"Nigemizu" (Japanese: 逃げ水, "Inferior mirage") is the 18th single by Japanese idol girl group Nogizaka46. It was released on 9 August 2017.[1] It reached number one on the weekly Oricon Singles Chart with 880,018 copies sold.[2][3] It was also number one on the Billboard Japan Hot 100.[4]

"Nigemizu"
Cover of the Regular edition.
Single by Nogizaka46
from the album Ima ga Omoide ni Naru made
B-side
  • "Onna wa Hitori ja Nemurenai"
  • "Hitonatsu no Nagasa yori…" (Type-A)
  • "Under" (Type-B)
  • "Live Shin" (Type-C)
  • "Mirai no Kotae" (Type-D)
  • "Naitatte Iijanaika??" (Regular)
Released9 August 2017 (2017-08-09) (Japan)
GenreJ-pop
LabelN46Div.
Producer(s)Yasushi Akimoto
Nogizaka46 singles chronology
"Influencer"
(2017)
"Nigemizu"
(2017)
"Itsuka Dekiru kara Kyō Dekiru"
(2017)
Music video
"Nigemizu" on YouTube

Release

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This single was released in 5 versions. Type-A, Type-B, Type-C, Type-D and a regular edition.

Track listing

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All lyrics written by Yasushi Akimoto.

Type-A[1]

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CD
No.TitleLength
1."Nigemizu" (逃げ水) 
2."Onna wa Hitori ja Nemurenai" (女は一人じゃ眠れない) 
3."Hitonatsu no Nagasa yori…" (ひと夏の長さより…) 
4."Nigemizu -off vocal ver.-" 
5."Onna wa Hitori ja Nemurenai -off vocal ver.-" 
6."Hitonatsu no Nagasa yori… -off vocal ver.-" 

Type-B[5]

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CD
No.TitleLength
1."Nigemizu" 
2."Onna wa Hitori ja Nemurenai" 
3."Under" (アンダー) 
4."Nigemizu -off vocal ver.-" 
5."Onna wa Hitori ja Nemurenai -off vocal ver.-" 
6."Under -off vocal ver.-" 

Type-C[6]

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CD
No.TitleLength
1."Nigemizu" 
2."Onna wa Hitori ja Nemurenai" 
3."Live Shin" (ライブ神) 
4."Nigemizu -off vocal ver.-" 
5."Onna wa Hitori ja Nemurenai -off vocal ver.-" 
6."Live Sin -off vocal ver.-" 

Type-D[7]

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CD
No.TitleLength
1."Nigemizu" 
2."Onna wa Hitori ja Nemurenai" 
3."Mirai no Kotae" (未来の答え) 
4."Nigemizu -off vocal ver.-" 
5."Onna wa Hitori ja Nemurenai -off vocal ver.-" 
6."Mirai no Kotae -off vocal ver.-" 

Regular Edition[8]

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CD
No.TitleLength
1."Nigemizu" 
2."Onna wa Hitori ja Nemurenai" 
3."Naitatte Iijanaika??" (泣いたっていいじゃないか?) 
4."Nigemizu -off vocal ver.-" 
5."Onna wa Hitori ja Nemurenai -off vocal ver.-" 
6."Naitatte Iijanaika?? -off vocal ver.-" 

Participating members

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"Nigemizu"

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3rd Row: Marika Itō, Mai Shinuchi, Rina Ikoma, Reika Sakurai, Yumi Wakatsuki, Sayuri Inoue

2nd Row: Minami Hoshino, Sayuri Matsumura, Erika Ikuta, Manatsu Akimoto, Misa Etō, Kazumi Takayama

1st Row: Asuka Saitō, Mai Shiraishi, Momoko Ozonō, Yūki Yoda, Nanase Nishino, Miona Hori[9]

"Hitonatsu no Nagasa yori…"

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Centre: Manatsu Akimoto and Sayuri Matsumura

1st Gen: Manatsu Akimoto, Erika Ikuta, Rina Ikoma, Marika Itō, Sayuri Inoue, Misa Etō, Asuka Saitō, Reika Sakurai, Mai Shiraishi, Kazumi Takayama, Nanase Nishino, Minami Hoshino, Sayuri Matsumura, Yumi Wakatsuki

2nd Gen: Mai Shinuchi, Miona Hori

3rd Gen: Momoko Ōzono, Yūki Yoda

Chart performance

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Oricon

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Chart Peak Debut sales
Weekly Singles Chart 1[1] 880,018[3]

Billboard Japan

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Chart Peak
Japan Hot 100[4] 1

Year end

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Chart Peak
Japan (Japan Hot 100)[10] 12

References

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  1. ^ a b c "逃げ水(TYPE-A)". Oricon News (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  2. ^ "週間 CDシングルランキング 2017年08月21日付". Oricon News (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  3. ^ a b "8/21付週間シングルランキング1位は乃木坂46の「逃げ水」". Oricon News (in Japanese). Oricon. 16 August 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  4. ^ a b "Billboard Japan Hot 100 2017年8月21日". billboard-japan.com (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  5. ^ "逃げ水(TYPE-B)". Oricon News (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  6. ^ "逃げ水(TYPE-C)". Oricon News (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  7. ^ "逃げ水(TYPE-D)". Oricon News (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  8. ^ "逃げ水". Oricon News (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  9. ^ "乃木坂46・新曲(18thシングル)Wセンター大園桃子&与田祐希<プロフィール> - モデルプレス". 10 July 2017.
  10. ^ "Japan Hot 100 – Year-End 2017". Billboard. Retrieved 12 August 2019.