Kizuitara Kataomoi

"Kizuitara Kataomoi" (Japanese: 気づいたら片想い, "When I realized its unrequited love") is the 8th single by Nogizaka46. It was released on April 2, 2014. It debuted in number one on the weekly Oricon Singles Chart.^[1] It's the 6th best-selling single of the year, as of June 18.^[2] It has sold a total of 546,369 copies, as of August 11.^[3] It reached number one on the Billboard Japan Hot 100.^[4] It was the 10th best-selling single of the year in Japan, with 546,832 copies.^[5]

"Kizuitara Kataomoi"
Regular edition cover
Single by Nogizaka46
from the album Tōmei na Iro
B-side	"Romance no Start" "Toiki no Method" (Type-A) "Kodoku Kyōdai" (Type-B) "Umareta Mama de" (Type-C) "Danke schön" (Regular)
Released	April 2, 2014 (2014-04-02) (Japan)
Genre	J-pop
Length	23:55
Label	N46Div.
Songwriter(s)	Akira Sunset Makoto Oshida
Producer(s)	Yasushi Akimoto
Nogizaka46 singles chronology
"Barrette" (2013) "Kizuitara Kataomoi" (2014) "Natsu no Free & Easy" (2014)

Release

This single was released in 4 versions. Type-A, Type-B, Type-C and a regular edition. The center position in the choreography for the title song is held by Nanase Nishino.^[6]

Track listing

Type-A

CD^[7][8]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Kizuitara Kataomoi" (気づいたら片想い)	4:14
2.	"Romance no Start" (ロマンスのスタート)	4:02
3.	"Toiki no Method" (吐息のメソッド)	4:19
4.	"Kizuitara Kataomoi (off vocal ver.)" (気づいたら片想い off vocal ver.)	4:12
5.	"Romance no Start (off vocal ver.)" (ロマンスのスタート off vocal ver.)	4:02
6.	"Toiki no Method (off vocal ver.)" (吐息のメソッド off vocal ver.)	4:16

DVD^[7]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Kizuitara Kataomoi Music Video"
2.	"Romance no Start Music Video"
3.	"Creator's Etude Makoto Ueda"
4.	"Creator's Etude Naruhiro Gonpa"
5.	"Creator's Etude Satoshi Miki"

Type-B

CD^[9][10]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Kizuitara Kataomoi" (気づいたら片想い)	4:14
2.	"Romance no Start" (ロマンスのスタート)	4:02
3.	"Kodoku Kyōdai" (孤独兄弟)	3:57
4.	"Kizuitara Kataomoi (off vocal ver.)" (気づいたら片想い off vocal ver.)	4:12
5.	"Romance no Start (off vocal ver.)" (ロマンスのスタート off vocal ver.)	4:02
6.	"Kodoku Kyōdai (off vocal ver.)" (孤独兄弟 off vocal ver.)	3:56

DVD^[9]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Kizuitara Kataomoi Music Video"
2.	"Kodoku Kyōdai Music Video"
3.	"Creator's Etude Yutaka Kuramochi"
4.	"Creator's Etude Masaru Hamaguchi"
5.	"Creator's Etude Shō Yanagisawa"

Type-C

CD^[11][12]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Kizuitara Kataomoi" (気づいたら片想い)	4:14
2.	"Romance no Start" (ロマンスのスタート)	4:02
3.	"Umareta Mama de" (生まれたままで)	4:42
4.	"Kizuitara Kataomoi (off vocal ver.)" (気づいたら片想い off vocal ver.)	4:12
5.	"Romance no Start (off vocal ver.)" (ロマンスのスタート off vocal ver.)	4:02
6.	"Umareta Mama de (off vocal ver.)" (生まれたままで off vocal ver.)	4:40

DVD^[11]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Kizuitara Kataomoi Music Video"
2.	"Umareta Mama de Music Video"
3.	"Documentary Nogizaka no 4 nin"

Regular Edition

CD^[13][14]

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist(s)	Length
1.	"Kizuitara Kataomoi" (気づいたら片思い)	Yasushi Akimoto	Akira Sunset	Nanase Nishino, et cetera	4:14
2.	"Romance no Start" (ロマンスのスタート)	Yasushi Akimoto	Makoto Oshida	Nanase Nishino, et cetera	4:02
3.	"Danke schön" (ダンケシェーン)	Yasushi Akimoto	Akira Sunset	Erika Ikuta, et cetera	3:42
4.	"Kizuitara Kataomoi (off vocal ver.)" (気づいたら片思い off vocal ver.)		Akira Sunset		4:12
5.	"Romance no Start (off vocal ver.)" (ロマンスのスタート off vocal ver.)		Makoto Oshida		4:02
6.	"Danke schön (off vocal ver.)" (ダンケシェーン off vocal ver.)		Akira Sunset		3:41

Chart and certifications

Weekly charts Chart (2014) Peak position Japan (Oricon Weekly Singles Chart) 1^[1] Japan (Billboard Japan Hot 100) 1^[4] Year-end charts Chart (2014) Peak position Japan (Oricon Yearly Singles Chart) 10^[15]

Certifications Region Certification Certified units/sales Japan (RIAJ)^[16] 2× Platinum 500,000^^ ^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "2014年03月31日～2014年04月06日のCDシングル週間ランキング（2014年04月14日付）". ORICON STYLE (in Japanese). Oricon ME. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
2. "シングル TOP50". ORICON STYLE (in Japanese). Oricon Me. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
3. . Atwiki (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 17 July 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
4. "Billboard Japan Hot 100 2014/04/14". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 22 August 2014.
5. "2014 Oricon Yearly Single Ranking TOP50". toykohive. 6Theory Media, LLC. December 20, 2014. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
6. 【オリコン】乃木坂46、自己最高初動45.8万枚で7作連続首位 (in Japanese). oricon ME inc. Retrieved 2016-09-12.
7. Nogizaka46 2014a.
8. 気づいたら片想い type A (Sony Music Labels): 2014 (in Japanese). National Diet Library. Retrieved 2015-11-24.
9. Nogizaka46 2014b.
10. 気づいたら片想い type B (Sony Music Labels): 2014 (in Japanese). National Diet Library. Retrieved 2015-11-24.
11. Nogizaka46 2014c.
12. 気づいたら片想い type C (Sony Music Labels): 2014 (in Japanese). National Diet Library. Retrieved 2015-11-24.
13. Nogizaka46 2014r.
14. 気づいたら片想い (Sony Music Labels): 2014 (in Japanese). National Diet Library. Retrieved 2015-11-24.
15. オリコン年間CDシングルランキング 2014年度 (in Japanese). oricon ME. Retrieved 2016-09-12.
16. ゴールドディスク認定 2014年4月 (in Japanese). RIAJ. Retrieved 2017-01-09.

Further reading

• Nogizaka46 (2 April 2014a). Kizuitara Kataomoi (Type-A ed.). Sony Music Entertainment. ASIN B00I80TMV2. SRCL-8520/8521.
• Nogizaka46 (2 April 2014b). Kizuitara Kataomoi (Type-B ed.). Sony Music Entertainment. ASIN B00I80TMXU. SRCL-8522/8523.
• Nogizaka46 (2 April 2014c). Kizuitara Kataomoi (Type-C ed.). Sony Music Entertainment. ASIN B00I80TM62. SRCL-8524/8525.
• Nogizaka46 (2 April 2014r). Kizuitara Kataomoi (Regular ed.). Sony Music Entertainment. ASIN B00I80TN5W. SRCL-8526.

External links

• Discography on Nogizaka46 Official Website
• Nogizaka46 "Kizuitara Kataomoi" Short Ver. on YouTube
• Nogizaka46 Movie Digest on YouTube