FSC Japan

Japan is the largest physical music market in the world, and the second largest overall music market. In 2014, 37/50 of the best selling albums in the world and 49/50 of the best selling singles were dominated by Japanese artists. J-pop and J-rock are well-known and popular musical genres since the 1990s and they continue to dominate the musical mainstream of Japan. 
J-pop has been immensely influential in many other music styles, and hence those of neighboring regions, where the style has been copied by neighboring Asian regions, who have also borrowed the name to form their own musical identities. Beyond this, however, the music of Japan is rich and varied.
Japan debuted in the FSC in October 2009, and where it achieved its highest place of 3rd with "Umareyuku Monotachi" by Do As Infinity. In April, May and June of 2010 it recorded three top 10 finishes with songs "Koi no Mahou", "Monster", and "What Do You Want To Do". After receiving its worst result of 26th in February 2011, Japan took a hiatus from FSC. 5 years later in August 2015, however, Japan returned to the contest with its second best result, finishing 4th with 98 points for SEKAI NO OWARI's "Dragon Night". In December 2015, Japan recorded it's best ever result, with Superfly's "Beautiful" finishing in second place with 106 points.
Entries
FSC	
Date 	
Artist 	
Song 	
Place	
Points
8	
Oct 09	
Do As Infinity 	
Umareyuku Monotachi 	
3	
93
10	
Dec 09	
XYZ 	
High and Mighty Color 	
11	
52
11	
Jan 10	
Deathgaze 	
Sick 	
12	
38
13	
Mar 10	
Shonan Knife 	
Monster Jellyfish 	
23	
15
14	
Apr 10	
Girl Next Door 	
Koi no Mahou 	
5	
69
15	
May 10	
Monkey Majik 	
Monster 	
8	
73
16	
Jun 10	
Capsule 	
What Do You Want To Do 	
8	
73
17	
Jul 10	
Sound Horizon 	
Hikari To Yami No Douwa 	
24	
36
19	Sep 10	Ayumi Hamasaki 	Sexy Little Things 	13	50
20	Oct 10	a-nation's party	Thx A Lot 	20	46
22	Dec 10	Galneryus 	Burn My Heart 	11	60
24	Feb 11	Scandal 	Scandal Nanka Buttobase 	26	21
78	
Aug 15	
SEKAI NO OWARI 	
Dragon Night 	4 	98
79	Sep 15	Perfume 	
Pick Me Up 	15	54
80	Oct 15	Kana Nishino 	Moshimo Unmei No Hito Ga Iru No Nara	25	19
81	Nov 15	[Alexandros] 	Wataridori 	17	47
82	Dec 15	Superfly 	Beautiful 	2 	106
83	Jan 16	
=====Hamada Bamyu Bamyu=====	Nandeyanen Nen 	25	34
84	Feb 16	Kenta Kiritani 	Umi No Koe 	14	57
85	Mar 16	Weaver 	Koko 	16	48
86	Apr 16	ONE OK ROCK 	Always Coming Back 	3 	81
87	May 16	BABYMETAL 	Karate 	14	59
88	Jun 16	Superfly 	Kuroi Shizuku 	16	49
94	Dec 16	RADWIMPS 	Zen Zen Zense 	23	36
95	Jan 17	Gen Hoshino 	Koi 	13	57
96	Feb 17	Perfume 	Flash 	6 	75
97	Mar 17	Lecca 	Believe 	24	45
98	Apr 17	X JAPAN 	La Venus 	18	61
99	May 17	Perfume 	Tokyo Girl 	 	
==Voting==
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