is a live video album by the

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, which documents the group's first concert at the

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on March 30–31, 2022. It was released on July 20, 2022 and is the first live video album released by the group.

Background

Hinatazaka46 was originally scheduled to hold their first Tokyo Dome concert in December 2020 for their annual concert, but the concert was postponed due to the

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and finally held on March 30–31, 2022 to coincide with their third debut anniversary.

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, who had been on hiatus due to poor health since June 2021, made her return at the concert. Both days of the concert were available on paid livestream worldwide. On March 26, 2022, member Hiyori Hamagishi announced that she tested positive for COVID-19 and would be absent from the concert. She still appeared on the opening video and the narration video on the final part. On the second day, the group announced the release of their seventh single " Boku Nanka" during the encore, followed by the first live performance of the title song.

Production and release

The video album was released in three editions, each available in Blu-ray and DVD formats. The first press limited edition included both days of the concert and an additional bonus video, while the regular editions feature only either of the two days.

Commercial performance

''Hinatazaka46 3rd Anniversary Memorial Live in Tokyo Dome'' placed first on both the

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DVD and Blu-ray Charts, as well as the Music DVD and Blu-ray Chart, selling 42,000 copies in its first week.

Track listing

The

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s were split to a second disc in the DVD versions and kept on one disc in the Blu-ray versions.

Background

Production and release

Commercial performance

Track listing

Day 1

DVD: Disc 1

DVD: Disc 2 (Encore)

Day 2

DVD: Disc 1

DVD: Disc 2 (Encore)

First press limited edition

Charts and sales

Weekly charts

References

External links