As was foretold, here’s my sub of Ota Yuuri’s final NMB song, her graduation solo “Acting tough”. Both the A-side from that single and this MV are available on NMB’s YouTube channel. The A-side MV leads directly into this one, and even more so than the title track, Acting tough’s Read more
Have been working here and there on a couple different translations, but then Ota Yuuri’s graduation solo came up on my playlist today. I’ve been meaning to get to it, and now seems as good a time as ever! Except this isn’t her solo song – this is the title Read more
Good Timing was one of the first NMB songs I took a liking to, even before I knew any of the members in the unit. Off their 2018 single 欲望者 (yokubomono / The One Who Desires), it’s the tonal opposite of the A-side with bright, cheery colors and an upbeat, Read more
Just when things seem to be going well… my NMB oshimen, Ota Yuuri, announced her graduation during a performance today. There’s no official announcement yet, but she posted a short statement on her own Twitter: Today at NHK Hall I informed everyone in attendance that I will graduate from NMB48. Read more
The third team song from NMB48’s latest single (check here for Team M and Team B translations) is Team N’s がっつきガールズ (gattsuki GAARUZU / Greedy Girls). It’s upbeat and summery, so I guess it’s a good contrast to the previous two Ota Yuuri centers (the fluffy 職務質問 and the black Read more
Following after the Team M song, Team B’s ジュゴンはジュゴン (JUGON wa JUGON / Dugong is a Sea Pig) is my second favorite on NMB48’s latest single. Not being sure exactly what ジュゴン was supposed to mean, I found the song a bit mysterious — until I sat down and looked Read more
The team songs on NMB’s new single, 母校へ帰れ！ (bokou e kaere! / Return to Your Alma Mater!) are fantastic. I like catchy songs, fun lyrics, and cute MVs, and all three deliver. These feel very much in what I think of as the spirit of NMB in general. My favorite Read more
Another Ota Yuuri center! I feel like I may be revealing my NMB oshimen here. This was one of those slow-paced, relaxing songs I could pretty much get the gist of even before I looked at the lyrics. 職務質問 (shokumu shitsumon / Police Questioning), from NMB’s 19th single is the Read more
(Lyrics updated 9/2/19) Ota Yuuri centering a cool song right after her transfer to Team N? Yes, thank you. The original music video teaser for 焼け木杭 (yakebokkui / Embers), off of NMB48’s 20th single 床の間正座娘 (tokonoma seiza musume / Girl Sitting Seiza-style in the Alcove) immediately got my attention, and Read more