The Official Ikimono-gakari thread ~Download links included~

[Beauty4123]

LOL i will forever love the "robot chicken" style of animation!

the christmas version of these covers are so cute!

[Yum!Fruit_Salad!]

Aww, so cute. Kiyoe with bunny ears.

[TheBaronAndAyu]

Those holiday jackets are sooo much better than the original. I'm tempted to get them...

[Beauty4123]

ikimonogakari @ BEST ARTIST 2010:

[Polyrhythm]

Just discovered them like 2 weeks ago....I think this is like the first time I've listened to song after song from a new artist and liked all of them o_o

[adantatu2]

thanks for the performance!!!
SAKURA and Arigatou !!!!!
i'm gonna miss them

[Nackar_91]

Arigatou is still selling like 1500+ copies every week XD. It started with first week sales of 55k and is now at 165k o.O

Who knows where it might end up XD

[adantatu2]

^wow, that's awesome

[Bigtop]

Things could get really interesting next week...

Originally Posted by KarenPang

Additional exciting details revealed for “MUSIC STATION SUPER LIVE”

SMAP, Yuzu, Ayumi Hamasaki, and Fukuyama Masaharu will perform their masterpieces from the past! SMAP will perform “Orange” (the followup song to “Lion Heart” from 2000), while Yuzu will perform their debut song “Natsuiro” (1998). Fukuyama Masaharu has been slotted to perform “HELLO” (1995), and “Sakurazaka” (2000). Moreover, Ayu will sing “M” (2000), which was the first song she ever composed by herself. It will have been 9 years since she last performed the song on TV.

Additionally, it was announced that Arashi, AKB48, and Ikimonogakari will perform a special Christmas medley, while DREAMS COME TRUE will sing their standard winter track, “WINTER SONG.”

http://www.tokyohive.com/2010/12/add...on-super-live/

this's going to be interesting in getting 3 artistes to sing a special Christmas medley

I really can imagine/visualise ARASHI & AKB48 singing/dancing to Aitakatta , that will be so

[adantatu2]

AKB48 with ikimono-gakari!!!????
can't wait

[Yum!Fruit_Salad!]

I'm so gonna have to watch that Christmas medley. It sounds way too amusing to miss.

[Beauty4123]

Oricon TOP 50 ALBUMS CHART 2010

1. “Boku no Miteiru Fukei” – Arashi : (1,053,064)
2. “Ikimonobakari~members’ BEST selection~” – Ikimonogakari : (906,756)
3. “to LOVE” – Nishino Kana : (645,417)
4. “FUNKY MONKEY BABYS BEST” – FUNKY MONKEY BABYS : (613,603)
5. “SENSE” – Mr.Children : (597,212)
6: Past<Future– Amuro Namie : (574,525)
7. “BEST SELECTION 2010″ – Tohoshinki : (569,530)
8. “Hajimari no Uta” – Ikimonogakari : (560,931)
9. “THE BEST BANG!!” – Fukuyama Masaharu : (544,260)
10. “5years” – Kimura Kaela : (469,028)

Oricon TOP 50 SINGLES CHART 2010

31. “Family~Hitotsu ni naru koto~” – KinKi Kids : (179,927)
32. “Fighting Man” – NEWS : (173,206)
33. “Arigatou” – Ikimonogakari : (165,507)
34. “Onara Hazukashikunaiyo/Pirameki Taiso” – Hannya, Fruits Punch : (164,203)
35. “Nijiiro no Bayon” – Hikawa Kiyoshi : (160,683)
36. “HAPPY” – BUMP OF CHICKEN : (157,324)
37. “Maho no Ryouri ~Kimi kara Kimi e~” – BUMP OF CHICKEN : (152,501)
38. “My Soul, Your Beats!/Brave Song” – Lia, Tada Aoi : (147,479)
39. “GO!GO! MANIAC” – Houkago Tea Time : (147,355)
40. “Hontou wa Kowai Ai to Romance” – Kuwata Keisuke : (145,354)

[Cherry Dynamite]

It's been an awesome year for them <3

[adantatu2]

so proud for them!
good job!

[NintendoHTF1242]

TWO albums in the yearly charts!? Congrats to them!

[Yum!Fruit_Salad!]

Great work, iki! =]

[Nackar_91]

Arigatou has gone double platinum for chaku uta (it was already platinum for chaku uta full)! Also, Joyful has gone double platinum for chaku uta full XD

[Beauty4123]

ikimonogakari will be performing Arigatou at kouhaku!

[Bigtop]

Originally Posted by Beauty4123

ikimonogakari will be performing Arigatou at kouhaku!

I knew this was going to happen...

[adantatu2]

good digital sales!!!