{"rewrite":{"id":"r_150082f36ddab5a14bbf8cdd","clusterId":"c_6b30108de6c5f8f0cdfb7f35","slug":"kroi-s-spin-from-steel-ball-run-enters-us-billboard-rock-chart-at-no-44","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Kroi's 'SPIN' From Steel Ball Run Enters US Billboard Rock Chart at No. 44","summary":"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 \u0026 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.","whyItMatters":"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.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe song also entered YouTube\u0026#39;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.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Kroi's 'SPIN' lands at No. 44 on Hot Rock \u0026 Alternative Songs while hitting No. 7 on Billboard Japan's Hot Animation chart. That US rock chart placement runs through a genre lane the JoJo opening does not otherwise occupy.","twitterPost":"Kroi's 'SPIN' charts at No. 44 on Hot Rock \u0026 Alternative Songs while placing No. 7 on Billboard Japan's Hot Animation chart. Two charts, two different audiences.","threadsPost":"Kroi's 'SPIN' enters the US Hot Rock \u0026 Alternative Songs chart at No. 44 while landing No. 7 on Billboard Japan's Hot Animation chart. One is a rock chart, the other an animation chart, and 'SPIN' sits on both at once, which says more about who is actually listening than either ranking alone.","newsletterBlurb":"Kroi's 'SPIN,' the opening theme for Steel Ball Run: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, ranked No. 44 on US Billboard's Hot Rock \u0026 Alternative Songs and No. 7 on Billboard Japan's Hot Animation chart. The music video passed 1 million views by October 7, two days after release, while the anime's non-credit opening video has passed 13 million.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Denfaminicogamer\",\"url\":\"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/261007y\",\"title\":\"Anime 'Steel Ball Run JoJo's Bizarre Adventure' OP Theme 'SPIN' Charts on US Billboard! First Chart Entry for Artist Kroi, MV Released October 5 Already Tops 1 Million Views\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4342,"outputTokens":570,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1791361328,"createdAt":"2026-10-07T08:17:01.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-07T08:21:07.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-07T08:21:07.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_6b30108de6c5f8f0cdfb7f35","canonicalTitle":"アニメ『スティール・ボール・ラン ジョジョの奇妙な冒険』OPテーマ「SPIN」が米ビルボードチャートにランクイン！アーティスト・Kroiとしては初のチャート入り、10月5日に公開されたMVは早くも100万再生を突破","representativeArticleId":"a_cbdbcbccab7277b490c9fd4a","sourceCount":2,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"Steel Ball Run: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"SPIN\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"music\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-07T06:58:38.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-07T08:56:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-07T10:08:31.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"KAI-YOU","url":"https://kai-you.net/article/96771","title":"アニメ『スティール・ボール・ラン ジョジョの奇妙な冒険』OPテーマ、米BillboardチャートTOP50入り"},{"source":"Denfaminicogamer","url":"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/261007y","title":"アニメ『スティール・ボール・ラン ジョジョの奇妙な冒険』OPテーマ「SPIN」が米ビルボードチャートにランクイン！アーティスト・Kroiとしては初のチャート入り、10月5日に公開されたMVは早くも100万再生を突破"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["Steel Ball Run: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure"],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["SPIN"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"music","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}