generasia:Featured article for 2021 week 32
SixTONES
SixTONES is a Japanese pop idol boy group formed by Johnny & Associates in 2015. The group was originally a sub-unit of Johnny & Associates' pre-debut trainee group, Johnny's Jr. Along with Snow Man, SixTONES made their official debut in January 2020. The groups' simultaneous debut marks the first time for two groups to debut on the same day in Johnny's history. In just one year they sold 4.3 million physical copies.
SixTONES and Snow Man released their split debut single "Imitation Rain / D.D." on January 22, 2020. The single peaked at #1 on the Oricon weekly single charts during its first week of release, selling 1,328,206 copies during that week alone. It reached the #1 spot on the weekly charts twice more, and still remains on the charts to this day. The single placed as #1 single of the year on the 2020 Oricon Top 100 Singles, selling a total of 1,760,904 copies, and beating out super girl group AKB48 who had held the #1 spot every year since 2010. Their second single, "NAVIGATOR", placed at #6 selling a total of 707,699 copies, and their third single, "NEW ERA", placed at #10 selling a total of 480,379 copies. All five of their releases, four singles and one album, have peaked at the #1 position on the Oricon weekly singles chart.
Their fifth single, "Mascara", is released this week on August 11th.
