"Sis", those four up there that aren't "WILD" are the horsemen of the J-Pop apocalypse. Sorry, but I'm not sticking around for this 2.0 rate being another "'TABOO' takes it all", again.
At least, last time when we did this, there was little injustice and slander done to all four artists that having "TABOO" win didn't feel like a failure or a waste of my time to witness.
But, I'll remain hopeful... just outside of this thread.
WILD was released as a double a-side single with the song Dr. off of Namie's album Past<Future in 2009. The single debuted at #1 after 60s70s80s, the first time Namie managed 2 back-to-back #1 singles since Dreaming I was dreaming followed I HAVE NEVER SEEN in 1997-8. The single sold nearly 120,000 copies and the song was certified gold for surpassing 100,000 downloads. WILD was used in Coca-Cola Zero ads across Asia.
STEP you was released as a double a-side with the song is this LOVE? as the lead single off of Ayu's seventh album (miss)understood. The CD+DVD featured the music video for the song my name's WOMEN off of Ayu's previous album MY STORY. The music video was the most expensive music video by a Japanese artist until Ayu's very own fairyland dethroned it. The single debuted at #1, selling over 160,000 copies and stayed at #1 in its second week. With combined digital and physical sales, the song has sold nearly 1.2 million copies.