Ado's 2002 digital single song "New Genesis" (also known as Shin Jidai: Uta from ONE PIECE FILM RED in Japan) has surpassed 600 million cumulative streams, according to Oricon News . The song has now become her first song to achieve the milestone in her six-year professional career. "New Genesis" was newly written and composed by Yasutaka Nakata, best known for producing works for Perfume and Kyary Pamyu Pamyu, as the theme song for the anime film ONE PIECE FILM RED which released in Japan in August 2022. Ado also provided the singing voice for the film's main character, Uta. The song released digitally from Virgin Music on June 8, 2022, ranking No. 1 in iTunes overall song ranking, LINE MUSIC real-time ranking, Oricon digital single ranking and other major rankings. On the Apple Music Global Chart, it became the first Japanese song to reach No.1 worldwide. The cumulative streaming count for "New Genesis" had reached 600,616,124 by the week of January 26-February 1, making Ado the second female solo artist in history to surpass 600 million cumulative streams on Oricon's weekly streaming ranking, following Aimyon (by "Marigold" ). The music video for "New Genesis" was posted on Ado's official YouTube channel on June 15, 2022, and currently surpasses 191 million views. Ado "New Genesis" Music Video "New Genesis" digital jacket Ado artist visual Crunchyroll currently streams ONE PIECE FILM RED, alongside other ONE PIECE movies , and describes the film: Uta, the most beloved singer in the world whose voice has been described as "otherworldly", is renowned for concealing her own identity when performing. Now, for the first time ever, she will reveal herself to the world at a live concert. Source : Oricon News
