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We △re The Future TRANSLATION [BAE]

【ALLEN】 【HAJUN】 【ANNE】

(See end for translation notes.)

Yo, <let’s fly freely>

We ain’t stoppin’ here!

Are y’all ready to fly?

Yeah, let’s get it!!

(Ei) The chains that used to bind me are long gone

(Ei) They call me the smiling prince, that’s my icon

(Ha ha) <Oh I pity you,>

you’re still stuck on the past?

It must be my life that you really long for

Stop with the nonsense and complaints

To the top, come on, no pain no gain

Aiming for the top, we’re sure to win

If you stand in the way of our destiny, we’ll kick you away

Our “value” is something that only we decide,

if you want the perfect future, get it yourself, you gotta fly

Spread your wings,

<let’s fly> to the sky!

Clear the path to our destiny

Spreading our wings and then we take off

Taking hold of our fate

Of course BAE is the chosen one

<Let’s go!>

Even if we turn to ash, every time we’ll fly like phoenix

The future’s in our hands, so…

We are the future! 

(BAE BAE, BAE sound, BAE BAE BAE)

We are the future! 

(BAE BAE, BAE sound, BAE BAE BAE)

We are the future! 

Ooh, destiny is what you choose to make it

There’s a chasm between me and the common herd,

so who’s the real insect here?

You yapping lil’ EMPERA,

it’s payback time

Ooh, ain’t nobody gonna stop us now

Like a phoenix, every time, again I’ll rise

Won’t yield to anyone, keep going ‘till we win,

I don’t give a damn

Don’t need anyone else give us the “victory”

If you want the perfect future, get it yourself, you gotta fly

Spread your wings,

<let’s fly> to the sky!

Clear the path to our destiny

Spreading our wings and then we take off

Taking hold of our fate

Of course BAE is the chosen one

<Let’s go!>

Even if we turn to ash, every time we’ll fly like phoenix

The future’s in our hands, so…

We are the future! 

(BAE BAE, BAE sound, BAE BAE BAE)

We are the future! 

(BAE BAE, BAE sound, BAE BAE BAE)

We are the future! 

Freedom is not for free, and it’s the same for dreams

You’re just waiting, judging from the sidelines, really so unnecessary

Feel your heart beat out the rhythm, have faith and go on!!

Spread your wings,

<let’s fly> to the sky

Clear the path to our destiny

Spreading our wings and then we take off

Taking hold of our fate

Of course BAE is the chosen one

<Let’s go!>

Even if we turn to ash, every time we’ll fly like phoenix

The future’s in our hands, so…

We are the future!

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♡ TRANSLATION NOTES ♡

[1] General

This is a very Hajun-focused song highlighting him and Dongha's rivalry, and as such there's a lot of Korean lyrics. As always, I do not know Korean, so these parts have been machine TLd. Since there's a significant amount of it, I've written all MTL'd Korean phrases <like this> for your convenience.

[2] Our “value” is something that only we decide,

Lit. We don't need anyone else to give/tell us our 'value'

I couldn't resist the easy near rhyme with 'fly' here though...

[3] so who’s the real insect here?

A reference to AMPRULE's habit of calling everyone else insects/worms.

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Double Trouble TRANSLATION [Double Trouble]

【IORI】 【YOHEI】

(See end for translation notes.)

Double Trouble, Double Trouble

Double Trouble, Double Trouble

Double Trouble, Double Trouble

Double Trouble, Double Trouble

Back in the backstreets it was always just us two

To the rest of the world we were nothing but thugs,

but we never wavered, always sticking to our code 

Heh, real survivors

When trouble reared its head I’d settle it in once punch,

always running my mouth when some chumps look down on us

Don’t get it twisted, don’t judge a book by it’s cover,

even after all this time, I haven’t forgotten my roots

Ah, always calm and laid-back,

sneaking up behind ‘em with a villainous flair

Want some top tips? You naive little brats,

most of you will run away before the fight has even started

360, keep an eye on your surroundings skillfully,

that’s important if you need to remember ‘em later

This is fun, ain’t it, danna? Just as it always is!

Money can’t buy trust, but quality goods sure can

Never following orders, doing our own thing

Wassup! Better bow your head when we come through

We’re worlds apart from the start, with all our background,

and no matter what happens we won’t back down

Never following orders, doing our own thing

Wassup! Better bow your head when we come through

We’re worlds apart from the start, with all our background,

and no matter what happens we won’t back down

Double Trouble

A never-ending battle…

to protect what we gotta protect

Double Trouble

Constantly fighting…

to tear down this world that lets lies go unchecked

Double Trouble, Double Trouble

Double Trouble, Double Trouble

Double Trouble, Double Trouble

We may be on different paths now, but our souls are one

We know how to draw the line between seen and unseen

Good at keeping our names outta the headlines

Damn cops sowing seeds of ruin, pushing rehabilitation,

back then we were always preparing for war

Back-alley dealings are my speciality,

I can tell with one look who’s the real deal

An unbreakable oath that binds us,  

and we’ll still give ‘em hell stylishly

A basic sense of humanity, that’s what’s right, no diggity

You never really leave the streets behind

Striding toward our victory, traitors won’t be forgiven

There are no rules but we’re still cool and dope

Cutting right through the small talk for a real fight

Over the beat I craft the perfect flow,

wrapped ‘round the music like a tightly bound rope 

Never following orders, doing our own thing

Wassup! Better bow your head when we come through

We’re worlds apart from the start, with all our background,

and no matter what happens we won’t back down

Never following orders, doing our own thing

Wassup! Better bow your head when we come through

We’re worlds apart from the start, with all our background,

and no matter what happens we won’t back down

Double Trouble

A never-ending battle…

to protect what we gotta protect

Double Trouble

Constantly fighting…

to tear down this world that lets lies go unchecked

Double Trouble, Double Trouble

Double Trouble, Double Trouble

Double Trouble, Double Trouble

We may be on different paths now, but our souls are one

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♡ TRANSLATION NOTES ♡

[1] Better bow your head when we come through

As a show of respect, in typical yakuza fashion.

[2] A never-ending battle… / Constantly fighting...

There's a bit of an obvious joke is this post-chorus where the start of each phrase makes it sound like they're fighting eachother (as they often do), only to turn around and go "... fighting for what's right, we mean!"

I reworked the wording of this bit to hopefully stil convey that double meaning.

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EMPEROR - WE ON FIRE!!! [Akan Yatsura ft. Kumi Koda]

【IORI】 【ZEN】 【HOKUSAI】 【SATSUKI】 【REO】 【KODA】

(See end for translation notes.)

(Yeah, yeah! Akan Yatsura, with KUMI!)

Everybody what’s up?

Ooh, yeah, yeah

Oh, what’s up man?

Ooh, baby yeah

(We on fire!)

Since we’re headed for hell whether we live or die,

let’s keep on laughing, we’re a six-shot revolver 

It’s judgement time, a festival, so get a riot started

Look like the moon’s in high spirits tonight!

Words upon words, chopped and combined into verse

Don’t let the shock kill you, we’re conquering this beat

So surrender all control to us

Leaving bullet holes like stars in the sky!

Go! Go! We gonna turn it up!

Go! Go! We gonna turn it up!

Oh lai-lai-lai-lai-lai

We are the emperor

Sitting on the top

Burn it all right to the ground

Oh, lai-lai-lai-lai-lai

We are the emperor

Sitting on the top

A fire set ablaze in our hearts,

we on fire!

Hot hot hot, we gonna burn it up

Hot hot hot, we gonna light up

Hot hot hot, we let our passion burn 

Hot hot hot, we on fire

Hot hot hot, we gonna burn it up

Hot hot hot, we gonna light up

Hot hot hot, we let our passion burn

Hot hot hot, we on fire

This town’s neon lights shine like a moonlight shower,

follow 'em like a guiding light down the champ's road!

Yeah, this world is in the palm of our hand

The hate you throw our way rings like a gong to make us stronger

Giving everything we have to crush the competition,

we’re the real deal, showing off our raw power

Leaving the bodies behind in the past,

Akan Yastura! We’re taking control of the future!

Midnight, music playing, on some emperor shit,

performing to the whole world on nothing but instinct

Shockwaves never waited for anyone

There’s no team better than us

Yo! Even the flames of hell to us are just a campfire,

burn “A” and “K” into your mind with our typewriter

With music that moves your very soul,

we’re Akan Yatsura! KUMI KODA!

Go! Go! We gonna turn it up!

Go! Go! We gonna turn it up!

Oh lai-lai-lai-lai-lai

We are the emperor

Sitting on the top

Burn it all right to the ground

Oh, lai-lai-lai-lai-lai

We are the emperor

Sitting on the top

A fire set ablaze in our hearts,

we on fire!

Hot hot hot, we gonna burn it up

Hot hot hot, we gonna light up

Hot hot hot, we let our passion burn 

Hot hot hot, we on fire

Hot hot hot, we gonna burn it up

Hot hot hot, we gonna light up

Hot hot hot, we let our passion burn

Hot hot hot, we on fire

You can’t stop us, so keep it burning (Keep it burning!)

Keep on dancing, shake your body (Shake your body!)

Won’t let you get in the way, take it warning (Take it warning!)

Under the moonlight I’ll show y’all magic (Show y’all magic!)

You can’t stop us, so keep it burning (Keep it burning!)

Keep on dancing, shake your body! 

Go! Go! We gonna turn it up!

Go! Go! We gonna turn it up!

Oh lai-lai-lai-lai-lai

We are the emperor

Sitting on the top

Burn it all right to the ground

Oh, lai-lai-lai-lai-lai

We are the emperor

Sitting on the top

A fire set ablaze in our hearts,

we on fire!

Hot hot hot, we gonna burn it up

Hot hot hot, we gonna light up

Hot hot hot, we let our passion burn 

Hot hot hot, we on fire

Hot hot hot, we gonna burn it up

Hot hot hot, we gonna light up

Hot hot hot, we let our passion burn

Hot hot hot, we on fire

–

♡ TRANSLATION NOTES ♡

[1] ~we're a six-shot revolver

ie. A bullet for each person in this song, including Koda

[2] Words upon words, chopped and combined into verse / ...Leaving bullet holes like stars in the sky!

I'm just going to have to ask that you trust me on these ones, lol.

Iori's lyrics tend to have a lot of imagery that doesn't translate very clearly, so I have to get creative... These are my best approximations of what the lyrics are going for, but they're far enough from a direct TL that I think it's worth justifying.

[3] Leaving the bodies behind in the past

Lit. moving past the corpses

With Reo's following line about the future, I chose to interpret this as a 'learning to move past our trauma' since in AKYR's case their trauma literally is dozens of dead bodies...

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Break Outta Here TRANSLATION [1Nm8]

【KEI】 【ITSUKI】 【ROKUTA】

(See end for translation notes.)

Return to blank

1Nm8

Now, kaboom,

it’s crashing down

I’m standing atop our dreams left in rubble

Pay close attention, 

this new world we’re building, you know it’s no joke

Ayy, bringing our ideals to life,

the scales of justice, tipping like a see-saw, in constant imbalance

(Escape) from this stagnant world

Look,

I don’t pin my hopes on imperfection

Before emotion starts to creep in,

my hardware shuts down all on it’s own

Incompatible

That’s my inherent mindset

Take these efficient internal specs,

and my tech and put them in my pocket,

then I take off

Paint all the walls anew and start over

Tear it all down and build it up again everywhere

We have no choice but to fight, so let's prove ourselves,

and break outta here

Break outta here

Break outta here

Break outta here

Break everything and 

return to blank, ah ah ah

Now how ya feel?

We’re here to rescue you all

And scrap and build

Hear our inevitable flow

Who’s gonna kill?

This world already twisted beyond repair

Break everything and

return to blank, ah ah ah

All I want is good vibes, 

and to make some good music,

that brings everyone closer

Oh, and I want karaage!

Yes I want it

Pick it up with my antenna,

if it’s fun, who cares how many terabytes?

My storage space is a black hole,

so give me more, I want it all

Don’t wanna be a stereotype,

or end up as someone’s puppet

Now there’s nothing I could ever want

Spinning a tale with our soothing melodies

Inefficiency will always get you tangled in a mess

But don’t lose your composure, it’s not funny

So we’ll start anew, tear it down again

You try, but you can’t measure it, you got it

Paint all the walls anew and start over

Tear it all down and build it up again everywhere

We have no choice but to fight, so let's prove ourselves,

and break outta here

Break outta here

Break outta here

Break outta here

Break everything and 

return to blank, ah ah ah

Now how ya feel?

We’re here to rescue you all

And scrap and build

Hear our inevitable flow

Who’s gonna kill?

This world already twisted beyond repair

Break everything and

return to blank, ah ah ah

How ya feel? Still unseen,

our new world, scrap and build

What goes around comes around

Happiness is the best feeling now!

Time’s over, feel my aura

How’s that? Come closer

Sitting in my throne, my words like blades, 

piercing right through you

We’ll purify everything

It’s no doubt

Break outta here

Break outta here

Break outta here

Break everything and 

return to blank, ah ah ah

Now how ya feel?

We’re here to rescue you all

And scrap and build

Hear our inevitable flow

Who’s gonna kill?

This world already twisted beyond repair

Break everything and

return to blank, ah ah ah

–

♡ TRANSLATION NOTES ♡

[1] Before emotion starts to creep in, my hardware shuts down all on it’s own

Lit. Before unstable emotions enter my field of view, my existence shuts itself down

Couldn't get the 'existence' part to feel natural at all, so I've kept with the technology theme this song has in the translation to convey the same message.

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Road to Legend TRANSLATION [Buraikan]

【CHISEI】 【HARUOMI】

(See end for translation notes.)

This story’s already been written

Which of you will be the next legends?

Road to Legend, put your hands up!

We’ve already made our history,

now we’re passing the pen to you

And if you're still not satisfied,

shout it out now!

Do you get why they call us legends?

It’s ‘cause you’ll never be able to keep up

Even still you’re gonna go on chasing us?

Show me what you’ve got, we’re only just getting started! 

You chasing your dreams? Are you giving it your all?

You trying to stop time? To get back what you’ve lost?

Hey, boy! You've left your laces untied!

If after all that you’re still just fucking around, you must be an idiot

A thorny road full of many different choices,

hiding in the trees with a compass that reveals the enemy’s position

Will you survive through the troubles on your travels and keep on going?

And the bell rings out again

Engine running, spitting out exhaust fumes with my verse

Are you willing to take this mic pass?

Will you hit me back twice as hard?

Here it's do or die, I won’t ever be outdone

Child’s play can still leave you beaten and bruised

This story’s already been written

Which of you will be the next legends?

Road to Legend, put your hands up!

We’ve already made our history,

now we’re passing the pen to you

And if you're still not satisfied,

shout it out now!

Time has passed and now there’s no going back,

I’m the genius returning just when you’d forgotten him

Why was I chosen? I turn to god for answers

I may be 6 feet under but I’ll still rise again

So I’ll leave it in your hands, but you’re left in single figures

I’ll show you something new, double, triple digits

If you're only playing games, you’ll never surpass us

Rather you’ll find yourself sorely beaten

Enough with the grandiose ego trip already,

We’re the legends, you know me

From the perspective of a star this is a real lame story

Let’s leave our mark on the world, come on, homie

How many history, only one can take the victory

How many history, let’s write it together

This story’s already been written

Which of you will be the next legends?

Road to Legend, put your hands up!

We’ve already made our history,

now we’re passing the pen to you

And if you're still not satisfied...

This story’s already been written

Which of you will be the next legends?

Road to Legend, put your hands up!

We’ve already made our history,

now we’re passing the pen to you

And if you're still not satisfied,

shout it out now!

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♡ TRANSLATION NOTES ♡

[1] now we’re passing the pen to you

More literally this is "we're passing the story to you,"

but it felt like there's already an overuse of 'story' and 'history' in not only this chorus but the entire song, so I spiced it up a bit. Plus, I feel like the imagery is a little clearer here.

[2] Haruomi Verse 1

Oof, this was hard to translate. I do my best to keep the syllable length of my lyrics in the same ballpark as the original so they're easy to follow -- and although I adore the flow of this verse, it made it very difficult for me to do that. As a result it may feel a little more awkward than usual... please forgive me...

[3] Engine running, spitting out exhaust fumes with my verse

There's some fun wordplay here, but it's sadly kind of impossible to put into english.

Haruomi here is actually talking about exhaust fumes coming from a bus (yes, like the vehicle), but bus (basu) sound very similar to the Japanese pronunciation of verse.

I've changed it to 'verse' in this translation for clarity's sake, so you don't get confused and assume Haruomi is just really into buses on top of his preexisting love of motorbikes. My hope is that the imagery still carries...

[4] So I’ll leave it in your hands

Lit. I'll leave you my geta (sandals), an idiom I've localised here. I also find it funny that, in the MV, this is where AKYR is featured ww

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ty for ur contribution to us 10 gray sheep fans!!!!! 🙏🙏🙏

LOL you're very very welcome! ^_^ As small as the fandom is, it's so nice to (hopefully) be able to make the series a little more accessible to eng fans, since at the moment it's primarily a music project.

I'm super excited for the new songs in the Song Notes 01 album and I'll for sure be translating those as soon as I get the chance! <3

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Black out TRANSLATION [GOAT]

【COLOR】 【SPIDER】 【JOE】 【OWL】

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I believe myself

I mumble yet again, into the cracked mirror before me

I take one step

Broken pieces still scattered around, yet I don’t care

The game is easy

Checkmate, moving

If you want peace, use the king and knight

All according to the script,

the cogs are turning

Why ringing to warning? Echoing in my mind

Keep your secret

It’s just a scratch

No pain anymore, although I try to ignore it,

who calling on my name?

You know?

Black out! Who’s writing this story?

Black out! Are we in the palm of their hand?

Da-la-la-ta Da-la La-ta-ta

Da-la-la-ta Da-la La-ta-ta

I know yet “It’s the only way”

Keep hiding away, behind the closed door

We will be there, woah (woah)

Anyway, get back get back

Why? Sometimes I feel alone

I have something to defend,

I’m not a scapegoat

No regrets, ever again

Float like a butterfly,

sting like a bee

Break down

The game is easy,

Strategy? There’s no need

Is the face-down card a truth or lie?

All according to the script,

the cogs are turning

Why ringing to warning? Echoing in my mind

Keep your secret

The scene you saw that day

Oh I’m ready for

When I turn around, then,

who calling on my name?

You know?

Black out! These invisible strings,

Black out! Are they puppeting us?

Da-la-la-ta Da-la La-ta-ta

Da-la-la-ta Da-la La-ta-ta

I know yet “It’s the only way”

Who’s it all for, these ups and downs?

We will be there, woah (woah)

Anyway, get back get back

So I’m going crazy

Reveal the other side, take control 

It goes beyond your imagination, this fake show

Make it or break it

Each in a unique paradise,

come to your senses and cross road now

“We will fly high together!”

I start to say…

But I swallow (I never)

my words (and ever)

I’m tied, my pride…!

It’s face down

Black out! Who’s writing this story?

Black out! Are we in the palm of their hand?

Da-la-la-ta Da-la La-ta-ta

Da-la-la-ta Da-la La-ta-ta

I know yet “It’s the only way”

Keep hiding away, behind the closed door

We will be there, woah (woah)

Anyway, get back to light!

Black out! The bright lights in the distance,

Black out! Keep running toward them

Da-la-la-ta Da-la La-ta-ta

Da-la-la-ta Da-la I don’t give up

Why not? So, let me go!

We’ll pry open the door from the other side

We will be there, woah (woah)

Anyway, get back get back

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[1] I'm tired right now so I'll come back if I think of anything lol... This one's pretty straightforward!

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Groovy Good Beat TRANSLATION [BAD SKUNK]

【JUNKY】 【AK】 【NERU】

(See end for translation notes.)

(Heh-heh! Let’s go!)

Tell me baby what is gonna be alright? (C’mon!)

Groovy Good Beat… Do it!

Tonight again we’re getting started, enjoy show!

Bright it on!!

Can you feel it? We’re the rule!

(Move your body!! Feeling!!)

We’re the rulers of this world (Yeah!)

Let’s lose ourselves to the pleasure, supersonic (Oh…)

This ravaged underground,

brings us such comfort

A MAD TOWN full of rogues (You & Me) 

Singing this ode to war

You can believe in your friends, so now (Believe yourself)

Oh, pleasure paradise (OK, I can NOT wait!!)

Hey everybody get the power

Masterfully

Big bang! Cause a riot!

Groovy Good Beat!! Groovy Good Beat!!

We’ll take you on all at once!

Are you ready!? 

Wing it!! Wing it!!

We’ll take care of it all, so,

Groovy Good Beat!! Groovy Good Beat!!

Can you keep up on the hardest mode?

You bet!! Oh, my pleasure!!

Groovy Good Beat!! Groovy Good Beat!!

Aren’t you enjoying having the perfect enemy?

Can you hear the sound!?

Groovy Good Beat!! Groovy Good Beat!!

Fuck your propaganda!

This isn’t a friendly game,

so finish ‘em off and shout!

If you’re caught in an all-or-nothing,

will you kick and break the world?

You’re family so go on, call me!

Come along for this entertainment troupe’s story

A freaky and peaky, tricky homie

We’re the rowdy Knights of the Round!

Who even are we!? Shout it out if you think you know

It’s an absolute (No doubt)

This is the rulers’ truth

Respect’s antithesis, turn it to gold! (FLASH!!) 

Oh, pleasure paradise (OK, I can NOT wait!!)

Hey everybody get the power

Intuitively

With all thousand dreams,

Groovy Good Beat!! Groovy Good Beat!!

My bad, it’s only a joke

Are you ready!?

Wing it!! Wing it!!

Too late to regret it now!

Groovy Good Beat!! Groovy Good Beat!!

Can you keep up on the hardest mode?

You bet!! Oh, my pleasure!!

Groovy Good Beat!! Groovy Good Beat!!

Aren’t you enjoying having the perfect enemy?

Can you hear the sound!?

Groovy Good Beat!! Groovy Good Beat!!

Fuck your propaganda!

(Oh, here we go!) 

1, 2, 3 and show ‘em who’s boss

And if you crush them all in one, that’s OK!

A real brawl’s the greatest feeling,

a joker’s smile is your present, here you go!

You satisfied? Of course, this is BAD SKUNK

We’re cutting edge, can you hold on?!

Catch off guard!! 

Let’s catch off guard!!

Let’s go people, make some noise, get rowdy!

We are kick-ass!

Let’s rumble

Like a Dragon… C’mon!!

This passionate Night Parade!

Hey everybody get the power

Masterfully

Big bang! Cause a riot!

Groovy Good Beat!! Groovy Good Beat!!

We’ll take you on all at once!

Are you ready!? 

Wing it!! Wing it!!

We’ll take care of it, so,

Groovy Good Beat!! Groovy Good Beat!!

Can you keep up on the hardest mode?

You bet!! Oh, my pleasure!!

Groovy Good Beat!! Groovy Good Beat!!

Aren’t you enjoying having the perfect enemy?

Can you hear the sound!?

Groovy Good Beat!! Groovy Good Beat!!

Fuck your propaganda!

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[1] General

This thing's about 70% English anyways, so I hope I've managed to make said eng lines makes sense in context...

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Jan 11th 2025 Paradox Tribe TRANSLATION [cozmez & Haruomi)

Haruomi - 12:03 What? The cozmez pair aren’t here yet?

Haruomi - 12:04 Looks like they’re still not ready. I’ll wait for them.

Kanata - 12:08 didn’t know we’d started already

Nayuta - 12:12 what is this?

Kanata - 12:12 we’re not here to chat or anything are we?

Haruomi - 12:13 We are. It’d be good to talk.

(both posted at the same time) Haruomi - 12:15 You said you liked Raimentei’s chuukadon when you were playing the game, right?

Kanata - 12:15 okay, you’re always cooking a ton at Raimentei, how on earth are you gonna be bad at a cooking game?

Nayuta - 12:15 oh, they overlapped

Kanata - 12:16 you go first, shura

Haruomi - 12:16 Sure.

Haruomi - 12:17 During the game, you said you liked the chuukadon and yakisoba at Raimentei, but are they better than the ramen?

Nayuta - 12:18 well, i mean ramen’s the clear winner, but the others are good too

Haruomi - 12:19 I see. That’s good, then. What was it you wanted to ask me?

Kanata - 12:21 i asked how you were so bad at cooking in the game when you’re the cook at Raimentei

Kanata - 12:21 don’t make me ask again

Haruomi - 12:22 It’s ‘cause don’t normally play videogames. Do any of the Heads here play a lot of games?

Nayuta - 12:29 uh, should we answer that too?

Haruomi - 12:30 Yeah. If you can, please.

Haruomi - 12:35 Now that I think about it, when we were recording the gameplay you guys were reminiscing. You said something about picking up a game somewhere?

Nayuta - 12:36 oh yeah, the one we found in the trash dump

Kanata - 12:37 that game broke like immediately

Nayuta - 12:38 no, kanata, you broke it

Kanata - 12:39 forreal?

Nayuta - 12:41 you don’t remember? the screen started bugging out so you beat the absolute crap out of it

Kanata - 12:42 whatever. it probably wasn’t even that fun

Haruomi - 12:43 Is that so…

Kanata - 12:43 we both said it was just as boring as usual

Nayuta - 12:44 by the way, this is totally off-topic, but where are you right now?

Haruomi (who’s with Chisei apparently) - 12:45 We’re both travelling abroad on our bikes at the moment.

Kanata - 12:46 hah?

Nayuta - 12:47 i mean that’s nice and all but i don’t care, when are you coming back?

Haruomi - 12:47 Haven’t decided yet. We’re considering returning home temporarily if and when we want to write some music.

Nayuta - 12:48 what the hell, without Raimentei there’s barely anywhere to eat 'round here

Kanata - 12:49 right. why would you do this to us?

Haruomi - 12:50 Just be patient. That’s all I can say for now.

Kanata - 12:50 fine. then, are we finished here?

Nayuta - 12:51 we don’t have anything else to talk about, we’re good to leave right?

Haruomi - 12:52 No problem. See you at the next REC session.

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Something I maybe should’ve but in the TL notes, but basically I had trouble translating the bit where Shion says “I’ve done that kind of thing before too. Done it to them as well”

He’s being purposefully vague but if you want me to rip the mask off he’s basically saying he’s done both the S and the M side of S/M lmao

Jan 10th 2025 Paradox Tribe TRANSLATION [Chungsung & Shion]

Chungsung - 17:03 Everyone, I do hope you are doing well. I am Baek Chungsung of AMPRULE. I’m here today to speak with a member of the Winter Variety team.

Shion - 17:04 Yup, it’s me today, lol

Shion - 17:05 Everyone good? Did you watch the video already?

Chungsung - 17:05 My, Kaida-sama. What an honour to meet you. Thank you kindly for your time today.

Shion - 17:06 Mhm, nice to meet you too.

Chungsung - 17:07 Thank you very much for the recording session the other day.

Shion - 17:07 Aah, my bad. I’m not great at this kind of formal conversation. Is it cool if I just speak casually like this?

Chungsung - 17:09 Of course. Please do as you like, Kaida-sama.

Shion - 17:09 Tysm

Shion - 17:11 By the way, is it alright if I ask you something?

Chungsung - 17:11 Go right ahead.

Shion - 17:12 Are you perhaps that kind of person as well? I feel like we have the same aura, lol

Chungsung - 17:13 Now then, what is it that are you implying?

Shion - 17:14 It’s just, when our Shibaken was cussing you out, you seemed to be rather enjoying it, lol

Chungsung - 17:16 Ah, so that it what you meant

Chungsung - 17:17 I’ll leave that up to your imagination

Shion - 17:18 Well of course, lol  Does everyone already know about this side of you?

Shion - 17:40 I feel like it’s pretty much expected, just from what I’d heard, lol

Chungsung - 17:42  I’m quite unsure how to respond. If I were to add one thing, I would say that my interests are a little different to yours, Kaida-sama. I am more interested in the arts of pain and injury.

Shion - 17:43 I see.. but isn’t that okay? I’ve done that kind of thing before too. Done it to them as well.

Chungsung - 17:44 Is that so? What kind of things do you have in mind?

Shion - 17:45 It’s really nothing special lol I only really care that I’m enjoying myself lol

Chungsung - 17:46 I see… What is it you usually do, then? I imagine it’s rather hard to go out in your current situation…

Shion - 17:46 I like hookah, guitar… I sometimes play darts. Well, anything that I’m allowed to do in the prefab, really.

Shion - 17:47 The day Inukai finds out about my activities outside, it’ll be a real hassle

Chungsung - 17:48 So I can imagine.

Chungsung - 17:49 About Inukai-sama… I sense that he’s a little like us as well, but what do you think?

Shion - 17:49 He’s not like us, no, lol But if you make him flip out he’s totally uncontrollable

Chungsung - 17:50 Oh? How come?

Shion - 17:51  I guess it’s like he’ll destroy anything he can get his hands on?

Chungsung - 17:51 I could never imagine this kind of behaviour from Inukai-sama, whom I have had the honour of meeting, but…

Shion - 17:52 You’ve seen the guy up on stage before, right? It’s that guy.

Chungsung - 17:53 My, my… That intrigues me greatly.

Chungsung -  17:55  Kaida-sama. It appears our time is up, so if you could please say your goodbyes to all of the Heads.

Shion - 17:55 That time already? Well, everyone, look forward to our new song. I may be in the Winter team, but I’ll keep you nice and warm with my verse, lol

Chungsung - 17:57  Thank you very much. It was an honour to talk to you today. Sometime in the future I would be glad to talk with you again at our leisure. 

Shion - 17:57 You caught my eye every since we played that game, so let’s talk again. See you thenn

Shion - 17:58 I’ll see you all again very soon too, so be good for me while you wait, lol

(T/N: They're both being very vague for this entire convo for reasons I feel you'll be able to guess. I've put all the purposeful obscurity in italics so you get the feel the sheer amount of innuendo they're throwing at eachother, lol)

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Jan 10th 2025 Paradox Tribe TRANSLATION [Chungsung & Shion]

Chungsung - 17:03 Everyone, I do hope you are doing well. I am Baek Chungsung of AMPRULE. I’m here today to speak with a member of the Winter Variety team.

Shion - 17:04 Yup, it’s me today, lol

Shion - 17:05 Everyone good? Did you watch the video already?

Chungsung - 17:05 My, Kaida-sama. What an honour to meet you. Thank you kindly for your time today.

Shion - 17:06 Mhm, nice to meet you too.

Chungsung - 17:07 Thank you very much for the recording session the other day.

Shion - 17:07 Aah, my bad. I’m not great at this kind of formal conversation. Is it cool if I just speak casually like this?

Chungsung - 17:09 Of course. Please do as you like, Kaida-sama.

Shion - 17:09 Tysm

Shion - 17:11 By the way, is it alright if I ask you something?

Chungsung - 17:11 Go right ahead.

Shion - 17:12 Are you perhaps that kind of person as well? I feel like we have the same aura, lol

Chungsung - 17:13 Now then, what is it that are you implying?

Shion - 17:14 It’s just, when our Shibaken was cussing you out, you seemed to be rather enjoying it, lol

Chungsung - 17:16 Ah, so that it what you meant

Chungsung - 17:17 I’ll leave that up to your imagination

Shion - 17:18 Well of course, lol  Does everyone already know about this side of you?

Shion - 17:40 I feel like it’s pretty much expected, just from what I’d heard, lol

Chungsung - 17:42  I’m quite unsure how to respond. If I were to add one thing, I would say that my interests are a little different to yours, Kaida-sama. I am more interested in the arts of pain and injury.

Shion - 17:43 I see.. but isn’t that okay? I’ve done that kind of thing before too. Done it to them as well.

Chungsung - 17:44 Is that so? What kind of things do you have in mind?

Shion - 17:45 It’s really nothing special lol I only really care that I’m enjoying myself lol

Chungsung - 17:46 I see… What is it you usually do, then? I imagine it’s rather hard to go out in your current situation…

Shion - 17:46 I like hookah, guitar… I sometimes play darts. Well, anything that I’m allowed to do in the prefab, really.

Shion - 17:47 The day Inukai finds out about my activities outside, it’ll be a real hassle

Chungsung - 17:48 So I can imagine.

Chungsung - 17:49 About Inukai-sama… I sense that he’s a little like us as well, but what do you think?

Shion - 17:49 He’s not like us, no, lol But if you make him flip out he’s totally uncontrollable

Chungsung - 17:50 Oh? How come?

Shion - 17:51  I guess it’s like he’ll destroy anything he can get his hands on?

Chungsung - 17:51 I could never imagine this kind of behaviour from Inukai-sama, whom I have had the honour of meeting, but…

Shion - 17:52 You’ve seen the guy up on stage before, right? It’s that guy.

Chungsung - 17:53 My, my… That intrigues me greatly.

Chungsung -  17:55  Kaida-sama. It appears our time is up, so if you could please say your goodbyes to all of the Heads.

Shion - 17:55 That time already? Well, everyone, look forward to our new song. I may be in the Winter team, but I’ll keep you nice and warm with my verse, lol

Chungsung - 17:57  Thank you very much. It was an honour to talk to you today. Sometime in the future I would be glad to talk with you again at our leisure. 

Shion - 17:57 You caught my eye every since we played that game, so let’s talk again. See you thenn

Shion - 17:58 I’ll see you all again very soon too, so be good for me while you wait, lol

(T/N: They're both being very vague for this entire convo for reasons I feel you'll be able to guess. I've put all the purposeful obscurity in italics so you get the feel the sheer amount of innuendo they're throwing at eachother, lol)

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Guilty Baby TRANSLATION [GOAT]

【SNOW】 【COLOR】 【NURSE】 【SPIDER】 【JOE】 【OWL】

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Oh, come on lady

tonight again, when it's--

already this late?

Another unexpected call

Not again, lady, 

you really don’t care, do you?

My selfish baby, 

I'm on my way to see you as we speak

Flicker-flickering, gently swaying

I’m running through the night,

chasing a shadow of you

Just tell me now, where are you?

Guilty, guilty, guilty, guilty baby

Shall we begin?

Chasing, chasing, endless

Chase you, chase you, tenderness

I’m wrapped up in this game we’re playing

And you’ll say,

“Chasing, chasing, all the night

Catch me, catch me if you can!”

Don’t regret it, crazy lady 

Really are you ready? (So baby)

Really are you OK? (So baby)

Really, really are you? (So crazy)

Now open your eyes and see, I’ve already caught you

You still haven’t learned your lesson

The customary sign

I can't take it anymore

Not again, lady

You must know by now

My stubborn baby,

there's no way I can let this slide

Feel like I’m floating, you leave me reeling

You’re so mischievous,

I’m addicted, body and soul

You can’t escape this labyrinth

Guilty, guilty, guilty, guilty baby

Sweetie, sweetie, sweetie, sweetie baby

Guilty, guilty, guilty, guilty baby

Shall we begin?

Chasing, chasing, endless

Chase you, chase you, tenderness 

The outcome’s always the same

And you’ll say,

“Chasing, chasing, all the night

Catch me, catch me if you can”

You ask too much of me, sexy lady

Really are you ready? (So baby)

Really are you OK? (So baby)

Really, really are you? (So crazy)

I can still feel it on me, the lingering scent of you

I was so sure I had finally caught you, 

but you’ve slipped through my fingers again

When I turned around,

you weren’t there anymore

No way, no way

Such a mysterious lady

Who are you, lady?

Where are you, lady?

Why are you so crazy?

Really are you ready? (So baby)

Really are you OK (So baby)

Really, really are you? (So crazy)

Yeah!

Just as always,

Chasing, chasing, endless

Chase you, chase you, tenderness

Woah, and you’ll laugh,

“Chasing, chasing, all the night

Catch me, catch me if you can!”

It doesn’t matter 

Shall we begin?

Chasing, chasing, endless

Chase you, chase you, tenderness 

I’m wrapped up in this game we’re playing

And you’ll say,

“Chasing, chasing, all the night

Catch me, catch me if you can”

You ask too much of me, sexy lady

Really are you ready? (So baby)

Really are you OK? (So baby)

Really, really are you? (So crazy)

We’re so close I can feel your breath on me (So baby)

Really are you ready? (So baby)

Really are you OK (So crazy)

Now go and take a look, you’re in my arms at last

–

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[1] General

I'm not sure I conveyed it super well in the lyrics themselves, so I'm clarifying -- these lyrics are GOAT framing chasing down a criminal as some kind of romance, with late night calls to work being like a flirty "come over" message . That's why these lyrics are approaching BASKU-worthy freak territory lol

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Fly or Die TRANSLATION [GOAT]

【SNOW】 【COLOR】 【NURSE】

(See end for translation notes.)

(Yeah! Let's go! Yeah, woo!)

(Are you ready to fly?)

(La, la, la, la, yeah...)

(Woah, woah-oh!)

Walking over the fuses, step by step

Baby, I’m walking a tightrope here, it’s crazy days

I don’t even watch my step and I don’t care

Just take this hand in front of you, and take a chance

Whatever darkness lies ahead, 

even if you take the long road

Those worn-out soles are just proof

you’re moving forward bit by bit

There’s light softly shining in, oh can you see?

There’s nothing to be afraid of

Move straight ahead, go one way!

Fly or Die

Being here right by your side, 

with something I want to protect

This sweat, these tears too, even the scars of the past 

Wear them proudly, I begin on… higher!

Paradise, 

a world without obligations

But since we don’t have time to dream,

tomorrow and forevermore, 

these feelings in my heart I can’t let go,

I’ll keep them burning, I carry on… higher!

The sides of light and dark are inside out

Baby, who’s going to draw the line? Black or white?

Even if the prologue shatters, I’ll be there

In the past and the present, ‘cause I shout!

What is ‘right’, and what is ‘wrong’?

The moment’s broken, in the bustle of the city it’s a constant back and forth

The future’s changing, oh can you hear?

This is who we are

Move straight ahead, go one way!

Fly or die 

Being here right by your side, 

and reflected in your eyes

I know it, this place we’re in, 

is where we can start anew

Picture it, I begin on… higher!

We’re alive, 

you’ll never find yourself alone

Because there are still sights you’ve yet to see

This anticipation, the anxieties too, 

even the little courage we can gather

Hold on to it tight, I carry on… higher!

(Stand and fight) The time has come

(Don’t give up) Even if it hurts

(Raise you up) Even if your breath runs out or you’re frozen with fear

(Now, it’s time) Certainly

(Don’t look back) Your heart beating

(Waking up) It’ll never die, the fire of instinct inside

1, 2, 3 Check, check… Groovin’!

So from east side

Don’t hesitate ever again

You’re coming with me, going to sky

Are you ready? Shall we go?

This perfect story we’re writing

Right now we’ll make you bright!

So don’t you feel?

We’ll be your wish…

Fly or Die

Being here right by your side, 

with something I want to protect

The answer I was searching for, 

I think I finally understand it now

Hold out your hand, I begin on…higher!

Paradise, 

a world without obligations

But since we don’t have time for dreams,

tomorrow and forevermore, 

these feelings in my heart I can’t let go,

I’ll keep them burning, I carry on… higher!

–

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[1] or you’re frozen with fear

Lit. or your legs stop working

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Here We Go TRANSLATION [Paradox Live on Stage Vol. 2]

(See end for translation notes.)

[Allen]

Yo, the phoenix is rising

Yeah I don’t need no license

This ain’t no fairy tale

BAE representing the real deal

Yeah! We’re revolutionising music

We ain’t gonna fit to your mold

Climbing the stairway to victory

Hell yeah, that’s my guidance

[Hajun]

I do what I wanna do

Yeah I’ll help you understand quickly

Doesn’t matter what genre,

I’ll take you prisoner once again

Ah, with real elegance, I’m your master

I’m not going to sit and wait, go faster

You want a taste?

I should warn you, it’s addictive

[Anne]

Passion, colorful rainbow

Fashion, wear fancy clothes

1, 2, 3, 4, 5 ABC to the anZ yo!

I’ll buy everything I see

There’s no use in holding back

I wanna scream and shout

To the lame vibes say bye bye!

[Saimon]

TCW, like a blade my words pierce through you

A saga of protecting those we hold dear

If you truly loathe conflict,

there’s nowhere on earth you can belong

Our hearts, burning with azure flames,

at some point had become something unshakable

Our heartbeats pulse like a rhythm,

blood thrumming through our veins

[Yohei]

Yeah, I’ve laid it all to waste

One shot and I’m drunk on tequila

Strong like hard liquor,

guard it with all your might

Our castle walls are invulnerable

Nobody can break it down

Authenticity’s got a different weight to it

Get that in your head from now on

[Ryu]

Ah! That kinda feeling, is it?

It’s that exciting feeling, isn’t it?

On Ryu-kun’s turn he’s changing the game

You’re just oh-so naive 

So unexpected, maybe you can’t predict it

Maybe the right time won’t ever arrive

And just maybe, in reality, 

the world was topsy-turvy all along

[Shiki]

I still don’t have the courage to forget,

so I’ll hide in the shadows again

I don’t really have what it takes to live on,

but I have my friends by my side 

I took one small step forward,

on the long road to recovery

Though it's so small it could vanish, 

this is my determination

[Bae]

We’re in the fly

Yeah, I just wanna live

[TCW]

Yeah, I just wanna be

A brilliant firework

[Allen]

(Light up the darkness)

[cozmez]

The story’s still being told

Push your way through, it’s do or die

[Akan Yatsura]

We’ll put an end to this boring beat, let’s try something more exciting!

[Leaders]

Don’t stop and here we go!

[All]

Everybody Get Up! Get Up!

It’s starting so wake up! 

Overtake ‘em and Level Up!

[Leaders]

Don’t stop and here we go!

[All]

Hold tight, we’re gonna speed up!

Feel impulse take over!

Round this game

Who’s gonna win and move ahead?

(Woah oh oh oh) 

[Allen] Feel the flood of energy now

(Woah oh oh oh)

Fear’s the real enemy here

Everybody Get Up! Get Up!

It’s starting so wake up! 

We run this game

We’re gonna be the ones to win!

[Leaders]

Don’t stop and here we go!

[Kanata]

I’m a devil returned from hell this is our comeback

Your verses are just lukewarm, you’re nothing but weaklings

You hear the gun click,

that’s your cue to start

Heaven and earth are flipped,

it’s time to roll the dice

[Nayuta]

Bang bang, these streets belong to us

Even if you close your eyes and ears, still you’re falling down

For more dope, that’s all you need

Don’t mess with cozmez

Fresh from the underworld

[Iori]

Leadin’ the matsuri is Akan Yatsura!

Smoke signal fills the air, leading the charge and we’re on fire

Climbing up ‘til we reach the top

Whaddaya think of the view?

We’ll drag the whole world into this uproar

Our vibes are on a rampage!

[Zen]

Yo! This ain’t no game,

we’re fighting for the title

Loyalty and empathy are my speciality,

when it’s me it’s no doubt

For sure it’s no joke

(Foo!)Train your body to perfection

(Foo!) Bare your fangs to the enemy

(Foo!) For my family’s sake,

(Foo!) I’ll face it all with bravery

[Hokusai]

You know our craftsmanship

It’s the pride of our family

You are our 6th men

Live life like it’s a festival

The more people the better

Growling like a beast

Taking over past and future,

that groove is all I need

[Satsuki]

We’re in a totally different league!

Left behind our inhibitions long ago!

With a king-size punchline!

Our badass fighting spirit!

This is our kinda chivalry

Here it’s legends only!

Our fight from rags to riches

You can’t bullshit us!

[Reo]

Hey, won’t you play with REO-kun?

Man, I was getting real bored there!

When I say Akan, you say Yatsura!

Akan! (Yatsura!) Akan! (Yatsura!)

This is the best, let’s keep it going!

We’ll get rid of anyone who gets in our way

Even if you act like you don’t care,

my cuteness will leave you in TKO!

[Bae]

We’re in the fly

Yeah, I just wanna live

[TCW]

Yeah, I just wanna be

A brilliant firework

[Allen]

(Light up the darkness)

[cozmez]

The story’s still being told

Push your way through, it’s do or die

[Akan Yatsura]

We’ll put an end to this boring beat, let’s try something more exciting!

[Leaders]

Don’t stop and here we go!

[All]

Everybody Get Up! Get Up!

It’s starting so wake up! 

Overtake ‘em and Level Up!

[Leaders]

Don’t stop and here we go!

[All]

Hold tight, we’re gonna speed up!

Feel impulse take over!

Round this game

Who’s gonna win and move ahead?

(Woah oh oh oh) 

[Allen] Feel the flood of energy now

(Woah oh oh oh)

Fear’s the real enemy here

Everybody Get Up! Get Up!

It’s starting so wake up! 

We run this game

We’re gonna be the ones to win!

[Leaders]

Don’t stop and here we go!

(Chorus repeats)

–

♡ TRANSLATION NOTES ♡

[1] Yo, the phoenix is rising

Allen's pretty closely connected to Zhuque, the Vermillion Bird of Chinese mythlogy due to his surname (which carries over to his MC name, Suzaku, the Japanese pronunciation of Zhuque).

This lyric is literally just about a phoenix but 火の鳥 is typically referring to the Chinese variety, so I feel it would be weird not the mention the connection here.

[2] Ah, with real elegance, I’m your master

Hajun says something in Korean here but I don't know kr in any way shape or form, so big thank you to the one Japanese fan I found in the comments who theorised he says 우아現に, the Korean part of which I've machine TL'd here.

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Greatest homie TRANSLATION [GOAT]

【SNOW】 【COLOR】 【NURSE】

(See end for translation notes.)

Don’t miss your chance, find the real

Our hands are aiming for the greatest heights

Beyond the limits, brightest night

We’re always by your side

We’ll never surrender

They’ll never break our stride

Our ideals never waver

Your hope is in our hands

Show you, right?

Let’s get the tempo up

Stand in the wind as it blows

We order, we order

Reflection

We order, we order,

need to get hard

Finally I know my mission

Save your world, world, world, world

I wanna be great!

We say yeah!

I won’t stop, won’t stop

Endlessly I’ll hurry

Yeah yeah, never, yeah

I won’t stop won’t stop

Proudly show our spirit

Play the music, get fired up, set yourself free, allright!

We could rise above our values, our views too, just maybe

Yeah yeah, all together, yeah!

The future you choose,

run toward it Greatest homie!

With this world I want to protect,

I feel an unbreakable bond

We can hear your voices

Impossible, you say? For us that’s unthinkable

We won’t go out of style

or surrender our glory

Don’t want to go back now,

to that helpless version of me

There’s nothing left

We won’t be broken

We’ll surely clear a new path

We order, we order

Reflection

We order, we order,

need to get hard

Finally I know my mission

Save your world, world, world, world

I wanna be great!

We say yeah!

I won’t stop, won’t stop

A comeback story

Yeah yeah, never, yeah

I won’t stop, won’t stop

Without a second thought we’ll do it

Play the music, get fired up, set yourself free, allright!

We could rise above our values, our views too, just maybe

Yeah yeah, all together, yeah!

To the future we choose

Let’s go, Greatest homie!

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♡ TRANSLATION NOTES ♡

[1] We could rise above our values, our views too, just maybe

The wording is changed a bit here to be easier to colour-code and follow with the music. More literally it'd be:

Maybe things like values and views (etc.) can be transcended too

[2] Impossible, you say? For us that’s unthinkable

Same reasoning as above, practically. Literal translation would be:

Things like impossibility are unthinkable/impossible for us

And if I had more space to be wordy with it:

The word 'impossible' isn't in our dictionary

Because GOAT are self-righteous like that...

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No Matter What TRANSLATIONS [The Cat's Whiskers]

【SAIMON】 【YOHEI】 【RYU】 【SHIKI】

(See end for translation notes.)

Shut the fuck up about the past already

How about you focus on the way things are now

Keep your precious friends out of your sadist routine

I’d take all your pain and deal with it, easy

Wielding my swag like a well-honed blade

Cut apart the negativity with my world-class skills

Take your fake fashion show someplace else

Musical chairs, we’ll fight head-on to snatch the crown

Though daily struggles hunt you down endlessly,

the evening star still shines down from the twilight sky

Cosigning to oblivion allows us to move forward

Months and years passing will surely bring me peace

Boundless tolerance, for all things in nature

So precious yet so fleeting, life goes on

We weave this pitch-black world’s history

Irreplaceable, so together we’ll seize victory

Broaden your horizons, set yourself free

In this competition we’ll fight our way up!

We’ll keep honing our skills all day every day

Never surrender, hold your head high

Surge through the flow of current trends

In this competition we’ll fight our way up!

Be more than the sorrows you’d rather forget

Never surrender, hold your head high!

No matter what, what, what

Gather all walks of life together and protect them ‘til the end

No matter what, what, what

No one left behind, we’ll finally claw our way up

We gotta live it up, live it up

We can't get enough, get enough

Where there’s a will there's a way

You can see the light, with our music we’ll answer!

Yeah, you already know

TCW

Yeah yeah, let's go

Ryu-kun does whatever wherever he likes

Let’s see if my fortune-telling hits the mark

Can’t escape this trauma, it’s a game of cat and mouse

Am I just paranoid? Turn it on! Airplane mode!

Trudging down this path alone without ever getting stuck

Smoothly taking off from the runway

Don’t let the secrets slip, it’s classified info 

This moment is the most exciting of all!

Every time I fail I can feel my immaturity

The old me would have withered away

My throbbing heart creates its own rhythm

Through the beat, I feel my namelessness etched within

Although my legs still shake like a fawn’s,

I want to stand tall and move forward

He taught me how to have faith,

now the sign of the cross can soothe my guilt

Broaden your horizons, set yourself free

In this competition we’ll fight our way up!

We’ll keep honing our skills all day every day

Never surrender, hold your head high

Surge through the flow of current trends

In this competition we’ll fight our way up!

Be more than the sorrows you’d rather forget

Never surrender, hold your head high!

No matter what, what, what

Gather all walks of life together and protect them ‘til the end

No matter what, what, what

No one left behind, we’ll finally claw our way up

We gotta live it up, live it up

We can't get enough, get enough

Where there’s a will there’s a way

You can see the light, with our music we’ll answer!

–

♡ TRANSLATION NOTES ♡

[1] Keep your precious friends out of your sadist routine

I assume he's vaguing Hajun here? This is the vs. BAE round after all.. Not a note on the translation I just think it's funny.

Everyone else is spreading positive messages and singing about their personal trauma and growth and Yohei's insulting these young adults like there's no tomorrow. But hey, whatever gets you hyped, man...

[2] Verse 2 [Saimon]

This is my first time translating any Saimon lyrics and I'm hoping I managed to convey his... verbosity in my translation.

The fact that Saimon, a language professor, has such wordy verses has always been one of my favourite things about TCWs music, so I wanted to portray that faithfully. Hopefully with time I'll get better at it, too.

[3] Don’t let the secrets slip, it’s classified info 

Ryu actually lists two things here, classified/top-secret info and management/administrative info. I couldn't find a way to fit both in in a way that doesn't sound awkward and I think classified encompassed both in end.

[4] This moment is the most exciting of all!

Yet again this isn't really much of a translation note but, this line in particular I like because Natsuki Hanae-san (the voice actor of Ryu) likes to play with this line at the live shows sometimes, changing the first bit to be the name of whatever venue they're at. Like Nissho Hall is the most exciting of all!

I worded it like this specifically because I wanted to be able to keep that for my own amusement. I love the seiyuu lives...

[5] He taught me how to have faith

It's not entirely clear who's doing the 'teaching' here but I assume it's religion/God.

But, really, this could be also be alluding to Saimon and Bar 4/7 overall. Shiki's character has a nice crossover between his literal faith in God, and faith in his friends and admiration of those who saved him. Long-winded explanation of why I tled it this way lol

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ギラギラCANDY NIGHT TRANSLATION [CLUB CANDY]

【IORI】 【ZEN】 【ANNE】 【SATSUKI】

(See end for translation notes.)

(What’s up everybody? It’s showtime!

Dazzling CANDY NIGHT!)

(Yeah! Uh-huh!)

Take out the difficult customers with one punch!

Pretty easy to shut ‘em up with force

No time for kissing ass, I’ll do it my way

Keep the energy up or you’ll be next like boom-boom-pow!

No clue what tomorrow has in store,

so just enjoy today to the fullest!

There’s no line between good and evil here

at CLUB CANDY, so get drunk and go crazy!

The neverending party, CLUB CANDY

If the world’s got you feeling down, come on in! (Hoo hoo!)

A heart burning with passion is our only DRESS CODE

As if a phantom escorts you

We’ve got the kind of luxury beauty you can’t find anywhere else, right?

Put your hands up!!

You’ll be out of money by the morning,

Come on party people, Bring on da night!!

Escape from your sad life tonight, leave your inhibitions behind

Dancing until dawn doesn’t sound so bad, does it?

This captivating party night,

“CLUB CANDY” Let it enchant you

On a good day or a bad day, live it up until the morning

Wake up! Wake up! Glitter! Glitter!

Pop ‘em open one by one, Big up! Big up!

The disco ball shines and shines!

Everybody, come on, VIVA! VIVA!

(BUBBLE!!) Who’ll take control of the night, the WINNER!? WINNER!?

(BUBBLE!!) Feel your desire burn until it bursts into flame!

Yeah! Everywhere you look there’s champagne flying

Here I’m both the boss and the main attraction 

Well then, let’s all have a mighty good time!

After all, the customer’s pockets are always right!

Get dancing, MONEY MONEY, but keep it low-profile

A call for drinks sure bodes well for us!

Heavy drinking’s just fine, so long as you’re in high spirits!

Unleash your desires, hoist up the mikoshi!

GHETTO SIDE enter the neon streets!

Abnormal daily life is just BASIC

When you’re here you could almost FLY!

Won’t you drink, dance and sing with us?

Under the disco ball,

We gotta go

Yo! Every day and night’s a PARTY

Right here, Right now

Live in da moment

The height of fascination

CLUB CANDY

Strength of a thousand men!

Escape from your sad life tonight, leave your inhibitions behind

Dancing until dawn doesn’t sound so bad, does it?

This captivating party night,

“CLUB CANDY” Let it enchant you

On a good day or a bad day, live it up until the morning

Wake up! Wake up! Glitter! Glitter!

Pop ‘em open one by one, Big up! Big up!

The disco ball shines and shines!

Everybody, come on, VIVA! VIVA!

(BUBBLE!!) Who’ll take control of the night, the WINNER!? WINNER!?

(BUBBLE!!) Feel your desire burn until it bursts into flame!

Ah, oh-woah (Everybody don’t stop)

Yeah, hey-yeah! (Everybody don’t stop)

Wake up! Wake up! Glitter! Glitter!

Pop ‘em open one by one, Big up! Big up!

The disco ball shines and shines!

Everybody, come on, VIVA! VIVA!

(BUBBLE!!) Who’ll take control of the night, the WINNER!? WINNER!?

(BUBBLE!!) Feel your desire burn until it bursts into flame!

–

♡ TRANSLATION NOTES ♡

[1] We’ve got the kind of luxury beauty--

Zen's talking about the hostesses here if I'm not mistaken. He says 'members' which, if I remember correctly, is how he's referred to the hostess staff on SNS and stuff. Do correct me if I'm wrong, lol!

[2] Come on party people, Bring on da night!!

Zen literally says 'cool guys' here which sounds very lame in English so hopefully 'party people' has the same vibe to it without making sound Zen sound like someone's uncle trying to appeal to the youths.

[3] Here I’m both the boss and the main attraction 

In all likelihood I'll come back and change this line at some point. What I've gone with is pretty literal but I think the vibe he's going for is more

"I may be the boss, but I'm also the life of the party!"

Any suggestions for wording that into something that fits the flow of the music would be fantastic because I drew a complete blank.

[4] After all, the customer’s pockets are always right!

Lit. A customer's a god of making money As you may be aware the equivalent phrase for 'the customer is always right' in Japanese can be translated as 'the customer is (a) god' I assume this line is a play on that phrase, hence the conversion back into a familiar English version.

[5] but keep it low-profile

Iori's getting greedy with these T/Ns huh... That's nothing new...

Literally this is something like:

'within the limits of a search and seizure'

with the 'ガサ(gasa)' you can hear at this part being (from my research) police jargon for house raids and the like. Since that's kind of hard to put succinctly I hope this translation keeps the same energy of 'Make money, but not so much that the cops get suspicious!'