Oshi no Ko Anime Opening Theme MV Surpasses 20 Million Views In Six Days

The official music video for YOASOBI's "Idol," the opening theme for the spring 2023 TV anime Oshi no Ko, has already surpassed 20 million views, just six days after it was posted on YouTube!

As the two-member unit YOASOBI's 19th digital single, "Idol" was released on April 12 right after the anime's 90-minute first episode aired in Japan. The song was inspired by the spin-off novel "45510," written for YOASOBI by the Oshi no Ko manga's original story writer Aka Akasaka and published on Weekly Young Jump's special website.

The music video was posted simultaneously on YouTube and reached 1.25 million views in only 12 hours. YOASOBI's official Twitter reported two days ago the music video gained 15 million views, and the song was streamed over 10 million times on global digital music services.

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YOASOBI"Idol" has gained…
Music Video 15M views on YouTube
& 10M streams on global digital music services????

YOASOBI“偶像”
YouTube上的音乐视频观看量为1500万次
& 全球数字音乐服务上的1000万流媒体https://t.co/KWPscjQ1pk #YOASOBIIdol #OSHINOKO #YOASOBI偶像 https://t.co/rEKhkSMA2p
— YOASOBI (@YOASOBI_staff) April 17, 2023

According to Oricon's latest report, "Idol" was streamed 10,032,800 times and ranked No.1 in its latest weekly streaming ranking. It became the unit's third song to reach No.1 in the ranking, following "Yoru ni Kakeru" (June 2020) and "Kaibutsu" (May 2021). The song also made its second-place debut in the weekly digital single ranking, behind only MAN WITH A MISSION's "Kizuna no Kiseki."

"Idol" music video: