"Nobody's Fault" (stylized in

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) is the first single from Japanese

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after their renaming and repositioning from Keyakizaka46. It was released on December 9, 2020. The title track features Hikaru Morita as center. The single debuted atop the

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and the ''Billboard Japan'' Hot 100, selling over 408,000 copies in Japan in its first week of release.

Background and release

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, the most renowned member of the group. Karin Fujiyoshi and Ten Yamasaki also took center positions in coupling tracks as the management committee set forth, made it technically a trio-center. The formation was announced on the Sakurazaka46 starring variety show ''

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'' prior to the premiere. There is no "unit song" and "solo song" on this release though a three-row formation was kept. Apart from the third-row members being rotated in different songs, the first and second row members, named , were featured in all tracks.

Music video

The music video for the title song was taken in

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, west of

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. It was directed by Shohei Goto, also known as the director of

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and Uniqlo commercials. It reached 1 million views in 2 days after released on YouTube.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by

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, except off vocal version track.