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Kim Hyun Joong becomes the first male international solo artist to top the Oricon Weekly Single Chart twice

Posted by starsung88 pts Wednesday, June 25, 2014
Kim Hyun Joong
Kim Hyun Joong's fourth Japanese single album 'Hot Sun' previously charted at #1 on the Oricon Daily Single Chart and now ranks #1 on the Oricon Weekly Single Chart!


SEE ALSO: Kim Hyun Joong's 'Hot Sun' tops Oricon's Daily Singles Chart and sells nearly 65,000 copies on first day


This is his second single album to top the Oricon Weekly Single Chart since 'Heat', which was released in July 2012, making him the first male international solo artist to top the chart twice.


His agency Key East Entertainment stated, "According to the Oricon reps, [Kim Hyun Joong] is the first international solo artist in 31 years since Taiwanese singer Au Yeung Fei Fei to rank #1 on the Oricon Weekly Chart with a single album twice and the first male international solo artist to achieve this in Oricon history."


Congrats, Kim Hyun Joong!

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