Kuroi Hitsuji

"Kuroi Hitsuji" (Japanese: 黒い羊, Hepburn: Kuroi Hitsuji, literally "Black sheep") is the 8th single from Japanese idol group Keyakizaka46. It was released on February 27, 2019, through Sony Music Entertainment Japan. The title track features Yurina Hirate as center.[1]

"Kuroi Hitsuji"

Regular edition cover

Single by Keyakizaka46

from the album Eien Yori Nagai Isshun: Ano Koro, Tashika ni Sonzaishita Watashitachi

Released

February 27, 2019

Sony Music Entertainment Japan

Yasushi Akimoto

Keyakizaka46 singles chronology

"Ambivalent"
(2018)

"Kuroi Hitsuji"
(2019)

"Dare ga Sonokane o Narasunoka?"
(2020)

Music video

"Kuroi Hitsuji" (on the official website of Keyakizaka46)
"Kuroi Hitsuji"(Vevo)

Type A cover

Type B cover

Type C cover

Type D cover

The single was announced on January 14, 2019.[2] The song was first broadcast on January 21 on Tokyo FM's program "SCHOOL OF LOCK!" and the music video was first released on Keyakizaka46's website on February 1, 2019.[3][4]

Track listing

Type A

All lyrics are written by Yasushi Akimoto.

CD[5]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Kuroi Hitsuji" (黒い羊)	5:07
2.	"Kimi ni Hanashite Okitai Koto" (君に話しておきたいこと)	4:57
3.	"Nobody"	3:48
4.	"Kuroi Hitsuji" (off-vocal)	5:08
5.	"Kimi ni Hanashite Okitai Koto" (off-vocal)	4:57
6.	"Nobody" (off-vocal)	3:47

Blu-ray[5]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Kuroi Hitsuji music video"	5:37
2.	"Nobody music video"	4:02
3.	"Keyakizaka46 Bonus Video ‘KEYAKI HOUSE’ ~Part.1~"

Type B

All lyrics are written by Yasushi Akimoto.

CD[6]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Kuroi Hitsuji" (黒い羊)	5:07
2.	"Kimi ni Hanashite Okitai Koto" (君に話しておきたいこと)	4:57
3.	"Dakishimete Yaru" (抱きしめてやる)	4:06
4.	"Kuroi Hitsuji" (off-vocal)	5:08
5.	"Kimi ni Hanashite Okitai Koto" (off-vocal)	4:57
6.	"Dakishimete Yaru" (off-vocal)	4:05

Blu-ray[6]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Kuroi Hitsuji music video"	5:37
2.	"Dakishimete Yaru music video"
3.	"Keyakizaka46 Bonus Video ‘KEYAKI HOUSE’ ~Part.2~"

Type C

All lyrics are written by Yasushi Akimoto.

CD[7]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Kuroi Hitsuji" (黒い羊)	5:07
2.	"Kimi ni Hanashite Okitai Koto" (君に話しておきたいこと)	4:57
3.	"Heel no Taka-sa" (ヒールの高さ)	3:50
4.	"Kuroi Hitsuji" (off-vocal)	5:08
5.	"Kimi ni Hanashite Okitai Koto" (off-vocal)	4:57
6.	"Heel no Taka-sa" (off-vocal)	3:49

Blu-ray[7]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Kuroi Hitsuji music video"	5:37
2.	"Heel no Taka-sa music video"	4:43
3.	"Keyakizaka46 Bonus Video ‘KEYAKI HOUSE’ ~Part.3~"

Type D

All lyrics are written by Yasushi Akimoto.

CD[8]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Kuroi Hitsuji" (黒い羊)	5:08
2.	"Kimi ni Hanashite Okitai Koto" (君に話しておきたいこと)	4:57
3.	"Gomen ne Christmas" (ごめんねクリスマス)	4:37
4.	"Kuroi Hitsuji" (off-vocal)	5:08
5.	"Kimi ni Hanashite Okitai Koto" (off-vocal)	4:57
6.	"Gomen ne Christmas" (off-vocal)	4:36

Blu-ray[8]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Kuroi Hitsuji music video"	5:37
2.	"Gomen ne Christmas music video"
3.	"Hiragana Keyakizaka46 Bonus Video “Hiragana Keyaki Chanto”"
4.	"Kanji Keyakizaka46 2nd Generation Bonus Video"
5.	"Hiragana Keyakizaka46 3rd Generation Bonus Video"

Regular edition

All lyrics are written by Yasushi Akimoto.

CD[9]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Kuroi Hitsuji" (黒い羊)	5:08
2.	"Kimi ni Hanashite Okitai Koto" (君に話しておきたいこと)	4:57
3.	"Hitei Shita Mirai" (否定した未来)	4:29
4.	"Kuroi Hitsuji" (off-vocal)	5:08
5.	"Kimi ni Hanashite Okitai Koto" (off-vocal)	4:57
6.	"Hitei Shita Mirai" (off-vocal)	4:28

Participating members

"Kuroi Hitsuji"

Center: Yurina Hirate[1]

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

“Kimi ni Hanashite Okitai Koto“

Hiragana Keyakizaka46 1st Generation: Mao Iguchi, Sarina Ushio, Memi Kakizaki, Shiho Katō, Kyōko Saitō, Kumi Sasaki, Mirei Sasaki, Mana Takase, Ayaka Takamoto, Mei Higashimura
Hiragana Keyakizaka46 2nd Generation: Miku Kanemura, Hina Kawata, Nao Kosaka, Suzuka Tomita, Akari Nibu, Hiyori Hamagishi, Konoka Matsuda, Manamo Miyata, Miho Watanabe[10]

"Nobody"

Kanji Keyakizaka46: Nijika Ishimori, Rina Uemura, Rika Ozeka, Nana Oda, Minami Koike, Yui Kobayashi, Fuyuka Saitō, Shiori Satō, Yūka Sugai, Miyu Suzumoto, Nanako Nagasawa, Neru Nagahama, Mizuho Habu, Yurina Hirate, Akane Moriya, Rika Watanabe, Risa Watanabe[10]

“Dakishimete Yaru“

Hiragana Keyakizaka46 1st Generation: Mao Iguchi, Sarina Ushio, Memi Kakizaki, Shiho Katō, Kyōko Saitō, Kumi Sasaki, Mirei Sasaki, Mana Takase, Ayaka Takamoto, Mei Higashimura
Hiragana Keyakizaka46 2nd Generation: Miku Kanemura, Hina Kawata, Nao Kosaka, Suzuka Tomita, Akari Nibu, Hiyori Hamagishi, Konoka Matsuda, Manamo Miyata, Miho Watanabe[10]

“Heel no Taka-sa”

Kanji Keyakizaka46: Yūka Sugai, Akane Moriya[10]

"Gomen ne Christmas"

Kanji Keyakizaka46: Rina Uemura, Rika Ozeki, Nanako Nagasawa, Rika Watanabe[10]

“Hitei Shita Mirai”

Kanji Keyakizaka46: Neru Nagahama[10]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2019)	Peak position
Japan (Japan Hot 100)[11]	1
Japan (Oricon)[12]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (2019)	Position
Japan (Japan Hot 100)[13]	14

References

"欅坂46「黒い羊」フォーメーション発表、平手友梨奈が8作連続センターに". natalie. Archived from the original on 2 February 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
"欅坂46、2月に8thシングル発売決定". natalie. Archived from the original on 19 January 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
"欅坂46、ニューシングルは『黒い羊』。今夜『SOL!』で初オンエア". rockin'on. Archived from the original on 22 January 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
@keyakizaka46 (31 January 2019). "2月27日(水)に発売される8thシングル『黒い羊』のミュージックビデオを欅坂46オフィシャルサイトで公開しました‼️皆さま、是非ご覧ください🎬" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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"2月27日(水)リリ一ス丶 8thシングル収録内容発表!". 欅坂46公式サイト. Archived from the original on 2 February 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
"Billboard Japan Hot 100 2018/3/11". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Archived from the original on March 6, 2019. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
"週間 CDシングルランキング 2019年03月11日付" [Weekly CD Single Ranking for March 11, 2019]. Oricon Style (in Japanese). Archived from the original on March 6, 2019. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
"Japan Hot 100 – Year-End 2019" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. Retrieved May 30, 2020.

Further reading

Keyakizaka46 (27 February 2019a). Kuroi Hitsuji (Type-A ed.). Sony Music Entertainment. ASIN B07M84B3S7. SRCL-9983/4.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
Keyakizaka46 (27 February 2019b). Kuroi Hitsuji (Type-B ed.). Sony Music Entertainment. ASIN B07MMM48KM. SRCL-9985/6.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
Keyakizaka46 (27 February 2019c). Kuroi Hitsuji (Type-C ed.). Sony Music Entertainment. ASIN B07MK25L37. SRCL-9987/8.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
Keyakizaka46 (27 February 2019d). Kuroi Hitsuji (Type-C ed.). Sony Music Entertainment. ASIN B07MGG82D7. SRCL-9989/90.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
Keyakizaka46 (27 February 2019e). Kuroi Hitsuji (Regular ed.). Sony Music Entertainment. ASIN B07MTF6Y7Y. SRCL-9991.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

External links

Discography on the official website of Keyakizaka46
"Kuroi Hitsuji" on the official website of Keyakizaka46

Members

1st Generation	Yui Kobayashi Minami Koike Mizuho Habu Aoi Harada Akane Moriya Rika Ozeki Fuyuka Saitō Yūka Sugai (captain) Rina Uemura Rika Watanabe Risa Watanabe
2nd Generation	Hikari Endō Karin Fujiyoshi Rina Inoue Marino Kōsaka Kira Masumoto Rina Matsuda (co-captain) Riko Matsudaira Hikaru Morita Rena Moriya Rei Ōzono Akiho Ōnuma Yumiko Seki Yui Takemoto Hono Tamura Ten Yamasaki
Notable former members	Yui Imaizumi Yurina Hirate Neru Nagahama

Singles

Keyakizaka46 era	"Slient Majority" "Sekai ni wa Ai Shika Nai" "Futari Saison" "Fukyōwaon" "Kaze ni Fukarete mo" "Glass wo Ware!" "Ambivalent" "Kuroi Hitsuji" "Dare ga Sonokane o Narasunoka?"
Sakurazaka46 era	"Nobody's Fault"

Albums

Masshiro na Mono wa Yogoshitaku naru

TV shows

Keyakitte, Kakenai?
Tokuyama Daigorō o Dare ga Koroshitaka?
KeyaBingo!
Soko Magattara, Sakurazaka?

Video games

Keyaki no Kiseki/Hinata no Ayumi
Uni's On Air

Sakamichi Series sister groups

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