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Number_i’s ‘GOAT’ Debuts at No. 1 on Japan Hot 100


Number_i is the new group formed by members Sho Hirano, Yuta Jinguji and Yuta Kishi, three former members of King & Prince

Songs that enjoyed exposure on year-end music programs continue to rise on the charts this week, with two iconic live shows — the 65th Japan Record Awards and the 74th NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen — greatly influencing the action. 3, also boosted by a jaw-dropping staging of this monster hit track on NHK’s year-end live music extravaganza, with more than a dozen A-list J-pop and K-pop idol groups, dance teams and individuals gracing the stage to assist the superstar duo’s first-ever live performance of their global hit on TV. The Billboard Japan Hot 100 combines physical and digital sales, audio streams, radio airplay, video views and karaoke data.

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