2007 in Japanese music

The following is an overview of the year 2007 in Japanese music. It includes notable awards, lists of number-ones, yearly best-sellers, albums released, groups established and disestablished, deaths of notable Japanese music-related people as well as any other relevant Japanese music-related events. For overviews of the year in music from other countries, see 2007 in music.

Events

• December 31 – 28th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen

Awards

• May 26 – 2007 MTV Video Music Awards Japan
• December 30 – 49th Japan Record Awards

Number-ones

• Oricon number-one albums
• Oricon number-one singles

Best-sellers

Albums

The following is a list of the top 10 best-selling albums in Japan in 2007, according to Oricon.^[1]

Albums released

The following section includes albums by Japanese artists released in Japan in 2007 as well as Japanese-language albums by foreign artists released in the country during this year.

• February 2 – The Marrow of a Bone by Dir En Grey
• February 28 – A Best 2: Black by Ayumi Hamasaki
• February 28 – A Best 2: White by Ayumi Hamasaki
• March 7 – Dear... by Sachi Tainaka
• March 7 – Journey by W-inds.
• March 14 – BeForU III by BeForU
• March 14 – Home by Mr. Children
• March 28 – Ai Am Best by Ai Otsuka
• April 4 – Can't Buy My Love by Yui
• April 18 – 2 Mini: Ikiru to Iu Chikara by Cute
• April 18 – Cartoon KAT-TUN II You by KAT-TUN
• April 18 – Diary by Shiori Takei
• May 9 – Go to the Future by Sakanaction
• May 23 – 1st GAM: Amai Yuwaku by GAM
• June 6 – KJ2 Zukkoke Dai Dassō by Kanjani Eight
• June 17 – Ā, Domo. Hajimemashite by Greeeen
• July 4 – Circus by FictionJunction Yuuka
• July 6 – Fun! Fun! Fun! by Shonen Knife
• July 11 – Kyohei Tsutsumi Tribute: The Popular Music by Various artists
• August 1 – 4th Ai no Nanchara Shisū by Berryz Kobo
• August 1 – Greatest Hits [ja] by Sukima Switch
• August 29 – Ketsunopolis 5 [ja] by Ketsumeishi
• September 30 – CM Yoko by Yoko Kanno
• October 24 – Contact by Minori Chihara
• November 7 – Metanoia by Yōsei Teikoku
• November 21 – Kiss by L'Arc-en-Ciel
• December 5 – Action by B'z
• December 19 – Kirarin Land by Koharu Kusumi
• December 19 – Luna Sea Memorial Cover Album -Re:birth- by Various artists

Groups established

Groups disestablished

• Morning Musume Tanjō 10nen Kinentai

See also

• 2007 in Japan
• 2007 in Japanese television
• List of Japanese films of 2007

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