Travis Japan‘s “KAGENIMO-HINATANIMO” shoots to No. 1 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100, on the chart dated April 22.
The track off the group’s second single was featured in a recent drama series starring member Ryuya Shimekake. It opened with 305,536 copies to lead in sales, while also coming in at No. 3 for downloads and No. 7 for radio airplay to mark the group’s second No. 1 on the Japan Hot 100.
IMP.’s “INVADER” debuts at No. 2. The title track off the group’s fifth single sold 75,364 copies in its first week to hit No. 2 for sales, and places No. 7 for downloads, No. 1 for radio airplay, and No. 62 for video views.
Mrs. GREEN APPLE’s “Kaze to Machi” launches at No. 3. The track serves as the theme song for the NHK morning drama series Kaze, Kaoru, which began airing Mar. 30. The song dropped digitally April 13 and tops downloads with 17,450 units, while also placing No. 3 for streaming, No. 10 for radio, and No. 34 for video.
M!LK’s “Bakuretsu Aishiteru” slips 2-4, and MISIA’s “Last Dance Anata to,” the theme song for the animated movie Detective Conan: Fallen Angel of the Highway, jumps 25-5.
Rounding out the top 10 debuts this week is OCTPATH’s “Steppin’!!!” The theme song for OCTPATH Spirits — the eight-member group’s own program currently airing on Nippon TV — bows at No. 8 with 64,129 copies sold to come in at No. 3 for sales.
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 April 13 to 19, here. For more on Japanese music and charts, visit Billboard Japan’s English X account.
