Current Events > An anime opening song is currently the #1 song on Apple Music's Top 100 Global

(+) Yeah! (+)

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-06-20/yoasobi-oshi-no-ko-anime-opening-song-idol-tops-apple-music-top-100-global-chart/.199445

YOASOBI's "Idol," the opening theme song for the television anime adaptation for Aka Akasaka and Mengo Yokoyari's Oshi no Ko manga, has reached #1 on Apple's Music Top 100: Global chart as of Wednesday, June 21.

The song debuted at #1 in Billboard Japan's streaming song chart on April 19, its first week on the chart after the song debuted digitally on April 12, and only debuted as a CD single on Wednesday.

The song also holds the record in Japan for the fastest song to exceed 100 million streams, by doing so in five weeks. Similarly, it holds the record in Japan for the fastest song to exceed 200 million streams, by doing so in nine weeks.

The English version of the song ranked #1 on Billboard Global Excl. U.S. survey (dated June 10). It is the first song originally performed in Japanese to reach the top of the Global Excl. U.S. chart. The original Japanese version reached the top 10 when it debuted six weeks earlier. The English version debuted on May 26 at number six on the chart.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRtdQ81jPUQ

Wasn't Vinland S2 first opening on a chart or did I image that?

I've definitely heard this somewhere

Incredible how mainstream anime culture has become. Like you see kids in the mall wearing anime shirts and theyre not so much the nerdy kids anymore.

Deservingly so!

[LFAQs-redacted-quote]

Oshi no Ko is popular.

Doesn't matter how mediocre EVERYTHING about it is.

Is this show good

Blue_Inigo posted...

Is this show good

Yes, very much so. The first "episode" was basically a feature-length movie setting up the story and was one of the best anime-related things that I've ever watched. The rest of the series after that, while it hasn't quite lived up to the hype of that first episode, has been very good. I would personally give the show a 9/10 based on what I've seen so far, but the last episode airs next week and they might announce another season for the future, so that could still change.

Plus, the anime is very popular and getting tons of views and discussion despite not even being on the most popular anime streaming service. HiDive somehow managed to license this one out from under Crunchyroll's nose, and it might be the most watched anime they've ever had on their service.

it starts good then kinda goes super bland

It's an instant classic. Mostly based off the start and the middle/boss battle sounding parts, but that's more than enough.

[LFAQs-redacted-quote]

I dunno I think it's pretty musically different from most anime songs. I don't particularly like it myself but it's definitely a bit unique in the space at least. it's also by a pretty big-name group that has only recently started doing anime openings so they have a decent backing fanbase already

Not really feeling it. If I want to listen to anime music, Id listen to Heavens Falling Down.

kage_53 posted...

Not really feeling it. If I want to listen to anime music, Id listen to Heavens Falling Down.

I prefer Stone Ocean over the second OP.

[LFAQs-redacted-quote]

I mean the ominous choirs beneath the idol singing is pretty unique, as well as that mocking part near the middle

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9DLNCKPZ2c

Zeph posted...

it starts good then kinda goes super bland

That's what I thought. It lost me a bit in the middle. Overall I liked it, though.