Sayonara no Imi explained

Sayonara no Imi
Cover:	Sayonara no Imi cover.jpeg
Caption:	Regular edition cover.
Type:	single
Artist:	Nogizaka46
Album:	Umarete Kara Hajimete Mita Yume
Released:	(Japan)
Genre:	J-pop
Label:	N46Div.
Producer:	Yasushi Akimoto
Prev Title:	Hadashi de Summer
Prev Year:	2016
Next Title:	Influencer
Next Year:	2017

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 827,717 copies sold.^[2] It was also number-one on the Billboard Japan Hot 100.^[3] This is the group's first Million single certified by RIAJ.^[4]

Release

The single has 5 versions. Type-A, Type-B, Type-C, Type-D and a regular edition.^[5] On October 20, 2016, the title song was aired for the first time on the Nogizaka46's All Night Nippon.^[6] In this radio show, one of the first generation member Nanami Hashimoto announced that she would retire not only from the group but also from the entertainment industry on her birthday next year.^[7] She performed the center position for the first and the last time,^[8] and her solo song Naimono Nedari is included in the regular edition.^[9]

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.^[10] It was directed by Shō Yanagisawa, also known as the director of Shiseido and Pokémon Go commercial film.^[11]

Track listing

All lyrics written by Yasushi Akimoto.

Type-D

Participating members

Sayonara no Imi

3rd Row: Himeka Nakamoto, Sayuri Inoue, Mai Shinuchi, Reika Sakurai, Rina Ikoma, Minami Hoshino, Hinako Kitano, Marika Itō

2nd Row: Yumi Wakatsuki, Sayuri Matsumura, Miona Hori, Asuka Saitō, Misa Etō, Manatsu Akimoto

1st Row: Kazumi Takayama, Nanase Nishino, Nanami Hashimoto, Mai Shiraishi, Erika Ikuta^[12]

Chart and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (2016)	Peak position
Japan (Oricon Weekly Singles Chart)	1
Japan (Billboard Japan Hot 100)	1

Year-end charts

Chart (2016)	Position
Japan (Oricon Yearly Singles Chart)	5^[13]
Japan (Japan Hot 100)	13^[14]

Certifications

External links

Discography on Nogizaka46 Official Website

Notes and References

Web site: http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/556578/products/1203823/1/. ja:サヨナラの意味(TYPE-A) 乃木坂46. 2016-11-09. oricon ME inc.. Japanese.
Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20161116040129/http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/w/2016-11-21/. 週間 CDシングルランキング 2016年11月21日付. Oricon Style. Oricon. November 16, 2016. November 16, 2016. Japanese.
Web site: Billboard Japan Hot 100 2016/11/21. Billboard Japan. Japanese. November 16, 2016.
Web site: https://mdpr.jp/music/detail/1633572. ja:乃木坂46、初のミリオン達成卒業＆引退発表の橋本奈々未「やり残した事はない」. 2016-11-10. 2017-01-08. modelpress. Japanese.
Web site: Nogizaka46 reveal jacket covers for Hashimoto Nanami's last single. 2016-10-20. 2016-11-09. 6Theory Media, LLC. tokyohive.
Web site: http://realsound.jp/2016/10/post-9797.html. ja: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」. 2016-10-20. 2016-11-09. Real Sound. Japanese.
Web site: Hashimoto Nanami to graduate from Nogizaka46, retire from showbiz. 2016-10-20. 2016-11-09. 6Theory Media, LLC. tokyohive.
Web site: http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2080046/full/. ja: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」. 2016-10-17. 2016-11-09. oricon ME inc.. Japanese.
Web site: http://natalie.mu/music/news/206218. ja: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. 2016-10-20. 2016-11-09. Natasha,Inc. Japanese.
Web site: http://www.billboard-japan.com/d_news/detail/43374/2. ja:乃木坂46 、橋本奈々未ラストSG「サヨナラの意味」MV公開. 2016-10-21. 2016-11-09. Billboard Japan. Japanese.
Web site: https://mdpr.jp/music/detail/1626384. ja:乃木坂46橋本奈々未、ラストシングルで迫真の演技. 2016-10-21. 2016-11-09. modelpress. Japanese.
Web site: 乃木坂46、新曲センターは橋本奈々未！過去最多19人の選抜メンバー発表＜コメント＞ - モデルプレス . 14 October 2016 .
Web site: http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/y/2016/. ja:オリコン年間 CDシングルランキング 2016年度. 2017-01-08. oricon ME. Japanese.
Web site: billboard japan 2016. Japanese.
Web site: Japan Hot 100 – Year-End 2017. Billboard Japan. Japanese. 2020-06-21.