Popular group Kanjani8 released a new single titled "ER2" under the name "Eight Ranger", which was the theme song to their starring movie "Eight Ranger 2", on August 6.
The single sold 208,000 copies in the first week and topped Oricon's weekly single ranking.
The group has also topped the chart as "Eight Ranger" with a single "ER" back in July 2012 which marks this Eight Ranger's the second consecutive chart-topping single.
When including Knajani8's singles, it is the 16th consecutive chart-topping single, and 24th in total.
"ER2" also includes "Kagerou", which is also a featured song in the movie, and the limited edition A and B contain the music video to the title track which was directed by Tsutsumi Yukihiko, the director of "Eight Ranger 2."
Source: Oricon
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