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'Idol' became the first Japanese song to top a Billboard Global chart — proof anime tie-ins are now a legitimate pipeline to worldwide No. 1, not a niche.

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1stFirst Japanese song to top Billboard Global Excl. U.S.'Idol,' the Oshi no Ko opener, topped the chart in June 2023 and hit #7 on the Global 20022 weeksWeeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100 (record)The longest-running number-one in the chart's history

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