How ‘PRODUCE 101 JAPAN SHINSEKAI’ Is Driving Streams of JO1, INI & ZEROBASEONE Tracks
Categoria: Musica
JO1’s “Love seeker” saw its streaming numbers rise by 197% in Japan in the week after PRODUCE 101 JAPAN SHINSEKAI aired.
Por Billboard | 05/06/2026
PRODUCE 101 JAPAN SHINSEKAI is the fourth season of the survival audition show that brought the world JO1, INI, and ME:I. It will culminate in the debut of a 12-person global boy band with members chosen through voting by Japanese viewers (Kokumin Producers) and, for the first time on the show, global viewers (SEKAI Producers) as well. The announcement of the group’s final members is drawing near, so audiences are watching closely to see how the auditions will turn out. One area that is drawing even more attention, as the audition excitement ramps up, is the choice of music. Episode 4, which aired on April 9, and Episode 5, which aired on April 16, were a GROUP BATTLE. The 101 trainees were broken up into 16 groups, and each group was assigned one of eight songs, with the two teams assigned the same song competing against each other. Not only were the teams judged on their comprehensive abilities (like their vocals, dance, and rap), but the victors were decided by voting by the audience at the battle site. Tensions were high from the very start, as the trainees found who would be in their groups and what song they’d compete with. Unlike past seasons of PRODUCE 101 JAPAN, the addition of the new FREE Part rules meant that the trainees were able to produce parts of the songs, making their own choreography, performance, and structure decisions. This oft-talked about change meant that their self-production abilities would also be subject to closer scrutiny. Of the songs used in the GROUP BATTLE, JO1’s “Love seeker,” Wanna One’s “Energetic,” and Stray Kids’ “CASE 143” were especially noteworthy because of what happened to their streaming numbers. JO1’s “Love seeker” saw its streaming numbers rise by 197% in Japan between the week before when PRODUCE 101 JAPAN SHINSEKAI aired and the week when it aired. It also had a 197% increase throughout Asia (based on figures from Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam). Another likely factor was JO1’s solo dome tour JO1DER SHOW 2026 ‘EIEN,’ which had the group performing at Tokyo Dome on April 8 and 9 and Kyocera Dome Osaka on April 22 and 23. Streaming numbers for Wanna One’s “Energetic” rose by 468% in Japan between the week before the show and the week of the show, and rose by 219% across Asia as a whole. On April 6, Wanna One had its first fan meeting in seven years in Seoul, Korea, and the official reformation of the group is believed to have further boosted these numbers. Stray Kids’ “CASE 143” saw streaming plays go up by 145% in Japan and 124% across Asia, both significant increases. These upswings in streaming figures are likely the outcomes of numerous viewers re-listening to the music used in the show and recalling the passionate, dramatic scenes involving the trainees. Episode 6, which aired on April 30, and Episode 7, which aired on May 7, were a “POSITION BATTLE: OPEN ROUND.” In dance and vocal groups, the lines between vocal, dance