Snow Man’s “Dangerholic” leads the Billboard Japan Hot 100, dated Sept. 13, toppling YOASOBI’s “Idol” from the top spot where it ruled for a record 21 weeks straight.
The nine-member boy band’s ninth single is the theme of TBS’ drama series Trillion Game starring member Ren Meguro. The single broke the half-million threshold with 893,666 copies sold in its first week, and while it didn’t reach the 921,011 copies of the previous single, “Tapestry,” the song launches at No. 1 for sales. The track also rules radio and comes in at No. 2 for video views, gaining momentum as fans gear up for the final episode of the TV series to air Friday (Sept. 15).
King Gnu‘s “SPECIALZ” rises 4-2 after bowing on the chart last week. The opener for the Shibuya Incident story arc of the anime Jujutsu Kaisen dropped digitally Sept. 1 and the CD version was released Sept. 6. The CD launched with 32,330 copies to hit No. 5 for sales, and the track currently rules downloads (17,054 units) and streaming (11,151,908 streams, 1.8 times more than the week before).
At No. 3 is ENHYPEN‘s “Bite Me,” a track from the group’s third Japanese single “YOU” released Sept. 5. The CD sold 460,675 copies in its first week to hit No. 2 for sales behind Snow Man’s “Dangerholic.” The track didn’t fare too well in the digital metrics — No. 28 for downloads (1,834 units), No. 34 for streaming (2,853,202 streams), and No. 37 for video — but hit the top 3 on the Japan Hot 100 powered by sales.
YOASOBI’s “Idol” falls to No. 4 after a phenomenal run atop the Japan Hot 100. The track is slowing down overall, with downloads falling slightly from No. 2 to No. 4 (7,423 downloads), radio from No. 27 to No. 62, and streaming from No. 1 to No. 2 (10,913,375 streams). “Idol” holds the record for most consecutive weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100.
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 Sept. 4 to 10, here. For more on Japanese music and charts, visit Billboard Japan’s English Twitter account.
