Golden Bomber Lyrics

This is just an update to let you know that the revisions have been completed. Every single song has had some editing done, whether it was just to improve the flow, to add nuance, or to correct actual mistakes. Where necessary, footnotes have been updated as well. If you want to ask me about a specific change I made, please feel free!

I've been thinking about making a series of posts pointing out the most significant changes per album, so please let me know if that's something you'd be interested in. I've also been thinking of occasionally posting song or album analyses here, so again, please let me know if that's something you'd like to see.

I don't think I'm wrong in saying that the overall quality of the translations has improved significantly. However, I really want to stress that it's entirely likely (almost certain, in fact) that there are still some mistakes and misinterpretations left. As always, if you see something that doesn't look quite right, please don't hesitate to let me know!

I'd like to thank you all for your patience, and I hope you'll enjoy the updated translations (^-^)

Hi everyone!

As most of you probably already know, Kirisho will be performing at Japan Expo Paris this year (by the way, if any of you are going, let's meet up!). So, to prepare for an influx of new European fans, I am currently revising all of my translations to try to catch any mistakes that might have slipped in originally and/or make some of the lines flow a little more smoothly. While my grasp of Japanese is still not as strong as I'd like it to be, it has improved somewhat over the years, and I figure now is the time to put those skills to good use. However, there are currently 170+ translations up on my website, so needless to say this is going to take some time. As of right now I've revised the ten most popular songs on my site, as well as the albums "COMPACT DISC" and "Golden Best ~Brassiere~". 

So if you're reading through some of your favorite songs and thinking "Hey, didn't this used to say something else?", this is why. I'm hoping to finish revising everything by July, and I'll post an update once I'm done. 

Also, I really want to stress that even after revision, there may still be some mistakes left... there are aspects of Japanese that I still struggle with to this day, and on top of that, Kirisho's lyrics include so many puns and pop culture references that it's easy for me to miss something. I'm doing my best, but I'm only human (^-^;)

Q&A

• Wait, I thought you said you were no longer active in the fandom?

It's true that I suffered from fandom fatigue and took a step back for about a year or two. But Kirisho won me back with the birthday song he released last year (what can I say, I can't resist when he's being silly and depressing at the same time), and ever since then my fangirl levels have been slowly but steadily rising again. And anyway, I've been a GB fan for so long that they're pretty much part of my DNA by now. 

• Can you do my favorite song next?

Hi everyone!

An attentive reader brought it to my attention that I missed a song last year, so here it is!

Shin•Ikkyokume / シン•一曲目

Hey all! I was looking at my stats recently and I thought it might be fun to post the list of top ten most popular translations on my website:

Memeshikute

Kimi to Itsumademo

Osakana Jigoku

Maria no Kanzou

Shinda Tsuma ni Niteiru

Motokare Korosu

Party wo Tomenaide

Lola no Kizudarake

Mata Kimi ni Bangou wo Kikenakatta

Boku Quest

Good morning, have a translation of Kirisho's birthday video thingy:

Warukatta yo

Hey everyone!

So, this is a bit embarrassing, but I only recently discovered that the single "Ii ne", which I translated when it came out in (*checks notes*) July of last year, actually has a B-side (this is also a thinly veiled request for people to please message me when I've missed a song... real life gets busy (^-^;)). So, on the off chance that anyone is still eagerly waiting for this almost a year later, I give you:

Ikkyokume

Hi everyone,

Here is my translation for GB's latest single:

Rephobia / リフォビア

Hi everyone,

Here is my translation of the song GB posted on their YouTube channel the other day (^-^)

Hi, thanks for stopping by!

Hi everyone, I've translated Golden Bomber's latest single:

Ii ne

Hi Anon,

Hi everyone,

I've translated two new songs: "Zandaka Zero" (recently released on Youtube) and "Ore-tachi ni wa Ketsu ga Aru" (recently released on Spotify and other streaming services).

Zandaka Zero

Ore-tachi ni wa Ketsu ga Aru

it's difficult to be a GB fan in 2023 because I simply can't find most of their media and that makes me so sad you're really a life saver thank you for translating the lyrics :)

Thank you, I'm so glad you like it! ✨

Hi anon, thanks for stopping by and helping me keep this blog alive!

I feel like this is a bit of a tough question for me to answer, especially since I'm far from finished when it comes to learning Japanese... if I'm being completely honest, I'd consider my Japanese to be at a lower intermediate level. My listening comprehension in particular is absolutely terrible, but there are also many things about the written language that still trip me up. Still, I'll answer it to the best of my ability (^-^)