"Taiyō Knock " (Japanese : 太陽ノック , Hepburn : Taiyō Nokku , "Sun Knock") is the 12th single by Japanese idol girl group Nogizaka46 . It was released on July 22, 2015.[ 1] It was number-one on the weekly Oricon Singles Chart ,[ 2] reaching a new record for first week sales by the group,[ 3] with 609,202 copies.[ 4] It was the best-selling single in Japan in July, with 629,996 copies.[ 5] As of November 23, 2015 (issue date) it had sold 678,481 copies.[ 6] It was also number-one on the Billboard Japan Hot 100 .[ 7] The Japanese television drama series Hatsumori Bemars uses the title song as the theme song .[ 3]
"Taiyō Knock" Cover of Type-A edition.
B-side
"Mō Sukoshi no Yume"
"Sakanatachi no LOVE SONG" (Type-A)
"Muhyōjō" (Type-B)
"Wakaregiwa, Motto Suki ni Naru" (Type-C)
"Seifuku o Nuide Sayonara o..." (Regular)
"Hane no Kioku" (Seven-Eleven Limited)
Released July 22, 2015 (2015-07-22 ) (Japan) Genre J-pop Length 4 :03 Label N46Div. Producer(s) Yasushi Akimoto
This single was released in 5 versions. Type-A, Type-B, Type-C and a regular edition, Seven-Eleven Limited Edition. The center position in the choreography for the title song is held by Rina Ikoma .[ 8]
CD[ 1] Title 1. "Taiyō Nokku" (太陽ノック ) 4:03 2. "Mō Sukoshi no Yume" (もう少しの夢 ) 4:57 3. "Seifuku o Nuide Sayonara o..." (制服を脱いでサヨナラを… ) 5:01 4. "Taiyō Nokku (off vocal ver.)" (太陽ノック off vocal ver. ) 4:03 5. "Mō Sukoshi no Yume (off vocal ver.)" (もう少しの夢 off vocal ver. ) 4:57 6. "Seifuku o Nuide Sayonara o... (off vocal ver.)" (制服を脱いでサヨナラを… off vocal ver. ) 5:00
CD[ 1] Title 1. "Taiyō Nokku" (太陽ノック ) 4:03 2. "Mō Sukoshi no Yume" (もう少しの夢 ) 4:57 3. "Sakanatachi no LOVE SONG" (魚たちのLOVE SONG ) 4:30 4. "Taiyō Nokku (off vocal ver.)" (太陽ノック off vocal ver. ) 4:03 5. "Mō Sukoshi no Yume (off vocal ver.)" (もう少しの夢 off vocal ver. ) 4:57 6. "Sakanatachi no LOVE SONG (off vocal ver.)" (魚たちのLOVE SONG off vocal ver. ) 4:29
CD[ 12] Title 1. "Taiyō Nokku" (太陽ノック ) 4:03 2. "Mō Sukoshi no Yume" (もう少しの夢 ) 4:57 3. "Muhyōjō" (無表情 ) 3:51 4. "Taiyō Nokku (off vocal ver.)" (太陽ノック off vocal ver. ) 4:03 5. "Mō Sukoshi no Yume (off vocal ver.)" (もう少しの夢 off vocal ver. ) 4:57 6. "Muhyōjō (off vocal ver.)" (無表情 off vocal ver. ) 3:50
DVD Title 1. "Taiyō Nokku Music Video" 2. "Muhyōjō Music Video" 3. "Erika Ikuta & Mai Shiraishi " 4. "Misa Etō & Kazumi Takayama " 5. "Hina Kawago & Iori Sagara" 6. "Chiharu Saitō & Seira Nagashima" 7. "Yūri Saitō & Mai Shinuchi" 8. "Ayane Suzuki & Miria Watanabe"
CD[ 14] Title 1. "Taiyō Nokku" (太陽ノック ) 4:03 2. "Mō Sukoshi no Yume" (もう少しの夢 ) 4:57 3. "Wakaregiwa, Motto Suki ni Naru" (別れ際、もっと好きになる ) 4:17 4. "Taiyō Nokku (off vocal ver.)" (太陽ノック off vocal ver. ) 4:03 5. "Mō Sukoshi no Yume (off vocal ver.)" (もう少しの夢 off vocal ver. ) 4:57 6. "Wakaregiwa, Motto Suki ni Naru (off vocal ver.)" (別れ際、もっと好きになる off vocal ver. ) 4:16
DVD Title 1. "Taiyō Nokku Music Video" 2. "Wakaregiwa, Motto Suki ni Naru Music Video" 3. "Marika Itō & Reika Sakurai " 4. "Hinako Kitano & Miona Hori" 5. "Asuka Saitō & Nanami Hashimoto " 6. "Kotoko Sasaki & Maaya Wada" 7. "Kana Nakada & Hina Higuchi" 8. "Mai Fukagawa & Yumi Wakatsuki"
Seven-Eleven Limited Edition
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CD[ 16] Title 1. "Taiyō Nokku" (太陽ノック ) 4:03 2. "Mō Sukoshi no Yume" (もう少しの夢 ) 4:57 3. "Hane no Kioku" (羽根の記憶 ) 5:42 4. "Taiyō Nokku (off vocal ver.)" (太陽ノック off vocal ver. ) 4:03 5. "Mō Sukoshi no Yume (off vocal ver.)" (もう少しの夢 off vocal ver. ) 4:57 6. "Hane no Kioku" (羽根の記憶 off vocal ver. ) 5:41
DVD[ 16] Title 1. "Taiyō Nokku Music Video" 2. "Hane no Kioku Music Video"
Participating members
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3rd Row: Sayuri Matsumura , Yūri Saitō, Minami Hoshino , Asuka Saitō , Marika Itō , Sayuri Inoue, Mai Shinuchi, Misa Etō
2nd Row: Kazumi Takayama , Yumi Wakatsuki, Reika Sakurai , Manatsu Akimoto , Mai Fukagawa
1st Row: Mai Shiraishi , Nanase Nishino , Rina Ikoma , (centre) , Erika Ikuta , Nanami Hashimoto [ 17]
Chart and certifications
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Chart (2015)
Peak position
Japan (Oricon Yearly Singles Chart)
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^ "Orion Weekly Charts for 7/20 ~ 7/26" . tokyohive . 6Theory Media, LLC. July 29, 2015. Retrieved September 2, 2015 .
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^ a b "Billboard Japan Hot 100 2015/8/3" . Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved September 2, 2015 .
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^ "太陽ノック(Type-B)" . Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon . Retrieved September 2, 2015 .
^ "太陽ノック(Type-C)" . Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon . Retrieved September 2, 2015 .
^ a b 乃木坂46 12thシングル「太陽ノック」商品概要決定のお知らせ... (in Japanese). Nogizaka46 Official Web Site. Retrieved 2016-09-09 .
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^ "Japanese single certifications – Nogizaka46 – Taiyō Nokku" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan . Retrieved September 1, 2017 . Select 2015年7月 on the drop-down menu
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