Hanarete Ite mo

"Hanarete Ite mo" (Japanese: 離れていても, lit. even if we are far apart) is a song by the Japanese idol girl group, AKB48. It was digitally release in Japan on July, 1 2020. The song is sung by 105 AKB48 active members excluded one member from SKE48, six former AKB48 members, one former member from HKT48 and NMB48.[1]

"Hanarete Ite mo"
Song by AKB48
Language	Japanese
English title	Even When Apart
Released	July 1, 2020 (2020-07-01)
Genre	J-pop
Length	5:23
Label	You, Be Cool!/ King Records
Composer(s)	Nonaka "Masa" Yuichi Aiba Jun
Lyricist(s)	Yasushi Akimoto
Producer(s)	Yasushi Akimoto
Music video
"『離れていても』 (Hanarete Ite mo)" on YouTube

Release & promotion

The song is performed for the first time at TBS's CDTV Live! Live! on June 22, 2020 with different cut from the music video.[2] This song was released to support people during Covid-19 pandemic, thus the profit from each download prior to December 31 will be donated to medical staff and to support activities to prevent the spread of new coronavirus infection.[3] This is also second song from Yasushi Akimoto that he wrote to support pandemic after Nogizaka46 "Sekaijuu no Rinjin yo". The music video is released on June 22 and directed by Isomi Dai showing each member singing the song at their home with lyrics showing in the screen and showing some members doing their activities, some of them can be shown wearing mask and doing social distance practice when going outside.[4] The official translated lyric is available at the video description that uploaded on YouTube.[5]

Personnel

"Hanarete Ite mo (離れていても)" was performed by all active members from AKB48 (excluded Hitomi Honda from Team B/Team 8 due participation as active member of Iz*One).[6] The full line-up are listed below:

• AKB48: Anna Iriyama, Rena Kato, Miho Miyazaki, Mion Mukaichi, Yui Yokoyama, Haruka Komiyama, Minami Minegishi, Tomu Muto, Yuki Kashiwagi, Nana Okada, Saya Kawamoto, Ma Chia-ling, Shizuka Ōya, Minami Sato, Ayana Shinozaki, Kurumi Suzuki, Manaka Taguchi, Eri Chiba, Rei Nishikawa, Ayaka Maeda, Saki Michieda, Suzuha Yamane, Natsuna Furukawa, Honda Sora. Manami Ichikawa, Rina Okada, Ran Kobayashi, Hinana Shimoguchi, Ayami Nagatomo, Orin Muto, Shinobu Mogi, Kana Yasuda, Ami Yumoto, Yuzuki Suenaga, Megumi Nagano, Saho Iwatate, Hitomi Otake, Maho Omori, Saki Kitazawa, Satone Kubo, Haruna Saito, Yukari Sasaki, Kayoko Takita, Megu Taniguchi, Chiyori Nakanishi, Fukuoka Seina, Ayu Yamabe, Nanami Asai, Kaori Inagaki, Miyu Omori, Haruka Kurosu, Kiara Sato, Kyoka Tada, Makiho Tatsuya, Yuiri Murayama, Mizuki Yamauchi, Mai Homma, Sena Ishiwata, Miyu Kuramoto, Yuzuka Yoshihashi, Nagisa Sakaguchi, Yui Yokohama, Riru Nunoya, Miyu Inoue, Mashiro Mitomo, Akari Sato, Momoka Hasegawa, Rin Okabe, Maria Shimizu, Ayane Takahashi, Nanase Yoshikawa, Yui Oguri, Erina Oda, Karin Shiobara, Ayaka Hidaritomo, Hatsuka Utada, Yuka Suzuki, Yuna Hattori, Miku Matsumura, Haruna Hashimoto, Hikaru Hirano, Hiyuka Sakagawa, Sayaka Takahashi, Serika Nagano, Mitsuho Fukutome, Ruka Yamamoto, Momoka Onishi, Sayuna Hama, Remi Tokunaga, Hinako Okuhara, Yukina Kamachi, Hinano Okumoto, Miu Shitao, Yuki Harumoto, Yurina Gyoten, Kaoru Takaoka, Airi Rissen, Karen Yoshida, Misaki Kawahara, Mizuki Onoue, Narumi Kuranoo, Kyoka Yamada, Sorano Uemi, Rei Fujizono, Rira Miyazato.
• SKE48: Jurina Matsui.
• Former members: Atsuko Maeda, Tomomi Itano, Mariko Shinoda, Minami Takahashi, Haruna Kojima, Yuko Oshima, Rino Sashihara (HKT48), Sayaka Yamamoto (NMB48).

References

1. "ＡＫＢがメッセージ曲制作　大島優子らＯＧ８人参加". Nikkan sports (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-06-22.
2. "AKB48「離れていても」MVに前田敦子、大島優子、板野友美ら卒業生参加". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-06-22.
3. "AKB48、withコロナ新曲にOG8人参加　前田敦子「心に届きますように」". Live door (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-06-22.
4. "AKB48新たなメッセージソング『離れていても』Music Videoが本日より公開！", AKB48 Team 8 official website (in Japanese), retrieved 2020-06-22
5. 【MV full】『離れていても』 / AKB48 message song【公式】, retrieved 2020-06-22
6. "AKB48新たなメッセージソング「離れていても」Music Videoを本日公開！", AKB48 official website (in Japanese), retrieved 2020-06-22