Nogizaka46 14th single to be released in March 2016It was announced Nogizaka46's 14th single will be released at 23 March 2016. The news was announced at Nogizaka46 Merry Xmas Show (Day 1) at 20 December 2015.
Nogizaka46 to release their 14th single in MarchDecember 21, 2015It's been revealed that Nogizaka46 will release a new single (currently untitled) on March 23.This will be the group's 14th single following "Ima, Hanashitai Dareka ga Iru" which was released in October. More details on this single will be unveiled at a later date, so stay tuned! In related news, Nogizaka46 will hold a solo live, titled "Nogizaka46 Merry X'mas Show 2015" on December 21 at Nippon Budokan.Source: natalie
Fukagawa Mai to be the center for Nogizaka46's new singleFebruary 2, 2016On the February 1st broadcast of Nogizaka46's program 'Nogizaka Koujichuu', the senbatsu members for the group's 14th single (currently untitled) was announced. For this single, there will be 17 senbatsu members: 5 in the front row, 5 in the middle, and 7 in the back. Fukagawa Mai will serve as center for the very first time. Besides Fukagawa, the front row members are Hashimoto Nanami, Nishino Nanase, Shiraishi Mai, and Ikuta Erika. The middle row members are Saito Asuka, Takayama Kazumi, Eto Misa, Akimoto Manatsu, and Hoshino Minami. Finally, the back row members are Sakurai Reika, Wakatsuki Yumi, Matsumura Sayuri, Ikoma Rina, Ito Marika, Inoue Sayuri, and Hori Miona. The members of the front and middle rows will be active as the "juufukujin" members. Fukagawa will graduate from the group after the release of this single. On her first and last time serving as center, she commented, "I want to be happy about it, but right now, I am more scared than anything. It doesn't matter why I was chosen. I just can't drag anybody down." Nogizaka46 will release their new single on March 23. Source: natalie
Nogizaka46 reveal jacket covers and track list for 'Harujion ga Saku Koro'February 26, 2016Nogizaka46 have revealed the jacket covers and track list for their upcoming single "Harujion ga Saku Koro", which hits store shelves on February 23. The jacket cover photos were taken by Ono Kei in Fukuoka and Tokyo. There will be 5 different versions of the single: Types A-D and Regular Edition.Source: natalie
Nogizaka46's 14th single sold over 700,000 copiesNogizaka46's 14th single "Harujion ga saku koro" (ハルジオンが咲く頃) second day rank no. 1 at Oricon daily chart, and sold 113,820 copies, total 2 days totally sold 704,404 copies.The sales breaks Nogizaka46's own record, it is their first time they sold over 700,000 copies in first week sales.