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“アイドル (Idol)” is a song by Japanese duo YOASOBI as the opening for the anime 推しの子 (Oshi no Ko). Although driven by “bright and poppy” sound, this song describes the troubles and harsh rules an idol faces in the Japan entertainment industry, and the issues between idealistic expectations of an idol compared to their flawed reality.
According to YOASOBI, the song stayed faithful to the original manga and a specially written story titled 45510, with lines intertwined with the plot of both accounts from B-Komachi’s former members, Ai Hoshino herself and a third person point of view.
Since its release, “Idol” has achieved commercial success, surpassing 100 million streams, and has been on a no.1 consecutive week streak on the Billboard Japan Hot 100. It is also the second most streamed song in a single week in Japan, behind BTS‘ “Butter.”
In June of 2023, It set Japanese music history to become the first Japanese song ever to get #1 and top the Billboard Global 200 Excl. US singles chart.
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