2014 single by Nogizaka46
"Nandome no Aozora ka?" |
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![Regular edition cover](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f5/Nandome_no_Aozora_ka%3F.jpg/220px-Nandome_no_Aozora_ka%3F.jpg) Regular edition cover |
Single by Nogizaka46 |
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from the album Tōmei na Iro |
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B-side | - "Tōmawari no Aijō"
- "Korogatta Kane o Narase!" (Type-A)
- "Watashi, Okiru." (Type-B)
- "Ano Hi Boku wa Tossa ni Uso o Tsuita" (Type-C)
- "Tender days" (Regular)
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Released | October 8, 2014 (2014-10-08) (Japan) |
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Genre | J-pop |
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Length | 4:49 |
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Label | N46Div. |
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Songwriter(s) | Yasushi Akimoto, Masahiro Kawaura |
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Producer(s) | Yasushi Akimoto |
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Nogizaka46 singles chronology |
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"Nandome no Aozora ka?" (Japanese: 何度目の青空か?, "How many blue skies have there been?") is the 10th single by Japanese idol girl group Nogizaka46. It was released on October 8, 2014. It debuted in number one on the weekly Oricon Singles Chart[1] and, as of October 20, 2014 (issue date), has sold 478,888 copies.[2] It also reached number one on the Billboard Japan Hot 100.[3] It was the 8th best-selling single of the year in Japan, with 578,174 copies.[4]
Release
This single was released in 4 versions. Type-A, Type-B, Type-C, and a regular edition. The center position in the choreography for the title song is held by Erika Ikuta. She temporally suspended her activities to prepare for college and resumed from this single.[5]
Track listing
Type-A
CD[7]No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Nandome no Aozora ka?" (何度目の青空か?) | 4:49 |
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2. | "Tōmawari no Aijō" (遠回りの愛情) | 4:16 |
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3. | "Korogatta Kane o Narase!" (転がった鐘を鳴らせ!) | 4:15 |
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4. | "Nandome no Aozora ka? -off vocal ver.-" (何度目の青空か? -off vocal ver.-) | 4:49 |
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5. | "Tōmawari no Aijō -off vocal ver.-" (遠回りの愛情 -off vocal ver.-) | 4:16 |
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6. | "Korogatta Kane o Narase! -off vocal ver.-" (転がった鐘を鳴らせ! -off vocal ver.-) | 4:14 |
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DVDNo. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Nandome no Aozora ka? Music Video" | |
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2. | "Korogatta Kane o Narase! Music Video" | |
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3. | "Manatsu Akimoto" | |
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4. | "Erika Ikuta" | |
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5. | "Chiharu Saitō" | |
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6. | "Mai Shinuchi" | |
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7. | "Himeka Nakamoto" | |
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8. | "Seira Nagashima" | |
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9. | "Ami Nōjō" | |
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10. | "Nanami Hashimoto" | |
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11. | "Hina Higuchi" | |
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12. | "Minami Hoshino" | |
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13. | "Rena Matsui" | |
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14. | "Kenkyūsei Part 1" | |
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Type-B
CD[9]No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Nandome no Aozora ka?" (何度目の青空か?) | 4:49 |
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2. | "Tōmawari no Aijō" (遠回りの愛情) | 4:16 |
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3. | "Watashi, Okiru." (私、起きる。) | 3:52 |
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4. | "Nandome no Aozora ka? -off vocal ver.-" (何度目の青空か? -off vocal ver.-) | 4:49 |
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5. | "Tōmawari no Aijō -off vocal ver.-" (遠回りの愛情 -off vocal ver.-) | 4:16 |
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6. | "Watashi, Okiru. -off vocal ver.-" (私、起きる。 -off vocal ver.-) | 3:51 |
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DVDNo. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Nandome no Aozora ka? Music Video" | |
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2. | "Watashi, Okiru. Music Video" | |
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3. | "Karin Itō" | |
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4. | "Marika Itō" | |
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5. | "Hina Kawago" | |
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6. | "Mahiro Kawamura" | |
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7. | "Hinako Kitano" | |
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8. | "Asuka Saitō" | |
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9. | "Reika Sakurai" | |
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10. | "Mai Shiraishi" | |
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11. | "Sayuri Matsumura" | |
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12. | "Yumi Wakatsuki" | |
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13. | "Maaya Wada" | |
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14. | "Kenkyūsei Part 2" | |
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Type-C
CD[11]No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Nandome no Aozora ka?" (何度目の青空か?) | 4:49 |
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2. | "Tōmawari no Aijō" (遠回りの愛情) | 4:16 |
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3. | "Ano Hi Boku wa Tossa ni Uso o Tsuita" (あの日 僕は咄嗟に嘘をついた) | 4:13 |
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4. | "Nandome no Aozora ka? -off vocal ver.-" (何度目の青空か? -off vocal ver.-) | 4:49 |
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5. | "Tōmawari no Aijō -off vocal ver.-" (遠回りの愛情 -off vocal ver.-) | 4:16 |
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6. | "Ano Hi Boku wa Tossa ni Uso o Tsuita -off vocal ver.-" (あの日 僕は咄嗟に嘘をついた -off vocal ver.-) | 4:12 |
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DVDNo. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Nandome no Aozora ka? Music Video" | |
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2. | "Ano Hi Boku wa Tossa ni Uso o Tsuita Music Video" | |
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3. | "Rina Ikoma" | |
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4. | "Sayuri Inoue" | |
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5. | "Misa Etō" | |
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6. | "Yūri Saitō" | |
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7. | "Kazumi Takayama" | |
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8. | "Kana Nakada" | |
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9. | "Nanase Nishino" | |
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10. | "Seira Hatanaka" | |
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11. | "Mai Fukagawa" | |
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12. | "Miona Hori" | |
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13. | "Rina Yamato" | |
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14. | "Kenkyūsei Part 3" | |
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Regular Edition
CD[13]No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist(s) | Length |
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1. | "Nandome no Aozora ka?" (何度目の青空か?) | Yasushi Akimoto | Masahiro Kawaura | Erika Ikuta, et cetera | 4:49 |
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2. | "Tōmawari no Aijō" (遠回りの愛情) | Yasushi Akimoto | Noda Akiko | Reika Sakurai, Seira Nagashima, et cetera | 4:16 |
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3. | "Tender days" | Yasushi Akimoto | SoichiroK, Nozomu.S | Nanami Hashimoto, et cetera | 4:42 |
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4. | "Nandome no Aozora ka? -off vocal ver.-" (何度目の青空か? -off vocal ver.-) | | Tomonori Inoue | | 4:49 |
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5. | "Tōmawari no Aijō -off vocal ver.-" (遠回りの愛情 -off vocal ver.-) | | Kadono Toshikazu | | 4:16 |
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6. | "Tender days -off vocal ver.-" | | Tomohiro Nakatsuchi | | 4:41 |
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Participating members
Centre: Erika Ikuta
3rd Row: Misa Etō, Yumi Wakatsuki, Miona Hori, Minami Hoshino, Kazumi Takayama, Chiharu Saitō
2nd Row: Sayuri Matsumura, Manatsu Akimoto, Rina Ikoma, Reika Sakurai, Mai Fukagawa
1st Row: Rena Matsui, Mai Shiraishi, Erika Ikuta (centre), Nanase Nishino, Nanami Hashimoto[14]
Chart and certifications
Weekly charts Year-end charts Chart (2014) | Peak position | Japan (Oricon Yearly Singles Chart) | 8[15] | | Certifications Region | Certification | Certified units/sales | Japan (RIAJ)[16] | 3× Platinum | 750,000^ | ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | |
References
- ^ a b "2014年10月06日~2014年10月12日のCDシングル週間ランキング(2014年10月20日付)". Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
- ^ "AKB48 売上 何度目の青空か?". Atwiki (in Japanese). Retrieved October 19, 2014.
- ^ a b "Billboard Japan Hot 100 2014/10/20". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved October 19, 2014.
- ^ "2014 Oricon Yearly Single Ranking TOP50". toykohive. 6Theory Media, LLC. December 20, 2014. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
- ^ 【オリコン】乃木坂46、自己最高初動47.9万枚 9作連続1位 (in Japanese). oricon ME inc. 5 November 2014. Retrieved 2016-09-12.
- ^ 何度目の青空か? type A (Sony Music Labels): 2014 (in Japanese). National Diet Library. Retrieved 2016-09-12.
- ^ 何度目の青空か? type B (Sony Music Labels): 2014 (in Japanese). National Diet Library. Retrieved 2016-09-12.
- ^ 何度目の青空か? type C (Sony Music Labels): 2014 (in Japanese). National Diet Library. Retrieved 2016-09-12.
- ^ 何度目の青空か? (Sony Music Labels): 2014 (in Japanese). National Diet Library. Retrieved 2016-09-12.
- ^ https://kyooyan.net/nogizaka46_f10/ [bare URL]
- ^ オリコン年間CDシングルランキング 2014年度 (in Japanese). oricon ME. Retrieved 2016-09-12.
- ^ ゴールドディスク認定 2017年3月 (in Japanese). RIAJ. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
Further reading
- Nogizaka46 (8 October 2014a). Nandome no Aozora ka? (Type-A ed.). Sony Music Entertainment. ASIN B00MH2OA0U. SRCL-8621/8622.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - Nogizaka46 (8 October 2014b). Nandome no Aozora ka? (Type-B ed.). Sony Music Entertainment. ASIN B00MH2O9X8. SRCL-8623/8624.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - Nogizaka46 (8 October 2014c). Nandome no Aozora ka? (Type-C ed.). Sony Music Entertainment. ASIN B00MH2OA4Q. SRCL-8625/8626.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - Nogizaka46 (8 October 2014r). Nandome no Aozora ka? (Regular ed.). Sony Music Entertainment. ASIN B00MH2O9OW. SRCL-8627.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
External links
- Discography Archived 2014-12-04 at the Wayback Machine on Nogizaka46 Official Website
- Nogizaka46 "Nandome no Aozora ka?" Short Ver. on YouTube
- Nogizaka46 Movie Digest on YouTube
Members | Third generation | - Riria Itō
- Renka Iwamoto
- Shiori Kubo
- Hazuki Mukai
- Reno Nakamura
- Tamami Sakaguchi
- Kaede Satō
- Minami Umezawa (captain)
- Yūki Yoda
- Ayano-Christie Yoshida
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Fourth generation | - Sakura Endō
- Runa Hayashi
- Sayaka Kakehashi
- Haruka Kaki
- Saya Kanagawa
- Haruka Kuromi
- Miyu Matsuo
- Rika Satō
- Rei Seimiya
- Yuna Shibata
- Mayu Tamura
- Ayame Tsutsui
- Mio Yakubo
- Nao Yumiki
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Fifth generation | - Mao Ioki
- Teresa Ikeda
- Miku Ichinose
- Nagi Inoue
- Hina Okamoto
- Aya Ogawa
- Iroha Okuda
- Sakura Kawasaki
- Satsuki Sugawara
- Nao Tomisato
- Aruno Nakanishi
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Notable former | |
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Studio albums | |
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Compilation albums | - Boku dake no Kimi: Under Super Best
- Time Flies
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Singles | |
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Promotional singles | |
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Television shows | |
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Sister groups | |
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Related articles | |
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