Yoasobi - Idol (Oshi No Ko)

"Idol" (アイドル, Aidoru) is a song by Japanese duo Yoasobi from their third extended play (EP), The Book 3 (2023). It was released on April 12, 2023, through Sony Music Entertainment Japan, serving as the opening theme of the Japanese anime series Oshi no Ko. Written by Ayase and based on Aka Akasaka's short story "45510", "Idol" is a pop track with hip-hop elements, depicting the two-faced nature of a star in the Japanese idol industry, as well as perspectives on the anime's character Ai Hoshino from her fans, her B-Komachi's bandmates, and herself. Naoya Nakayama directed the accompanying animated music video for the song, which premiered on April 13 and exceeded 100 million views in a month, the fastest among Japanese acts. Music critics praised the song as a "perfect" representation of Hoshino. Commercially, one of Yoasobi's most successful songs, "Idol" topped the Oricon Combined Singles Chart and Billboard Japan Hot 100, the latter for 21 consecutive weeks, making it the longest-running number-one song in the chart history. It became the highest charted Japanese act on the Billboard Global 200 at number seven, and the first J-pop song to top the Global Excl. US. "Idol" broke the record for the fastest song to earn 500 million streams in Japan within 28 weeks and was certified platinum for downloads and three-time platinum for streaming by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ). The song won Best Animation Video and Song of the Year from the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards Japan. #oshinoko #yoasabi #idol #anime #live