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]

Release

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It was released in 4 editions, Type-A, Type-B, Type-C and a regular edition. All editions, except the regular edition, include a DVD with music videos. Type-A includes Yurina Hirate's solo song Shibuya Kara Parco ga Kieta Hi.[8]

Music video

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The choreography for the title track was created by Takahiro Ueno. The music video for it was directed by Kazuma Ikeda [ja] and shot in Hokkaidō.[9]

Track listings

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All lyrics written by Yasushi Akimoto.

Type-A

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CD[10]
No.TitleLength
1."Sekai ni wa Ai Shika Nai" (世界には愛しかない)4:56
2."Kataru Nara Mirai o..." (語るなら未来を…)3:52
3."Shibuya Kara Parco ga Kieta Hi" (渋谷からPARCOが消えた日)4:55
4."Sekai ni wa Ai Shika Nai (off vocal ver.)"4:56
5."Kataru Nara Mirai o... (off vocal ver.)"3:52
6."Shibuya Kara Parco ga Kieta Hi (off vocal ver.)"4:54
DVD[10]
No.TitleLength
1."Sekai ni wa Ai Shika Nai Music Video"5:06
2."Shibuya Kara Parco ga Kieta Hi Music Video"5:18
3."Nijika Ishimori"4:12
4."Rika Ozeki"5:38
5."Manaka Shida"3:48
6."Mizuho Habu"3:23
7."Akane Moriya"6:10
8."Rika Watanabe"4:57
9."Risa Watanabe"3:26

Type-B

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CD[11]
No.TitleLength
1."Sekai ni wa Ai Shika Nai" (世界には愛しかない)4:56
2."Kataru Nara Mirai o..." (語るなら未来を…)3:52
3."Mata Atte Kudasai" (また会ってください)4:33
4."Sekai ni wa Ai Shika Nai (off vocal ver.)"4:56
5."Kataru Nara Mirai o... (off vocal ver.)"3:52
6."Mata Atte Kudasai (off vocal ver.)"4:31
DVD[11]
No.TitleLength
1."Sekai ni wa Ai Shika Nai Music Video"5:06
2."Mata Atte Kudasai Music Video"6:55
3."Yui Imaizumi"4:10
4."Minami Koike"5:03
5."Yui Kobayashi"4:08
6."Shiori Satō"7:11
7."Yūka Sugai"3:20
8."Aoi Harada"3:41
9."Nanami Yonetani"5:50

Type-C

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CD[12]
No.TitleLength
1."Sekai ni wa Ai Shika Nai" (世界には愛しかない)4:56
2."Kataru Nara Mirai o..." (語るなら未来を…)3:52
3."Aozora ga Chigau" (青空が違う)4:51
4."Sekai ni wa Ai Shika Nai (off vocal ver.)"4:56
5."Kataru Nara Mirai o... (off vocal ver.)"3:52
6."Aozora ga Chigau (off vocal ver.)"4:50
DVD[12]
No.TitleLength
1."Sekai ni wa Ai Shika Nai Music Video"5:06
2."Kataru Nara Mirai o... Music Video"4:06
3."Rina Uemura"6:16
4."Nana Oda"6:28
5."Fuyuka Saitō"7:16
6."Miyu Suzumoto"4:37
7."Nanako Nagasawa"7:06
8."Yurina Hirate"7:23
9."Neru Nagahama"3:22

Regular Edition

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CD[13]
No.TitleLength
1."Sekai ni wa Ai Shika Nai" (世界には愛しかない)4:56
2."Bob Dylan wa Kaesanai" (ボブディランは返さない)4:53
3."Hiragana Keyaki" (ひらがなけやき)3:43
4."Sekai ni wa Ai Shika Nai (off vocal ver.)"4:56
5."Bob Dylan wa Kaesanai (off vocal ver.)"4:53
6."Hiragana Keyaki (off vocal ver.)"3:41

Members

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"Sekai ni wa Ai Shika Nai"

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Center: Yurina Hirate[5]

"Kataru Nara Mirai o..."

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  • Nijika Ishimori, Yui Imaizumi, Rina Uemura, Rika Ozeki, Nana Oda, Minami Koike, Yui Kobayashi, Fuyuka Saitō, Shiori Satō, Manaka Shida, Yūka Sugai, Miyu Suzumoto, Nanako Nagasawa, Mizuho Habu, Aoi Harada, Yurina Hirate, Akane Moriya, Nanami Yonetani, Rika Watanabe, Risa Watanabe, Neru Nagahama[15]

"Shibuya Kara Parco ga Kieta Hi"

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"Mata Atte Kudasai"

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"Aozora ga Chigau"

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  • Manaka Shida, Yūka Sugai, Akane Moriya, Rika Watanabe, Risa Watanabe[15]

"Bob Dylan wa Kaesanai"

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  • Yui Imaizumi, Yui Kobayashi[15]

"Hiragana Keyaki"

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Chart and certifications

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References

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  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. ^ a b 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. ^ a b "Billboard Japan Hot 100 2016/8/22". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 2016-09-06.
  8. ^ 欅坂46センター平手友梨奈、閉館間近の渋谷PARCOを歌う (in Japanese). oricon ME inc. 2016-07-24. Retrieved 2016-09-14.
  9. ^ 欅坂46、新曲MVは北海道の草原でダンス センター平手が叫ぶ! (in Japanese). oricon ME inc. Retrieved 2016-08-10.
  10. ^ a b Keyakizaka46 2016a.
  11. ^ a b Keyakizaka46 2016b.
  12. ^ a b Keyakizaka46 2016c.
  13. ^ Keyakizaka46 2016d.
  14. ^ a b c 欅坂46、平手友梨奈が2作連続センター 長濱ねるが初選抜 (in Japanese). oricon ME inc. Retrieved 2016-08-10.
  15. ^ a b c d e f 2ndシングル詳細 (in Japanese). Keyakizaka46 Official Website. Retrieved 2016-08-10.
  16. ^ 世界には愛しかない(TYPE-A) 欅坂46. Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
  17. ^ オリコン年間 CDシングルランキング 2016年度 (in Japanese). oricon ME. Retrieved 2017-01-08.
  18. ^ "Japanese single certifications – Keyakizaka46 – 世界には愛しかない" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved August 1, 2017. Select 2016年8月 on the drop-down menu
  19. ^ "Japanese digital single certifications – Keyakizaka46 – 世界には愛しかない" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved September 14, 2021. Select 2019年4月 on the drop-down menu

Further reading

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  • Keyakizaka46 (10 August 2016a). Sekai ni wa Ai Shika Nai (Type-A ed.). Sony Music Entertainment. ASIN B01GQ8PM4I. SRCL-9147/9148.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  • Keyakizaka46 (10 August 2016b). Sekai ni wa Ai Shika Nai (Type-B ed.). Sony Music Entertainment. ASIN B01GQ8PP72. SRCL-9149/9150.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  • Keyakizaka46 (10 August 2016c). Sekai ni wa Ai Shika Nai (Type-C ed.). Sony Music Entertainment. ASIN B01GQ8PM66. SRCL-9151/9152.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  • Keyakizaka46 (10 August 2016d). Sekai ni wa Ai Shika Nai (Regular ed.). Sony Music Entertainment. ASIN B01GQ8PM48. SRCL-9153.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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