Synchronicity (Nogizaka46 song)

"Synchronicity"
Cover of the Regular edition.
Single by Nogizaka46
from the album Ima ga Omoide ni Naru made
B-side
  • "Against"
  • "Kumo ni Nareba ii" (Type-A)
  • "Atarashii Sekai" (Type-B)
  • "Scout Man" (Type-C)
  • "Tokitokimekimeki" (Type-D)
  • "Kotodamahō" (Regular)
Released25 April 2018 (2018-04-25) (Japan)
GenreJ-pop
LabelN46Div.
Producer(s)Yasushi Akimoto
Nogizaka46 singles chronology
"Itsuka Dekiru kara Kyō Dekiru"
(2017) 		"Synchronicity"
(2018) 		"Jikochū de Ikō!"
(2018)
Music video
"Synchronicity" on YouTube

"Synchronicity" (Japanese: シンクロニシティ, Hepburn: Shinkuronishiti) is the 20th single by Japanese idol girl group Nogizaka46. It was released on 25 April 2018.[1] It reached number one on the weekly Oricon Singles Chart with 1,117,000 copies sold.[2][3] It was also number one on the Billboard Japan Hot 100.[4] The song won the Grand Prix at the 60th Japan Record Awards, giving the group their second win in a row.[5]

Release

This single was released in five versions. Type-A, Type-B, Type-C, Type-D and a regular edition.

Track listing

All lyrics written by Yasushi Akimoto.

Type-A[1]

CD
No.TitleLength
1."Synchronicity" (シンクロニシティ) 
2."Against" 
3."Kumo ni Nareba ii" (雲になればいい) 
4."Synchronicity -off vocal ver.-" 
5."Against -off vocal ver.-" 
6."Kumo ni Nareba ii -off vocal ver.-" 

Type-B[6]

CD
No.TitleLength
1."Synchronicity" 
2."Against" 
3."Atarashii Sekai" (新しい世界) 
4."Synchronicity -off vocal ver.-" 
5."Against -off vocal ver.-" 
6."Atarashii Sekai -off vocal ver.-" 

Type-C[7]

CD
No.TitleLength
1."Synchronicity" 
2."Against" 
3."Scout Man" (スカウトマン) 
4."Synchronicity -off vocal ver.-" (-off vocal ver.-) 
5."Against -off vocal ver.-" 
6."Scout Man -off vocal ver.-" 

Type-D[8]

CD
No.TitleLength
1."Synchronicity" 
2."Against" 
3."Tokitokimekimeki" (トキトキメキメキ) 
4."Synchronicity -off vocal ver.-" 
5."Against -off vocal ver.-" 
6."Tokitokimekimeki -off vocal ver.-" 

Regular Edition[9]

CD
No.TitleLength
1."Synchronicity" 
2."Against" 
3."Kotodamahō" (言霊砲) 
4."Synchronicity -off vocal ver.-" (-off vocal ver.-) 
5."Against -off vocal ver.-" 
6."Kotodamahō -off vocal ver.-" 

Participating members

"Synchronicity"

3rd Row: Sayuri Inoue, Mai Shinuchi, Kazumi Takayama, Minami Hoshino, Yumi Wakatsuki, Hina Higuchi, Ranze Terada

2nd Row: Reika Sakurai, Sayuri Matsumura, Shiori Kubo, Rina Ikoma, Momoko Ōzono, Misa Etō, Manatsu Akimoto

1st Row: Mizuki Yamashita, Miona Hori, Erika Ikuta, Mai Shiraishi (centre), Nanase Nishino, Asuka Saitō, Yūki Yoda[10]

Against

Centre: Rina Ikoma

1st Generation: Manatsu Akimoto, Erika Ikuta, Rina Ikoma, Sayuri Inoue, Misa Etō, Hina Kawago, Asuka Saitō, Chiharu Saitō, Yūri Saitō, Reika Sakurai, Mai Shiraishi, Kazumi Takayama, Kana Nakada, Nanase Nishino, Ami Noujo, Hina Higuchi, Minami Hoshino, Sayuri Matsumura, Yumi Wakatsuki, Maaya Wada

Kumo ni Nareba ii

Donworii: Erika Ikuta, Misa Etō, Reika Sakurai

Atarashii Sekai

Under Members

Centre: Ayane Suzuki

1st Generation: Hina Kawago, Chiharu Saitō, Yūri Saitō, Kana Nakada, Ami Noujo, Maaya Wada

2nd Generation: Karin Itō, Junna Itō, Iori Sagara, Kotoko Sasaki, Ayane Suzuki, Rena Yamazaki, Miria Watanabe

3rd Generation: Riria Itō, Renka Iwamoto, Minami Umezawa, Tamami Sakaguchi, Kaede Satō, Reno Nakamura, Hazuki Mukai, Ayano Christie Yoshida

Scout Man

Centre: Miona Hori

2nd Generation: Karin Itō, Junna Itō, Iori Sagara, Kotoko Sasaki, Mai Shinuchi, Ayane Suzuki, Ranze Terada, Miona Hori, Rena Yamazaki, Miria Watanabe

Toki Toki Meki Meki

Centre: Renka Iwamoto

3rd Generation: Riria Itō, Renka Iwamoto, Minami Umezawa, Momoko Ōzono, Shiori Kubo, Tamami Sakaguchi, Kaede Satō, Reno Nakamura, Hazuki Mukai, Mizuki Yamashita, Ayano Christie Yoshida, Yūki Yoda

Kotodomaho

Imoutozaka: Momoko Ōzono, Shiori Kubo, Mizuki Yamashita, Yūki Yoda

Chart performance

Oricon

Chart Peak Debut sales
Weekly Singles Chart 1[1] 1,117,000[3]
Monthly Singles Chart 1[11] 1,214,510[11]
Yearly Singles Chart 3[12] 1,306,247[13]

Billboard Japan

Weekly chart Peak
Japan Hot 100[4] 1
Yearly chart Peak
Hot 100 6

References

  1. ^ a b c "シンクロニシティ(TYPE-A)". Oricon News (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  2. ^ "週間 シングルランキング 2018年05月07日付". Oricon News (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  3. ^ a b "【オリコン】乃木坂46、自身初の初週ミリオン達成 歴代5組目 2000年以降は2組目の快挙". Oricon News (in Japanese). Oricon. 1 May 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Billboard Japan Hot 100 2018年5月7日". billboard-japan.com (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  5. ^ "レコード大賞は乃木坂４６の「シンクロニシティ」". Sankei Shimbun (in Japanese). 30 December 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  6. ^ "シンクロニシティ(TYPE-B)". Oricon News (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  7. ^ "シンクロニシティ(TYPE-C)". Oricon News (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  8. ^ "シンクロニシティ(TYPE-D)". Oricon News (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  9. ^ "シンクロニシティ". Oricon News (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  10. ^ "乃木坂46、新曲センターは？選抜メンバー発表＜20thシングル「シンクロニシティ」＞ - モデルプレス". 10 March 2018.
  11. ^ a b "月間 シングルランキング 2018年04月度". Oricon News (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  12. ^ "Oricon Yearly" (in Japanese).
  13. ^ "【第51回オリコン年間ランキング 2018】安室奈美恵さんが総合首位、AKB48がシングル9年連続1位・2位独占". Oricon News (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
Preceded by
"Influencer"
(Nogizaka46)
 Japan Record Award Grand Prix
2018 		Succeeded by
"Paprika"
(Foorin)


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