Hinatazaka (album)

Hinatazaka
Regular edition cover
Regular edition cover
Studio album by
Hinatazaka46
ReleasedSeptember 23, 2020 (2020-09-23)
GenreJ-pop
Length
  • 137:53 (Type-A)
  • 146:07 (Type-B)
  • 66:22 (regular)
  • 120:13 (complete)
LabelSony Music
ProducerYasushi Akimoto
Hinatazaka46 chronology
Hashiridasu Shunkan
(2018) 		Hinatazaka
(2020) 		Myakuutsu Kanjō
(2023)
Singles from Hinatazaka
  1. "Kyun"
    Released: March 27, 2019
  2. "Do Re Mi Sol La Si Do"
    Released: July 17, 2019
  3. "Konna ni Suki ni Natchatte Ii no?"
    Released: October 2, 2019
  4. "Sonna Koto Nai yo"
    Released: February 19, 2020
Music video
"Azato Kawaii" on YouTube

Hinatazaka (Japanese: ひなたざか) is the first studio album by Japanese idol group Hinatazaka46. It was released on September 23, 2020. This album is the second released in the group's history after Hashiridasu Shunkan, which was released under the name Hiragana Keyakizaka46.

History and release

During a live streamed concert on July 31, 2020, Hinatazaka46 announced that they will be releasing a new album. The album's name, Hinatazaka, was announced on August 18; the name is the group's name written in hiragana.[1][2]

The album was released in three versions: Type-A, Type-B, and Regular. The first two are bundled with a Blu-ray disk containing the music video of promotional track, "Azato Kawaii" (アザトカワイイ), and footage from Hinatazaka46's concerts.[3]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Yasushi Akimoto, except "Overture".

Type-A[4]

CD[5]
No.TitleMusicArrangementLength
1."Overture"TomoLow 1:39
2."Azato Kawaii" (アザトカワイイ)
  • Kenta Urashima
  • NIYA
  • TETTA
TETTA3:56
3."Seishun no Uma" (青春の馬)Keiichi KondoKondo5:04
4."Do Re Mi Sol La Si Do" (ドレミソラシド)Yoichiro NomuraNomura5:03
5."Kono Natsu o Jam ni Shiyō" (この夏をジャムにしよう)PakoramaPakorama4:22
6."Kitsune" (キツネ)Yuichi HaradaHarada3:38
7."Sonna Koto Nai yo" (ソンナコトナイヨ)Hideki YanagisawaYanagisawa4:44
8."Konna ni Suki ni Natchatte Ii no?" (こんなに好きになっちゃっていいの?)
  • Junya Maesako
  • 7th Avenue
7th Avenue5:17
9."Kyun" (キュン)NomuraNomura4:58
10."Honto no Jikan" (ホントの時間)NomuraNomura5:01
11."My God"DoubleglassDoubleglass4:08
12."Dash&Rush"Dai OdagiriHiroshi Sasaki4:11
13."Dare yori mo Takaku Tobe! 2020" (誰よりも高く跳べ! 2020)
  • Kamikaoru
  • Doubleglass
Yūichi "Masa" Nonaka4:41
14."Hinatazaka" (日向坂)Yutaka ShinyaShinya4:00
15."Joyful Love"
  • Maesako
  • Dr.Lilcom
Dr.Lilcom4:33
Total length:65:15
Blu-ray[5]
No.TitleLength
1."Azato Kawaii" (music video)4:51
2."Hinatazaka46 Debut Countdown Live!! in Yokohama Arena: Hiragana Keyakizaka46 Last Live" (日向坂46デビューカウントダウンライブ!! in 横浜アリーナ〜けやき坂46 LAST LIVE〜)67:47
Total length:72:38

Type-B[6]

CD[5]
No.TitleMusicArrangementLength
1."Overture"TomoLow 1:39
2."Do Re Mi Sol La Si Do"NomuraNomura5:03
3."Nazē" (ナゼー)Masahiro KoyamaKoyama4:12
4."No War in the Future 2020"Tadashi TsukidaTsukida4:32
5."Tada Gamushara ni" (ただがむしゃらに)Yasuyuki KojōKojō3:53
6."Azato Kawaii"
  • Urashima
  • NIYA
  • TETTA
TETTA3:56
7."Cage"Tsuru YuichirōYuichirō4:36
8."Dōshite Ame da to Ittan Darō?" (どうして雨だと言ったんだろう?)Katsuhiko Sugiyama
  • Sugiyama
  • Tsuyoshi Ishihara
  • Tatsurō Ariki
5:13
9."Kawa wa Nagareru" (川は流れる)Ryōta NakanoNakano4:40
10."Konna ni Suki ni Natchatte Ii no?"
  • Maesako
  • 7th Avenue
7th Avenue5:17
11."Kyun"NomuraNomura4:58
12."Sonna Koto Nai yo"YanagisawaYanagisawa4:44
13."Kitsune"HaradaHarada3:38
14."Seishun no Uma"KondoKondo5:04
15."Joyful Love"
  • Maesako
  • Dr.Lilcom
Dr.Lilcom4:33
Total length:65:58
Blu-ray[5]
No.TitleLength
1."Azato Kawaii" (music video)4:51
2."Hinatazaka46 Debut Countdown Live!! in Yokohama Arena: Hinatazaka446 First Live" (日向坂46デビューカウントダウンライブ!! in 横浜アリーナ〜日向坂46 FIRST LIVE〜)75:18
Total length:80:09

Regular edition[7]

CD[5]
No.TitleMusicArrangementLength
1."Overture"TomoLow 1:39
2."Kyun"NomuraNomura4:58
3."Do Re Mi Sol La Si Do"NomuraNomura5:03
4."Konna ni Suki ni Natchatte Ii no?"
  • Maesako
  • 7th Avenue
7th Avenue5:17
5."Sonna Koto Nai yo"YanagisawaYanagisawa4:44
6."Joyful Love"
  • Maesako
  • Dr.Lilcom
Dr.Lilcom4:33
7."Tokimeki Sō" (ときめき草)Ryōma MikoshibaMikoshiba4:15
8."Footsteps"Yoji NoiNoi4:54
9."Kitsune"HaradaHarada3:38
10."Masaka Gūzen…" (まさか 偶然…)FuruppeFuruppe5:02
11."Seishun no Uma"KondoKondo5:04
12."Azato Kawaii"
  • Urashima
  • NIYA
  • TETTA
TETTA3:56
13."My Fans"Hiroki MuramasaMuramasa3:57
14."See Through"SasakiSasaki4:21
15."Yakusoku no Tamago 2020" (約束の卵 2020)AokadoAokado5:03
Total length:66:22

Complete edition

Credits adapted from Apple Music.[8]

Digital download, streaming
No.TitleMusicArrangementLength
1."Overture"TomoLow 1:41
2."Kyun"NomuraNomura5:00
3."Do Re Mi Sol La Si Do"NomuraNomura5:05
4."Konna ni Suki ni Natchatte Ii no?"
  • Maesako
  • 7th Avenue
7th Avenue5:19
5."Sonna Koto Nai yo"YanagisawaYanagisawa4:45
6."Joyful Love"
  • Maesako
  • Dr.Lilcom
Dr.Lilcom4:35
7."Kitsune"HaradaHarada3:40
8."Seishun no Uma"KondoKondo5:06
9."Azato Kawaii"
  • Urashima
  • NIYA
  • TETTA
TETTA3:58
10."Kono Natsu o Jam ni Shiyō"PakoramaPakorama4:22
11."Honto no Jikan"NomuraNomura5:01
12."My God"DoubleglassDoubleglass4:08
13."Dash&Rush"OdagiriSasaki4:11
14."Dare yori mo Takaku Tobe! 2020"
  • Kamikaoru
  • Doubleglass
Masa4:41
15."Hinatazaka"ShinyaShinya4:00
16."Nazē"KoyamaKoyama4:12
17."No War in the Future 2020"TsukidaTsukida4:32
18."Tada Gamushara ni"KojōKojō3:53
19."Cage"YuichirōYuichirō4:36
20."Dōshite Ame da to Ittan Darō?"Sugiyama
  • Sugiyama
  • Ishihara
  • Ariki
5:13
21."Kawa wa Nagareru"NakanoNakano4:40
22."Tokimeki Sō"MikoshibaMikoshiba4:15
23."Footsteps"NoiNoi4:54
24."Masaka Gūzen…"FuruppeFuruppe5:02
25."My Fans"MuramasaMuramasa3:57
26."See Through"SasakiSasaki4:21
27."Yakusoku no Tamago 2020"AokadoAokado5:03
Total length:120:13

Participating members

"Azato Kawaii"

Center: Mirei Sasaki[9]

"Kono Natsu o Jam ni Shiyō"

  • Hinano Kamimura, Mikuni Takahashi, Marī Morimoto, Haruyo Yamaguchi（3rd Generation Songs）[5]

"Dare yori mo Takaku Tobe! 2020"

  • Sarina Ushio, Yūka Kageyama, Shiho Katō, Kyōko Saitō, Kumi Sasaki, Mirei Sasaki, Mana Takase, Ayaka Takamoto, Mei Higashimura, Miku Kanemura, Hina Kawata, Nao Kosaka, Suzuka Tomita, Akari Nibu, Hiyori Hamagishi, Konoka Matsuda, Manamo Miyata, Miho Watanabe, Hinano Kamimura, Mikuni Takahashi, Marī Morimoto, Haruyo Yamaguchi[5]

"Hinatazaka"

  • Mao Iguchi, Sarina Ushio, Memi Kakizaki, Shiho Katō, Kyōko Saitō, Kumi Sasaki, Mirei Sasaki, Mana Takase, Ayaka Takamoto, Mei Higashimura, Miku Kanemura, Hina Kawata, Nao Kosaka, Suzuka Tomita, Akari Nibu, Hiyori Hamagishi, Konoka Matsuda, Manamo Miyata, Miho Watanabe, Hinano Kamimura[5]

"NO WAR in the future 2020"

  • Sarina Ushio, Yūka Kageyama, Shiho Katō, Kyōko Saitō, Kumi Sasaki, Mirei Sasaki, Mana Takase, Ayaka Takamoto, Mei Higashimura, Miku Kanemura, Hina Kawata, Nao Kosaka, Suzuka Tomita, Akari Nibu, Hiyori Hamagishi, Konoka Matsuda, Manamo Miyata, Miho Watanabe, Hinano Kamimura, Mikuni Takahashi, Marī Morimoto, Haruyo Yamaguchi[5]

"Tada Gamushara ni"

  • Sarina Ushio, Yūka Kageyama, Shiho Katō, Kyōko Saitō, Kumi Sasaki, Mirei Sasaki, Mana Takase, Ayaka Takamoto, Mei Higashimura, Miku Kanemura, Hina Kawata, Nao Kosaka, Suzuka Tomita, Akari Nibu, Hiyori Hamagishi, Konoka Matsuda, Manamo Miyata, Miho Watanabe, Hinano Kamimura, Mikuni Takahashi, Marī Morimoto, Haruyo Yamaguchi[5]

"Dōshite Ame da to Ittan Darō?"

  • Shiho Katō, Kyōko Saitō, Mirei Sasaki[5]

"My Fans"

  • Sarina Ushio, Yūka Kageyama, Shiho Katō, Kyōko Saitō, Kumi Sasaki, Mirei Sasaki, Mana Takase, Ayaka Takamoto, Mei Higashimura, Miku Kanemura, Hina Kawata, Nao Kosaka, Suzuka Tomita, Akari Nibu, Hiyori Hamagishi, Konoka Matsuda, Manamo Miyata, Miho Watanabe, Hinano Kamimura, Mikuni Takahashi, Marī Morimoto, Haruyo Yamaguchi[5]

"See Through"

  • Miku Kanemura, Nao Kosaka[5]

"Yakusoku no Tamago 2020"

  • Sarina Ushio, Yūka Kageyama, Shiho Katō, Kyōko Saitō, Kumi Sasaki, Mirei Sasaki, Mana Takase, Ayaka Takamoto, Mei Higashimura, Miku Kanemura, Hina Kawata, Nao Kosaka, Suzuka Tomita, Akari Nibu, Hiyori Hamagishi, Konoka Matsuda, Manamo Miyata, Miho Watanabe, Hinano Kamimura, Mikuni Takahashi, Marī Morimoto, Haruyo Yamaguchi[5]

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for Hinatazaka
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[16] Platinum 250,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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