Favourite Artists Ranking - Fall 2009
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arashi_onTsutaya, which is rather known for the reader polls it likes to hold, unveiled a comprehensive favourite artists ranking for fall of 2009. The voting period took place from August 24th to September 10th, with a total of 7,609 responses and 19,658 valid votes. The rankings are divided into three categories: by generation, by gender, and all-encompassing.
Favourite Artists Ranking - Fall 2009 - By Generation
By Generation: 10s
1) Arashi
2) EXILE
3) YUI
4) Tohoshinki
5) Kobukuro
6) BUMP OF CHICKEN
7) Porno Graffitti
8) RADWIMPS
9) GReeeeN
10) Ikimonogakari
By Generation: 20s
1) EXILE
2) Arashi
3) Mr. Children
4) Amuro Namie
5) Kobukuro
6) Tohoshinki
7) Hamasaki Ayumi
8) B'z
9) L'Arc-en-Ciel
10) GReeeeN
By Generation: 30s
1) B'z
2) Arashi
3) EXILE
4) Fukuyama Masaharu
5) Mr. Children
6) DREAMS COME TRUE
7) Kobukuro
8) Amuro Namie
9) Tohoshinki
10) Hamasaki Ayumi
By Generation: 40s
1) Arashi
2) EXILE
3) Tohoshinki
4) Fukuyama Masaharu
5) B'z
6) Kobukuro
7) SMAP
8) DREAMS COME TRUE
9) The Southern All Stars
10) KinKi Kids
Favourite Artists Ranking - Fall 2009 - By Gender
By Gender: Male
1) B'z
2) Mr. Children
3) Kobukuro
4) EXILE
5) YUI
6) Ayumi Hamasaki
7) Ikimonogakari
8) GReeeeN
9) BUMP OF CHICKEN
10) Otsuka Ai
11) Arashi
12) Fukuyama Masaharu
13) RADWIMPS
14) GLAY
15) The Southern All Stars
16) Koda Kumi
17) Porno Graffitti
18) Yuzu
19) ayaka
20) AKB48
21) Amuro Namie
22) aiko
23) UVERworld
24) Utada Hikaru
25) Kimura Kaela
26) L'Arc-en-Ciel
27) Superfly
28) Shonan no Kaze
29) Kuraki Mai
30) HY
By Gender: Female
1) Arashi
2) EXILE
3) Tohoshinki
4) B'z
5) Kobukuro
6) Fukuyama Masaharu
7) Mr. Children
8) Amuro Namie
9) Ayumi Hamasaki
10) DREAMS COME TRUE
11) SMAP
12) GReeeeN
13) L'Arc-en-Ciel
14) Yuzu
15) Porno Graffitti
16) Koda Kumi
17) KinKi Kids
18) BUMP OF CHICKEN
19) GLAY
20) Kato Miliyah
21) aiko
22) KAT-TUN
23) Superfly
24) GACKT
25) NEWS
26) Ikimonogakari
27) ayaka
28) YUI
29) Kanjani8
30) SID
Favourite Artists Ranking - Fall 2009 - All-encompassing
1) Arashi
"When I see their closeness, I end up smiling too." (33 yrs/female)
"It's interesting how their members are active in different areas." (32 yrs/male)
"Of course the visuals are nice, but the melodies and lyrics of their songs are also the best!!! Above all else, the sight of them getting along well and looking like they're having fun in their activities makes me smile ♪" (19 yrs/female)
"Their clothes are cool! It's interesting when they go on variety programs." (14 yrs/male)
"The closeness of the members. The songs with strong messages to them. At any rate, just seeing them makes me cheer up. I like that it took them 10 years to achieve this position as well." (43 yrs/female)
2) EXILE
"The vocals and lyrics, I like the strength of unity in which HIRO-san conveys his sentiments to everyone." (27 yrs/female)
"Both people have beautiful voices that are easy to listen to, and I envy how great the dancing in their performances are." (16 yrs/male)
"They give me energy when I'm tired, and give me courage when I'm going through tough times..." (21 yrs/female)
"I like the humanity of the members, and how they keep on going no matter what happens." (20 yrs/female)
"The nice balance of vocals and performance that was established." (43 yrs/female)
3) B'z
"I was shocked by the intensity of their lives!" (34 yrs/male)
"The continuing evolution of Inaba-san's far from weak voice and overly good looks, and Matsumoto-san's guitar techniques, everything's my weak point!" (21 yrs/female)
"The only Japanese rock artist to enter the palace was B'z, there's a feeling of even the world giving them acknowledgement." (28 yrs/male)
"The music, the voices, the visuals, the performances at their lives, any one of them are the best!" (36 yrs/female)
"With the accumulation of age their coolness just keeps increasing; the unique vocals, the profoundness of their lyrics, the excellent performances, any one of them are the best, and I'm captivated by their continued stay at the top of the world of music all the time." (30 yrs/female)
4) Tohoshinki
"Skilled class!! Their singing and dancing are both great! Furthermore, the members are very close, the characters of each person have also been established, and their abilities manifests itself even in things like their talks." (19 yrs/female)
"Any one song of their is easy to remember, and I think the quality of their dancing is better than any other Japanese artist in the same generation. Above all else, I like the gap between when they're singing and everyday behaviour." (32 yrs/female)
"Their performances are cool, their singing is good. I have a favourable impression of the closeness between them as well." (29 yrs/male)
"Being able to handle ballads to dance numbers. But they're interesting, and hard workers with closeness between its members." (45 yrs/female)
"Of course the quality of their music, their vocal abilities, and the outstanding excellence of their dancing." (53 yrs/female)
5) Kobukuro
"It feels like listening to them clears my mind. Also, they give me the strength to keep going forward." (27 yrs/male)
"Their melodies are the best, but their lyrics really hit me, and I like that intimate feeling of empathy." (45 yrs/female)
"The balance of their harmonizing with the music and lyrics is extremely easy to listen to, and it makes me listen over and over again." (36 yrs/male)
"The interesting in-sync talks, and the skillfulness of their music that moves listeners." (23 yrs/female)
"Of course the lyrics and music, but I also like their personalities and the way they regard music. They're an artist I would like to support for life." (16 yrs/female)
6) Mr. Children
7) Fukuyama Masaharu
8) Ayumi Hamasaki
9) Amuro Namie
10) GReeeeN
I got too lazy to translate the reasons people gave for #6-10, but if you really want to know what was said just let me know!
Source: Tsutaya.co.jp
Favourite Artists Ranking - Fall 2009 - By Generation
By Generation: 10s
1) Arashi
2) EXILE
3) YUI
4) Tohoshinki
5) Kobukuro
6) BUMP OF CHICKEN
7) Porno Graffitti
8) RADWIMPS
9) GReeeeN
10) Ikimonogakari
By Generation: 20s
1) EXILE
2) Arashi
3) Mr. Children
4) Amuro Namie
5) Kobukuro
6) Tohoshinki
7) Hamasaki Ayumi
8) B'z
9) L'Arc-en-Ciel
10) GReeeeN
By Generation: 30s
1) B'z
2) Arashi
3) EXILE
4) Fukuyama Masaharu
5) Mr. Children
6) DREAMS COME TRUE
7) Kobukuro
8) Amuro Namie
9) Tohoshinki
10) Hamasaki Ayumi
By Generation: 40s
1) Arashi
2) EXILE
3) Tohoshinki
4) Fukuyama Masaharu
5) B'z
6) Kobukuro
7) SMAP
8) DREAMS COME TRUE
9) The Southern All Stars
10) KinKi Kids
Favourite Artists Ranking - Fall 2009 - By Gender
By Gender: Male
1) B'z
2) Mr. Children
3) Kobukuro
4) EXILE
5) YUI
6) Ayumi Hamasaki
7) Ikimonogakari
8) GReeeeN
9) BUMP OF CHICKEN
10) Otsuka Ai
11) Arashi
12) Fukuyama Masaharu
13) RADWIMPS
14) GLAY
15) The Southern All Stars
16) Koda Kumi
17) Porno Graffitti
18) Yuzu
19) ayaka
20) AKB48
21) Amuro Namie
22) aiko
23) UVERworld
24) Utada Hikaru
25) Kimura Kaela
26) L'Arc-en-Ciel
27) Superfly
28) Shonan no Kaze
29) Kuraki Mai
30) HY
By Gender: Female
1) Arashi
2) EXILE
3) Tohoshinki
4) B'z
5) Kobukuro
6) Fukuyama Masaharu
7) Mr. Children
8) Amuro Namie
9) Ayumi Hamasaki
10) DREAMS COME TRUE
11) SMAP
12) GReeeeN
13) L'Arc-en-Ciel
14) Yuzu
15) Porno Graffitti
16) Koda Kumi
17) KinKi Kids
18) BUMP OF CHICKEN
19) GLAY
20) Kato Miliyah
21) aiko
22) KAT-TUN
23) Superfly
24) GACKT
25) NEWS
26) Ikimonogakari
27) ayaka
28) YUI
29) Kanjani8
30) SID
Favourite Artists Ranking - Fall 2009 - All-encompassing
1) Arashi
"When I see their closeness, I end up smiling too." (33 yrs/female)
"It's interesting how their members are active in different areas." (32 yrs/male)
"Of course the visuals are nice, but the melodies and lyrics of their songs are also the best!!! Above all else, the sight of them getting along well and looking like they're having fun in their activities makes me smile ♪" (19 yrs/female)
"Their clothes are cool! It's interesting when they go on variety programs." (14 yrs/male)
"The closeness of the members. The songs with strong messages to them. At any rate, just seeing them makes me cheer up. I like that it took them 10 years to achieve this position as well." (43 yrs/female)
2) EXILE
"The vocals and lyrics, I like the strength of unity in which HIRO-san conveys his sentiments to everyone." (27 yrs/female)
"Both people have beautiful voices that are easy to listen to, and I envy how great the dancing in their performances are." (16 yrs/male)
"They give me energy when I'm tired, and give me courage when I'm going through tough times..." (21 yrs/female)
"I like the humanity of the members, and how they keep on going no matter what happens." (20 yrs/female)
"The nice balance of vocals and performance that was established." (43 yrs/female)
3) B'z
"I was shocked by the intensity of their lives!" (34 yrs/male)
"The continuing evolution of Inaba-san's far from weak voice and overly good looks, and Matsumoto-san's guitar techniques, everything's my weak point!" (21 yrs/female)
"The only Japanese rock artist to enter the palace was B'z, there's a feeling of even the world giving them acknowledgement." (28 yrs/male)
"The music, the voices, the visuals, the performances at their lives, any one of them are the best!" (36 yrs/female)
"With the accumulation of age their coolness just keeps increasing; the unique vocals, the profoundness of their lyrics, the excellent performances, any one of them are the best, and I'm captivated by their continued stay at the top of the world of music all the time." (30 yrs/female)
4) Tohoshinki
"Skilled class!! Their singing and dancing are both great! Furthermore, the members are very close, the characters of each person have also been established, and their abilities manifests itself even in things like their talks." (19 yrs/female)
"Any one song of their is easy to remember, and I think the quality of their dancing is better than any other Japanese artist in the same generation. Above all else, I like the gap between when they're singing and everyday behaviour." (32 yrs/female)
"Their performances are cool, their singing is good. I have a favourable impression of the closeness between them as well." (29 yrs/male)
"Being able to handle ballads to dance numbers. But they're interesting, and hard workers with closeness between its members." (45 yrs/female)
"Of course the quality of their music, their vocal abilities, and the outstanding excellence of their dancing." (53 yrs/female)
5) Kobukuro
"It feels like listening to them clears my mind. Also, they give me the strength to keep going forward." (27 yrs/male)
"Their melodies are the best, but their lyrics really hit me, and I like that intimate feeling of empathy." (45 yrs/female)
"The balance of their harmonizing with the music and lyrics is extremely easy to listen to, and it makes me listen over and over again." (36 yrs/male)
"The interesting in-sync talks, and the skillfulness of their music that moves listeners." (23 yrs/female)
"Of course the lyrics and music, but I also like their personalities and the way they regard music. They're an artist I would like to support for life." (16 yrs/female)
6) Mr. Children
7) Fukuyama Masaharu
8) Ayumi Hamasaki
9) Amuro Namie
10) GReeeeN
I got too lazy to translate the reasons people gave for #6-10, but if you really want to know what was said just let me know!
Source: Tsutaya.co.jp
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Date: 2009-09-22 04:12 pm (UTC)Arashi; can't say anything anymore. Love the songs and love each of them! Saikou desu! ^__^
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Date: 2009-09-22 04:18 pm (UTC)Arashi occupied most of the first centers
To vote for girls YAAY they first
I'm for the millionth time
I love Arashi
Arashi Yookatnaa
Because I am from Fan Your
I love you ARASHI FOR EVEEER Kyaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
Oh Thank U so much ^^
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Date: 2009-09-22 04:32 pm (UTC)thank you so much for translating! =]
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Date: 2009-09-22 04:35 pm (UTC)4 me n i know 4u to0 they r no.1^_^
thank u 4 sharing=))
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Date: 2009-09-22 04:49 pm (UTC)Thank you for the translation !
Good to read about the other ones too ^^.
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Date: 2009-09-22 04:52 pm (UTC)It's surprising how popular they are with the mae audince... also they're the only Johnny's in there, WOW.
I thought GReeeen Would be higher but oh well... XD
Thank you.
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Date: 2009-09-22 05:05 pm (UTC)yeap i agree to all the ppl comments on Arashi...
they are just splendidly and amazingly the best
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Date: 2009-09-22 06:24 pm (UTC)Thanks for sharing!
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Date: 2009-09-22 06:56 pm (UTC)ARASHI ILYSFM T_____T
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