Sekai ni wa Ai Shika Nai

"Sekai ni wa Ai Shika Nai" (世界には愛しかない, There is only love in the world) is the second single by the Japanese girl idol group Keyakizaka46. It was released in Japan on 10 August 2016 on the label Sony Records.[1][2] The song was used as the theme song of their mystery and comedy drama Tokuyama Daigorō o Dare ga Koroshita ka? (徳山大五郎を誰が殺したか?, Who did kill Daigorō Tokuyama?) that premiered on TV Tokyo on 16 July 2016.[3][4]

"Sekai ni wa Ai Shika Nai"
Regular edition cover
Single by Keyakizaka46
A-side	"Sekai ni wa Ai Shika Nai"
B-side	"Kataru Nara Mirai o..." (Type-A,B,C) "Shibuya Kara Parco ga Kieta Hi" (Type-A) "Mata Atte Kudasai" (Type-B) "Aozora ga Chigau" (Type-C) "Bob Dylan wa Kaesanai" (Regular) "Hiragana Keyaki" (Regular)
Released	August 10, 2016 (2016-08-10) (Japan)
Genre	J-pop
Length	4:56
Label	Sony Records
Songwriter(s)	Yasushi Akimoto (lyrics) Yūsuke Shirato (music)
Producer(s)	Yasushi Akimoto
Keyakizaka46 singles chronology
"Silent Majority" (2016) "Sekai ni wa Ai Shika Nai" (2016) "Futari Saison" (2016)
Music video
"Sekai ni wa Ai Shika Nai" (Keyakizaka46 official ch.) "Sekai ni wa Ai Shika Nai" (Sony Music Taiwan) "Sekai ni wa Ai Shika Nai" (Keyakizaka46 Vevo) on YouTube
Type A cover
Type B cover
Type C cover

The center position in the choreography for the title song is held by Yurina Hirate.[5]

The single was number-one on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart, with 323,066 copies sold.[6] It was also number-one on the Billboard Japan Hot 100.[7]

Release

It was released in 4 editions, Type-A, Type-B, Type-C and a regular edition. All editions, except the regular edition, include a DVD with music videos. Type-A includes Yurina Hirate's solo song Shibuya Kara Parco ga Kieta Hi.[8]

Music video

The choreography for the title track was created by Takahiro Ueno. The music video for it was directed by Kazuma Ikeda and shot in Hokkaidō.[9]

Track listings

All lyrics written by Yasushi Akimoto.

Type-A

CD[10]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Sekai ni wa Ai Shika Nai" (世界には愛しかない)	4:56
2.	"Kataru Nara Mirai o..." (語るなら未来を…)	3:52
3.	"Shibuya Kara Parco ga Kieta Hi" (渋谷からPARCOが消えた日)	4:55
4.	"Sekai ni wa Ai Shika Nai (off vocal ver.)"	4:56
5.	"Kataru Nara Mirai o... (off vocal ver.)"	3:52
6.	"Shibuya Kara Parco ga Kieta Hi (off vocal ver.)"	4:54

DVD[10]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Sekai ni wa Ai Shika Nai Music Video"	5:06
2.	"Shibuya Kara Parco ga Kieta Hi Music Video"	5:18
3.	"Nijika Ishimori"	4:12
4.	"Rika Ozeki"	5:38
5.	"Manaka Shida"	3:48
6.	"Mizuho Habu"	3:23
7.	"Akane Moriya"	6:10
8.	"Rika Watanabe"	4:57
9.	"Risa Watanabe"	3:26

Type-B

CD[11]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Sekai ni wa Ai Shika Nai" (世界には愛しかない)	4:56
2.	"Kataru Nara Mirai o..." (語るなら未来を…)	3:52
3.	"Mata Atte Kudasai" (また会ってください)	4:33
4.	"Sekai ni wa Ai Shika Nai (off vocal ver.)"	4:56
5.	"Kataru Nara Mirai o... (off vocal ver.)"	3:52
6.	"Mata Atte Kudasai (off vocal ver.)"	4:31

DVD[11]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Sekai ni wa Ai Shika Nai Music Video"	5:06
2.	"Mata Atte Kudasai Music Video"	6:55
3.	"Yui Imaizumi"	4:10
4.	"Minami Koike"	5:03
5.	"Yui Kobayashi"	4:08
6.	"Shiori Satō"	7:11
7.	"Yūka Sugai"	3:20
8.	"Aoi Harada"	3:41
9.	"Nanami Yonetani"	5:50

Type-C

CD[12]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Sekai ni wa Ai Shika Nai" (世界には愛しかない)	4:56
2.	"Kataru Nara Mirai o..." (語るなら未来を…)	3:52
3.	"Aozora ga Chigau" (青空が違う)	4:51
4.	"Sekai ni wa Ai Shika Nai (off vocal ver.)"	4:56
5.	"Kataru Nara Mirai o... (off vocal ver.)"	3:52
6.	"Aozora ga Chigau (off vocal ver.)"	4:50

DVD[12]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Sekai ni wa Ai Shika Nai Music Video"	5:06
2.	"Kataru Nara Mirai o... Music Video"	4:06
3.	"Rina Uemura"	6:16
4.	"Nana Oda"	6:28
5.	"Fuyuka Saitō"	7:16
6.	"Miyu Suzumoto"	4:37
7.	"Nanako Nagasawa"	7:06
8.	"Yurina Hirate"	7:23
9.	"Neru Nagahama"	3:22

Regular Edition

CD[13]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Sekai ni wa Ai Shika Nai" (世界には愛しかない)	4:56
2.	"Bob Dylan wa Kaesanai" (ボブディランは返さない)	4:53
3.	"Hiragana Keyaki" (ひらがなけやき)	3:43
4.	"Sekai ni wa Ai Shika Nai (off vocal ver.)"	4:56
5.	"Bob Dylan wa Kaesanai (off vocal ver.)"	4:53
6.	"Hiragana Keyaki (off vocal ver.)"	3:41

Members

"Sekai ni wa Ai Shika Nai"

Center: Yurina Hirate[5]

• 1st row: Manaka Shida, Rika Watanabe, Yurina Hirate, Risa Watanabe, Yui Imaizumi[14]
• 2nd row: Mizuho Habu, Neru Nagahama, Yūka Sugai, Akane Moriya, Miyu Suzumoto, Yui Kobayashi[14]
• 3rd row: Nana Oda, Fuyuka Saitō, Aoi Harada, Rina Uemura, Nanako Nagasawa, Minami Koike, Rika Ozeki, Nanami Yonetani, Shiori Satō, Nijika Ishimori[14]

"Kataru Nara Mirai o..."

• Nijika Ishimori, Yui Imaizumi, Rina Uemura, Rika Ozeki, Nana Oda, Minami Koike, Yui Kobayashi, Fuyuka Saitō, Shiori Satō, Manaka Shida, Yūka Sugai, Miyu Suzumoto, Nanako Nagasawa, Mizuho Habu, Aoi Harada, Yurina Hirate, Akane Moriya, Nanami Yonetani, Rika Watanabe, Risa Watanabe, Neru Nagahama[15]

"Shibuya Kara Parco ga Kieta Hi"

• Yurina Hirate[15]

"Mata Atte Kudasai"

• Neru Nagahama[15]

"Aozora ga Chigau"

• Manaka Shida, Yūka Sugai, Akane Moriya, Rika Watanabe, Risa Watanabe[15]

"Bob Dylan wa Kaesanai"

• Yui Imaizumi, Yui Kobayashi[15]

"Hiragana Keyaki"

• Mao Iguchi, Sarina Ushio, Memi Kakizaki, Yūka Kageyama, Shiho Katō, Kyōko Saitō, Kumi Sasaki, Mirei Sasaki, Mana Takase, Ayaka Takamoto, Neru Nagahama, Mei Higashimura[15]

Chart and certifications

Weekly charts Chart (2016) Peak position Japan (Oricon Weekly Singles Chart) 1[16] Japan (Billboard Japan Hot 100) 1[7] Year-end charts Chart (2016) Peak position Japan (Oricon Yearly Singles Chart) 13[17] Billboard Japan Hot100 32

Certifications Region Certification Certified units/sales Japan (RIAJ)[18] Platinum 250,000^^ ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

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3. "Keyakizaka46's new single to be used in their starring drama". tokyohive. 6Theory Media, LLC. Retrieved 2016-08-10.
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6. "Oricon Weekly Charts for 8/8 ~ 8/14". tokyohive. 6Theory Media, LLC. Retrieved 2016-09-06.
7. "Billboard Japan Hot 100 2016/8/22". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 2016-09-06.
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9. 欅坂46、新曲MVは北海道の草原でダンス センター平手が叫ぶ! (in Japanese). oricon ME inc. Retrieved 2016-08-10.
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14. 欅坂46、平手友梨奈が2作連続センター 長濱ねるが初選抜 (in Japanese). oricon ME inc. Retrieved 2016-08-10.
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16. 世界には愛しかない(TYPE-A) 欅坂46. Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
17. オリコン年間 CDシングルランキング 2016年度 (in Japanese). oricon ME. Retrieved 2017-01-08.
18. ゴールドディスク認定 2016年8月 (in Japanese). RIAJ. Retrieved 2017-01-08.

Further reading

• Keyakizaka46 (10 August 2016a). Sekai ni wa Ai Shika Nai (Type-A ed.). Sony Music Entertainment. ASIN B01GQ8PM4I. SRCL-9147/9148.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• Keyakizaka46 (10 August 2016b). Sekai ni wa Ai Shika Nai (Type-B ed.). Sony Music Entertainment. ASIN B01GQ8PP72. SRCL-9149/9150.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• Keyakizaka46 (10 August 2016c). Sekai ni wa Ai Shika Nai (Type-C ed.). Sony Music Entertainment. ASIN B01GQ8PM66. SRCL-9151/9152.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• Keyakizaka46 (10 August 2016d). Sekai ni wa Ai Shika Nai (Regular ed.). Sony Music Entertainment. ASIN B01GQ8PM48. SRCL-9153.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

External links

• Discography on the official website of Keyakizaka46
• List of videos included on the album's accompanying DVDs on YouTube