Snow Man‘s “BANG!!” rises to the top spot on the Billboard Japan Hot 100, on the chart released May 13.
The theme song of the film SAKAMOTO DAYS starring member Ren Meguro, charted at No. 2 on last week’s chart (May 6) after selling 932,321 CDs to rule sales. The track logs 42,153 copies to hit No. 3 for sales this week, while also coming in at No. 1 for downloads, No. 30 for streaming, No. 40 for radio airplay, and No. 2 for video views.
BE:FIRST‘s “BE:FIRST ALL DAY” follows at No. 2, soaring from No. 41. The title track off the group’s ninth single, released May 6, moved 86,575 copies to come in at No. 2 for sales, while also placing No. 6 for downloads, No. 23 for streaming, No. 38 for radio, and No. 10 for video. Another song from the single, “Rondo,” also charts at No. 14 this week.
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DOMOTO’s “Mata Ne” debuts at No. 3, selling 158,544 copies to rule sales while hitting No. 2 for downloads.
In further chart news, Motoki Ohmori’s “Moyooshi” climbs from No. 13 to No. 8 for its first top 10 entry. Video views for NTV’s News Zero theme song surged 443% week-over-week, while its radio figure jumped 1,153%. Sakanaction’s “Yoru no Odoriko” also notches its first top 10 appearance. The title track from the band’s 2012 single has gone viral domestically and internationally since around March, as videos using the song spread as a meme. The song lands at No. 13 for downloads, No. 5 for streaming, No. 35 for radio, and No. 13 for video.
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 4 to 10, here. For more on Japanese music and charts, visit Billboard Japan’s English X account.
