TWS' ‘Hajimemashite' Debuts at No. 1 as ORANGE RANGE's ‘Ikenai Taiyo' Enjoys a Resurgence on Japan Hot 100
The debut single by the six-member boy band billed as SEVENTEEN's 'younger brother group' launched with 186,554 CDs to top sales, while coming in at No. 33 for radio airplay.
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Debuting at No. 2 this week is Morning Musume. '25's 'Kininaru sonoki no uta.' The single sold 109,594 copies in its first week to hit No. 2 for the metric, and also comes in at No. 10 for downloads and No. 52 for radio.
Mrs. GREEN APPLE's 'KUSUSHIKI' rises a notch to No. 3, with downloads and streaming up to 131% and 102%, respectively, compared to the week before. The three-man band's 'breakfast' is at No. 5, while 'Carrying Happiness,' the theme song for the special event called Summer Cool-Off at Tokyo Disney Resort, bows at No. 8 on the Japan Hot 100. The latter debuts at No. 1 for downloads with 9,349 units, while hitting No. 8 for streaming, No. 91 for radio and No. 39 for video. The 'I'm Invincible' hitmakers recently became the first act in J-pop history to sail past 10 billion streams with their catalog in the country, and currently have six tracks charting on the streaming list including 'Lilac' at No. 1 (No. 10 on the Japan Hot 100 this week).
aespa's 'Dirty Work' follows at No. 4, coming in at No. 4 for sales (29,005 copies), No. 37 for downloads, No. 10 for streaming, No. 55 for radio, and No. 10 for video. The four-member girl group collaborated with Apple on this song and released a video produced as part of the 'Shot On iPhone' campaign.
At No. 7 is BE:FIRST's 'Muchu,' up two ranks from last week. The group performed the song on the music program CDTV Live! Live! on June 30, and streaming is up to 116%, radio to 150%, and video to 111% week-over-week. The track is at No. 8 for downloads, No. 3 for streaming, and No. 12 for video.
Elsewhere on the chart, ORANGE RANGE's 'Ikenai Taiyo' (released in 2007) is enjoying a resurgence in popularity, soaring to No. 17 this week. The band hit No. 1 for video this week with its renewed, 'Reiwa Era' version music video starring the popular comedy duo Mayurika and featuring numerous Japanese pop-culture references from the aughts.
The Billboard Japan Hot 100 combines physical and digital sales, audio streams, radio airplay, video views and karaoke data.
See the full Billboard Japan Hot 100 chart, tallying the week from June 30 to July 6, here. For more on Japanese music and charts, visit Billboard Japan's English X account.
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