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HANA「Blue Jeans」4億回再生 自分たちの「ROSE」を抜き女性グループ最速
HANA Beats Its Own Streaming Record With Blue Jeans
1Blue Jeans, a song by the seven-member girl group HANA, has passed 400 million plays on Japanese music streaming services. Oricon's weekly streaming ranking, released on October 14, put the song's total at about 401.48 million plays. Billboard JAPAN, which runs its own charts, also said the song had passed 400 million.
2It took the song 65 weeks on Oricon's chart to reach the mark, the fastest ever for a girl group. The previous record of 67 weeks was held by ROSE, the group's own debut song. Blue Jeans is the second HANA song to pass 400 million plays.
3HANA was formed through No No Girls, an audition program produced by the rapper and singer Chanmina. The seven members were chosen at the final round in January 2025. The group made its major debut with ROSE that April.
4Blue Jeans, released digitally in July 2025, entered Oricon's streaming chart at number one with about 19.78 million plays in its first week. It stayed at number one for nine weeks in a row, the longest run for a girl group on that chart. Its weekly count has fallen since then, but it was still about 2.73 million in the latest ranking.
5The title also offers a small English lesson. In English, jeans is always plural, because a pair of jeans has two legs. Speakers say a pair of jeans when they count them, in the same way as a pair of glasses.
Words 単語
| passedA2 | 動 | （数を）超えたwent above a certain number |
| totalB1 | 名 | 合計the number you get when you add everything |
| previousB1 | 形 | 前の、以前のcoming before this one |
| debut外 | 名 | デビューthe first time someone performs for the public |
| formedA1 | 動 | 結成された、作られたstarted as a new group |
| auditionB2 | 名 | オーディションa short show to test if someone is good enough |
| releasedA2 | 動 | 発表された、発売されたmade available for people to buy or hear |
| in a rowA1 | 熟 | 連続でone after another with no break |
| pluralA2 | 形 | 複数（形）のshowing more than one of something |
| a pair ofA1 | 熟 | 1組の、1本のtwo things that are used together |
単語のレベル：CEFR-J（『CEFR-J Wordlist Version 1.6』 東京外国語大学投野由紀夫研究室. （URL: https://www.cefr-j.org/download.html より 2026年8月ダウンロード））
1. Reading Quiz 本文の内容に合うものを選ぼう
What did Oricon's ranking on October 14 show?
A. Blue Jeans had passed 400 million plays.B. ROSE had fallen out of the chart.C. HANA had added a new member.D. Blue Jeans had sold 400 million CDs.
Why is 65 weeks important?
A. It is the longest time a song has been on the chart.B. It is the fastest any girl group's song has reached 400 million.C. It is the age of the group.D. It is how long the audition lasted.
How was HANA formed?
A. Through a school clubB. Through Billboard JAPANC. Through an audition program called No No GirlsD. Through a song contest in 2026
About how many plays did Blue Jeans get in the latest week?
A. About 19.78 millionB. About 401.48 millionC. About 67 millionD. About 2.73 million
Why is jeans always plural in English?
A. Because a pair of jeans has two legsB. Because jeans are expensiveC. Because the word came from JapanD. Because HANA has seven members
2. True or False 正しければ T、違っていれば F
( ) Billboard JAPAN also said that Blue Jeans had passed 400 million plays.
( ) Blue Jeans was HANA's debut song.
( ) Blue Jeans is the first HANA song to pass 400 million plays.
( ) People say a pair of glasses in the same way as a pair of jeans.
3. Fill in the Blanks 下の語から選んで空らんをうめよう（形を変えずに）
formeddebutpreviouspassedreleasedtotal
The _____ record of 67 weeks was held by ROSE, the group's own debut song.
Blue Jeans, a song by the seven-member girl group HANA, has _____ 400 million plays on Japanese music streaming services.
The group made its major _____ with ROSE that April.
HANA was _____ through No No Girls, an audition program produced by the rapper and singer Chanmina.
Oricon's weekly streaming ranking, released on October 14, put the song's _____ at about 401.48 million plays.
Blue Jeans, _____ digitally in July 2025, entered Oricon's streaming chart at number one with about 19.78 million plays in its first week.
4. Word Order 語を並べかえて正しい文にしよう
( HANA / Blue / to / Jeans / is / million / song / pass / 400 / the / second / plays ) .
( ROSE / April / that / major / its / made / with / debut / group / The ) .
( English / title / The / small / also / a / offers / lesson ) .
5. Think and Write 英語で答えてみよう
Do you think streaming numbers are a good way to measure how popular a song is? Why or why not?（再生回数は、曲の人気をはかるよい方法だと思いますか。理由も答えよう。）
Audition programs let viewers watch a group being formed. What are the good and bad points of this?（オーディション番組では、グループができていく様子を見られます。そのよい点と悪い点は何でしょう。）
Answers 解答
1. (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D (5) A
2. (1) T (2) F (3) F (4) T
3. (1) previous (2) passed (3) debut (4) formed (5) total (6) released
4.
- Blue Jeans is the second HANA song to pass 400 million plays.
- The group made its major debut with ROSE that April.
- The title also offers a small English lesson.
全文訳
17人組の女性グループ HANA の曲「Blue Jeans」が、日本の音楽ストリーミングでの再生回数4億回を超えました。10月14日に発表されたオリコンの週間ストリーミングランキングによると、合計は約4億148万回です。独自のランキングを出している Billboard JAPAN も、この曲が4億回を超えたと伝えました。
2この曲がオリコンのランキングに入ってから大台に届くまでにかかったのは65週で、女性グループとしては史上最速です。それまでの記録は67週で、持っていたのは同じグループのデビュー曲「ROSE」でした。4億回を超えた HANA の曲は、「Blue Jeans」で2曲目です。
3HANA は、ラッパーで歌手のちゃんみながプロデュースしたオーディション番組「No No Girls」から生まれました。7人のメンバーは、2025年1月の最終審査で選ばれました。グループはその年の4月に「ROSE」でメジャーデビューしました。
42025年7月に配信で出た「Blue Jeans」は、最初の1週間で約1978万回再生され、オリコンのストリーミングランキングに1位で初登場しました。その後も9週連続で1位を守りました。このランキングで、女性グループとしては最も長い記録です。その後、1週間の再生回数は減りましたが、最新のランキングでもまだ約273万回ありました。
5曲のタイトルからは、英語の小さな学びもあります。英語では jeans はいつも複数形です。ジーンズには足を入れる部分が2つあるからです。数えるときは、glasses（めがね）と同じように a pair of jeans（ジーンズ1本）と言います。
文法ポイント：過去分詞の後置修飾（released ～ で「～に出された」）
過去分詞が名詞のうしろについて「～された…」と説明する形。本文の Blue Jeans, released digitally in July 2025, entered ... は「2025年7月に配信で出された『Blue Jeans』は…」。a song written by her（彼女が書いた歌）のように、入試の長文で毎回のように出る。
出典：ORICON NEWS、Billboard JAPAN、CDJournal、ソニーミュージック ほか（記事は原田英語の時事英語ジュニアのオリジナル）｜https://www.haradaeigo.com/jijieigo-junior/news/2026-10-15-hana-blue-jeans-400-million/