Ban (song) explained

Ban
Cover:	Sakurazaka46 - Ban.png
Caption:	Regular edition cover
Type:	single
Artist:	Sakurazaka46
Album:	As You Know?
B-Side:	"Guuzen no Kotae" (all versions) "Sakurazaka no Uta" (regular) "Sore ga Ai Nano ne" (Type A) "Kimi to Boku to Sentakumono" (Type B) "Microscope" (Type C) "Omotta Yori Mo Sabishikunai" (Type D)
Genre:	J-pop
Length:	3:39
Label:	Sony Music Japan
Composer:	A-Note S-Tone
Lyricist:	Yasushi Akimoto
Prev Title:	Nobody's Fault
Prev Year:	2021
Next Title:	Nagaredama
Next Year:	2021

"Ban" is the second single by Japanese idol group Sakurazaka46 after their 2020 renaming. It was released on April 14, 2021. The title track features Hikaru Morita as center.^[1] The music video was premiered on YouTube on March 17, 2021.

Participating members

Ban

3rd Row: Rei Ozono, Rina Inoue, Rina Matsuda, Rena Moriya, Rika Watanabe, Mizuho Habu

2nd Row: Hono Tamura, Ten Yamasaki, Minami Koike, Karin Fujiyoshi, Yūka Sugai

1st Row: Yui Kobayashi, Hikaru Morita, Risa Watanabe^[2]

Guuzen no Kotae

3rd row: Rika Ozeki, Yumiko Seki, Aoi Harada, Rina Uemura, Yui Takemoto

2nd Row: Hono Tamura, Ten Yamasaki, Minami Koike, Hikaru Morita, Yūka Sugai

1st Row: Yui Kobayashi, Karin Fujiyoshi, Risa Watanabe

Sore ga Ai Nano ne

3rd row: Akiho Onuma, Marino Kousaka, Fuyuka Saito, Kira Masumoto, Akane Moriya, Hikari Endo

2nd Row: Hono Tamura, Hikari Morita, Minami Koike, Karin Fujiyoshi, Yūka Sugai

1st Row: Yui Kobayashi, Ten Yamasaki, Risa Watanabe

Kimi to Boku to Sentakumono

3rd Row: Rei Ozono, Rina Inoue, Rina Matsuda, Rena Moriya, Rika Watanabe, Mizuho Habu

2nd Row: Hono Tamura, Ten Yamasaki, Minami Koike, Karin Fujiyoshi, Yūka Sugai

1st Row: Yui Kobayashi, Hikaru Morita, Risa Watanabe

Microscope

3rd row: Rika Ozeki, Yumiko Seki, Aoi Harada, Rina Uemura, Yui Takemoto

2nd Row: Hono Tamura, Ten Yamasaki, Minami Koike, Hikaru Morita, Yūka Sugai

1st Row: Yui Kobayashi, Karin Fujiyoshi, Risa Watanabe

Omotta Yori Mo Sabishikunai

3rd row: Akiho Onuma, Marino Kousaka, Fuyuka Saito, Akane Moriya, Hikari Endo

2nd Row: Hono Tamura, Hikari Morita, Minami Koike, Karin Fujiyoshi, Yūka Sugai

1st Row: Yui Kobayashi, Ten Yamasaki, Risa Watanabe

Sakurazaka no Uta

1st Generation: Rina Uemura, Rika Ozeki, Minami Koike, Yui Kobayashi, Fuyuka Saito, Yūka Sugai, Mizuho Habu, Aoi Harada, Akane Moriya, Rika Watanabe, Risa Watanabe

2nd Generation: Rina Inoue, Hikari Endo, Rei Ozono, Akiho Onuma, Marino Kousaka, Yumiko Seki, Yui Takemoto, Hono Tamura, Karin Fujiyoshi, Kira Masumoto, Rina Matsuda, Hikaru Morita, Rena Moriya, Ten Yamasaki

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2021)! scope="col"
Peak position
Japan (Japan Hot 100)^[3]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (2021)! scope="col"
Position
Japan (Oricon)^[4]	16

Notes and References

Web site: https://www.nikkansports.com/entertainment/news/202103010000027.html. ja:櫻坂２枚目シングル、センターは２作連続森田ひかる. Sakurazaka46 2nd single, featuring Hikaru Morita as center continually.. Nikkan Sports. March 1, 2021. November 7, 2021.
https://sakurazaka46.com/s/s46/page/formation?ima=0000&link=ROBO004
Web site: Billboard Japan Hot 100 2021/4/26. Billboard Japan. ja. November 7, 2021.
Web site: https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/y/2021/p/2/. ja:オリコン年間シングルランキング 2021年度. Oricon Annual Single Ranking 2021. Oricon. ja. January 5, 2022.