Kimi ni Shikarareta
Background and release. Following the 27th single, "Gomen ne Fingers Crossed" released for a month, Nogizaka46 announced to release a new single on July 14, 2021, during the first day of 2021 Summer National Tour in Osaka, scheduled for release on September 22, after celebrating the 10th anniversary of the group. Participating members was announced in the group's television show "Nogizaka Under Construction" on August 15. On August 26, the single's title "Kimi ni Shikarareta" was announced, and the full-length song was aired for the first time at Tokyo FM's radio show "" in  the part of "Nogizaka Lock!", in which the center Haruka Kaki is a regular cast, and announced track listing on the following day. The song was performed for the first time on August 28 at "". The CD single is set to be released in 4 limited editions: Type-A, Type-B, Type-C, and Type-D, and regular edition. The single's special edition was released to digital music and streaming platforms on September 15. The cover artworks were designed by Kira Shintarō and taken by Kohga Mori, show the members as Goddesses playing in a fantastic field where insects  live. B-sides. was unveiled and performed for the first time by Nogizaka46's all members on August 22, 2021, for celebrating the 10th anniversary of the group on the first day of Fukuoka's Summer National Tour 2021, later included on the regular edition of the single. The other B-side songs were announced on August 27: sub-unit tracks in all editions, in Type-B, in Type-D, under members' track in Type-A, and Kazumi Takayama's graduation song in Type-C. "Watashi no Iro" was unveil on September 1 at the radio show "Nogizaka46 no All  Night Nippon". "Moshimo Kokoro ga Tōmei Nara" was aired for the first time on September 12 at the radio show "". "Yasashii Dake Nara" was performed for the first time on YouTube program "The First Take" on September 22. Composition and lyrics. "Kimi ni Shikarareta" was written lyrics by Yasushi Akimoto, and composed by . Lyrically, Haruka Kaki, a member who serves as the center position of the song, described the song makes listeners realize the importance of a scolding person, and want to thank the people who have the kindness of scolding. She also said that the melody is bright and  refreshing, and it makes the listener feel cheerful. The song was composed in the key of F Major, 133 beats per minute with a running time of 3 minutes and 40 seconds. Commercial performance. "Kimi ni Shikarareta" debut at number one on the Oricon Singles Chart, dated October 4, 2021, selling 535,794 copies in the first week, making the 27th consecutive number-one single since their second single "Oide Shampoo". For "Billboard Japan", the song entered at number 32 on the Japan Hot 100 for the date issue of September 27 while digital release, and jumped to number one in  the next week due to physical release, selling 658,176 copies. "Kimi ni Shikarareta" was certified triple platinum for physical release by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) on October 8, surpassing 750,000 copies. Music video. The music video of "Kimi ni Shikarareta" was premiered on September 2, 2021, to their online program "Nogizaka46 Minutes", and uploaded on their official YouTube channel on the same day. Directed by , the music video was shot at the studios in Tokyo, Yokohama, and Hamamatsu in early July. It is based on the motif of Cinderella and the story set in a fictitious film  festival with the concept "anyone can be a heroine". It begins with Kazumi Takayama was writing something. The story is about Sakura Endō, who is a staff in the film festival has forgotten the "glass shoes", which is an award for the festival. So Endō asked Haruka Kaki, who lives together, to deliver it to her, and Kaki ran to get the "glass shoes" to Endō. It concludes with Takayama leaves the book titled Nogizaka46 in Japanese and left the room at the end. B-sides. The music video "Dorodarake" was uploaded on September 7, 2021. It was directed by  Nozumi Hayashi and taken in Chiba Prefecture. The music video was created based on the concept "people who are not happy at life feel the joy of life only when they are in a band." The members who participated in the song also play the role of members of the band: Shiori Kubo and Mizuki Yamashita as vocalists, Sakura Endō as guitarist, Ayame Tsutsui as bassist, Maaya Wada as keyboardist, and Asuka Saitō as drummer. The music video "Machine-Gun Rain" and "Watashi no Iro" were released on September 9. "Machine-Gun Rain" was directed by Denki Imahara and shot  in Makuhari, Chiba Prefecture, with a three primary color of light concept. "Watashi no Iro" was directed by in Tachikawa, Tokyo. Kazumi Takayama, who sang the song attended her friend's wedding ceremony, shows her kindness and humanity of the caring person, and the video flashback to her memory in Nogizaka46. "Moshimo Kokoro ga Tōmei Nara" music video was uploaded on September 17. Directed by , and shot in Matsumoto, Nagano in late July, The whole music video consisted mostly of dance. Track listing. Credits adapted from Tidal, and Sony Music. All lyrics are written by Yasushi Akimoto, except off vocal  (instrumental) version tracks. Participating members. The 21 members were selected to be participating ("senbatsu") members for "Kimi ni Shikarareta", and 12 members for "fukujin" (first and second-row members). Haruka Kaki was selected as a center position for the first time. Sayaka Kakehashi was selected to participate for the first time. Ayane Suzuki and Hinako Kitano were selected to participate for the first time since the 23rd single "Sing Out!", and 25th single "Shiawase no Hogoshoku", respectively. Kazumi Takayama, Ranze Terada, Erika Ikuta, and Mai Shinuchi participate as their last single from the group.