| Dear J | |
| Cover: | Dear J-Tomomi Itano coverart.jpg |
| Border: | yes |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Tomomi Itano |
| Album: | Swag |
| Genre: | J-pop, Dance-pop |
| Length: | 3:39 |
| Label: | King Records |
| Producer: | corin |
| Next Title: | Fui ni |
| Next Year: | 2011 |
"Dear J" is the debut solo single released by former AKB48 member Tomomi Itano. It was released in four versions: three regular CD+DVD editions and a limited theater CD-only edition. The first pressings of the regular editions came with a photo and an application card for tickets to a debut commemoration event, while all theater editions came with a handshake event ticket and a photo. The title track was used as a Samantha Thavasa TV commercial song. The second track of the theater edition, "Tsundere!", is from Team A's 5th stage. The original was sung by Itano, Rie Kitahara, and Amina Sato, while the "Dear J" version was sung by Itano and the members of the AKB48 unit Natto Angels Z. Itano was a member of its original unit, Natto Angels. The single reached number 2 on the Oricon weekly charts and charted for 24 weeks.
Type-A DVD track list
Type-B CD track list
Type-B DVD track list
Type-C CD track list
Type-C DVD track list
Theater edition CD track list
Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)
| Release | Chart | Peak position | First week sales | Sales total | Chart run |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 January 2011 | Oricon Daily Singles Chart | 2 | |||
| Oricon Weekly Singles Chart | 2 | 162,671 | 216,423 | 24 |