Idol groups SHINee and U-Kiss’ latest Japanese releases are doing fairly well on Japan’s Oricon chart.

Both SHINee and U-KISS released their latest Japanese singles on December 12th and placed 2nd and 3rd respectively on the Oricon Daily Singles Chart after first day sales.

SHINee’s “For 1000 years, Always Be By My Side…” debuted at 2nd place on the Oricon Daily Singles Chart after selling 22,954 units in its first day. Furthermore, U-Kiss’ 5th Japanese single “Distance” ranked 3rd on the same chart, with 22,033 units sold.

Meanwhile, as Hallyu artists continue to show great power in Japan, local officials are predicting that Korean wave in the country will go through major changes next year.