Jang, 2PM sweep Japan's Oricon charts

Jang Keun-suk

A K-pop singer and group took first and second place on Japan’s Oricon music charts on the same day of their new releases.

Jang Keun-suk, 25, released his second album “Nature Boy” in Japan, Wednesday, and immediately topped Oricon’s Album Chart.

“Even though other famous Japanese singers released albums, Jang ranked top in terms of sales by a large margin,” said a manager of his agency.

This is the third time he has ranked top in Japan, following his debut single “Let Me Cry” in 2011 and first album “Just Crazy” in 2012.

Jang, who has starred in K-dramas “Hwang Jin-i,” “You’re Beautiful” and “Mary Stayed Out All Night,” is popular both in Korea and Japan.

The day after the release, he appeared on Nippon Broadcasting Company’s radio program “Jang Keun-suk’s All-Night Nippon Gold,” and talked about recoding the album.

Jang will release two singles from the album, the title track “Nature Boy” and “Indian Summer.”

On the same day, six-member boy band 2PM’s sixth single also ranked high on two Japanese music charts.

“Give Me Love” swept the Tower Record Chart on the day of its release and ranked second on the Oricon Singles Chart.

“Give Me Love” is a characteristic dance track from the group. The single made news before its official release, since it is the theme song for the drama “Take Five,” which has been aired in Japan since April 19.