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Mrs. GREEN APPLE on Landing Unprecedented Trifecta on Billboard Japan Mid-Year Charts: Interview

Mrs. GREEN APPLE topped the all-genre Japan Hot 100 song chart, the Hot Albums tally & the Artist 100 list on the Billboard Japan mid-year charts.

The three-man band’s songs old and new are loved by a wide audience, including the long-running hit “Lilac,” streamed approximately 270 million times during the mid-year tallying period. As they forge ahead with projects marking the tenth anniversary of their major-label debut, members Motoki Omori, Hiloto Wakai, and Ryoka Fujisawa shared their thoughts on the band’s monumental achievement during a packed schedule, repeatedly expressing their gratitude to everyone who listens to their music. From the time we formed the band, we’ve continued to place importance on putting out the music that Omori writes, so I feel very happy and grateful that it’s being listened to by many and appreciated like this.

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