Honto no Jibun

Honto no Jibun (ホントのじぶん; True Self) is Buono!'s debut single. It was released on October 31, 2007 under the Pony Canyon label in two editions: one regular and one limited, the latter of which included an additional DVD. The Single V version was released on November 21, 2007. 
The title track was used as the first ending theme for the Shugo Chara! anime, and "Kokoro no Tamago" was used as the opening theme.
The single reached #5 on the Oricon charts and charted for twelve weeks, selling 42,035 copies. The single V reached #38 on the Oricon charts and charted for two weeks, selling 6,090 copies.
==Tracklist==
===CD===
#Honto no Jibun
#Kokoro no Tamago (こころのたまご; Egg of the Heart)
#Honto no Jibun (Instrumental)
#Kokoro no Tamago (Instrumental)
===Limited Edition DVD===
#Honto no Jibun Dance shot ver.
#Buono's Debut Event (August 22, 2007 performance at Odaiba Palette Town)
===Single V===
#Honto no Jibun (Music Clip)
#Honto no Jibun (Music Clip Making)
#Honto no Jibun (Close-up Ver.)
#Shugo Chara! (TV Spot)
==Featured Members==
*Tsugunaga Momoko
*Natsuyaki Miyabi
*Suzuki Airi
==Single Information==
;Honto no Jibun
*Lyrics: Iwasato Yuho
*Composition: Kinoshita Yoshiyuki
*Arrangement, Guitars, and Bass: Nishikawa Susumu
*Synthesizer Programming: Nakayama Nobuhiko
*Keyboard: eji
*Dance Choreography: Nishida Isseihttps://twitter.com/NutsBoss/status/948224389106999296
*Music Video: Inoue Tsuyoshi
;Kokoro no Tamago
*Lyrics: Kawakami Natsuki
*Composition: Muramatsu Tetsuya
*Arrangement, Programming, and Keyboard: Abe Jun
*Guitar: Suzuki Kenji
==Performances==
===TV Performances===
*[2007.10.28] Haromoni@
*[2007.11.02] MUSIC JAPAN
===Concert Performances===
;Honto no Jibun
*°C-ute Live Tour 2007 Aki ~Houkago no Essence~
*Berryz Koubou & ℃-ute Nakayoshi Battle Concert Tour 2008 Haru ~Berryz Kamen vs Cutie Ranger~
*Buono! Kessei 1 Shuunen Kinen FC Special Live ~Rock'n Buono!~
*Buono! Live 2009 ~Hybrid ☆ Punch~
*Buono! Live ~Rock'n Buono!~ 2
*Buono! First Live 2009 ~Winter Festa~
*Buono! Live Tour 2010 ~Rock'n Buono!~ 3
*Buono! LIVE 2012 “R・E・A・L”
*PIZZA-LA Presents Buono! Delivery LIVE 2012 ~Ai wo Otodoke!~
*Berryz Koubou Matsuri
*Buono! Festa 2016 - ℃-ute, Country Girls (without Tsugunaga Momoko, Suzuki Airi)
*Buono! Live 2017 ~Pienezza!~
*Tsugunaga Momoko Last Live ♥Arigatou Otomomochi♥ - Tsugunaga Momoko (part of a medley)
*Suzuki Airi LIVE PARTY No Live, No Life?? - Suzuki Airi
*Hello! Project 25th ANNIVERSARY CONCERT "ALL FOR ONE & ONE FOR ALL!" ACT II - Natsuyaki Miyabi, Suzuki Airi
;Kokoro no Tamago
*Buono! Kessei 1 Shuunen Kinen FC Special Live ~Rock'n Buono!~
*Buono! Live 2009 ~Hybrid ☆ Punch~
*Buono! Live Tour 2010 ~Rock'n Buono!~ 3
*Buono! LIVE 2012 “R・E・A・L”
*Buono! Live 2017 ~Pienezza!~ (as part of a medley)
===Event Performances===
;Honto no Jibun
*[2014.04.14] ℃-ute Suzuki Airi Birthday Event 2014 - Suzuki Airi
*[2015.01.07] Ishida Ayumi Birthday Event 2015 Ishida Ayumi
*[2017.09.04] Tsubaki Factory Asakura Kiki Birthday Event 2017 - Asakura Kiki
*[2019.06.24] BEYOOOOONDS / Ame no Mori Kawa Umi Maeda Kokoro Birthday Event 2019 - Maeda Kokoro
*[2020.02.12] Suzuki Airi FC Event 2020 ~Minna no Ohanashi Kikasete! Watashi, Utaimasu!~ - Suzuki Airi
*[2021.11.01] Morning Musume '21 Fukumura Mizuki Birthday Event - Fukumura Mizuki
*[2024.01.23] Juice=Juice Uemura Akari Birthday Event 2024 ~Uemu Land e Yokoso!~ - Uemura Akari
;Kokoro no Tamago
*[2021.11.01] Morning Musume '21 Fukumura Mizuki Birthday Event - Fukumura Mizuki
*[2024.07.07] ANGERME Kawamura Ayano Birthday Event 2024 - Kawamura Ayano
==Oricon Chart Positions==
;Single Daily & Weekly Ranking
;Yearly Ranking
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|2007
|206
|38,306 
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Total Reported Sales: 42,035
;Single V
Total Reported Sales: 6,090
==Trivia==
*"Honto no Jibun" was the best-selling Hello! Project Kids single until ℃-ute's "Kimi wa Jitensha Watashi wa Densha de Kitaku" in 2012.
*The Dance Shot Ver. of "Kokoro no Tamago" was featured on the Limited Edition DVD of Café Buono! and the DVD Shugo Chara! Clip♪Best.
==Videos==
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==Gallery==
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Buono osuzupng.jpg|Suzuki Airi
Suzuki Airi 15167.jpg|Suzuki Airi
Buono momoPNG.jpg|Tsugunaga Momoko
Buono miyaPNG.jpg|Natsuyaki Miyabi
Miyabi Natsuyaki Honto no jibun.jpg|Natsuyaki Miyabi
Natsuyaki Miyabi 2299.jpg|Natsuyaki Miyabi
Honto no Jibun Evento Debut Miyabi Set A 17.11.jpg|Natsuyaki Miyabi
==References==
==External Links==
*Discography:
**Single: Hello! Project
**Single V: Hello! Project
*Wikipedia: Japanese, English
*Lyrics: Honto no Jibun, Kokoro no Tamago
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Category:2007 Singles
Category:Highest Selling Single
Category:Buono! Singles
Category:Debut Single
Category:Shugo Chara! Themes
Category:3 Members Line-Up
Category:2007 DVDs
Category:Buono! DVDs
Category:2007 Single Vs
Category:Theme Songs
Category:Longest Charting Single