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. It was released on November 9, 2016. The song became number-one on the weekly

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, with 827,717 copies sold. It was also number-one on the ''

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. This is the group's first Million single certified by

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Release

The single has 5 versions. Type-A, Type-B, Type-C, Type-D and a regular edition. On October 20, 2016, the title song was aired for the first time on the Nogizaka46's

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. In this radio show, one of the first generation member

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announced that she would retire not only from the group but also from the entertainment industry on her birthday next year. She performed the center position for the first and the last time , and her solo song ''Naimono Nedari'' is included in the regular edition.

Music video

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. The filming was interrupted because a typhoon directly hit the location. It was directed by Shō Yanagisawa, also known as the director of

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and

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commercial film.

Track listing

All lyrics written by

Yasushi Akimoto is a Japanese record producer, lyricist, and television writer, best known for creating and producing some of Japan's top idol groups, Onyanko Club and the AKB48 franchise. Total sales of the singles he has written exceed 100 million copies, maki ...

Regular Edition

Type-A

Type-B

Type-C

Type-D

Participating members

Sayonara no Imi

3rd Row:

Himeka Nakamoto is a Japanese mental health counselor, radio personality, author, and former idol. She was a first-generation member of the idol group Nogizaka46. Career In 2006, Nakamoto enrolled in Actor's School Hiroshima as part of the sixteenth batch, ...

, Sayuri Inoue, Mai Shinuchi,

Reika Sakurai is a Japanese idol singer, actress and a former member of the Japanese idol girl group Nogizaka46. She was also the captain of the group before her departure. Career In 2011, Sakurai auditioned for Nogizaka46 and was chosen as one of the first ...

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, Minami Hoshino, Hinako Kitano,

Marika Itō is a Japanese actress, artist, and model. She is a former member of the Japanese idol group Nogizaka46. She has played lead roles in the 2015 film ''Eyes'' and the 2021 film '' It's a Summer Film'', and supporting roles in the films ''Asahinagu ...

2nd Row: Yumi Wakatsuki,

Sayuri Matsumura is a Japanese TV personality, model and actress who is a former member of the Japanese idol girl group Nogizaka46. Career In 2011, Matsumura auditioned for Nogizaka46 and was chosen as one of the first generation members. Her audition song was ...

Miona Hori is a Japanese idol singer, actress and fashion model. She is a former member of the Japanese girl group Nogizaka46, and a regular model for the fashion magazine ''ar''. Life and career On March 28, 2013, Hori successfully auditioned for the s ...

Asuka Saitō is a Japanese idol singer, actress and fashion model. She is a former first generation member of the Japanese girl group Nogizaka46 and a regular model for the fashion magazine ''sweet''. Her lead roles as an actress have included Mana Hayase i ...

Misa Etō is a Japanese gravure idol, singer, actress, ''tarento'' and former member of the idol groups Nogizaka46 and Chimo. On February 14, 2019, Etō announced that she would be graduating from Nogizaka46, that her graduation concert would be held at ...

Manatsu Akimoto is a Japanese actress, tarento and former idol. She is a former member of the girl group Nogizaka46. Life and career Akimoto was born in Tokyo on August 20, 1993. Her family moved to Saitama Prefecture, where she was raised, when she was 7 months ...

1st Row:

Kazumi Takayama is a Japanese tarento, actress, and writer. She is a former member of the Japanese idol group Nogizaka46, co-author of the self-help book ''Investment Methods that Keep My Money Growing Even Though I'm An Idol'', and author of the novel ''Trapez ...

Nanase Nishino is a Japanese actress, model, television host, and former member of Japanese idol girl group Nogizaka46. Her lead roles in TV and film have included Asahi Tōjima in ''Asahinagu'' and Ai Amano in '' Denei Shojo: Video Girl Ai 2018''. She co-host ...

Mai Shiraishi is a Japanese singer, model, YouTuber and actress who is a former member of the Japanese idol girl group Nogizaka46. Career After graduating from high school, Shiraishi attended music college as she desired to be a singer. Later on, one of he ...

Erika Ikuta is a Japanese singer, actress and a former member of the Japanese idol girl group Nogizaka46. In addition to her work with Nogizaka46, Ikuta has appeared in multiple television and stage productions, including a Japanese production of ''Les Mis� ...

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Chart and certifications

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

External links

Discography
on Nogizaka46 Official Website * {{Authority control 2016 singles 2016 songs Japanese-language songs Nogizaka46 songs Oricon Weekly number-one singles Billboard Japan Hot 100 number-one singles Songs with lyrics by Yasushi Akimoto Songs written by Katsuhiko Sugiyama