KO1KEYZ’s Debut Single ‘KO1KEYZ’ Tops Japan Hot 100, Vaundy’s Film Theme ‘Shiwaawase’ Enters Top 10

KO1KEYZ's debut single, "KO1KEYZ," has taken the top spot on the Billboard Japan Hot 100 chart, which was released on October 14th. The song serves as the title track of the group's debut single, formed through PRODUCE 101 Japan Shinseikai, which made its simultaneous Japan-South Korea debut on October 7th. In its first week, the album sold 525,248 copies, securing the top position in physical sales.

Additionally, it also performed well in other categories, such as radio airplay (No. 2), downloads (No. 4 with 3,546 units), and video views (No. 10). This success marked KO1KEYZ's debut release as a chart-topper. Mrs. GREEN APPLE's "Kyouhan" remained in the top 10, climbing 8-2 positions, leading the radio charts and achieving No. 3 in video views and No. 5 in streaming (5,748,899 streams).

The song is part of the band's sixth original full-length album, POPS, which was released on September 30th. All 16 tracks from the album stayed within the top 100 for two consecutive weeks, including "Brand New" at No. 7, "lulu." at No. 16, "Cinderella" at No. 19, and "A Posteriori" at No. 20, bringing the band's total number of charting songs to 20.

EBiDAN's "Yes! Tokyo" entered the top 10, peaking at No. 3 for video views and No. 2 for streaming. STU48's "Fuyufuku ni Kigaetara" debuted at No. 4. The title track of the group's 14th single, released on October 7th, began with 202,645 copies sold, placing it at No. 2 for sales. Ayumu Imazu's "Musubi," a love song built around the theme of the "red string of fate," saw a rise in popularity, jumping to No. 5 for streaming (9,304,543 streams) and securing the No. 8 spot for both radio and video.

FRUITS ZIPPER's "Power of Love" soared to No. 3 for sales, selling 72,829 CDs. "swim?," the first single from solo artist KAITO, the moniker of King & Prince's Kaito Takahashi, debuted at No. 8, topping downloads with 28,300 units. M!LK's "Suki Sugite Metsu!" held at No. 9. Vaundy's "Shiwaawase," the theme song for the film Mama ga Mou Kono Sekai ni Inakutemo: Watashi no Inochi no Nikki (English title: ALL OUR TOMORROWS), debuted at No. 10, climbed 49-10 positions, and achieved a notable performance for downloads (No. 9) and streaming (No. 4 with 5,836,205 streams).

Further down the chart, ZUTOMAYO's "akanesasu" debuted at No. 29 and placed at No. 2 for downloads, written as the theme for the act's headlining concert entitled LEGACY ZOMBIE LABO "Bunka Denrai" Nara Heijo-kyo, held on October 10 and 11 at Nara Palace Site Historical Park. aiko's "Anata no Hana no Iro," the opening theme for Season 2 of the TV anime Blue Box, also entered at No. 49, ranking at No. 4 for radio.

LE SSERAFIM's "Made My Night" surged ahead at No. 21, released digitally in September and sold 26,831 copies in physical form, placing it at No. 5 for sales. The Billboard Japan Hot 100 chart combines physical and digital sales, audio streams, radio airplay, video views, and karaoke data. The full chart for the week from October 5 to 11 can be found here. For more information on Japanese music and charts, visit Billboard Japan's English X account.