Snow Man‘s “Odorouze!” bows at No. 1 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100, on the chart released March 4.
The track serves as the theme song for the film Specials starring member Daisuke Sakuma. Released digitally on Feb. 23, the song launches with 96,042 downloads to rule the metric, while also coming in at No. 2 for video views and No. 28 for streaming. The song is set to be included in the nine-man band’s 13th single, “BANG!! / SAVE YOUR HEART / Odorouze!,” due for physical release on Apr. 29. With this chart-topper, Snow Man now count 13 No. 1 hits on the Japan Hot 100.
Snow Man’s No. 1 Singles on Japan Hot 100
“KISSIN’ MY LIPS”
“Grandeur”
“HELLO HELLO”
“Secret Touch”
“Brother Beat”
“Orange Kiss”
“Tapestry”
“Dangerholic”
“BREAKOUT”
“SERIOUS”
“CHARISMAX”
“STARS”
“Odoroze!”
Last week’s No. 1, M!LK’s “Bakuretsu Aishiteru,” slips a notch to No. 2. Though CD sales dipped from its debut frame, numbers for streaming and video declined only slightly, keeping the track firmly in the runner-up slot. AKB48’s 67th single “Nagori Zakura” debuts at No. 3, driven by 622,607 CDs sold to top the sales metric. Kenshi Yonezu’s “IRIS OUT” and M!LK’s “Sukisugite Metsu!” retain their positions at No. 4 and No. 5, respectively.
In other chart moves, HANA’s self-titled debut album arrived this week, sending multiple tracks onto the song chart. Led by “ALL IN” at No. 13, a total of 12 songs from the project land inside the top 100. Motoki Omori’s “0.2mm” makes its debut at No. 12. The lead single from the Mrs. GREEN APPLE frontman’s solo debut mini-album OITOMA was written expressly as the theme song for the film 90 Meters.
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 Feb. 23 to Mar. 1, here. For more on Japanese music and charts, visit Billboard Japan’s English X account.
