Oricon Top 10 Singles for 1988

1. Hikaru Genji                      Paradise Ginga
2. Hikaru Genji                      Glass no Juu-dai
3. Hikaru Genji                      Diamond Hurricane
4. Otokogumi                        Daybreak
5. Tsuyoshi Nagabuchi            Kanpai
6. Shizuka Kudo                    Mugon Iroppoi
7. Hikaru Genji                      Tsurugi no Mai
8. Kyosuke Himuro                 Angel
9. Miho Nakayama                 Mermaid
10. Toshinobu Kubota            You Were Mine

Do I see a theme here? The Johnny's Entertainment group of the late 80s had a tight grip on the top singles of the year. "Paradise Ginga"was one of those songs I couldn't escape from while I was watching the ranking show videos during my university years. And the lead singer, Moroboshi-kun, was just every girl's dreamboat with his wide smile and headband. Imagine what that headband would've gotten on EBay if it had existed then.

Nice to see a couple of female aidoru help break up things a bit in the form of Kudo and Nakayama. Just a lot of testosterone in that list.