a particularly bad year for that experienced a strong surge in late 2010 Chiyoda -ku, Tokyo, Japan music shipments," he says. "There were and 2011. "This time period saw the return of no million -sellers that year." the Japanese `idols' -major pop stars, particu- TEL : 03- 3292 -2865 FAX : 03- 3292 -2860 However, the Japanese market has been larly AKB48 and Arashi -as powerful mar- experiencing a decline that can't just be ex- ket movers," Shoji says. "They, along with http: / /www.shinko- music.co.jp plained by a meager flow of hit albums in one [Korean pop], have invigorated the market." @shinko- music.co.jp rights year.
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