Be Classic is the first greatest hits album by Japanese boy band JO1. Celebrating the group's fifth anniversary, the album features overall 45 songs, including songs voted by fans from previous releases, a re-recording of their debut song "Infinity 2025", and a re-release of "Toberu Kara" (飛べるから) with all members. It was released by Lapone Entertainment in four editions on April 2, 2025, and peaked atop the Oricon and Billboard Japan charts. The title track debut at the South Korean show of the Where Do We Go world tour, with the English version marked the group's first appearance on the Mediabase US Top 40 Radio Airplay chart.[1]
On January 9, 2025, JO1 announced the release of their first greatest hits album, titled Be Classic. It was said to include the rock arrangement version of their debut song "Infinity", while the rest of the track list would be decided by fans through voting.[2] "Infinity 2025" was later released on March 4 to commemorate the group's fifth debut anniversary.[2]
Be Classic consists of a total of 45 songs across four physical editions.[3] "Toberu Kara" (飛べるから), the theme song of JO1 the Movie: Unfinished - Go to the Top (2022), won the voting and was re-released with voices from all members – Sukai Kinjo was absent from the initial release due to a hiatus.[3] The song is included in all editions, alongside "Infinity 2025", previous singles "Love Seeker" and "Where Do We Go?", and six new songs.[3]
Hitchhiker was released as the album's lead single on May 29, 2024. It was JO1's first single to sell over 500,000 copies in the first week on the Oricon Chart and earn Triple Platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ).[4][5] Its lead track, "Love Seeker", won the Excellent Work Award at the Japan Record Awards, and marked the group's first RIAJ streaming certification.[6][7]
The second single, Where Do We Go, was released on October 2, 2024. It was the group's ninth consecutive number-one single on the Oricon Chart and second consecutive single to sell over a half million copies in its first week.[8][9]
The album's title track was released on March 24, 2025, and samples Ludwig van Beethoven's "Symphony No. 5".[10] The song debuted at eleventh on Japan Hot 100 and charted for 16 weeks.[11][12] Its English version marked JO1's first appearance on the Mediabase US Top 40 Radio Airplay chart.[13] The song earned Gold streaming certification from the RIAJ in September 2025.[14]
Be Classic debuted at number one on Oricon Daily Albums Chart with 238,722 copies sold.[15] The album became the group's third consecutive number-one on the weekly chart and best selling album in its first week with 290,262 copies sold.[16][17]Be Classic also topped the Billboard Japan Hot Albums chart, selling 334,084 copies in the first week.[18][19] It earned the Platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) for more than 250,000 copies in shipments.[20]
