Sakurazaka46’s “Make or Break” soars to No. 1 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100, on the chart dated July 2.
The 12th single by the J-pop girl group sold 540,768 copies in its first week, off to a better start than its previous single. The track rules sales, while coming in at No. 13 for downloads, No. 10 for streaming, No. 38 for radio airplay, and No. 87 for video views to rise 31-1 on the chart this week.
LE SSERAFIM’s “DIFFERENT” follows at No. 2. The five-member K-pop girl group released the English version of its fourth single on June 13, and the song debuted on the Japan Hot 100 at No. 20 on the chart released June 18. The CD single went on sale this week, powering the title track to its current position from No. 41, as the song hits No. 2 for sales, No. 18 for downloads, No. 39 for streaming, No. 34 for radio, and No. 20 for video.
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The “DIFFERENT” CD single includes “Kawaii,” a song written, arranged and produced by Japanese hitmaker Gen Hoshino. This track hits No. 22 for downloads this week.
Mrs. GREEN APPLE’s “breakfast” slips to No. 3 after ruling the chart for the first time last week. Downloads for the track have gained (103%), while radio, video, and streams are down, currently at 21%, 92%, and 99%, respectively.
The three-man band’s “KUSUSHIKI” follows at No. 4, up a notch from last week. Streams for the The Apothecary Diaries Season 2 Part 2 opener are down slightly at 94% week-over-week, downloads at 87%, video 94%, and karaoke 97%, while radio is up to 137%.
Kenshi Yonezu’s “Plazma” rises 10-5. A collaborative video for the track featuring scenes from the anime series Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX dropped recently and video views jumped from No. 14 to No. 2.
IMP.’s “Cheek to Cheek” debuts at No. 8, launching with 53,861 CDs to hit No. 3 for the metric. Also, back number’s new song featured in Mos Burger commercials, “Aru mirai yori ai wo komete,” climbs 54-22. Streams and radio are up to 194％ and 538％, respectively.
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 June 23 to 29, here. For more on Japanese music and charts, visit Billboard Japan’s English X account.