INI’s “All 4 U” soars to No. 1 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100 chart dated April 29.
The lead single from INI’s eighth single “PULSE” sold 725,113 copies in its first week to rule sales, while also landing at No. 1 for downloads, No. 3 for radio airplay, and No. 75 for streaming. The chart-topper marks the group’s sixth No. 1 on the Japan song chart.
Complete List of INI’s No. 1 Singles on Japan Hot 100
“CALL 119”
“Password”
“LOUD”
“WMDA (Where My Drums At)”
“Present”
“All 4 U”
Mrs. GREEN APPLE’s “Kaze to Machi” rises one place to No. 2. The track serves as the theme song for NHK’s morning drama series Kaze, Kaoru and hits No. 1 for radio, No. 2 for downloads, and No. 7 for streaming this week, with radio points surging 386% week-over-week. The song’s music video is scheduled to premiere on April 29 at 9 p.m., a release that is expected to further impact the chart in coming weeks. Also for the group, “StaRt” re-enters the chart at No. 85. The three-member band performed the song — the lead track from their 2015 major label debut mini-album Variety — on the April 13 broadcast of TV Mrs, a program hosted by the trio.
CANDY TUNE’s “HAPPY BOUNCE BIRTHDAY” bows at No. 3. The track from the group’s third single launched with 171,762 copies to hit No. 2 for sales. M!LK’s “Bakuretsu Aishiteru” holds at No. 4, coming in at No. 1 for streaming, No. 12 for sales, No. 16 for downloads, No. 3 for video views, No. 11 for karaoke, and No. 76 for radio. Following at No. 5 is “Sukisugite Metsu!” by the breakout five-member boy band, climbing a notch from last week. Notably, “Bakuretsu Aishiteru” has now topped streaming for six consecutive weeks, while “Sukisugite Metsu!” continues to perform strongly on the karaoke chart, this week recording its seventh No. 1 on that metric — including six consecutive weeks.
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 20 to 26, here (https://www.billboard.com/charts/japan-hot-100/). For more on Japanese music and charts, visit Billboard Japan’s English X account (https://x.com/BillboardJP_ENG).
