{"id":34010,"date":"2026-06-02T15:42:08","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T15:42:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/34010\/"},"modified":"2026-06-02T15:42:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T15:42:08","slug":"mrs-green-apples-lilac-is-the-years-biggest-hit-in-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/34010\/","title":{"rendered":"Mrs. Green Apple\u2019s \u201cLilac\u201d is the Year\u2019s Biggest Hit in Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\t\t\t\t\t\tJapan Data<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEntertainment<\/a>
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEconomy<\/a><\/p>\n

\t\t\t\tJun 3, 2026<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\t\t\u201cLilac\u201d by Japanese band Mrs. Green Apple was Japan\u2019s number one song by royalties in fiscal 2025, and the group had two other hits in the top 10.\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t More than 900 Million Streams<\/p>\n

The song \u201cLilac\u201d by Japanese band Mrs. Green Apple generated the highest copyright royalties in Japan in fiscal 2025 (April 2025 to March 2026), earning it the prestigious Gold Award from the Japanese Society for Rights of Authors, Composers, and Publishers (JASRAC). Written by the group\u2019s \u014cmori Motoki, the song was used as the theme for the Oblivion Battery anime and became the fastest single in history to exceed 900 million streams when it was released in April 2024. It earned the top royalties for interactive streaming and was second for karaoke.<\/p>\n

In response to the honor, \u014cmori said that \u201cI want to keep enjoying the creative process, even while I wrestle with loneliness and other troubles. I\u2019d like to express my gratitude to everyone who helped put this together.\u201d<\/p>\n

Misora Hibari\u2019s legendary 1989 single \u201cLike the Flow of the River\u201d was second, followed by \u201cBling-Bang-Bang-Born\u201d by Creepy Nuts in third.<\/p>\n

Top 10 Japanese Musical Works by Royalty Distribution in Japan (FY 2025)
\n
\n
\n
\n
\nSong
\nArtist
\n
\n
\n1
\n\u201cLilac\u201d
\nMrs. Green Apple
\n
\n
\n2
\n\u201cKawa no nagare no y\u014d ni\u201d (Like the Flow of the River)
\nMisora Hibari
\n
\n
\n3
\n\u201cBling-Bang-Bang-Born\u201d
\nCreepy Nuts
\n
\n
\n4
\n\u201cAo to natsu\u201d (Blue and Summer)
\nMrs. Green Apple
\n
\n
\n5
\n\u201cSoranji\u201d
\nMrs. Green Apple
\n
\n
\n6
\n\u201cIdol\u201d
\nYoasobi
\n
\n
\n7
\n\u201cAstro Boy\u201d
\nKamitakada Boys Choir
\n
\n
\n8
\n\u201cA Cruel Angel\u2019s Thesis\u201d
\nTakahashi Y\u014dko
\n
\n
\n9
\n\u201cGenki o dashite\u201d (Cheer Up)
\nTakeuchi Mariya
\n
\n
\n10
\nOne Piece instrumental soundtrack
\nTanaka K\u014dhei
\n
\n <\/p>\n

\"From<\/a>
From left, \u201cKawa no nagare no y\u014d ni\u201d (Like the Flow of the River) (\u00a9 Nippon Columbia\/Hibari Productions) and \u201cBling-Bang-Bang-Born\u201d by Creepy Nuts (\u00a9 Sony Music Labels Inc.).<\/p>\n

Music royalties overall rose in fiscal 2025 by 5.4% from the previous year to a record high \u00a5152.3 billion.<\/p>\n

Interactive streaming, such as subscription-based services and YouTube, increased by 9.6% year-on-year to \u00a561.8 billion. This area has been growing since around 2015, but the embrace of online activities across society during the COVID-19 pandemic boosted use of subscription services and video streaming. Revenue from concerts and other performances also increased, climbing by 11.9% to \u00a529.1 billion as more big events were held and ticket prices rose.<\/p>\n

\"Royalties<\/a><\/p>\n

Data Sources<\/p>\n

(Translated from Japanese. Banner photo: From left, the \u201cLilac\u201d single cover and the members of Mrs. Green Apple with \u014cmori Motoki at center. Courtesy JASRAC.)<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t music<\/a>
\n\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t streaming<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Japan Data Entertainment Economy Jun 3, 2026 \u201cLilac\u201d by Japanese band Mrs. Green Apple was Japan\u2019s number one…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":34011,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[8,2841,3369],"class_list":["post-34010","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-japan","tag-japan","tag-music","tag-streaming"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34010","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34010"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34010\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34011"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34010"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34010"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34010"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}