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Introduction
Introduction
"Idol" (アイドル, Aidoru) is a song by Japanese duo YOASOBI from their third extended play, The Book 3 (2023). The song was released on April 12, 2023, through Sony Music Entertainment Japan, served as the opening theme of the Japanese anime series Oshi no Ko. Written by Ayase and based on Aka Akasaka's short story "45510", "Idol" is a pop track with hip-hop elements, depicting the two-faced nature of a star in the Japanese idol industry, as well as perspectives on the anime's character Ai Hoshino from her fans, her B-Komachi's bandmates, and herself. Naoya Nakayama directed the accompanying animated music video for the song, which premiered on April 13 and exceeded 100 million views in a month, the fastest among Japanese acts.
Covers of "idol"
Covers of "idol"
1st picture - Idol released by YOASOBI as a singles album
2nd picture - The cover of the official Music Video on YouTube by YOASOBI
3rd picture - Idol as featured in the Billboard Global (excluding U.S.) charts after placing 1st with 45.7 million streams and 24,000 copies sold outside the U.S.
4th picture - The picture of a limited Idol CD cover
Achievements of idol
Achievements of idol
Topped the Oricon Combined Singles.
Topped the Billboard Japan Hot 100 charts for 22 non-consecutive weeks, becoming the longest-running number-one song in the chart history.
2023 year-end number-one song.
Internationally, the song became the highest charted Japanese act on the Billboard Global 200 at number seven.
The first Japanese-language song to top the Billboard Global Excl. US.
Broke the record for the fastest song to earn 500 million streams in Japan within 28 weeks.
Was certified triple platinum for streaming by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ).
Won Best Animation Video and Song of the Year from the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards Japan.
“ ["Idol"] only depicts the story up to the end of [Oshi no Ko's] first episode. I thought that if the opening theme song was always one about what Ai was thinking when she was alive, what happened to her, and her love for Aqua and Ruby, that people would never forget about Ai, and she would become a legend.
“ ["Idol"] only depicts the story up to the end of [Oshi no Ko's] first episode. I thought that if the opening theme song was always one about what Ai was thinking when she was alive, what happened to her, and her love for Aqua and Ruby, that people would never forget about Ai, and she would become a legend.
— Ayase, songwriter for YOASOBI, on the lyrics of "Idol", Billboard Japan
— Ayase, songwriter for YOASOBI, on the lyrics of "Idol", Billboard Japan
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