Billboard Japan announced its ranking charts for the first half of 2025 (counting the period between November 25, 2024 — May 26, 2025) today on June 6. The number one song in its overall song charts, "Billboard JAPAN Hot 100," was three-member pop rock band Mrs. GREEN APPLE 's ninth digital single song, "Lilac," which was featured as the opening theme for the first season of the TV anime Oblivion Battery . Obviously, the song also topped the "Hot Animation" charts for theme songs for TV anime and movies and songs by anime voice actors. The song was released digitally on April 12, 2024, as their first anime theme song work in five years. The song has streamed over 270 million times, and its music video has been viewed over 159 million times to date. The song also won the Grand Prix of the 66th Japan Record Award. The band became No.1 in the three main categories — "JAPAN Hot 100," "Hot Albums," and "Artist 100." This is the first time in the history of Billboard Japan that a band or artist has dominated all three categories. In a video message of their joyful voices below, they say, "We will continue to make music with sincerity. We would like to make music that can be delivered to many people or that can be a part of one person's life." Mrs. GREEN APPLE "Lilac" Music Video Billboard JAPAN Hot Animation Top 10 in the First Half of 2025 "Lilac" Mrs. GREEN APPLE ( Oblivion Battery opening) "Otonoke" Creepy Nuts ( DAN DA DAN opening) " Bling-Bang-Bang-Born" Creepy Nuts ( MASHLE: MAGIC AND MUSCLES season 2 opening) "Kaiju" Sakanaction ( Orb: On the Movements of the Earth opening) "Plazma" Kenshi Yonezu ( Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX opening) "BOW AND ARROW" Kenshi Yonezu ( Medalist opening) "Kusushiki" Mrs. GREEN APPLE ( The Apothecary Diaries season 2 2nd opening) "UNDEAD" YOASOBI ( MONOGATARI Series OFF & MONSTER Season ending) "Idol" YOASOBI ( Oshi ni Ko opening) "Inferno" Mrs. GREEN APPLE ( Fire Force 1st opening) Sources : press release, Billboards Japan ©Sony Music Entertainment Inc, All Rights reserved.
