Billboard Japan has unveiled its 2025 year-end charts, tracking the period from Nov. 25, 2024, to Nov. 23, 2025.

The No. 1 Song of the Year on the Japan Hot 100 is Mrs. GREEN APPLE’s “Lilac.” Released April 12, 2024, the track serves as the opening theme for the anime Oblivion Battery. It placed at No. 5 on the 2024 year-end list, but renewed attention from the end of that year into this one propelled the song back to the top of the Japan Hot 100, logging five weeks at the summit during the 2025 chart year.

The three-man band dominates the top 2 year-end slots, with “Darling” finishing at No. 2. The song was written as the theme for NHK’s television special featuring the group collaborating with teenagers called Mrs. GREEN APPLE 18 Fes that aired on NHK Dec. 25, 2024.

No. 3 goes to ROSÉ

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