{"id":235081,"date":"2023-06-14T09:23:17","date_gmt":"2023-06-14T13:23:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/es\/?p=293831"},"modified":"2025-07-01T18:55:50","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T01:55:50","slug":"the-opening-of-this-anime-is-breaking-all-reproduction-records","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/the-opening-of-this-anime-is-breaking-all-reproduction-records\/","title":{"rendered":"Record-Breaking Opening: This Anime&#8217;s Theme Song Shatters Playback Records"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Oshi no Ko continues its triumphant journey, this time reaching 200 million online views for its opening theme, &#8220;Idol&#8221; by YOASOBI, in just nine weeks. With the views exclusively from Japan, this sets a new record on Billboard Japan, making it the fastest song to reach 200 million views. But this is not the first record it has broken. It previously surpassed 100 million views in just five weeks and debuted at number 1 on the most listened songs chart on April 19th on Billboard Japan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed-Youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YOASOBI\u300c\u30a2\u30a4\u30c9\u30eb\u300d Official Music Video\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZRtdQ81jPUQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This success, in fact, is not limited to Japan alone. <strong>The English version of the song has also reached number 1 on the Billboard chart in the US, debuting at number 6, while the original Japanese version has reached the tenth position<\/strong>. This places &#8220;Idol&#8221; as the first song in history originally composed in Japanese to reach the top of the US charts.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Crunchyroll\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/9b086e31-23d8-4b0c-8c5f-43625b610747\/4090796946\/crunchyroll-icon.png\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Crunchyroll<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/crunchyroll.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/crunchyroll.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&#8220;Oshi no Ko&#8221; is an anime that premiered on April 12th, based on the manga of the same name by Akasaka and Yokoyari<\/strong>. The manga can be read in Spanish on the <a href=\"https:\/\/manga-plus-by-shueisha.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">free service MANGA Plus<\/a>, and the anime can be watched on the <a href=\"https:\/\/crunchyroll.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">streaming platform Crunchyroll<\/a>. The premise of the series is that a gynecologist is murdered and reincarnated as the son of his favorite idol, only to discover that the world of music is neither beautiful nor glamorous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed-Youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YOASOBI \/ Idol (\u300c\u30a2\u30a4\u30c9\u30eb\u300dEnglish Ver. )\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RkjSfZ30GM4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>While facing some controversial issues along the way, <strong>&#8220;Oshi no Ko&#8221; is proving to be an absolute success both in Japan and internationally<\/strong>. This is evident in its numbers and the popularity of its opening, achieving something that no other anime had achieved before: reaching the top of the most listened songs in the United States. With the conclusion of the first season yet to be seen, it seems that &#8220;Oshi no Ko&#8221; is here to stay.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Crunchyroll\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/9b086e31-23d8-4b0c-8c5f-43625b610747\/4090796946\/crunchyroll-icon.png\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Crunchyroll<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/crunchyroll.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/crunchyroll.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Some of the links added in the article are part of affiliate campaigns and may represent benefits for Softonic.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oshi no Ko continues to break records with its opening song, Idol, reaching the top of the charts in Japan and the US.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9268,"featured_media":235084,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[1015],"tags":[1489,4519,4520,4521,1864,4522,4523],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[],"class_list":["post-235081","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-anime","tag-billboard","tag-crunchyroll","tag-idol","tag-manga-plus","tag-oshi-no-ko","tag-yoasobi"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/235081","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9268"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=235081"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/235081\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":319695,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/235081\/revisions\/319695"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/235084"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=235081"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=235081"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=235081"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=235081"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=235081"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=235081"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}