NO WAY MAN

Promotional Image

CD+DVD Type-A (Limited Edition)

CD+DVD Type-A (Regular Edition)

CD+DVD Type-B (Limited Edition)

CD+DVD Type-B (Regular Edition)

CD+DVD Type-C (Limited Edition)

CD+DVD Type-C (Regular Edition)

CD+DVD Type-D (Limited Edition)

CD+DVD Type-D (Regular Edition)

CD+DVD Type-D (Limited Edition)

CD+DVD Type-D (Regular Edition)

CD Only (Theater Edition)

General Information

NO WAY MAN is the 54th single released by AKB48.

CD Information

Artist

AKB48

Single

NO WAY MAN

Release Date

2018.11.28

Label

Japan: You, Be Cool!/KING RECORDS

Hong Kong/Taiwan: King Records Company Limited

South Korea: King/Genie Music/Stone Music Entertainment

Catalog Number/Price

KIZM-90585～6 (Limited Edition Type-A, CD+DVD) / ￥1,676

KIZM-585～6 (Regular Edition Type-A, CD+DVD) / ￥1,676

KIZM-90587～8 (Limited Edition Type-B, CD+DVD) / ￥1,676

KIZM-587～8 (Regular Edition Type-B, CD+DVD) / ￥1,676

KIZM-90589～90 (Limited Edition Type-C, CD+DVD) / ￥1,676

KIZM-589～90 (Regular Edition Type-C, CD+DVD) / ￥1,676

KIZM-90591～2 (Limited Edition Type-D, CD+DVD) / ￥1,676

KIZM-591～2 (Regular Edition Type-D, CD+DVD) / ￥1,676

KIZM-90593～4 (Limited Edition Type-E, CD+DVD) / ￥1,676

KIZM-593～4 (Regular Edition Type-E, CD+DVD) / ￥1,676

NMAX-1318 (Theater Edition, CD) / ￥1,047

Regular Edition Details

CD

1. NO WAY MAN / Senbatsu
2. Ike no Mizu wo Nukitai (池の水を抜きたい) / Ike no Mizu Senbatsu
3. • (Type-A) Wakariyasukute Gomen (わかりやすくてごめん) / PRODUCE48 Senbatsu
   • (Type-B) Soredemo Kanojo wa (それでも彼女は) / Otona Senbatsu
   • (Type-C) Ohayo Kara Hajimaru Sekai (おはよから始まる世界) / U-19 Senbatsu
   • (Type-D) Saikyou Twintail (最強ツインテール) / U-16 Senbatsu
   • (Type-E) Yume e no Process (夢へのプロセス) / AiKaBu Senbatsu
4. NO WAY MAN (off-vocal)
5. Ike no Mizu wo Nukitai (off-vocal)
6. • (Type-A) Wakariyasukute Gomen (off-vocal)
   • (Type-B) Soredemo Kanojyowa (off-vocal)
   • (Type-C) Ohayo Kara Hajimaru Sekai (off-vocal)
   • (Type-D) Saikyou Twintail (off-vocal)
   • (Type-E) Yume e no Process (off-vocal)

DVD

1. NO WAY MAN Music Video
2. Ike no Mizu wo Nukitai Music Video
3. • (Type-A) Wakariyasukute Gomen Music Video
   • (Type-B) Soredemo Kanojo wa Music Video
   • (Type-C) Ohayo Kara Hajimaru Sekai Music Video
   • (Type-D) Saikyou Twintail Music Video
   • (Type-E) Yume e no Process Music Video

Theater Edition Details

1. NO WAY MAN
2. Ike no Mizu wo Nukitai
3. Mimi wo Fusage! (耳を塞げ!) / Team Nice Fight
4. NO WAY MAN (off-vocal)
5. Ike no Mizu wo Nukitai (off-vocal)
6. Mimi wo Fusage! (off-vocal)

Included Members

"NO WAY MAN"

★ Senbatsu (世界選抜) (23 Members) (Miyawaki Sakura Center)

• Team A: Miyazaki Miho, Mukaichi Mion, Yokoyama Yui
• Team B: Kashiwagi Yuki, Takahashi Juri, Takeuchi Miyu
• Team 4: Okada Nana, Yamauchi Mizuki
• Team 8: Okabe Rin, Oguri Yui, Kuranoo Narumi, Shitao Miu, Honda Hitomi
• Team E: Sugawara Maya, Suda Akari
• Team M: Shiroma Miru
• Team H: Tanaka Miku, Sashihara Rino, Yabuki Nako
• Team KIV: Miyawaki Sakura
• Team NIII: Ogino Yuka
• Team G: Nakai Rika
• STU48 1st Generation: Takino Yumiko

"Ike no Mizu wo Nukitai"

Ike no Mizu Senbatsu (池の水選抜) (9 Members) (Oya Shizuka Center)

• Team A: Kato Rena, Nishikawa Rei
• Team K: Komiyama Haruka, Minegishi Minami
• Team B: Oya Shizuka, Sasaki Yukari, Taniguchi Megu, Yamabe Ayu
• Team 8: Ota Nao

"Wakariyasukute Gomen"

PRODUCE48 Senbatsu (PRODUCE48選抜) (13 Members) (Goto Moe & Murase Sae Centers)

• Team A: Goto Moe, Chiba Erii
• Team K: Kojima Mako, Muto Tomu
• Team B: Iwatate Saho, Nakanishi Chiyori
• Team 4: Asai Nanami
• AKB48 Kenkyuusei: Sato Minami
• Team BII: Murase Sae
• Team KIV: Motomura Aoi
• Team TII: Aramaki Misaki, Murakawa Bibian
• Team NIII: Yamada Noe

"Soredemo Kanojo wa"

Otona Senbatsu (大人選抜) (16 Members) (Murayama Yuiri Center)

• Team 4: Inagaki Kaori, Murayama Yuiri
• Team 8: Onishi Momoka, Oda Erina, Sato Shiori
• Team S: Kitagawa Ryoha
• Team KII: Oba Mina, Soda Sarina, Furuhata Nao
• Team M: Shibuya Nagisa, Yoshida Akari
• Team KIV: Unjo Hirona, Moriyasu Madoka
• Team NIII: Nishigata Marina
• Team G: Yamaguchi Maho
• STU48 1st Generation: Tanaka Kouko

"Ohayo Kara Hajimaru Sekai"

U-19 Senbatsu (U-19選抜) (18 Members) (Sakaguchi Nagisa Center)

• Team A: Maeda Ayaka
• Team B: Fukuoka Seina
• Team 8: Gyoten Yurina, Sakaguchi Nagisa, Tanikawa Hijiri, Yokoyama Yui
• AKB48 Kenkyuusei: Omori Maho
• Team KII: Ota Ayaka
• Team BII: Ota Yuuri, Jonishi Rei
• Team H: Toyonaga Aki
• Team TII: Matsuoka Hana, Matsumoto Hinata
• Team NIII: Kato Minami, Takakura Moeka
• Team G: Homma Hinata
• STU48 1st Generation: Yabushita Fu
• STU48 Kenkyuusei: Nakamura Mai

"Saikyou Twintail"

U-16 Senbatsu (U-16選抜) (16 Members) (Yahagi Moeka Center)

• Team A: Suzuki Kurumi, Taguchi Manaka
• Team B: Kubo Satone
• Team 8: Yamada Kyoka
• AKB48 Kenkyuusei: Yahagi Moeka
• Team KII: Obata Yuna
• Team E: Suenaga Oka
• Team N: Umeyama Cocona, Yamamoto Ayaka
• Team TII: Takeda Tomoka
• HKT48 Kenkyuusei: Watanabe Akari
• Team G: Oguma Tsugumi
• STU48 1st Generation: Ishida Chiho, Ichioka Ayumi, Iwata Hina, Kadowaki Miyuna

"Yume e no Process"

AiKaBu Senbatsu (AiKaBu選抜) (16 Members) (Fukuoka Seina Center)

• Team A: Taguchi Manaka, Shinozaki Ayana
• Team B: Fukuoka Seina
• Team 4: Asai Nanami, Yamauchi Mizuki
• Team 8: Oda Erina, Oguri Yui, Nagano Serika
• AKB48 Kenkyuusei: Sato Minami
• Team N: Kojima Karin
• Team BII: Nakagawa Mion
• Team NIII Ogino Yuka, Takakura Moeka
• Team G: Sugahara Riko, Murakumo Fuka, Yamaguchi Maho

"Mimi wo Fusage!"

Team Nice Fight (チームナイスファイト) (13 Members) (Nakano Ikumi Center)

• Team A: Shinozaki Ayana
• Team K: Ichikawa Manami, Mogi Shinobu
• Team 8: Oda Erina, Nakano Ikumi, Nagano Serika
• Team E: Asai Yuka
• Team N: Naiki Kokoro
• Team M: Kato Yuuka
• Team H: Matsuoka Natsumi
• Team KIV: Imada Mina
• Team TII: Kurihara Sae
• Team G: Hasegawa Rena

Line-up

Row	Line-up
3rd Row	15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
2nd Row	8 9 10 11 12 13 14
1st Row	1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Number	Member	Number	Member
23	Yamauchi Mizuki	11	Kashiwagi Yuki
22	Takeuchi Miyu	10	Mukaichi Mion
21	Tanaka Miku	9	Shiroma Miru
20	Nakai Rika	8	Ogino Yuka
19	Okabe Rin	7	Yokoyama Yui
18	Takino Yumiko	6	Okada Nana
17	Kuranoo Narumi	5	Honda Hitomi
16	Shitao Miu	4 (Center)	Miyawaki Sakura
15	Sugawara Maya	3	Yabuki Nako
14	Suda Akari	2	Oguri Yui
13	Miyazaki Miho	1	Sashihara Rino
12	Takahashi Juri

Trivia

• First AKB48 Senbatsu of Shitao Miu, Honda Hitomi, and Sugawara Maya.
• First AKB48 Senbatsu without Matsui Jurina since Eien Pressure in 2012.
  • This is also the first management-chosen AKB48 Senbatsu without her since Baby! Baby! Baby! in 2008.
• First Senbatsu of Takeuchi Miyu since Eien Pressure in 2012.
• Last single of Miyawaki Sakura, Honda Hitomi, and Yabuki Nako before their departure for their IZONE activities.
  • They will return in April 2021.
  • This was also Miyawaki Sakura's last single, Senbatsu and center.
  • Because of this, there has only been one performance ever of this song featuring all originally chosen Senbatsu members.
• First AKB48 singles participation of Asai Yuka, Ota Ayaka, Omori Maho, Nakagawa Mion, Nakamura Mai, Matsumoto Hinata, Yahagi Moeka, and Watanabe Akari.
• All members who participated in Produce 48 (except members who withdrew from the show) appear in the single
  • The title track includes all members who had participated in and ranked within the Top 20.
  • Members eliminated in the second or third elimination rounds participated in the Type-A exclusive track as PRODUCE48 Senbatsu
  • Members eliminated in the first elimination round participated in the theater-edition track as Team Nice Fight.
• Sashihara Rino didn't participate in the MV due to her health problems. Takahashi Juri didn't participate in the dance scene of the MV and only participated in other scenes.
• Motto: 「可能性"を恐れるな。ありえないことって起きるんだ。」 ("Kanousei'o osoreru na. Arienai koto tte okirunda" / "Don't be afraid of the 'possibilities.' Impossible things happen.")

AKB48 Singles Chronology
Sentimental Train (2018)	NO WAY MAN (2018)	Jiwaru DAYS (2019)