Preview of "10 no Himitsu" - Winter 2020

Title: 10 no Himitsu １０の秘密 (The secret of 10)
Official website: here
Official LINE: here
Official Twitter: here
O.A. Start Date: 14 Jan 2020
Timeslot: Tuesdays 9pm
Broadcast by: Kansai TV / FujiTV
Theme Song: "Monologue" by Akiyama Kiiro
Cast: Mukai Osamu, Nakama Yukie, Naka Riisa, Matsumura Hokuto, Yamada Anna, Takashima Tsuyoshi, Hotta Akane, Kawamura Hana, Endo Yuuya, Fujiwara Mitsuhiro, Yamano Umi, Natori Yuko & Watabe Atsuro

Top 10 bestselling albums of 2019 (Oricon)

Here are the top 10 bestselling albums of 2019 as tabulated by Oricon. For the rest of the ranking, please refer to the source link. Note that numbers within the brackets indicate the number of copies sold:

1) 5×20 All the BEST!! 1999-2019 - Arashi (2,100,438)

2) King & Prince - King & Prince (556,153)

3) Ima ga omoide ni naru made - Nogizaka46 (518,444)

4) POP VIRUS - Hoshino Gen (442,325)

5) Map of the Soul:Persona - BTS (338,540)

6) #TWICE2 - TWICE (308,699)

7) MAGIC - back number (304,227)

8) Eye of the Storm - ONE OK ROCK (288,815)

9) NEW LOVE - B'z (270,370)

10) Bohemian Rhapsody OST - QUEEN (255,303)

Source: Oricon

Top 10 movies box office ranking for the weekend of 14th & 15th Dec 2019

Numbers in brackets indicate the number of cinemas showing the movie:

1) Frozen 2 (382)

2) Jumanji : The Next Level (342)

3) Shijinsou no Satsujin (310)

4) Eiga Youkai Gakuen Y Neko wa HERO ni nareruka (346)

5) Lupin Sansei THE FIRST (348)

6) Gozen 0 ji, kiss shi ni kite yo (255)

7) Eiga Sumikkogurashi Tobidasu ehon to himitsu no ko (114)

8) Katsuben! (300)

9) Kessan! Chuushingura (338)

10) Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon (168)

Source: Eiga.com

Preview of "Gibo to Musume no Blues Happy New Year 2020 SP" (Drama SP)

Title: Gibo to Musume no Blues Happy New Year 2020 SP 義母と娘のブルース2020年謹賀新年スペシャル (Stepmother and daughter's blues Happy New Year 2020 SP)
Official website: here
Official Twitter: here
O.A. Date: 2 Jan 2020 at 9pm
Broadcast by: TBS
Original manga by: Sakurazawa Rin
Theme Song: "Ai no katachi feat. HIDE (GReeeeN)" by MISIA
Cast: Ayase Haruka, Takenouchi Yutaka, Sato Takeru, Kamishiraishi Moka, Inowaki Kai, Yokomizo Naho, Takeda Tetsuya, Hashimoto Satoshi, Yoshikawa Ai, Okunuki Kaoru, Taniguchi Shota, Ukaji Takashi, Asari Yosuke, Asano Kazuyuki & Asou Yumi

Preview of "Alive Gan Senmoni no Karte" - Winter 2020

Title: Alive Gan Senmoni no Karte アライブがん専門医のカルテ (Alive The medical records of the cancer specialist)
Official website: here
Official Instagram: here
Official Twitter: here
O.A. Start Date: 9 Jan 2020
Timeslot: Thursdays 10pm
Broadcast by: FujiTV
Theme Song: "Harudonari" by Suda Keina
Cast: Matsushita Nao, Kimura Yoshino, Kiyohara Sho, Okazaki Sae, Ogawa Sara, Nakamura Shunsuke, Miura Shohei, Tanabe Seiichi, Fujii Takashi, Kinoshita Houka, Takahata Atsuko & Kitaoji Kinya

Preview of "Zettai Reido ~ Mizen Hanzai Sennyuu Sousa 2 ~" - Winter 2020

Title: Zettai Reido ~ Mizen Hanzai Sennyuu Sousa 2 ~ 絶対零度 ~ 未然犯罪潜入捜査 2 ~
(Absolute Zero ~ Crime Prevention Infiltration Investigation 2 ~)
Official website: here
Official Twitter: here
O.A. Start Date: 6 Jan 2020
Timeslot: Mondays 9pm
Broadcast by: FujiTV
Theme song: "Mikansei" by Ieiri Leo
Cast: Sawamura Ikki, Yokoyama Yu, Honda Tsubasa, Morinaga Yuki, Takasugi Mahiro, Uesugi Shuhei, Maggy, Soshina, Mizuno Miki & Emoto Akira

Top 10 bestselling singles of 2019 (Oricon)

Here are the top 10 bestselling singles of 2019 as tabulated by Oricon. For the rest of the ranking, please refer to the source link. Note that numbers within the brackets indicate the number of copies sold:

1) Sustainable - AKB48 (1,410,206)

2) Jiwaru DAYS - AKB48 (1,309,063)

3) Sing Out! - Nogizaka46 (1,200,182)

4) Yoake made tsuyogaranakute mo ii - Nogizaka46 (1,142,807)

5) Kuroi hitsuji - Keyakizaka46 (920,842)

6) Lights / Boy With Luv - BTS (765,997)

7) BRAVE - Arashi (709,813)

8) Kyun - Hinatazaka46 (621,565)

9) Konna ni suki ni nacchatte ii no? - Hinatazaka46 (551,397)

10) Doremisolatido - Hinatazaka46 (535,090)

Source: Oricon

Top 10 movies box office ranking for the weekend of 7th & 8th Dec 2019

Numbers in brackets indicate the number of cinemas showing the movie:

1) Frozen 2 (382)

2) Lupin Sansei THE FIRST (348)

3) Gozen 0 ji, kiss shi ni kite yo (255)

4) Eiga Sumikkogurashi Tobidasu ehon to himitsu no ko (114)

5) Kessan! Chuushingura (338)

6) Terminator: Dark Fate (376)

7) Doctor Sleep (330)

8) IT: Chapter Two (350)

9) Saenai heroine no sodatekata Fine (121)

10) City Hunter THE MOVIE Shijou Saiko no Mission (102)

Source: Eiga.com

Preview of "Kirin ga kuru" - NHK 2020 Taiga

Title: Kirin ga kuru 麒麟がくる
Official website: here
Official Twitter: here
O.A. Start Date: 19 Jan 2020
Timeslot: Sundays 8pm
Broadcast by: NHK
Narrator: Ichikawa Ebizo
Cast: Hasegawa Hiroki, Kimura Fumino, Ishikawa Sayuri, Nishimura Masahiko, Tokushige Satoshi, Sometani Shota, Takahashi Katsunori, Dan Rei, Kawaguchi Haruna, Sasaki Kuranosuke, Yoshida Kotaro, Uesugi Shozo, Motoki Masahiro, Ito Hideaki, Minami Kaho, Murata Takehiro, Mashima Hidekazu, Tanihara Shosuke, Kataoka Ainosuke, Ibuki Goro, Kazama Shunsuke, Omi Toshinori, Takito Kenichi, Mukai Osamu, Okamura Takashi, Sakai Masaaki, Kadowaki Mugi, Ono Machiko etc.

Top 5 bestselling music artists in 2019 (Oricon)

Note that the figures within brackets indicate the amount of sales in yen achieved between 10 Dec 2018 and 8 Dec 2019:

1) Arashi (20,332,000,000 yen)

2) Nogizaka46 (8,214,000,000 yen)

3) King & Prince (5,874,000,000 yen)

4) TWICE (5,196,000,000 yen)

5) BTS (5,185,000,000 yen)

Source: Oricon

Top 10 movies box office ranking for the weekend of 30th Nov & 1st Dec 2019

Numbers in brackets indicate the number of cinemas showing the movie:

1) Frozen 2 (382)

2) Eiga Sumikkogurashi Tobidasu ehon to himitsu no ko (114)

3) Kessan! Chuushingura (338)

4) Terminator: Dark Fate (376)

5) Doctor Sleep (330)

6) IT: Chapter Two (350)

7) Joker (323)

8) City Hunter THE MOVIE Shijou Saiko no Mission (102)

9) Saenai heroine no sodatekata Fine (121)

10) Machine no owari ni (322)

Source: Eiga.com