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== Production and release ==
== Production and release ==
On February 23, 2024, Hinatazaka46 announced that it would release its eleventh single on April 10. The title song formation was announced on the February 26 broadcast of the group's variety show, [[Hinatazaka de Aimashō|''Hinatazaka de Aimashō'']], with fourth generation member Yōko Shōgenji appointed center (lead performer) for the first time.<ref>{{Cite web |title=日向坂46、11thシングル表題曲のセンターは四期生・正源司陽子 {{!}} Daily News |url=https://www.billboard-japan.com/d_news/detail/135000/2 |access-date=2024-03-22 |website=Billboard JAPAN |language=ja}}</ref> The title, "Kimi wa Honeydew", was announced on March 20.<ref>{{Cite web |title=日向坂46、11thシングルのタイトルが「君はハニーデュー」に決定＆ジャケ写公開 {{!}} Daily News |url=https://www.billboard-japan.com/d_news/detail/135835/2 |access-date=2024-03-22 |website=Billboard JAPAN |language=ja}}</ref>
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"Kimi wa Honeydew" is the first Hinatazaka46 single to implement a {{Nihongo3|{{literal|selection}}|選抜|senbatsu}} system, in which only selected members from the group's four generations of [[Hinatazaka46#Members|members]] at the time would perform the title song. In contrast, from the first to tenth singles, all active first to third generation members had performed the title songs, while the fourth generation members, who first participated on the [[Tsuki to Hoshi ga Odoru Midnight|eighth single]], had only performed their own B-sides. Fourth generation member Yōko Shōgenji thus became both the first title song center (lead performer) from her generation and under this new system. Apart from Shōgenji, all members on the front row of the song's choreography ([[Mirei Sasaki]], [[Nao Kosaka|Nao Kosaka,]] [[Miku Kanemura]], and [[Shiho Katō]]) had also been appointed centers for previous title songs.

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"Kimi wa Honeydew" is the first Hinatazaka46 single to implement a {{Nihongo3|{{literal|selection}}|選抜|senbatsu}} system, in which only selected members from the group's four generations of [[Hinatazaka46#Members|members]] at the time would perform the title song. This is in contrast to the [[Hinatazaka46#Singles|first to tenth singles]], for which all active first to third generation members had performed the title songs, while the fourth generation members, who first participated on the [[Tsuki to Hoshi ga Odoru Midnight|eighth single]], had only performed their own B-sides. Shōgenji thus became both the first title song center from her generation and under this new system. Apart from Shōgenji, all members on the front row of the song's choreography ([[Mirei Sasaki]], [[Nao Kosaka|Nao Kosaka,]] [[Miku Kanemura]], and [[Shiho Katō]]) had also been appointed centers for previous title songs.


The single is the first to be released after the departures of Sarina Ushio and Honoka Kishi in December 2023. [[Kyōko Saitō]] also did not participate, as she was scheduled to leave the group before its release.
The single is the first to be released after the departures of Sarina Ushio and Honoka Kishi in December 2023. [[Kyōko Saitō]] also did not participate, as she was scheduled to leave the group before its release.


"Kimi wa Honeydew" was originally scheduled for release on April 10, 2024, but was postponed to May 8, 2024 (the eighth anniversary of Hinatazaka46's founding generation), due to unspecified production issues. The title song was released on streaming services on March 21.
The release date of "Kimi wa Honeydew" was postponed to May 8, 2024 (the eighth anniversary of Hinatazaka46's founding generation), due to unspecified production issues. The title song was released on streaming services on March 21.


== Critical reception ==
== Critical reception ==

Revision as of 03:53, 22 March 2024

"Kimi wa Honeydew"
Single by Hinatazaka46
English title"You Are Honeydew"
B-side
  • "..."
ReleasedMay 11, 2024 (2024-05-11)
GenreJ-pop
LabelSony Music Entertainment Japan
Lyricist(s)Yasushi Akimoto
Producer(s)Yasushi Akimoto
Hinatazaka46 singles chronology
"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

"Kimi wa Honeydew" (Japanese: 君はハニーデュー, Hepburn: Kimi wa Hanīdyū, lit. 'You Are Honeydew') is the eleventh single by Japanese girl group Hinatazaka46, released on May 8, 2024, by Sony Music Entertainment Japan. It features the first appearance of Yōko Shōgenji as the lead performer of a title song. The title song is the first by the group to utilize a senbatsu (選抜, lit. 'selection') system for its lineup and to feature selected fourth generation members of the group. The single debuted atop the weekly Oricon Singles Chart with over 448,000 sales.

Production and release

On February 23, 2024, Hinatazaka46 announced that it would release its eleventh single on April 10. The title song formation was announced on the February 26 broadcast of the group's variety show, Hinatazaka de Aimashō, with fourth generation member Yōko Shōgenji appointed center (lead performer) for the first time.[1] The title, "Kimi wa Honeydew", was announced on March 20.[2]

"Kimi wa Honeydew" is the first Hinatazaka46 single to implement a senbatsu (選抜, lit. 'selection') system, in which only selected members from the group's four generations of members at the time would perform the title song. This is in contrast to the first to tenth singles, for which all active first to third generation members had performed the title songs, while the fourth generation members, who first participated on the eighth single, had only performed their own B-sides. Shōgenji thus became both the first title song center from her generation and under this new system. Apart from Shōgenji, all members on the front row of the song's choreography (Mirei Sasaki, Nao Kosaka, Miku Kanemura, and Shiho Katō) had also been appointed centers for previous title songs.

The single is the first to be released after the departures of Sarina Ushio and Honoka Kishi in December 2023. Kyōko Saitō also did not participate, as she was scheduled to leave the group before its release.

The release date of "Kimi wa Honeydew" was postponed to May 8, 2024 (the eighth anniversary of Hinatazaka46's founding generation), due to unspecified production issues. The title song was released on streaming services on March 21.

Critical reception

Commercial performance

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

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. ^ "日向坂46、11thシングル表題曲のセンターは四期生・正源司陽子 | Daily News". Billboard JAPAN (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-03-22.
  2. ^ "日向坂46、11thシングルのタイトルが「君はハニーデュー」に決定＆ジャケ写公開 | Daily News". Billboard JAPAN (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-03-22.
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