is the fifteenth single by Japanese girl group Hinatazaka46, released on September 17, 2025, by Sony Music Entertainment Japan. It features Miku Kanemura and Nao Kosaka in a double center (lead performer) position. The single debuted atop the weekly Oricon Singles Chart.
The title track features a lineup of all 19 second, third, and fourth generation members, with Miku Kanemura and Nao Kosaka serving as double centers (lead performers). The single marks the final participation of second generation member Hina Kawata, who would leave the group following its release. It is also the group's first single released following the departure of Suzuka Tomita. A sample of "Air on the G String", based on Johann Sebastian Bach's Orchestral Suite No. 3, was included in the title track arrangement.
The single's B-side included the second fifth generation members' exclusive song "Sora Tobu Kuruma", and "Kotoba no Genkai" features Hina Kawata as center. Other B-sides include updated 2025 versions of past tracks with all-new singer lineups: "Ai wa Kocchi no Mono da 2025" was originally performed by the group's founding members, who had all left the group, and released on "One Choice" (2023); "Halloween no Kabocha ga Wareta 2025" was originally on the album Hashiridasu Shunkan (2018), released under the group's previous name, Hiragana Keyakizaka46.
"Onegai Bach!" was released on physical media on September 17, 2025, in five editions: four limited editions (Types A to D) featuring Blu-ray discs, and a regular CD-only edition. The Blu-ray discs included footage from the "Over the Rainbow" concert, held at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium on May 28âÂÂ29, 2025 (Type A); the fifth generation's introduction live , held at the same venue on May 27, 2025 (Type B); and "personal videos", such as original music videos and short films, by the fifth generation members (Types C and D).
"Onegai Bach!" debuted at number one on the weekly Oricon Singles Chart, with over 451,000 physical copies sold in its first week, marking the group's 15th consecutive number-one single since their debut. It also topped the Billboard Japan Top Singles Sales chart with 527,439 copies sold in its first week. Furthermore, the Special Edition of the single debuted at number one on the Oricon Weekly Digital Albums ranking.
Natalie praised the "elegant" choreography of the title track's music video, filmed in Hokkaido with the theme of "New Classic", noting in particular the scene where the members were positioned according to the actual musical notations of "Air on the G String" on a large musical stave on the ground.
Lineups obtained from official website.
Centers: Miku Kanemura, Nao Kosaka
Center: Sakura Matsuo
All fifth generation members:
Miku Kanemura, Mikuni Takahashi, Tamaki Ishizuka, Rio Shimizu, Rina Watanabe
Performed by all members
Center: Hina Kawata
Hinano Kamimura, Marie Morimoto, Honoka Hirao, Mitsuki Hiraoka, Haruka Yamashita
Performed by all members