Creepy Nuts' “Bling-Bang-Bang-Born” at No. 1, Kenshi Yonezu at No. 2 on Japan Hot 100

Creepy Nuts' “Bling-Bang-Bang-Born” extends its stay atop the Billboard Japan Hot 100 to 12 weeks on the chart dated April 17.

While the downloads for the MASHLE The season 2 opener dropped to No. 5, the hip-hip track continues to hold the top spot for streaming, video views and karaoke.

The “Sayonara, Mata Itsuka!” by Kenshi Yonezu! (“goodbye, see you again sometime”) debuts at No. 2 this week. The J-pop hit maker's latest track is currently featured as the theme song for the latest installment of NHK's historical morning drama series titled The Tiger and her Wings. After being released digitally on April 8, the song garnered 39,275 downloads in its first week, surpassing the 34,423 downloads of its predecessor “Spinning Globe”. “Sayonara” also debuts at No. 8 on streaming and No. 5 on video, also a better start than the previous single. The 33-year-old singer-songwriter's previous No. 1 hits “KICK BACK” and “Lemon” climbed 75-72 and 98-82, respectively, possibly influenced by the release of this new track.

Bowing at No. 3 is “Chance wa byodo” (“the chances are even”) by Nogizaka46. The J-pop girl group's 35th single was released on April 10 and reached No. 1 in sales with 713,872 copies sold in its first week, while also reaching No. 15 on downloads and No. 14 on radio. The song's first week sales were approximately 20,000 more than the group's previous single, “Monopoly”.

Number_i's “Blow Your Cover” debuts at No. 5 on the Japan Hot 100 after reaching No. 1 on radio, No. 2 on downloads, and No. 7 on video. Number_i took the stage at Coachella for the first time on Sunday (April 14), performing “FUJI” and “GOAT,” the latter featuring a surprise collaboration with Jackson Wang.

Ms. GREEN APPLE's “Lilac” debuts at No. 11. Opening for the anime Oblivion battery it comes in at No. 4 for downloads, No. 15 for streaming and No. 8 for video.

In other Japanese chart news, Hikaru Utada's songs from her latest album Science fiction, which topped all album charts this week, also climbed the song chart. “Traveling” is at No. 27, “First Love” is at No. 43 and “Auto” is at No. 80.

The Billboard Japan Hot 100 combines physical and digital sales, audio streams, radio airplay, video views and karaoke data.

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