Watashi Kono Mama de Ii no Kana

{{Infobox album

| name = Watashi Kono Mama de li no Kana

| type = Studio

| artist = BoA

| cover = BoA_Watashi_Kono_Mama_de_li_no_Kana_Digital_Cover.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Digital and CD+DVD 2 version cover

| released = {{Start date|2018|02|14}}

| recorded = 2017–2018

| genre = {{hlist|J-pop|R&B}}

| length = {{Duration|m=45|s=2}}

| label = Avex Trax

| producer =

| prev_title = Kiss My Lips

| prev_year = 2015

| next_title = One Shot, Two Shot

| next_year = 2018

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Watashi Kono Mama de li no Kana

| type = Studio

| single1 = Fly

| single1date = December 3, 2014

| single2 = Lookbook

| single2date = December 16, 2015

| single3 = Jazzclub

| single3date = December 25, 2017

| single4 = Watashi Kono Mama de li no Kana

| single4date = February 14, 2018

}}

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 eighteenth overall studio album 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.

Release

The album was released on February 14, 2018, in three versions: CD, two CD+DVD, and as a digital download.{{Cite news|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/270150/products/1264522/1/|script-title=ja:私このままでいいのかな {{!}} BoA|work=Oricon News|access-date=October 24, 2018|language=ja-JP}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/270150/products/1264520/1/|script-title=ja:私このままでいいのかな(DVD付) {{!}} BoA|work=Oricon News|access-date=October 24, 2018|language=ja-JP}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/270150/products/1264521/1/|script-title=ja:私このままでいいのかな(DVD付) {{!}} BoA|work=Oricon News|access-date=October 24, 2018|language=ja-JP}}{{Citation|script-title=ja:BoAの「私このままでいいのかな」|date=February 14, 2018|url=https://music.apple.com/jp/album/%E7%A7%81%E3%81%93%E3%81%AE%E3%81%BE%E3%81%BE%E3%81%A7%E3%81%84%E3%81%84%E3%81%AE%E3%81%8B%E3%81%AA/1339134628|language=ja-JP|access-date=October 24, 2018}} 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 =

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

The album debuted and peaked at number 13 on the Oricon Albums Chart for the week of February 18, 2018.{{Cite news|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/w/2018-02-26/p/2/|script-title=ja:週間アルバムランキング – 2018年02月26日付 |trans-title=Weekly album ranking – February 26, 2018 |work=Oricon News|date=February 21–26, 2018 |access-date=October 24, 2018|language=ja-JP}} In its second week, the album fell to number 50.{{Cite news|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/w/2018-03-05/p/5/|script-title=ja: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|work=Oricon News|access-date=October 24, 2018|language=ja-JP}} 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.{{cite web |date=2018-02-21 |title= |script-title=ja:Billboard Japan Hot Albums – 2018/02/21 公開 |trans-title=Billboard Japan Hot Albums – 2018/02/21 Release |url=https://billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot_albums&year=2018&month=02&day=26 |access-date=December 7, 2022 |website=Billboard Japan |language=ja}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=dlalbums&year=2018&month=02&day=26|title=Billboard Japan Top Download Albums {{!}} Charts |work=Billboard Japan|access-date=October 24, 2018|language=ja-JP}} In its second week, the album fell to number 48 with 1,124 additional copies sold.{{Cite news|url=http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot_albums&year=2018&month=03&day=05|title=Billboard Japan Hot Albums {{!}} Charts {{!}} Billboard JAPAN|work=Billboard JAPAN|access-date=October 24, 2018|language=ja-JP}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=top_albums&year=2018&month=03&day=5|title=Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales {{!}} Charts {{!}} Billboard JAPAN|work=Billboard JAPAN|access-date=October 24, 2018|language=ja-JP}}

Track listing

{{Track listing

| all_writing =

| headline = Watashi Kono Mama de Ii no Kana track listing{{Cite web|url = https://www.melon.com/album/detail.htm?albumId=10145267|title = BoA – Watashi Kono mama de li no Kana|publisher=Melon|language = ko|date=2018-02-14 |access-date = October 23, 2018}}

| title1 = Where Am I Now

| length1 = 3:33

| lyrics1 = Sara Sakurai

| music1 = {{hlist|Tim Hawes|Obi Mhondera|Dawn Elektra}}

| title2 = Arigatou Sayonara

| note2 = ありがとうサヨナラ

| length2 = 3:22

| lyrics2 = Sara Sakurai

| music2 = {{hlist|Ricky Hanley|Rob Derbyshire|Dawn Elektra}}

| title3 = Crow

| length3 = 3:43

| lyrics3 = Sara Sakurai

| music3 = {{hlist|Christian Fast|Maria Marcus|Marcus Lindberg}}

| title4 = Jazzclub

| length4 = 2:50

| lyrics4 = Sara Sakurai

| music4 = {{hlist|Albi Albertsson|Henk Jan Kooistra|Jochem Fluitsma|Rik Anema|Erik Van Tijn}}

| title5 = FLY

| length5 = 4:27

| lyrics5 = BoA

| music5 = BoA

| title6 = Right Here, Right Everywhere

| length6 = 3:47

| lyrics6 = Tanaka Hidenori

| music6 = {{hlist|DWB|Rike Boomgaarden}}

| title7 = Manhattan Tango

| length7 = 3:29

| lyrics7 = Sara Sakurai

| music7 = {{hlist|Andreas Carlsson|Jeff Miyahara|Karl Johan Rasmark}}

| title8 = Make Me Complete

| length8 = 4:38

| lyrics8 = Jeff Miyahara

| music8 = {{hlist|Caroline Gustavsson|Takarot}}

| title9 = Lookbook

| length9 = 3:21

| lyrics9 = Kanata Okajima

| music9 = {{hlist|Andreas Oberg|Johan Becker|Tahiti Lenoni|Maria Marcus}}

| title10 = Mannish Chocolat

| length10 = 3:18

| lyrics10 = Sara Sakurai

| music10 = {{hlist|Andreas Oberg|Skylar Mones|Michele Angel Wylen}}

| title11 = Kiss My Lips

| length11 = 3:46

| lyrics11 = BoA

| music11 = {{hlist|BoA|Jonathan Yip|Jeremy Reeves|Ray Romulus|Ray McCullough}}

| title12 = Watashi Kono Mama de li no Kana

| note12 = 私このままでいいのかな

| length12 = 4:48

| lyrics12 = Ishiwatari Jyunji

| music12 = {{hlist|Andreas Stone Johansson|Steven Lee|Soma Genda|Allison Kaplan}}

| total_length = 45:02

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = DVD Ver. 1

| title1 = Jazzclub

| note1 = Music Clip

| title2 = FLY

| note2 = Music Clip

| title3 = Lookbook

| note3 = Music Clip

| title4 = Kiss My Lips

| note4 = Music Clip

| title5 = Documentary of "Jazzclub"

| total_length =

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = DVD Ver. 2 - BoA THE LIVE in Billboard Live Section

| title1 = Jazzclub

| title2 = Kono Yo no Shirushi / DO THE MOTION / Make a Secret

| note2 = Medley

| title3 = Jewel Song

| total_length =

}}

Charts

=Weekly charts=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" \|+Weekly chart performance ! Chart (2018) ! Peak position
scope="row" \| Japanese Albums (Oricon) \| 13
scope="row" \| Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan) \| 11

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

|+Weekly chart performance

! Chart (2018)

! Peak
position

scope="row" | Japanese Albums (Oricon)

| 13

scope="row" | Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)

| 11

=Monthly charts=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" \|+Monthly chart performance ! Chart (February 2018) ! Peak position
scope="row" \| Japanese Albums (Oricon){{cite web \|script-title=ja:月間アルバムランキング – 2018年02月度 \|trans-title=Monthly album ranking – February 2018 \|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/m/2018-02/p/4/ \|publisher=Oricon \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180509220728/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/m/2018-02/p/4/ \|archive-date=2018-05-09 \|language=ja}} \| 32

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

|+Monthly chart performance

! Chart (February 2018)

! Peak
position

scope="row" | Japanese Albums (Oricon){{cite web |script-title=ja:月間アルバムランキング – 2018年02月度 |trans-title=Monthly album ranking – February 2018 |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/m/2018-02/p/4/ |publisher=Oricon |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180509220728/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/m/2018-02/p/4/ |archive-date=2018-05-09 |language=ja}}

| 32

Release history

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" border="1" \|+Release dates and formats !Region !Date !Format(s) !Edition !Label !{{abbr\|Ref.\|References}}
scope="row" \|Various \| rowspan="3" \|February 14, 2018 \|{{flatlist\|* Digital download streaming}} \| rowspan="2" \|Regular Edition \| rowspan="3" \|Avex Trax \| style="text-align:center;" \|
rowspan="2" scope="row" \|Japan \|CD \| style="text-align:center;" \|
CD + DVD \|Limited Edition \| style="text-align:center;" \|

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" border="1"

|+Release dates and formats

!Region

!Date

!Format(s)

!Edition

!Label

!{{abbr|Ref.|References}}

scope="row" |Various

| rowspan="3" |February 14, 2018

|{{flatlist|* Digital download