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Nandome no Aozora ka

Limited Edition Type-A Cover
Limited Edition Type-B Cover
Limited Edition Type-C Cover
Regular Edition Cover
Artist
Nogizaka46
Single
Nandome no Aozora ka? (何度目の青空か?; How Many Blue Skies Have There Been?)
Released
2014.10.08
Catalog Number
SRCL-8621~2 (Limited Edition Type-A)
SRCL-8623~4 (Limited Edition Type-B)
SRCL-8625~6 (Limited Edition Type-C)
SRCL-8627 (Regular Edition)
Price
¥1,650 (Limited Editions)
¥1,050 (Regular Edition)
Limited Edition Type-A CD Tracklist
  1. Nandome no Aozora ka? (何度目の青空か?)
  2. Toomawari no Aijou (遠回りの愛情; Roundabout Affection)
  3. Korogatta Kane wo Narase! (転がった鐘を鳴らせ!; Ring the Fallen Bell!)
  4. Nandome no Aozora ka? ~off vocal ver.~
  5. Toomawari no Aijou ~off vocal ver.~
  6. Korogatta Kane wo Narase! ~off vocal ver.~
Limited Edition Type-A DVD Tracklist
  1. Nandome no Aozora ka? (Music Video)
  2. Korogatta Kane wo Narase! (Music Video)
  3. Akimoto Manatsu
  4. Ikuta Erika
  5. Saito Chiharu
  6. Shinuchi Mai
  7. Nakamoto Himeka
  8. Nagashima Seira
  9. Noujo Ami
  10. Hashimoto Nanami
  11. Higuchi Hina
  12. Hoshino Minami
  13. Matsui Rena
  14. student part1
Limited Edition Type-B CD Tracklist
  1. Nandome no Aozora ka? (何度目の青空か?)
  2. Toomawari no Aijou (遠回りの愛情)
  3. Watashi, Okiru. (私、起きる。; I, Wake Up.)
  4. Nandome no Aozora ka? ~off vocal ver.~
  5. Toomawari no Aijou ~off vocal ver.~
  6. Watashi, Okiru. ~off vocal ver.~
Limited Edition Type-B DVD Tracklist
  1. Nandome no Aozora ka? (Music Video)
  2. Watashi, Okiru. (Music Video)
  3. Ito Karin
  4. Ito Marika
  5. Kawago Hina
  6. Kawamura Mahiro
  7. Kitano Hinako
  8. Saito Asuka
  9. Sakurai Reika
  10. Shiraishi Mai
  11. Matsumura Sayuri
  12. Wakatsuki Yumi
  13. Wada Maaya
  14. student part2
Limited Edition Type-C CD Tracklist
  1. Nandome no Aozora ka? (何度目の青空か?)
  2. Toomawari no Aijou (遠回りの愛情)
  3. Ano Hi Boku wa Tossa ni Uso wo Tsuita (あの日 僕は咄嗟に嘘をついた; That Day, I Told a Lie on the Spur of the Moment)
  4. Nandome no Aozora ka? ~off vocal ver.~
  5. Toomawari no Aijou ~off vocal ver.~
  6. Ano Hi Boku wa Tossa ni Uso wo Tsuita ~off vocal ver.~
Limited Edition Type-C DVD Tracklist
  1. Nandome no Aozora ka? (Music Video)
  2. Ano Hi Boku wa Tossa ni Uso wo Tsuita (Music Video)
  3. Ikoma Rina
  4. Inoue Sayuri
  5. Eto Misa
  6. Saito Yuuri
  7. Takayama Kazumi
  8. Nakada Kana
  9. Nishino Nanase
  10. Hatanaka Seira
  11. Fukagawa Mai
  12. Hori Miona
  13. Yamato Rina
  14. student part3
Regular Edition CD Tracklist
  1. Nandome no Aozora ka? (何度目の青空か?)
  2. Toomawari no Aijou (遠回りの愛情)
  3. Tender days
  4. Nandome no Aozora ka? ~off vocal ver.~
  5. Toomawari no Aijou ~off vocal ver.~
  6. Tender days ~off vocal ver.~


Information

"Nandome no Aozora ka?" is the tenth single released by Nogizaka46. It was released in four versions: three limited CD+DVD editions in types A, B, and C and a regular CD-only edition. The title track was used as the HTC Smartphone "HTC J butterfly (HTL 23)" commercial theme song.

The single was certified Triple Platinum in March 2017 for shipment of 750,000 copies.

Selected Members

Nogizaka46 promoting the single
Limited Edition Type-A Cover
Limited Edition Type-B Cover
Limited Edition Type-C Cover
  • Front and Back: 10th Single Under Members
Regular Edition Cover

"Nandome no Aozora ka?"

Names in bold indicate the Juu Fukujin.

(Center: Ikuta Erika)

"Toomawari no Aijou"

(Center: Sakurai Reika, Nagashima Seira)

"Korogatta Kane wo Narase!"

(Center: Ikuta Erika)

This song is performed by the 10th single senbatsu members.

"Watashi, Okiru."

(Center: Ikuta Erika)

"Ano Hi Boku wa Tossa ni Uso wo Tsuita"

(Center: Inoue Sayuri)

This song is performed by the 10th single Under Members. Sagara Iori only appears in the music video.

"Tender days"

Song Information

Lyrics
Akimoto Yasushi
Music
Kawaura Masahiro
Other Information
Arrangement: Hyakkoku Hajime

Disambiguation

There are currently two recorded versions of "Nandome no Aozora ka?" found in Nogizaka46's discography. These versions are:

Nandome no Aozora ka? (Original)
Found on the "Nandome no Aozora ka?" single as track #1 and the Toumei na Iro album as track #11.
Nandome no Aozora ka? ~off vocal ver.~
Found on the "Nandome no Aozora ka?" single as track #4. This is the standard version without the main vocals.

Oricon Chart Positions

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Week Rank Sales
- 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 478,788
1 10 8 7 7 6 6 7 25,849
1 13 7 12 11 10 13 6 18,529
1 15 7 10 8 8 7 6 15,019
1 25 16 32 38 37 38 9 12,038
1 19 12 47 46 - 50 11 13,246
3 - 48 - - - - 39 3,625
3 - 27 - - - - 34 3,179
3 23 19 - - - - 19 7,901
3 25 17 - - - - 19 5,508
4 28 18 - - - - 22 2,924
10 18 33 - - - - 22 4,079
5 43 - 48 37 39 - 18 3,002
15 - 6 47 - - - 28 2,386
2 - - 3 - - - 15 4,337
- 8 6 8 - - - 9 10,488
2 30 21 - - - - 20 5,393
- - - - - - - 162 264
- - - - - - - 162 266
1 week OUT
- - - - - - - 185 307
- - - - - - - 199 278
- - - - - - - 182 265
- - - - - - - 145 340
- - - - - - - 166 285
- - - - - - - 176 234
- - - - - - - 170 203
23 weeks OUT
- - - - - - - 157 274
13 weeks OUT
- - - - - - - 153 238
- - - - - - - 178 204
51 weeks OUT
- - - - - - - 155 210
1 week OUT
- - - - - - - 195 144
Year Month Month Sales
2014 October 1 538,185
2014 November 22 32,088
2014 December 24 20,412
2015 January 19 25,606

Total Reported Sales: 619,803*
Total Sales of 2014: 578,174 (#8 single of the year)
Total Sales of 2015: 40,833 (#165 single of the year)
Total Sales of 2016: 442

Total of weeks charting inside Top 200: 31

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