Ikimono Gakari(いきものがかり) to take short rest in 2011

Ikimono Gakari/いきものがかり vocalist Kiyoe Yoshioka/吉岡聖恵 (26) announced on Wednesday night that her weekly radio show "Ikimono Gakari Yoshioka Kiyoe no All Night Nippon" will be ending with its December 21 broadcast. More importantly, she apparently confirmed that the band will be taking a break from performances during the first half of 2011.

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Ikimono Gakari(いきものがかり) sets record with their best album

Ikimono Gakari(いきものがかり) 's best album "Ikimono Bakari ~Members BEST Selection~" was released last week, and it has already sold 457,000 copies, more than doubling the first-week sales of their last album. That amount sets this year's current first-week sales record for an artist with female vocals, surpassing AKB48's "Kamikyokutachi" (295,000). Even including male artists, they are in second place behind Arashi's "Boku no Miteiru Fuukei." 

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