| "Yoake Made Tsuyogaranakutemoii" | ||||
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 Type A cover | ||||
| Single by Nogizaka46 | ||||
| from the album Time Flies | ||||
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| Released | 4 September 2019 (Japan) | |||
| Genre | J-pop | |||
| Label | N46Div. | |||
| Composer(s) | Yusuke Yamada | |||
| Lyricist(s) | Yasushi Akimoto | |||
| Producer(s) | Yasushi Akimoto | |||
| Nogizaka46 singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Yoake Made Tsuyogaranakutemoii" on YouTube | ||||
"Yoake Made Tsuyogaranakutemoii" (Japanese: 夜明けまで強がらなくてもいい, "You don't pretend to be strong until dawn") is the 24th single by Japanese idol group Nogizaka46. The single was released on 4 September 2019. It reached number-one on the weekly Oricon Singles Chart and remained on the chart for twenty-four weeks.[1] Additionally, the single was also number-one on the Billboard Japan Hot 100.[2]
The center position of the title track is held by Sakura Endo, a fourth generation member; additionally, two other fourth generation members, Haruka Kaki and Ayame Tsutsui, were placed in the first row.[3] This single marks the first time a fourth generation member participated in a title track or held a center position.[4] It is also the last single that former captain Reika Sakurai participated in.[5]
- ^ "夜明けまで強がらなくてもいい(TYPE-A)" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
- ^ "Billboard Japan Hot 100 2019/09/16". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved February 19, 2020.
- ^ "乃木坂46、24thシングルセンターは4期生・遠藤さくら 選抜18名発表" (in Japanese). Modelpress. July 15, 2019. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
- ^ "乃木坂46ニューシングルに桜井玲香最初で最後のソロ曲". Natalie (in Japanese). July 31, 2019. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
- ^ "乃木坂46齋藤飛鳥＆白石麻衣が語る新センター・遠藤さくらへの思い『夜明けまで強がらなくてもいい』インタビュー". Abema Times (in Japanese). AbemaTV. September 6, 2019. Retrieved February 19, 2020.