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Nante Japan Podcast

Nante Japan Podcast

Summer 2026 Review

Sep 29, 2026 · 1 hr 33 min · 16 segments

Nante Japan's review of Summer 2026, featuring segments on the the disbandment of WEST., the arrest of Shuto Inomata of timelesz, "The Boyband Warring States Period", the mid-year music charts, and…

Nante Japan's review of Summer 2026, featuring segments on the the disbandment of WEST., the arrest of Shuto Inomata of timelesz, "The Boyband Warring States Period", the mid-year music charts, and more.

Nante Japan's review of Summer 2026, featuring segments on the the disbandment of WEST., the arrest of Shuto Inomata of timelesz, "The Boyband Warring States Period", the mid-year music charts, and…

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Speakers: RonaldHostMikeyHost

Top entities: Japan×24 Grammy Awards×9 Lapone Entertainment×10 Japanese×6 Ryusei Yokohama×5

Mid-Year Charts and Album Opinions2:17 – 16:21

R

RonaldHost

2:17

So one of the things that happens in the summer is that we reach the mid-year point of the summer.

R

RonaldHost

2:22

And mid-year summer, mid-year of the middle of the year, sorry, means mid-year charts.

R

RonaldHost

2:29

Mikey, how do you think the charts look this year? A

M

MikeyHost

2:31

bit, actually, yeah.

M

MikeyHost

2:35

Okay, so looking at Oricon

R

RonaldHost

2:38

first...

R

RonaldHost

2:45

So, Miss Green Apple was the top revenue artist of the year.

R

RonaldHost

2:50

Boo, we don't like that.

R

RonaldHost

2:53

So, Miss Green Apple was number one, followed by...

R

RonaldHost

2:55

They barely, barely, barely beat out Stones.

R

RonaldHost

3:01

And then number three, BTS for Hana.

R

RonaldHost

3:05

And then...

R

RonaldHost

3:09

Actually, I just realized I made a mistake.

R

RonaldHost

3:11

Oops.

R

RonaldHost

3:11

BTS twice.

R

RonaldHost

3:12

Oops.

R

RonaldHost

3:14

But whatever.

R

RonaldHost

3:15

It's like back from June.

R

RonaldHost

3:16

So we're not fixing that.

R

RonaldHost

3:18

Okay.

R

RonaldHost

3:19

Rounding out the list, we have Timeless, Snowman, Nogizaka46, Back Number, and King and Prince.

R

RonaldHost

3:25

Then we go to the...

R

RonaldHost

3:29

Actually, Mikey, you were correct.

R

RonaldHost

3:31

The combined single chart, the top single of the year so far is what?

M

MikeyHost

3:37

I'm not doing that again.

JapanCountryCountry in East Asia
99%24 mentions
Grammy AwardsEntityAward
98%9 mentions
Lapone EntertainmentCompanyEntertainment company
97%10 mentions
JapaneseLanguageSpoken language
96%6 mentions
Ryusei YokohamaPersonJapanese actor and model
95%5 mentions
Shuto InomataPersonSinger
93%4 mentions
TokyoCityCapital of Japan
92%4 mentions
Hikaru GenjiMusic GroupPop group
91%8 mentions
BTSMusic GroupBoy band
90%14 mentions
Music Awards JapanEntityAward
88%5 mentions
King & PrinceMusic GroupMusical group
87%4 mentions
KoreanLanguageSpoken language
86%4 mentions
timeleszMusic GroupBoy band
85%4 mentions
Kansai regionEntityRegion in Japan
84%5 mentions
Number_iMusic GroupBoy band
82%1 mention
Produce 101 JapanTV SeriesReality show
81%1 mention
Cool JapanEntity
80%3 mentions
Universal Music GroupTheater GroupMusic corporation
79%2 mentions
Starto EntertainmentCompanyEntertainment company
77%15 mentions
Mr. PancakeEntitySong by Hikaru Genji
76%4 mentions
BillboardPeriodicalMagazine
75%3 mentions
Cool Japan Fund, Inc.CompanyCompany
74%1 mention
IsetanCompanyDepartment store company
73%1 mention
OriconCompanyMusic company
71%3 mentions
ShonentaiMusic GroupBoy band
70%5 mentions
AKB48Music GroupMusical group
69%6 mentions
Mitsuhiro HidakaPersonJapanese rapper and singer
68%3 mentions
King GnuMusic GroupBand
66%3 mentions
Broken by the ScreamMusic GroupMusical band
65%6 mentions
Atlantic RecordsCompanyRecord label
64%2 mentions
PremaMusic AlbumStudio album by Fujii Kaze
63%1 mention
Ryusei FujiiPersonJapanese actor
62%2 mentions
ArashiMusic GroupBoy band
60%3 mentions
Nogizaka46Music GroupGirl group
59%3 mentions
Taisho IwasakiPersonJapanese japanese idol
58%2 mentions
The Recording AcademyCompanyMusic recording company
57%5 mentions
Fujii KazePersonJapanese singer-songwriter and musician
55%4 mentions
LGBTQEntity
54%1 mention
Akihiro MiwaPersonJapanese singer and actor
53%4 mentions
EbidanMusic GroupMusical group
52%2 mentions
Shori SatoPersonJapanese idol and actor
51%1 mention
NagasakiCityCity in Japan
49%2 mentions
EnglishEntitySpoken language
48%5 mentions
SpainCountryCountry
47%6 mentions
Mandarin ChineseEntitySpoken language
46%2 mentions
CHARISMAXEntitySong by Snow Man
45%2 mentions
Nozomu KotakiPersonJapanese japanese idol
43%3 mentions
TofubeatsPersonJapanese singer and record producer
42%1 mention
=LOVEMusic GroupMusical group
41%3 mentions
XEntitySocial networking service
40%3 mentions

Society
Iconic FiguresSociety > Culture > LGBTQ+ > Representation
Artist RankingsEntertainment > Music > J-Pop
ControversiesEntertainment > Music > J-Pop > Artist Rankings
Fan CultureEntertainment > Music > Idol Groups > Trends
Industry ChangesEntertainment > Media > Streaming
GlobalizationEntertainment > Media > Streaming > Industry Changes
K-PopEntertainment > Music
CultureSociety
MediaEntertainment
StreamingEntertainment > Media
AwardsEntertainment > Music > K-Pop
J-PopEntertainment > Music
LGBTQ+Society > Culture
RepresentationSociety > Culture > LGBTQ+
Cultural ImpactEntertainment > Music > K-Pop > Awards
TrendsEntertainment > Music > Idol Groups
Entertainment
Idol GroupsEntertainment > Music
MusicEntertainment

Mid-Year Charts and Album Opinions2:17 – 16:21

R

RonaldHost

2:17

So one of the things that happens in the summer is that we reach the mid-year point of the summer.

R

RonaldHost

2:22

And mid-year summer, mid-year of the middle of the year, sorry, means mid-year charts.

R

RonaldHost

2:29

Mikey, how do you think the charts look this year? A

M

MikeyHost

2:31

bit, actually, yeah.

M

MikeyHost

2:35

Okay, so looking at Oricon

R

RonaldHost

2:38

first...

R

RonaldHost

2:45

So, Miss Green Apple was the top revenue artist of the year.

R

RonaldHost

2:50

Boo, we don't like that.

R

RonaldHost

2:53

So, Miss Green Apple was number one, followed by...

R

RonaldHost

2:55

They barely, barely, barely beat out Stones.

R

RonaldHost

3:01

And then number three, BTS for Hana.

R

RonaldHost

3:05

And then...

R

RonaldHost

3:09

Actually, I just realized I made a mistake.

R

RonaldHost

3:11

Oops.

R

RonaldHost

3:11

BTS twice.

R

RonaldHost

3:12

Oops.

R

RonaldHost

3:14

But whatever.

R

RonaldHost

3:15

It's like back from June.

R

RonaldHost

3:16

So we're not fixing that.

R

RonaldHost

3:18

Okay.

R

RonaldHost

3:19

Rounding out the list, we have Timeless, Snowman, Nogizaka46, Back Number, and King and Prince.

R

RonaldHost

3:25

Then we go to the...

R

RonaldHost

3:29

Actually, Mikey, you were correct.

R

RonaldHost

3:31

The combined single chart, the top single of the year so far is what?

M

MikeyHost

3:37

I'm not doing that again.

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