<0xBC> <0x9E> . ▁Both ▁albums ▁domin ated ▁the ▁best - s elling ▁album ▁category ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁Or icon ▁year ly ▁chart , ▁s elling ▁over ▁ 2 . 5 ▁million ▁copies . ▁Mr . Children ▁has ▁become ▁the ▁third ▁artists ▁who ▁achieved ▁T OP ▁ 2 ▁sp ots ▁on ▁the ▁year ly ▁album ▁ranking , ▁and ▁this ▁is ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁ 1 4 ▁years ▁for ▁any ▁artist ▁to ▁achieve ▁this . ▁Moreover , ▁[( An ▁Im itation ) ▁Blood ▁Orange ], ▁an ▁album ▁of ▁new ▁material ▁released ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁deb uted ▁No . 1 ▁on ▁the ▁Or icon ▁Chart — at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁year , ▁all ▁three ▁albums ▁released ▁that ▁year ▁were ▁in ▁the ▁Top ▁ 1 0 ▁best ▁s elling ▁albums ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Mr . ▁Children ▁was ▁named ▁No . 1 ▁Con cert ▁M obil ization ▁Power ▁Rank ing ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁overall ▁number ▁of ▁people ▁whom ▁attended ▁their ▁performances ▁during ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁in ▁Japan , ▁mobil izing ▁ 1 , 1 1 9 , 0 0 0 ▁fans ▁( 3 6 ▁concert s ) ▁ ▁History ▁▁ 1 9 8 7 – 1 9 9 2 ▁ ▁The ▁group ' s ▁members ▁first ▁met ▁in ▁the ▁year ▁of ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁when ▁Sak ur ai , ▁T ah ara ▁and ▁Nak ag awa ▁were ▁in ▁ ▁The