TOMORROW X TOGETHER’s ‘Setsuna Hanabi’ Tops Japan Hot 100
TOMORROW X TOGETHER’s “Setsuna Hanabi” debuted at number one on the Billboard Japan Hot 100, driven by strong radio airplay and downloads after its release on 19 August. The result highlights the group’s continued popularity in Japan, where the chart measures performance across several formats rather than sales alone.
The single sold 420,878 physical copies, placing second in sales, while ranking 13th in streaming and 21st in video views. AKB48’s “Suki-ish” entered at number two despite selling the week’s highest 765,977 copies, while Kento Nakajima’s “ONIGOTO” debuted at four and Mrs. GREEN APPLE’s “Brand New” remained number one in streaming. The chart also saw renewed interest in older songs, including SPEED’s 1997 track “Body & Soul”, which entered for the first time after featuring in a Netflix reality series.
In short
- TOMORROW X TOGETHER debuted at number one in Japan.
- AKB48 had the week’s highest physical sales.
- Older songs also gained renewed chart momentum.
Explained simply
TOMORROW X TOGETHER is a South Korean pop group with a large following in Japan. “Setsuna Hanabi” is a Japanese-language single released there on 19 August.
The Billboard Japan Hot 100 combines several measures of a song’s popularity, including physical sales, downloads, radio airplay, streaming and video views. This means a song’s chart position reflects a mix of how people buy, hear and watch music, rather than sales alone.
Japanese music charts feature both local and overseas artists, and a song can perform differently across each measure. The Hot 100 offers one way to compare that activity across formats.