"This Is Me" is a song by Japanese recording artist Misia taken from her tenth studio album, Soul Quest, for which it serves as leading track. On June 26, 2011, a snippet of the song was released on Misia's official website. The full song was released as a promotional single on July 13, 2011 and made available as a pre-order bonus for people who pre-ordered Soul Quest through the Japan iTunes Store.

"This Is Me" was written by Misia and the composition and production were handled by Shirō Sagisu. The song also features English lines originally written by Mike Wyzgowski. "This Is Me" was written in January 2011, right before Misia launched her nationwide tour The Tour of Misia Japan Soul Quest. The song was made the theme song for the tour and also serves as the lead track of Soul Quest. Misia received Sagisu's demo tape with a note that said "Disco masterpiece for Misia." On the official Soul Quest website, Misia wrote, "(Sagisu) has composed many songs for me, such as 'The Glory Day', but this song is nothing like he's ever done before. It sounded to me like a song someone in the 80s would have recorded, a very groovy, fast-paced, powerful up-tempo number." "It made me think about how Sagisu is someone who lives by his own accord and who makes the most of the canvas he is given," she added, "so, I decided to write about my perspective of the real me."

The music video for "This Is Me" was directed by Electrotnik, a directing duo composed of Hiroshi Nakane and Sayaka Nakane, who previously directed the music video for Misia's "Kioku" (2011). The video heavily features CG and traditional animation. It depicts Misia and various characters (including flower dancers, a human dog, a caped dancer, and a lion man), portrayed by Misia's tour dancers, members of the dance group Vanilla Grotesque, in an alternative fairyland. In a press release, the duo commented, "We wanted to take a stylish approach, [...] most of the music videos we've directed have been for male hip hop artists, so working with an artist like Misia was a first. It was a challenge but we're glad to have been able to match a great song with a great video." Misia also commented, "I really enjoyed shooting this video with all my dancers and friends. I first worked with (Electrotnik) on the music video for "Kioku" and their work is fantastic. They were very diligent about staying true to the concept of the video throughout the video shoot." The video was styled by Toshio Takeda and features the camera and lighting work of Naoki Noda. The music video premiered on July 7, 2011, Misia's thirty-third birthday, on the official Soul Quest website, and was first televised on July 11, 2011, on Space Shower TV.

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