Last year’s song “Doushite Kimi Wo Suki Ni Natte Shimattan Darou?” leads to another sorrowful ballad love song, “Stand by U” whose recording is already finished at Usen (Japan’s music broadcast cable). The release date of this song is still to be determined.
In the meantime, Tohoshinki’s single “Share The World/We Are” has a sales sum of 98,000 receiving 1st place on ORICON for 6th time. Therefore this group has replaced their own highest foreign artist’s record with this single.
Tohoshinki single, Share The World/We Are! which was released on April 22nd won the top of ORICON WEEKLY chart, thus makes them as the first foreign artists who places their single 6th times as ORICON weekly winner and set a new record.
Share The World/We Are! also became #1 ORICON Daily at the release date, April 22nd.
On April 28th at ORICON website said, “Tohoshinki makes another hit in their career as they ranked #1 at weekly chart for 6th times for their Share The World/We Are single. They set record as the first foreign artist who got the most No.1 on weekly chart.”
Accordingly, the other Tohoshinki’s singles who got #1 at ORICON weekly are: Purple Line (January 2008), Beautiful You/Sennen Koi Uta (April 2008), Doushite Kimi Wa Suki Ni Natta Shimattan Darou? (July 2008), MIROTIC (October 2008), and Bolero/Kiss The Baby Sky/Wasurenaide (May 2009).
Meanwhile, to commemorate the winning of this 27th single in ORICON Weekly single chart, Share The World/We Are will be released in Korea on May 6th, 2009 with CD, CD + DVD versions available. There will be subtitles for the DVD and a high reaction of the local fans are expected.