Yuri's "Dry Flower" becomes the first male solo artist to reach 1 billion streams

■ “Dry Flowers” is an important song that was a big turning point in my musical career. I will continue to sing it.” (Yuri)

Yuri’s song “Dry Flower” has surpassed 1 billion streams on the Billboard JAPAN Streaming Songs chart, making her the first solo artist to achieve a billion hits.

“Dry Flowers” is a rock ballad that tells the afterstory of Yuri’s first original work, “Hide and Seek,” from a female perspective.

The song was released digitally on October 25, 2020, and after appearing on the YouTube channel “THE FIRST TAKE,” the song went viral, reaching 48 top spots on various download and streaming sites.

Furthermore, it achieved a triple crown on the Billboard charts, including the Billboard annual song chart, streaming song chart, and download chart, and also achieved a triple crown on Oricon’s annual charts, ranking first in the annual streaming rankings, annual download rankings, and annual karaoke rankings.

Yuri’s “Dry Flowers” has been played 1 billion times, “Betelgeuse” has been streamed 600 million times, and “Shutter” has been streamed 400 million times. The total number of streams of all of Yuri’s songs has exceeded 4.6 billion.

■ Yuri’s comment
I’m very happy that “Dried Flowers” has surpassed 1 billion streams.
We were able to achieve this thanks to the many people who listened to our music, so thank you.
I’ve been singing “Dried Flowers” ever since it was released in October 2020.
This is an important song that marked a major turning point in my musical career.
I will continue to sing “Dried Flowers” and write and sing new songs,
Thank you for your continued support!