Hinatazaka46’s ‘Kind of love’ Hits No. 1 on Japan Hot 100

Hinatazaka46’s “Kind of love” hits No. 1 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100, jumping from No. 59 on the chart released May 27.

The track moved 520,709 copies in its first week to earn No. 1 on physical sales, while also placing No. 6 on downloads, No. 15 on streaming, and No. 38 on radio airplay. The song becomes the group’s eighth leader on the Japan Hot 100.

List of Hinatazaka46’s No. 1 Singles on Japan Hot 100

“Kyun” “Doremisollasido” “Sonnakotonaiyo” “Konnani sukini natchatte iino?” “Zettaiteki Dairokkan” “Bokunanka” “Tteka” “Kind of love”

Sakanaction’s resurgent hit “Yoru no Odoriko” holds at No. 2 for a second consecutive week. The viral track from 2012 has now topped both streaming and video views for two straight weeks, with streaming up 107% week-over-week, video up 104%, karaoke surging 136%, and radio climbing 105%.

Debuting at No. 3 is Cho Tokimeki Sendenbu’s “Dream Jumbo!” The six-member girl group’s latest single dropped May 20 and launched with 124,820 copies to land at No. 2 for sales and placed No. 31 for radio.

M!LK’s “Sukisugite Metsu!” stays at No. 4, while the group’s “Bakuretsu Aishiteru” slips two spots to No. 5. Also of note, THE RAMPAGE from EXILE TRIBE enters the chart at No. 9 with “BLACK TOKYO,” moving 14,597 copies to land at No. 4 for sales. The track also hits No. 5 on radio and No. 58 on both downloads and streaming.

Billboard Japan will reveal its mid-year charts for 2026 at 4:00 a.m. JST on Friday, June 5.

The Billboard Japan Hot 100 combines physical and digital sales, audio streams, radio airplay, video views and karaoke data.

See the full Billboard Japan Hot 100 chart, tallying the week from May 18 to 24, here ( https://www.billboard.com/charts/japan-hot-100/ ). For more on Japanese music and charts, visit Billboard Japan’s English X account ( https://x.com/BillboardJP_ENG ).

_Originally reported by [Billboard](https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/hinatazaka46-kind-of-love-number-1-japan-hot-100-1236258312/)._