Kroi's 'SPIN' From Steel Ball Run Enters US Billboard Rock Chart at No. 44
A Japanese band's anime opening theme landing on a US rock chart at the same time its video clears a million views in two days shows the JoJo tag carrying a song into overseas charts that anime tie-ins rarely reach.
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The opening theme for the anime Steel Ball Run: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, performed by the five-member band Kroi, ranked No. 44 on the US Billboard chart Hot Rock & Alternative Songs on October 7. The same song placed No. 7 on Billboard Japan's Hot Animation chart published the same day, and its music video, released October 5, passed 1 million views by October 7.
The song also entered YouTube's Weekly Top Songs for September 25 to October 1 in 16 countries, including the US and UK. The non-credit opening video for the anime, posted September 24, has passed 13 million views. Kroi is a five-member band.
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