"Ban" is the second single by Japanese idol group Sakurazaka46 after their 2020 renaming. It was released on April 14, 2021. The title track features Hikaru Morita as center.[1] The music video was premiered on YouTube on March 17, 2021.

"Ban"
Regular edition cover
Single by Sakurazaka46
from the album As You Know?
B-side
  • "Guuzen no Kotae" (all versions)
  • "Sakurazaka no Uta" (regular)
  • "Sore ga Ai Nano ne" (Type A)
  • "Kimi to Boku to Sentakumono" (Type B)
  • "Microscope" (Type C)
  • "Omotta Yori Mo Sabishikunai" (Type D)
ReleasedApril 14, 2021 (2021-04-14)
GenreJ-pop
Length3:39
LabelSony Music Japan
Composer(s)
  • A-Note
  • S-Tone
Lyricist(s)Yasushi Akimoto
Sakurazaka46 singles chronology
"Nobody's Fault"
(2021)
"Ban"
(2021)
"Nagaredama"
(2021)
Music video
"Ban" on YouTube

Track listing

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Regular edition
No.TitleLength
1."Ban"3:39
2."Guuzen no Kotae" (偶然の答え)4:14
3."Sakurazaka no Uta" (櫻坂の詩)4:43
4."Ban" (off vocal version)3:39
5."Guuzen no Kotae" (偶然の答え; off vocal version)4:14
6."Sakurazaka no Uta" (櫻坂の詩; off vocal version)4:41
Type A CD
No.TitleLength
1."Ban"3:39
2."Guuzen no Kotae" (偶然の答え)4:14
3."Sore ga Ai Nano ne" (それが愛なのね)4:25
4."Ban" (off vocal version)3:39
5."Guuzen no Kotae" (偶然の答え; off vocal version)4:14
6."Sore ga Ai Nano ne" (それが愛なのね; off vocal version)4:24
Type B CD
No.TitleLength
1."Ban"3:39
2."Guuzen no Kotae" (偶然の答え)4:14
3."Kimi to Boku to Sentakumono" (君と僕と洗濯物)3:44
4."Ban" (off vocal version)3:39
5."Guuzen no Kotae" (偶然の答え; off vocal version)4:14
6."Kimi to Boku to Sentakumono" (君と僕と洗濯物; off vocal version)3:43
Type C CD
No.TitleLength
1."Ban"3:39
2."Guuzen no Kotae" (偶然の答え)4:14
3."Microscope"3:49
4."Ban" (off vocal version)3:39
5."Guuzen no Kotae" (偶然の答え; off vocal version)4:14
6."Microscope" (off vocal version)3:48
Type D CD
No.TitleLength
1."Ban"3:39
2."Guuzen no Kotae" (偶然の答え)4:14
3."Omotta Yori Mo Sabishikunai" (思ったよりも寂しくない)4:20
4."Ban" (off vocal version)3:39
5."Guuzen no Kotae" (偶然の答え; off vocal version)4:14
6."Omotta Yori Mo Sabishikunai" (思ったよりも寂しくない; off vocal version)4:19

Participating members

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3rd Row: Rei Ozono, Rina Inoue, Rina Matsuda, Rena Moriya, Rika Watanabe, Mizuho Habu

2nd Row: Hono Tamura, Ten Yamasaki, Minami Koike, Karin Fujiyoshi, Yūka Sugai

1st Row: Yui Kobayashi, Hikaru Morita (centre), Risa Watanabe[2]

Guuzen no Kotae

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3rd row: Rika Ozeki, Yumiko Seki, Aoi Harada, Rina Uemura, Yui Takemoto

2nd Row: Hono Tamura, Ten Yamasaki, Minami Koike, Hikaru Morita, Yūka Sugai

1st Row: Yui Kobayashi, Karin Fujiyoshi (centre), Risa Watanabe

Sore ga Ai Nano ne

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3rd row: Akiho Onuma, Marino Kousaka, Fuyuka Saito, Kira Masumoto, Akane Moriya, Hikari Endo

2nd Row: Hono Tamura, Hikari Morita, Minami Koike, Karin Fujiyoshi, Yūka Sugai

1st Row: Yui Kobayashi, Ten Yamasaki (centre), Risa Watanabe

Kimi to Boku to Sentakumono

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3rd Row: Rei Ozono, Rina Inoue, Rina Matsuda, Rena Moriya, Rika Watanabe, Mizuho Habu

2nd Row: Hono Tamura, Ten Yamasaki, Minami Koike, Karin Fujiyoshi, Yūka Sugai

1st Row: Yui Kobayashi, Hikaru Morita (centre), Risa Watanabe

Microscope

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3rd row: Rika Ozeki, Yumiko Seki, Aoi Harada, Rina Uemura, Yui Takemoto

2nd Row: Hono Tamura, Ten Yamasaki, Minami Koike, Hikaru Morita, Yūka Sugai

1st Row: Yui Kobayashi, Karin Fujiyoshi (centre), Risa Watanabe

Omotta Yori Mo Sabishikunai

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3rd row: Akiho Onuma, Marino Kousaka, Fuyuka Saito, Akane Moriya, Hikari Endo

2nd Row: Hono Tamura, Hikari Morita, Minami Koike, Karin Fujiyoshi, Yūka Sugai

1st Row: Yui Kobayashi, Ten Yamasaki (centre), Risa Watanabe

Sakurazaka no Uta

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1st Generation: Rina Uemura, Rika Ozeki, Minami Koike, Yui Kobayashi, Fuyuka Saito, Yūka Sugai, Mizuho Habu, Aoi Harada, Akane Moriya, Rika Watanabe, Risa Watanabe

2nd Generation: Rina Inoue, Hikari Endo, Rei Ozono, Akiho Onuma, Marino Kousaka, Yumiko Seki, Yui Takemoto, Hono Tamura, Karin Fujiyoshi, Kira Masumoto, Rina Matsuda, Hikaru Morita, Rena Moriya, Ten Yamasaki

Charts

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References

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  1. ^ 櫻坂2枚目シングル、センターは2作連続森田ひかる [Sakurazaka46 2nd single, featuring Hikaru Morita as center continually.]. Nikkan Sports. March 1, 2021. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  2. ^ https://sakurazaka46.com/s/s46/page/formation?ima=0000&link=ROBO004 [bare URL]
  3. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot 100 2021/4/26". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  4. ^ Oricon Weekly Single Ranking – 2021-4-26 Oricon News. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  5. ^ オリコン年間 シングルランキング 2021年度 [Oricon Annual Single Ranking 2021] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved January 5, 2022.