Oricon’s List of Participating Stores

Oricon lists the shops according to the Japanese syllables. Therefore, the “A” sound here actually refers to the sounds of A, E, I, O, and U as enunciated in Japanese. Similarly, for consonant plus the vowel “A,” it also encompasses sounds like “KA,” “KE,” “KI,” and so on, as pronounced in Japanese. It’s important to Continue reading Oricon’s List of Participating Stores

Regarding Oricon Rankings and What You May Want to Know (Part 2)

I think it is about time that we talk more about Oricon and their sales charts. It is not to say that the post I wrote about it before is no longer applicable as it still is, though you can consider this latest write up as more of a supplement to ensure that anyone who Continue reading Regarding Oricon Rankings and What You May Want to Know (Part 2)