Taiyō Knock

"Taiyō Knock" (Japanese: 太陽ノック, Hepburn: Taiyō Nokku, "Sun Knock") is the 12th single by Japanese idol girl group Nogizaka46. It was released on July 22, 2015.^[1] It was number-one on the weekly Oricon Singles Chart,^[2] reaching a new record for first week sales by the group,^[3] with 609,202 copies.^[4] It was the best-selling single in Japan in July, with 629,996 copies.^[5] As of November 23, 2015 (issue date) it had sold 678,481 copies.^[6] It was also number-one on the Billboard Japan Hot 100.^[7] The Japanese television drama series Hatsumori Bemars uses the title song as the theme song.^[3]

"Taiyō Knock"
Cover of Type-A edition.
Single by Nogizaka46
from the album Sorezore no Isu
B-side	"Mō Sukoshi no Yume" "Sakanatachi no LOVE SONG" (Type-A) "Muhyōjō" (Type-B) "Wakaregiwa, Motto Suki ni Naru" (Type-C) "Seifuku o Nuide Sayonara o..." (Regular) "Hane no Kioku" (Seven-Eleven Limited)
Released	July 22, 2015 (2015-07-22) (Japan)
Genre	J-pop
Length	4:03
Label	N46Div.
Producer(s)	Yasushi Akimoto
Nogizaka46 singles chronology
"Inochi wa Utsukushii" (2015) "Taiyō Knock" (2015) "Ima, Hanashitai Dareka ga Iru" (2015)

Release

This single was released in 5 versions. Type-A, Type-B, Type-C and a regular edition, Seven-Eleven Limited Edition. The center position in the choreography for the title song is held by Rina Ikoma.^[8]

Track listing

Regular

CD^[9][1]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Taiyō Nokku" (太陽ノック)	4:03
2.	"Mō Sukoshi no Yume" (もう少しの夢)	4:57
3.	"Seifuku o Nuide Sayonara o..." (制服を脱いでサヨナラを…)	5:01
4.	"Taiyō Nokku (off vocal ver.)" (太陽ノック off vocal ver.)	4:03
5.	"Mō Sukoshi no Yume (off vocal ver.)" (もう少しの夢 off vocal ver.)	4:57
6.	"Seifuku o Nuide Sayonara o... (off vocal ver.)" (制服を脱いでサヨナラを… off vocal ver.)	5:00

Type-A

CD^[10][1]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Taiyō Nokku" (太陽ノック)	4:03
2.	"Mō Sukoshi no Yume" (もう少しの夢)	4:57
3.	"Sakanatachi no LOVE SONG" (魚たちのLOVE SONG)	4:30
4.	"Taiyō Nokku (off vocal ver.)" (太陽ノック off vocal ver.)	4:03
5.	"Mō Sukoshi no Yume (off vocal ver.)" (もう少しの夢 off vocal ver.)	4:57
6.	"Sakanatachi no LOVE SONG (off vocal ver.)" (魚たちのLOVE SONG off vocal ver.)	4:29

DVD^[10]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Taiyō Nokku Music Video"
2.	"Sakanatachi no LOVE SONG Music Video"
3.	"Manatsu Akimoto & Nanase Nishino"
4.	"Rina Ikoma & Sayuri Inoue"
5.	"Karin Itō & Mahiro Kawamura"
6.	"Junna Itō & Ranze Terada"
7.	"Himeka Nakamoto & Ami Nōjō"
8.	"Minami Hoshino & Sayuri Matsumura"

Type-B

CD^[11][12]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Taiyō Nokku" (太陽ノック)	4:03
2.	"Mō Sukoshi no Yume" (もう少しの夢)	4:57
3.	"Muhyōjō" (無表情)	3:51
4.	"Taiyō Nokku (off vocal ver.)" (太陽ノック off vocal ver.)	4:03
5.	"Mō Sukoshi no Yume (off vocal ver.)" (もう少しの夢 off vocal ver.)	4:57
6.	"Muhyōjō (off vocal ver.)" (無表情 off vocal ver.)	3:50

DVD^[11]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Taiyō Nokku Music Video"
2.	"Muhyōjō Music Video"
3.	"Erika Ikuta & Mai Shiraishi"
4.	"Misa Etō & Kazumi Takayama"
5.	"Hina Kawago & Iori Sagara"
6.	"Chiharu Saitō & Seira Nagashima"
7.	"Yūri Saitō & Mai Shinuchi"
8.	"Ayane Suzuki & Miria Watanabe"

Type-C

CD^[13][14]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Taiyō Nokku" (太陽ノック)	4:03
2.	"Mō Sukoshi no Yume" (もう少しの夢)	4:57
3.	"Wakaregiwa, Motto Suki ni Naru" (別れ際、もっと好きになる)	4:17
4.	"Taiyō Nokku (off vocal ver.)" (太陽ノック off vocal ver.)	4:03
5.	"Mō Sukoshi no Yume (off vocal ver.)" (もう少しの夢 off vocal ver.)	4:57
6.	"Wakaregiwa, Motto Suki ni Naru (off vocal ver.)" (別れ際、もっと好きになる off vocal ver.)	4:16

DVD^[13]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Taiyō Nokku Music Video"
2.	"Wakaregiwa, Motto Suki ni Naru Music Video"
3.	"Marika Itō & Reika Sakurai"
4.	"Hinako Kitano & Miona Hori"
5.	"Asuka Saitō & Nanami Hashimoto"
6.	"Kotoko Sasaki & Maaya Wada"
7.	"Kana Nakada & Hina Higuchi"
8.	"Mai Fukagawa & Yumi Wakatsuki"

Seven-Eleven Limited Edition

CD^[15][16]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Taiyō Nokku" (太陽ノック)	4:03
2.	"Mō Sukoshi no Yume" (もう少しの夢)	4:57
3.	"Hane no Kioku" (羽根の記憶)	5:42
4.	"Taiyō Nokku (off vocal ver.)" (太陽ノック off vocal ver.)	4:03
5.	"Mō Sukoshi no Yume (off vocal ver.)" (もう少しの夢 off vocal ver.)	4:57
6.	"Hane no Kioku" (羽根の記憶 off vocal ver.)	5:41

DVD^[15][16]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Taiyō Nokku Music Video"
2.	"Hane no Kioku Music Video"

Participating members

Taiyou Knock

3rd Row: Sayuri Matsumura, Yūri Saitō, Minami Hoshino, Asuka Saitō, Marika Itō, Sayuri Inoue, Mai Shinuchi, Misa Etō

2nd Row: Kazumi Takayama, Yumi Wakatsuki, Reika Sakurai, Manatsu Akimoto, Mai Fukagawa

1st Row: Mai Shiraishi, Nanase Nishino, Rina Ikoma, (centre), Erika Ikuta, Nanami Hashimoto^[17]

Chart and certifications

Weekly charts Chart (2015) Peak position Japan (Oricon Weekly Singles Chart) 1^[2] Japan (Billboard Japan Hot 100) 1^[7] Year-end charts Chart (2015) Peak position Japan (Oricon Yearly Singles Chart) 7^[18]

Certifications Region Certification Certified units/sales Japan (RIAJ)^[19] 3× Platinum 750,000^^ ^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "太陽ノック(Type-A)". Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
2. "週間 CDシングルランキング 2015年08月03日付". Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
3. "Nogizaka46's 'Taiyou Knock' achieves their highest first week sales". tokyohive. 6Theory Media, LLC. July 28, 2015. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
4. "Orion Weekly Charts for 7/20 ~ 7/26". tokyohive. 6Theory Media, LLC. July 29, 2015. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
5. "月間 CDシングルランキング 2015年07月度". Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
6. "AKB48 売上 太陽ノック" (in Japanese). Retrieved November 21, 2015.
7. "Billboard Japan Hot 100 2015/8/3". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved September 2, 2015.
8. 【オリコン】乃木坂46、生駒センター復帰曲1位 自己最高10万枚増の60.9万枚 (in Japanese). oricon ME inc. Retrieved 2016-09-09.
9. Nogizaka46 2015r.
10. Nogizaka46 2015a.
11. Nogizaka46 2015b.
12. "太陽ノック(Type-B)". Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
13. Nogizaka46 2015c.
14. "太陽ノック(Type-C)". Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
15. Nogizaka46 2015s.
16. 乃木坂46 12thシングル「太陽ノック」商品概要決定のお知らせ... (in Japanese). Nogizaka46 Official Web Site. Retrieved 2016-09-09.
17. "乃木坂46 12th「太陽ノック」選抜フォーメーション". 6 November 2021.
18. オリコン年間CDアルバムランキング 2015年度 (in Japanese). oricon ME. Retrieved 2016-09-09.
19. "Japanese single certifications – Nogizaka46 – Taiyō Nokku" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved September 1, 2017. Select 2015年7月 on the drop-down menu

Further reading

• Nogizaka46 (22 July 2015r). Taiyō Nokku (Regular ed.). Sony Music Entertainment. ASIN B00WZX8HY6. SRCL-8846.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
• Nogizaka46 (22 July 2015a). Taiyō Nokku (Type-A ed.). Sony Music Entertainment. ASIN B00WZX8HA0. SRCL-8840/8841.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
• Nogizaka46 (22 July 2015b). Taiyō Nokku (Type-B ed.). Sony Music Entertainment. ASIN B00WZX8HPU. SRCL-8842/8843.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
• Nogizaka46 (22 July 2015c). Taiyō Nokku (Type-C ed.). Sony Music Entertainment. ASIN B00WZX8GYM. SRCL-8844/8845.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
• Nogizaka46 (22 July 2015s). Taiyō Nokku (Seven-Eleven Limited ed.). Sony Music Entertainment. ASIN B011IGDXJE. SRC7-6/7.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

External links

• Discography 2015-11-23 at the Wayback Machine on Nogizaka46 Official Website
• Nogizaka46 "Taiyō Nokku" Short Ver. on YouTube
• Nogizaka46 Movie Digest on YouTube