 J-Friends's single , released on January 21, 1998, went on to sell over a million copies and ranked 12th on the annual Oricon charts by the end of the year.The year was successful for KinKi Kids as well.The duo's singles sold over a million and ranked 10th on the charts and sold over 900,000 copies and ranked 18th; their album "B Album" sold over 850,000 copies and over a million by the end of its chart run.