Idol group Nogizaka46's 9th single "Natsu no Free&Easy" (went on sale on July 9) sold 422,000 copies in the first week, and topped Oricon's latest weekly single ranking.
This marks the group's 8th consecutive chart-topping single since their 2nd single "Oide Shampoo" (released in May 2012). With this, they're tied for 6th place in the record of number of consecutive chart-topping single for female groups, following AKB48 (23 consecutive singles), SKE48 (10 consecutive singles), and Pink Lady (9 consecutive singles).
For this single, Nishino Nanase serves as the center, and it is the first single for the "exchange student" Matsui Rena who holds the concurrent post in SKE48, to participate.
Source & Image: Oricon
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