Kimi no Na wa Kibō

"Kimi no Na wa Kibō"
Single by Nogizaka46
from the album Tōmei na Iro
B-side
  • "Shaki-ism"
  • "Romantic Ikayaki" (Type-A)
  • "13 Nichi no Kinyōbi" (Type-B)
  • "Dekopin" (Type-C)
  • "Psychokinesis no Kanousei" (Regular)
Released March 13, 2013 (2013-03-13)
Format CD Single, digital download
Recorded 2013
Genre J-pop
Length 27:16
Label N46Div.
Writer(s) Katsuhiko Sugiyama
Kensuke Okamoto
Shinkoh Ogura
Producer(s) Yasushi Akimoto
Certification Platinum[1] (RIAJ)
Nogizaka46 singles chronology
"Seifuku no Mannequin"
(2012)
"Kimi no Na wa Kibō"
(2013)
"Girl's Rule"
(2013)

"Kimi no Na wa Kibō" (君の名は希望) is the fifth single by Japanese girl group Nogizaka46. It was number one on the Oricon weekly singles chart.[2] It reached number three on the Billboard Japan Hot 100.[3] On December 31, 2015, Nogizaka46 appeared on the 66th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen for the first time and sang this song.[4]

The center position in the choreography for the title song is held by Rina Ikoma.[5]

Track listing

Type-A

CD[6][7]
No. Title Length
1. "Kimi no Na wa Kibō" (君の名は希望) 5:25
2. "Shaki-ism" (シャキイズム) 4:12
3. "Romantic Ikayaki" (ロマンティックいか焼き) 4:29
4. "Kimi no Na wa Kibō off vocal ver." (君の名は希望 off vocal ver.) 5:25
5. "Shaki-ism off vocal ver." (シャキイズム off vocal ver.) 4:12
6. "Romantic Ikayaki off vocal ver." (ロマンティックいか焼き off vocal ver.) 4:28

Type-B

CD[8][9]
No. Title Length
1. "Kimi no Na wa Kibō" (君の名は希望) 5:25
2. "Shaki-ism" (シャキイズム) 4:12
3. "13 Nichi no Kinyōbi" (13日の金曜日) 3:42
4. "Kimi no Na wa Kibō off vocal ver." (君の名は希望 off vocal ver.) 5:25
5. "Shaki-ism off vocal ver." (シャキイズム off vocal ver.) 4:12
6. "13 Nichi no Kinyōbi off vocal ver." (13日の金曜日 off vocal ver.) 3:41

Type-C

CD[10][11]
No. Title Length
1. "Kimi no Na wa Kibō" (君の名は希望) 5:25
2. "Shaki-ism" (シャキイズム) 4:12
3. "Dekopin" (でこぴん) 4:42
4. "Kimi no Na wa Kibō off vocal ver." (君の名は希望 off vocal ver.) 5:25
5. "Shaki-ism off vocal ver." (シャキイズム off vocal ver.) 4:12
6. "Dekopin off vocal ver." (でこぴん off vocal ver.) 4:41

Regular Edition

CD[12][13]
No. TitleArtist(s) Length
1. "Kimi no Na wa Kibō" (君の名は希望)Rina Ikoma, et cetera 5:25
2. "Shaki-ism" (シャキイズム)Rina Ikoma, et cetera 4:12
3. "Psychokinesis no Kanousei" (サイコキネシスの可能性)Reika Sakurai, et cetera 4:00
4. "Kimi no Na wa Kibō off vocal ver." (君の名は希望 off vocal ver.)  5:25
5. "Shaki-ism off vocal ver." (シャキイズム off vocal ver.)  4:12
6. "Psychokinesis no Kanousei off vocal ver." (サイコキネシスの可能性 off vocal ver.)  3:59

Use as station departure melody

"Kimi no Na wa Kibō" is to be used as the departure melody on the platforms of Nogizaka Station on the Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line from spring 2016.[14]

Charts

Chart (2013) Peak
position
Japan (Oricon Weekly Singles Chart) 1[2]
Japan (Billboard Japan Hot 100) 3[3]

Year-end charts

Chart (2013) Peak
position
Japan (Oricon Yearly Singles Chart) 22[15]

References

  1. ゴールドディスク認定 2013年3月 (in Japanese). RIAJ. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
  2. 1 2 "2013年03月11日~2013年03月17日のCDシングル週間ランキング(2013年03月25日付)". ORICON STYLE (in Japanese). Oricon Me. 25 March 2013. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
  3. 1 2 "Billboard Japan Hot 100 2013/03/25". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  4. 乃木坂46"成長した3人"に注目!「君の名は希望」音合せ<紅白リハ初日> (in Japanese). modelpress. 2015-12-29. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
  5. 乃木坂46生駒里奈、7作ぶりセンター復帰「兼任活かす」 (in Japanese). oricon ME inc. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
  6. 1 2 Nogizaka46 2013a.
  7. 君の名は希望 type A (Sony Music Records): 2013 (in Japanese). National Diet Library. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
  8. 1 2 Nogizaka46 2013b.
  9. 君の名は希望 type B (Sony Music Records): 2013 (in Japanese). National Diet Library. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
  10. 1 2 Nogizaka46 2013c.
  11. 君の名は希望 type C (Sony Music Records): 2013 (in Japanese). National Diet Library. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
  12. Nogizaka46 2013r.
  13. 君の名は希望 (Sony Music Records): 2013 (in Japanese). National Diet Library. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
  14. 日比谷線 秋葉原駅・銀座駅、千代田線 乃木坂駅 発車メロディ導入曲決定! [Departure melodies to be introduced at Hibiya Line Akihabara and Ginza Stations and Chiyoda Line Nogizaka Station]. News release (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyo Metro. 20 January 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  15. オリコン年間CDシングルランキング 2013年度 (in Japanese). oricon ME. Retrieved 2016-09-11.

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