{"id":2021837,"date":"2026-07-01T18:51:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T15:51:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2021837"},"modified":"2026-07-01T18:51:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T15:51:12","slug":"%e2%89%a0mes-ai-kudasai-mase-scores-groups-first-no-1-on-japan-hot-100","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2021837","title":{"rendered":"\u2260ME\u2019s \u2018Ai Kudasai Mase\u2019 Scores Group\u2019s First No. 1 on Japan Hot 100"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\t\u2260ME\u2019s (Not Equal Me) \u201cAi Kudasai Mase\u201d (Please give me your love) soars to No. 1 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100, on the chart released July 1.<\/p>\n

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\n\tThe group\u2019s 12th single debuted on the chart at No. 94 last week, powered by the accompanying music video that dropped on June 11. The CD launched with 431,769 copies after going on sale June 24, powering the track to No. 1 on the tally this week. The group\u2019s previous peak was No. 3 with \u201cHaitateki Fighter,\u201d making this their first No. 1 on the Japan Hot 100.<\/p>\n

\n\tLast week\u2019s No. 1, Kenshi Yonezu\u2019s \u201cKarasu\u201d (Raven), slips a notch to No. 2 but sustains its momentum, with video views at 85% and streaming at 95% week-over-week. Sakanaction\u2019s \u201cYoru no Odoriko\u201d rises 4-3 as M!LK follows with \u201cSukisugite Metsu!\u201d moving 5-4 and \u201cBakuretsu Aishiteru\u201d falling 3-5.<\/p>\n

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\n\tNew entries dominate this week\u2019s chart, with 18 debuts landing inside the top 100. MAZZEL\u2019s \u201cSo Strawberry\u201d (released June 22) arrives at No. 7, SixTONES\u2019 \u201cDance Forever\u201d (June 24) at No. 9, and Hey! Say! JUMP\u2019s \u201cCUE CUE CUTE\u201d (June 22) at No. 11. Hikaru Utada\u2019s \u201cPAPPAPARADISE\u201d (the version featuring Japanese punk legend Hiroto Kohmoto) debuts at No. 34. Further new entries include NCT WISH\u2019s \u201cBOY MEETS GIRL\u201d at No. 19, Stray Kids\u2019 \u201cRUN IT\u201d at No. 26, Touken Danshi formation of Banryouhitou\u2019s \u201cAratayo\u201d at No. 29, and BUDDiiS\u2019 \u201cKimi wa Toshi Densetsu\u201d at No. 36.<\/p>\n

\n\tVIBY\u2019s \u201cHANAMARU\u201d climbs to No. 12 from No. 50 after moving 12,884 copies to hit No. 6 for sales and No. 1 for radio airplay. Keisuke Kuwata\u2019s \u201cHitotarashi\u201d \u2014 in its fourth week on the chart \u2014 surges to No. 22, with downloads up 251% and radio up 788% week-over-week, fueled by the release of his new album.<\/p>\n

\n\tSUPER BEAVER\u2019s \u201cClimax\u201d re-enters at No. 58. The soccer theme song for Fuji TV\u2019s FIFA World Cup 2026 coverage dropped digitally on May 27, and saw streaming, downloads, and radio points climb on the back of both the June 24 release of the band\u2019s new album Jinsei<\/em>, which includes the song, and heightened attention around Japan\u2019s World Cup matches.<\/p>\n

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\n\t=LOVE (Equal Love), which had one entry on the chart last week, places five songs simultaneously inside the top 100 this week: \u201cGekiyaku Chudoku\u201d at No. 52, \u201cLove Song ni Osowareru\u201d at No. 62, \u201cTokubeChu, Shite\u201d at No. 67, \u201cZettai Idol Yamenaide\u201d at No. 90, and \u201cOhimesama no Tsukurikata\u201d at No. 92.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Billboard Japan Hot 100 combines physical and digital sales, audio streams, radio airplay, video views and karaoke data.<\/p>\n

\n\tSee the full Billboard Japan Hot 100 chart, tallying the week from June 22 to 28, here (). For more on Japanese music and charts, visit Billboard Japan\u2019s English X account.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Not-Equal-Me-photo-by-YOANI_KING-RECORDS.png?w=1024″] Trending on Billboard \u2260ME\u2019s (Not Equal Me) \u201cAi Kudasai Mase\u201d (Please give me your love) soars to No. 1 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100, on the chart released July 1. The group\u2019s 12th single debuted on the chart at No. 94 last week, powered by the accompanying music video that dropped […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[48,226],"class_list":["post-2021837","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-billboard-com","tag-crawlmanager"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2021837","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2021837"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2021837\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2021837"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2021837"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2021837"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}