Kenshi Yonezu - Sayonara, Mata Itsuka!

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@DONPAN-YO Ай бұрын

I was surprised by your impression of this song! 😮🤩 Even though the lyrics don't specifically mention "social rules" or "laws," I was very moved by the fact that you felt the background. The only difference between my impression and yours is that I think the protagonist is a "woman" and not a "man." If the main character of these lyrics were a woman, I think the impression would be a little different. The lyrics include the line, "口の中にはたと血が滲んで、空に、唾を吐く / Suddenly blood seeps into my mouth, and I spit into the sky". It's not surprising that most men have had this experience two or three times in their lives. I think the situation of the woman biting her lip so hard in frustration that blood seeps into her mouth is memorable. There are various reasons for the woman's frustration, such as her work not going well, her love life not going well, or the fact that she has obstacles in various areas that prevent her from living a good life. Whatever the reason, the frustration is so strong that she bites her lip and cuts it, so I think you can see that the protagonist is hiding a lot of pain. There are masculine expressions in other parts of the lyrics and in Yonezu-san's pronunciation here and there. I felt that this was indicating that in some situations, it is a difficult society (experience) for women to survive unless they behave masculinely and put up a false bravado. Yonezu-san's unique abstract expressions and metaphors are used, so it's difficult for me to analyze and understand in detail, but I feel that your reaction is linked to what Yonezu wanted to convey, and as a big fan of this song, I was happy. 🥰 The location where this music video was shot has an atmosphere that is not Japanese, more like America or England when oldies were popular, but it was apparently filmed in 牧港 / Makiminato, one of the ports in Okinawa, Japan, and a drive-in restaurant adjacent to the port. Makiminato opened in the 14th century and is recorded as Okinawa's oldest trading port, and throughout its long history, it has been a place where not only various goods but also people and cultures have come and gone. (At the time of the port's opening, Okinawa was still not part of Japan, but the Ryukyu Kingdom. 🤔) I feel that it is typical of Mr. Yonezu to choose such a place as a filming location. I think the many people around Mr. Yonezu in the music video are people leaving the port and people who came to see them off. The scene represents people's "encounters" and "farewells," and right next to them, there is a society where people are rioting and destroying things in a restaurant, and I feel like the video shows that the world does not run on the convenience of just one person. 🙄 Yonezu's song "さよーならまたいつか！/ Goodbye, See You Again" was commissioned by a certain television drama series. When Yonezu was first commissioned to write the song, the drama producers gave him an explanation of the drama's plot and about 10 episodes of the drama script to help him create an image for the song. The drama is about the history of the Japanese judiciary, and tells the story of the first female judge in Japan and her involvement in the judiciary throughout her life. The title of the drama is "虎に翼 / The Tiger and Her Wings or Adding wings to a tiger". This proverb is a quote from a Chinese proverb, and it means that "if a tiger has wings, it is the strongest" and "it will gain something even stronger on top of its strength". It may be hard to associate the image of "judicial justice" with "Wings of a Tiger," but it will make sense if you understand the historical background. This drama airs every weekday morning, with each episode lasting 15 minutes, and one story unfolds over a six-month period. The drama, which uses this song as its theme song, is a dramatization of the life of a woman born in 1914, who lives as a judge in charge of "judicial justice" during the Taisho and Showa eras. The main character in this drama is based on a real person, and although there are some fictional parts, it is mostly a dramatization of historical fact. The drama begins when the main character, 猪爪寅子 / Tomoko Inotsume, is 17 years old and a schoolgirl (the current age of a high school girl, 1931, early Showa period). At that time, Japanese women did not yet have the right to vote in politics, and it was rare for women to go on to university, so there are no accurate statistics, but according to researchers, only about 0.6% of women went on to university. Incidentally, it was not until much later, after the Second World War in 1946, that Japanese women were given the right to vote. Just from this situation, you can see how difficult it was for a woman to challenge the world of justice. Not only was it difficult for women to live a social life in the same way as men, but they also had to struggle with the normal female lifestyle (marriage, childbirth, balancing work and family, etc.), and the protagonist faces various problems in the drama. The drama depicts a woman who, by studying "justice (law)" and understanding its principles, lives a strong life in society and contributes to it. The name of the main character of the drama is "寅子" (pronounced: ともこ / Tomoko), which is rare for a woman. "寅" = "虎"= "🐯", and I think the "wings" in the title represent "law" for her. I think that 寅子 (Tomoko) represents the fact that she has gained wings and become the strongest. I think that it is difficult in many ways to face and fight against things that you are not the cause of. There are many things that cannot be changed by the efforts of just one person, and I think that it takes a very strong mental strength to face them without giving up or compromising. So I feel respect for the predecessors who faced such things. I think that Yonezu-san expresses the mental strength of the main character very well while making it a gentle and light melody. Every morning when this theme song plays at the beginning of the drama, it makes me feel positive, and it felt good for six months. 😁 As I listen to Yonezu-san's songs many times, I find more and more of my favorite parts, and I think it's amazing that it makes me feel emotional in a good way. 🤗

@squeakychairchannel Ай бұрын

I really like it when singers, with the help of “abstract” phrases and lyrics, can convey to listeners and reveal some hidden meaning embedded in the song. This shows their skill in songwriting. 👍 In this particular song, it is very important to also watch the video, as it perfectly complements this song and helps to understand the meaning put into it by the author. 😊