: Other major hits included "Dry Flower" by Yuuri and "Pretender" by Official HIGE DANdism .
2021 saw the rise of new and established artists in Japan's music scene. According to the Japanese Recording Industry Association (RIAJ), the top 5 best-selling albums of 2021 were:
Digital manga apps——exploded. Piccoma (operated by Kakao Japan) introduced "Wait to Read for Free" (free chapters after a time gate) and "Zero-Coin" reward systems, which turned casual smartphone users into daily manga consumers. By December 2021, Piccoma’s annual transaction value exceeded ¥100 billion.