Hitchhiker (EP)

"Hitchhiker"
"Hitchhiker"
	Normal and digital special edition cover
Single by JO1
Language	Japanese
A-side	"Love Seeker"
Released	May 29, 2024
Recorded	2023
Genre	J-pop
Length	12:03 (limited edition A); 12:11 (limited edition B); 12:29 (normal edition); 18:17 (special edition);
Label	Lapone Entertainment
JO1 singles chronology
Music video
	"Love Seeker" on YouTube

Hitchhiker is an extended play (EP) marketed as the eight single of Japanese boy group JO1, featuring the lead track "Love Seeker". Consisting a total of six songs, the EP single was released into four editions on May 29, 2024.

Commercial performance

Hitchiker debuted at number one on Oricon Daily Singles Chart with 415,697 copies sold.^[1] The EP single became the group's eight consecutive number-one on the weekly chart with 505,623 copies sold;^[2] it was also the fifth single in 2024 that exceeded half a million sales in its first week.^[3] Hitchiker also topped the Billboard Japan Top Singles Sales chart with 738,775 copies sold and was certified Double Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of Japan for more than 500,000 copies in shipments.^[4]^[5]

Track listing

"Love Seeker", "Test Drive" are common tracks 1 and 2 for all editions.

Track listing of *Hitchhiker* – Limited edition A
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"Love Seeker"	Ellie Love Masami Kakinuma [ja] 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"	Yuki Kokubo Yhel Junki Jung Yong-hwa	Jung Park Soo-suk Seo Ji-eun	Park Seo	3:07
4.	"Sugar" (performed by)	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.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
3.	"Lemon Candy"				3:07
4.	"Lied to You"	Kana Tetsuha	Aron Bergerwall Nick Bradley Amanda Jerlov	Aron Wyme	2:58
Total length:					12:11

Track listing of *Hitchhiker* – Normal edition
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
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.	Title	Length
3.	"Sugar"	2:50
4.	"Lied to You"	2:58
5.	"Lemon Candy"	3:07
6.	"Aqua"	3:16
Total length:		18:17

Track listing of *Hitchhiker* – Limited edition A (DVD)
No.	Title	Length
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.	Title	Length
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

Weekly chart performance for *Hitchiker*
Chart (2024)	Peak position
Japan (Oricon)^[6]	1
Japan Combined Singles (Oricon)^[7]	1
Japanese Combined Albums (Oricon)^[8]	11
Japan Top Singles Sales (Billboard Japan)^[4]	1

Certifications

Certifications and sales for *Hitchiker*
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)^[5]	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	CD DVD	Limited A	YRCS-90243
			CD DVD	Limited B	YRCS-90244
			CD	Normal	YRCS-90245
Various			Download streaming	Special	—

References

^ "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.
^ 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.
^ "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.
^ ^a ^b "Top Singles Sales June 10, 2024". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved June 15, 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Japanese single certifications – JO1 – Hitchiker" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Select 2024年6月 on the drop-down menu
^ Oricon Weekly Single Ranking – 2024-06-10 Oricon News. Retrieved AJune 15, 2024.
^ "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.
^ "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.

[1] "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.

[2] 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.

[3] "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.

[BBJPTSS-4] "Top Singles Sales June 10, 2024". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved June 15, 2024.

[RIAJ-5] "Japanese single certifications – JO1 – Hitchiker" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Select 2024年6月 on the drop-down menu

[sc_2024-06-10-6] Oricon Weekly Single Ranking – 2024-06-10 Oricon News. Retrieved AJune 15, 2024.

[7] "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.

[8] "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.

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