"Don't Look Back!" is the 11th
single by
Japanese idol
An is a type of entertainer marketed for image, attractiveness, and personality in Japanese pop culture. Idols are primarily singers with training in acting, dancing, and modeling. Idols are commercialized through merchandise and endorsements ...
girl group
A girl group is a music act featuring several female singers who generally harmonize together. The term "girl group" is also used in a narrower sense in the United States to denote the wave of American female pop music singing groups, many of who ...
NMB48
NMB48 (read "N.M.B. Forty-eight") is a Japanese idol group that debuted in 2011 as the second sister group to AKB48, produced by Yasushi Akimoto. NMB48 is named after the Namba district in Osaka city of Osaka Prefecture, where the group is base ...
. It was released on March 31, 2015. This single and
SKE48
SKE48 (S.K.E. Forty-eight) is a Japanese idol group produced by Yasushi Akimoto. SKE48 is named after the Sakae district in Nagoya of Aichi Prefecture, where the group is based. The group performs at SKE48 Theater on 2F of Sunshine Sakae, a ...
's
Coquettish Jūtai Chū were released on the same day, and SKE48 placed 1st in Oricon's Daily Charts on its first day with 573,074 copies sold. NMB48 thus placed 2nd with 381,650 copies sold.
Background
This single was released in 7 versions: Type A (limited/regular), Type B (limited/regular), Type C (limited/regular) and Theater Edition. The title song was first performed on Music Station on February 13, 2015.
Track list
Type-A regular
Type-A limited
Type-B regular
Type-C limited
Type-C regular
Type-C limited
Theater Edition
Members
Don't look back!
Team N:
Yuki Kashiwagi
is a Japanese idol and singer. She is a member of the Japanese idol girl group AKB48 and a former member of NMB48 and NGT48. She auditioned for AKB48 on December 3, 2006, and is now a member of AKB48's Team B. She was previously the captain of ...
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Yuuka Kato,
Riho Kotani
, also known by her stage name is a Japanese YouTuber who is a former member of the Japanese idol groups Yoshimotozaka46, NMB48 and AKB48. She is a former member of NMB48's Team N, and a former member of AKB48's Teams A and 4.
Biography
Kotani ...
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Kei Jonishi,
Aika Nishimura,
Sayaka Yamamoto
is a Japanese singer and songwriter signed to Universal Sigma. She is a former member of the Japanese idol girl group NMB48, where she served as captain of both the whole group as well as Team N, and a former member of AKB48's Team K. She ma ...
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Akari Yoshida
is a Japanese YouTuber, tarento and fashion model who is a former member of the Japanese idol girl group NMB48.
She is affiliated with Showtitle. During her time at NMB48, she was affiliated with Yoshimoto Kogyo.
Biography
Yoshida passed NMB ...
,
Ririka Sutou,
Yuuri Ota
Team M:
Miru Shiroma
is a Japanese singer and model. She is a former member of Team M of the Japanese idol girl group NMB48.
Career
Shiroma passed NMB48's first-generation auditions in September 2010, debuting on 9 October 2010 at Tokyo Aki Matsuri. Her stage d ...
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Airi Tanigawa
is a former member of the Japanese idol girl group NMB48. She is a member of NMB48's Team N.
Biography
Tanigawa passed NMB48's 2nd generation auditions in May 2011. Her audition song was "Kiseki" by GReeeeN. Her debut was on June 5, 2011. Her ...
,
Reina Fujie
, is a Japanese idol who is a former member NMB48's Team BII and former member of AKB48. She is a cousin of Berryz Kobo
sub- captain Miyabi Natsuyaki
is a Japanese singer. Her career began in 2002 when she passed the audition for Hello! Proj ...
,
Sae Murase,
Fuuko Yagura,
Nana Yamada
Nana, Nanna, Na Na or NANA may refer to:
People and fictional characters
* Nana (given name), including a list of people and characters with the given name
* Nana (surname), including a list of people and characters with the surname
* Nana ( ...
,
Rina Kushiro Rina or RINA may refer to:
__NOTOC__ People and fictional characters
* Rina (given name), a list of people and fictional characters
* Kento Rina, Indian politician
* Mahfuza Rahman Rina, Bangladeshi politician
* Tongam Rina (born 1979), Indian j ...
Team BII:
Miori Ichikawa
is Japanese actress and former member of Japanese idol groups AKB48 and NMB48. She is known for her "Fresh Lemon" character and is the Hiroshima Lemon Ambassador since 2014.
Biography
Ichikawa debuted in the entertainment industry under Star ...
,
Ayaka Umeda
is a former Japanese idol and singer from the girl group NMB48, in which she is the co-captain of Team BII. She was also a member of the AKB48 and its subunit DiVA.
Biography
2004–2007: Early career, debut, injury
In 2004–2005, Umeda too ...
,
Kanako Kadowaki,
Konomi Kusaka
Konomi (written: 好美 or このみ in hiragana) is a feminine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:
*, Japanese bobsledder
*, Japanese long jumper
*, Japanese voice actress
*, Japanese voice actress
*, Japanese singer
*, Ja ...
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Nagisa Shibuya
is a member of the Japanese idol girl group NMB48. She is the current captain of NMB48's Team M. She is also a member of the AKB48 sub-unit Tentoumu Chu!, of NMB48 sub-unit Queentet, and formerly held a concurrent position in AKB48's Team 4.
...
,
Shu Yabushita
is a former Team BII member of the Japanese idol girl group NMB48. She was born in Osaka Prefecture and is currently based in New York.
Biography
Yabushita passed NMB48's 3rd generation auditions in December 2011. Her debut was on February 2 ...
,
Miyuki Watanabe
is a former member of multiple Japanese idol girl groups. She is a former member of NMB48's Team BII, and a former member of SKE48's Team S. She was also on AKB48 Team B.
Career
Watanabe passed NMB48's first-generation auditions on 20 Septem ...
Renai Petenshi
Team N:
Yuuri Ota,
Yuki Kashiwagi
is a Japanese idol and singer. She is a member of the Japanese idol girl group AKB48 and a former member of NMB48 and NGT48. She auditioned for AKB48 on December 3, 2006, and is now a member of AKB48's Team B. She was previously the captain of ...
,
Yuuka Kato,
Rika Kishino,
Saki Kono,
Narumi Koga
is a Japanese word for "''the roaring of the sea''". is also a feminine Japanese given name which can also be used as a surname.
Possible writings
Narumi can be written using different kanji characters and can mean:
*鳴海, "the roaring of ...
,
Riho Kotani
, also known by her stage name is a Japanese YouTuber who is a former member of the Japanese idol groups Yoshimotozaka46, NMB48 and AKB48. She is a former member of NMB48's Team N, and a former member of AKB48's Teams A and 4.
Biography
Kotani ...
,
Kei Jonishi,
Ririka Sutou,
Aika Nishimura,
Anna Murashige,
Kanako Muro,
Natsumi Yamagishi,
Yuki Yamaguchi
is a former Japanese sprinter who specialised in the 400 metres.
His personal best time was 45.18 seconds, achieved in the 2003 National Sports Festival of Japan in Fukuroi. This is the current Japanese junior record.Sayaka Yamamoto
is a Japanese singer and songwriter signed to Universal Sigma. She is a former member of the Japanese idol girl group NMB48, where she served as captain of both the whole group as well as Team N, and a former member of AKB48's Team K. She ma ...
,
Akari Yoshida
is a Japanese YouTuber, tarento and fashion model who is a former member of the Japanese idol girl group NMB48.
She is affiliated with Showtitle. During her time at NMB48, she was affiliated with Yoshimoto Kogyo.
Biography
Yoshida passed NMB ...
,
Natsuko Akashi,
Yuumi Ishida,
Eriko Jo
is a feminine/neutral Japanese given name.
Possible writings
Eriko can be written using different kanji characters and can mean:
*恵梨子, "blessing, pear, child"
*恵理子, "blessing, reason, child"
*絵里子, "picture, hometown, child"
*絵 ...
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Rurina Nishizawa,
Rina Yamao Rina or RINA may refer to:
__NOTOC__ People and fictional characters
* Rina (given name), a list of people and fictional characters
* Kento Rina, Indian politician
* Mahfuza Rahman Rina, Bangladeshi politician
* Tongam Rina (born 1979), Indian j ...
Heart Sakebu
Team M:
Yuki Azuma,
Akari Ishizuka,
Ayaka Okita
, known simply as Ayaka, is a female Japanese singer, songwriter and record producer formerly signed to Warner Music Japan. Born in Osaka, she moved to Tokyo to pursue a singing career. She married actor Hiro Mizushima on February 22, 2009.
...
,
Rena Kawakami,
Momoka Kinoshita
is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder
A midfielder is an outfield position in association football.
Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive ...
,
Rina Kushiro Rina or RINA may refer to:
__NOTOC__ People and fictional characters
* Rina (given name), a list of people and fictional characters
* Kento Rina, Indian politician
* Mahfuza Rahman Rina, Bangladeshi politician
* Tongam Rina (born 1979), Indian j ...
,
Rina Kondo Rina or RINA may refer to:
__NOTOC__ People and fictional characters
* Rina (given name), a list of people and fictional characters
* Kento Rina, Indian politician
* Mahfuza Rahman Rina, Bangladeshi politician
* Tongam Rina (born 1979), Indian j ...
,
Miru Shiroma
is a Japanese singer and model. She is a former member of Team M of the Japanese idol girl group NMB48.
Career
Shiroma passed NMB48's first-generation auditions in September 2010, debuting on 9 October 2010 at Tokyo Aki Matsuri. Her stage d ...
,
Yui Takano,
Sara Takei,
Airi Tanigawa
is a former member of the Japanese idol girl group NMB48. She is a member of NMB48's Team N.
Biography
Tanigawa passed NMB48's 2nd generation auditions in May 2011. Her audition song was "Kiseki" by GReeeeN. Her debut was on June 5, 2011. Her ...
,
Reina Fujie
, is a Japanese idol who is a former member NMB48's Team BII and former member of AKB48. She is a cousin of Berryz Kobo
sub- captain Miyabi Natsuyaki
is a Japanese singer. Her career began in 2002 when she passed the audition for Hello! Proj ...
,
Arisa Miura,
Mao Mita,
Ayaka Murakami
, known simply as Ayaka, is a female Japanese singer, songwriter and record producer formerly signed to Warner Music Japan. Born in Osaka, she moved to Tokyo to pursue a singing career. She married actor Hiro Mizushima on February 22, 2009.
...
,
Sae Murase,
Fuuko Yagura,
Nana Yamada
Nana, Nanna, Na Na or NANA may refer to:
People and fictional characters
* Nana (given name), including a list of people and characters with the given name
* Nana (surname), including a list of people and characters with the surname
* Nana ( ...
,
Azusa Uemura,
Megumi Matsumura,
Reina Nakano,
Ayaka Morita,
Mizuki Uno
Minna, Daisuki
Team M:
Nana Yamada
Nana, Nanna, Na Na or NANA may refer to:
People and fictional characters
* Nana (given name), including a list of people and characters with the given name
* Nana (surname), including a list of people and characters with the surname
* Nana ( ...
Romantic Snow
Team BII:
Anna Ijiri
Anna may refer to:
People Surname and given name
* Anna (name)
Mononym
* Anna the Prophetess, in the Gospel of Luke
* Anna (wife of Artabasdos) (fl. 715–773)
* Anna (daughter of Boris I) (9th–10th century)
* Anna (Anisia) (fl. 1218 to 1221) ...
,
Kanae Iso
Kanae (written: , , , or ) is a Japanese given name generally given to girls. Notable people with the name include:
*, Japanese ice hockey player
*, Japanese tennis player
* Kanae Ikehata (born 1982), Japanese fencer
*, Japanese voice actress an ...
,
Miori Ichikawa
is Japanese actress and former member of Japanese idol groups AKB48 and NMB48. She is known for her "Fresh Lemon" character and is the Hiroshima Lemon Ambassador since 2014.
Biography
Ichikawa debuted in the entertainment industry under Star ...
,
Mirei Ueda Mirei may refer to any of the following:
*Nonyma mirei, a beetle species
*Rhabdotis mirei
''Rhabdotis mirei'' is a species of Scarabaeidae, the dung beetle family.
References
Cetoniinae
Beetles described in 2003
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Ayaka Umeda
is a former Japanese idol and singer from the girl group NMB48, in which she is the co-captain of Team BII. She was also a member of the AKB48 and its subunit DiVA.
Biography
2004–2007: Early career, debut, injury
In 2004–2005, Umeda too ...
,
Kanako Kadowaki,
Emika Kamieda
is a former member of the Japanese idol group NMB48.
Career
She auditioned for AKB48 and, after becoming a reserve, she was recommended for NMB48's third-generation members. She passed the audition and became the first captain of the newly fo ...
,
Chihiro Kawakami
Chihiro (ちひろ, チヒロ,千尋) is a female and male Japanese given name.
Possible writings
Chihiro can be written using various kanji, which can alter the name's meaning:
*千尋, "thousand fathoms"
*千博, "thousand gains"
*千裕, " ...
,
Haruna Kinoshita,
Konomi Kusaka
Konomi (written: 好美 or このみ in hiragana) is a feminine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:
*, Japanese bobsledder
*, Japanese long jumper
*, Japanese voice actress
*, Japanese voice actress
*, Japanese singer
*, Ja ...
,
Hazuki Kurokawa,
Nagisa Shibuya
is a member of the Japanese idol girl group NMB48. She is the current captain of NMB48's Team M. She is also a member of the AKB48 sub-unit Tentoumu Chu!, of NMB48 sub-unit Queentet, and formerly held a concurrent position in AKB48's Team 4.
...
,
Akane Takayanagi,
Kokoro Naiki
is a novel by the Japanese author Natsume Sōseki. It was first published in 1914 in serial form in the Japanese newspaper '' Asahi Shimbun''. The title translated literally means "heart". The word contains shades of meaning—notions of the ...
,
Momoka Hayashi
Momoka (written: 杏果, 百夏, 桃花 or 桃華) is a feminine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:
*, Japanese singer
* (born 1995), Japanese idol and singer
*, Japanese idol from Magical² and '' Girls²''
*, Japanese foo ...
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Shu Yabushita
is a former Team BII member of the Japanese idol girl group NMB48. She was born in Osaka Prefecture and is currently based in New York.
Biography
Yabushita passed NMB48's 3rd generation auditions in December 2011. Her debut was on February 2 ...
,
Miyuki Watanabe
is a former member of multiple Japanese idol girl groups. She is a former member of NMB48's Team BII, and a former member of SKE48's Team S. She was also on AKB48 Team B.
Career
Watanabe passed NMB48's first-generation auditions on 20 Septem ...
,
Mai Odan,
Honoka Terui,
Chiho Matsuoka
Nietzsche Senpai
(Namba Teppoudai Sono 6)
Team N:
Ririka Sutou,
Natsuko Akashi,
Eriko Jo
is a feminine/neutral Japanese given name.
Possible writings
Eriko can be written using different kanji characters and can mean:
*恵梨子, "blessing, pear, child"
*恵理子, "blessing, reason, child"
*絵里子, "picture, hometown, child"
*絵 ...
,
Rina Yamao Rina or RINA may refer to:
__NOTOC__ People and fictional characters
* Rina (given name), a list of people and fictional characters
* Kento Rina, Indian politician
* Mahfuza Rahman Rina, Bangladeshi politician
* Tongam Rina (born 1979), Indian j ...
Team M:
Reina Nakano
Team BII:
Mirei Ueda Mirei may refer to any of the following:
*Nonyma mirei, a beetle species
*Rhabdotis mirei
''Rhabdotis mirei'' is a species of Scarabaeidae, the dung beetle family.
References
Cetoniinae
Beetles described in 2003
{{Cetoniinae-stub .. ...
,
Chihiro Kawakami
Chihiro (ちひろ, チヒロ,千尋) is a female and male Japanese given name.
Possible writings
Chihiro can be written using various kanji, which can alter the name's meaning:
*千尋, "thousand fathoms"
*千博, "thousand gains"
*千裕, " ...
,
Haruna Kinoshita
Sotsugyou Ryokou
Team N: Kishino Rika, Kotani Riho, Jonishi Kei, Yamagishi Natsumi, Yamaguchi Yuki, Yamamoto Sayaka, Yoshida Akari
Team M: Yamada Nana, Kawakami Rena, Kinoshita Momoka, Kondo Rina, Shiroma Miru, Okita Ayaka
Team BII: Kadowaki Kanako, Kinoshita Haruna, Watanabe Miyuki
References
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2015 singles
2015 songs
Japanese-language songs
NMB48 songs
Billboard Japan Hot 100 number-one singles
Song articles with missing songwriters