Idol’ by YOASOBI, the Opening Theme Song of Oshi no Ko Anime, Dominates Spotify and YouTube Charts

YOASOBI’s “Idol” has broken its own record for most plays per day in Japan, reaching over 600,000 plays on Spotify on Sunday, making it the #1 song on the service in Japan. Additionally, it has become the most-watched music video in Japan on YouTube’s charts, with over 16 million views, and is currently on YouTube’s Top 100 Global Music Videos list, with over 37 million views.

“Idol” is the opening theme song of the television anime adaptation of Aka Akasaka and Mengo Yokoyari’s Oshi no Ko manga, which premiered in Japan on April 12 with a 90-minute first episode. The series is directed by Daisuke Hiramaki and Chao Nekotomi at Doga Kobo, with Jin Tanaka handling the series scripts and Kanna Hirayama designing the characters. Queen Bee performs the ending theme song “Mephisto.”

The anime has become HIDIVE’s “#1 series launch in the streamer’s history.” The story follows a gynecologist and idol fan named Gorou, who forges an unusual bond with his favorite star, Ai, after she announces an impromptu hiatus.

The manga has received critical acclaim, winning first place in the seventh “Next Manga Awards” and the Best General Manga category in the 46th annual Kodansha Manga Awards. It has also been nominated for the 26th Annual Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize and the 14th and 15th Manga Taisho Awards. The manga has over 3 million copies in circulation and ranked #7 on the top 20 list of manga for male readers in the 2022 edition of Takarajimasha’s Kono Manga ga Sugoi! guidebook. Shueisha’s MANGA Plus service is releasing the manga in English digitally, and Yen Press has licensed it.

In summary, YOASOBI’s “Idol” is a highly popular opening theme song for the Oshi no Ko anime, which has broken records on Spotify and YouTube. The anime has also become a massive hit on HIDIVE, while the manga has received critical acclaim and commercial success.