Inochi wa Utsukushii

Promotional Image

CD+DVD Type-A (Limited Edition)

CD+DVD Type-B (Limited Edition)

CD+DVD Type-C (Limited Edition)

CD Only (Regular Edition)

General Information

Inochi wa Utsukushii is the 11th single released by Nogizaka46.

CD Information

Artist

Nogizaka46 (乃木坂46)

Single

Inochi wa Utsukushii (命は美しい)

Release Date

2015.03.18

Label/Catalog Number/Price

Label: Sony Music Entertainment Japan

SRCL-8780〜1 (Limited Edition Type-A, CD+DVD) / ￥1,528

SRCL-8782〜3 (Limited Edition Type-B, CD+DVD) / ￥1,528

SRCL-8784〜5 (Limited Edition Type-C, CD+DVD) / ￥1,528

SRCL-8786 (Regular Edition, CD) / ￥0,972

Limited Edition Details

CD

1. Inochi wa Utsukushii (命は美しい) / Senbatsu
2. Arakajime Katarareru Romance (あらかじめ語られるロマンス)
3. • (Type-A) Tachinaori Chuu (立ち直り中)
   • (Type-B) Gomen ne Zutto... (ごめんね ずっと…) / Nishino Nanase
   • (Type-C) Kimi wa Boku to Awanai Hou ga Yokatta no Kana (君は僕と会わない方がよかったのかな) / Under Members
4. Inochi wa Utsukushii (off-vocal)
5. Arakajime Katarareru Romance (off-vocal)
6. • (Type-A) Tachinaori Chuu (off-vocal)
   • (Type-B) Gomen ne Zutto... (off-vocal)
   • (Type-C) Kimi wa Boku to Awanai Hou ga Yokatta no Kana (off-vocal)

DVD

1. Inochi wa Utsukushii Music Video
2. • (Type-A) Tachinaori Chuu Music Video
   • (Type-B) Gomen ne Zutto... Music Video
   • (Type-C) Kimi wa Boku to Awanai Hou ga Yokatta no Kana Music Video
3. • (Type-A) Bonus Individual PVs
     • Ikoma Rina & Ito Marika
     • Eto Misa & Sakurai Reika
     • Kawago Hina & Saito Chiharu
     • Kawamura Mahiro & Sagara Iori
     • Takayama Kazumi & Noujo Ami
     • Nishino Nanase & Wakatsuki Yumi
   • (Type-B) Bonus Individual PVs
     • Ito Karin & Higuchi Hina
     • Inoue Sayuri & Saito Yuri
     • Saito Asuka & Hoshino Minami
     • Shiraishi Mai & Hashimoto Nanami
     • Shinuchi Mai & Fukagawa Mai
   • (Type-C) Bonus Individual PVs
     • Akimoto Manatsu & Nakamoto Himeka
     • Ikuta Erika & Matsumura Sayuri
     • Kitano Hinako & Wada Maaya
     • Nakada Kana & Nagashima Seira
     • Hori Miona & Matsui Rena
     • Kenkyuusei

Regular Edition Details

CD

1. Inochi wa Utsukushii
2. Arakajime Katarareru Romance
3. Border (ボーダー)
4. Inochi wa Utsukushii (off-vocal)
5. Arakajime Katarareru Romance (off-vocal)
6. Border (off-vocal)

Complete Pack Edition

(Digital only)

1. Inochi wa Utsukushii
2. Arakajime Katarareru Romance
3. Tachinaori Chuu
4. Gomen ne Zutto...
5. Kimi wa Boku to Awanai Hou ga Yokatta no Kana
6. Border

Included Members

"Inochi wa Utsukushii"

★ Senbatsu (選抜) (18 Members) (Nishino Nanase Center (in italic), Jyuu-Fukujin in bold)

• 1st Generation: Akimoto Manatsu, Ikuta Erika, Ikoma Rina, Ito Marika, Eto Misa, Saito Asuka, Sakurai Reika, Shiraishi Mai, Takayama Kazumi, Nishino Nanase, Hashimoto Nanami, Fukagawa Mai, Hoshino Minami, Matsumura Sayuri, Wakatsuki Yumi
• 2nd Generation: Sagara Iori, Hori Miona
• Kennin Member: Matsui Rena

"Arakajime Katarareru Romance"

(6 Members) (Saito Asuka & Hoshino Minami Centers)

• 1st Generation: Ikuta Erika, Ikoma Rina, Ito Marika, Saito Asuka, Hoshino Minami
• 2nd Generation: Hori Miona

"Tachinaori Chuu"

(7 Members) (Shiraishi Mai & Hashimoto Nanami Centers)

• 1st Generation: Akimoto Manatsu, Eto Misa, Shiraishi Mai, Takayama Kazumi, Hashimoto Nanami, Fukagawa Mai, Matsumura Sayuri

"Gomen ne Zutto..."

• 1st Generation: Nishino Nanase

"Kimi wa Boku to Awanai Hou ga Yokatta no Kana"

Under Members (アンダーメンバー) (14 Members) (Nakamoto Himeka Center)

• 1st Generation: Inoue Sayuri, Kawago Hina, Kawamura Mahiro, Saito Chiharu, Saito Yuri, Nakada Kana, Nakamoto Himeka, Nagashima Seira, Noujo Ami, Higuchi Hina, Wada Maaya
• 2nd Generation: Ito Karin, Kitano Hinako, Shinuchi Mai

"Border"

(6 Members) (Terada Ranze Center)

• 2nd Generation: Ito Junna, Sasaki Kotoko, Suzuki Ayane, Terada Ranze, Yamazaki Rena, Watanabe Miria

Oricon Chart Positions

Date	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun	Week Rank	Sales	Releases
15.03.16	--	*1 421,887	*1 37,358	*1 12,125	*1 11,763	*1 9,287	*1 5,826	**1	500,297
15.03.23	*1 9,662	11	*5	*4	*5	*4	*4	**6	*23,914
15.03.30	*3 7,226	13	11	*9	12	14	11	**9	*14,240
15.04.06	*1 4,489	15	10	13	13	11	10	*10	**8,740
15.04.13	*2 7,244	18	13	15	17	18	19	**9	*11,382
15.04.20	*1 9,973	17	14	18	14	27	23	*10	*16,017
15.04.27	*2 5,789	28	36	14	12	*3 3,247	39	*15	*13,966
15.05.04	25	17	*2 3,291	*3 3,707	**	**	**	**9	**8,454
15.05.11	*2 5,284	19	17	**	**	**	**	*13	**8,519
15.05.18	*3 3,553	40	36	**	**	**	**	*21	**4,713
15.05.25	*6	32	27	**	**	**	**	*26	**3,238
15.06.01	*5	47	**	**	**	**	**	*37	**1,969
15.06.08	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	161	***,303
15.06.15	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	123	***,442
15.06.22	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	114	***,525
15.06.29	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	118	***,423
15.07.06	49	**	**	**	**	**	**	101	***,420
15.07.13	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	107	***,366
15.07.20	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	123	***,473	Taiyou Knock single
15.07.27	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	123	***,387
15.08.03	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	186	***,286
15.08.10	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	150	***,351
15.08.17	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	168	***,329
OUT	4 weeks
15.09.21	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	135	***,323
OUT	2 weeks
15.10.12	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	184	***,217
OUT	1 week
15.10.26	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	181	***,261	Ima, Hanashitai Dareka ga Iru single
OUT	7 weeks
15.12.21	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	166	***,329
15.12.28	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	110	***,334
16.01.04	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	137	***,260
16.01.11	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	193	***,212
16.01.18	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	167	***,197
OUT	49 weeks									Sorezore no Isu album Harujion ga Sakukoro, Hadashi de Summer, & Sayonara no Imi singles
17.01.02	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	163	***,201
17.01.09	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	181	***,160
OUT	102 weeks									Umaretekara Hajimete Mita Yume & Boku Dake no Kimi ~Under Super Best~ album Influencer, Nigemizu, Itsuka Dekirukara Kyou Dekiru, Synchronicity, Jikochuu de Ikou!, & Kaerimichi wa Toomawari Shitaku Naru singles
18.12.31	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	195	***,144

Total Reported Sales: 622,388*
Total of weeks charting inside Top 200: 34

Line-up

Row	Line-up
3rd Row	11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
2nd Row	6 7 8 9 10
1st Row	1 2 3 4 5
Number	Member	Number	Member
18	Takayama Kazumi	9	Sakurai Reika
17	Eto Misa	8	Ikoma Rina
16	Hoshino Minami	7	Akimoto Manatsu
15	Ito Marika	6	Wakatsuki Yumi
14	Hori Miona	5	Ikuta Erika
13	Saito Asuka	4	Hashimoto Nanami
12	Sagara Iori	3 (Center)	Nishino Nanase
11	Matsumura Sayuri	2	Shiraishi Mai
10	Fukagawa Mai	1	Matsui Rena

Trivia

• First Senbatsu of Sagara Iori.
• Matsui Rena's last Nogizaka46 Senbatsu and Single.
• The Type-C cover features the Under Members, being the fourth one in Sakamichi Series history to not feature Senbatsu members.
• The MV of "Inochi wa Utsukushii" was filmed under an estimated temperature of -3°C.

Nogizaka46 Singles Chronology
Nandome no Aozora ka? (2014)	Inochi wa Utsukushii (2015)	Taiyou Knock (2015)