YOASOBI「アイドル」IDOL REACTION! (ENGLISH VERSION) | Oshi No Ko

[@CarlieAndAnge]

As promised, here’s our reaction to the English version! We’ve already reacted to episodes 2, 3, 4 & 5 over on Patreon for those interested in early access!! www.patreon.com/carlie_and_ange

[@Alireza2001seyedzadeh]

Ai in Japanese means "love" In turkish means "moon" In persian means"ouch!"

[@Alireza2001seyedzadeh]

i promise,the ending is something else...

[@omegared4373]

the live version its great too

[@ururain]

There will be idols at Yoasobi's live, so I'd like them to react. Also, there are two live performances of Attack on Titan's song, one for the theme song and one for the orchestra, so I'd like people to react to that as well.

[@LeTzPlaY100]

I'd say that the JP ver hits harder. They have the same message but the subtitles make more sense. In EN, they have to substitute some lyrics with suboptimal words just so it fits in the melody. Especially the part where aqua and ruby were mentioned. It was so good in JP but in EN it's meh. So yeah i wish you guys reacted to the JP ver again after the first ep. Anyway, good reaction. I just think the lyrics and melody don't hit as hard as JP ver.

[@chaoseater999]

If you notice closely, there are 3 verses in the whole song. The first verse seems to be on Ai from the fan's perspective. The second verse from her B Komachi team mates. And 3rd and final verse is from Ai's perspective.

[@manareikitsu4398]

Actually the first two verse is from a certain member from her idol group based on the short novel “45510” by the Author. I believe ppl made translations for the short novel already so just search it up and give it a read, the novel puts more insight and info about Ai based on her team member’s perspective

[@lyrablack9169]

I think there are 4 verses actually The first one is Ai from the perspective of the general media. It then cuts to the POV of the girl in B Komachi whose POV it was in the short novel "45510". Then it cuts to the perspective of Ai from her fans: the unrivaled, perfect one and only idol who has no faults at all. The last verse is Ai from Ai's perspective (about her secrets, her perception on love and how she finally said "I love you" to her kids).

[@calvinacedera6119]

In the second verse if you have read the manga. There is a chapter that aqua is creating a movie to expose his father (hikaru kamiki) to take revenge and stuff so the part of the manga is when nino (one of the B-komachi group) showed up in the set to check on what's going on and when ruby came out of her room after applying make up nino went to shock and kinda cried and ran away. She told the truth that she's filled with jealousy and envi to Ai.

[@MrEnvisioner]

If you were not aware, the OP & ep 1 both have more meaning when you learn that "Ai", her name, translates to "love". In early episode 1, Ai is talking with her doctor on the roof and says, "Lies are love." Directly, it is "ai wa uso" meaning, literally, "(speaking of) love, (it is / they are) lie(s)". But interpreted differently, since "love" is her name, she's simultaneously saying that SHE, "Ai" is a lie (as a whole). Very interesting wordplay.

[@AnthonyKagegariVT]

Her name as a whole is a wordplay on multiple levels in the manga/anime her name is spelled using katakana which obviously looks like the word eye in English and Hoshino can be interpreted as wild star or star field so when read like a traditional Japanese name it’s “Wild Star Eye” or “Star Field Eye” but it doesn’t end there as Hoshino could be a play on words of Hoshiino in this case as it means “Desire of” and when read with her name Ai in Kanji meaning love as you pointed out it’s read as “Desire of Love”

[@kikikim4589]

It's crazy how she sound the same I. English and japanese, usually i don't like the English ver but with her they're both amazing 10/10

[@bkuqu]

well it's the same singer so ofc it's the same voice..

[@A-SUS]

​@@bkuqui guess it's about the words choice for the lyric that make the song so similar with the Japanese version. Idk though, could be wrong

[@kikikim4589]

@@bkuqu if you listen to jpop when they do English version you'll hear the difference it's not about the voice it's about how the English got the same phonetic beat, and if you speak 2 different languages you'll know how you'll sound differently but her she sound the same which is rare

[@markuman01]

Yoasobi is crazy good at chosing word for English V. for their songs.

[@bkuqu]

@@kikikim4589 oooh you were talking about the words, I thought u were saying the voice was similar and I thought "well yeah it's the same person right??", very sorry for that

[@revolverkaiser1611]

"the ending is quite up lifting" Meanwhile I can't stop crying because of Ai's dying words

[@geneza2687]

rel

[@Hemant5555]

same

[@Reruth13]

I almost cried but I stopped myself because if I start crying, I can't stop. I just can't move on from her death 😭 she didn't deserve to die

[@calronkeltaran493]

the ending part is the most sad for me. it's where she tells ther kids "I love you" and then instantly vanish out of the screen after hugging their (now grown up) kids, that she will never see in person. nothing uplifting here, only ninjas with onions

[@alexanderthealright]

Ruby embodies Ai's optimism while Aqua embodies her talent for using lies, while both have her talent for winning over peoples hearts and her determination!

[@OscarIna0fTimeVODs]

Also, Ai was an idol and actress, and Ruby becomes an idol while Aqua becomes an actor. Anyways, things develope more in the manga

[@ranjeetroy5750]

Nope aqua and ruby are cunning more like hikaru

[@Reruth13]

Yeah and him being able to act is literally like lying too 😂 because he can act he's happy when he is not and yk

[@glitchedknights323]

That, and they're both a little ahead of the curve due to them having lives before. Right

[@DrSpunge]

​@@ranjeetroy5750 You shouldnt want to point out names as it's a spoiler but they share both of their parents' stars, their light star from their mom and their dark star when they are cunning

[@mcalpingeoffery]

It is the same singer, she does English and Japanese versions of all her songs. There is a little bit of translation just so words match a bit better in English. Also you guys should react to the live version they did in their stadium tour they know how to put on a show.

[@brianhall23]

The live version is amazing!

[@giboit.]

The last part of the lyrics being literally the last thing that Ai said to Aqua and Ruby (feeling relieved because her words weren't a lie) is something very sad and great foreshadowing.

[@velvetra29]

The song is basically the whole episode 1. They really got me with the last line of the lyrics, because it's Ai's dying words.

[@ismailulu]

hey precious durarara fan

[@fulltenguitar]

As a Japanese who lived both in Canada and Japan, the translation to English gave me goosebumps. The choice of words and accuracy to make this happen is insane!! Massive job done by the translator Konnie Aoki.

[@AnthonyKagegariVT]

I think this song hits so close to home, because without emotional nourishment like love all of can see how we could become like her without having the right conditions met at such a young age and I’m sure there’s people who directly relate to Ai’s situation. Her entire life was a tragedy until she had those kids. In the first episode when we hear her inner monologue she says that her mom not only left her behind after she went to jail, but abused her as well…she would rather be at the group home than be hit. There’s two short stories about the other members of her idol group out there that Akasaka also wrote that aren’t translated officially into English. And it’s absolutely crazy. In one, she’s said to hate white rice and it’s reveled in that story it’s because her mom tried to put broken glass in her white rice when she was younger. And the other was that she got an interview (which they do in Japan) to be adopted by other members of her family, but it’s not mentioned why but they refused her. So it’s kind of amazing that she turned out to be such a loving and doting mother regardless and that she was genuinely happy in her short and tragic life. I’m very skeptical it will happen but I hope the manga ends with her reborn as Ruby’s daughter or whoever Aqua ends up with’s daughter. Completing the circle of trauma and also the circle that the story started with Ai and also ends with Ai too. That’s my hope.

[@TheAlterer]

Yoasobi is the best at writing the most depressing song in the most upbeat way. If you haven't, have a listen to "Racing into the night" also by them. One of my favorite songs but also one of the most depressing one I've ever heard

[@AvereeChaloupka]

I used to perform on stage for 7 years, so I have a little bit of perspective from a performer's POV When you get on stage and the performance begins it really is like flipping a switch. The moment before you step on stage and the moment you step off the stage can be like entering/exiting two different worlds. Ai is such an interesting character because from my perspective it seemed like at some point she stepped off the stage and never stopped performing. I loved the perspective we got in Episode 1 from her where she said "I will just say the correct thing before even thinking" because that really felt to me like she was always in performance mode. It's also (obviously) really sad because it would imply that she was always performing, never resting, and never got to discover her 'true self'. On the other hand, she also says that lying is how she expresses her love - so maybe it is her true self? I love it, she's such a complex character despite how simple and straightforward she appears.

[@Luzianos]

What I really love about the english version is that it not only stays true to the japanese lyrics in terms of content but also that they were able to use words that are phonetically similar. "Dame, dame" becomes "damn it, damn it", "Dare mo" becomes "That emo(tion)", "Kanpeki" becomes "completely" just to name a few.

[@Gustavo-yx9ng]

I recommend you to watch her live performance: YOASOBI「アイドル」(Idol) from 『YOASOBI ARENA TOUR 2023 "電光石火"』2023.6.4@さいたまスーパーアリーナ

[@junemarie4763]

I watched another video with Japanese and English speakers and they said, that this song is a direct translation. They were very impressed as some sentences were quite hard to translate and make it sound the same and stuff like that.

[@en4833]

Well, the translations aren't perfect, but it's quite impressive that they got this close while having the song sound the same.

[@MistPlayzYT]

If you can notice, at the "That Emotion" Part Sounds Like "Dare Mo" Which Really Fits Well At The English Version. Edit: At 3:00

[@MHolmes-q3w]

I was so confused at first, for a moment I thought i had mistakenly clicked on the japanese version

[@omnimon91]

At 6:21 Ai is wearing the same dress she had when she died

[@kampferpl7759]

Good spotting.

[@Blank1436]

5:37 In Japan, the Virgin Mary is commonly referred to as "Maria."

[@DXDragon38]

All we need now is a reaction to the Ending Music Video! Queen Bee's music video for the ED "Mephisto" is something I'd love to see a reaction to!

[@ayaneha1665]

Yoasobi's vocal is Ikura. She can sing both Japanese and English.

[@santhoshj6854]

3:24 just fyi, “Ai” means love.. in case you didn’t know

[@GS-vq1ov]

What's amazing about her is that she can sing this song perfectly even live.

[@jamilgonzaga7081]

The last sequence of the music video; She's wearing the same outfit before she died The last bit of lyrics are also said from her last words before she died

[@zizihye5002]

When you guys were talking about how Ruby got her positivity from Ai, I think both siblings got two halves of Ai. Ai's optimism and naïveté got carried on in Ruby and that analytical side of Ai that knows how to control media and how to wear the perfect smile on stage, is so Aqua. Both siblings might need the other side to be better balanced like their mom in the future

[@BuckBlaziken]

The singer is from Japan, but she moved to Chicago when she was 3, and learned both Japanese from her parents and English from school. This means shes both technically a native Japanese and English singer. She’s in such high demand in Japan because of her bilingualism. She’s also one of very very few Japanese singers who makes English covers of her own songs.

[@ZaberFangAT]

"It's anime, it could be both". He's learning, people.

[@kampferpl7759]

Given this video come out in KZbin during Ch123... 😅

[@ZaberFangAT]

@@kampferpl7759 I haven't read the manga, so I don't know what happens after where season 1 ends. No spoilers, please!

[@kampferpl7759]

@@ZaberFangAT You may want to avoid look up anything Oshi No Ko until at least next week. All manga readers are currently in berserk mode caused by the cliff-hanging end of current chapter... 🤯

[@fajarkurniawan9434]

@@kampferpl7759 sadly YT casually drop that end chapter in my YT Short recommendation, because I watch to many anime content.

[@themliemnach]

the rabbit in japan rabbit mean うさぎ (usagi) while it seem similar to liar in japan meanうそつき (uso tsuki) so it's a puns "usa" with "uso" and she wear rabbit suit mean she wear a liar mask on stage but since she had her childrens she put down that liar mask and be hones with her self

[@ricklang5585]

You should watch it with english subtitles. They are the most accurate to the original version.

[@ayaneha1665]

These phrases sounds very similar! English: Damit damit! Japanese: Dame dame! E: That emotion J: Daremo These are rhythming parts. E: Why why why / lie lie lie J:Nai nai nai / nai nai nai E: Right right J: Hai hai E:I'm in love with you. J: Ai shite ru (these are completely same meaning! ⚡️) These are only a few of the all, it's actually so many parts are rhythming and same sounds. The English translater is a genius. 🎉

[@H3R4MAN]

I love how they show their real emotions

[@imeldapatricia5484]

you guys also have to watch the live performance for this song

[@MagiksButter]

It's a direct translation with some liberties to flow better. Ai in Japanese is love. So the line "perfected Ai" means both her perfect "self" and her perfect "love"

[@DjuraValtr]

YOASOBI is the only group that i know of that does english covers for their songs.

[@kenjie6347]

yoasobi is notorious for making upbeat music with twisted lyrics 😂😂 ang tbh the ending song mephisto hits harder 😁

[@ねるさん-c1k]

YOASOBI also sings the theme song for "Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury." If you watch the music video after watching the anime from the prologue to episode 24, you will be moved to realize that the meaning of the video is completely different from what you had imagined. The last line of the Japanese lyrics has an important meaning in the conclusion of the story. You will understand and be moved by the meaning of the images just as you were when you watched the MV for "IDOL" after watching the first episode of "Oshi no ko".

[@adamhurst9491]

Ai means love in Japanese. So while it's talking about her eyes she is also literally named Love

[@RedDawnRocker]

I'm not sure how true this is but I've seen it posted elsewhere that the vocalist of Yoasobi was born in the U.S. and lived there until she was 3 or 4. If this is in fact true it would make sense that English may have been a 2nd language in her houusehold growing up. The English lyrics weren't written by the band though but were written by someone else. One thing I've noticed that may or may not be coincidental is how Ai's name is directly linked to her career and the careers of her children A(ctress)I(dol). Each child got one starry eye and each got 1/2 of Ai's talent/career path. With the genius writing behind this show I wouldn't doubt this was more than coincidental.

[@currentlyaliveanddead6733]

Ai also means Love

[@MrXaniss]

it is translated but then they use similar words and clean it up a bit so it flows well with the song, but yes it is saying the same stuff

[@shinn1692]

ex) daremo -> that emo(tion) This song is awesome!

[@clowtears1898]

The "uplifting" made them miss the real last part, where they "slam you to the ground & broke you to pieces" part.. Ah, I cried again btw

[@braxat52]

If you see their faces, she totally got it, and it seemed like he was just coping with it because his face also changed as the final lines began.

[@stevenandrewchua542]

It’s rewritten. Direct translations are usually clunky, so the English versions are rewritten to also have similar sounds to the original Japanese

[@AlexeyDesign]

Ange: - you said the siblings are in love. Carlie: - I think I said they're either in love or they're siblings Manga readers on 123 chapter: - 😮😬😨

[@The_CodFish69]

💀 ☠ 💀

[@aahiljcat]

Shhhh

[@kampferpl7759]

🤣

[@notasadist1914]

😶

[@AJGaming-th5io]

Why not both🤣

[@arturogoos]

It is, Yoasobi has the tradition of recording in japanese and english version. I will recommend to hear The Blessing (Gundam: The Witch from Mercury 1st op)

[@asamaruko6263]

This lyric is a direct translation from Japanese to Englsh. Actually, it's absolutely amazing!

[@cedricmichaud552]

0:39 😂😂😂Good one Ange!

[@homurizu]

The lyrics are as accurately translated as possible while trying to maintain the vibe and rhyme scheme. There are a few generous alterations to lyrics and wording BUT it's as close as it can possibly be to the original!

[@ねるさん-c1k]

The incredible aspect of this seemingly unnatural English translation is that it not only aligns with the sounds of the Japanese language but also with the meaning of the story. Furthermore, after listening to the Japanese version several times, when you listen to the English version, there are parts where it sounds like Japanese despite being in English. This part of the lyrics sounds Japanese for some reason. ENG"That emotion melts"=JPN"daremoga mewo". ENG"Completely deny"=JPN"kanpekijanai"

[@chewtoy1107]

also the obvious i think it's "lie lie lie" "nai nai nai" part etc, but yeah yoasobi definitely excels at balancing translation and sounds into their english versions.

[@jasmine-hai]

星野アイ🐰、目👀、愛❤いろんな言葉の意味が混じってるから敢えて「Ai」と英語に訳さないとこが好きです。

[@13Nagash13]

I cant even imagine the trauma for aqua. He lost the young patient as a doctor. Then he not only had to see his new mom die, he still had his medical knowledge and was still unable to help her.

[@SabrinaSan94]

0:41 boy do I have news for you...............

[@_Timofey_]

Я искал этот комментарий)

[@amg9878]

You need to do the reaction of " Crying for rain " of Minami, is not only an anime opening but one of the best japanese song ever made.

[@Heydec]

That last line hits HAARD after the anime "Ah I said it at last I know its not a lie as i'm voicing these word "I love you"

[@Raven-km9sg]

Yoasobi in a nutshell: The Song: 😃 The Lyric: 💀

[@longhatung133]

Hope u can react to Idol live stage too ❤. Love your reaction.

[@fivegears]

In each version, the last part always hits me. "Ah, yatto ieta" / "Ah, I said it at last" --- y'know what, I don't even need the whole phrase to have it me. So much is friggin' packed into "Ah..." "Idol" still doesn't get me as badly as "Naked King" (the 2nd OP to Ranking of Kings) but god dammit.

[@OpeningYugioh]

“You said the siblings were in love” 👀

[@izakimanuelkailola1125]

Chapter 123 moment

[@ukuviispert9599]

The end of the song: Ai's dying words while she actually dies in the music video "The end of the song is actually quite uplifting"

[@TheLightbane]

I liken it to the song “I want to stay at your house” from cyberpunk. Before the the tv series the song played on the radio in the game and nobody really paid attention to it. After Edgerunners however the song hits you in the feels.

[@JasperBun]

"is it directly translated or is it rewritten?" both, it is as directly translated as possible and then rewritten to fit the melody

[@cedricmichaud552]

There is a short story spin-off from the perspective of one member of B-Komachi called 45510 that you could read on your time if you find a translated version on Internet. Some of the lyrics of IDOL from Yoasobi are direct references from this short story spin-off.

[@theonewhoaskedd]

0:27 😶‍🌫

[@TOKI2009]

YOASOBI's "Idol" LIVE version is also pretty good, so please give us your reaction.

[@IceMan-6468]

40 seconds in this man knows anime… “it’s anime it could be both”…..

[@通りすがり-h5e]

この曲のために書かれた小説「45510」を読む事を強く勧めます 今なら期間限定で全編特別公開中です 歌詞の内容が良く解りますよ

[@Raven28Pisces]

oh mighty saviour, oh my saviour, my saving grace ❤

[@ever4engel49]

ye hole new context when you watched the first episode ^^ and for your question about the translation, it's made directly by Ayase (the singer), it's the accurate translation of the japanese song.

[@allenor26]

I think the singer is not Ayase, the singer is Ikuta, Ayase is the composer if i'm not mistaken

[@ever4engel49]

@@allenor26 ah ye true my bad.

[@OmegaDenz96]

Yoasobi is known for making bangers of a song while having dark themes on their lyrics. 😅

[@Timmycoo]

lol I love how everyone (including me) told you to check out the lyrics of the song after you watched episode 1. Because the poppy nature makes it so much more dark. :(

[@qeinz]

"i said they are either in love or they're sibling" "well it's anime, it could be both" lol

[@kallistikaleid]

Same girl. Mad skill.

[@ashleyteo1154]

Yes, the song is a direct translation from the original Japanese version.

[@ilsrzz135]

spoilers for manga DONT READ IT IF U ARE NOT UP TO DATE them joking about the siblings being in love 😭 im aware it hasn’t been confirmed but the amount of memes that have already been made..

[@rikbartels9076]

If you want to truly understand the meaning of the lyrics, especially the second verse, you should read the official short story "45510" It is about Ai but from a very interesting perspective and only a couple of pages long.

[@laplace8461]

The last words of the song is the last words that Ai said to Aqua and Ruby🥲🥲

[@DutchDread]

Everyone says it sounds the same but I think the japanese sounds a lot better tbh. I in general think it's better to understand the lyrics through subtitled japanese. Some things don't come across, like saying "that's the perfect Ai". The point is that ai isn't just her name, it also means "love". So it's both the perfect ai, and the perfect love

[@livingq5136]

fun fact Ai in japanese means love

[@mfmn8996]

"You said the siblings were in love"... the manga might have taken a turn...

[@kolapsg7748]

it's not 100% same with japanese but the meaning is close and they pick word that have closest sound with japanese version . . . they did this in their 1st song yoru ni kakeru which is another song with sad story but I don't wanna say that it's their speciality bc their "Real Speciality" is making a song "Based on Story" (manga/novel) I've listen almost all of their song and they have many song with wholesome lyric . . .

[@derweeblord]

The song is a direct translation of the original Japanese song.

[@kampferpl7759]

"the end of the song was more uplifting you know" he said...

[@itzjustkris7964]

im late but i kinda see this song as a message from ai to her kids from beyond the grave

[@shiroito1625]

This translation matches the rhyme to the Japanese song as closely as possible, while the meaning of the translation is also extremely close to the Japanese. The rhyme and translation are almost identical to the Japanese song.

[@bonkiatsu470]

Really good show

[@sm-oo8ly]

Yoasobi of Ikura(Ikushima Rira) lived in US at once. So, she can speak in English very frequently! btw, about Yoasobi, I reccomend these videos too! ●夜に駆ける(Yo Ru Ni Ka Ke Ru) / THE HOME TAKE kzbin.info/www/bejne/oGLLl6dvjM-kb7csi=mWI3Tf7LhZ_MWNsd ●「怪物(Ka I Bu Tsu)」Official Music Video　(YOASOBI - Monster) kzbin.info/www/bejne/mqqcYad3aLmHZ8U ●「大正浪漫(Ta I Sho U Ro Ma N)」Official Music Video kzbin.info/www/bejne/rXu0apydlMlrr7ssi=KZnRfTqK9RdRTLsN ●「群青(Gu N Jyo U)」Official Music Video kzbin.info/www/bejne/j2XRdniQrMieq7c ●夜撫でるメノウ(Yo Ru Na De Ru Me No U) / Ayase (self cover) kzbin.info/www/bejne/kH2lhqujfryHl5Isi=q31icEe1LFytx3G-

[@Mischievalrous]

0:40 Have you also been watching Oshi no Ko memes recently, Ange? xD

[@fufu8334]

The OP is basically the summary of the first episode

[@nguyenhoa5409]

you should watch the ending song of oshi no ko too, it name is mephisto

[@Joshua_2684]

0:40 manga readers-💀

[@estebansan1270]

I highly recommend watchign the ed ...and thelive version of yoasobi

[@drksoft3882]

SUPER LIKERS GUYS KISSS ;)

[@dharveshbeedasee5468]

Love your vids❤❤❤❤😊😊😊❤❤❤

[@melvinlee1159]

psl do an 86 reaction

[@eaterthinker]

Bloody regina!

[@azhar5912]

oh😅😂 chapter 123 haha not sure which season that would be probably S4 xD

[@mohammadfrizkipratama251]

you guys should react another yoasobi song

[@Sai.54x]

"it's anime it could be both" yh about that...

[@nckmsyk6718]

ラストの一番良い所で喋りだしたヒゲ

[@Zero-iz3eu]

I thought it was ep 2 😢😢 When will that be uploaded?

[@tonyleccese2102]

The singer is bilingual, and recorded both versions of the song.

[@shin8306]

REACT TO THE ENDING SONG OF OSHI NO KO IS SO FREAKING GOOOODDDDD

[@CurtisScoucek8818]

Plz watch live show of this song😢😢