Idol Nanka Janakattara

"Idol Nanka Janakkatara"
"Idol Nanka Janakkatara"
	Type A limited edition cover
Single by AKB48
Language	Japanese
B-side	"Shittakaburi no Sono Shita ni"; "Do the dance!"; "Zenryoku Hankōki"; "Kimi wa Boku wo Oboeterukana?"; "In any way";
Released	September 27, 2023
Genre	J-pop
Length	4:13
Label	Universal Music Japan
Composer(s)	YSU
Lyricist(s)	Yasushi Akimoto
Producer(s)	Yasushi Akimoto
AKB48 singles chronology

"Idol Nanka Janakattara" (Japanese: アイドルなんかじゃなかったら, lit. "If I was not an idol") is a song by Japanese idol group AKB48. It was released as the group's 62nd single on September 27, 2023, through Universal Music Japan. Upon release, it topped the weekly Oricon chart and ranked fourth on the Billboard Japan Hot 100. Yui Oguri served as the lead singer and choreographic center for the single.

Background and release

On July 28, 2023, the selected members were announced during a live broadcast on AKB48's official YouTube channel. Sixteen members were selected; Eriko Hashimoto was selected for the first time.^[1] Miu Shitao was selected for the first time in a year since "Hisashiburi no Lip Gloss". Yui Oguri served as the center for the second time, ten releases after "Teacher Teacher".^[2] Hitomi Honda announced her graduation on August 30, making "Idol Nanka Janakattara" her last single with the group.^[3] This is the final single to feature the teams A, K, B, and 4 before they disbanded in October.

Team S, who also choreographed "Dōshitemo Kimi ga Suki da", were in charge of choreography for the single.^[2]

The single was released in seven formats: Type A, Type B, Type C, first limited edition, regular edition, and Official Shop edition.^[4]

Track listings

All lyrics are written by Yasushi Akimoto except for off vocal (instrumental) version tracks.

Type A

Type A (CD)
No.	Title	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"Idol Nanka Janakattara (アイドルなんかじゃなかったら, lit. 'If I Wasn't an Idol')"	YSU	APAZZI	4:13
2.	"Shittakaburi no Sono Shita ni (知ったかぶりのその下に, lit. 'Beneath the Pretense of Knowing')"	Masahiro Kawaura Toshikazu.K	Tsutanaohiko	3:57
3.	"Do the dance!"	A-NOTE S-TONE	A-NOTE S-TONE	4:39
4.	"Idol Nanka Janakattara (off vocal ver.) (知ったかぶりのその下に (off vocal ver.))"	YSU	APAZZI	3:57
5.	"Shittakaburi no Sono Shita ni (off vocal ver.) (知ったかぶりのその下に (off vocal ver.))"	Masahiro Kawaura Toshikazu.K	Tsutanaohiko	3:57
6.	"Do the dance! (off vocal ver.)"	A-NOTE S-TONE	A-NOTE S-TONE	4:37
Total length:				25:36

Type A (DVD)
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Dōshitemo Kimi ga Suki da / April 29, 2023 "AKB48 Spring Concert 2023 -Sukida! to Yobō-" (どうしても君が好きだ / 2023年4月29日「AKB48 春コンサート2023〜好きだ！と叫ぼう〜」)"
2.	"Netafuri / April 29, 2023 "AKB48 Spring Concert 2023 -Sukida! to Yobō-" (寝たふり / 2023年4月29日「AKB48 春コンサート2023〜好きだ！と叫ぼう〜」)"
3.	"Sayonarajanai / April 30, 2023 "AKB48 Team 8 Spring Final Festival 9 Years of Miracles Night Section" (サヨナラじゃない / 2023年4月30日「AKB48チーム8 春の総決算祭り　9年間のキセキ　夜の部」)"
4.	"Da Re Da / April 29, 2023 "AKB48 Spring Concert 2023 -Sukida! to Yobō-" (Da Re Da / 2023年4月29日「AKB48 春コンサート2023〜好きだ！と叫ぼう〜」)"

Type B

Type B (CD)
No.	Title	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"Idol Nanka Janakattara (アイドルなんかじゃなかったら, lit. 'If I Wasn't an Idol')"	YSU	APAZZI	4:13
2.	"Shittakaburi no Sono Shita ni (知ったかぶりのその下に, lit. 'Beneath the Pretense of Knowing')"	Masahiro Kawaura Toshikazu.K	Tsutanaohiko	3:57
3.	"Zenryoku Hankōki (全力反抗期, lit. 'Full-On Rebellious Period')"	Nobuyuki Nakatani	Nobuyuki Nakatani	4:59
4.	"Idol Nanka Janakattara (off vocal ver.) (知ったかぶりのその下に (off vocal ver.))"	YSU	APAZZI	3:57
5.	"Shittakaburi no Sono Shita ni (off vocal ver.) (知ったかぶりのその下に (off vocal ver.))"	Masahiro Kawaura Toshikazu.K	Tsutanaohiko	3:57
6.	"Zenryoku Hankōki (off vocal ver.) (全力反抗期 (off vocal ver.))"	Nobuyuki Nakatani	Nobuyuki Nakatani	4:58
Total length:				26:17

Type B (DVD)
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Dōshitemo Kimi ga Suki da / April 29, 2023 "AKB48 Spring Concert 2023 -Sukida! to Yobō-" (どうしても君が好きだ / 2023年4月29日「AKB48 春コンサート2023〜好きだ！と叫ぼう〜」)"
2.	"Netafuri / April 29, 2023 "AKB48 Spring Concert 2023 -Sukida! to Yobō-" (寝たふり / 2023年4月29日「AKB48 春コンサート2023〜好きだ！と叫ぼう〜」)"
3.	"Ano Natsu no Bōhatei / April 29, 2023 "AKB48 Spring Concert 2023 -Sukida! to Yobō-" (あの夏の防波堤 / 2023年4月29日「AKB48 春コンサート2023〜好きだ！と叫ぼう〜」)"
4.	"Da Re Da / April 29, 2023 "AKB48 Spring Concert 2023 -Sukida! to Yobō-" (Da Re Da / 2023年4月29日「AKB48 春コンサート2023〜好きだ！と叫ぼう〜」)"

Type C

Type C (CD)
No.	Title	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"Idol Nanka Janakattara (アイドルなんかじゃなかったら, lit. 'If I Wasn't an Idol')"	YSU	APAZZI	4:13
2.	"Shittakaburi no Sono Shita ni (知ったかぶりのその下に, lit. 'Beneath the Pretense of Knowing')"	Masahiro Kawaura Toshikazu.K	Tsutanaohiko	3:57
3.	"Kimi wa Boku wo Oboeterukana? (君は僕を覚えてるかな?, lit. 'Do You Remember Me?')"	Tomonori Inoue	Main Kushita	4:20
4.	"Idol Nanka Janakattara (off vocal ver.) (知ったかぶりのその下に (off vocal ver.))"	YSU	APAZZI	3:57
5.	"Shittakaburi no Sono Shita ni (off vocal ver.) (知ったかぶりのその下に (off vocal ver.))"	Masahiro Kawaura Toshikazu.K	Tsutanaohiko	3:57
6.	"Kimi wa Boku wo Oboeterukana? (off vocal ver.) (君は僕を覚えてるかな? (off vocal ver.))"	Tomonori Inoue	Main Kushita	4:18
Total length:				24:58

Type C (DVD)
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Dōshitemo Kimi ga Suki da / April 29, 2023 "AKB48 Spring Concert 2023 -Sukida! to Yobō-" (どうしても君が好きだ / 2023年4月29日「AKB48 春コンサート2023〜好きだ！と叫ぼう〜」)"
2.	"Netafuri / April 29, 2023 "AKB48 Spring Concert 2023 -Sukida! to Yobō-" (寝たふり / 2023年4月29日「AKB48 春コンサート2023〜好きだ！と叫ぼう〜」)"
3.	"Wonderland / April 29, 2023 "AKB48 Spring Concert 2023 -Sukida! to Yobō-" (Wonderland / 2023年4月29日「AKB48 春コンサート2023〜好きだ！と叫ぼう〜」)"
4.	"Da Re Da / April 29, 2023 "AKB48 Spring Concert 2023 -Sukida! to Yobō-" (Da Re Da / 2023年4月29日「AKB48 春コンサート2023〜好きだ！と叫ぼう〜」)"

Official Shop edition

Official Shop edition
No.	Title	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"Idol Nanka Janakattara (アイドルなんかじゃなかったら, lit. 'If I Wasn't an Idol')"	YSU	APAZZI	4:13
2.	"Shittakaburi no Sono Shita ni (知ったかぶりのその下に, lit. 'Beneath the Pretense of Knowing')"	Masahiro Kawaura Toshikazu.K	Tsutanaohiko	3:57
3.	"In any way"	Kenta Urashima TETTA	TETTA	3:40
4.	"Idol Nanka Janakattara (off vocal ver.) (知ったかぶりのその下に (off vocal ver.))"	YSU	APAZZI	3:57
5.	"Shittakaburi no Sono Shita ni (off vocal ver.) (知ったかぶりのその下に (off vocal ver.))"	Masahiro Kawaura Toshikazu.K	Tsutanaohiko	3:57
6.	"In any way (off vocal ver.)"	Kenta Urashima TETTA	TETTA	3:38
Total length:				23:38

Participating members

"Idol Nanka Janakattara"

"Idol Nanka Janakattara" ("アイドルなんかじゃなかったら") performed by selection senbatsu performers, consisting of:

Team A: Erii Chiba, Hitomi Honda, Mion Mukaichi, Rin Okabe
Team K: Erina Oda, Momoka Onishi, Mizuki Yamauchi
Team B: Yuki Kashiwagi, Yui Oguri, Maho Omori
Team 4: Narumi Kuranō, Yuiri Murayama, Miu Shitao
Trainees: Eriko Hashimoto, Airi Satō, Sora Yamazaki

Charts

Weekly chart position for "Idol Nanka Janakattara"
Chart (2023)	Peak position
Japan (Japan Hot 100)^[5]	4
Japan (Oricon)^[6]	1
Japan Combined Singles (Oricon)^[7]	1

Certifications

Certifications for "Idol Nanka Janakattara"
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)^[8]	3× Platinum	750,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ AKB48『7/28(金)21時〜「AKB48 新選抜メンバー発表！現場から生配信スペシャル」配信決定！！』 [AKB48's "AKB48 new senbatsu members announced! Live broadcast special from the field" will be distributed from 21:00 on 7/28 (Friday)!!"]. AKB48 Official Blog (in Japanese). July 27, 2023. Retrieved October 14, 2023.
^ ^a ^b AKB48新シングル「アイドルなんかじゃなかったら」MV、全ジャケット、収録内容一挙公開 [AKB48's new single "Idol Nanka Janakattara" MV, all jackets, and contents released all at once]. Bezzy. August 26, 2023. Retrieved October 14, 2023.
^ "Honda Hitomi Announces Graduation". Jshowbiz. August 30, 2023. Retrieved October 14, 2023.
^ AKB48、“恋するアイドル”テーマのMV公開 62ndシングル収録曲＆ジャケットも（動画あり / コメントあり / 写真30枚） [AKB48 releases MV for "Koisuru Idol" theme, 62nd single song and jacket (with video / with comments / 30 photos)]. Music Natalie (in Japanese). August 26, 2023. Retrieved October 14, 2023.
^ "Billboard Japan Hot 100 – Week of October 4, 2023". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved October 4, 2023.
^ アイドルなんかじゃなかったら(Type-A) – Oricon Oricon News. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
^ "Oricon Top 50 Combined Singles: 2023-10-09" (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on October 6, 2023. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
^ "Japanese single certifications – AKB48 – Idol Nanka Janakattara" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved August 9, 2024. Select 2023年12月 on the drop-down menu

[1] AKB48『7/28(金)21時〜「AKB48 新選抜メンバー発表！現場から生配信スペシャル」配信決定！！』 [AKB48's "AKB48 new senbatsu members announced! Live broadcast special from the field" will be distributed from 21:00 on 7/28 (Friday)!!"]. AKB48 Official Blog (in Japanese). July 27, 2023. Retrieved October 14, 2023.

[:0-2] AKB48新シングル「アイドルなんかじゃなかったら」MV、全ジャケット、収録内容一挙公開 [AKB48's new single "Idol Nanka Janakattara" MV, all jackets, and contents released all at once]. Bezzy. August 26, 2023. Retrieved October 14, 2023.

[3] "Honda Hitomi Announces Graduation". Jshowbiz. August 30, 2023. Retrieved October 14, 2023.

[4] AKB48、“恋するアイドル”テーマのMV公開 62ndシングル収録曲＆ジャケットも（動画あり / コメントあり / 写真30枚） [AKB48 releases MV for "Koisuru Idol" theme, 62nd single song and jacket (with video / with comments / 30 photos)]. Music Natalie (in Japanese). August 26, 2023. Retrieved October 14, 2023.

[5] "Billboard Japan Hot 100 – Week of October 4, 2023". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved October 4, 2023.

[sc_-6] アイドルなんかじゃなかったら(Type-A) – Oricon Oricon News. Retrieved August 9, 2024.

[7] "Oricon Top 50 Combined Singles: 2023-10-09" (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on October 6, 2023. Retrieved August 9, 2024.

[JapanAKB48Idol_Nanka_JanakattarasingleCertRef-8] "Japanese single certifications – AKB48 – Idol Nanka Janakattara" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved August 9, 2024. Select 2023年12月 on the drop-down menu

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v t e AKB48 singles
Set List: Greatest Songs 2006–2007	"Sakura no Hanabiratachi" "Skirt, Hirari" "Aitakatta" "Seifuku ga Jama o Suru" "Keibetsu Shiteita Aijō" "Bingo!" "Boku no Taiyō" "Yūhi o Miteiru ka?" "Romance, Irane" "Sakura no Hanabiratachi 2008"
Kamikyokutachi	"Ōgoe Diamond" "10nen Sakura" "Namida Surprise!" "Iiwake Maybe" "River" "Sakura no Shiori"
Koko ni Ita Koto	"Ponytail to Shushu" "Heavy Rotation" "Beginner" "Chance no Junban"
1830m	"Sakura no Ki ni Narō" "Everyday, Katyusha" "Flying Get" "Kaze wa Fuite Iru" "Ue kara Mariko" "Give Me Five!"
Tsugi no Ashiato	"Manatsu no Sounds Good!" "Gingham Check" "Uza" "Eien Pressure" "So Long!" "Sayonara Crawl" "Koi Suru Fortune Cookie"
Koko ga Rhodes da, Koko de Tobe!	"Heart Electric" "Suzukake Nanchara" "Mae shika Mukanee" "Labrador Retriever" "Kokoro no Placard" "Kibōteki Refrain"
0 to 1 no Aida	"Green Flash" "Bokutachi wa Tatakawanai" "Halloween Night"
Thumbnail	"Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby" "Kimi wa Melody" "Tsubasa wa Iranai" "Love Trip / Shiawase o Wakenasai" "High Tension"
Bokutachi wa, Ano Hi no Yoake wo Shitteiru	"Shoot Sign" "Negaigoto no Mochigusare" "#Sukinanda" "11gatsu no Anklet"
Non-album singles	"Jabaja" "Teacher Teacher" "Sentimental Train" "No Way Man" "Jiwaru Days" "Sustainable" "Shitsuren, Arigatō" "Nemohamo Rumor" "Motokare Desu" "Hisashiburi no Lip Gloss" "Dōshitemo Kimi ga Suki da" "Idol Nanka Janakattara" "Colorcon Wink"
Other singles	"Kibō ni Tsuite" "Idol wa Ooh-Nya-Nya no Ken" "Nekkoya (Pick Me)"
Other songs	"Sugar Rush" "Hanarete Ite mo"
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