2012 in Japanese music

Events in 2012 in Japanese music.

Events

• 26th Japan Gold Disc Award
• January 20 – 3rd CD Shop Awards
• June 23 – 2012 MTV Video Music Awards Japan
• October 7 – 6th Animax Anison Grand Prix
• November 14 – 45th Japan Cable Awards
• November 22 – 45th Best Hits Kayosai
• December 5 – 2012 FNS Music Festival
• December 6 – 45th Japan Lyricist Awards
• December 30 – 54th Japan Record Awards

Charts

• List of number-one albums of 2012 (Japan)
• List of Oricon number-one singles of 2012
• List of Hot 100 number-one singles of 2012 (Japan)
• List of number-one digital singles of 2012 (Japan)

Best-sellers

Artists

The following is a list of the five best-selling music artists in Japan in 2016 by value of sales, including sales of records and of DVDs and Blu-rays, according to Oricon.

Albums

The following is a list of the top ten best-selling albums in Japan in 2016, according to Oricon.

Debuting artists

Soloists debuting

• Misaki Iwasa
• Leo Ieiri
• YÅ«ki Kaji
• Nagi Yanagi
• Mayu Watanabe
• Ray
• Daisuke Kishio
• Aoi YÅ«ki
• Tomohisa Sako
• Alma Kaminiito
• Mikako Komatsu
• Konomi Suzuki
• Ayana Taketatsu
• Kana Hanazawa
• Nobuhiko Okamoto
• Rino Sashihara
• Kavka Shishido
• Luna Haruna
• Mai Aizawa
• Machico
• Erena Ono
• Takuma Terashima
• Rina Sumioka
• Kanako Tahara
• Yui Ogura
• Mariko Gotō
• Yumi Hara
• Yutaro Miura
• Sachika Misawa
• Kanako Takatsuki
• Sayoko Izumi
• Zaq
• Sakiko Matsui
• Sayoko Izumi
• Yoshino Nanjō
• Yunchi
• Tomomi Kasai
• Fuku Suzuki
• Shiori Niiyama
• Tia

Groups debuting

Returning from hiatus

• Kobukuro
• Koda Kumi
• Rag Fair
• Tomomi Kahara
• Brief & Trunks
• T-Bolan

Disbanding in 2012

Disbanding

• GO!GO!7188
• Tokyo Jihen
• Serial TV Drama
• SDN48
• Doping Panda
• School Food Punishment
• Stereopony

Going on hiatus

• Yashiki Takajin
• Remioromen
• Saasa
• Dream Morning Musume
• Chemistry
• Elephant Kashimashi
• Yui
• Nozomi Ōhashi

See also

• 2012 in Japan
• 2012 in Japanese television
• List of Japanese films of 2012

References