Okay, Watchmen is out today and it is nine hours long so I have to get started so I can make it to work on time on Monday once it gets out…on Monday. It’s time for…
Chachi’s Top 20 Video Countdown!
First, we have Falling Out:
Ikimonogakari – Kimagure Romanteikku (Peaked at #2)
Nana Mizuki – TRICKSTER (Peaked at #2)
Two videos that came close to taking the top spot. Oddly enough: both stopped by YA-KYIM. Irony at its finest. Let’s begin with a J-Pop princess making her return!
20. Hikaru Utada – Come Back To Me(New Entry)
Come Back To Me - Utada
We start off with the return of arguably the biggest J-Pop artist not named Ayumi Hamasaki! Miss Utada has been gone for quite a while and she returns with an English track of all things! I have to say it has a good R&B vibe to it and it is good to see her and BoA coming stateside. Bout damn time!
19. Young Jeezy featuring Nas – My President Is Black (Last Week #16)
Jeezy and Nas fall three spots this week and look to be falling out of the Countdown after a long but disappointing run. Can Young Jeezy rebound after two lackluster videos?
18. Lil Wayne – Prom Queen (New Entry)
Prom Queen - Lil Wayne
Young Weezy is on the Countdown! He was on here with Game a few months ago but this is his first time on here solo. I have been playing this song NON-STOP for the last few weeks and am kind of looking forward to his rock album. Hopefully it will be like Kanye’s out of the box experiment.
17. Kanye West – Heartless (Last Week #14)
Mr. West falls three more spots this week as it looks like his dominance may be over for a spell. “Welcome to Heartbreak” premiered and I love that video so…expect to see it soon.
16. Aqua Timez - Velonica (Last Week # 13)
Speaking of falling, Aqua Timez is also falling this week and they have TWO NEW VIDEOS to back this one up. See, this is how you do things!
15. YA-KYIM respects KOME KOME CLUB – Kimi Ga Iru Dake De (Last Week #9, Four Weeks at #1)
YA-KYIM falls from the Top Ten for the first time since 2008! This is one of the biggest videos of the year and it is only 3 months old! Can they keep the streak up?
14. Abingdon Boys School - STRENGTH (Last Week #18)
ABS moves up four spots this week as they look to overtake UVERworld as the biggest rock band on the Countdown. Although if you toss in Paramore…they may be number three. Maybe even number four…IF YOU WANT A SPOILER!
13. Joe Inoue – Closer (Last Week #11)
Joe falls two spots this week and slows down his descent. What the hell?! I kind of miss Naruto! Damn, I never thought I would say that but you don’t know what you got till it aint subbed I guess…
12. Yuna Ito – Trust You (Last Week #19, Biggest Mover)
My baby boo moves up a HUGE seven spots this week! That is the second biggest jump EVER! I just realized this song samples “No One” by Alicia Keys in arguably the biggest “AH-HA” moment of 2009. Just so you know, that video went to number one for five weeks on the Countdown. Just saying.
11. Shion Tsuji – Sky Chord ~Otona ni Naru Kimi he~ (Last Week #15)
Speaking of moving up, Shion Tsuji moves up four big ones and is just short of the Top Ten! For her first time out, she is kind of rocking the box! Love this song, btw.
10. RSP with DA BUBBLE GUM BROTHERS – LA.LA.LA LOVE SONG (Last Week #6. One Week at #1)
We begin the Top 10 with a former number one! It is also the longest running video on the Countdown this year and is closing in on May J’s record for the longest running video on the Countdown ever as it has been here since NOVEMBER. Now that’s big pimpin.
9. T.I. featuring Justin Timberlake – Dead and Gone (Last Week #12)
Another day, another T.I. video in the Top Ten! TIP and J-Tim are back together again almost three years exactly when they were in the Top 10 last time with “My Love” man…that was three years ago? Shit, The Q is miles away at this point.
8. BoA - Eien (Last Week #10)
BoA moves up two spots this week as I wait for her fricking English album that WILL NEVER COME. Between her and Se7en I am giving up on the K-Pop invasion.
7. NERD – Sooner or Later (Last Week #4)
After coming so close to taking the number one spot, NERD falls from the Top Five this week. I wonder when in the hell the CRS album is coming…if ever.
6. UVERworld – 99/100 Damashi no Tetsu (Last Week #8)
UVERworld is creeping ever so close to ending the streak! They move up two spots this week as they inch ever closer to that elusive fourth number one video. Also…GET THEIR ALBUM NOW!
5. John Legend – Everybody Knows (Last Week #7)
Mr. Legend is back in the Top Five! His latest video (And clean shaven, might I ad) has moved up two spots this week and he has officially become the most dominant artist in the three year history of the Countdown. Damn right!
4. B.o.B. – I’ll Be In The Sky (Last Week #5)
B.o.B. moves up a single spot this week as he looks to maybe make a big splash for himself. He has gotten higher than I was expecting, I will tell you that much. Even still, can he pull the upset of the year and make it to the top? Not now because we are down to three!
3. YA-KYIM respects SEAMO - SA IKOU! (Last Week #1, Two Weeks at #1)
YA-KYIM’s second number one video falls two spots this week! After dominating the countdown for a combined six weeks, they are in the bronze medal spot this week. I hope they bring me something new soon because if so this could be the biggest year for one artist ever!
2. Jesse McCartney – It’s Over (Last Week #3)
Jesse McCartney is shocking the world! He has moved up another spot to the runner up position! Yes, I like Jesse McCartney as he filled a pop void in my playlist and in my heart. Also, the remix for “How Do You Sleep?” with Ludacris should be out any day now. But until then, we have a new number one video!
1. BACK-ON – flyaway (Last Week #2, One Week at #1)
BACK-ON is on top! For the first time officially, BACK-ON has captured the crown and is officially the biggest band in the land! I have to say it is about time but at the same time they kind of don’t RELEASE ENOUGH FOR MY LIKING but that is a moot point. They are here now and they are rocking the top spot!
That is all for this week! Tune in next week to see if BACK-ON can hold on to number one for a second week! Or will Jesse McCartney shock the world and take over the top spot? Or can YA-KYIM rebound and make it a third week with the crown? See you in seven to find out!
GO. SEE. WATCHMEN. THAT IS ALL.
Chachi Out
