Tōmei na Iro (Japanese: 透明な色, "Transparent color") is the debut album of Japanese idol girl group Nogizaka46. It was released on January 7, 2015.[1] It reached the number-one place on the weekly Oricon Albums Chart, with 222,000 copies.[2] It also reached the number-one place on the Billboard Japan Hot 100.[3] In January 2015, the album was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of Japan.[4]

Tōmei na Iro
Regular edition cover
Regular edition cover
Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 7, 2015 (2015-01-07) (Japan)
GenreJ-pop
LabelN46Div.
ProducerYasushi Akimoto
Nogizaka46 chronology
Tōmei na Iro
(2015)
Sorezore no Isu
(2016)
Singles from Tōmei na Iro
  1. "Guruguru Curtain"
    Released: February 22, 2012
  2. "Oide Shampoo"
    Released: May 2, 2012
  3. "Hashire! Bicycle"
    Released: August 22, 2012
  4. "Seifuku no Mannequin"
    Released: December 19, 2012
  5. "Kimi no Na wa Kibō"
    Released: March 13, 2013
  6. "Girl's Rule"
    Released: July 3, 2013
  7. "Barrette"
    Released: November 27, 2013
  8. "Kizuitara Kataomoi"
    Released: April 2, 2014
  9. "Natsu no Free & Easy"
    Released: July 9, 2014
  10. "Nandome no Aozora ka?"
    Released: October 8, 2014

Release

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It was released in 3 editions, Type-A, Type-B and Type-C. Type-A includes two audio CDs and a DVD with 60 minutes live music video Nogizaka46 Summer National Tour 2013 Final! at Yoyogi National 1st Gymnasium. Type-B contains two audio CDs. Type-C has just one CD that includes the title song from 1st to 10th single and four new songs.[5] The album cover photo was taken at Tokyo Metro Nogizaka Station.[6]

Track listing

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Disc1 (Type A, Type B, Type C)[7][8][9][10][11]
No.TitleLength
1."Overture"1:16
2."Guruguru Curtain" (ぐるぐるカーテン)4:04
3."Oide Shampoo" (おいでシャンプー)4:08
4."Hashire! Bicycle" (走れ!Bicycle)3:40
5."Seifuku no Mannequin" (制服のマネキン)4:21
6."Kimi no Na wa Kibō" (君の名は希望)5:25
7."Girls' Rule" (ガールズルール)4:50
8."Barrette" (バレッタ)4:19
9."Kizuitara Kataomoi" (気づいたら片想い)4:14
10."Natsu no Free & Easy" (夏のFree&Easy)5:02
11."Nandome no Aozora ka?" (何度目の青空か?)4:49
12."Dareka wa Mikata" (誰かは味方)4:58
13."Kakumei no Uma" (革命の馬)4:13
14."Boku ga Iru Basho" (僕がいる場所)5:03
15."Anata no Tame ni Hikitai" (あなたのために弾きたい)3:45
Disk2 (Type A, Type B)[9][10]
No.TitleNotesLength
1."Hoka no Hoshi Kara" (他の星から) 4:09
2."Watashi no Tame ni Dareka no Tame ni" (私のために 誰かのために) 5:14
3."Sekkachi na Katatsumuri" (せっかちなかたつむり) 5:05
4."Namida ga Mada Kanashimi Datta Koro" (涙がまだ悲しみだった頃) 4:19
5."Mukuchi na Lion" (無口なライオン) 4:24
6."Sekai de Ichiban Kodoku na Lover" (世界で一番 孤独なLover) 3:44
7."Anohi Boku wa Tossa ni Uso o Tsuita" (あの日 僕は咄嗟に嘘をついた) 4:13
8."13-nichi no Kinyōbi" (13日の金曜日) 3:42
9."Ushinaitakunai Kara" (失いたくないから) 4:16
10."Danke Schön" (ダンケシェーン) 3:42
11."Keisha Suru" (傾斜する)Kojizaka46(Haruna Kojima with Nogizaka46's 15 members)[12]4:36
12."Nazo no Rakugaki" (なぞの落書き)Sung by Minami Hoshino, Miona Hori and Asuka Saitō4:30
13."Jiyū no Kanata" (自由の彼方)Sung by 10th single under members and Kenkyūsei5:01
14."Hitoriyogari" (ひとりよがり)Sung by Nanase Nishino5:19
DVD (Type A)[9]
No.TitleLength
1."Manatsu no Zenkoku Tour 2013 Final!" (真夏の全国ツアー2013 Final!) 

Charts

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Weekly

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Chart (2015) Peak
position
Japan (Oricon Weekly Albums Chart) 1[2]
Japan (Billboard Japan Hot 100) 1[3]
TWN Five Music J/K-pop Chart[13] 4

Year-end charts

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Chart (2015) Peak
position
Japan (Oricon Yearly Albums Chart) 11[14]

Certifications

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Certification Sales (copies)
RIAJ physical shipping certification Platinum[4]

References

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  1. ^ 乃木坂46、待望の1stアルバム透明な色』は来年1月発売 (in Japanese). Ongaku Shuppansha Co., Ltd. Retrieved 2015-12-06.
  2. ^ a b "Nogizaka46's 1st album sells over 220,000 copies in the first week". toykohive. 6Theory Media, LLC. January 13, 2014. Retrieved January 13, 2015.
  3. ^ a b 【ビルボード】乃木坂46 待望の1stアルバムで実売も1位に、BABYMETALライブ盤は…?. Billboard. January 13, 2015. Retrieved September 13, 2016.
  4. ^ a b ゴールドディスク認定 2015年1月. RIAJ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2016-09-13.
  5. ^ 乃木坂46待望のファーストアルバム概要及びジャケット写真が初公開!! (in Japanese). Nogizaka46 LLC. Archived from the original on 2021-02-26. Retrieved 2016-09-13.
  6. ^ 乃木坂46、初アルバムジャケ写は乃木坂駅で こじはる参加曲も収録 (in Japanese). oricon ME inc. Retrieved 2016-09-13.
  7. ^ 透明な色 type A (Sony Music Labels): 2015 (in Japanese). National Diet Library. Retrieved 2015-12-06.
  8. ^ "Toumeinairo by Nogizaka46 on iTunes". Apple Inc. 7 January 2015. Retrieved 2015-12-06.
  9. ^ a b c "Tomei na Iro [2CD+DVD/Type-A]". CDJapan. Retrieved 2015-12-06.
  10. ^ a b "Tomei na Iro [2CD/Type-B]". CDJapan. Retrieved 2015-12-06.
  11. ^ "Tomei na Iro [Type-C]". CDJapan. Retrieved 2015-12-06.
  12. ^ 「こじ坂46」新曲、乃木坂アルバムに収録 (in Japanese). Nikkan Sports News. Retrieved 2016-09-13.
  13. ^ "Five Music - 2015, week 4". Five Music (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2013-09-25. Retrieved 2019-12-29.
  14. ^ オリコン年間CDシングルランキング 2015年度 (in Japanese). oricon ME. Retrieved 2016-09-14.

Further reading

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  • Nogizaka46 (January 7, 2015a). Tōmei na Iro (Type-A ed.). N46Div. ASIN B00P9N3OD8. SRCL-8662/8663/8664.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  • Nogizaka46 (January 7, 2015b). Tōmei na Iro (Type-B ed.). N46Div. ASIN B00P9N3OEW. SRCL-8665/8666.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  • Nogizaka46 (January 7, 2015c). Tōmei na Iro (Type-C ed.). N46Div. ASIN B00P9N3NVQ. SRCL-8667.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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