Idol (Yoasobi song)

Name	Idol
Cover
Alt	Ai Hoshino, showing her back, standing on the stage, raising her right arm, and facing spotlights and her fans, featuring the song's title and the artist's name in magenta
Type	single
Artist	Yoasobi
Ep	The Book 3
Language	Japanese
Released	April 12, 2023
Genre	* Bubblegum pop * trap
Length	3:33
Label	Sony Japan
Writer	Ayase
Producer	Ayase
Prev Title	Seventeen
Prev Year	2023
Next Title	Yūsha
Next Year	2023

Background and release

An anime adaptation of manga series Oshi no Ko was announced in June 2022. During a livestream on its official YouTube channel on February 19, 2023, the anime series revealed the opening theme which would be performed by Yoasobi, titled "Idol". As a "super huge" fan of the manga, Ayase had personally read Oshi no Ko before and written a demo about it around 2022. It was initially titled "Kyūkyoku no Ōgi", portraying a girl who is the strongest and unbeatable fighter, showing some dark side, reminiscing about Street Fighter character Chun-Li. The demo was originally expected to be released as a Vocaloid song. However, Ayase abandoned the plan after the duo received an offer to perform the opening theme song for Oshi no Ko; he interwove the demo and the new composition to make the final version. The song first previewed on the anime's official trailer, uploaded on February 19, and the full-length song premiered in an extended 90-minute first episode, titled "Mother and Children", released on March 17 at selected movie theaters in Japan.

After the debut performance of the song at their Denkōsekka Arena Tour on April 5 at Nippon Gaishi Hall, Nagoya, Yoasobi announced that "Idol" would be available on digital music and streaming platforms on April 12, the same date as the anime's televised premiere. A month later, the duo teased a snippet of the English version as a video clip, showing Ikura recording the song in the studio, uploaded via Twitter; the full-length was issued digitally on May 26. The limited CD and 7-inch vinyl of the single were released on June 21 and July 26, respectively; both formats contains the Japanese, English, anime edit, and instrumental versions. Subsequently, "Idol" featured on Yoasobi's third EP The Book 3 (2023), and the English version on their third English-language EP E-Side 3 (2024). Milan Records released the single in 12-inch vinyl, along with the B-side "Tabun", in November 2024.

Composition and production

"Idol" is three minutes and thirty-three seconds long, and combines aspects from Japanese idol-styled pop, hip-hop, rock, and video game music, with a gospel choir-like rendition. Starting with programmed percussion sound, it is driven by the "bright and poppy", "idol-like bubblegum", and "reign of the king" atmosphere-like sounds, and includes "complicated" structure and "dizzying" transitions, such as jazz-funk slap bass, "gritty" sub-bass, orchestral and electronic-sounded chorus, and "dark" trap metal-like melody. According to Ayase, who solely wrote and produced the song, the production of "Idol" was inspired by strong lows by American musician Ghostemane and bass guitar played during the live performance of Indonesia rapper Rich Brian at the 2022 Head in the Clouds Festival. "Idol" features uncredited background cheering shouts by Akihabara-based B-boy group and YouTuber Real Akiba Boyz, and gospel-styled background vocals sung in English for praise idol.

The Japan Timess Patrick St. Michel described the song as "a mix of varied influences that draws from Akihabara livehouses and Atlanta hip-hop," that is "connected by a piano dash that has come to define Ayase's production." JX Soo of NME said the song "conjuring up the technicolor pop" like Kyary Pamyu Pamyu and Yellow Magic Orchestra. Writing for Shūkan Bunshun, music critic Hwang Sun-up noted that "Idol" "reflects a lot of K-pop elements" in terms of sound and composition, citing Blackpink's "How You Like That" for grand intro, and Nmixx's "O.O" for mixed structure. Ikura's vocals in the song are described as alternating between "cutest idol in the world"-like "sweet and clear" voice and "frenzy" and "introspection" with "deep sarcastic" snarls and "K-pop-esque" "rapid-fire" trap beat-styled rapping.

Lyrics and interpretations

Told only until the end of Oshi no Kos first episode, the lyrics of "Idol" express the two-faced nature of people in the entertainment industry, specifically Japanese idols, including idol's perfection and ultimate, and their fan's culture, psychology, and idolatry. The song shows the three perspectives on Ai Hoshino. The first part expresses the eyes of outsiders—fans and media—about her perfection. In the intro, she silences the media with her "invincible smile" and makes herself appear mysterious to fans, being praised as a "perfect liar" and a "genius idol". The first verse shows Ai answering fans and her questions about not knowing how to love someone and no longer distinguishing between truths and lies. In the first chorus, the song speaks up about Ai's perfection and how she captivates everyone with her smile and saying "I love you" even though it is all a lie.

The second part sarcastically tells the story of the girl group B-Komachi's other members' jealousy of the "absolute" center, Ai, as they were relegated to her supporting roles as backup dancers. At the same time, the members are unable to tolerate Ai's whining and showing her true feelings and desire for Ai to always be perfect and stronger than anyone else, as an idol (alternatively cult image). In the third and final part, the song depicts Ai's point of view of her reasons to lie, greed, and imperfection. She hides the secret of being the mother of twin children, Ruby and Aquamarine. She is convinced of the strength of her love and believes that the "singing and dancing" while hiding the truth, metaphorized as Mary, mother of Jesus. Though outsiders view her as a perfect idol, Ai describes herself as a "greedy idol" and expresses her honesty and the magnitude of her desire for love. In conclusion, she hopes someday her lies become true and does not lie about loving her children.

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Critical reception

Upon its release, "Idol" received critical acclaim. Danny Guan from Game Rant praises "Idol" as a "perfect" representation of Ai Hoshino, and "jumping from brooding rap verses to energetic J-pop melodies with ease, flipping moods at the drop of a hat." Writing for Yahoo! News Japan, Suzie Suzuki compared the song as a parody of Kyoko Koizumi's 1985 single "Nantettatte Idol" and 2010s female idols, and commented, "It is too well done and has reached a metastructure of 'more idol song-like than a normal idol song.' " Real Sounds Mio Komachi dubbed the song "standing out" among Yoasobi discography, feeling "the essence of a Vocaloid song", and the "perfect" portrayal of Ai with an "almost inorganic" voice, while Tsuki no Hito described the song "having this chaotic sense of balance incorporated K-pop homage …, and exploded with a clear chorus that is typical of J-pop."

Noriko Ashizawa from Spotify Japan described that "Idol" "has a composition in which the scene changes rapidly in a different sense from K-pop," and "the Vocaloid-like irregular melody progression is not similar to any overseas song." Rockin'On Japans Miho Takahashi called the song "a perfect work that could not be better." Mikikis S.H.I. "a song representing 2023", stated about "emphasizing the impression of the performer's presence rather than the musicality." Patrick St. Michel from The Japan Times wrote that the song is "disorienting … but it's certainly catchy." Music critics Tássia Assis called the song "their magnum opus so far". Billboard Japans chart director Seiji Isozaki lauded "Idol" as a representative song of the Reiwa era, alongside Ado's "Usseewa" and Creepy Nuts' "Bling-Bang-Bang-Born".

For the English version, Nick Valdez from ComicBook.com praised that "Idol" "captured the spirit of the original version perfectly." Cinemas+s Gumi commended the song for retaining most of the message conveyed by the Japanese original lyrics. Writing for Screen Rant, Joshua Fox gave a mixed review, commenting that the song, "while still great to listen to, falls short of the Japanese version"; "the lyrics are largely exact translations with little to no alterations," so "the flow of the English version ends up feeling off in some parts." Fox compared the song to the complete English-language re-writing of Hikaru Utada's "Simple & Clean". Economist and entrepreneur Yūsuke Narita dubbed both the Japanese and English versions as Matsuo Bashō's 1686 hokku "furu ike ya kawazu tobikomu mizu no oto" and its English translations in the 21st century.

Commercial performance

Japan

"Idol" was an immediate commercial success in Japan. According to Oricon and Billboard Japan, the song became the fastest song to reach 100 million on-demand streams in Japan within five weeks, breaking the six weeks of Official Hige Dandism's "Subtitle" and BTS's "Butter". It later broke a string of records for the fastest song to accumulate 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900 million, and one billion streams within 137 weeks. The single became the first-ever song to reach one billion streams in Oricon history, and the second song on the Billboard Japan after the duo's own "Yoru ni Kakeru". As of April 2024, the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) certified "Idol" double platinum for digital sales, exceeding 500,000 units; and diamond for streaming, surpassing 500 million times. The latter marked the song as the fastest song to achieve diamond certification in the RIAJ history within 295 days after the single release. The Japanese Society for Rights of Authors, Composers and Publishers (JASRAC) reported that "Idol" was the highest earned royalties in Japan for two consecutive years, from 2023 to 2024.

Oricon

For the issue dated April 24, 2023, "Idol" entered the Oricon Digital Singles Chart at number two, earning 33,867 digital sales, behind Man with a Mission and Milet's "Kizuna no Kiseki", and rose to the top the next week with 34,070 sales, making Yoasobi the most number-one song on the chart with 12 songs, tying with Kenshi Yonezu. It spent ten non-consecutive weeks atop the chart, the fifth song to reach it in history. The song debuted atop the Streaming Chart with 10,328,178 on-demand streams, the duo's third number-one following "Yoru ni Kakeru" and "Kaibutsu", and topped the chart for 22 consecutive weeks, the second most weeks at number one, behind Official Hige Dandism's "Pretender" (34), and the fifth song to reach number one on the chart for more than ten weeks. With 29,975,897 streams in the week of June 26, it became the duo's and 2023 biggest, and the second most accumulated streams in a single week in Oricon history, behide "Butter" (31 million streams), as well as the song with the most weeks exceeding 20 million streams (12), besting "Subtitle" (4). Moreover, "Idol" is the second song in 2023 since Be:First's "Boom Boom Back", and by the duo to reach number one on both the Oricon Digital Single and Streaming charts in the same week and topped for ten non-consecutive weeks, tying with "Subtitle".

"Idol" first opened at number five on the Oricon Combined Singles Chart dated April 24, and ascended to number one in the week of May 29, as the duo's second song since "Yoru ni Kakeru", after staying in the top five for five weeks. The song returned to number one in the week dated January 22, 2024, eight months after the first top. The CD single debuted at number two on the Oricon Singles Chart for the week of July 3, selling 49,385 copies, behind King & Prince's "Nanimono", while the English version peaked at number eight on the Digital Singles Chart with 6,080 units. "Idol" finished at number one on three Oricon 2023 year-end charts: Combined Singles, Digital Singles, and Streaming, earning 557,295 downloads and 570,368,238 streams.

''Billboard Japan''

"Idol" debuted at number one on the Billboard Japan Hot 100 for the week of April 19, 2023, scoring Yoasobi's second number-one song in the country since "Yoru ni Kakeru" in 2020. It earned 29,327 digital sales, 8,868,810 streams, and 4,334,923 video views in its first week. The song stayed at the number-one position for 21 consecutive weeks, beating "Subtitle" as the song with the most both consecutive and total weeks at number one in the chart history, which previously was eight consecutive weeks and 13 overall weeks, respectively. In the week of September 13, the song was finally unseated in the top position by Snow Man's "Dangerholic" and descended to number four. Four months later, the song re-peaked at number one in the week of January 17, 2024, expanding the longest number-one song record to 22 total weeks. "Idol" also topped the specific-genre Hot Animation, the third song following "Kaibutsu" and "Shukufuku", for 21 consecutive weeks, tying with Yonezu's "Kick Back"; and 37 total weeks, the second longest after 39 weeks of Lisa's "Gurenge". During that time, it was succeeded by King Gnu's "Specialz" for two weeks, and the duo's "Yūsha" for one week, and finally dethroned by Creepy Nuts' "Bling-Bang-Bang-Born" in the week of January 31, 2024.

For component charts, "Idol" opened at number two on the Download Songs, blocked from Man with a Mission and Milet's "Kizuna no Kiseki", and surged up to the top the next week with 30,505 downloads and spent ten non-consecutive weeks on the chart. On the Streaming Songs, the song debuted at number one, and topped for 24 non-consecutive weeks. It received 25,860,696 streams in the week of May 17, giving the song the second most streams overall in a single week at that time, behind BTS's "Butter" (30 million streams). The "Idol" CD single sold 53,589 copies on its release week, landing at number two on the Top Singles Sales dated June 26, behind only King & Prince's "Nanimono". Following the 7-inch vinyl release, the single jumped from number 84 to 12 in the week of August 2 with 3,884 copies. Billboard Japan named "Idol" the best-performing song of 2023 on the Japan Hot 100. It became the most-streamed, most-downloaded, and most-heard-on-the-radio song in the country that fiscal year, receiving 527,143,965 streams, 148,838,759 video views, and 509,751 digital sales in 2023, which topped both the year-end Streaming Songs and Download Songs.

Worldwide

Music critic Motohiko Tokuriki compared the success of "Idol" to Fujii Kaze's "Shinunoga E-Wa", which was a hit overseas in 2022, and commented that it "has the potential to be a big step for the Japanese music industry in that it has clearly seen the world from the beginning and has been successful." Two weeks after its release, Yoasobi's distributor The Orchard reported that "Idol" had been streamed and viewed over 100 million times. The song first entered the Billboard Global Excl. US at number 135 for the issue dated April 22, 2023, within two days of tracking and then surged up 130 spots to number five the next week. Following the English version release and spent the first six of seven weeks in the top ten, the song rose atop the Global Excl. US—collecting 24,000 digital sales and 45.7 million streams in that week—becoming the first-ever Japanese-language song to top the chart, and stayed on it for three non-consecutive weeks. On the Billboard Global 200, "Idol" debuted at number 14 dated April 29, 2023, and peaked at number seven nine weeks later, setting a new record as the highest position by Japanese act on the chart at that time, surpassing Lisa's "Homura" (8).

According to Luminate, as of June 2023, "Idol" had been streamed 722.71 million times worldwide in both audio and video platforms. In the inaugural week of September 14, 2023, the song debuted at number one on the Billboard Japan newly launched Global Japan Songs Excl. Japan, which tracks the most streamed and digitally sold Japanese songs outside Japan in over 200 territories, and topped for 12 non-consecutive weeks. The song was the highest charted song at number 42 and 19 on the 2023 year-end Global 200 and Global Excl. US, respectively, the highest Japanese song in history. For music streaming services, the song reached number one on the global charts of both Apple Music and YouTube Music. On Apple Music, the song was the eighth most streamed song globally in 2023, the best-performing Japanese act, and the 291st most listened song of all time, during 2015–2025. The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) reported that "Idol" was the nineteenth best-selling song in 2023, earning 1.01 billion subscription streams equivalents globally.

Music video

Live performances

Yoasobi debuted the performance of "Idol" on April 5, 2023, a week before the song's release, on their first show of Denkōsekka Arena Tour at Nippon Gaishi Hall, Nagoya, and included it on the tour's setlist as the only song of the encore. The duo also performed the song at the free TikTok special live concert at Theater Milano-za in Shinjuku, Tokyo on April 24 as the last song. Since then, "Idol" became a part of setlists for the duo's several music festivals and concert tours, including the 2023–2024 Asia tour, the Pop Out Zepp Tour (2024), the 2024 US tour, 2024 Coachella and Lollapalooza, the Chō-genjitsu Dome Live (2024), and Asia Tour (2024–2025), the Wandara Hall Tour (2025), etc.

The performance of "Idol" at the 2023 Summer Sonic Festival was recorded and broadcast via television special NHK Music Expo 2023 on September 14, 2023, while the Clockenflap festival via the 65th Japan Record Awards on December 30. In South Korea, Yoasobi gave the debut televised performance of the song at M Countdown on September 21, 2023, which has been rarely for Japanese artists to appear on South Korean music shows. In 2024, the duo performed "Idol" at the 8th Crunchyroll Anime Awards after they won Best Anime Song, the 16th Melon Music Awards, where they received J-pop Favorite Artist award and music show The Show, the latter two along with "New Me".

''74th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen''

On November 13, 2023, NHK announced the lineup for the 2023 edition of New Year's Eve television special NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen, held at NHK Hall, Shibuya, Tokyo on December 31, which Yoasobi would participate as a part of red team. It was the duo's third appearance on the television special after the attendances in 2020 and 2021 and the absence in 2022. A song to perform, "Idol", was revealed on five days before the show. Choreographed and staged by Ganmi's Sota Kawashima, "Idol" was presented as the 42nd show (excluding special performances), preceded by Fumiya Fujii's "True Love" and "Shiroi Kumo no Yō ni" with Hiroiki Ariyoshi, and succeeded by Masaharu Fukuyama's "Hello" and "Sōbō" medley.

Alongside the duo and the band members, the show featured numerous guests, beginning with dance group Avantgardey and B-boy group Real Akiba Boyz. Following the first verse, selected members from that year's ten participating Japanese and Korean idol groups—Seventeen (Hoshi, DK, Mingyu, and Seungkwan), Nogizaka46 (Minami Umezawa, Renka Iwamoto, Mizuki Yamashita, Haruka Kaki, Mayu Tamura, and Nao Yumiki), NiziU (Mako, Riku, Ayaka, Mayuka, and Miihi), Be:First (Sota, Leo, Junon, and Manato), NewJeans (Minji, Hanni, and Danielle), JO1 (Shosei Ohira, Syoya Kimata, Sukai Kinjo, Junki Kono, and Ruki Shiroiwa), Stray Kids (Felix, Seungmin, and I.N), Sakurazaka46 (Yui Kobayashi, Rina Matsuda, Yui Takemoto, Hikaru Morita, and Rena Moriya), Le Sserafim (Sakura, Kim Chaewon, Huh Yunjin, and Kazuha), and MiSaMo—performed one after another. Next, singer Ano and actress and the program's host Kanna Hashimoto—former member of idol groups You'll Melt More! and Rev. from DVL, respectively—who both gained attention from fan-taken photos comparison of the two during their idol career, nicknamed "the final battle between angel and devil", appeared and did their viral posture. The show concluded by all performers performing together.

Despite the lowest rating (31.9% audience share) since 1989, the "Idol" show was considered to be the "highlight" and "the most attracted attention" of the event, especially online. The Japan Newss Yohei Kitagawa praised the duo having a "strong and unrivaled" presence and "unifying force for all of the other stars on stage". However, the show had been criticized by some K-pop fans who argued that their favorite idols might have been degraded to "mere backup dancers". In contrast, others saw the performance as evidence for the international dominance of K-pop. The show recorded viewership rating of 34.2% in the Kantō region, the third highest following Misia's medley of "Ai o Arigatō", "Kizu-darake no Ōja", and "Ai no Katachi" and Pocket Biscuits and Black Biscuits' "Yellow Yellow Happy" and "Timing". The partial performance uploaded on NHK Music YouTube channel received 11.28 million views before it had been made private, the most among the channel's video.

Cover versions and other uses

"Idol" has been covered by several other singers, musicians and idols, notably including singer and actress Airi Suzuki, who performed the song at TV Asahi YouTube program Dōga, Hajimete Mimashita on June 10, 2023, which accumulated ten million views as of September. Later, she included the song on the "Self-Cover Medley" of her performance at the 2023 Rock in Japan Festival in August. YouTuber Hikakin uploaded his parody music video for "Idol" on July 22, which replaced Ai Hoshino by himself. Dance group Avantgardey performed a routine to the song mashed up with the Japanese and English versions combined at the semi-final round of the 18th season of American talent show competition America's Got Talent.

Rie Takahashi, who voiced Ai for the anime, covered "Idol" on November 26 at Ichigo Production Fan Thanksgiving 2023, and uploaded her cover's music video on February 2, 2024. Retired figure skater Marin Honda, wearing as Ai, performed Oshi no Ko-themed ice skate show, featuring "Idol", at the BISF25 × The World of Anime on January 28, 2025, at Ovision Ice Arena, Fukuoka. Other notable covers included Yuya Tegoshi, Ayaka Hirahara and Avantgardey, Aya Shimazu, Toshi, Junretsu, La Diva, NiziU, Me:I, Fruits Zipper, Candy Tune, Sweet Steady and Cutie Street, etc. In December 2024, "Idol" featured on a projection mapping created by Yukihiro Oka for the Tokyo Night & Light project at the exterior of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building No. 1.

In popular culture

In late April 2023, Shortly after "Idol" release, a recreated video of the title sequence of Oshi no Ko connecting to the title sequence of Shin Getter Robo vs Neo Getter Robo, in which "Idol" was changed in the middle of the chorus to JAM Project's "Storm", "Kimi wa kanpeki de kyūkyoku no Gettā", went viral and became an Internet meme, which both Yoasobi and JAM Project former member Ichirou Mizuki's official Twitter accounts each responded the video. This meme resulted in "Storm" being officially released to the music streaming services on July 3, 2023. The phrase "Kimi wa kanpeki de kyūkyoku no Gettā" won Gold Award at the 2023 Internet Buzzword Award, and Niconico Award and second place of Top 20 Words Award at the 2023 Internet Buzzwords 100.

Fan-made choreography created by dancer and singer Kotaro Ide and wotagei-styled dance of "Idol" also gained attraction as an Internet challenge on video hosting service TikTok, covered by Japanese and Korean idols among others. As of December 2023, the song garnered 7.9 billion views on TikTok. "Idol" was the most-searched and the third most-humed-to-search song on Google in 2023. The song was chosen as the best anime song of the Reiwa era by the survey from 10,000 people by TV Asahi television special 1 Man Nin ga Erabu! Tsui ni Kettei! Reiwa vs Heisei vs Shōwa Anison Ranking, and the second-most voted best anime song on the survey by 1,740 overseas anime fans from the TV Asahi television special Gaikokujin ga Gachi de Tōhyō! Sekai Anison Sōsenkyo, behind only Yoko Takahashi's "A Cruel Angel's Thesis".

Accolades

At the 65th Japan Record Awards in 2023, despite the success of the song, "Idol" did not receive the Song of the Year award, which is a nomination for the main Grand Prize. Instead, Ayase won Best Composition Award for composing the song, and Yoasobi won the Special International Music Award. The gesture spawned several media and fans questioning how the nomination process for the Japan Record Awards works.

Track listing

• Digital download and streaming
• – 3:33

• Digital download and streaming – English version
• "Idol" (English version) – 3:33

• CD single and 7-inch vinyl
• "Idol" – 3:31
• "Idol" (English version) – 3:31
• "Idol" (anime edit) – 1:29
• "Idol" (instrumental) – 3:31

• 12-inch vinyl
• "Idol" – 3:31
• "Idol" (English version) – 3:31
• "Idol" (anime edit) – 1:29
• "Idol" (sped up and pitch up version) – 2:56
• "Idol" (instrumental) – 3:31
• "Tabun" – 4:16
• "Tabun" (sped up and pitch up version) – 2:59
• "Tabun" (instrumental) – 4:16

Credits and personnel

• Ayase – writer, producer
• Ikura – vocals
• Aka Akasaka – based story writer
• Konnie Aoki – background chorus lyrics, English lyrics, English lyrical and vocal direction
• BFNK – English lyrical and vocal direction
• Real Akiba Boyz – background shouts
• Ebony Bowens – background chorus
• Chloe Kibble – background chorus
• Marista Stubbs – background chorus
• Imani J. Dawson – background chorus
• Kyte – background chorus
• Lyle Carr – background chorus
• Andrew Soda – background chorus
• Takayuki Saitō – vocal recording
• Kunio Nishikawara – vocal recording (English version)
• Hiroaki Okuda – background chorus and shouts recording
• Masahiko Fukui – mixing
• Hidekazu Sakai – mastering

Charts

Weekly charts

Monthly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications and sales

Release history

See also

• List of best-selling singles in Japan
• List of Billboard Global 200 number ones of 2023
• List of Billboard Global 200 top-ten singles in 2023
• List of Hot 100 number-one singles of 2023 (Japan)
• List of Hot 100 number-one singles of 2024 (Japan)

Notes

References

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• Mateo, Alex, Aka Akasaka, Mengo Yokoyari's Oshi no Ko Manga Gets Anime, July 1, 2023, Anime News Network, June 9, 2022
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• Ueda, Takuto, <インタビュー>YOASOBIが語る「アイドル」誕生秘話、完璧で究極な"アイ"への想い【MONTHLY FEATURE】, June 18, 2023, Billboard Japan, June 1, 2023, ja
• Ichijo, Kota, アイを信仰するがゆえに生まれた"究極のアイドル"――TVアニメ『【推しの子】』OP主題歌「アイドル」の制作秘話、ラップ、宗教性、様々な視点から新たなYOASOBIの姿に迫る, June 25, 2023, Lisani, June 24, 2023, ja
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• YOASOBI、4月クールTVアニメ"【推しの子】"OPテーマ担当。原作者 赤坂アカ書き下ろし小説をもとに楽曲「アイドル」制作。楽曲の一部が公開、本人の動画コメントも到着, February 19, 2023, Skream!, February 19, 2023, ja
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• YOASOBI、プロジェクト「はじめての」4曲収録EP発売&グッズ販売開始 「アイドル」CDリリース決定も, May 10, 2023, CDJournal, May 10, 2023, ja
• YOASOBI、『アイドル』数量限定7インチ・アナログ盤7/26リリース決定。アリーナ・ツアー"電光石火"より「アイドル」ライヴ映像をYouTubeにて公開, June 28, 2023, Skream!, June 28, 2023, ja
• YOASOBI、新曲「勇者」がTVアニメ"葬送のフリーレン"OPテーマに決定。同曲収録した3rd EP『THE BOOK 3』10/4リリース, September 1, 2023, Skream!, September 1, 2023, ja
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• Leung, Hilary, Oshi no Ko's Opening and Ending Theme Songs Highlight Ruby's and Aqua's Diverging Paths, May 8, 2023, Comic Book Resources, May 7, 2023
• B'zの紅白歌合戦はなぜ圧巻だったのか? 音楽評論家を仰天させた「39秒の効果」とは, January 24, 2025, Diamond, January 23, 2025, ja
• Yamauchi, Ryōko, YOASOBI 全世界的ヒットを果たした『アイドル』と次の一手, December 5, 2023, Nikkei Xtrend, August 31, 2023, ja
• Hunter-Tilney, Ludovic, Yoasobi: The Book 3 album review — frantic hits from Google's most wanted, October 16, 2025, Financial Times, December 29, 2023, subscription
• YOASOBI「アイドル」がTikTokなど多数チャート席巻 実験性&らしさで『【推しの子】』の物語を彩る新基軸, June 15, 2023, Real Sound, May 23, 2023, ja
• Soo, JX, YOASOBI: the "ultimate J-pop unit" faces the world, September 4, 2023, NME, September 4, 2023
• 曲がいいだけでは売れない? YOASOBI《アイドル》に学ぶ"グローバルヒットのつくり方", March 3, 2025, Diamond, March 2, 2025, ja
• YOASOBI、本日放送開始のTVアニメ【推しの子】OP主題歌「アイドル」配信スタート, Ototoy, January 6, 2026, ja, April 12, 2023
• スピッツの映画『名探偵コナン』主題歌、YOASOBIの新曲、奇妙礼太郎×菅田将暉のコラボ、マンウィズ×milet『鬼滅の刃』主題歌など『New Music Wednesday』が今週注目の新作11曲紹介, April 13, 2023, Spice, April 12, 2023, ja
• Michel, Patrick St., With 'Idol,' Yoasobi pens a new chapter in J-pop's story, June 30, 2023, The Japan Times, June 30, 2023
• Hwang, Sun-up, 「『アイドル』は予想外のヒットだった」韓国の音楽評論家が語る、YOASOBIが「J-POPの概念」を変えたワケ《紅白で初披露》, January 1, 2024, Shūkan Bunshun, December 31, 2023, 2
• Ueda, Takuto, YOASOBI Discusses the Creation of Chart-Topping Hit 'Idol' & Performing Live: Interview, July 6, 2023, Billboard, July 5, 2023
• MarSali, YOASOBI「アイドル」歌詞の意味を考察! 人気アイドルの本当の姿とは?, UtaTen, April 27, 2023, ja, April 27, 2023
• YOASOBIが歌うTVアニメ「【推しの子】」オープニング主題歌「アイドル」が4月12日より配信開始 赤坂アカ氏書き下ろしの楽曲原作小説「45510」も公開, April 12, 2023, Game Watch, April 12, 2023, ja
• Aoki, Keisuke, 【推しの子】「45510」の意味を考察! アイの秘密をOPのパスワードと小説から読み解く, Ciatr, June 4, 2023, ja, May 26, 2023
• Guan, Danny, 10 Best Anime Opening Songs Of Spring 2023, Ranked, April 21, 2023, Game Rant, April 21, 2023
• Suzuki, Suzie, YOASOBI「アイドル」と鈴木雅之「道導」…Ayaseの芸風の広さに驚いた4月【月刊レコード大賞】, June 7, 2023, Yahoo! News Japan, April 30, 2023, ja, May 6, 2023, dead
• Komachi, Mio, 『【推しの子】』とオープニング主題歌「アイドル」の広がりは必然だった? ネットカルチャーとの親和性から分析, May 3, 2023, Real Sound, May 3, 2023, ja
• Tsuki no Hito, YOASOBI、米津玄師、Ado、LiSA……海外ヒットに欠かせないアニメとの親和性 藤井風らの人気に見るJ-POPの現在地も, June 13, 2023, Real Sound, June 13, 2023, ja
• Komatsu, Kaori, 〈Gacha Pop〉がJ-POPを再定義する? 日本の音楽を海外に発信するための新たな動き, June 26, 2023, Rolling Stone Japan, June 14, 2023, 3, ja
• Takahashi, Miho, YOASOBI『アイドル』／的確に丁寧に迅速に立てた旗へ向かう, June 20, 2023, Rockin'On Japan, June 20, 2023, ja
• S.H.I., YOASOBI"アイドル"はなぜ世界的にヒットしたのか? Ayaseによる音楽的文脈の多さとikuraの優れたボーカル表現に注目, Mikiki, June 22, 2023, ja, June 21, 2023
• Assis, Tássia, From Tokyo To Coachella: YOASOBI's Journey To Validate J-Pop And Vocaloid As Art Forms, April 11, 2024, Grammy, April 9, 2024
• 中森明菜から小田和正、米津玄師、YOASOBIまで 昭和・平成・令和のヒットソングからわかる時代の変化, Book Bang, August 15, 2025, ja, November 19, 2024
• Valdez, Nick, Oshi no Ko Releases English Version of Opening Theme, June 19, 2023, ComicBook.com, May 29, 2023
• Gumi, 【推しの子】YOASOBI「アイドル」が心にぶっ刺さる理由, June 20, 2023, Cinemas+, June 15, 2023, ja
• Fox, Joshua, Oshi No Ko Opening's Artist Releases Official English Cover & Translation, May 26, 2023, Screen Rant, May 25, 2023
• Asahara, Satoshi, 【全文公開】成田悠輔と愛すべき非生産性の世界 対談: ミュージシャン・YOASOBI, December 31, 2023, With, December 30, 2023, ja
• The Best Anime of 2023 - MrAJCosplay, Caitlin Moore, Steve Jones + The Best Songs of 2023, February 5, 2024, Anime News Network, December 30, 2023
• Bodegon-Hikino, Kara, Palma, Ginny, Castillo, Camille, Almazan, Isa, Abad, Paolo, Raeburn, Brandon, Rahmanda, Alif, Adam, Adlina, Top Songs of 2023: Bandwagon Picks – NewJeans, YOASOBI, Snow Man, yeule, Lola Amour, BTS' Jungkook, Fujii Kaze, Olivia Rodrigo, and more, December 20, 2023, Bandwagon, December 20, 2023
• Herd, James, Top 10 Best Anime Openings (OPs) of All Time, November 13, 2023, Destructoid, November 13, 2023
• The Genius Community's 50 Best Songs of 2023, January 9, 2024, Genius, January 9, 2024
• Augusto Conceição, Vitor, As 7 melhores aberturas dos animes de 2023, IGN Brasil, January 1, 2024, pt-br, December 30, 2023
• De Ita, Giovanna, Top 10 Anime Openings of 2023, December 8, 2023, The Nerd Stash, December 7, 2023
• Sockol, Ben, 10 Best Anime Openings of 2023, December 5, 2023, Screen Rant, December 4, 2023
• Suzuki, Suzie, Vaundyの気持ちよさ、マカえんの楽しさ、米津玄師の艶っぽさに魅せられた1年 (年間ベストテン), December 29, 2023, Yahoo! News Japan, December 29, 2023, ja
• The best songs of 2023, featuring hits from Taylor Swift, Yoasobi and Miley Cyrus, January 2, 2024, Young Post, January 2, 2024
• YOASOBI「アイドル」史上最速ストリーミング累計1億回再生突破, May 17, 2023, Billboard Japan, May 17, 2023, ja
• 2024年3月度DL認定、YOASOBI「アイドル」がダブル・プラチナ, April 19, 2024, Musicman, April 19, 2024, ja
• 【団体】レコ協、24年1月度ストリーミング認定, March 10, 2024, Oricon Biz, February 29, 2024, ja
• Recording Industry Association of Japan, 2024年1月度ストリーミング認定 ~ Official髭男dism「Subtitle」、Vaundy「怪獣の花唄」、YOASOBI「アイドル」の3作品がダイヤモンド認定!, February 29, 2024, PR Times, February 29, 2024, ja
• Nishimoto, Ryotaro, Popular duo Yoasobi awarded gold by Japan copyright body for hit song 'Idol', December 23, 2024, The Mainichi, May 23, 2024
• JASRAC賞、Ayase『アイドル』2年連続金賞 Creepy Nutsが銀賞に, May 16, 2025, Zakzak, May 16, 2025, ja
• アニメ『鬼滅の刃』OP主題歌「絆ノ奇跡」が「デジタルシングル」初登場1位【オリコンランキング】, April 19, 2023, Oricon, April 19, 2023, ja
• YOASOBI「アイドル」、自身通算2作目の「デジタル2冠」【オリコンランキング】, April 26, 2023, Oricon, April 26, 2023, ja
• 『【推しの子】』OP主題歌のYOASOBI「アイドル」が「ストリーミング」初登場1位【オリコンランキング】, April 19, 2023, Oricon, April 19, 2023, ja
• オリコン週間ストリーミング9/4〜9/10、YOASOBI「アイドル」22週連続1位で「連続1位獲得週数」歴代2位 週間再生数1000万回超えも22週連続で歴代1位に, September 13, 2023, Musicman, September 13, 2023, ja
• YOASOBI「アイドル」、オリコン週間ストリーミングランキングで21週連続1位, September 6, 2023, Mynavi, September 6, 2023, ja
• オリコン週間ストリーミング7/3~7/9、YOASOBI「アイドル」オリコン史上最速で累積再生数3億回突破, July 12, 2023, Musicman, July 12, 2023, ja
• YOASOBI「アイドル」、オリコン史上最速の登場5週目で1億回再生突破 「【推しの子】のファンで勝手に曲を作った」【オリコンランキング】, May 17, 2023, Oricon, May 17, 2023, ja
• Oricon Top 50 Combined Singles: 2023-04-24, Oricon, April 21, 2023, ja
• YOASOBI、「アイドル」が通算2作目の「合算シングル」1位 「カラオケ」も1位に【オリコンランキング】, May 26, 2023, Oricon, May 26, 2023, ja
• YOASOBI「アイドル」が、8ヵ月ぶりに合算シングル1位返り咲き 『紅白歌合戦』での歌唱が話題【オリコンランキング】, January 18, 2024, Oricon, January 18, 2024, ja
• King & Prince、初週54.4万枚で「シングル」1位 オリコン史上初の記録も樹立【オリコンランキング】, June 27, 2023, Oricon, June 27, 2023, ja
• YOASOBI「アイドル」、4度目の「デジタル2冠」 オリコン史上初の6週連続週間2000万回再生超え【オリコンランキング】, May 31, 2023, Oricon, May 31, 2023, ja
• YOASOBI「アイドル」が「デジタルランキング」で3冠、総売上45.9億円に【オリコン年間】, December 20, 2023, Oricon, December 20, 2023, ja
• 【ビルボード】初登場6曲が上位独占、YOASOBI「アイドル」総合首位獲得, April 19, 2023, Billboard Japan, April 19, 2023, ja
• 【ビルボード】YOASOBI「アイドル」総合首位21週目で連続記録更新中、SixTONESとKing Gnuの新曲が初登場, September 6, 2023, Billboard Japan, September 6, 2023, ja
• 【ビルボード】YOASOBI「アイドル」3週連続4部門で1位獲得、Aimer「残響散歌」と並ぶV9達成, June 14, 2023, Billboard Japan, June 14, 2023, ja
• 【ビルボード】YOASOBI「アイドル」総合14連覇で連続首位記録を樹立、BTS・JUNG KOOKのソロ曲が2位に初登場, July 19, 2023, Billboard Japan, July 19, 2023, ja
• 【ビルボード】Snow Man「Dangerholic」が総合首位獲得、King Gnu「SPECIALZ」が2位へランクアップ, September 13, 2023, Billboard Japan, September 13, 2023, ja
• 【ビルボード】YOASOBI「アイドル」19週ぶりの総合首位奪還、『葬送のフリーレン』新OPヨルシカ「晴る」がトップ10入り, January 17, 2024, Billboard Japan, January 17, 2024, ja
• 【ビルボード】YOASOBI「アイドル」初登場アニメ首位 スピッツ/MWAM×miletが追う, April 19, 2023, Billboard Japan, April 19, 2023, ja
• 【ビルボード】YOASOBI「アイドル」21週連続アニメ首位で歴代1位タイ記録達成 King Gnu「SPECIALZ」は初登場2位, December 10, 2023, Billboard Japan, September 6, 2023, ja
• 【ビルボード】YOASOBI「アイドル」が通算37度目アニメ首位 Creepy Nuts「Bling-Bang-Bang-Born」2位へジャンプアップ, January 24, 2024, Billboard Japan, January 24, 2024, ja
• 【ビルボード】King Gnu「SPECIALZ」登場2週目で大逆転のアニメ首位、YOASOBI「アイドル」連覇記録止める, December 10, 2023, Billboard Japan, September 13, 2023, ja
• 【ビルボード】King Gnu「SPECIALZ」僅差でアニメ首位奪還 YOASOBI最新曲「勇者」初登場4位, December 10, 2023, Billboard Japan, October 4, 2023, ja
• 【ビルボード】YOASOBI「勇者」アニメ首位へ躍進、トップ2をYOASOBIが独占, December 10, 2023, Billboard Japan, October 11, 2023, ja
• 【ビルボード】Creepy Nuts「Bling-Bang-Bang-Born」ついにアニメ首位奪取 関ジャニ∞/西川貴教がトップ10入り, January 31, 2024, Billboard Japan, January 31, 2024, ja
• 【ビルボード】MAN WITH A MISSION×milet「絆ノ奇跡」がDLソング初登場1位、YOASOBI/スピッツが続く, April 19, 2023, Billboard Japan, April 19, 2023, ja
• 【ビルボード】YOASOBI「アイドル」DLソング1位に浮上、マンウィズ&miletコラボ2曲が続く, April 26, 2023, Billboard Japan, April 26, 2023, ja
• 【ビルボード】YOASOBI「アイドル」がDLソング通算10週目の1位、ヒゲダン新曲が2位に続く, August 16, 2023, Billboard Japan, August 16, 2023, ja
• 【ビルボード】YOASOBI「アイドル」が初登場、自身2曲目のストリーミング首位獲得, April 19, 2023, Billboard Japan, April 19, 2023, ja
• 【ビルボード】YOASOBI「アイドル」がストリーミング通算24度目の首位 tuki.「晩餐歌」が自身最高位獲得, January 17, 2024, Billboard Japan, January 17, 2024, ja
• 【ビルボード】YOASOBI「アイドル」がストリーミング5連覇達成 週間2,500万回超えで自己最高記録を更新, May 17, 2023, Billboard Japan, May 17, 2023, ja
• 【ビルボード】King & Prince『なにもの』初週54万枚でシングル・セールス首位, June 26, 2023, Billboard Japan, June 26, 2023, ja
• 【ビルボード】YOASOBI「アイドル」総合16連覇でまだまだ記録更新中、米津玄師「地球儀」が2位にランクアップ, August 2, 2023, Billboard Japan, August 2, 2023, ja
• Isozaki, Seiji, Billboard JAPAN 2023年 年間チャート発表、YOASOBIが【JAPAN Hot 100】&【Artist 100】 / King & Princeが【Hot Albums】首位に, December 8, 2023, Billboard Japan, December 8, 2023, ja
• Isozaki, Seiji, 【ビルボード 2023年 年間JAPAN Hot 100】YOASOBI「アイドル」が前人未踏の記録を成し遂げ、堂々首位 (コメントあり), December 8, 2023, Billboard Japan, December 8, 2023, ja
• Sakata, Yuma, 【ビルボード 2023年 年間Streaming Songs】YOASOBI「アイドル」が5.2億回再生で首位獲得 日本初ビリオン達成「夜に駆ける」ほか複数チャートイン, December 8, 2023, Billboard Japan, December 8, 2023, ja
• Okada, 【ビルボード 2023年 年間Download Songs】YOASOBI「アイドル」が大差をつけて首位獲得、10-FEET/Official髭男dismが続く, December 8, 2023, Billboard Japan, December 8, 2023, ja
• Tokuriki, Motohiko, 異次元ヒットで世界14位。YOASOBIの「アイドル」は、日本の音楽業界の新しい扉を開くか, May 6, 2023, Yahoo! News Japan, April 29, 2023, ja, April 29, 2023, dead
• The Orchard Japan, The Orchard (company), YOASOBI 新曲「アイドル」がリリースから約2週間で全世界の動画・ストリーミング累計1億回再生突破!世界各国でも各種チャートインを記録!, April 27, 2023, PR Times, April 27, 2023
• Trust, Gary, Eslabon Armado & Peso Pluma's 'Ella Baila Sola' Soars to No. 1 on Billboard Global 200 Chart, April 25, 2023, Billboard, April 24, 2023
• Trust, Gary, YOASOBI's 'Idol' Surges to No. 1 on Billboard Global Excl. U.S. Chart, June 6, 2023, Billboard, June 5, 2023
• Trust, Gary, Eslabon Armado & Peso Pluma, YOASOBI Top Billboard Global Charts, July 4, 2023, Billboard, July 3, 2023
• YOASOBI、新曲「アイドル」が世界を席巻! リリースから約2週間で全世界の動画・ストリーミング累計1億回再生突破, May 9, 2023, The First Times, April 27, 2023, ja
• 【推しの子】: YOASOBI「アイドル」 米ビルボード「Global 200」日本のアーティスト歴代最高7位に, June 28, 2023, Mantanweb, June 28, 2023, ja
• Trust, Gary, Grupo Frontera & Bad Bunny's 'Un x100to' Hits No. 1 on Billboard Global Charts, May 1, 2023, Billboard, May 1, 2023
• Cayanan, Joanna, YOASOBI's Oshi no Ko Anime Opening Song Ranks #7 on U.S. Billboard's Global 200 Chart, June 28, 2023, Anime News Network, June 28, 2023
• Marconette, Jaime, Anime's Impact on Music Discovery, Luminate, March 8, 2025, September 12, 2023
• 【ビルボード】YOASOBI「アイドル」グローバル・ジャパン・ソングス初回首位獲得 imase/King Gnu/藤井 風が各国で1位に, September 14, 2023, Billboard Japan, September 14, 2023, ja
• 【ビルボード】YOASOBI「アイドル」グローバル・ジャパン・ソングス3週ぶり首位返り咲き, December 15, 2023, Billboard Japan, December 15, 2023, ja
• YOASOBI「アイドル」が「YEAR-END CHARTS Billboard Global 200」でJ-POP史上初のTOP50入り, November 26, 2023, The First Times, November 25, 2023, ja
• Harding, Daryl, YOASOBI's Oshi no Ko Anime Theme Song 'Idol' Tops Apple's Global Music Charts, July 10, 2023, Crunchyroll, June 21, 2023
• Ryō, Jozuka, YOASOBI「アイドル」世界1位 YouTube楽曲ランキング, July 12, 2023, The Asahi Shimbun, July 12, 2023, ja
• YOASOBI「アイドル」が全世界で7位に。Apple Musicが年間チャートを発表, December 8, 2023, Phile Web, November 28, 2023, ja
• YOASOBI「夜に駆ける」Apple Musicの歴代再生数トップ100入り 日本最高順位, July 6, 2025, Kai-You, July 6, 2025, ja
• King, Ashley, What Were the Top Songs of 2023?, February 28, 2024, Digital Music News, February 26, 2024
• YOASOBI『【推しの子】』OP主題歌のMV公開へ 動画工房が制作 赤坂アカ氏の書き下ろし小説も, April 12, 2023, Oricon, April 12, 2023, ja
• Tuting, Kristine, Yoasobi's Idol MV hits 115 million views on YouTube, July 18, 2023, One Esports, May 24, 2023
• アイが見たかった世界? 「アイドル」MVラストシーンに込められたアニメーターの想い, December 24, 2023, Anan, December 24, 2023, ja
• Miwa, Kaoru, YOASOBI「アイドル」MVが再生1億回突破 海外ファンも絶賛「曲の最後までゾクゾク」「メッセージが伝わってくる」, May 18, 2023, Net Lab, May 18, 2023, ja
• NiziU、初MVが1億再生突破, July 10, 2023, Modelpress, September 1, 2020, ja
• YouTube年間「国内音楽動画」はYOASOBI「アイドル」が"桁違い"で1位, December 14, 2023, Oricon, December 13, 2023, ja
• YOASOBI「アイドル」Music Videoが6億回再生突破!, May 25, 2025, Entameclip, May 25, 2025, ja
• YOASOBI、アニメ『【推しの子】』OP主題歌「アイドル」英語版を配信リリース&MV公開, May 26, 2023, CDJournal, May 26, 2023, ja
• YOASOBI、初の単独アリーナツアー開幕。追加公演も決定, April 5, 2023, Barks, April 5, 2023, ja
• YOASOBI、思い出の場所でこけら落とし公演 ikura「みんな、爆上がりだね!」 TikTok累計視聴約63万人 "動員, 日本人アーティスト最高記録", April 25, 2023, Sanspo, April 25, 2023, ja
• Si Jia, Yoasobi's First Singapore Concert Delivers As Duo Lead Enthusiastic Crowd With Fan Favourites, January 22, 2026, Geek Culture, January 12, 2024
• Mori, Tomoyuki, YOASOBI、ライブバンドとしての実力を発揮 驚きの演出も飛び出した『POP OUT』初日レポ, February 2, 2025, Real Sound, February 3, 2024, ja
• Shepherd, Charles, YOASOBI live in LA: US headline debut marks pivotal moment in global J-pop takeover, January 22, 2026, Electric Bloom Webzine, April 20, 2024
• YOASOBI「コーチェラ」初出演45分単独パフォーマンスに現地ファン熱狂 幾田りらは流暢な英語披露【セットリスト】, January 22, 2026, Modelpress, April 13, 2024, ja
• 【ライブレポート】YOASOBIアメリカ・シカゴでのフェス『Lollapalooza』に初出演、単独ステージを敢行, January 22, 2026, The First Times, August 4, 2024, ja
• YOASOBI、結成5周年を記念した初のドームライブ大阪公演2days敢行, February 2, 2025, De Colum, October 28, 2024, ja
• Lee, Jae-hoon, 9000명→2만6천명...요아소비, 1년간 분 'J팝 붐' 증거, January 22, 2026, Newsis, December 9, 2024, ko
• 【ライブレポート】YOASOBI初ホールツアー完遂！「作り上げてきた"舞台"を、今日ここで皆さんと一緒に完成させたい」, January 22, 2026, The First Times, December 1, 2025, ja
• YOASOBI&NewJeans、相思相愛を告白 Ayase「ただのオタクです」 MINJI「夜に駆けるが特に好き」, September 14, 2023, Oricon, September 14, 2023, ja
• 【日本レコード大賞】YOASOBIが「特別国際音楽賞」、香港野外フェス出演時の映像で「アイドル」届ける, December 30, 2023, Sports Hochi, December 30, 2023, ja
• Jang, In-young, '최애의 아이돌' 왜 여기서 나와…日 요아소비 "감사합니다"→반쪽하트까지 (엠카), September 21, 2023, Xportsnews, September 21, 2023, ko
• Han, Hae-seon, 요아소비 내한의 의미 "'엠카' 출연, 세계적 K팝 시장 도전", ★FOCUS, February 2, 2025, StarNews, September 29, 2023, ko
• Spangler, Todd, Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2024: 'Jujutsu Kaisen' Takes 11 Trophies, Including Anime of the Year (Full Winners List), March 2, 2024, Variety, March 2, 2024
• Bae, Hyo-joo, D-1 'MMA2024' 재쓰비 레드카펫 MC 맡는다, November 30, 2024, Newsen, November 29, 2024, ko
• Kang, So-jung, NCT シャオジュン&CRAVITY ヒョンジュン&UNIS ナナ、本日の放送を最後に「THE SHOW」MCを卒業, February 2, 2025, Kstyle, December 3, 2024, ja
• <速報>第74回NHK紅白歌合戦の出場歌手一覧, November 22, 2024, The Sankei Shimbun, November 13, 2023, ja
• NHK紅白歌合戦、曲目発表 YOASOBIは「アイドル」 日本の音楽番組初披露【全曲目紹介】, December 22, 2023, Sports Hochi, December 22, 2023, ja
• NHK「第74回NHK紅白歌合戦」44組の歌唱順が発表 トップバッターは「新しい学校のリーダーズ」、白組一番手は「JO1」, November 22, 2024, Net Lab, December 26, 2023, ja
• 【紅白】YOASOBI「アイドル」スペシャルコラボステージ 出場歌手&橋本環奈らと豪華共演, December 31, 2023, Oricon, December 31, 2023, ja
• 紅白歌合戦 出場歌手が熱唱, dead, December 31, 2023, October 15, 2024, NHK, December 31, 2023, ja
• Shiba, Tomonori, 紅白が示したエンタメの地殻変動と新しい時代の到来, January 2, 2024, Yahoo! News Japan, January 1, 2024, ja
• 【紅白歌合戦】橋本環奈とanoが「天使と悪魔の最終決戦」再現「粋すぎる」とネット歓喜, January 2, 2024, Nikkan Sports, January 1, 2024, ja
• 【紅白】YOASOBI 日本の音楽番組で初「アイドル」 橋本環奈、乃木坂らと"大トリ"級コラボ, December 31, 2023, Sponichi Annex, December 31, 2023, ja
• 紅白歌合戦31・9% 過去最低更新 「アイドル」にボーイズ&ガールズグループ集結, January 13, 2024, Daily Sports, January 2, 2024, ja
• YOASOBI『紅白』抑えトレンド1位 2023年最後を締めくくる, January 13, 2024, Oricon, December 31, 2023, ja
• Yoon, Soo-jung, Lee, Jung-soo, K-Pop Groups lead in Japan NHK's 74th singing contest, January 13, 2024, The Chosun Daily, January 4, 2024
• Tokuriki, Motohiko, 紅白歌合戦の成功と失敗から考える、NHKが抱える深刻なジレンマ, January 28, 2025, Yahoo! News Japan, January 12, 2024, ja
• Michel, Patrick St., Yoasobi delivered the standout moment of 'Kohaku.' Why did some music fans hate it?, January 13, 2024, The Japan Times, January 12, 2024
• 歌手別最高は大トリMISIA34・8%、YOASOBI34・2%と健闘/紅白歌合戦歌手別視聴率上位, January 13, 2024, Nikkan Sports, January 5, 2024, ja
• Hasegawa, Tomoko, 日本の音楽の"ガイドブック"的存在へ――制約の中で攻める「NHK MUSIC」YouTubeチャンネルの挑戦, November 12, 2024, Mynavi, March 9, 2024, ja
• 鈴木愛理「推しの子」OPテーマ・YOASOBI「アイドル」歌&ダンスカバーで話題「まさに完璧」「さすがのクオリティー」, June 11, 2023, Modelpress, June 10, 2023, ja
• Minami, Umi, 鈴木愛理『アイドル』歌唱動画が番組初の1000万回再生超え、人はなぜ彼女の歌声に魅了されるのか, September 27, 2023, Entame Next, September 27, 2023, ja
• 鈴木愛理 – ROCK IN JAPAN FESTIVAL 2023 ライブ写真&セットリスト, August 14, 2023, Rockin'On Japan, August 13, 2023, ja
• YOASOBI、HIKAKIN「アイドル」MV再現度の高さに「びっくりを通り越して感動的」, August 25, 2023, Nikkan Sports, August 23, 2023, ja
• Lada, Jenni, America's Got Talent 2023 Competitors Danced to Oshi no Ko Song 'Idol', September 21, 2023, Siliconera, September 21, 2023
• 【推しの子】アニメ第2期は2024年放送! 新生B小町とアイが夢の共演果たした「苺プロファン感謝祭」レポ, November 27, 2023, Anime! Anime!, November 27, 2023, ja
• 【推しの子】: "アイ"高橋李依が「アイドル」カバー MV公開へ, February 2, 2024, Mantanweb, February 2, 2024, ja
• 本田真凜、『推しの子』アイドル姿に絶賛の声「マジで可愛い」「スタイル抜群」 妹・紗来「一生推す」, March 3, 2025, Crank-in, January 29, 2025, ja
• 「まさか氷上のアイちゃんみれるなんて...」本田真凜が披露した"推しの子コス"に作画担当の本家も感動！「素敵」「漫画から出てきたかと」など反響止まず, January 30, 2025, The Digest, January 30, 2025, ja
• 手越祐也、オリジナル曲&歌ってみた動画が100万回再生を突破, June 18, 2023, OKMusic, June 15, 2023, ja
• 平原綾香「アイドル」圧巻カバーに大反響「ブラボー!」「まるで歌劇」「マジ異次元」, July 12, 2023, Oricon, July 12, 2023, ja
• "歌怪獣"島津亜矢「アイドル」などカバーにネット大絶賛「どこで息継ぎしてるの?」「まるで持ち歌」, July 15, 2023, Sponichi Annex, July 15, 2023, ja
• X JAPANのToshlがYOASOBI「アイドル」熱唱、振り付けも「Ｍステ」３時間SP, September 30, 2023, Nikkan Sports, September 29, 2023, ja
• 「ベストヒット歌謡祭」タイムテーブル発表 25組のアーティスト歌唱&特別企画, November 26, 2023, Cinema Today, November 15, 2023, ja
• 『FNS歌謡祭』第1夜タイムテーブル発表 5時間生放送…目玉のダンス企画は午後8時台, December 6, 2023, Encount, December 6, 2023, ja
• 「Mステ スーパーライブ2024」タイムテーブル発表 きょう午後5時から 出演時間・歌唱曲をチェック!, December 27, 2024, Chunichi Shimbun, December 27, 2024, ja
• YOASOBI「アイドル」を使用したプロジェクションマッピングが都庁で公開!, December 5, 2024, Nishishinjuku LoveWalker, December 5, 2024, ja
• "完璧で究極のゲッター"が話題に。『推しの子』と『真ゲッターロボ対ネオゲッターロボ』のOPが絶妙に噛み合う, March 28, 2024, Dengeki Online, May 8, 2023, ja
• 【君は完璧で究極のゲッター】水木一郎さんの公式アカウントが注意喚起。「何かと話題の『STORM』ですが、残念ながらサブスクでは配信がなく……」, March 28, 2024, Famitsu, May 10, 2023, ja
• 『真ゲッターロボ対ネオゲッターロボ』OPの「STORM」がサブスク解禁, March 28, 2024, Phile Web, July 3, 2023, ja
• 衝撃を与えた「やめなさい!」 (機動戦士ガンダム水星の魔女)も! 「究極のゲッター」(【推しの子】)アニポケ「サトシ引退」『ガジェット通信 アニメ流行語大賞2023』発表, March 28, 2024, GetNews, December 1, 2023, ja
• 「推しの子」が「ネット流行語 100」を席巻 「ネット界に広く影響」とドワンゴ, March 28, 2024, ITmedia News, December 14, 2023, ja
• YOASOBI「推しの子」主題歌で話題「アイドル」ダンスが流行中 乃木坂46・AKB48・FANTASTICS・K-POP界でも…, July 6, 2023, Modelpress, June 7, 2023, ja
• 【YOASOBI「アイドル」K-POP界でブーム加速】TWICE・LE SSERAFIM・IVE・ENHYPEN…"天才的なアイドル様"が続々登場, June 23, 2023, Modelpress, June 23, 2023, ja
• Kang, Hye-eun, 아이돌 사이에서 대유행, 최애의 아이 챌린지!, July 6, 2023, Allure Korea, July 5, 2023, ko
• TWICE、TOMORROW X TOGETHER、ENHYPEN……K-POP「アイドル」踊ってみた投稿が人気 韓国チャート成績に波及, July 14, 2023, Real Sound, July 13, 2023, ja
• 《YOASOBI、こっちのけんとを担当》紅白御用達ダンサー・振付師KOTARO IDEが明かす「バズるための方程式」, February 15, 2025, Josei Seven Plus, February 14, 2025, ja
• What did you Google in 2023? 'Barbie,' Israel-Hamas war are among the year's top internet searches, December 11, 2023, Associated Press, December 11, 2023
• Iizuka, Nao, YOASOBI「アイドル」、2023年のGoogle検索「Songs」で世界1位--猫・犬画像の1位は?, December 11, 2023, CNET Japan, December 11, 2023, ja
• 『アニソンランキング』ベスト20発表 昭和・平成・令和の各世代で名曲ズラリ 【3年前の結果一覧あり】, April 22, 2024, Oricon, October 7, 2023, ja
• 『世界アニソン総選挙』結果発表 1位は「残酷な天使のテーゼ」 【TOP20公開】, April 22, 2024, Oricon, April 21, 2024, ja
• レコード大賞、優秀作品賞の選考に疑問の声 YOASOBIの大ヒット『アイドル』なく… 「基準わからん」「闇深すぎ」, November 30, 2023, Chunichi Shimbun, November 23, 2023, ja
• 『レコ大』の止まらぬオワコン化...視聴率は10年で半減、優秀作品賞でも"YOASOBI外す"KYぶり, November 30, 2023, Josei Jishin, November 25, 2023, ja
• YOASOBI「アイドル」のレコード大賞選考漏れの理由は「会場での生歌唱」か, November 30, 2023, Cyzo, November 26, 2023, ja
• 【推しの子】が日本アニメトレンド大賞に決定! 「日本アニメトレンド大賞2023」ABEMAで生放送, December 26, 2024, Anime! Anime!, December 27, 2023, ja
• AnimaniA Award Nominierungen, de, AnimaniA, 51, 2024, 2/2024
• 第46回アニメＧＰ, chikimato.net, July 12, 2024, ja
• Winners of the 10th Anime Trending Awards, Anime Trending, March 10, 2024
• Anime Awards 2024 Winners: Anime of the Year and Full List, March 2, 2024, Crunchyroll, March 2, 2024
• Plaid, 優れた顧客体験を実現できたサービスやプロダクトを表彰する「CX AWARD 2023」受賞発表 #CXAWARD, December 20, 2023, PR Times, December 19, 2023, ja
• 「日本アニメトレンド大賞2023」ABEMAで生放送中! アニメソング賞はYOASOBIの「アイドル」, December 27, 2023, Anime! Anime!, December 27, 2023, ja
• Les vainqueurs des Daruma 2024, Japan Expo, July 12, 2024, fr, July 12, 2024
• 第38回日本ゴールドディスク大賞, Japan Gold Disc Award, March 13, 2024, live, March 12, 2024, ja
• 第65日本レコード大賞、「優秀作品賞」「新人賞」など各賞受賞者&曲が決定, November 22, 2023, Entame Next, November 22, 2023, ja
• 2024年JASRAC賞を発表, JASRAC, May 22, 2024, ja, May 22, 2024
• 2025年JASRAC賞を発表, JASRAC, May 16, 2025, ja, May 16, 2025
• 「MUSIC AWARDS JAPAN 2025」ノミネート作品 / アーティスト一覧, April 17, 2025, Otomo, April 17, 2025, ja
• 「MUSIC AWARDS JAPAN 2025」全62部門の最優秀作品/アーティストを発表, May 23, 2025, PR Times, May 23, 2025, ja
• MTV VMAJ 2023 投票フォーム, Jotform, October 29, 2023, October 28, 2023, usurped, ja
• 「MTV VMAJ 2023」各部門の受賞作品発表!, MTV Video Music Awards Japan, October 27, 2023
• ニュータイプアニメアワード2022–2023結果発表、作品賞は「ぼっち・ざ・ろっく!」&「劇場版ソードアート・オンライン」, October 30, 2023, Gigazine, October 28, 2023, ja
• 令和5年アニソン大賞, Anisong Awards, December 24, 2025, ja
• 【TikTok Awards】トレンド大賞のミュージック部門はYOASOBIの「アイドル」 Ayase&ikuraが喜びのコメント, December 14, 2023, Oricon, December 14, 2023, ja
• 新語・流行語大賞2023 ノミネートされた言葉 いくつ知っていますか?, dead, November 2, 2023, November 2, 2023, NHK, November 2, 2023, ja
• Suzuki, Ikuma, Yahoo!検索大賞2023、大賞は「大谷翔平」 アニメ&楽曲部門は【推しの子】と主題歌が!, December 5, 2023, Net Lab, December 5, 2023, ja
• Yoasobi Chart History (Hong Kong Songs), Billboard, July 20, 2023
• Billboard Japan Hot Animation – Week of April 19, 2023, Billboard Japan, ja, April 19, 2023
• Oricon Top 50 Combined Singles: 2023-05-29, Oricon, May 26, 2023, ja, June 1, 2023
• Oricon Top 20 Anime Singles: 2023-07-03, Oricon, July 5, 2023, ja, July 5, 2023
• Yoasobi Chart History (Malaysia Songs), Billboard, July 20, 2023
• NZ Hot Singles Chart, Recorded Music NZ, April 21, 2023, November 5, 2024
• RIAS Top Charts Week 17 (21 – 27 Apr 2023), RIAS, May 3, 2023, May 3, 2023
• Digital Chart – Week 28 of 2023, Circle Chart, ko, July 20, 2023
• Yoasobi Chart History (Taiwan Songs), Billboard, July 20, 2023
• Yoasobi Chart History (World Digital Song Sales), Billboard, July 20, 2023
• Yoasobi Chart History (Vietnam Hot 100), Billboard, July 20, 2023, July 20, 2023, dead
• Oricon Top 50 Digital Singles: 2023-06-05, Oricon, May 31, 2023, ja, May 31, 2023
• Oricon Top 50 Singles: 2023-06, Oricon, July 12, 2023, July 12, 2023
• Oricon Top 10 Anime Singles: 2023-06, Oricon, July 13, 2023, July 12, 2023
• Digital Chart – July 2023, Circle Chart, ko, August 10, 2023
• Billboard Global 200 – Year-End 2023, Billboard, November 21, 2023
• Billboard Japan Hot 100 – 2023 Year-End, Billboard Japan, ja, December 8, 2023
• Billboard Japan Hot Animation – 2023 Year-End, Billboard Japan, ja, December 8, 2023
• Oricon Top 100 Singles: 2023, Oricon, December 20, 2023, December 20, 2023
• 【オリコン年間ランキング2023】King & Prince、「シングル」「アルバム」ともにミリオン達成で「音楽」3ジャンルで首位 YOASOBI「アイドル」が3冠 , , 合算シングルランキング 1位~10位, December 20, 2023, Oricon, December 20, 2023, ja
• Digital Chart – 2023, Circle Chart, ko, January 12, 2024
• Billboard Global 200 – Year-End 2024, Billboard, December 14, 2024
• Billboard Japan Hot 100 – 2024 Year-End, Billboard Japan, ja, December 6, 2024
• Billboard Japan Hot Animation – 2024 Year-End, Billboard Japan, ja, December 6, 2024
• 【オリコン年間ランキング2024】Snow Man、「作品別売上数部門」で史上最多の6冠を達成! Creepy Nuts「Bling-Bang-Bang-Born」が3冠、Number_i『No.O -ring-』も首位に , , 合算シングルランキング 1位~10位, December 20, 2024, Oricon, December 20, 2024, ja
• Billboard Japan Hot 100 – 2025 Year-End, Billboard Japan, ja, December 5, 2025
• Billboard Japan Hot Animation – 2025 Year-End, Billboard Japan, ja, December 5, 2025
• 4/12(水)にアニメ『【推しの子】』オープニング主題歌「アイドル」配信決定!, Yoasobi Official Website, April 5, 2023, ja, April 5, 2023
• 5/26(金)に「アイドル」の英語版「Idol」配信リリース決定&ジャケット写真解禁!, Yoasobi Official Website, May 18, 2023, ja, May 18, 2023
• 6/21(水)に、TVアニメ『【推しの子】』オープニング主題歌「アイドル」CDリリース決定! アニメ描き下ろしイラストが彩る、ジャケット写真も公開!, Yoasobi Official Website, May 10, 2023, ja, May 10, 2023
• YOASOBI / Idol , CD+Booklet, 【Complete Limited Edition】, Sony Music Taiwan, April 20, 2024, zh-tw
• 「アイドル」の数量限定7inch アナログ盤が7月26日発売決定! ジャケット写真も公開!, Yoasobi Official Website, June 30, 2023, ja, June 28, 2023
• YOASOBI / IDOL (7inch Vinyl + BOOKLET), Sony Music Taiwan, April 20, 2024, zh-tw
• IDOL by YOASOBI - Vinyl, Milan Records, Shop, September 5, 2024, September 5, 2024, dead
• YOASOBI • アイドル (Idol) • 1xLP, Black Screen Records, September 6, 2024, September 5, 2024, live

External links

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