Snow Man's ‘SERIOUS' at No. 1, J-pop Summer Staples Rise on Japan Hot 100
The 12th single by the nine-member boy band is being featured as the theme song for the new Stigmatized Properties: Possession horror movie starring Snow Man member Shota Watanabe, which hit domestic theaters last Friday (July 25). The track launched with 909,496 CDs to rule sales, and the group scores its tenth No. 1 hit on the Japan Hot 100.
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HANA's 'Blue Jeans' slips a notch to No. 2 after debuting at No. 1 last week. The track rules streaming for the second week in a row, while coming in at No. 11 for sales and No. 4 for downloads. The breakout seven-member girl group has five songs charting on the tally this week, with 'ROSE' at No. 9, 'Burning Flower' at No. 17, 'Tiger' at No. 23, and 'Drop' at No. 29.
CUTIE STREET's new song 'Kyuu ni stop dekimasen!' follows at No. 3. The track had been available digitally since May 7, but soared on the tally after the CD version dropped July 23 and sold 505,909 copies in its first week. The latest single by the eight-member ASOBISYSTEM girl group comes in at No. 2 for sales and No. 37 for video views.
Mrs. GREEN APPLE's 'Carrying Happiness' rises 10-4 this week, hitting No. 1 for radio airplay. Streams for the Tokyo Disney Resort summer event theme song is up to 132% from last week and video views to 222%.
LiSA's 'Zankoku na yoru ni kagayake' (English title: 'Shine in the Cruel Night') hits No. 5, breaking into the top 10 from No. 39. This is one of the two theme songs gracing the blockbuster animated movie Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Infinity Castle — Part 1: Akaza Returns alongside Aimer's 'Taiyo ga Noboranai Sekai' (English title: 'A World Where the Sun Never Rises,' at No. 8 this week). The digital version was released on July 19 and the CD dropped on the 23rd. The latest Kimetsu collab by the 'Homura' songstress rules downloads, while coming in at No. 7 for sales, No. 14 for streaming, No. 6 for radio, and No. 17 for video.
In other chart news, J-pop summer staples are back on the Japan Hot 100. YUI's 'SUMMER SONG' (2010) rises 41-38, aiko's 'Hanabi' (1990) jumps 80-52, Keisuke Kuwata's 'Naminori Johnny' ('Johnny Surfer,' 2002) is at No. 73, Kuwata-led Southern All Stars' classic 'Manatsu no Kajitsu' (1990) is at No. 84, and Yuzu's 'Natsuiro' is at No. 86.
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 July 21 to 27, here. For more on Japanese music and charts, visit Billboard Japan's English X account.
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