Mrs. GREEN APPLE’s ‘Bitter Vacances’ Rises to No. 1, Number_i Debuts at No. 3 on Japan Hot 100

Mrs. GREEN APPLE’s “Bitter Vacances” hits No. 1 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100, rising from No. 6 where it debuted last week.

On the chart released Dec. 11, the theme for the upcoming live-action movie Saint Young Men (due in domestic theaters Dec. 20) comes in at No. 2 for streaming (up 182% week-over-week) and radio airplay (up 1,381％), No. 5 for video views (up 136％) and No. 3 for downloads.

Rosé & Bruno Mars’ “APT.” slips to No. 2 this week after holding the top spot for three straight weeks. After peaking last week, streams are down to 95%, downloads to 79%, and videos to 85%, but the global hit continues to dominate streaming and video.

Number_i’s “HIRAKEGOMA” debuts at No. 3. The new track off the three-man group’s album No. I (Deluxe) released Dec. 2 launches at No. 1 for downloads and radio, No. 4 for video, and No. 40 for streaming. The album No. I rises to No. 2 on the download albums chart and to No. 7 on the Hot Albums chart this week.

Mrs. GREEN APPLE’s “Lilac” holds at No. 4. Downloads for the Oblivion Battery opener gained 119%, streaming 104%, and radio 229% from the week before.

BALLISTIK BOYZ from EXILE TRIBE’s “SAY IT” bows at No. 5. The track produced by T.Kura, Chaki Zulu and DJ DARUMA comes in at No. 4 for sales and No. 3 for radio.

In other news, the tragic death of Japanese actress and singer Miho Nakayama at age 54 was reported on Dec. 6, and fans turned to her collaborative single with the band WANDS from 1992, “Sekaiju no dareyori kitto,” (roughly, “probably more than anyone in the world”) to celebrate her life. The karaoke favorite debuted at No. 56 on the Japan Hot 100 this week, coming in at No. No. 6 for downloads, No. 91 for radio, and No. 88 for karaoke. Seasonal staples are also coming back in full swing, with back number’s “Christmas Song” rising 19-15, Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” jumping 72-46, and Keisuke Kuwata’s “White Love” returning at No. 66. Also, a new Christmas love song by REIKO featuring JUNON of BE:FIRST called “First Christmas” debuts at No. 54.

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 Dec. 2 to 8, here. For more on Japanese music and charts, visit Billboard Japan’s English X account.

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