| “ | Sometimes, love just won't come no matter how hard you try. Congratulations to the person I loved. But love can always begin to move once more. | ” |
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"Kokuhaku Rival Sengen" is the eighth installment of the Love Series and the eleventh song released for the overall Confession Executive Committee franchise, focusing on Koyuki Ayase and his pursuit of Natsuki Enomoto. Originally, the song was written for and commercially debuted on 96Neko's 3rd studio album WHICH[1], and was later digitally released as a Vocaloid single on March 5, 2014. The song received a version sung by Koyuki's seiyuu Tsubasa Yonaga on the first compilation album Boku Ja Dame Desu Ka? ~Kokuhaku Jikkou Iinkai Character Song Collection~ later that year in November.
Synopsis[]
- Koyuki starts the story constantly teased for his effeminate looks by both boys and girls alike, with Natsuki Enomoto as one of the few exceptions to that rule. He finds himself enamored with her as a result, and vows to try and win her over despite having no real chance, as Natsuki is constantly turning her attention to Yu Setoguchi. Declaring Yu his rival, Koyuki finally makes the push to change himself.
- He settles on making himself more presentable by cutting his hair and getting rid of his glasses, to the shock of most of his classmates, most notably Sota Mochizuki. Natsuki does show interest in his new appearance, and Yu shows wariness of him, but nothing goes further from that.
- Koyuki continues to make efforts in becoming a new person, participating in sports where he would sit out and becoming more confident. However, it's all for naught— he stumbles upon Natsuki confessing to Yu and, heartbroken, silently congratulates her on winning her crush over, calling her "the girl I used to love". He goes home staring into space, but quickly gets himself out of his slump, yelling into the sky.
- The PV for the song ends with Hina Setoguchi waiting near the shoe lockers with a letter in her hand, a subtle teaser for the "Ima Suki ni Naru." PV.
Lyrics[]
「恋に落ちたのはあなたのせいです…」
そんなに見つめて
0％が分かった上で宣戦布告
「女の子みたいだね」って自覚はないけど
女の子に負けちゃうような乙女座男の娘
「コミュニケーション苦手だって…」自覚はあるけど
透明人間にもなれちゃうA型男の娘
そんな僕を見つけて名前呼んでくれた
できそこないの呼ばれない正解
恋が満ちたのは まばたきくらい一瞬の事で
こんな出来事はまるで誰かの夢物語だね
未完成ナイトもうちょっと待って
君と君の好きな人に
贈る精一杯「せーのっ！」
僕の宣戦布告
苦手な美容室に行って髪まで切って
7年連れ添ったメガネさん補欠降格
「男の子みたいだね」ってそりゃそうだけど
くすぐったいね初体験悪くはないかな？
そんな僕の勝ち目は相も変わらずしょっぱくて
関係ないね！ でもちょっと神頼み
「恋に落ちたのはあなたのせいです…」
そんなに見つめて
0％が分かった上でも仕方ないんです
大事な人想ってるのは君も僕と同じだから
矛盾してるって？ きっと全部全部好きなんだ
そんな顔させたくて見守ってきたナイトは
もう必要ないね
「おめでとう好きだった人」
恋が満ちたのは まばたきくらい一瞬の事で
こんな出来事はまるで誰かの夢物語だね
未完成恋愛ありがとう
君と君の好きな人に
贈る精一杯「せーのっ！」
僕は背伸びしてエール
“koi ni ochita no wa anata no sei desu…”
sonna ni mitsumete
zero pāsento ga wakatta ue de sensen fukoku
“onnanoko mitai da ne” tte jikaku wa nai kedo
onnanoko ni makechau you na otomeza otoko no ko
“komyunikēshon nigate datte…” jikaku wa aru kedo
toumei ningen ni mo narechau A-gata otoko no ko
sonna boku o mitsukete namae yonde kureta
dekisokonai no yobarenai kotae
koi ga michita no wa mabataki kurai isshun no koto de
konna dekigoto wa marude dareka no yume monogatari da ne
mikansei naito mou chotto matte
kimi to kimi no suki na hito ni
okuru seiippai “sēno!”
boku no sensen fukoku
nigate na biyoushitsu ni itte kami made kitte
nana-nen tsuresotta megane-san hoketsu koukaku
“otoko no ko mitai da ne” tte sorya sou dakedo
kusuguttai ne hatsutaiken waruku wa nai kana?
sonna boku no kachime wa ai mo kawarazu shoppakute
kankeinai ne! demo chotto kamidanomi
“koi ni ochita no wa anata no sei desu…”
sonna ni mitsumete
zero pāsento ga wakatta ue demo shikatanain desu
daiji na hito omotteru no wa kimi mo boku to onaji dakara
mujun shiteru tte? kitto zenbu zenbu suki nanda
sonna kao sasetakute mimamotte kita naito wa
mou hitsuyou nai ne
“omedetou suki datta hito”
koi ga michita no wa mabataki kurai isshun no koto de
konna dekigoto wa marude dareka no yume monogatari da ne
mikansei renai arigatou
kimi to kimi no suki na hito ni
okuru seiippai “sēno!”
boku wa senobi shite ēru
“It’s because of you that I fell in love …”
gazing at you like that.
While I knew absolutely nothing,
I declared war.
“Hey, you look like a girl.”
I had no self-awareness of that, but
I’m a Virgo “guy”
who can’t win against a girl.
“I’m bad at communicating …”
Though I was aware of that.
I’m a A-blood type “guy”
who can even turn invisible.
You found me, a guy like that,
and called my name.
My reply is such a fail,
I can’t even say it.
Falling so fully in love
happened instantly, in the blink of an eye.
Something happening like this
is just like someone’s pipe dream.
Hang on a sec, imperfect knight.
To you and the the one you like,
I send with all my might, “GO!”,
my declaration of war.
I went to a hairdresser, which I’m hopeless with,
and I went as far as getting my hair cut.
My glasses I’ve been married to for the last seven years
get demoted to the reserve bench.
“Hey, you look like a guy,” they say.
Well maybe I do, but
I feel awkward. For a first experience
is it really that bad?
The chance of me winning now,
is as bad as usual.
I don’t care!
But I say a quick prayer.
“It’s because of you that I fell in love …”
gazing at you like that.
Though I know absolutely nothing,
I can’t help it.
The person who we think of as important
is the same for you as for me.
It’s contradictory, you say?
Surely absolutely everything is love.
The knight who wanted to put that expression on your face
and who was watching over you
is no longer needed.
“Congratulations to the one I loved.”
Falling so fully in love
happened instantly, in the blink of an eye.
Something happening like this
is just like someone’s pipe dream.
For an incomplete romance, thank you.
To you and the person you like,
I send with all my might, “GO!”,
I stretch out and yell.
Trivia[]
- In one of the PV's scenes, Koyuki is shown reading the Kokuhaku Yokou Renshuu novel.
- The deities of HoneyWorks' "Ima Chotto Dake Wadai no Kamisama" make a cameo appearance cheering Koyuki on. Amaterasu, the protagonist of the song and PV, is the goddess that rejects Koyuki's plea for love.
- Certain non-HoneyWorks cameos also make appearances in the song's PV. However, these cameos are absent from the HoneyWorks Premium Live version of the PV.
- The primary cast of Free! Iwatobi Swim Club (Haruka Nanase, Makoto Tachibana, Nagisa Hazuki, and Rei Ryugazaki) appear at the Sakuragaoka High School pool.
- Two characters from Yowamushi Pedal, Yusuke Makishima and Sakamichi Onoda, are seen biking up the hill on Koyuki's route to the barber.
- The hairdresser who cuts Koyuki's hair seen during the second verse would later be identified as "Hoshino", and will remain Koyuki's hair stylist well into adulthood. [2]
Reception:
- This song is featured in the Vocaloid Hall of Legends on Niconico, and featured in the Niconico Legendary Crusaders of 2014 tag.
- This song ranked #4 on the TBS Ranking Kingdom television program the week of July 20th, 2014. [3]
- On HoneyWorks' official Youtube account, this song ranks as the most popular Vocaloid composition at over 32 million views, and the second most popular video overall. By contrast, the second most popular Vocaloid composition, "Ima Suki ni Naru.", sits at over 22 million (as of 2022), with a gap of at least 10 million views. Of all of HoneyWorks' official online videos, it is now competing with "Romeo" (as uploaded on Sony Music Japan's YouTube channel) and "Heroine Ikusei Keikaku" (on the HoneyWorks official channel).
Milestones:
- First Koyuki Ayase song
Gallery[]
References[]
- ↑ 「告白ライバル宣言」アップしました(￣^￣)ゞ (in Japanese). Retrieved November 19, 2019.
- ↑ http://renna-translations.tumblr.com/post/151443968259/picture-book-of-my-first-love-intro-chapter-1 Hatsukoi no Ehon Introduction
- ↑ shito_stereo (July 20, 2014). "TBSのランク王国で紹介されましたー┏( ･´ｰ･｀)┛やっほー" [Twitter post]. Retrieved from http://twitter.com/shito_stereo/status/490831036394123264
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