Hitchhiker (EP)

"Hitchhiker"
Normal and digital special edition cover
Single by JO1
from the album Be Classic
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) 		"Where Do We Go"
(2024)
Music video
"Love Seeker" on YouTube

Hitchhiker (stylized in all caps) is an extended play (EP) marketed as the eighth single of Japanese boy band JO1. It also served as the lead single for their first greatest hits album, Be Classic (2025). The EP single includes six songs and was released by Lapone Entertainment in four editions on May 29, 2024, with the Japan Record Excellent Work Award winner "Love Seeker" serving as the lead track.[1]

Commercial performance

Hitchiker debuted at number one on Oricon Daily Singles Chart with 415,697 copies sold.[2] The EP single became the group's eight consecutive number-one on the weekly chart with 505,623 copies sold;[3] it was also the fifth single in 2024 that exceeded half a million sales in its first week.[4] Hitchiker also topped the Billboard Japan Top Singles Sales chart with 738,775 copies sold.[5] The EP single marks the group's first Triple Platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of Japan for more than 750,000 copies in shipments.[6]

Track listing

"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"
  • Ellie Love
  • Masami Kakinuma
  • Kevin_D (D_answer)
  • Charlotte Wilson
  • Celotron (Decade +)
  • 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 Kinjo, Kono, Mamehara, Ohira, Shiroiwa)
  • 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" (performed by Kawanishi, Kawashiri, Kimata, Sato, Tsurubo, Yonashiro)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" (performed by Kinjo, Kono, Mamehara, Ohira, Shiroiwa)2:50
4."Lied to You" (performed by Kawanishi, Kawashiri, Kimata, Sato, Tsurubo, Yonashiro)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

Certifications

Certifications and sales for Hitchiker
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[6] 3× Platinum 750,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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

  1. ^ "「レコード大賞」発表！大賞候補はDa-iCE、JO1、ミセス、Omoinotake、ビーファ、ふるっぱーら". Natalie (in Japanese). November 21, 2024. Archived from the original on November 21, 2024. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ a b "Top Singles Sales June 10, 2024". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved June 15, 2024.
  6. ^ a b "Japanese single certifications – JO1 – Hitchiker" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Select 2024年6月 on the drop-down menu
  7. ^ Oricon Weekly Single Ranking – 2024-06-10 Oricon News. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ 年間 シングルランキング 2024年度 [Annual Single Ranking 2024] (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on December 20, 2024. Retrieved December 23, 2024.
  11. ^ "Billboard Japan Top Singles Sales Year-End 2024". Billboard Japan. Archived from the original on December 6, 2024. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
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