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Hitchhiker (EP)

Hitchhiker is an extended play (EP) marketed as the eight single of Japanese boy group JO1, featuring the lead track "Love Seeker". Consisting a total of six songs, the EP single was released into four editions on May 29, 2024.

"Hitchhiker"
Normal and digital special edition cover
Single by JO1
LanguageJapanese
A-side"Love Seeker"
ReleasedMay 29, 2024 (2024-05-29)
Recorded2023
GenreJ-pop
Length
  • 12:03 (limited edition A)
  • 12:11 (limited edition B)
  • 12:29 (normal edition)
  • 18:17 (special edition)
LabelLapone Entertainment
JO1 singles chronology
"Tropical Night"
(2023) 		"Hitchhiker"
(2024)
Music video
"Love Seeker" on YouTube

Commercial performance

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Hitchiker debuted at number one on Oricon Daily Singles Chart with 415,697 copies sold.[1] The EP single became the group's eight consecutive number-one on the weekly chart with 505,623 copies sold;[2] it was also the fifth single in 2024 that exceeded half a million sales in its first week.[3] Hitchiker also topped the Billboard Japan Top Singles Sales chart with 738,775 copies sold and was certified Double Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of Japan for more than 500,000 copies in shipments.[4][5]

Track listing

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"Love Seeker", "Test Drive" are common tracks 1 and 2 for all editions.

Track listing of Hitchhiker – Limited edition A
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Love Seeker"
  • Kevin_D
  • Ddank (D_answer)
  • Zamun (D_answer)
  • Wilson
  • Celotron
  • Kevin_D
  • Ddank
  • Zamun
2:54
2."Test Drive"
  • Chiaki Nagasawa
  • Ryo Ito
  • Kakinuma
  • Nathan
  • Kim Hye-jung
  • Ronnie Icon
  • Kyler Niko
  • Nathan
  • Niko
  • Icon
  • One.Ki
  • Wilson
  • Celotron
  • Taneisha Jackson
  • Hwang Jae-hyun
  • Xerry
  • Seoa
  • Lee Beom-hun
  • Elum
  • Nathan
  • Lee
3:12
3."Lemon Candy"
  • Jung
  • Park Soo-suk
  • Seo Ji-eun
  • Park
  • Seo
3:07
4."Sugar" (performed by)
  • Tsingtao
  • Come
  • Sean Oh
  • Come
  • Wonder B
  • Wonder B
  • Sean Oh
2:50
Total length:12:03
Track listing of Hitchhiker – Limited edition B
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
3."Lemon Candy"   3:07
4."Lied to You"Kana Tetsuha
  • Aron Bergerwall
  • Nick Bradley
  • Amanda Jerlov
Aron Wyme2:58
Total length:12:11
Track listing of Hitchhiker – Normal edition
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
3."Lemon Candy"   3:07
4."Aqua"
  • Anna Kusakawa
  • Itsuka
  • Hiyori Nara
  • Gratia
  • Kusakawa
  • Kengo Ishibashi
  • Osamu Fukuzawa
  • Ishibashi
  • Fukuzawa
3:16
Total length:12:29
Track listing of Hitchhiker – Special edition
No.TitleLength
3."Sugar"2:50
4."Lied to You"2:58
5."Lemon Candy"3:07
6."Aqua"3:16
Total length:18:17
Track listing of Hitchhiker – Limited edition A (DVD)
No.TitleLength
1."アイのBINGOを目指せ！LOVE MISSION HIKER (前編)" 
2."'16 (Sixteen)' Live Performance" (2023 JO1 2nd Arena Live Tour "Beyond The Dark" 2023.08.06 at Ariake Arena, Tokyo) 
Track listing of Hitchhiker – Limited edition B (DVD)
No.TitleLength
1."アイのBINGOを目指せ！LOVE MISSION HIKER (前編)" 
2." 'Ryūseiu' Live Performance" (2023 JO1 2nd Arena Live Tour "Beyond The Dark" 2023.10.19 at Osaka Castle Hall, Osaka) 

Charts

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Weekly chart performance for Hitchiker
Chart (2024) Peak
position
Japan (Oricon)[6] 1
Japan Combined Singles (Oricon)[7] 1
Japanese Combined Albums (Oricon)[8] 11
Japan Top Singles Sales (Billboard Japan)[4] 1

Certifications

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Certifications and sales for Hitchiker
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[5] 2× Platinum 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Release dates and formats for Hitchiker
Region Date Label Format Edition Catalog
Japan May 29, 2024 Lapone Entertainment
Limited A YRCS-90243
  • CD
  • DVD
 Limited B YRCS-90244
CD Normal YRCS-90245
Various
Special —

References

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  1. ^ "デイリーシングルランキング 2023年05月28日付". Oricon. Archived from the original on May 29, 2024. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
  2. ^ オリコン週間 シングルランキング 2024年05月27日～2024年06月02日 [Oricon Weekly Single Ranking May 27, 2024 – June 2, 2024] (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on June 5, 2024. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
  3. ^ "JO1、初週売上50.6万枚で、デビューシングルから8作連続1位【オリコンランキング】". Oricon (in Japanese). June 4, 2024. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Top Singles Sales June 10, 2024". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved June 15, 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Japanese single certifications – JO1 – Hitchiker" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Select 2024年5月 on the drop-down menu
  6. ^ Oricon Weekly Single Ranking – 2024-06-10 Oricon News. Retrieved AJune 15, 2024.
  7. ^ "週間 合算シングルランキング 2024年06月10日付". Oricon (in Japanese). Archived from the original on June 8, 2024. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
  8. ^ "週間 合算アルバムランキング 2024年06月10日付". Oricon (in Japanese). Archived from the original on June 6, 2024. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
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