Mrs. GREEN APPLE Dominates Top Three Slots on Japan Hot 100 as 'Tengoku' Rises to No. 1
Mrs. GREEN APPLE's 'Tengoku' hits No. 1 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100, dated May 14, becoming one of the three songs by the band taking up the top three slots on this week's chart.
'Tengoku' ('Heaven') was written as the theme song for the movie Shinso wo ohanashi shimasu ('Let me tell you the truth') starring the band's frontman Motoki Omori alongside timelesz member Fuma Kikuchi and debuted at No. 11 last week. On this week's tally, it rules streaming with 9,383,288 weekly streams while coming in at No. 3 for downloads, No. 2 for radio airplay, and No. 4 for video views.
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The popular three-man band dominates the top three positions on this week's Japan Hot 100 with 'Lilac' following 'Heaven' at No. 2 and 'KUSUSHIKI' at No. 3, becoming the second act to do so. The first artist who accomplished this feat was Ado, on the chart released Aug. 17, 2022. ('New Genesis,' 'Backlght,' and 'I'm Invincible' at Nos. 1, 2, 3, respectively. Fun fact: Motoki Omori wrote 'I'm Invincible.')
WEST.'s 'WEST SIDE SOUL!' debuts at No. 4. The theme song for the movie URASYAIN starring all seven members of the boy band sold 236,601 copies in its first week to rule physical sales and comes in at No. 24 for radio.
DXTEEN's 'Tick-Tack' bows at No. 5. The opening theme song for the drama series Yabusaka dewa gozaimasen launches at No. 2 for sales with 90,311 copies sold and comes in at No. 8 for radio.
Other notable chart moves include Shota Shimizu's 'PUZZLE,' which rises 18-11. Released last October as the theme song for his alma mater, the song started gaining traction on TikTok and social media around April, leading to an increase in video views and streams. Streams are up to 112% and downloads to 162% from the week before.
Also, several songs by KinKi Kids have charted after the duo released its extensive catalog on streaming platforms on May 5. 'Ai no katamari' comes in at No. 14, 'Garasu no shonen' at No. 42, 'Aisareruyori aishitai' at No. 81, 'Flower' at No. 92, and 'Boku no senaka niwa hane ga aru' at No. 99.
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 5 to 11, here. For more on Japanese music and charts, visit Billboard Japan's English X account.
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