Johnny’s WEST
The top 10 roster of the Billboard Japan Hot 100 continues to shift rapidly this month as three new songs break into the top 10 following the four debuts from last week.
On the tally dated May 3 to 9, J-pop boy band Johnny’s WEST leads with “Something New,” a wedding-themed track penned by hitmaker Aimyon. The group’s 16th single sold 211,396 copies in its first week to rule physical sales, look-ups, and Twitter mentions.
The septet’s previous single sold slightly more than the current one (227,615 first-week copies), but many brick-and-mortar music stores in Japan have been closed due to the third COVID-19 state of emergency, so “Something New” can be said to have fared relatively well in spite of this setback.
Ado
Ado scores her first-ever No. 1 on this week’s Billboard Japan Hot 100 with “Usse-wa,” rising 3-1 on the tally after hovering in the top 5 for the past five weeks.
CD sales were slow on the week of March 1 to 7, making way for songs strong in audio and visual streaming to climb in ranking. The teenage singer’s explosive track overtook the song at No. 2 last week, Yuuri’s “Dryflower,” after competing against each other for the past six weeks. The overall difference between the two had come down to a narrow 319 points last week, and while “Dryflower” ruled streaming and karaoke this week, “Usse-wa” performed better in downloads, radio airplay, Twitter mentions and video views, taking the top spot by an even narrower 242-point difference.
Masanori Naruse
Brothers Tomu and Seina Suzuki, collectively known as the duo SuzukiSuzuki, performed on Billboard Japan and TikTokâs Next Fire program on March 5, 2021 as the featured artist of the month.
Brothers Tomu and Seina Suzuki, collectively known as the duo SuzukiSuzuki, performed on Billboard Japan and TikTokâs Next Fire program on March 5 as the featured artist of the month.
Next Fire is a weekly show on the TikTok Live platform that highlights an up-and-coming J-pop act each month, based on Billboard Japanâs newly launched Japan Heatseekers Songs chart. The hybrid program, hosted by Hina from J-girl group Faky and TikToker Shuichiro, streams performances and in-depth interviews by the featured act and explores new ways for fans to experience live music.