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Am I Ready?

"Am I Ready?" is the tenth single by Japanese girl group Hinatazaka46, released on July 26, 2023 by Sony Music Entertainment Japan. It features the first appearance of Hinano Kamimura as the lead performer of a title song, and is the first single released after the departure of Yūka Kageyama. The single debuted atop the weekly Oricon Singles Chart with over 448,000 sales.[1]

"Am I Ready?"
Regular edition cover
Single by Hinatazaka46
from the album Myakuutsu Kanjō
B-side
  • "Mita koto Nai Mamono"
  • "Sesshoku to Kanjо̄"
  • "Honegumi-darake no Natsuyasumi"
  • "Kimi wa Sakadachi Dekiru ka?"
  • "Ai no Hikikomori"
  • "Glass Mado ga Yogoreteru"
ReleasedJuly 26, 2023 (2023-07-26)
GenreJ-pop
LabelSony Music Entertainment Japan
LyricistYasushi Akimoto
ProducerYasushi Akimoto
Hinatazaka46 singles chronology
"One Choice"
(2023)		 "Am I Ready?"
(2023)		 "Kimi wa Honeydew"
(2024)
Music video
"Am I Ready?" on YouTube
"Mita koto Nai Mamono" on YouTube
"Glass Mado ga Yogoreteru" on YouTube

Production and release

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The music video for "Am I Ready?" was released on July 3, 2023. It depicts the "world within the mind" of a teenage girl in love, and was inspired by the imageries of summertime, as well as Kamimura's personal interests.[2][3]

Critical reception

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The "Am I Ready?" music video won the Best Cinematography award at the MTV Video Music Awards Japan 2023.[4]

Commercial performance

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"Am I Ready?" sold 522,533 copies in its release week and topped the Billboard Japan Top Singles Sales chart.[5]

Track listing

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  1. "Am I Ready?"
  2. "Mita koto Nai Mamono"[a]
  3. Different tracks on each edition:
    • Type-A: "Sesshoku to Kanjо̄"[b]
    • Type-B: "Honegumi-darake no Natsuyasumi"[c]
    • Type-C: "Kimi wa Sakadachi Dekiru ka?"[d]
    • Type-D: "Ai no Hikikomori"[e]
    • Regular: "Glass Mado ga Yogoreteru"[f]
  4. Am I ready? (off vocal ver.)
  5. Off-vocal versions of track 3

Personnel

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Obtained from official website.[6]

"Am I Ready?"

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Center: Hinano Kamimura

"Mita Koto Nai Mamono"

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All 4th Generation members

Center: Kaho Fujishima

  • 1st row: Sumire Miyachi, Kaho Fujishima, Yoko Shogenji
  • 2nd row: Rio Shimizu, Haruka Yamashita, Nanami Konishi, Rina Watanabe
  • 3rd row: Mitsuki Hiraoka, Honoka Kishi, Kirari Takeuchi, Tamaki Ishizuka, Honoka Hirao

"Glass Mado ga Yogoreteru"

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Center: Hina Kawata

  • 1st row: Hinano Kamimura, Akari Nibu, Hina Kawata, Konoka Matsuda, Miku Kanemura
  • 2nd row: Kumi Sasaki, Kyōko Saitō, Nao Kosaka, Mirei Sasaki, Shiho Katō, Mei Higashimura
  • 3rd row: Mikuni Takahashi, Mana Takase, Marie Morimoto, Sarina Ushio, Ayaka Takamoto, Haruyo Yamaguchi, Hiyori Hamagishi, Suzuka Tomita

"Sesshoku to Kanjō"

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Same as "Am I Ready?"

"Honegumi-darake no Natsuyasumi"

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All 1st Generation members

Center: Mana Takase

  • 1st row: Sarina Ushio, Mana Takase, Kumi Sasaki
  • 2nd row: Kyōko Saitō, Ayaka Takamoto, Mirei Sasaki, Mei Higashimura, Shiho Katō

"Kimi wa Sakadachi Dekiru ka?"

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All 2nd Generation members

Center: Suzuka Tomita

  • 1st row: Hiyori Hamagishi, Suzuka Tomita, Konoka Matsuda
  • 2nd row: Miku Kanemura, Akari Nibu, Nao Kosaka, Hina Kawata

"Ai no Hikikomori"

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All 3rd Generation members

Center: Mikuni Takahashi

  • 1st row: Mikuni Takahashi
  • 2nd row: Marie Morimoto, Hinano Kamimura
  • 3rd row: Haruyo Yamaguchi

Charts

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Certifications

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Certifications for "Am I Ready?"
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[14] 2× Platinum 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Notes

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  1. ↑ 見たことない魔物; lit. 'Never-before-seen Monster'
  2. ↑ 接触と感情; lit. 'Touch and Feelings'
  3. ↑ 骨組みだらけの夏休み; lit. 'Summer Holiday Full of Skeletons'
  4. ↑ 君は逆立ちできるか？; lit. 'Can You Do a Handstand?'
  5. ↑ 愛のひきこもり; lit. 'Recluse of Love'
  6. ↑ ガラス窓が汚れてる; lit. 'The Glass Windows Are Dirty'

References

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  1. ↑ オリコン週間 シングルランキング 2023年07月24日～2023年07月30日 [Oricon Weekly Album Ranking July 24, 2023 – July 30, 2023] (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on August 2, 2023. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
  2. ↑ "日向坂46「Am I ready?」ミュージックビデオにうさぎ、回鍋肉、蚊取り線香、ラムネ、アイスなど登場（動画あり）". 音楽ナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-07-25.
  3. ↑ "日向坂46、上村ひなのセンター曲「Am I ready?」MV公開 サビはウサギの耳をイメージしたダンスに". Real Sound｜リアルサウンド (in Japanese). 2023-07-03. Retrieved 2023-07-25.
  4. ↑ "MTV VMAJ 2023 WINNERS". www.vmaj.jp. Retrieved 2023-10-27.
  5. ↑ "【ビルボード】日向坂46『Am I ready?』初週52.2万枚でシングル・セールス首位 | Daily News". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-07-31.
  6. ↑ "FORMATION" (in Japanese). Hinatazaka46 Official Site. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Billboard Japan Hot 100 – Week of August 2, 2023". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved August 2, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Oricon Weekly Single Ranking – 2023-08-07". Oricon News. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Oricon Top 50 Combined Singles: 2023-08-07" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Oricon Top 50 Combined Albums: 2023-07-31" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
  11. ↑ "Oricon Top 50 Singles: 2023-07". Oricon. Archived from the original on August 9, 2023. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
  12. ↑ "Oricon Top 100 Singles: 2023". Oricon. Archived from the original on December 19, 2023. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
  13. ↑ "Billboard Japan Top Singles Sales – 2023 Year-End". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved December 8, 2023.
  14. ↑ "Japanese single certifications – 日向坂46 – Am I ready?" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved June 10, 2024. Select 2023年7月 on the drop-down menu
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