is the 5th single by Japanese

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. It was released on May 26, 2021, through

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. The title track featured

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as center, which is her first appearance in the position on a single.

Production and release

The single was released in five versions: Type-A, Type-B, Type-C, Type-D, and a regular edition. All versions except for the regular edition also includes a

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containing music videos and short videos featuring each member individually.

was chosen for the first time as the center (lead performer) position of the title track. It was also her first center role after Hinatazaka46's rebranding in 2019, as her previous one was during their time as Hiragana Keyakizaka46 for "Happy Aura", a B-side in the

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single " Ambivalent". "Koe no Ashiato" is used as the theme song to the television series ''

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'', which casts members of Hinatazaka46.

Track listing

All lyrics written by

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Type-A

Type-B

Type-C

Type-D

Regular Edition

Personnel

"Kimi Shika Katan"

Center:

* 1st row: Hina Kawata, Miku Kanemura, Shiho Katō,

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, Akari Nibu * 2nd row: Mei Higashimura, Hinano Kamimura, Ayaka Takamoto,

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Mirei Sasaki is a Japanese singer, model, actress, and reporter. She is an exclusive model for the fashion magazine ''Non-no'' and a former founding member of the Japanese idol group Hinatazaka46. Sasaki has appeared in dramas such as ''Women's Gourmet Bur ...

, Hiyori Hamagishi, Miho Watanabe * 3rd row: Suzuka Tomita, Mikuni Takahashi, Mana Takase, Haruyo Yamaguchi,

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, Yūka Kageyama, Marī Morimoto,

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, Sarina Ushio,

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"Koe no Ashiato"

Two Center: Mirei Sasaki, Akari Nibu * 1st row: Shiho Katō, Hina Kawata, Akari Nibu, Mirei Sasaki, Miku Kanemura, Nao Kosaka * 2nd row: Kyōko Saitō, Sarina Ushio, Hinano Kamimura, Miho Watanabe, Ayaka Takamoto, Konoka Matsuda, Suzuka Tomita * 3rd row: Mikuni Takahashi, Marī Morimoto, Haruyo Yamaguchi, Hiyori Hamagishi, Mei Higashimura, Kumi Sasaki, Manamo Miyata, Mana Takase, Yūka Kageyama

"Nageki no Delete"

* Shiho Katō（Solo Songs）

"Right?"

* Marī Morimoto, Haruyo Yamaguchi, Hinano Kamimura, Mikuni Takahashi（3rd Generation Songs）

"Dōsuru? Dōsuru? Dōsuru?"

Center: Mei Higashimura * 1st row: Ayaka Takamoto, Mei Higashimura, Kyōko Saitō * 2nd row: Mana Takase, Shiho Katō, Sarina Ushio, Mirei Sasaki, Kumi Sasaki, Yūka Kageyama（1st Generation Songs）

"Sekai ni wa Thank you! ga Afurete Iru"

Center: Nao Kosaka * 1st row: Miku Kanemura, Nao Kosaka, Miho Watanabe * 2nd row: Hiyori Hamagishi, Suzuka Tomita, Hina Kawata, Akari Nibu, Konoka Matsuda, Manamo Miyata（2nd Generation Songs）

"Bōdai na Yume ni Oshi Tsubusarete"

Center: Shiho Katō * 1st row: Hina Kawata, Miku Kanemura, Shiho Katō, Nao Kosaka, Akari Nibu * 2nd row: Mei Higashimura, Hinano Kamimura, Ayaka Takamoto, Kyōko Saitō, Mirei Sasaki, Hiyori Hamagishi, Miho Watanabe * 3rd row: Suzuka Tomita, Mikuni Takahashi, Mana Takase, Haruyo Yamaguchi, Konoka Matsuda, Yūka Kageyama, Marī Morimoto, Manamo Miyata, Sarina Ushio, Kumi Sasaki

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References

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