"Ban" is the second single by Japanese idol group Sakurazaka46 after their 2020 renaming. It was released on April 14, 2021. The title track features Hikaru Morita as center.^[1] The music video was premiered on YouTube on March 17, 2021.

Track listing[edit]

Regular edition
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Ban"	3:39
2.	"Guuzen no Kotae" (偶然の答え)	4:14
3.	"Sakurazaka no Uta" (櫻坂の詩)	4:43
4.	"Ban" (off vocal version)	3:39
5.	"Guuzen no Kotae" (偶然の答え; off vocal version)	4:14
6.	"Sakurazaka no Uta" (櫻坂の詩; off vocal version)	4:41

Type A CD
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Ban"	3:39
2.	"Guuzen no Kotae" (偶然の答え)	4:14
3.	"Sore ga Ai Nano ne" (それが愛なのね)	4:25
4.	"Ban" (off vocal version)	3:39
5.	"Guuzen no Kotae" (偶然の答え; off vocal version)	4:14
6.	"Sore ga Ai Nano ne" (それが愛なのね; off vocal version)	4:24

Type B CD
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Ban"	3:39
2.	"Guuzen no Kotae" (偶然の答え)	4:14
3.	"Kimi to Boku to Sentakumono" (君と僕と洗濯物)	3:44
4.	"Ban" (off vocal version)	3:39
5.	"Guuzen no Kotae" (偶然の答え; off vocal version)	4:14
6.	"Kimi to Boku to Sentakumono" (君と僕と洗濯物; off vocal version)	3:43

Type C CD
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Ban"	3:39
2.	"Guuzen no Kotae" (偶然の答え)	4:14
3.	"Microscope"	3:49
4.	"Ban" (off vocal version)	3:39
5.	"Guuzen no Kotae" (偶然の答え; off vocal version)	4:14
6.	"Microscope" (off vocal version)	3:48

Type D CD
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Ban"	3:39
2.	"Guuzen no Kotae" (偶然の答え)	4:14
3.	"Omotta Yori Mo Sabishikunai" (思ったよりも寂しくない)	4:20
4.	"Ban" (off vocal version)	3:39
5.	"Guuzen no Kotae" (偶然の答え; off vocal version)	4:14
6.	"Omotta Yori Mo Sabishikunai" (思ったよりも寂しくない; off vocal version)	4:19

Participating members[edit]

Ban[edit]

3rd Row: Rei Ozono, Rina Inoue, Rina Matsuda, Rena Moriya, Rika Watanabe, Mizuho Habu

2nd Row: Hono Tamura, Ten Yamasaki, Minami Koike, Karin Fujiyoshi, Yūka Sugai

1st Row: Yui Kobayashi, Hikaru Morita (centre), Risa Watanabe^[2]

Guuzen no Kotae[edit]

3rd row: Rika Ozeki, Yumiko Seki, Aoi Harada, Rina Uemura, Yui Takemoto

2nd Row: Hono Tamura, Ten Yamasaki, Minami Koike, Hikaru Morita, Yūka Sugai

1st Row: Yui Kobayashi, Karin Fujiyoshi (centre), Risa Watanabe

Sore ga Ai Nano ne[edit]

3rd row: Akiho Onuma, Marino Kousaka, Fuyuka Saito, Kira Masumoto, Akane Moriya, Hikari Endo

2nd Row: Hono Tamura, Hikari Morita, Minami Koike, Karin Fujiyoshi, Yūka Sugai

1st Row: Yui Kobayashi, Ten Yamasaki (centre), Risa Watanabe

Kimi to Boku to Sentakumono[edit]

3rd Row: Rei Ozono, Rina Inoue, Rina Matsuda, Rena Moriya, Rika Watanabe, Mizuho Habu

2nd Row: Hono Tamura, Ten Yamasaki, Minami Koike, Karin Fujiyoshi, Yūka Sugai

1st Row: Yui Kobayashi, Hikaru Morita (centre), Risa Watanabe

Microscope[edit]

3rd row: Rika Ozeki, Yumiko Seki, Aoi Harada, Rina Uemura, Yui Takemoto

2nd Row: Hono Tamura, Ten Yamasaki, Minami Koike, Hikaru Morita, Yūka Sugai

1st Row: Yui Kobayashi, Karin Fujiyoshi (centre), Risa Watanabe

Omotta Yori Mo Sabishikunai[edit]

3rd row: Akiho Onuma, Marino Kousaka, Fuyuka Saito, Akane Moriya, Hikari Endo

2nd Row: Hono Tamura, Hikari Morita, Minami Koike, Karin Fujiyoshi, Yūka Sugai

1st Row: Yui Kobayashi, Ten Yamasaki (centre), Risa Watanabe

==Sakurazaka no Uta[edit]

"Ban"
"Ban"
	Regular edition cover
Single by Sakurazaka46
from the album As You Know?
B-side	"Guuzen no Kotae" (all versions); "Sakurazaka no Uta" (regular); "Sore ga Ai Nano ne" (Type A); "Kimi to Boku to Sentakumono" (Type B); "Microscope" (Type C); "Omotta Yori Mo Sabishikunai" (Type D);
Released	April 14, 2021
Genre	J-pop
Length	3:39
Label	Sony Music Japan
Composer(s)	A-Note; S-Tone;
Lyricist(s)	Yasushi Akimoto
Sakurazaka46 singles chronology
Music video
	"Ban" on YouTube

1st Generation: Rina Uemura, Rika Ozeki, Minami Koike, Yui Kobayashi, Fuyuka Saito, Yūka Sugai, Mizuho Habu, Aoi Harada, Akane Moriya, Rika Watanabe, Risa Watanabe

2nd Generation: Rina Inoue, Hikari Endo, Rei Ozono, Akiho Onuma, Marino Kousaka, Yumiko Seki, Yui Takemoto, Hono Tamura, Karin Fujiyoshi, Kira Masumoto, Rina Matsuda, Hikaru Morita, Rena Moriya, Ten Yamasaki

Charts[edit]

Weekly charts[edit]

Weekly chart performance for "Ban"
Chart (2021)	Peak position
Japan (Japan Hot 100)^[3]	1
Japan (Oricon)^[4]	1

Year-end charts[edit]

Year-end chart performance for "Ban"
Chart (2021)	Position
Japan (Oricon)^[5]	16

References[edit]

^ 櫻坂２枚目シングル、センターは２作連続森田ひかる [Sakurazaka46 2nd single, featuring Hikaru Morita as center continually.]. Nikkan Sports. March 1, 2021. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
^ https://sakurazaka46.com/s/s46/page/formation?ima=0000&link=ROBO004
^ "Billboard Japan Hot 100 2021/4/26". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved November 7, 2021.
^ Oricon Weekly Single Ranking – 2021-4-26 Oricon News. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
^ オリコン年間シングルランキング 2021年度 [Oricon Annual Single Ranking 2021] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved January 5, 2022.

[1] 櫻坂２枚目シングル、センターは２作連続森田ひかる [Sakurazaka46 2nd single, featuring Hikaru Morita as center continually.]. Nikkan Sports. March 1, 2021. Retrieved November 7, 2021.

[2] ttps://sakurazaka46.com/s/s46/page/formation?ima=0000&link=ROBO004

[3] "Billboard Japan Hot 100 2021/4/26". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved November 7, 2021.

[sc_2021-4-26-4] Oricon Weekly Single Ranking – 2021-4-26 Oricon News. Retrieved November 7, 2021.

[5] オリコン年間シングルランキング 2021年度 [Oricon Annual Single Ranking 2021] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved January 5, 2022.

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