8LOOM Sprouts Up the Japan Charts: Get to Know the ‘Restricted Time Solely’ TV Present Spinoff Boy Band

8LOOM is a limited-time-only seven-member boy band that was launched by the TBS drama I’ll Be Your Bloom (which airs Tuesdays at 10 p.m. JST).

Their songs have loved continued success on the charts. Their first single, “Come Once more,” which was launched on September 21, has maintained its place at No. 3 for 5 consecutive weeks in Billboard Japan’s Heatseekers Songs chart dated November 30, and likewise got here in at No. 49 on Billboard Japan’s Sizzling 100 track chart. The chart ranks quickly rising songs poised to grow to be the subsequent breakout hits, by tabulating radio airplays, downloads, streams, and weekly video views for songs within the Japan Sizzling 100. Their third single, “Melody,” (launched on November 9) got here in No. 1 for 2 consecutive weeks on the Heatseekers Songs chart and reached as excessive as No. 32 on the Japan Sizzling 100 chart. The band’s success exhibits no indicators of slowing. Let’s check out the enchantment of 8LOOM’s music, which is tightly linked to the TV present’s idea and story, and the way the band has been performing within the charts. 

 The drama sequence I’ll Be Your Bloom, headed by actress Tsubasa Honda, is an authentic story from screenwriter Erika Yoshida, winner of the fortieth Mukoda Kuniko Award for her drama sequence Koisenu Futari (2022/NHK). Asuka Nakamachi was once a highschool instructor till a setback pressured her into early retirement. A sequence of occasions lead her to turning into the live-in dormitory mom for a boy band known as “8LOOM.” The seven members of the band simply can’t appear to catch their huge break, and as Asuka spends time with the band, she turns into nearer to them, serving to them of their efforts to attain success. 

 The members of 8LOOM are performed by Fumiya Takahashi, Ryubi Miyase, Keito Tsuna, Rintaro Hachimura, Shuto Mori, NOA, and Koki Yamashita. The proficient members of 8LOOM, who’re actors, musicians, and dancers, have launched songs and made their debut as a band outdoors the drama. Their actions have prolonged past the bounds of a TV sequence to incorporate appearances on the KCON 2022 JAPAN Okay-culture competition and a solo live performance tour. The band has a gentle maintain on the highlight and is frequently enhancing its salesmanship. 8LOOM’s YouTube music movies are subtitled in English, Korean, and Chinese language, and their efforts to grow to be a world boy band are one of many distinctive options of the band. Let’s have a look at the singles they’ve launched up to now. 

* 1st single “Come Once more” 

 The melody line of “Come Once more,” 8LOOM’s first single, is contemporary and lightweight, but on the similar time melancholic, with a pleasing, bouncy really feel. The road “We’re blooming right here, Myself from tomorrow is looking” is a direct reference to the story of I’ll Be Your Bloom, and to the idea of 8LOOM itself. It’s a perfect debut track due to its association, which blends a light-weight pop really feel with nice musical depth. 

 The music video showcases the vocal and dance expertise of every member, and depicts the exhausting work they’re placing into making their goals come true. The prime quality of the track offers a transparent view of their potential as a boy band. Within the TV present, the members of the band, who’ve hit all-time low, carry out a track at a present to a disinterested viewers. The long-lasting scene of them beginning to claw their solution to successful generated a number of buzz in social media. 

 This single debuted on Billboard Japan’s Heatseekers Songs chart at No. 3 and saved that place for 5 weeks. On the Japan Sizzling 100, it confirmed super progress on the November 23 chart, going from No. 46 to No. 26 when it comes to downloads and from No. 69 to No. 46 for streaming performs. Its general rating additionally improved dramatically, going from No. 91 to No. 50. On the November 30 chart, it climbed even additional, to its peak place of No. 49. It carried out notably properly in streaming, peaking at No. 36. Because the rankings present, increasingly persons are studying about “8LOOM.” 

* 2nd single “Kimi no Hana ni Naru” 

 8LOOM carried out on the Rakuten Ladies Award 2022 AUTUMN/WINTER (Makuhari Messe, Chiba) on October 8 and at KCON 2022 JAPAN (Ariake Area, Tokyo) on October 15. Instantly after they raised their profiles by fascinating audiences with these reside performances, they launched their second single, “I’ll Be Your Bloom.” The track was produced by UTA, who has additionally produced songs for Daichi Miura, BTS, and Kohei Matsushita. 

 The track begins with a hovering refrain by your complete band. The track stands out with its tight four-on-the-floor beat, its lovely guitar riff, and the way in which the melody opens up when the refrain hits. The message shared by way of the lyrics is one in every of working collectively to maintain transferring ahead, it doesn’t matter what occurs. This ties into the TV present’s story, however it’s additionally a message directed at listeners about “being their flower,” efficiently elevating 8LOOM’s presence as an actual boy band. Bearing the identical title because the TV present, this turned 8LOOM’s first anthem. 

 On the Heatseekers Songs chart, the one reached a report excessive of No. 2 on November 2. On the Japan Sizzling 100, it got here in No. 49 on the October 26 chart, and though it then dropped off the chart for a second, the rising recognition of the TV present and the accompanying improve in streaming performs, together with the additional progress in already-solid downloads triggered the one to bounce again up. On the November 30 chart, it got here in at No. 35 for downloads and No. 52 for streaming, each new information that trace on the single’s potential to grow to be a long-lived hit. 

* third single “Melody”

 Within the fifth episode of I’ll Be Your Bloom, the band is advised that in the event that they don’t are available in first place within the streaming chart, their contract can be terminated. That’s when this track seems. Launched on November 9 because the band’s third single, “Melody” actually did are available in at No. 1 on the Heatseekers Songs chart on November 23, after the episode aired. Many followers rejoiced that “the present has grow to be actuality!” The music video for “Melody” surpassed a million views in simply three days, report velocity for the band, and on the TikTok Weekly High 20, a chart measuring songs fashionable on TikTok, it entered the High 10 by taking the No. 5 spot on November 30. This was seemingly pushed by the will amongst listeners who had grow to be inquisitive about 8LOOM by way of the sequence to show the group right into a real-life success story, as properly, along with the prime quality of the track itself. Because the trajectories of the earlier two singles present, the success of this track additionally considerably boosted the rankings of “Come Once more” and “Kimi no Hana ni Naru” within the November 23 and later charts, following the airing of the fifth episode. 

 “Melody” begins with the candy line “My coronary heart sings a beat, Subsequent to you is My Finest Place.” With its easy, delicate rhythm and its sound, evocative of neo soul or metropolis pop, this track has a pop sensibility that appeals to a variety of listeners (much more than 8LOOM’s earlier singles). 

* 4th single “HIKARI” 

 From November 2 to fifteen, 8LOOM held its first and final multi-city tour — the I’ll Be Your Bloom “Let’s 8LOOM” TOUR ~FIRST and LAST~ — with exhibits in Tokyo, Osaka, and Fukuoka. Because the band broke by way of within the TV drama, which wound in direction of its finale, 8LOOM launched its fourth single. The kick drum units a pleasing, quick tempo. A synth line floats on prime. The rhythm of the refrain bounces lengthy. The lyrics share the message “You shine simply the way in which you’re.” This pop tune balances all the greatest options of 8LOOM. 

 Trying by way of the feedback on the video for the track, “8LOOM ‘HIKARI’ Particular Video for 8LOOMY [TBS],” on the official TBS YouTube channel, you see many sentiments like “I don’t need this to be a limited-time-only group, I need you guys to maintain going. I turned a die-hard fan after watching the present,” or “The lyrics are so lovely they bring about tears to my eyes. I don’t need 8LOOM to finish.” Feedback like these are a testomony to 8LOOM’s rising momentum. This may be seen in “HIKARI” debuting at No. 31 on Billboard Japan’s Sizzling 100 chart launched on November 30, a brand new report for the band, in addition to the one debuting at No. 8 on th Obtain Songs chart. 

 On December 2, 3, and 4, 8LOOM performed solo exhibits at Tokyo Backyard Theater on their I’ll Be Your Bloom “Let’s 8LOOM” TOUR ~THE FINAL~. They’re nonetheless extremely energetic, releasing their fifth single, “Eternally or By no means,” on December seventh. Because the sequence’ finale approaches, surely, much more eyes will flip to 8LOOM to see what turns into of this “limited-time-only boy band,” so deeply intertwined with the present’s story. 

—This text by Tomoyuki Mori first appeared on Billboard Japan.