BOYNEXTDOOR scores its first-ever No. 1 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100, debuting atop the chart released Aug. 27 with “Count to Love.”
The track is off the K-pop boy band’s second Japan single “BOYLIFE.” The CD version dropped Aug. 20 following its digital release two days earlier. The song topped physical sales with 431,795 copies sold, significantly surpassing the first-week sales of the band’s previous single “AND,” while also coming in at No. 5 for radio airplay, No. 37 for video views, No. 32 for downloads, and No. 52 for streaming.
Mrs. GREEN APPLE’s “Summer Shadow” holds at No. 2, where it bowed last week. This is the three-man band’s fifth new song of a five-month consecutive release streak for the second year running, and is being featured in Kirin Beverage’s Gogo no Kocha commercials. Streaming and downloads for the track are down, but radio airplay gained by approximately 2.3 times the week before. The prolific hitmakers have two other songs charting in the top 10: “KUSUSHIKI” at No. 9 and “Lilac” at No. 10.
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HANA’s “Blue Jeans” also stays at No. 3. The song has held the top spot for streaming ever since its debut for six week straight, and while it slipped to No. 2 for video last week, it returns to No. 1 on the current chart. CD sales have also gained approx. 1.8 times week-over-week, from 1,400 copies to 2,533 copies. Sales have continued to climb following the first fan meeting for the seven-member girl group on Aug. 19 and 20.
There were three other debuts in the top 10 this week, with KID PHENOMENON’s “Sparkle Summer”at No. 4, SWEET STEADY’s “YAKIMOCHI” at No. 5, and Lienel’s “Chozetsu SUMMER de baka ni nare” at No. 7.
Elsewhere on the Japan Hot 100, HUNTR/X’s “Golden,” the global hit being featured in the Netflix film K-pop Demon Hunters, breaks into the top 30 at last, landing at No. 25. This track, currently dominating the Billboard charts including the Hot 100 and Global 200, also gained in streaming (up to 114% from the week before) and downloads (108%) in Japan as well. Since its July 30 debut on the Japan Hot 100, it has steadily climbed 71-50-41-31-25.
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 Aug. 18 to 24, here. For more on Japanese music and charts, visit Billboard Japan’s English X account.
