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No Way Man

Limited Edition Type-A Cover
Regular Edition Type-A Cover
Limited Edition Type-B Cover
Regular Edition Type-B Cover
Limited Edition Type-C Cover
Regular Edition Type-C Cover
Limited Edition Type-D Cover
Regular Edition Type-D Cover
Limited Edition Type-E Cover
Regular Edition Type-E Cover
Theater Edition Cover
Artist
AKB48
Single
NO WAY MAN
Released
2018.11.28
Catalog Number
KIZM-90585~6 (Limited Edition Type-A)
KIZM-585~6 (Regular Edition Type-A)
KIZM-90587~8 (Limited Edition Type-B)
KIZM-587~8 (Regular Edition Type-B)
KIZM-90589~90 (Limited Edition Type-C)
KIZM-589~90 (Regular Edition Type-C)
KIZM-90591~2 (Limited Edition Type-D)
KIZM-591~2 (Regular Edition Type-D)
KIZM-90593~4 (Limited Edition Type-E)
KIZM-593~4 (Regular Edition Type-E)
NMAX-1318 (Theater Edition)
Price
¥1,650 (Types-A, B, C, D, E)
¥1,050 (Theater Edition)
Type-A CD Tracklist
  1. NO WAY MAN
  2. Ike no Mizu wo Nukitai (池の水を抜きたい; I Want to Drain the Water from Ponds) (Ike no Mizu Senbatsu)
  3. Wakariyasukute Gomen (わかりやすくて ごめん; Sorry for Being Easy to Understand) (PRODUCE48 Senbatsu)
  4. NO WAY MAN off vocal ver.
  5. Ike no Mizu wo Nukitai off vocal ver.
  6. Wakariyasukute Gomen off vocal ver.
Type-A DVD Tracklist
  1. NO WAY MAN Music Video
  2. Ike no Mizu wo Nukitai Music Video
  3. Wakariyasukute Gomen Music Video
Type-B CD Tracklist
  1. NO WAY MAN
  2. Ike no Mizu wo Nukitai (池の水を抜きたい) (Ike no Mizu Senbatsu)
  3. Soredemo Kanojo wa (それでも彼女は; Even So She Has) (Otona Senbatsu 2018)
  4. NO WAY MAN off vocal ver.
  5. Ike no Mizu wo Nukitai off vocal ver.
  6. Soredemo Kanojo wa off vocal ver.
Type-B DVD Tracklist
  1. NO WAY MAN Music Video
  2. Ike no Mizu wo Nukitai Music Video
  3. Soredemo Kanojo wa Music Video
Type-C CD Tracklist
  1. NO WAY MAN
  2. Ike no Mizu wo Nukitai (池の水を抜きたい) (Ike no Mizu Senbatsu)
  3. Ohayou Kara Hajimaru Sekai (おはようから始まる世界; The World Starts from Good Morning) (U-19 Senbatsu 2018)
  4. NO WAY MAN off vocal ver.
  5. Ike no Mizu wo Nukitai off vocal ver.
  6. Ohayou Kara Hajimaru Sekai off vocal ver.
Type-C DVD Tracklist
  1. NO WAY MAN Music Video
  2. Ike no Mizu wo Nukitai Music Video
  3. Ohayou Kara Hajimaru Sekai Music Video
Type-D CD Tracklist
  1. NO WAY MAN
  2. Ike no Mizu wo Nukitai (池の水を抜きたい) (Ike no Mizu Senbatsu)
  3. Saikyou Twintail (最強ツインテール; The Strongest Twintails) (U-16 Senbatsu 2018)
  4. NO WAY MAN off vocal ver.
  5. Ike no Mizu wo Nukitai off vocal ver.
  6. Saikyou Twintail off vocal ver.
Type-D DVD Tracklist
  1. NO WAY MAN Music Video
  2. Ike no Mizu wo Nukitai Music Video
  3. Saikyou Twintail Music Video
Type-E CD Tracklist
  1. NO WAY MAN
  2. Ike no Mizu wo Nukitai (池の水を抜きたい) (Ike no Mizu Senbatsu)
  3. Yume e no Process (夢へのプロセス; The Process to Our Dreams) (AiKaBu Senbatsu)
  4. NO WAY MAN off vocal ver.
  5. Ike no Mizu wo Nukitai off vocal ver.
  6. Yume e no Process off vocal ver.
Type-E DVD Tracklist
  1. NO WAY MAN Music Video
  2. Ike no Mizu wo Nukitai Music Video
  3. Yume e no Process Music Video
Theater Edition CD Tracklist
  1. NO WAY MAN
  2. Ike no Mizu wo Nukitai (池の水を抜きたい) (Ike no Mizu Senbatsu)
  3. Mimi wo Fusage! (耳を塞げ!; Cover Your Ears!) (Team Nice Fight)
  4. NO WAY MAN off vocal ver.
  5. Ike no Mizu wo Nukitai off vocal ver.
  6. Mimi wo Fusage! off vocal ver.


Information

"NO WAY MAN" is the 54th major single (56th overall) released by AKB48. It was released in eleven versions: five limited and five regular CD+DVD editions in types A, B, C, D, and E and a CD-only theater edition.

The single is certified Million by RIAJ for shipment of 1,000,000 copies.

Selected Members

AKB48 promoting the single
Type-A Cover
Type-B Cover
Type-C Cover
Type-D Cover
Type-E Cover
Theater Edition Cover

"NO WAY MAN"

(Center: Miyawaki Sakura)

The senbatsu members include the Produce 48 finalists and the three members of IZ*ONE who are on hiatus from 48 Group activities for the duration of IZ*ONE's promotion. Listed in parentheses are the contestants' finishing rankings. Sashihara Rino was absent from the music video.

"Ike no Mizu wo Nukitai"

Artist: Ike no Mizu Senbatsu (池の水選抜)

(Center: Oya Shizuka)

"Wakariyasukute Gomen"

Artist: PRODUCE48 Senbatsu (PRODUCE48選抜)

(Center: Murase Sae, Goto Moe)

This song was performed by the Produce 48 contestants eliminated in the second and third elimination rounds. Listed in parentheses are the members' finishing rankings.

"Soredemo Kanojo wa"

Artist: Otona Senbatsu 2018 (大人選抜2018)

(Center: Murayama Yuiri)

"Ohayou Kara Hajimaru Sekai"

Artist: U-19 Senbatsu 2018 (U-19選抜2018)

(Center: Sakaguchi Nagisa)

"Saikyou Twintail"

Artist: U-16 Senbatsu 2018 (U-16選抜2018)

(Center: Yahagi Moeka)

"Yume e no Process"

Artist: AiKaBu Senbatsu (AiKaBu選抜)

(Center: Fukuoka Seina)

This song was performed by the top 16 members of the unit senbatsu challenge event in AiKaBu. Listed in parentheses are the members' rankings.

"Mimi wo Fusage!"

Artist: Team Nice Fight (チームナイスファイト)

(Center: Nakano Ikumi)

This song was performed by the Produce 48 contestants eliminated in the first elimination round. Listed in parentheses are the members' finishing rankings.

Song Information

Lyrics
Akimoto Yasushi
Music
Maesako Junya, Yasutaka.Ishio
Other Information
Arrangement: APAZZI

Oricon Chart Positions

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Week Rank Sales
- 1 1 1 3 2 1 1 1,205,009
5 16 13 7 10 9 8 9 8,492
6 21 23 18 19 28 27 23 3,910
28 - 35 25 - 28 - 35 1,756
4 39 32 29 32 26 23 13 3,825
21 26 30 36 25 33 27 28 1,009
33 46 45 - 39 41 42 53 620
- - 45 - 50 - - 63 503
- - - - - - - 91 382
- - - - - - - 114 325
- - - - - - - 121 295
- - - - - - - 98 404
31 - - - - - - 94 460
- - - - - - - 143 324
- - - - - - - 164 233
- - - - - - - 143 278
- - - - - - - 160 236
- - - - - - - 145 284
- - - - - - - 135 279
- - - - 45 - - 80 457
- - - - - - - 129 213
- - - - - - - 131 282
35 25 - - 6 - 8 20 1,655
7 36 36 31 28 38 34 33 1,362
- - - 34 30 33 7 35 1,765
31 49 42 - 35 34 7 35 1,875
- - - - - - - OUT 15 WEEKS
- - - - 38 27 - 75 553
- - - - - - - OUT 4 WEEKS
- - - - - 28 - 79 416
Year Month Month Sales
2018 November 1 1,205,009
2018 December 23 17,983

Total Reported Sales: 1,237,202*

Total of weeks charting inside Top 200: 28

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