Sayonara no Imi

"Sayonara no Imi"

Regular edition cover.
Single by Nogizaka46
B-side
  • "Kodoku na Aozora"
  • "Ano Kyōshitsu" (Type-A)
  • "Buranko" (Type-B)
  • "2-do Me no Kiss Kara" (Type-C)
  • "Kimi ni Okuru Hana ga Nai" (Type-D)
  • "Naimono Nedari" (Regular)
Released November 9, 2016 (2016-11-09) (Japan)
Format CD single, digital download
Recorded 2016
Genre J-pop
Label N46Div.
Producer(s) Yasushi Akimoto
Nogizaka46 singles chronology
"Hadashi de Summer"
(2016)		 "Sayonara no Imi"
(2016)

"Sayonara no Imi" (サヨナラの意味, The meaning of Good-bye) is the 16th single by Japanese idol girl group Nogizaka46. It was released on November 9, 2016.[1] The song became number-one on the weekly Oricon Singles Chart, with 872,717 copies sold.[2] It was also number-one on the Billboard Japan Hot 100.[3]

The single has 5 versions. Type-A, Type-B, Type-C, Type-D and a regular edition.[4] On October 20, 2016, the title song was aired for the first time on the Nogizaka46's All Night Nippon.[5] In this radio show, a long-term member Nanami Hashimoto announced that she would retire not only from the group but also from the entertainment industry on her birthday next year.[6] She performed the center position for the first time,[7] and her solo song Naimono Nedari is included in the regular edition.[8]

Music video

The music video for the title song was taken in Shizuoka and Yamanashi Prefecture. The filming was interrupted because a typhoon directly hit the location.[9] It was directed by Shō Yanagisawa, known for the director of Shiseido and Pokémon Go commercial film.[10]

Track listing

Regular Edition

CD[11]
No. Title Length
1. "Sayonara no Imi" (サヨナラの意味) 4:59
2. "Kodoku na Aozora" (孤独な青空) 3:41
3. "Naimono Nedari" (ないものねだり) 3:52
4. "Sayonara no Imi ～off vocal ver.～" (サヨナラの意味 -off vocal ver.-)  
5. "Kodoku na Aozora ～off vocal ver.～" (孤独な青空 -off vocal ver.-)  
6. "Naimono Nedari ～off vocal ver.～" (ないものねだり -off vocal ver.-)  

Type A

CD[12]
No. Title Length
1. "Sayonara no Imi" (サヨナラの意味) 4:59
2. "Kodoku na Aozora" (孤独な青空) 3:41
3. "Ano Kyōshitsu" (あの教室) 3:25
4. "Sayonara no Imi ～off vocal ver.～" (サヨナラの意味 -off vocal ver.-)  
5. "Kodoku na Aozora ～off vocal ver.～" (孤独な青空 -off vocal ver.-)  
6. "Ano Kyōshitsu ～off vocal ver.～" (あの教室 -off vocal ver.-)  
DVD[12]
No. Title Length
1. "Sayonara no Imi Music Video" (サヨナラの意味 Music Video)  
2. "Ano Kyōshitsu Music Video" (あの教室 Music Video)  
3. "Documentary: Sayonara no Imi" (ドキュメンタリー～サヨナラの意味～)  

Type B

CD[13]
No. Title Length
1. "Sayonara no Imi" (サヨナラの意味) 4:59
2. "Kodoku na Aozora" (孤独な青空) 3:41
3. "Buranko" (ブランコ) 4:35
4. "Sayonara no Imi ～off vocal ver.～" (サヨナラの意味 -off vocal ver.-)  
5. "Kodoku na Aozora ～off vocal ver.～" (孤独な青空 -off vocal ver.-)  
6. "Buranko ～off vocal ver.～" (ブランコ -off vocal ver.-)  
DVD[13]
No. Title Length
1. "Sayonara no Imi Music Video" (サヨナラの意味 Music Video)  
2. "Buranko Music Video" (ブランコ Music Video)  
3. "Under Documentary: Tsumasaki no Mukou ni" (アンダードキュメンタリー～つま先の向こうに～)  

Type C

CD[14]
No. Title Length
1. "Sayonara no Imi" (サヨナラの意味) 4:59
2. "Kodoku na Aozora" (孤独な青空) 3:41
3. "2-do Me no Kiss Kara" (2度目のキスから) 3:59
4. "Sayonara no Imi ～off vocal ver.～" (サヨナラの意味 -off vocal ver.-)  
5. "Kodoku na Aozora ～off vocal ver.～" (孤独な青空 -off vocal ver.-)  
6. "2-do Me no Kiss Kara ～off vocal ver.～" (2度目のキスから -off vocal ver.-)  
DVD[14]
No. Title Length
1. "Sayonara no Imi Music Video" (サヨナラの意味 Music Video)  
2. "2-do Me no Kiss Kara Music Video" (2度目のキスから Music Video)  
3. "2016 Nen Nogizaka46: Itsumo to Chigau Natsu First Part" (2016年 乃木坂46～いつもと違う夏～前編)  

Type D

CD[15]
No. Title Length
1. "Sayonara no Imi" (サヨナラの意味) 4:59
2. "Kodoku na Aozora" (孤独な青空) 3:41
3. "Kimi ni Okuru Hana ga Nai" (君に贈る花がない) 4:34
4. "Sayonara no Imi ～off vocal ver.～" (サヨナラの意味 -off vocal ver.-)  
5. "Kodoku na Aozora ～off vocal ver.～" (孤独な青空 -off vocal ver.-)  
6. "Kimi ni Okuru Hana ga Nai ～off vocal ver.～" (君に贈る花がない -off vocal ver.-)  
DVD[15]
No. Title Length
1. "Sayonara no Imi Music Video" (サヨナラの意味 Music Video)  
2. "Kimi ni Okuru Hana ga Nai Music Video" (君に贈る花がない Music Video)  
3. "2016 Nen Nogizaka46: Itsumo to Chigau Natsu Last Part" (2016年 乃木坂46～いつもと違う夏～後編)  

Charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Japan (Oricon Weekly Singles Chart) 1[2]
Japan (Billboard Japan Hot 100) 1[3]

References

  1. ↑ サヨナラの意味(TYPE-A) 乃木坂46 (in Japanese). oricon ME inc. Retrieved 2016-11-09.
  2. 1 2 "週間　CDシングルランキング 2016年11月21日付". Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Billboard Japan Hot 100 2016/11/21". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved November 16, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Nogizaka46 reveal jacket covers for Hashimoto Nanami's last single". tokyohive. 6Theory Media, LLC. 2016-10-20. Retrieved 2016-11-09.
  5. ↑ 乃木坂46 橋本奈々未が卒業＆芸能界引退を発表「普通の女性として生きていきます」. Real Sound (in Japanese). 2016-10-20. Retrieved 2016-11-09.
  6. ↑ "Hashimoto Nanami to graduate from Nogizaka46, retire from showbiz". tokyohive. 6Theory Media, LLC. 2016-10-20. Retrieved 2016-11-09.
  7. ↑ 乃木坂46新曲は橋本奈々未が初センター「いろんな思いがある」 (in Japanese). oricon ME inc. 2016-10-17. Retrieved 2016-11-09.
  8. ↑ 乃木坂46橋本奈々未、今夜「SOL!」緊急生出演＆ソロ曲フルオンエア (in Japanese). Natasha,Inc. 2016-10-20. Retrieved 2016-11-09.
  9. ↑ 乃木坂46 、橋本奈々未ラストSG「サヨナラの意味」MV公開. Billboard Japan (in Japanese). 2016-10-21. Retrieved 2016-11-09.
  10. ↑ 乃木坂46橋本奈々未、ラストシングルで迫真の演技 (in Japanese). modelpress. 2016-10-21. Retrieved 2016-11-09.
  11. ↑ Nogizaka46 2016r.
  12. 1 2 Nogizaka46 2016a.
  13. 1 2 Nogizaka46 2016b.
  14. 1 2 Nogizaka46 2016c.
  15. 1 2 Nogizaka46 2016d.

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