Metalhead Reacts | 【Ado】ギラギラ (Gira Gira)

[@ts012423333]

The title of this song is "Gira Gira"(ギラギラ ), which in Japanese describes something shiny From the MV, you can see that the girl went through three stages In psychology, people understand themselves through others People can only see their own figures through mirrors So when girls are young, they constantly receive external shining things while also seeing their unique selves from the eyes of others And from the reactions of those people, she realized her own ugliness Lamenting the self created by God using non habitual hands Later on, the girl underwent a transformation and learned to disguise herself in front of others through makeup(armed), trying to cover up her ugly self But gradually, this process began to make the girl feel lonely and sad The girl asked herself, are you planning to live your life like this? Are you ready to start making changes? The girl exclaimed how easy life would have been if God had created herself with his habitual hands, and also realized that God, like herself, was an imperfect existence So the girl stopped pretending to be herself, no longer just looking at shiny things and feeling envious But learn to love herself and let her shine forward This song is a warning to people to learn to love themselves Not only referring to appearance, but also to the spiritual aspect, without caring about the eyes of others to live up to oneself Ado's singing style involves understanding the characters in the song and performing them accordingly Just like the origin of her name, let her voice be a supporting role to make the whole song glow So you can see (hear?) different Ado in different songs because she is playing different roles She performed so perfectly in this song Unfortunately, in reality, she is still unable to appear publicly due to issues such as her upbringing, sensitive personality, and so on Even though she has become so famous and even started hosting world concerts, she still often expresses on SNS that she cannot love herself By the way, this song was released on Valentine I also recommend you to watch the sequel to Ado "Eien No Akuruhi"(永遠のあくる日) with the same worldview Made by the same MV original team

[@Xanderj89]

I can’t imagine how much courage it takes to go on stage, self conscious, with the (largely male lets be honest) public constantly telling you how much they want to see you, like how violating that must feel to just have people demand things of your body let alone with an existing trauma around how you’re perceived by others, and how entitled they think they are to your appearance. People suck.

[@Xen-n2z]

I salute you for taking the time to write this.❤

[@fromant65]

I never interpreted this song the way you did. That's really interesting. The concept that this robotic thing supposedly being god himself made her based on its own image, having even the same scar. When she realizes that god didn't "drew her with its left hand" but that she's as beautiful as god, she just destroys her own insecurities (literally god) and shines again. Truly poetic. Damn I love Ado

[@まつこり]

I first heard of Ado through "Usseewa" and became very interested in Ado through "Gira Gira". And I fell in love with Ado after the release of "Odo"! After that, Ado got a lot of attention through the tie-up with "One Piece", and we are very happy that they decided to perform overseas and uploaded a lot of reaction videos by people from overseas.

[@mackowalk2456]

I agree with Your interpretation of this song. It really is thought provoking. However while the lyrics are saying one thing the video says the other.😂 You see Ado says in her amazing musical way about her scars and her ugliness, but it can be interpret in different way- she is bitter that more and more people are "judging books by their covers", that they don't care what others are really feeling. But also another message can be delivered through this video. One that almost breaks my heart.💔 Through almost whole song she was believing in her own God. She was so desperate and thought her Creator "would fix her". In the end she could finally see herself in an image of a godess she was believing in and couldn't forgive her for that, and destroyed statue of that godess. Only someone who has lots of hate for himself would do something like that.😢 This song shows that if You want to be truly happy, You should love Yourself, because without respecting Yourself, others won't be respecting You. Great reaction!😃

[@ReklawLah]

The image you paused on at 7:30 is so impactful. Only the scarred part of her face is human.

[@renren0714]

Everyone has their own complexes and weaknesses, but don't worry. Nice interpretation and good video!

[@papi-L-jp]

The song expresses the distress of young children who feel complex about their bodies being a little different from others. The song depicts them fighting against their complexes by arming themselves with make-up and costumes. She wishes that God was a minority (left-handed) like her. These lyrics hit the hearts of Japanese youth. The high number of views of this song shows that many people can relate to the lyrics. I love this song too.

[@Xanderj89]

I relate hard to her and your comments made me cry lol, I’m not used to someone being able to pick up on body image and disassociation stuff let alone offer sympathy, I’m kind of at a loss for words to how hard that’s hitting me

[@papi-L-jp]

Her face is not a mask, but a large bruise on her face. It was a very big complex for her.

[@pavellunga9360]

I'd love to see Fleeting Lullaby next.

[@Emperor_WangRBX]

The girl who couldn't get love or as the song says God drew with his left hand that he didn't care for her .When she smashed the God who created . At the end she will become a God of own religious according to the song( i might be some parts)?

[@OsefKincaid]

Always hard to say for sure cause when people translate japanese apparently they freestyle half the time, but if this is right I think it's quite important that she would be happy if God was left-handed, rather than if God drew her with the right hand. It speaks to accepting yourself the way you are, rather than wanting to be different.

[@hiddenn8258]

if you want actual bangers id recommend ados shinjinrui, fleeting lullaby, villain, buriki no dance, culture (its like a collab with miku or smth) himawari and her overdose cover, those are bangers

[@turnip3475]

I think "if god was left handed" was true it would mean that she was the right one because god draw her with her left hand

[@Keke88]

It is so strange because the lyrics are sad, but the song is so upbeat // her voice inflections are so unique.

[@yucinalo]

I've seen several people mention it's upbeat but I don't hear that at all. It has always sounded melancholic to me. Maybe if you only focus on the drums and ignore voice and some other instruments? Not sure.

[@Keke88]

@@yucinalo I will listen with that new interpretation // Thank You.

[@m1raclw08]

It's because the song is sort of hopeful! Kira-kira is a Japanese onomatopoeia, basically meaning to shine, but more in a reflective way, like light hitting metal. Gira-gira however more means direct, glaring light, like the sun. Gira-gira is basically saying that she's gonna "shine" regardless of being flawed. That's my interpretation at least

[@Keke88]

@@m1raclw08 I love reading what people get from a song or explanations // it shows you how powerful music can be and is TY

[@kneau]

4:16 My tinfoil hat theory: as a young child, the singer - even if just a character and not Ado herself - was injured by a festival sparkler, suffering permanent scarring to their face (and possibly their hands). Based solely on my imagination running away from itself, I would guesstimate the accident had to happen at or before the age of three. Basically, early enough that it's what they know and recall of their face/body. So, dysmorphia? In the strictest sense, yes; though I get the impression they are telling the listener what caused this. This is a very low stakes topic, yet I've not attempted discussion about it before. Frankly, I didn't think of it before now either. Rather than a tinfoil hat theory, am I just inferring something which has been deliberately implied? Hrm.