"Don't Look Back!" is the 11th single by

Japanese idol An is a type of entertainer marketed for image, attractiveness, and personality in Japanese popular culture, Japanese pop culture. Idols are primarily singers with training in other performance skills such as acting, dancing, and modeling. Idol ...

girl group A girl group is a music act featuring two or more women in music, female singers who generally vocal harmony, harmonize together. The term "girl group" is also used in a narrower sense in the United States to denote the wave of American female p ...

NMB48 NMB48 (read "N.M.B. Forty-eight") is a Japanese idol group that debuted in 2011 as the second sister group to AKB48, produced by Yasushi Akimoto. NMB48 is named after the Namba district in Osaka city of Osaka Prefecture, where the group is based ...

. It was released on March 31, 2015. This single and

SKE48 SKE48 (S.K.E. Forty-eight) is a Japanese idol group produced by Yasushi Akimoto. SKE48 is named after the Sakae, Nagoya, Sakae district in Nagoya of Aichi Prefecture, where the group is based. The group performs at SKE48 Theater on 2F of Sunshi ...

's Coquettish Jūtai Chū were released on the same day, and SKE48 placed 1st in Oricon's Daily Charts on its first day with 573,074 copies sold. NMB48 thus placed 2nd with 381,650 copies sold.

Background

This single was released in 7 versions: Type A (limited/regular), Type B (limited/regular), Type C (limited/regular) and Theater Edition. The title song was first performed on Music Station on February 13, 2015.

Track list

Type-A regular

Type-A limited

Type-B regular

Type-C limited

Type-C regular

Type-C limited

Theater Edition

Members

Don't look back!

Team N:

Yuki Kashiwagi is a Japanese singer. She was a member of the Japanese idol girl group AKB48, NMB48 and NGT48. She auditioned for AKB48 on December 3, 2006, and was a member of AKB48's Team B. She was previously the captain of Team B before she was replaced ...

Yuuka Kato and are feminine Japanese given names. Written forms Yuka and Yūka can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: *由香, "reason, fragrance" *由華, "reason, beautiful" *由佳, "reason, good" *由花, "reason, flower" *� ...

, Riho Kotani, Kei Jonishi, Aika Nishimura,

Sayaka Yamamoto is a Japanese singer-songwriter signed to Universal Sigma. She is a former member of the girl group NMB48, where she served as captain, and a former concurrent member of AKB48. She made her debut as a solo artist in October 2016 with her firs ...

Akari Yoshida is a Japanese YouTuber, ''tarento'', fashion model, and former member of the Japanese idol girl group NMB48. She is affiliated with Yoshimoto Kogyo. During her time at NMB48, she was affiliated with Showtitle. Career Yoshida passed NMB48's 1 ...

, Ririka Sutou, Yuuri Ota
Team M: Miru Shiroma, Airi Tanigawa,

Reina Fujie , is a Japanese actress and former singer. She is a former member NMB48's Team BII and former member of AKB48. She is a cousin of Berryz Kobo was a Japanese idol girl group formed by Up-Front Promotion in 2004 and associated with Hello! Pro ...

, Sae Murase, Fuuko Yagura, Nana Yamada, Rina Kushiro
Team BII:

Miori Ichikawa is a Japanese actress and former member of Japanese idol groups AKB48 and NMB48. She is known for her "Fresh Lemon" character and is the Hiroshima Lemon Ambassador since 2014. Biography Ichikawa debuted in the entertainment industry under Sta ...

, Ayaka Umeda, Kanako Kadowaki, Konomi Kusaka, Nagisa Shibuya, Shu Yabushita,

Miyuki Watanabe is a former member of multiple Japanese idol girl groups. She is a former member of NMB48's Team BII, and a former member of SKE48's Team S. She was also on AKB48 Team B. Career Watanabe passed NMB48's first-generation auditions on 20 Septem ...

Renai Petenshi

Team N: Yuuri Ota,

, Rika Kishino, Saki Kono, Narumi Koga, Riho Kotani, Kei Jonishi, Ririka Sutou, Aika Nishimura, Anna Murashige, Kanako Muro, Natsumi Yamagishi, Yuki Yamaguchi,

Natsuko Akashi is a feminine Japanese given name. Written forms Natsuko can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: *夏子, "summer, child" *懐子, "reminiscence, yearn, child" *捺子, "press, print, affix a seal, stamp, child" *奈津� ...

, Yuumi Ishida, Eriko Jo, Rurina Nishizawa, Rina Yamao

Heart Sakebu

Team M: Yuki Azuma, Akari Ishizuka, Ayaka Okita, Rena Kawakami, Momoka Kinoshita, Rina Kushiro, Rina Kondo, Miru Shiroma, Yui Takano, Sara Takei, Airi Tanigawa,

, Arisa Miura, Mao Mita, Ayaka Murakami, Sae Murase, Fuuko Yagura, Nana Yamada, Azusa Uemura, Megumi Matsumura, Reina Nakano, Ayaka Morita, Mizuki Uno

Minna, Daisuki

Team M: Nana Yamada

Romantic Snow

Team BII: Anna Ijiri,

Kanae Iso Kanae (written: , , , , , etc.) is a common name given to girls in contemporary Japan.But it can also be given to boys.Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese ice hockey player *, Japanese tennis player *, Japanese fencer *, Japanese v ...

, Mirei Ueda, Ayaka Umeda, Kanako Kadowaki, Emika Kamieda, Chihiro Kawakami, Haruna Kinoshita, Konomi Kusaka, Hazuki Kurokawa, Nagisa Shibuya,

Akane Takayanagi is a former member of the Japanese idol girl group SKE48. She joined SKE48 as a second-generation trainee in March 2009, before being promoted to Team KII. She was a member of SKE48 Team KII, and a former member of NMB48 Team BII. AKB48 genera ...

, Kokoro Naiki, Momoka Hayashi, Shu Yabushita,

, Mai Odan,

Honoka Terui is a Japanese TV personality, actress, writer and former adult video (AV) performer who retired from the AV industry in 2008. Life and career Honoka was born in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. She is a licensed practical nurse and has appeared as ...

, Chiho Matsuoka

Nietzsche Senpai

(Namba Teppoudai Sono 6)
Team N: Ririka Sutou,

, Eriko Jo, Rina Yamao
Team M: Reina Nakano
Team BII: Mirei Ueda, Chihiro Kawakami, Haruna Kinoshita

Sotsugyou Ryokou

Team N: Kishino Rika, Kotani Riho, Jonishi Kei, Yamagishi Natsumi, Yamaguchi Yuki, Yamamoto Sayaka, Yoshida Akari
Team M: Yamada Nana, Kawakami Rena, Kinoshita Momoka, Kondo Rina, Shiroma Miru, Okita Ayaka
Team BII: Kadowaki Kanako, Kinoshita Haruna, Watanabe Miyuki

References

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