| Nobody's Fault | |
| Cover: | Sakurazaka46 - Nobody's Fault.png |
| Caption: | Regular edition cover |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Sakurazaka46 |
| Album: | As You Know? |
| B-Side: |
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| Genre: | J-pop |
| Length: | 4:29 |
| Label: | Sony Music |
| Composer: | Derek Turner |
| Lyricist: | Yasushi Akimoto |
| Producer: | Yasushi Akimoto |
| Prev Title: | Dare ga Sono Kane o Narasu no ka? |
| Prev Year: | 2020 |
| Next Title: | Ban |
| Next Year: | 2021 |
"Nobody's Fault" (stylized in sentence case) is the first single from Japanese idol group Sakurazaka46 after their renaming and repositioning from Keyakizaka46. It was released on December 9, 2020.[1] [2] The title track features Hikaru Morita as center.[1] [3] The single debuted atop the Oricon Singles Chart and the Billboard Japan Hot 100, selling over 408,000 copies in Japan in its first week of release.[4]
"Nobody's Fault" was premiered during Keyakizaka46's Last Live KEYAKIZAKA46 Live Online, but with YOU! on October 13, 2020.[1] [5] Hikaru Morita was featured as centre position in the choreography for the title song, making her the first second-generation member to hold such position after the departure of Yurina Hirate, the most renowned member of the group.[1] Karin Fujiyoshi and Ten Yamasaki also took center positions in coupling tracks as the management committee set forth, made it technically a trio-center.[6] [7] The formation was announced on the Sakurazaka46 starring variety show Soko Magattara, Sakurazaka? prior to the premiere. There is no "unit song" and "solo song" on this release though a three-row formation was kept. Apart from the third-row members being rotated in different songs, the first and second row members, named, were featured in all tracks.[3]
The music video for the title song was taken in Sadogashima, west of Niigata Prefecture.[8] [9] It was directed by Shohei Goto, also known as the director of Mizkan, Shiseido, Sony and Uniqlo commercials.[9] [10] It reached 1 million views in 2 days after released on YouTube.[11]
All lyrics are written by Yasushi Akimoto, except off vocal version track.
Credits adapted from album liner notes.[12]
Credits adapted from album liner notes.[13]
Credits adapted from album liner notes.[14]
Credits adapted from album liner notes.[15]
Credits adapted from album liner notes.[16]
Credits adapted from Apple Music[17]
3rd row: Yui Takemoto, Rei Ozono, Akane Moriya, Rina Matsuda, Mizuho Habu
2nd row: Yūka Sugai, Karin Fujiyoshi, Minami Koike, Ten Yamasaki, Hono Tamura
1st row: Yui Kobayashi, Hikaru Morita, Risa Watanabe[18]
3rd row: Rina Inoue, Marino Kousaka, Aoi Harada, Rika Watanabe, Kira Masumoto, Yumiko Seki
2nd row: Yuuka Sugai, Hikaru Morita, Minami Koike, Ten Yamasaki, Hono Tamura
1st row: Yui Kobayashi, Karin Fujiyoshi, Risa Watanabe
3rd row: Hikari Endo, Rina Uemura, Akiho Onuma, Rena Moriya, Riko Matsudaira, Fuyuka Saito
2nd row: Yuuka Sugai, Karin Fujiyoshi, Minami Koike, Hikaru Morita, Hono Tamura
1st row: Yui Kobayashi, Ten Yamasaki, Risa Watanabe
3rd row: Rina Inoue, Marino Kousaka, Aoi Harada, Rika Watanabe, Kira Masumoto, Yumiko Seki
2nd row: Yuuka Sugai, Hikaru Morita, Minami Koike, Ten Yamasaki, Hono Tamura
1st row: Yui Kobayashi, Karin Fujiyoshi, Risa Watanabe
3rd row: Yui Takemoto, Rei Ozono, Akane Moriya, Rina Matsuda, Mizuho Habu
2nd row: Yūka Sugai, Karin Fujiyoshi, Minami Koike, Ten Yamasaki, Hono Tamura
1st row: Yui Kobayashi, Hikaru Morita, Risa Watanabe
3rd row: Hikari Endo, Rina Uemura, Akiho Onuma, Rena Moriya, Riko Matsudaira, Fuyuka Saito
2nd row: Yuuka Sugai, Karin Fujiyoshi, Minami Koike, Hikaru Morita, Hono Tamura
1st row: Yui Kobayashi, Ten Yamasaki, Risa Watanabe
3rd row: Yui Takemoto, Rei Ozono, Akane Moriya, Rina Matsuda, Mizuho Habu
2nd row: Yūka Sugai, Karin Fujiyoshi, Minami Koike, Ten Yamasaki, Hono Tamura
1st row: Yui Kobayashi, Hikaru Morita, Risa Watanabe
| Chart (2020) | Peak position | First week sales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 409,000[19] | |||
| Japan Hot 100 (Billboard)[20] | 1 | 414,024[21] |