JO1’s “Love seeker” soars to No. 1 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100, rising from No. 59 on the chart released June 5.
“Love seeker” is the lead track from the 11-member boy band’s eighth single “HITCHHIKER.” The song dropped digitally May 12 and debuted on the Japan Hot 100 at No. 48 (May 22), then dropped to No. 59 the following week before hitting the top spot this week powered by sales. The group marked its biggest first-week CD sales with 738,776 copies to rule the metric, while coming in at No. 3 for downloads (15,613 units, up approximately 2,800% from last week), No. 25 for streaming (up 157%), No. 31 for video views (up 117%), and No. 5 for radio airplay (up 688%).
Debuting at No. 2 is Number_i’s “BON,” a track off the trio’s mini-album No.O -ring-, released May 27. The song debuts at No. 1 for downloads with 49,896 units and also rules radio and video, while coming in at No. 13 for streaming to hit No. 2 by a narrow margin on the Japan Hot 100 with no points for physical sales. The group’s former No. 1 song “GOAT” moved 64-54 due to the new release, and six of the mini-album’s tracks, including “BON,” entered the Japan Hot 100.
Incidentally, King & Prince’s former No. 1 hits ”Tsukiyomi” and “Cinderella Girl” — made available for streaming at the end of last month — also return to the Japan Hot 100. Both songs are from the group’s five-member era — Number_i consists of three former members of King & Prince — and saw an increase in weekly streaming and video views. “Tsukiyomi” returns for the first time in about a year and three months, while “Cinderella Girl” returns for the first time in about a year.
comdot’s “Haikei Oretachihe” bows at No. 3 on the Japan Hot 100. The first single by the five-member YouTubers sold 136,964 copies to hit No. 2 for sales, while coming in at No. 27 for downloads, No. 16 for streaming, No. 6 for radio, and No. 23 for video.
Kenshi Yonezu’s “Mainichi” (Every Day) launches at No. 6 this week. The release of this new commercial song for Coca-Cola Japan’s “Georgia” brand has powered the hitmaker’s other songs up the charts, with “Sayonara, Mata Itsuka!” seeing an increase in downloads and “Lemon” in both streaming and downloads.
BEYOOOOONDS’ first single in about a year and a month called “Hai to Diamond” bows at No. 7, selling 99,222 copies to hit No. 3 for sales, while coming in at No. 10 for downloads and No. 16 for radio.
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 May 27 to June 2, here. For more on Japanese music and charts, visit Billboard Japan’s English Twitter account.
