Watashi Kono Mama de Ii no Kana

Watashi Kono Mama de li no Kana (私このままでいいのかな; Am I Okay Like This?) is the eighteen major Japanese release and ninth Japanese studio album by South Korean singer BoA. It was released by Avex Trax on February 14, 2018, in three versions. Commercially, the album peaked at number 13 on the Oricon Album Chart and at number 11 on the Billboard Japan Hot Albums chart.

Watashi Kono Mama de li no Kana
Digital and CD+DVD 2 version cover
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 14, 2018 (2018-02-14)
Recorded2017–2018
Genre
Length45:02
LabelAvex Trax
BoA chronology
Kiss My Lips
(2015)
Watashi Kono Mama de li no Kana
(2018)
One Shot, Two Shot
(2018)
Singles from Watashi Kono Mama de li no Kana
  1. "Fly"
    Released: December 3, 2014
  2. "Lookbook"
    Released: December 16, 2015
  3. "Jazzclub"
    Released: December 25, 2017
  4. "Watashi Kono Mama de li no Kana"
    Released: February 14, 2018

Release

edit

The album was released on February 14, 2018, in three versions: CD, two CD+DVD, and as a digital download.[1][2][3][4] Watashi Kono Mama de li no Kana (私このままでいいのかな) is BoA's first studio album with a title in Japanese, which translates to "Am I okay like this" in English.

Singles

edit

The release of Watashi Kono Mama de li no Kana was preceded by several digital singles, including with "Fly" in December 2014, "Lookbook" one year later, "Make Me Complete" in January 2016 and "Jazzclub" in December 2017.

"Jazzclub" was first heard at the "BoA The Live in Billboard Live" concert held in Osaka in May 2017. The song's music video—filmed in New York City—was uploaded to SMTown's YouTube channel on December 24, 2017, and was subsequently released for digital download via Japanese music sites on January 24, 2018. The track "Watashi Kono Mama de li no Kana" was released simultaneously with the release of the album on February 14.

Commercial performance

edit

The album debuted and peaked at number 13 on the Oricon Albums Chart for the week of February 18, 2018.[5] In its second week, the album fell to number 50.[6] It also debuted and peaked at number 11 on Billboard Japan's Hot Albums for the week of February 26, 2018, placing at number 10 on Top Albums with 6,574 copies sold, and at number 20 on Top Download Albums.[7][8] In its second week, the album fell to number 48 with 1,124 additional copies sold.[9][10]

Track listing

edit
Watashi Kono Mama de Ii no Kana track listing[11]
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Where Am I Now"Sara Sakurai
  • Tim Hawes
  • Obi Mhondera
  • Dawn Elektra
3:33
2."Arigatou Sayonara" (ありがとうサヨナラ)Sara Sakurai
  • Ricky Hanley
  • Rob Derbyshire
  • Dawn Elektra
3:22
3."Crow"Sara Sakurai
  • Christian Fast
  • Maria Marcus
  • Marcus Lindberg
3:43
4."Jazzclub"Sara Sakurai
  • Albi Albertsson
  • Henk Jan Kooistra
  • Jochem Fluitsma
  • Rik Anema
  • Erik Van Tijn
2:50
5."FLY"BoABoA4:27
6."Right Here, Right Everywhere"Tanaka Hidenori
  • DWB
  • Rike Boomgaarden
3:47
7."Manhattan Tango"Sara Sakurai
3:29
8."Make Me Complete"Jeff Miyahara
  • Caroline Gustavsson
  • Takarot
4:38
9."Lookbook"Kanata Okajima
  • Andreas Oberg
  • Johan Becker
  • Tahiti Lenoni
  • Maria Marcus
3:21
10."Mannish Chocolat"Sara Sakurai
  • Andreas Oberg
  • Skylar Mones
  • Michele Angel Wylen
3:18
11."Kiss My Lips"BoA
  • BoA
  • Jonathan Yip
  • Jeremy Reeves
  • Ray Romulus
  • Ray McCullough
3:46
12."Watashi Kono Mama de li no Kana" (私このままでいいのかな)Ishiwatari Jyunji
  • Andreas Stone Johansson
  • Steven Lee
  • Soma Genda
  • Allison Kaplan
4:48
Total length:45:02
DVD Ver. 1
No.TitleLength
1."Jazzclub" (Music Clip) 
2."FLY" (Music Clip) 
3."Lookbook" (Music Clip) 
4."Kiss My Lips" (Music Clip) 
5."Documentary of "Jazzclub"" 
DVD Ver. 2 - BoA THE LIVE in Billboard Live Section
No.TitleLength
1."Jazzclub" 
2."Kono Yo no Shirushi / DO THE MOTION / Make a Secret" (Medley) 
3."Jewel Song" 

Charts

edit

Release history

edit
Release dates and formats
Region Date Format(s) Edition Label Ref.
Various February 14, 2018 Regular Edition Avex Trax [11]
Japan CD [1]
CD + DVD Limited Edition [2]

References

edit
  1. ^ a b 私このままでいいのかな | BoA. Oricon News (in Japanese). Retrieved October 24, 2018.
  2. ^ a b 私このままでいいのかな(DVD付) | BoA. Oricon News (in Japanese). Retrieved October 24, 2018.
  3. ^ 私このままでいいのかな(DVD付) | BoA. Oricon News (in Japanese). Retrieved October 24, 2018.
  4. ^ BoAの「私このままでいいのかな」 (in Japanese), February 14, 2018, retrieved October 24, 2018
  5. ^ a b 週間アルバムランキング – 2018年02月26日付 [Weekly album ranking – February 26, 2018]. Oricon News (in Japanese). February 21–26, 2018. Retrieved October 24, 2018.
  6. ^ 2018年02月19日~2018年02月25日 オリコン週間 アルバムランキング 41~50位. Oricon News (in Japanese). Retrieved October 24, 2018.
  7. ^ a b Billboard Japan Hot Albums – 2018/02/21 公開 [Billboard Japan Hot Albums – 2018/02/21 Release]. Billboard Japan (in Japanese). February 21, 2018. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
  8. ^ "Billboard Japan Top Download Albums | Charts". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved October 24, 2018.
  9. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot Albums | Charts | Billboard JAPAN". Billboard JAPAN (in Japanese). Retrieved October 24, 2018.
  10. ^ "Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales | Charts | Billboard JAPAN". Billboard JAPAN (in Japanese). Retrieved October 24, 2018.
  11. ^ a b "BoA – Watashi Kono mama de li no Kana" (in Korean). Melon. February 14, 2018. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
  12. ^ 月間アルバムランキング – 2018年02月度 [Monthly album ranking – February 2018] (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on May 9, 2018.