MANILA, Philippines – The album of international singing sensation Charice in Japan is now certified gold.
Charice, who has joined the cast the hit TV show “Glee”, thanked all her fans and supporters in Japan for supporting and buying her record.
“Chyeaa! My Album “Charice” is now certified GOLD in Japan! Thank you so much for the support!!! Japan, thank you so much 
,” Charice said on her Twitter page.
Charice’s album includes the single “Crescent Moon,” an English rendition of the hit Japanese song “Mikazuki” by popular Japanese pop singer Ayaka.
In previous interview, Charice said that she was a fan of J-Pop or Japanese pop songs.
Last May, Charice went to Japan to record the album and pose for pictorials for the cover of her CD. Her Japanese album was released last July.
“Crescent Moon” by Ayaka Mikazuki
Music Recording Certifications
The global music industry typically awards recordings with certification awards based on the total units sold or shipped to the retailers. These awards and their requirements are defined by the various certifying bodies representing the music industry in various countries and territories worldwide. The standard certification awards given consist of various combinations of Silver, Gold, Platinum, and Diamond awards, in ascending order.
- Gold = 100,000 units sold or shipments
- Platinum = 250,000 units sold or shipments
- Diamond = 1 million units sold or shipments
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Congratulations Charice!!! You’re truly a Big Star to look up to!
Keep up the good work.
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–WOW–
..Mazal Tov (Congratulations) Cha!..
Take Care of yourself and God Bless Always..
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Amazing: USA requirement for Gold is 500,000, Platinum 1,000,000
Diamond 10,000,000. It is much higher than Japan(source :wikipedia)
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I hope charice would sell 10,000,000 copies or more in the US. I haven’t seen any updates on US record sales, even the Philippines album sales. I hope when charice visit again the Philippines (david Foster and friends) she will be awarded by Platinum or Diamond record award:)
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No Need to bash an entire nation your a disgrace.
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Very well said… Those people who always label some people as crabs are the CRABBIEST themselves.
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interview on Voice of America. I have her first PI album and it’s also autographed by Charice herself.
It’s true that PI have lots of pirated CD’s and the poverty level is much worse but let’s boost the PI chasters morale for doing their part in supporting Charice. We’re all chasters and it doesn’t matter whether you’re from a third world country or the land of honey like US, we should unite as one. At this point of Charice career, each one of us who truly support Charice should put our best effort to contribute to her success. This is not a competition who’s country can put Charice album first on the gold, platinum or diamond level…..for sure this will happen naturally as they embrace Charice vocal talent.
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I believed you, you are one of the lucky ones, you can even afford a computer, you know how it goes, people who loves Charice are the ones who can relate very well to her humble beginning, the one who are not lucky enough to buy 10 CD’s of Charice.
Charice and the family once belong to the “have nots”, but she did not forget how she handles the Gulod Amateur last week, she knows how to look back where she came from….she is not lucky as you when she growing up, begging the neighborhood for costumes and what she can wear on the amateur contest, have you thought about that? Well it don’t matter now, what matters are people who can not afford to buy and listen to her music up close and personal. PEACE
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Congrats CHA. God bless you always.
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…not sure how many countries does this, I am a Filipino and for sure they do it to the extreme, guess what, people who sell this needs to make a living too and this is the easy way, it works both ways and they don’t care much about ratings,
I bet you, Charice loyal fans that cannot afford the real ones buys it too, so …where is the sales record. They pirate VIDEOS of American movies too….its not new in the Philippines, its a big business, and you know why ? the population is 10 % have’s and 90 % “have not” , really hard to swallow the truth, and you are right..
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The heaven is the limit !!!
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Uh, that may not be a good idea at this time. Bruno is in a bit to a sticky situation:
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iuFamsSLYz2qbZX7xXr5S-yTd0AwD9IBT8S00
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But as long as Charice still loves her home country it really doesn’t matter what anyone else says.
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According to wikipedia, Philippines requires these unit sales for domestic recordings and the amount in parentheses for international albums produced outside the country. It’s my understanding her 2 Philippine-produced CDs both reached Gold or Platinum.
Gold = 10,000 (7,500)
Platinum = 20,000 (15,000)
Diamond = 200,000 (150,000)
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Kakawati,Amazing: USA requirement for Gold is 500,000, Platinum 1,000,000
Diamond 10,000,000. It is much higher than Japan(source :wikipedia)
Philippine Gold 12,500,Platinum 25,000
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All I am talking about is Charice album, Philippines is flooded with fake and pirated ones, that is what PEOPLE buys, and the people who buys them are not factor anymore.
You can not blame anyone but the PILIPINO people who buys them. Who else, tell the folks dont over react, its the TRUTH….bottom line…..low album sales.
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Of course it is the truth. The album of Charice is not the only album affected by the proliferation of fake and pirated cds in the Philippines……. I do admit that I bought both the fake and also the original cds of Charice…. the original cds cost 8 to 10 times more than the pirated ones.
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How do you expect them to buy Charice album legally in legitimate record stores, come on , we are talking about Charice Album here, the poor can not afford it , they will rather buy the “PIRATED”, ones, that is what I am talking about. So the bottom line, the legitimate album buyer is not enough to put Charice in Gold or Platinum, the legitimate record sales will not make it.
That is the way of life over there, they pirate everything if they can do it, and its all over, sidewalk vendors, neighbors, and that is the truth. Open your eyes folks, meaning, will not be able to achieve anything on record sales, not even SILVER, if there is such a thing. They would rather put food on their table instead of ALBUM, so……they buy the “PIRATED” ones, and its cheaper, but not the same quality. PEACE
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Just want to say I am very disppointed with your comments here. If you keep posting comments like this then it will not be fun anymore to visit this site.
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if that’s a valid argument why does jovit baldovino’s album faithfully, much lately released in the philippines reach gold in just a matter of few weeks? does it shows charice album is not that much patronized there based on the album sales? or could they really not afford it that pirating is their only means to have it? just a question!
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please refrain.these are racists comments.this will affect the chasters cause.
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