Single Nogizaka46 30th [Suki toiu no wa Rock daze!] (2022/08/31)

"Boku ga te wo tataku hou e" MV


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I like that the MV is simple yet beautiful. I listened to the song intently, more than the others. The first song for 3rd gen since Momoko graduated. I sometimes forget how long they've been with the group, now approaching 6 years. Watching the MV made me realize they've all grown up to be the ones entrusted by their remaining and graduated seniors to carry the torch and whom their kouhai can rely on. Makes me wonder.

Spoiler

Band aid and Boku ga I like the most. Followed by Passion fruit and Under's love. Then Joker flash and Rock daze
As far as MV goes, all 5 are very good for me. Let's see if this is the last MV or if that's one more change they'll make for this single.
Waiting for that last song. But I can now say overall this single is solid

 

I agree, the mv is very simple yet meaningful. Choreography looks like Synchronicity mix with Sing out, definitely Seishiro's. Looking forward to last song.

 

I agree too, simple but meaningful with my oshi Kubochan looking very beautiful, I love her solo dance.

 

I couldn't help notice the "script" titled Third Wind

Cheers!

 

Dude how are the coupling songs this good while the lead single is so boring lol

 

Passion Fruit No Tabekata / How to Eat Passion Fruit
Lyrics and English translation by me

(Also includes attempted deciphering of some of the English lyrics and who's singing which part)

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Spoiler: How to Eat Passion Fruit Lyrics and English Translation

Yoda:
Yeah?
“Yeah?”

世の中って不思議
The world is strange
Umezawa:
知らないことだらけ
So many things I don't know about
Kubo:
大人になったつもり
I thought of myself as an adult
Endo:
子どもかもしれない
Maybe I'm a child

Yoda:
好き嫌いなんて
Being picky? No
Umezawa:
関係ないくらい
Can't be doing that
Kubo:
もっと経験しなきゃ
I have to experience more
I know what I want
"I know what I want"

?:
だから
And so

All:
パッションフルーツどう食べればいい？
How do I eat passion fruit?
食べたことないんだもん
I've never eaten one
誰も教えてくれないないない
No no no one will teach me
硬い殻が剥けないないない
I can't can't can't peel the hard shell
パッションフルーツは "Where to step now"(??)
Passion fruit, "Where to step now"(??)
パッションフルーツどう食べればいい？
How do I eat passion fruit?
触ったことはないけれど
I've never touched one, but
興味あるのよ私だって
I'm interested in it, too
ナイフでカットすればいいの？
Do I cut it with a knife?
パッションフルーツを "Do you want it?"
Passion fruit, "Do you want it?"

Endo:
みんなは知ってたのね
So everyone already knew
Umezawa(?):
Oh no
“Oh no”
Kubo:
私だけ除け者
Only I was left out
Yoda:
What's that?
“What's that?”
Umezawa:
美味しいものこそこそ食べて
Secretly eating something delicious
Satisfy お気に入りだったの？
“Satisfy”, Was it your favorite?
Kubo:
Are you OK?
“Are you OK?”
Yoda(?), Endo(?):
誰も責めたりしない
I won't blame anyone
Yoda(?):
Forget about it
“Forget about it“

Kubo:
こういうことってまだ
This kind of thing still
Endo:
あるんじゃない？
Happens, right?
Umezawa(?):
幸せ逃して
Missing my chance at happiness
?:
Everything's my fault
"Everything's my fault"

?:
だから
And so

All:
パッションフルーツ絶対に食べない
No way I'll eat passion fruit
一生近づかないつもり
I intend to never get close to it
残念なんかじゃないないない
I don't don't don't feel bad about it
後悔はしたくないないない
I don't don't don't want to have regrets
パッションフルーツは I can't stand it
Passion fruit, "I can't stand it"
パッションフルーツ "How come people love it?"(??)
Passion fruit "How come people love it?"(??)
ねえ、本当はどういうテイスト？
Hey, how does it really taste?
一度くらい味見したって
If I try a taste just once
罰なんか当たらないわ
It's not like I'll be punished for it
パッションフルーツを Give me one taste
Give me one taste of passion fruit

Hey, can you give me?
“Hey, can you give me?”

Yoda:
世界を手に入れてしまったような哀れな錯覚しちゃってるの？
Are you having a pathetic delusion like you've conquered the world?
Kubo:
そう、全てを知ってるというのは恥ずかしい
That's right, to know everything is embarrassing
?:
そういう果実っていつまで
For that kind of fruit, until when is the
Kubo(?):
ねえ、賞味期限
Hey, expiration date

?:
だから
And so

All:
パッションフルーツどう食べればいい？
How do I eat passion fruit?
食べたことないんだもん
I've never eaten one
誰も教えてくれないないない
No no no one will teach me
硬い殻が剥けないないない
I can't can't can't peel the hard shell
パッションフルーツは Where to step now (??)
Passion fruit, "Where to step now"(??)
パッションフルーツどう食べればいい？
How do I eat passion fruit?
触ったことはないけれど
I've never touched one, but
興味あるのよ私だって
I'm interested in it, too
ナイフでカットすればいいの？
Do I cut it with a knife?
パッションフルーツを Do you want it?
Passion fruit, "Do you want it?"

Yoda:
知らないことばかり
So many things I don't know
Kubo:
Wanna know everything
"Wanna know everything"
Umezawa:
そう、やっと気づいたわ
That's right, I finally realized
Endo:
Simplest (??)
"Simplest" (??)
Kubo:
パッションフルーツ、それ以外だって
As for things other than passion fruit
Yoda(?), Ume(?):
んんん
Mmm
Endo:
きっと何も知らない
I don't know anything about them either
（吐息）
(Sigh)

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Twitter version: https://twitter.com/Conjyak1/status/1560496195797123074
Website version (I hope to revise this as more official versions come out ): https://conjyak.com/2022/08/19/nogi...passion-fruit-lyrics-and-english-translation/

 

3rd Gen song just grabbed me like none of the others from this single I've heard so far. So it goes without saying, it's my favorite.

 

the coupling song in the normal edition will be yume wo miru kinniku
by Nogizaka keion club - Ririan, Runa, Miyu, Hazuki and Yakubo with Maaya as supporting member

https://www.nogizaka46.com/s/n46/news/detail/65770
preview:

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[edit] PS : that's half an under song, expecting it to be a feature in Under Live

 

on air over Rajira- tonight 20:05
https://www.nogizaka46.com/s/n46/news/detail/65775?ima=0112&pri1=202208

 

I just listened to yume wo miru kinniku and it's awesome! Hoping for more songs that make use of members' abilities to play instruments.

Cheers!

 

Strong K-on! vibe from Yume wo miru....

 

Rock da ze full size will be on Aug 29 TBS CDTV Live Live directly broadcasted from Meiji Jingu
https://www.nogizaka46.com/s/n46/news/detail/65777?ima=2109&pri1=202208

 

Rock daze sounds hinatazaka-ish. So soothing and choreo looks cute. Jumping joker flash is so catchy and full of fun. Just perfect for summer. Kawasaki is such an eye magnet in Band-Aid. I can't continue to watch under's live MV because of the cringey fangs. Boku ga Te wo typical nogi stuff. Nice MV and expressions from Kubo. Kinda bored with the same overly used synchronicity-like choreo with the hands though.

Jumping joker flash > yume wo miru kinniku >> Band-Aid Hagasu You na Wakarekata = Suki to Iu no wa Rock daze! >>>> Under's Love >> Boku ga Te wo Tataku Hou e

 

30th Single Bonus, 5ki Individual PV.

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After listening to every songs in the single, here's my thoughts,

Suki to Iu no wa Rock daze! - Ngl the coupling songs are more stronger than the main but if we're talking about SUMMER single song then this is the best choice as the main,more summery than JJF. Could be better with more variations of course.

Under's Love - I'm gonna be bias since it's Maaya last single and center. I like the mv, the Ookami ni Kuchibue wo vibes is nice for me.The song, the lyrics just make you want to support Unders more. With Maaya being the only one left in under from 1ki(also 2ki) and her last just left a big sadness in my heart.

Boku ga Te wo Tataku Hou e - Its good song that have Nogi style the most in the single,combined with the simple and meaningful mv. It's great but the melodies feels a bit like combination of other songs(Hane no Kioku and Kimi no Nawa Kibou on intro and Kodoku na Aozora on the chorus), will be ideal to have a fully new song but still have Nogi style. Love the clapping bridge part the most, already can see the whole stadium clapping together.With 3ki being the biggest senpai soon it's nice to see their growth.

Jumping Joker Flash - Listened to it a lot on the radio and it caught my ear the most and I like it more everytime I listened to it. Very fun song. The mv,4ki really did great especially their facial expressions. SukiRock is the summer hype concert song but JJF is the song to hype every concert regardless of the season.

Band-Aid Hagasu You na Wakarekata - The song melody is not really new but it feels fresh with the new gen. I like the last verse of the song.The mv,5ki did great and I like that they filmed the mv at the same place as Nandome no Aozora ka. I like the progression of 5ki so far, management did it better compare to the previous gen.

Passionfruits no Tabekata - The latest sexy theme song after last year Moshimo Kokoro ga Tomei nara, it sure have Rewind Ano Hi vibes and very catchy. Not really sure about the lyrics,not too bad I guess. The only thing about this type of song they will rarely perform it,like less than 3 times every 2 years then gone in the shadow until they perform it again.Still might be fine this time since the unit consists of the front popular members.

Yume wo Miru Kinniku - With Nogidan members only Asuka and Kubo left after Maaya it's good they created another band(Dorodarake doesn't count).Nogizaka Keionbu with Maaya as Nogidan support,its obviously the band successor. It's good they back with the under members only, Ririan and Runa definitely a great choice as the vocals. Not bad, I like that it have 2010s anime style.

My current ranking is,
Jumping Joker Flash > Under's Love > Boku ga Te wo Tataku Hou e > Band-Aid Hagasu You na Wakarekata > Yume wo Miru Kinniku > Suki to Iu no wa Rock daze! > Passion fruits no Tabekata.

Overall, I like the single. The main song is not too satisfying but the couplings are great support to the single.

 

Previews of the 5th Gen kojin PVs included with the single. First batch is out today. https://www.nogizaka46.com/s/n46/news/detail/65788?ima=5124&pri1=202208

Hoping for some good ones...

 

I watched all the MVs of this single, my opinions!

• Suki to Iu no wa Rock daze! - I thought this MV is really cute with all the different activities! Kaki looks so good as expected (I love her!) and her 'thinking' face is too cute! For the song, I kinda have a hard time to remember how it goes, maybe after their promotions, I can appreciate it more! and for their clothes, I really love the long colorful dresses, or the flower dresses, they look super pretty and it suited Kaki so well and the other girls too! Not a big fan of the office clothes style, I think it didn't suit the song... Btw some other girls who got my attention, are Yoda and Endo. I just thought they look really cute (well they're among my favs too after Kaki, so yes XD Mizuki as well).
• Under's Love - I thought this song is pretty good, the MV is nice too, the members that I noticed the most are Runa (she looked really cool) and Tamami (she looks good) ^^
  
• Boku ga Te wo Tataku Hou e - The 3rd gen song, ballad-style. it's a nice change from the rest although this is not the type of ballads that I listen too, the girls did well!
  
• Jumping Joker Flash - The 4th gen song, with Ayamen center! She did really well, she looks so cute, and all of them looked good, it's a nice colorful MV and I like all the moments where they're having fun with the foam, it's cute! The song is fun too, again it might not be the type of song that I listen to, but it's pretty good.
  
• Band-Aid Hagasu You na Wakarekata - The 5th gen song. This is by far my favorite *-* I love everything about this! I already loved the first 5th gen song from the previous single and this time again, the MV is so pretty, I love their dresses, the dance, and the song! it's what I like! and of course the girls all look really pretty. I really like them >.< Right now, they are my favorite gen in the group, they're also the first gen that I follow/know from the beginning since 1st gen. I didn't really follow the other gens closely although I saw 2nd gen's debut but I didn't follow them, and I like some 3rd and 4th gens but didn't know/follow them since the start... though it's Kaki who made me follow Nogi again ^^ and now 5th gen make me want to follow the group more :3 anyway yes I love their song and MV the most among the b-sides, I'll definitely replay this one

 

the schedule is out, this will be at the 8pm JST time slot
https://www.tbs.co.jp/cdtv_livelive/

 

Cross-posting from the 2022 summer tour thread: