Sekai ni wa Ai Shika Nai

"Sekai ni wa Ai Shika Nai"
Regular edition cover. Each version A, B, C, and D has separate cover artwork.
Single by Keyakizaka46
from the album Masshiro na Mono wa Yogoshitaku naru
A-side"Sekai ni wa Ai Shika Nai"
B-side
  • "Kataru Nara Mirai o..." (Type-A,B,C)
  • "Shibuya Kara Parco ga Kieta Hi" (Type-A)
  • "Mata Atte Kudasai" (Type-B)
  • "Aozora ga Chigau" (Type-C)
  • "Bob Dylan wa Kaesanai" (Regular)
  • "Hiragana Keyaki" (Regular)
ReleasedAugust 10, 2016 (2016-08-10) (Japan)
GenreJ-pop
Length4:56
LabelSony Records
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Yasushi Akimoto
Keyakizaka46 singles chronology
"Silent Majority"
(2016) 		"Sekai ni wa Ai Shika Nai"
(2016) 		"Futari Saison"
(2016)
Music video
"Sekai ni wa Ai Shika Nai" (Keyakizaka46 official ch.)
"Sekai ni wa Ai Shika Nai" (Sony Music Taiwan)
"Sekai ni wa Ai Shika Nai" (Keyakizaka46 Vevo)
on YouTube

"Sekai ni wa Ai Shika Nai" (世界には愛しかない, There is only love in the world) is the second single by the Japanese girl idol group Keyakizaka46. It was released in Japan on 10 August 2016 on the label Sony Records.[1][2] The song was used as the theme song of their mystery and comedy drama Tokuyama Daigorō o Dare ga Koroshita ka? (徳山大五郎を誰が殺したか?, Who did kill Daigorō Tokuyama?) that premiered on TV Tokyo on 16 July 2016.[3][4]

The center position in the choreography for the title song is held by Yurina Hirate.[5]

The single was number-one on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart, with 323,066 copies sold.[6] It was also number-one on the Billboard Japan Hot 100.[7]

  1. ^ "Keyakizaka46's 2nd single to be titled 'Sekai ni wa Ai shika nai'". tokyohive. 6Theory Media, LLC. Retrieved 2016-08-10.
  2. ^ 欅坂46、新曲タイトルは「世界には愛しかない」 初主演＆総出演ドラマ主題歌 (in Japanese). oricon ME inc. Retrieved 2016-08-10.
  3. ^ "Keyakizaka46's new single to be used in their starring drama". tokyohive. 6Theory Media, LLC. Retrieved 2016-08-10.
  4. ^ 欅坂46、2ndシングルは「世界には愛しかない」 (in Japanese). Natasha,Inc. Retrieved 2016-08-10.
  5. ^ 欅坂46センター平手友梨奈の表現力に釘付け 決意が滲む鋭い眼光 (in Japanese). modelpress. 15 July 2016. Retrieved 2016-08-10.
  6. ^ "Oricon Weekly Charts for 8/8 ~ 8/14". tokyohive. 6Theory Media, LLC. Retrieved 2016-09-06.
  7. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot 100 2016/8/22". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 2016-09-06.