Nandome no Aozora ka?

"Nandome no Aozora ka?"
Regular edition cover
Regular edition cover
Single by Nogizaka46
from the album Tōmei na Iro
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)
ReleasedOctober 8, 2014 (2014-10-08) (Japan)
GenreJ-pop
Length4:49
LabelN46Div.
Songwriter(s)Yasushi Akimoto, Masahiro Kawaura
Producer(s)Yasushi Akimoto
Nogizaka46 singles chronology
"Natsu no Free & Easy"
(2014) 		"Nandome no Aozora ka?"
(2014) 		"Inochi wa Utsukushii"
(2015)

"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

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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

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Type-A

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CD[6][7]
No.TitleLength
1."Nandome no Aozora ka?" (何度目の青空か?)4:49
2."Tōmawari no Aijō" (遠回りの愛情)4:16
3."Korogatta Kane o Narase!" (転がった鐘を鳴らせ!)4:15
4."Nandome no Aozora ka? -off vocal ver.-" (何度目の青空か? -off vocal ver.-)4:49
5."Tōmawari no Aijō -off vocal ver.-" (遠回りの愛情 -off vocal ver.-)4:16
6."Korogatta Kane o Narase! -off vocal ver.-" (転がった鐘を鳴らせ! -off vocal ver.-)4:14
DVD[6]
No.TitleLength
1."Nandome no Aozora ka? Music Video" 
2."Korogatta Kane o Narase! Music Video" 
3."Manatsu Akimoto" 
4."Erika Ikuta" 
5."Chiharu Saitō" 
6."Mai Shinuchi" 
7."Himeka Nakamoto" 
8."Seira Nagashima" 
9."Ami Nōjō" 
10."Nanami Hashimoto" 
11."Hina Higuchi" 
12."Minami Hoshino" 
13."Rena Matsui" 
14."Kenkyūsei Part 1" 

Type-B

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CD[8][9]
No.TitleLength
1."Nandome no Aozora ka?" (何度目の青空か?)4:49
2."Tōmawari no Aijō" (遠回りの愛情)4:16
3."Watashi, Okiru." (私、起きる。)3:52
4."Nandome no Aozora ka? -off vocal ver.-" (何度目の青空か? -off vocal ver.-)4:49
5."Tōmawari no Aijō -off vocal ver.-" (遠回りの愛情 -off vocal ver.-)4:16
6."Watashi, Okiru. -off vocal ver.-" (私、起きる。 -off vocal ver.-)3:51
DVD[8]
No.TitleLength
1."Nandome no Aozora ka? Music Video" 
2."Watashi, Okiru. Music Video" 
3."Karin Itō" 
4."Marika Itō" 
5."Hina Kawago" 
6."Mahiro Kawamura" 
7."Hinako Kitano" 
8."Asuka Saitō" 
9."Reika Sakurai" 
10."Mai Shiraishi" 
11."Sayuri Matsumura" 
12."Yumi Wakatsuki" 
13."Maaya Wada" 
14."Kenkyūsei Part 2" 

Type-C

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CD[10][11]
No.TitleLength
1."Nandome no Aozora ka?" (何度目の青空か?)4:49
2."Tōmawari no Aijō" (遠回りの愛情)4:16
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
4."Nandome no Aozora ka? -off vocal ver.-" (何度目の青空か? -off vocal ver.-)4:49
5."Tōmawari no Aijō -off vocal ver.-" (遠回りの愛情 -off vocal ver.-)4:16
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
DVD[10]
No.TitleLength
1."Nandome no Aozora ka? Music Video" 
2."Ano Hi Boku wa Tossa ni Uso o Tsuita Music Video" 
3."Rina Ikoma" 
4."Sayuri Inoue" 
5."Misa Etō" 
6."Yūri Saitō" 
7."Kazumi Takayama" 
8."Kana Nakada" 
9."Nanase Nishino" 
10."Seira Hatanaka" 
11."Mai Fukagawa" 
12."Miona Hori" 
13."Rina Yamato" 
14."Kenkyūsei Part 3" 

Regular Edition

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CD[12][13]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtist(s)Length
1."Nandome no Aozora ka?" (何度目の青空か?)Yasushi AkimotoMasahiro KawauraErika Ikuta, et cetera4:49
2."Tōmawari no Aijō" (遠回りの愛情)Yasushi AkimotoNoda AkikoReika Sakurai, Seira Nagashima, et cetera4:16
3."Tender days"Yasushi AkimotoSoichiroK, Nozomu.SNanami Hashimoto, et cetera4:42
4."Nandome no Aozora ka? -off vocal ver.-" (何度目の青空か? -off vocal ver.-) Tomonori Inoue 4:49
5."Tōmawari no Aijō -off vocal ver.-" (遠回りの愛情 -off vocal ver.-) Kadono Toshikazu 4:16
6."Tender days -off vocal ver.-" Tomohiro Nakatsuchi 4:41

Participating members

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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

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References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "AKB48 売上 何度目の青空か?". Atwiki (in Japanese). Retrieved October 19, 2014.
  3. ^ a b "Billboard Japan Hot 100 2014/10/20". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved October 19, 2014.
  4. ^ "2014 Oricon Yearly Single Ranking TOP50". toykohive. 6Theory Media, LLC. December 20, 2014. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
  5. ^ 【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.
  6. ^ a b Nogizaka46 2014a.
  7. ^ 何度目の青空か? type A (Sony Music Labels): 2014 (in Japanese). National Diet Library. Retrieved 2016-09-12.
  8. ^ a b Nogizaka46 2014b.
  9. ^ 何度目の青空か? type B (Sony Music Labels): 2014 (in Japanese). National Diet Library. Retrieved 2016-09-12.
  10. ^ a b Nogizaka46 2014c.
  11. ^ 何度目の青空か? type C (Sony Music Labels): 2014 (in Japanese). National Diet Library. Retrieved 2016-09-12.
  12. ^ Nogizaka46 2014r.
  13. ^ 何度目の青空か? (Sony Music Labels): 2014 (in Japanese). National Diet Library. Retrieved 2016-09-12.
  14. ^ "乃木坂46 10th「何度目の青空か?」選抜フォーメーション". 6 November 2021.
  15. ^ 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.
  16. ^ ゴールドディスク認定 2017年3月 (in Japanese). RIAJ. Retrieved September 17, 2018.

Further reading

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  • Nogizaka46 (8 October 2014a). Nandome no Aozora ka? (Type-A ed.). Sony Music Entertainment. ASIN B00MH2OA0U. SRCL-8621/8622.{{cite book}}: 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.{{cite book}}: 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.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  • Nogizaka46 (8 October 2014r). Nandome no Aozora ka? (Regular ed.). Sony Music Entertainment. ASIN B00MH2O9OW. SRCL-8627.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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