M!LK’s “Bakuretsu Aishiteru” hits No. 1 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100, dated Feb. 25, marking the group’s first time atop the chart.
The track appears on the five-man group’s new single “Bakuretsu Aishiteru / Sukisugite Metsu!” released Feb. 18. The single sold 615,808 copies — more than triple the first-week sales of the group’s previous release — and hits No. 2 for sales. The song also tops video views and comes in at No. 5 for downloads, No. 3 for streaming, and No. 23 for radio airplay. M!LK’s prior career peak on the chart had been No. 3, achieved with “Sukisugite Metsu!,” “Aono Oto,” “Over The Storm,” and “Ternero Fighter.”
Naniwa Danshi’s “HARD WORK” debuts at No. 2. The theme song for the Tokai TV × WOWOW co-produced drama Yokohama Neighbors Season 1 launched with 737,824 copies, a career-high for the seven-man group, to hit No. 1 for sales. The track also comes in at No. 34 for radio and No. 79 for video.
RIIZE’s “All of You,” from the group’s second Japan single, bows at No. 3 after selling 389,850 copies in its first week (No. 3 for sales). The track tops radio while coming in at No. 81 for downloads.
Other new entries in the top 10 this week include ≒JOY’s “Denwa Bango Oshiete!” and Travis Japan’s “Kage ni mo Hinata ni mo.” ≒JOY’s track, issued Feb. 18 as the group’s fourth single, sold 276,793 copies to debut at No. 6 overall. Travis Japan’s “Kage ni mo Hinata ni mo,” the lead track from their second single due Apr. 15, hits No. 1 for downloads, No. 30 for streaming, and No. 16 for video to launch at No. 9.
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 Feb. 16 to 22, here. For more on Japanese music and charts, visit Billboard Japan’s English X account.
