2015 single by Nogizaka46
"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
"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]
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 [ edit ]
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 [ edit ]
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 [ edit ]
Chart (2015)
Peak position
Japan (Oricon Yearly Singles Chart)
7[ 18]
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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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^ 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
Nogizaka46 (22 July 2015r). Taiyō Nokku (Regular ed.). Sony Music Entertainment. ASIN B00WZX8HY6 . SRCL-8846. {{cite book }}
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Nogizaka46 (22 July 2015a). Taiyō Nokku (Type-A ed.). Sony Music Entertainment. ASIN B00WZX8HA0 . SRCL-8840/8841. {{cite book }}
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Nogizaka46 (22 July 2015b). Taiyō Nokku (Type-B ed.). Sony Music Entertainment. ASIN B00WZX8HPU . SRCL-8842/8843. {{cite book }}
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Nogizaka46 (22 July 2015c). Taiyō Nokku (Type-C ed.). Sony Music Entertainment. ASIN B00WZX8GYM . SRCL-8844/8845. {{cite book }}
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Nogizaka46 (22 July 2015s). Taiyō Nokku (Seven-Eleven Limited ed.). Sony Music Entertainment. ASIN B011IGDXJE . SRC7-6/7. {{cite book }}
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Members
Third generation
Riria Itō
Renka Iwamoto
Shiori Kubo
Hazuki Mukai
Reno Nakamura
Tamami Sakaguchi
Kaede Satō
Minami Umezawa (captain)
Yūki Yoda
Ayano-Christie Yoshida
Fourth generation
Sakura Endō
Runa Hayashi
Sayaka Kakehashi
Haruka Kaki
Saya Kanagawa
Haruka Kuromi
Miyu Matsuo
Rika Satō
Rei Seimiya
Yuna Shibata
Mayu Tamura
Ayame Tsutsui
Mio Yakubo
Nao Yumiki
Fifth generation
Mao Ioki
Teresa Ikeda
Miku Ichinose
Nagi Inoue
Hina Okamoto
Aya Ogawa
Iroha Okuda
Sakura Kawasaki
Satsuki Sugawara
Nao Tomisato
Aruno Nakanishi
Notable former
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