Welcome to All About Fukuyama Masaharu, part lyrics blog, part fan site, 100% about Masha. It started out as a blog around April 2009 to repost all English lyrics, but after a while I got a bit ambitious and posting many other things I can gather from the net, some pictures, some articles, mostly news in English from the perspective of a fan although you can find some translated articles in here. I do not pretend to say I take credit for the text in here; frankly I just search, gather, summarise, reword and repost. I will always include the name of the fan who said whatever I posted to the best of my ability but as you can see, my sources are mostly from 2 main fan forums of Masha that is not in Japan. My problem is I can't read Japanese or Chinese, but my persistence sometimes does pay off when I just keep looking. You will also find some pictures in here, but all of the pictures you don't see in here are in Facebook, just look for All Abt Masha. I am quite active in that Facebook page, and it is also a place to find information! My main purpose for this blog is for myself; to gather all lyrics in English under one roof. But I am very sure foreign fans can also benefit from the contents in this blog, and without the many wonderful foreign Masha fans who translate, discuss and share whether privately or publicly, this blog will never be what it is today. I am still hoping to find more English lyrics somewhere, although from the looks of it, I will say things have slowed down a bit. Anyway, have a look. If you have any snippet about Masha to share with me, or pictures or lyrics, anything at all, please do not hesitate to do so. Do join in the discussion by using Post A Comment. Do consider sending me your submission of reviews. And for new Masha fans, if you like, do join my Contact List. Thanks for dropping by!
Thanks to River who translated the news from Oricon (click here for Masha's special page) pending as always confirmation on the figures;
He got 155K! And he was also the has the total highest amount of singles + albums in the chart. At 21.27 million. With his 13th number one, he has surpassed Utada Hikaru as the singer-songwriter with the most number one. He has also surpassed Toshihiko Tahara count at 12, which brings him into the second position as the male solo artists with the most number ones. (He has yet to beat Masahiko Kondo with 16). From the news, it seems he is now officially the best-selling male solo artist, with official volume of 21.271 million, beating Tsuyoshi Nagabuchi with 21.224 million.
1.福山雅治…2127.1万枚（最多売上作品：シングル「桜坂」229.9万枚）
Fukuyama Masaharu... 21.271 million (biggest seller: Single Sakurazaka 2.299 million)
So what the above means is;
1. singer songwriter with the most no. 1 on the charts
2. 2nd in the solo male singer with the most no. 1
3. best selling male solo artiste of all time
CONGRATULATIONS MASHA! I am sure he will have plenty to say in his ANN show this weekend! I am also happy in a very small way I contributed to that number! Interestingly a career spanning 22 years he sold 21.271 million copies (what a number!) but just imagine Alanis Morissette with her debut, Jagged Little Pill if I remember correctly itself sold 20 plus million copies. Staggering number but for Masha, technically that is only in Japan but we all know we foreign fans helped boost the number. I wonder did NHK prime time news plus Okinawa concert and radio interview helped as well?
English translated news by Tokyohive;
On September 5th, singer Fukuyama Masaharu (42)’s latest song “Kazoku ni Narou yo/fighting pose” topped the Oricon Weekly Single Rankings for September 12th. As a result, he also became the best-selling male solo artist by selling a total of 21,271,000 copies in total including his singles and albums.
This is the thirteenthtime that Fukuyama has topped the Oricon single charts and as a singer-songwriter, this is the best record yet. Currently, Kondo Masahiko (47) is holding the record as the male solo singer for topping the single chart for sixteen times, and Fukuyama is now second after Kondo.
Congratulations, Fukuyama Masaharu!
More news and statistics from arama;
Singer-songwriter/actor, Fukuyama Masaharu's 27th single, "Kazoku ni Narou yo / fighting pose" has topped the singles chart this week, becoming his 13th no.1 single, and his 25th to chart on Oricon since his 4th single, "WOH WOW" (released in October 1991) charted with the highest peak at 89th. His total singles and albums sales now has reached 21.271 million (13.167 million singles and 8.103 million albums), making him (with 22 years of career) the best-selling male artist in Oricon history. Until now, the best-selling male artist has been Nagabuchi Tsuyoshi with 21.224 million singles and albums sold.
As a singer-songwriter, Fukuyama has also surpassed Utada Hikaru who has 12 no.1 singles. As a male solo artist, he has now surpassed Tahara Toshihiko's 12 no.1 singles, jumping to second place overall behind Kondo Masahiko who has 16 no.1 singles. "Kazoku ni Narou yo" is his first wedding song, while "fighting pose" is written to aid the Tohoku Earthquake relief with a portion of the sales donated to relief funds. In addition, a 2-day live on November 12th and 13th will be held in Miyagi to help with the reconstruction of affected areas.
Top 5 ranking of best-selling male artists in Oricon history (total singles and albums sold):
1. Fukuyama Masaharu - 21.271 million (highest-selling single: "Sakurazaka" 2.299 million)
2. Nagabuchi Tsuyoshi - 21.224 million (highest-selling single: "Shabondama" 1.108 million)
3. Makihara Noriyuki - 20.749 million (highest-selling single: "Donna Toki mo." 1.670 million)
4. Itsuki Hiroshi - 19.543 million (highest-selling single: "Omae to Futari" 917k)
5. Himuro Kyosuke - 16.206 million (highest-selling album: "SINGLES" 1.367 million)
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