The girls of ME:I have just released the performance video for “Ready Go,” one of the tracks from their new single. This song will serve as the ending theme for the latest season of the Pokémon anime.
ME:I (ミーアイ) ⊹ ‘Ready Go’ Performance Video
I really love the outfits they wear in this video. The choreography is also top-notch as always—ME:I continues to impress with their performance skills. Interestingly, the Pokémon anime had a theme song called Ready Go back in 2002, used as an opening theme in the original series. At first, I wondered if this new song might be a cover, especially since it sounded a little similar at the beginning—but it’s actually an entirely different song.
Here’s a fun bonus: the official Pokémon anime Twitter account shared a photo of the ME:I girls posing with Pikachu, wearing the same outfits from the video.
As for the song itself… I can’t say I loved it. There’s quite a bit of autotune, and while I get that they’re going for a futuristic vibe, it honestly threw me off a bit. Also, this video is only available in 1080p, while the “MUSE” performance video is in full 4K. And honestly, it doesn’t even feel like real 1080p—the image quality looks worse, as you can see in the screenshots below.
One thing that’s always puzzled me with this channel: the video is shot in a 43:18 aspect ratio, but uploaded in a 16:9 frame with black bars at the top and bottom. For people with ultrawide monitors, it’s a nightmare—it ends up with bars on all sides when viewed fullscreen.
I know I’m nitpicking a lot here, but don’t get me wrong—the song is still good, and the video is fun to watch. I just hope they release another version down the line. If this is what they’re calling the “main” version, I doubt we’ll get a proper music video for it.
MUSE Sales on Oricon
Meanwhile, the “MUSE” single continues to perform well on the Oricon charts, still holding the number one spot with 9,741 additional copies sold on April 17. That brings the total to 186,317 copies so far—at least according to the numbers tracked by Oricon.
ME:I – ‘Ready Go’ Performance Video