Nemohamo Rumor

"Nemohamo Rumor" (Japanese: 根も葉もRumor (ねもはもルーマー）, romanized: Nemohamo Rūmā, lit. 'Groundless Rumor') is the 58th single by Japanese idol girl group AKB48. It was released on September 29, 2021. Member Nana Okada served as both lead singer and choreographic center.[1]

"Nemohamo Rumor"
Regular Type-B cover
Single by AKB48
B-side
  • "Hanarete Ite mo"
  • "Ōsawagi Tengoku" (Type-A)
  • "Seikōtōtei" (Type-B)
  • "Kimi ga Inaku Naru 12gatsu" (Type-C)
  • "Black Jaguar" (Theater Edition)
ReleasedSeptember 29, 2021 (2021-09-29)
Recorded2020-2021
GenreJ-pop
LabelKing Records
Lyricist(s)Yasushi Akimoto
AKB48 singles chronology
"Shitsuren, Arigatō"
(2020)		 "Nemohamo Rumor"
(2021)		 "Motokare Desu"
(2022)
Music videos
"Nemohamo Rumor" (根も葉もRumor) on YouTube
"Kimi ga Inaku Naru 12gatsu" (君がいなくなる12月) on YouTube

Background and release

It was released a year and a half (560 days) after, "Shitsuren, Arigatō" and was marketed as the first single in which only AKB48 members participated since 2010's "Chance no Junban".[2] The single was released in seven physical editions, comprising both regular and limited editions of Type A, Type B, and Type C, and a theater version.[3] The single's release was first announced at the group's 15th anniversary on May 23, 2021 at Pia Arena MM.[4] The groupmembers who would participate in the A-side track were announced on July 7, 2021.[5]

This marked the last single for member Yui Yokoyama, the first single in which Hitomi Honda participated after returned from Iz*One,[6] and the first single released after Minami Minegishi's graduation. Nana Okada returned to the center position for the first time since Jabaja in 2018.[7]

"Nemohamo Rumor" was first performed on the TBS program "THE MUSIC DAY 2021" on July 17, 2021.[8][9] During Yuki Kashiwagi's hiatus for health reasons, her choreography was performed by Erina Oda.[10] The choreography is in a locking style and was choreographed by Jun Kandabashi, the dance teacher of the Mie High School dance club "Serious Flavor",[11] who also appears in the music video.

B-sides

"Hanarete Ite mo" (離れていても; Even When We're Apart) was first released in 2020 as a charity single performed by all the group's current members and some of the notable graduates, but was later credited to the senbatsu members from the single Shitsuren, Arigatō and graduates only.[12] Every active member in the group participated in either the A-side or one of the B-sides.[13]

Track list

All the lyrics were written by Yasushi Akimoto.

Type A

Type A was released in regular and limited edition version, with different covers but the same track list.

Type-A - CD
No.TitleMusicArrangementLength
1."Nemohamo Rumor" (根も葉もRumor)   
2."Hanarete Ite mo" (離れていても)Jun AibaNonaka "Masa" Yuichi 
3."Ōsawagi Tengoku" (大騒ぎ天国)   
4."Nemohamo Rumor" (off vocal version)   
5."Hanarete Ite mo" (off vocal version)Jun AibaNonaka "Masa" Yuichi 
6."Ōsawagi Tengoku" (off vocal version)   
Type-A – DVD
No.TitleDirector(s)Length
1."Nemohamo Rumor" (music video)Yoshi Tomohisa 
2."Nemohamo Rumor" (dance version)Yoshi Tomohisa 
3."Hanarete Ite mo" (music video)Dai Isomi 

Type B

Type B was released in regular and limited edition version, with different covers but the same track list.

Type-B - CD
No.TitleMusicArrangementLength
1."Nemohamo Rumor" (根も葉もRumor)   
2."Hanarete Ite mo" (離れていても)Jun AibaNonaka "Masa" Yuichi 
3."Seikōtōtei" (西高東低)   
4."Nemohamo Rumor" (off vocal version)   
5."Hanarete Ite mo" (off vocal version)Jun AibaNonaka "Masa" Yuichi 
6."Seikōtōtei" (off vocal version)   
Type-B – DVD
No.TitleDirector(s)Length
1."Nemohamo Rumor" (music video)Yoshi Tomohisa 
2."Nemohamo Rumor" (dance version)Yoshi Tomohisa 
3."Hanarete Ite mo" (music video)Dai Isomi 

Type C

Type C was released in regular and limited edition version, with different covers but the same track list.

Type-C - CD
No.TitleMusicArrangementLength
1."Nemohamo Rumor" (根も葉もRumor)   
2."Hanarete Ite mo" (離れていても)Jun AibaNonaka "Masa" Yuichi 
3."Kimi ga Inaku Naru 12gatsu" (君がいなくなる12月)Kenta Urashima, Takumi YamamotoTakumi Yamamoto 
4."Nemohamo Rumor" (off vocal version)   
5."Hanarete Ite mo" (off vocal version)Jun AibaNonaka "Masa" Yuichi 
6."Kimi ga Inaku Naru 12gatsu" (off vocal version)Kenta Urashima, Takumi YamamotoTakumi Yamamoto 
Type-C – DVD
No.TitleDirector(s)Length
1."Nemohamo Rumor" (music video)Yoshi Tomohisa 
2."Nemohamo Rumor" (dance version)Yoshi Tomohisa 
3."Kimi ga Inaku Naru 12gatsu" (music video)Yui Yokoyama 

Theater edition
Theater edition - CD
No.TitleMusicArrangementLength
1."Nemohamo Rumor" (根も葉もRumor)   
2."Hanarete Ite mo" (離れていても)Jun AibaNonaka "Masa" Yuichi 
3."Black Jaguar" (ブラックジャガー)   
4."Nemohamo Rumor" (off vocal version)   
5."Hanarete Ite mo" (off vocal version)Jun AibaNonaka "Masa" Yuichi 
6."Black Jaguar" (off vocal version)   

Participating members

"Nemohamo Rumor"

"根も葉もRumor" ("Nemohamo Rumor") performed by selected senbatsu members, consisting of:

"Hanarete Ite mo"

"Hanarete Ite mo" (離れていても; Even When We're Apart) performed by selected senbatsu and graduate members, consisting of:

"Ōsawagi Tengoku"

"Ōsawagi Tengoku" (大騒ぎ天国; Uproar Paradise), performed by selected Second Generation members, consisting of:

  • Team A: Erī Chiba, Kurumi Suzuki, Manaka Taguchi, Minami Satō, Nazuna Furukawa, Rei Nishikawa, Saki Michieda, Suzuha Yamane
  • Team K: Ayami Nagatomo, Kana Yasuda, Megumi Nagano, Orin Muto, Ran Kobayashi, Rina Okada
  • Team B: Ayu Yamabe, Haruna Saito, Hitomi Otake, Maho Omori, Satone Kubo
  • Team 4: Haruka Kurosu, Kyoka Tada, Kaori Inagaki, Ma Chia-ling, Mai Homma, Mizuki Yamauchi, Miyū Kuramoto, Nanami Asai, Sena Ishiwata, Yuzuka Yoshihashi

"Seikōtōtei"

"Seikōtōtei" (大騒ぎ天国; High Pressure in the West and Low in the East), performed by Team 8, consisting of: Mitsuho Fukutomo, Yurina Gyoten, Hiyuka Sakagawa, Sayūna Hama, Yuki Harumoto, Haruna Hashimoto, Yūna Hattori, Ayaka Hidaritomo, Hikaru Hirano, Hitomi Honda, Misaki Kawahara, Narumi Kuranō, Mashiro Mitomo, Serika Nagano, Erina Oda, Yūi Oguri, Rin Okabe, Hinako Okuhara, Hinano Okumoto, Nagisa Sakaguchi, Maria Shimizu, Miu Shitao, Yūka Suzuki, Ayane Takahashi, Sayaka Takahashi, Kaoru Takaoka, Remi Tokunaga, Sorano Uemi, Hatsuka Utada, Kyoka Yamada, Yui Yokoyama, Karen Yoshida, Nanase Yoshikawa, Momoka Ōnishi

"Kimi ga Inaku Naru Juunigatsu"

"君がいなくなる12月" ("Kimi ga Inaku Naru Juunigatsu"; "December When You Leave") performed by Yui Yokoyama

"Black Jaguar"

"ブラックジャガー" ("Black Jaguar") performed by selected First Generation performers, consisting of:

Charts

Release history
Release dates and formats for "Nemohamo Rumor"
CountryDateFormatVersionCatalog numberLabelRef.
Various September 22, 2021
All version —
  • You, Be Cool!
  • KING RECORDS
 [18]
Japan September 29, 2021 CD+DVD Type-A KIZM-90697～8 (Limited), KIZM-697～8 (Regular) [19]
Type-B KIZM-90699～700 (Limited), KIZM-699～700 (Regular)
Type-C KIZM-90701～2 (Limited), KIZM-701～2 (Regular)
CD Theater NMAX-1372

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