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Super Eight discography

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionAug 12, 2026
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The Japanese boy band Super Eight, formerly known as Kanjani Eight, is a pop idol group managed by Johnny & Associates and works released by Infinity Records. The group, currently, has a total of 36 released singles, 11 studio albums, two mini albums, and fifteen DVD releases. Thirty three of thirty six singles have placed at number-one on the Oricon singles chart. 47, the concert DVD for their 2007 nationwide tour, was the top selling music DVD of 2008.

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