YOASOBI's [OSHI NO KO] Anime Opening Song "Idol" Surpasses One Billion Streams

YOASOBI 's 19th digital single song "Idol," which was featured as the first opening theme for the TV anime [OSHI NO KO] , became their second song to surpass one billion cumulative streams, according to Oricon News . It is their second single to do so, following their first digital single song "Yoru ni Kakeru" which also has passed one billion streams. "Yoru ni Kakeru" was released in December 2019 and surpassed one billion cumulative domestic streams in September 2023. However, "Idol" reached that milestone two years and seven months after its release on April 12, 2023, breaking YOASOBI 's own record for the fastest time to reach one billion streams on the Oricon charts. Currently, YOASOBI is the only artist to have surpassed one billion cumulative streams on the Oricon weekly streaming chart. Additionally, YOASOBI' s seventh digital single song "Kaibutsu" ("Monster"), which was released in January 2021 and featured as the opening theme for BEASTERS Season 2 , also surpassed 700 million cumulative streams on the same chart. This marks YOASOBI 's fourth work to surpass 700 million cumulative streams. YOASOBI "Idol" Music Video YOASOBI "Kaibutsu" Music Video RELATED: YOASOBI's Oshi no Ko Anime Opening ‘Idol’ Makes History as the Fastest Song to Pass 400 Million Streams "Idol" digital jacket "Kaibutsu" digital jacket YOASOBI artist photo Source: Oricon News , The Orchard Japan press release

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