Stray Kids' 'TOP' Becomes 2nd Japanese Single by K-pop Act to Score THIS Oricon Feat
Stray Kids' "TOP" has achieved an incredible milestone on the Oricon Chart that only one Japanese single by a Korean artist has obtained before.
Keep on reading to know what the group attained in Japan.
Stray Kids' 'TOP' Reaches THIS Oricon Feat as 2nd Japanese Single by K-pop Act to Do So
On May 4, it was revealed that Stray Kids' "TOP" has now spent a total of 100 weeks on the Oricon Singles Chart.
Stray Kids’ ‘TOP’ Becomes 2nd Japanese Single by K-pop Act to Score THIS Oricon Feat
Released back in June 2020, "TOP" is the boy group's first-ever Japanese single, and it contains the opening and ending songs for the naver anime "Tower of God."
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Among the Japanese singles released by K-pop artists, only one has ever managed to spend 100 weeks on the Oricon Singles Chart. This means that Stray Kids' "TOP' is the second one in history to achieve the feat.
The only other Japanese single by a Korean act to do so is SEVENTEEN's "Happy Ending," which was released back in May 2019.
Stray Kids’ ‘TOP’ Becomes 2nd Japanese Single by K-pop Act to Score THIS Oricon Feat
As of Jan. 8 this year, Stray Kids' "TOP" had spent 83 weeks on Oricon and was already running behind SEVENTEEN's "Happy Ending" which had recorded 103 weeks at that time. "Happy Ending" went on to reach its 104th day on the Japanese singles chart (as of May 4).
With Stray Kids' "TOP" now coming second to "Happy Ending," it is now followed by SEVENTEEN's "Falling Flower" (71 weeks), TWICE's "Wake Me Up" (66 weeks), TWICE's "One More Time" (65 weeks), and TXT's "MAGIC HOUR" (61 weeks).
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Stray Kids’ ‘TOP’ Becomes 2nd Japanese Single by K-pop Act to Score THIS Oricon Feat
At the time "TOP" arrived, it quickly soared to No. 1 on Oricon's daily singles chart (dated June 2) with estimated sales of 20,657. One the same day, the single occupied the top 3 spots on Tower Records' daily sales chart with its different versions (Korean, English, and Japanese).
"TOP" also managed to hold on to its position at No. 1 on the daily charts for June 3, 5, and 6.
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It later ranked first on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart for June 1 to 7 with approximately 37,000 sales. This made Stray Kids the fourth foreign male artist to reach the top of the chart with their first single, following EXO with "Love Me Right ~ romantic universe ~," iKON with "DUMB&DUMBER" and Jang Geun Suk with "Let me cry."
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What's more, Stray Kids received its first gold album certification from the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) in August 2021 with "TOP." The gold certification is given to an album that has sold 100,000 copies in Japan.
Congratulations to Stray Kids on their historic feat on the Oricon Singles Chart with "TOP"!
Stray Kids Becomes 8th K-pop Group to Spend THIS Long on Billboard 200 in History
In other news, Stray Kids' new mini-album "ODDINARY" continues to spend more weeks on the Billboard 200, which ranks the most popular albums in the United States.
For the week ending on May 7, "ODDINARY" ranked No. 126 on Billboard 200, marking its sixth week on the tally. With this, "ODDINARY" has become the first K-pop album released in 2022 to stay on the chart this long.
Stray Kids’ ‘TOP’ Becomes 2nd Japanese Single by K-pop Act to Score THIS Oricon Feat
Additionally, this makes Stray Kids the eighth K-pop group in history to chart an album for six weeks on Billboard 200, following BTS, BLACKPINK, TWICE, SuperM, NCT, NCT 127, and TXT.
Meanwhile, Stray Kids' "ODDINARY" continues to top the Billboard World Albums chart and successfully ranked No. 14 on the Top Current Album Sales chart and No. 20 on the Top Album Sales chart.
Watch the music video for the album's title song "MANIAC" here to celebrate!
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