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"Sayonara no Imi"
Regular edition cover.
Single by Nogizaka46
from the album Umarete Kara Hajimete Mita Yume
B-side	"Kodoku na Aozora" "Ano Kyōshitsu" (Type-A) "Buranko" (Type-B) "2do Me no Kiss Kara" (Type-C) "Kimi ni Okuru Hana ga Nai" (Type-D) "Naimononedari" (Regular)
Released	November 9, 2016 (2016-11-09) (Japan)
Genre	J-pop
Label	N46Div.
Producer(s)	Yasushi Akimoto
Nogizaka46 singles chronology
"Hadashi de Summer" (2016) "Sayonara no Imi" (2016) "Influencer" (2017)
Music video
"Sayonara no Imi" on YouTube

"Sayonara no Imi" (Japanese: サヨナラの意味, "The meaning of Good-bye") is the 16th single by Japanese idol girl group Nogizaka46. It was released on November 9, 2016. The song became number-one on the weekly Oricon Singles Chart, with 827,717 copies sold. It was also number-one on the Billboard Japan Hot 100. This is the group's first Million single certified by RIAJ.

Release

The single has 5 versions. Type-A, Type-B, Type-C, Type-D and a regular edition. On October 20, 2016, the title song was aired for the first time on the Nogizaka46's All Night Nippon. In this radio show, one of the first generation member Nanami Hashimoto announced that she would retire not only from the group but also from the entertainment industry on her birthday next year. She performed the center position for the first and the last time , and her solo song Naimono Nedari is included in the regular edition.

Music video

The music video for the title song was taken in Shizuoka and Yamanashi Prefecture. The filming was interrupted because a typhoon directly hit the location. It was directed by Shō Yanagisawa, also known as the director of Shiseido and Pokémon Go commercial film.

Track listing

All lyrics written by Yasushi Akimoto.

Regular Edition

Type-A

Type-B

Type-C

Type-D

Participating members

Sayonara no Imi

3rd Row: Himeka Nakamoto, Sayuri Inoue, Mai Shinuchi, Reika Sakurai, Rina Ikoma, Minami Hoshino, Hinako Kitano, Marika Itō

2nd Row: Yumi Wakatsuki, Sayuri Matsumura, Miona Hori, Asuka Saitō, Misa Etō, Manatsu Akimoto

1st Row: Kazumi Takayama, Nanase Nishino, Nanami Hashimoto (centre), Mai Shiraishi, Erika Ikuta

Chart and certifications

References

1. サヨナラの意味(TYPE-A) 乃木坂46 (in Japanese). oricon ME inc. Retrieved 2016-11-09.
2. ^ "週間 CDシングルランキング 2016年11月21日付". Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on November 16, 2016. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
3. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot 100 2016/11/21". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved November 16, 2016.
4. 乃木坂46、初のミリオン達成 卒業＆引退発表の橋本奈々未「やり残した事はない」 (in Japanese). modelpress. 2016-11-10. Retrieved 2017-01-08.
5. "Nogizaka46 reveal jacket covers for Hashimoto Nanami's last single". tokyohive. 6Theory Media, LLC. 2016-10-20. Retrieved 2016-11-09.
6. 乃木坂46 橋本奈々未が卒業＆芸能界引退を発表「普通の女性として生きていきます」. Real Sound (in Japanese). 2016-10-20. Retrieved 2016-11-09.
7. "Hashimoto Nanami to graduate from Nogizaka46, retire from showbiz". tokyohive. 6Theory Media, LLC. 2016-10-20. Retrieved 2016-11-09.
8. 乃木坂46新曲は橋本奈々未が初センター「いろんな思いがある」 (in Japanese). oricon ME inc. 2016-10-17. Retrieved 2016-11-09.
9. 乃木坂46橋本奈々未、今夜「SOL!」緊急生出演＆ソロ曲フルオンエア (in Japanese). Natasha,Inc. 2016-10-20. Retrieved 2016-11-09.
10. 乃木坂46 、橋本奈々未ラストSG「サヨナラの意味」MV公開. Billboard Japan (in Japanese). 2016-10-21. Retrieved 2016-11-09.
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17. "乃木坂46、新曲センターは橋本奈々未！過去最多19人の選抜メンバー発表＜コメント＞ - モデルプレス". 14 October 2016.
18. オリコン年間 CDシングルランキング 2016年度 (in Japanese). oricon ME. Retrieved 2017-01-08.
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20. "Japan Hot 100 – Year-End 2017" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. Retrieved 2020-06-21.
21. "Japanese single certifications – Nogizaka46 – Sayonara no Imi" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved September 14, 2021. Select 2016年11月 on the drop-down menu
22. "Japanese digital single certifications – Nogizaka46 – Sayonara no Imi" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved September 14, 2021. Select 2017年3月 on the drop-down menu

Further reading

• Nogizaka46 (9 November 2016a). Sayonara no Imi (Type-A ed.). N46Div. ASIN B01LXAMB6H. SRCL-9258/9259.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
• Nogizaka46 (9 November 2016b). Sayonara no Imi (Type-B ed.). N46Div. ASIN B01LYX0GQ9. SRCL-9260/9261.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
• Nogizaka46 (9 November 2016c). Sayonara no Imi (Type-C ed.). N46Div. ASIN B01LWYV79K. SRCL-9262/9263.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
• Nogizaka46 (9 November 2016d). Sayonara no Imi (Type-D ed.). N46Div. ASIN B01LY9PA9O. SRCL-9264/9265.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
• Nogizaka46 (9 November 2016r). Sayonara no Imi (Regular ed.). N46Div. ASIN B01LWYVEUP. SRCL-9266.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

External links

• Discography Archived 2016-11-10 at the Wayback Machine on Nogizaka46 Official Website
• Nogizaka46 "Sayonara no Imi(Limited Time)" on YouTube

• 2016 singles
• 2016 songs
• Songs in Japanese
• Nogizaka46 songs
• Oricon Weekly number-one singles
• Billboard Japan Hot 100 number-one singles
• Songs with lyrics by Yasushi Akimoto
• Songs written by Katsuhiko Sugiyama