Eve’s Song ‘Kaikai Kitan’ Breaks 100 Million Streams

14.March.2021 | ANIME&GAME / MUSIC

Eve’s hit track Kaikai Kitan has made it onto Billboard Japan’s “Stream Songs” charts for the week of March 15 after having broken 100 million streams.

 

Eve – “Kaikai Kitan” Music Video

Kaikai Kitan serves as the first opening theme for the TV anime series Jujutsu Kaisen. The song was released on music streaming services on October 3 last year, the same day the anime began airing, and after just 22 weeks in the charts the popular track has surpassed 100 million streams. Eve comes as the 5th fastest male solo artist to reach this milestone following Yuri’s Dry Flower, Eito’s Kousui, Masaki Suda’s Niji, and Kenshi Yonezu’s Kanden. This is a huge achievement considering Eve is an artist who has never shown his face and works entirely online.

 

You can listen to Kaikai Kitan on Spotify and other major music streaming and download platforms.

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