Boku wa Inai

"Boku wa Inai" (僕はいない, I'm Not Here) is the 15th single by Japanese idol girl group NMB48. It was released on August 3, 2016.[1] It was number-one on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart with 304,315 copies sold.[2][3] It was also number-one on the Billboard Japan Hot 100.[4]

"Boku wa Inai"
Cover of Type-A edition.
Single by NMB48
A-side	"Boku wa Inai"
B-side	"Ima Naraba" "Sora Kara Ai ga Futte Kuru" (Type-A) "Saigo no Goshaku Dama" (Type-B) "Mōsō Machine 3 Gouki" (Type-C) "Shortcut no Natsu" (Type-D) "Yume no Nagori" (Theater Edition)
Released	August 3, 2016 (Japan)
Genre	J-pop
Label	laugh out loud! records
Songwriter(s)	Yasushi Akimoto (lyrics) aokado (music)
Producer(s)	Yasushi Akimoto
NMB48 singles chronology
"Amagami Hime" (2016) "Boku wa Inai" (2016) "Boku Igai no Dareka" (2016)
Music video
Boku wa Inai(Dance Short ver.)

The center position in the choreography for the title song is held by Miyuki Watanabe.[5] The music video was shot in Thailand.[6]

Track listings

Type-A

CD[7][1]

No.	Title	Performed by	Length
1.	"Boku wa Inai" (僕はいない)		3:34
2.	"Ima Naraba" (今ならば)	Saya Milky	4:01
3.	"Sora Kara Ai ga Futte Kuru" (空から愛が降って来る)	Team N	4:35
4.	"Boku wa Inai (off vocal ver.)"		3:33
5.	"Ima Naraba (off vocal ver.)"		4:01
6.	"Sora Kara Ai ga Futte Kuru (off vocal ver.)"		4:37

DVD[7]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Boku wa Inai Music Video"
2.	"Boku wa Inai Music Video Dancing Version"
3.	"Sora Kara Ai ga Futte Kuru Music Video"
4.	"Bonus Footage: NMB48 Live House Tour 2016 Zepp Namba"

Type-B

CD[8][9]

No.	Title	Performed by	Length
1.	"Boku wa Inai" (僕はいない)		3:34
2.	"Ima Naraba" (今ならば)	Saya Milky	4:01
3.	"Saigo no Goshaku Dama" (最後の五尺玉)	Team M	4:07
4.	"Boku wa Inai (off vocal ver.)"		3:33
5.	"Ima Naraba (off vocal ver.)"		4:01
6.	"Saigo no Goshaku Dama (off vocal ver.)"		4:09

DVD[8]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Boku wa Inai Music Video"
2.	"Boku wa Inai Music Video Dancing Version"
3.	"Saigo no Goshaku Dama Music Video"
4.	"Bonus Footage: NMB48 Live House Tour 2016 Zepp Namba (March 31 Day Stage)"

Type-C

CD[10][11]

No.	Title	Performed by	Length
1.	"Boku wa Inai" (僕はいない)		3:34
2.	"Ima Naraba" (今ならば)	Saya Milky	4:01
3.	"Mōsō Machine 3 Gouki" (妄想マシーン3号機)	Team BII	4:01
4.	"Boku wa Inai (off vocal ver.)"		3:33
5.	"Ima Naraba (off vocal ver.)"		4:01
6.	"Mōsō Machine 3 Gouki (off vocal ver.)"		4:03

DVD[10]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Boku wa Inai Music Video"
2.	"Boku wa Inai Music Video Dancing Version"
3.	"Mōsō Machine 3 Gouki Music Video"
4.	"Bonus Footage: NMB48 Live House Tour 2016 Zepp Namba (March 31 Night Stage)"

Type-D

CD[12][13]

No.	Title	Performed by	Length
1.	"Boku wa Inai" (僕はいない)		3:34
2.	"Ima Naraba" (今ならば)	Saya Milky	4:01
3.	"Shortcut no Natsu" (ショートカットの夏)	Ririka Sutō	3:54
4.	"Boku wa Inai (off vocal ver.)"		3:33
5.	"Ima Naraba (off vocal ver.)"		4:01
6.	"Shortcut no Natsu (off vocal ver.)"		3:56

DVD[12]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Boku wa Inai Music Video"
2.	"Boku wa Inai Music Video Dancing Version"
3.	"Ima Naraba Music Video"
4.	"Bonus Footage: NMB48 feat. Yoshimoto Shin Kigeki Vol.15"
5.	"Bonus Footage: Boku wa Inai (Making)"

Theater Edition

CD[14]

No.	Title	Performed by	Length
1.	"Boku wa Inai" (僕はいない)		3:34
2.	"Ima Naraba" (今ならば)	Saya Milky	4:01
3.	"Yume no Nagori" (夢の名残り)	Miyuki Watanabe	4:28
4.	"Boku wa Inai (off vocal ver.)"		3:33
5.	"Ima Naraba (off vocal ver.)"		4:01
6.	"Yume no Nagori (off vocal ver.)"		4:30

Charts

Chart (2016)	Peak position
Japan (Oricon Weekly Singles Chart)[1]	1
Japan (Billboard Japan Hot 100)[4]	1

References

1. 僕はいない(Type-A) NMB48 (in Japanese). oricon ME inc. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
2. 週間 CDシングルランキング 2016年08月15日付 (in Japanese). oricon ME inc. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
3. "Oricon Weekly Charts for 8/1 ~ 8/7". tokyohive. 6Theory Media, LLC. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
4. "Billboard Japan Hot 100 2016/08/15". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 2016-08-13.
5. NMB48卒業発表の渡辺美優紀、ラストシングルで5年ぶりの単独センター「かわいさのスピードが止まらない」 (in Japanese). modelpress. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
6. NMB48の白間美瑠、矢倉楓子…:NMB48「僕はいない」発売記念イベント (in Japanese). Jiji Press Ltd. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
7. NMB48 2016a.
8. NMB48 2016b.
9. 僕はいない(Type-B) NMB48 (in Japanese). oricon ME inc. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
10. NMB48 2016c.
11. 僕はいない(Type-C) NMB48 (in Japanese). oricon ME inc. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
12. NMB48 2016d.
13. 僕はいない(Type-D) NMB48 (in Japanese). oricon ME inc. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
14. NMB48 2016t.

Further reading

• NMB48 (3 August 2016a). Boku wa Inai (Type-A ed.). laugh out loud! records. ASIN B01HB5H1DU. YRCS-90128.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• NMB48 (3 August 2016b). Boku wa Inai (Type-B ed.). laugh out loud! records. ASIN B01HB5H1D0. YRCS-90129.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• NMB48 (3 August 2016c). Boku wa Inai (Type-C ed.). laugh out loud! records. ASIN B01HB5H1E4. YRCS-90130.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• NMB48 (3 August 2016d). Boku wa Inai (Type-D ed.). laugh out loud! records. ASIN B01HB5H1EY. YRCS-90131.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• NMB48 (3 August 2016t). Boku wa Inai (Theater ed.). laugh out loud! records. ASIN B01JLPZDBK. YRCS-90132.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

External links

• Discography on official website (in Japanese)