"Hadashi de Summer" (Japanese: 裸足でSummer, "Barefoot Summer") is the 15th single by Japanese idol girl group Nogizaka46. The center position of the title track is held by Asuka Saito. It was released on July 27, 2016.[1] The song became number-one on the weekly Oricon Singles Chart, with 728,189 copies sold.[2] It was also number-one on the Billboard Japan Hot 100.[3]

"Hadashi de Summer"
Cover of Type-A edition.
Single by Nogizaka46
from the album Umarete Kara Hajimete Mita Yume
B-side
  • "Boku Dake no Hikari"
  • "Offshore Girl" (Type-A)
  • "Inochi no Shinjitsu Musical" (Type-B)
  • "Hakumai Sama" (Type-C)
  • "Secret Graffiti" (Type-D)
  • "Ikuate no Nai Bokutachi" (Regular)
ReleasedJuly 27, 2016 (2016-07-27) (Japan)
GenreJ-pop
LabelN46Div.
Producer(s)Yasushi Akimoto
Nogizaka46 singles chronology
"Harujion ga Sakukoro"
(2016)
"Hadashi de Summer"
(2016)
"Sayonara no Imi"
(2016)
Music video
"Hadashi de Summer" on YouTube

Release edit

This single was released in 5 versions. Type-A, Type-B, Type-C, Type-D and a regular edition. Type-A includes Mai Shiraishi's solo song Offshore Girl and its music video was shot in Guam.[4]

The center position in the choreography for the title song is held by Asuka Saitō. In the group's variety show Nogizaka Kōjichū, she visited Kyaiktiyo Pagoda in Myanmar where her mother's birthplace and prayed for the hit of the single.[5][6]

Music video edit

The music video for the title track was shot in Nago and Ginoza in Okinawa Prefecture. It was directed by Takeshi Maruyama who also directed their documentary film Kanashimi no Wasurekata: Documentary of Nogizaka46 in 2015.[7]

Track listing edit

All lyrics written by Yasushi Akimoto.

Regular Edition[8][9] edit

CD
No.TitleLength
1."Hadashi de Summer" (裸足でSummer)4:37
2."Boku Dake no Hikari" (僕だけの光)3:52
3."Ikuate no Nai Bokutachi" (行くあてのない僕たち)4:55
4."Hadashi de Summer~off vocal ver.~" (裸足でSummer -off vocal ver.-) 
5."Boku Dake no Hikari~off vocal ver.~" (僕だけの光 -off vocal ver.-) 
6."Ikuate no Nai Bokutachi~off vocal ver.~" (行くあてのない僕たち -off vocal ver.-) 

Type-A[10][11] edit

CD
No.TitleLength
1."Hadashi de Summer" (裸足でSummer)4:37
2."Boku Dake no Hikari" (僕だけの光)3:52
3."Offshore Girl" (オフショアガール)3:23
4."Hadashi de Summer~off vocal ver.~" (裸足でSummer -off vocal ver.-) 
5."Boku Dake no Hikari~off vocal ver.~" (僕だけの光 -off vocal ver.-) 
6."Offshore Girl~off vocal ver.~" (オフショアガール -off vocal ver.-) 
DVD[10]
No.TitleLength
1."Hadashi de Summer Music Video" (裸足でSummer Music Video) 
2."Offshore Girl Music Video" (オフショアガール Music Video) 
3."Manatsu no Zenkoku Tour 2015 All 16 Performances Opening Movie First Part" (ライブ参加者だけが見られた真夏の全国ツアー2015全16公演オープニング映像上巻) 

Type-B[12][13] edit

CD
No.TitleLength
1."Hadashi de Summer" (裸足でSummer)4:37
2."Boku Dake no Hikari" (僕だけの光)3:52
3."Inochi no Shinjitsu Musical "Ringo Uri to Kamemushi"" (命の真実 ミュージカル「林檎売りとカメムシ」)5:14
4."Hadashi de Summer~off vocal ver.~" (裸足でSummer -off vocal ver.-) 
5."Boku Dake no Hikari~off vocal ver.~" (僕だけの光 -off vocal ver.-) 
6."Inochi no Shinjitsu Musical "Ringo Uri to Kamemushi"~off vocal ver.~" (命の真実 ミュージカル「林檎売りとカメムシ」 -off vocal ver.-) 
DVD[12]
No.TitleLength
1."Hadashi de Summer Music Video" (裸足でSummer Music Video) 
2."Inochi no Shinjitsu Musical "Ringo Uri to Kamemushi"" (命の真実 ミュージカル「林檎売りとカメムシ」) 
3."Manatsu no Zenkoku Tour 2015 All 16 Performances Opening Movie Last Part" (ライブ参加者だけが見られた真夏の全国ツアー2015全16公演オープニング映像下巻) 

Type-C[14][15] edit

CD
No.TitleLength
1."Hadashi de Summer" (裸足でSummer)4:37
2."Boku Dake no Hikari" (僕だけの光)3:52
3."Hakumai Sama" (白米様)4:06
4."Hadashi de Summer~off vocal ver.~" (裸足でSummer -off vocal ver.-) 
5."Boku Dake no Hikari~off vocal ver.~" (僕だけの光 -off vocal ver.-) 
6."Hakumai Sama~off vocal ver.~" (白米様 -off vocal ver.-) 
DVD[14]
No.TitleLength
1."Hadashi de Summer" (裸足でSummer) 
2."Hakumai Sama" (白米様) 
3."Harujion ga Saita Yoru: Mai Fukagawa Graduation Concert Backstage" (ハルジオンが咲いた夜~深川麻衣卒業コンサート バックステージ~) 

Type-D[16][17] edit

CD
No.TitleLength
1."Hadashi de Summer" (裸足でSummer)4:37
2."Boku Dake no Hikari" (僕だけの光)3:52
3."Secret Graffiti" (シークレットグラフィティー)4:11
4."Hadashi de Summer~off vocal ver.~" (裸足でSummer -off vocal ver.-) 
5."Boku Dake no Hikari~off vocal ver.~" (僕だけの光 -off vocal ver.-) 
6."Secret Graffiti~off vocal ver.~" (シークレットグラフィティー -off vocal ver.-) 
DVD[16]
No.TitleLength
1."Hadashi de Summer" (裸足でSummer) 
2."Secret Graffiti" (シークレットグラフィティー) 
3."Ikuate no Nai Bokutachi (Short Movie)" (行くあてのない僕たち (ショートムービー)) 

Participating members edit

Hadashi De Summer edit

3rd Row: Hinako Kitano, Minami Hoshino, Yumi Wakatsuki, Rina Ikoma, Miona Hori, Himeka Nakamoto

2nd Row: Kazumi Takayama, Misa Etō, Sayuri Matsumura, Manatsu Akimoto, Reika Sakurai

1st Row: Nanami Hashimoto, Nanase Nishino, Asuka Saitō (centre), Mai Shiraishi, Erika Ikuta[18]

Chart and certifications edit

References edit

  1. ^ 裸足でSummer(Type-A) (in Japanese). oricon ME inc. Retrieved 2016-09-12.
  2. ^ a b "週間 CDシングルランキング 2016年08月08日付". Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved August 3, 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Billboard Japan Hot 100 2016/8/8". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved August 3, 2016.
  4. ^ 乃木坂46白石麻衣がサーフィン挑戦、生田絵梨花がミュージカルのソロMV (in Japanese). natalie. Retrieved 2016-09-12.
  5. ^ [乃木坂工事中 【新センター齋藤飛鳥の1人でヒット祈願inミャンマー】 ]の番組概要ページ. Goo TV Program (in Japanese). NTT Resonant Inc. Archived from the original on 2016-09-12. Retrieved 2016-09-12.
  6. ^ 乃木坂46 秋元真夏の横並びは顔が小さく見える? 松村「スタイルも良く見える」. realsound.jp (in Japanese). August 2016. Retrieved 2016-09-12.
  7. ^ 乃木坂46、沖縄で大はしゃぎ「裸足でSummer」MV (in Japanese). Natasha,Inc. Retrieved 2016-09-22.
  8. ^ Nogizaka46 2016r.
  9. ^ 裸足でsummer (Sony Music Labels): 2016 (in Japanese). National Diet Library. Retrieved 2016-09-12.
  10. ^ a b Nogizaka46 2016a.
  11. ^ 裸足でsummer (Sony Music Labels): 2016 (in Japanese). National Diet Library. Retrieved 2016-09-12.
  12. ^ a b Nogizaka46 2016b.
  13. ^ 裸足でsummer (Sony Music Labels): 2016 (in Japanese). National Diet Library. Retrieved 2016-09-12.
  14. ^ a b Nogizaka46 2016c.
  15. ^ 裸足でsummer (Sony Music Labels): 2016 (in Japanese). National Diet Library. Retrieved 2016-09-12.
  16. ^ a b Nogizaka46 2016d.
  17. ^ 裸足でsummer (Sony Music Labels): 2016 (in Japanese). National Diet Library. Retrieved 2016-09-12.
  18. ^ "乃木坂46新センターは齋藤飛鳥!涙、涙…選抜メンバー16人発表 - モデルプレス". 4 June 2016.
  19. ^ 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.
  20. ^ "Japan Hot 100 – Year-End 2016" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. Retrieved 2020-06-21.
  21. ^ ゴールドディスク認定 2016年7月 (in Japanese). RIAJ. Retrieved 2017-01-08.

Further reading edit

  • Nogizaka46 (27 July 2016a). Hadashi de Summer (Type-A ed.). N46Div. ASIN B01FWACWJY. SRCL-9138/9139.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  • Nogizaka46 (27 July 2016b). Hadashi de Summer (Type-B ed.). N46Div. ASIN B01FWACWM6. SRCL-9140/9141.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  • Nogizaka46 (27 July 2016c). Hadashi de Summer (Type-C ed.). N46Div. ASIN B01FWACWJ4. SRCL-9142/9143.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  • Nogizaka46 (27 July 2016d). Hadashi de Summer (Type-D ed.). N46Div. ASIN B01HF2YZ88. SRCL-9145/9146.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  • Nogizaka46 (27 July 2016r). Hadashi de Summer (Regular ed.). N46Div. ASIN B01FWACWJE. SRCL-9144.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

External links edit