Ok, seeing how my last post on HSJ's ranks in Oricon charts getting such a positive response, I'll share one other news that was released ~2 months back.
Every year, Nikkei Entertainment releases a scatterplot, where they identify celebrities (actor/actresses, sportsman, singers, idols, etc.) and their relative popularity in terms of public recognition/awareness and public interest.
Johnny's groups generally scale pretty well on the public interest axis. The biggest difference between JE groups would fall under the public recognition axis, meaning the percentage of the general public actually knowing who they are.
Arashi has always topped the musical act ranking, and has done so for the past 5 years.
I'm going to share the summary of HSJ's rankings in 2015 and 2016, for comparison.
For clearer identification, HSJ has been circled in red, and members names have been circled in blue.
Vertical axis (Y-axis) - Interest
Horizontal axis (X-axis) - Familiarity/Recognition
Circles
Green - Next Break Zone
Orange - Attention Zone
Blue - Current Leader Zone
Purple - Well-Known but Lacking Interest Zone
2015 TALENT POWER RANKING
In 2015, only Yamada, Chinen and Hikaru managed to rank in the scatterplot.
Image may be NSFW.
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2016 TALENT POWER RANKING
In 2016, there is a huge surge of interest in all the members, and for the first time, all members actually charted in the scatterplot.
Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.
A breakdown of the upward trend of the individual members ranking:
Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.
For those who can't read the members names, here's a guide for you:
山田 涼介 Yamada Ryosuke
知念 侑李 Chinen Yuri
中島裕翔 Nakajima Yuto
岡本 圭人Okamoto Keito
有岡 大貴 Arioka Daiki
高木 雄也Takaki Yuya
薮 宏太 Yabu Kota
八乙女 光Yaotome Hikaru
伊野尾慧 Inoo Kei
P.S. (These information are from my interaction with friends and some Japanese and I don't have any credible source to support this):
- HSJ has always been about Yamada, and it is refreshing to see how it is beginning to change, with the other members gaining more momentum/interest.
- Mass media in Japan is considering HSJ as the next Arashi.
Sources: 123
Every year, Nikkei Entertainment releases a scatterplot, where they identify celebrities (actor/actresses, sportsman, singers, idols, etc.) and their relative popularity in terms of public recognition/awareness and public interest.
Johnny's groups generally scale pretty well on the public interest axis. The biggest difference between JE groups would fall under the public recognition axis, meaning the percentage of the general public actually knowing who they are.
Arashi has always topped the musical act ranking, and has done so for the past 5 years.
I'm going to share the summary of HSJ's rankings in 2015 and 2016, for comparison.
For clearer identification, HSJ has been circled in red, and members names have been circled in blue.
Vertical axis (Y-axis) - Interest
Horizontal axis (X-axis) - Familiarity/Recognition
Circles
Green - Next Break Zone
Orange - Attention Zone
Blue - Current Leader Zone
Purple - Well-Known but Lacking Interest Zone
2015 TALENT POWER RANKING
In 2015, only Yamada, Chinen and Hikaru managed to rank in the scatterplot.
Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.
2016 TALENT POWER RANKING
In 2016, there is a huge surge of interest in all the members, and for the first time, all members actually charted in the scatterplot.
Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.
A breakdown of the upward trend of the individual members ranking:
Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.
For those who can't read the members names, here's a guide for you:
山田 涼介 Yamada Ryosuke
知念 侑李 Chinen Yuri
中島裕翔 Nakajima Yuto
岡本 圭人Okamoto Keito
有岡 大貴 Arioka Daiki
高木 雄也Takaki Yuya
薮 宏太 Yabu Kota
八乙女 光Yaotome Hikaru
伊野尾慧 Inoo Kei
P.S. (These information are from my interaction with friends and some Japanese and I don't have any credible source to support this):
- HSJ has always been about Yamada, and it is refreshing to see how it is beginning to change, with the other members gaining more momentum/interest.
- Mass media in Japan is considering HSJ as the next Arashi.
Sources: 123
