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.

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.

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

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

Track listing

 * 1) "Am I Ready?"
 * 2) "Mita koto Nai Mamono" (見たことない魔物)
 * 3) Different tracks on each edition:
 * 4) * Type-A: "Sesshoku to Kanjо̄" (接触と感情)
 * 5) * Type-B: "Honegumi-darake no Natsuyasumi" (骨組みだらけの夏休み)
 * 6) * Type-C: "Kimi wa Sakadachi Dekiru ka?" (君は逆立ちできるか？)
 * 7) * Type-D: "Ai no Hikikomori" (愛のひきこもり)
 * 8) * Regular: "Glass Mado ga Yogoreteru" (ガラス窓が汚れてる)
 * 9) Am I ready? (off vocal ver.)
 * 10) Off-vocal versions of track 3

"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