K-pop artists shine bright on Oricon’s daily chart

KARA (top) members pose for their album "KARA COLLECTION," SE7EN (second to top) poses for his album "SE7EN THE BEST," U-KISS (second to bottom) bandmates poses for their new single "One of You" and Orange Caramel (bottom) members pose for their first Japanese single "My Sweet Devil," all released in Japan on September 5, 2012. [DSP Media/YG Entertainment/NH Media/Pledis Entertainment]

K-pop idol bands are seeing some promising album sales figure with their latest records on Japan's Oricon music charts.

KARA’s special studio album titled, “KARA COLLECTION,” made its way to the No. 3 spot on Oricon's daily albums chart after moving about 18,100 copies since its release on September 5, according to data polled by Oricon on Tuesday.

Proving their popularity in the Japanese music scene, the five-member group has drawn much attention from the public by gaining profitable outcomes without pursuing any promotional activities in Japan.

Solo artist SE7EN nabbed the eighth place on the daily albums chart with his Japanese best album “SE7EN THE BEST” which was released on the same day as KARA’s.

On Tuesday, Oricon's daily singles chart showed that boy band U-KISS landed at the seventh place with their fourth Japanese single "One of You," released on September 5.

Set to return to the local music scene with the first studio album “Lipstick” on September 13, Orange Caramel claimed the No. 8 spot on the daily singles chart with their first Japanese single “My Sweet Devil,” dropped on September 5.


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