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"
Released	July 26, 2023 (2023-07-26)
Genre	J-pop
Label	Sony Music Entertainment Japan
Lyricist(s)	Yasushi Akimoto
Producer(s)	Yasushi 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

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

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

Commercial performance

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

Track listing

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

"Am I Ready?"

All Hinatazaka46 1st generation members: Sarina Ushio, Shiho Katō, Kyōko Saitō, Kumi Sasaki, Mirei Sasaki, Mana Takase, Ayaka Takamoto, Mei Higashimura

All Hinatazaka46 2nd generation members: Miku Kanemura, Hina Kawata, Nao Kosaka, Suzuka Tomita, Akari Nibu, Hiyori Hamagishi, Konoka Matsuda

All Hinatazaka46 3rd generation members: Hinano Kamimura (lead), Mikuni Takahashi, Marie Morimoto, Haruyo Yamaguchi

"Mita koto Nai Mamono"

All Hinatazaka46 4th generation members: Tamaki Ishizuka, Honoka Kishi, Nanami Konishi, Rio Shimizu, Yо̄ko Shо̄genji, Kirari Takeuchi, Honoka Hirao, Mitsuki Hiraoka, Kaho Fujishima (lead), Sumire Miyachi, Haruka Yamashita, Rina Watanabe

"Sesshoku to Kanjо̄"

All Hinatazaka46 1st to 3rd generation members, Hinano Kamimura as lead

"Glass Mado ga Yogoreteru"

All Hinatazaka46 1st to 3rd generation members, Hina Kawata as lead

"Honegumi-darake no Natsuyasumi"

All Hinatazaka46 1st generation members, Mana Takase as lead

"Kimi wa Sakadachi Dekiru ka?"

All Hinatazaka46 2nd generation members, Suzuka Tomita as lead

"Ai no Hikikomori"

All Hinatazaka46 3rd generation members, Mikuni Takahashi as lead

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for "Am I Ready?" Chart (2023) Peak position Japan (Japan Hot 100)[6] 4 Japan (Oricon)[7] 1 Japan Combined Singles (Oricon)[8] 1 Japanese Combined Albums (Oricon)[9] 27

Monthly charts Monthly chart performance for "Am I Ready?" Chart (2023) Position Japan (Oricon)[10] 2 Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for "Am I Ready?" Chart (2023) Position Japan (Oricon)[11] 14 Japan Top Singles Sales (Billboard Japan)[12] 14

Certifications

Certifications for "Am I Ready?"

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[13]	2× Platinum	500,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Notes

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

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. "Billboard Japan Hot 100 – Week of August 2, 2023". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved August 2, 2023.
7. Oricon Weekly Single Ranking – 2023-08-07 Oricon News. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
8. "Oricon Top 50 Combined Singles: 2023-08-07" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
9. "Oricon Top 50 Combined Albums: 2023-07-31" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
10. "Oricon Top 50 Singles: 2023-07". Oricon. Archived from the original on August 9, 2023. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
11. "Oricon Top 100 Singles: 2023". Oricon. Archived from the original on December 19, 2023. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
12. "Billboard Japan Top Singles Sales – 2023 Year-End". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved December 8, 2023.
13. "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

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)