This week’s guest was SHISHAMO.

SHISHAMO – Laugh Maker (BUMP OF CHICKEN cover) / Chuudoku

This week, Yonezu Kenshi topped the Hot 100 single chart with his single “Pale Blue”, with 23,354 points.

BTS topped the Hot Albums chart with their new best album “BTS, THE BEST.”

BTS also topped the Artist 100 chart for the fourth consecutive week.

Kenshi also topped the Hot 100 Lyricists chart.

Kenshi also topped the Hot 100 Composers.

BTS also topped the Streaming Songs chart for the fifth consecutive week with their digital single “Butter.”

Kenshi topped the Download Songs chart for the third consecutive week with “Pale Blue.”

BTS also topped the Download Albums chart with “BTS, THE BEST.”

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This week, Yonezu Kenshi topped the Combined Single chart with his single “Pale Blue”, with 202,519 points in its third week.

BTS topped the Combined Album chart with their new best album “BTS, THE BEST”, with 794,395 points in its first week.

Kenshi also topped the Single chart with “Pale Blue”, selling 156,438 copies in its first week of physical release.

BTS also topped the Album chart with “BTS, THE BEST”, selling 782,369 copies in its first week.

Kenshi also topped the Digital Single chart for the third consecutive week with his digital single “Pale Blue”, selling 29,964 copies its third week.

BTS also topped the Digital Album chart with “BTS, THE BEST”, selling 7,603 copies in its first week.

BTS also topped the Streaming chart for the fifth consecutive week with their digital single “Butter”, with 12,620,333 streams in its fifth week.

We’re back with another episode of the Arama! Japan podcast! This episode covers May 2021! This month we covered a variety of topics, including Hoshino Gen & Aragaki Yui‘s marriage, the Japanese music industry’s 2020 decline, King & Prince‘s “Magic Touch”, the anti-blackness of idol fans, and more.

I am joined this episode by my co-host Hannah. Check it out below!

We’re back with this week’s edition of Oricon Flashback. This is where we look back on what topped the charts this week 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, and 30 years ago. Think of it as a way to reminisce and learn about the past of Japanese music.

This week’s episode featured Hoshino Gen. This episode marks Gen’s first appearance on “SONGS” in six years. In this episode, the roots of Gen’s music are explored.

Hoshino Gen – Souzou / SUN / Fushigi

The Fuji TV drama “Omameda Towako to Sannin no Motootto” tells the story of Omameda Towako, portrayed by Matsu Takako, and her interactions with her three ex-husbands, played by Matsuda Ryuhei, Kakuta Akihiro, and Okada Masaki.

The ending theme of the drama is different variations of a song called “Presence.” This song is by a unit created for the drama, consisting of Takako, Ryuhei, Akihiro, and Masaki, along with STUTS, under the name “STUTS & Matsu Takako with 3exes.” STUTS, along with butaji, wrote the lyrics for the main vocal, which is sung by Takako. STUTS was also in charge of the song’s production. The three ex-husbands serve as the song’s chorus under the name “3exes.”

There are five different versions of “Presence” used in “Omameda Towako to Sannin no Motootto”, each with a different guest rapper. Episodes 1 & 6 featured “Presence I”, featuring KID FRESINO. Episodes 2 & 7 featured “Presence II”, featuring BIM & Masaki. Episodes 3 & 8 featured “Presence III”, featuring Yurufuwa Gang‘s NENE & Akihiro. Episodes 4 & 9 featured “Presence IV”, featuring Daichi Yamamoto & Ryuhei. Episodes 5 & 10 featured “Presence V”, featuring BAD HOP‘s T-Pablow.

All five versions of “Presence” will appear on the album of the same name, set for release on June 23. The album will also feature “Presence Remix”, which features all five rappers who have appeared on the different versions of “Presence.” A music video for “Presence Remix” has been released and can be seen below, along with more information on the album!