Kana Nishino
"Japonesque" was certified gold in April 2010 by the RIAJ for shipments of 100,000 units. This is Koda's first studio album not to shift over 250,000 units in Japan, and her first album not to achieve a platinum certification; her most recent entry was "Dejavu". At the end of 2012, "Japonesque" sold over 151,343 units in Japan; this ranked the ninth best selling album by a female artist, just behind entries from Adele, Ayaka, JuJu, Superfly, Che'Nelle, Kana Nishino, and Namie Amuro.