Neko ni Naritai

**Neko ni Naritai** (猫になりたい) is a track featured in IZ\*ONE’s Japanese debut single, Suki to Iwasetai. It is performed in a unit by Miyawaki Sakura, Choi Yena, Kim Minju, Yabuki Nako and Jo Yuri. Only available in version **Type B** of the album.

It was also adapted to a Korean version by Kim Minju in IZ\*ONE's 2nd mini album, HEART\*IZ.

## Lyrics

* Suki to Iwasetai Ver.
* EYES ON ME Ver.

* ROMAJI
* JAPANESE
* ENGLISH

## Romaji

Neko no you ni ikitai, Ooh
Mawari no me nanka ki ni sezu ni
Suki na you ni ikitai
Wagamama ni
Shibararetakunai no yo
I wanna be a cat

I wanna be a cat
I wanna be a cat

Nuur way-no sofa
Itsumo no hinata
Akubi hitotsu shite
Mata nemutaku natta
Fui ni kare ga semotare kara
Sakasama de korogatte kuru kara
Jama suru na to
Ashi de kettara oobaa
Ni kokete itta

Kirai janai kedo
Sonna kibun ni narenai tte koto
Asobitai toki wa watashi
Kara sasou shi

Uchi no neko doko ka na? Ooh
Beddo no shita ni de mo iru no ka na
Dare ni mo natsuka nai
My pace-su
Onaka suite kuru made
She wants to be alone

You know? all right? ooh
You know? all right? oh
You know? all right? hey
Am I selfish? am I selfish?

I know, all right? ooh
I know, all right? oh
I know, all right? hey
Are you selfish? are you selfish?

I wanna be a cat
I wanna be a cat

Nokotte iru miruku
Mimuki sae shinai
Ima wa surippa to
Asonde itai no ne
Ichibiyou mae to ichibiyougo ja
Me no iro mo memagurushiku kawaru
Yousuru ni
Nan wo kangaete iru no ka wakaranai yo

[Ye/Yu] Souiu yatsu da to
[Ye/Yu] Akiretekuretara raku tte koto
[Sa/Min/Na] Kitai sasenakya rakutan wo
[Sa/Min/Na] Suru koto mo nai

Inu yori mo neko ga ii, ooh
Kikiwake ii nante tsumaranai
Shigeki ga tarinai to
Akite kuru
Motto dokidoki shitai no
She’s hard to handle

[Sa/Yu] Ah
[Sa/Yu] Sukoshi dake hira ita doa kara dete iku
[Sa/Yu] Kanojo no jiyuusa wo
[Ye/Min/Na] Itsu datte ura ya ma shikute
[Ye/Min/Na] Mane shitaku naru

Neko no you ni ikitai, ooh
Mawari no me nanka ki ni sezu ni
Suki na you ni ikitai
Wagamama ni
Shibararetakunai no yo
I wanna be a cat

Uchi no neko doko ka na? Ooh
Beddo no shita ni de mo iru no ka na
Dare ni mo natsuka nai
My pace-su
Onaka suite kuru made
She wants to be alone

You know? all right? ooh
You know? all right? oh
You know? all right? hey
Am I selfish? am I selfish?

I know, all right? ooh
I know, all right? oh
I know, all right? hey
Are you selfish? are you selfish?

## Japanese

猫のように生きたい Ooh
まわりの目なんか気にせずに
好きなように生きたい
わがままに
縛られたくないのよ
I wanna be a cat

I wanna be a cat
I wanna be a cat

ノルウェーのソファー
いつもの日向
欠伸(あくび)ひとつして
また眠たくなった
ふいに彼が背もたれから
逆さまで転がって来るから
邪魔するなと
足で蹴ったら　オーバー
にコケて行った

嫌いじゃないけど
そんな気分になれないってこと
遊びたい時は私
から誘うし

うちの猫　どこかな？Ooh
ベッドの下にでもいるのかな
誰にも懐(なつ)かない
マイペース
お腹空いて来るまで…
She wants to be alone

You know? all right? ooh
You know? all right? oh
You know? all right? hey
Am I selfish? am I selfish?

I know, all right? ooh
I know, all right? oh
I know, all right? hey
Are you selfish? are you selfish?

I wanna be a cat
I wanna be a cat

残っているミルク
見向きさえしない
今はスリッパと
遊んでいたいのね
1秒前と1秒後じゃ
瞳(め)の色もめまぐるしく変わる
要するに
何を考えているのかわからないよ

[イェ/ユ] そういう奴だと
[イェ/ユ] 呆れてくれたら楽ってこと
[さ/ミン/な] 期待させなきゃ
[さ/ミン/な] 落胆をすることもない

犬よりも猫がいい　Uh～
聞き分けいいなんて　つまらない
刺激が足りないと
飽きて来る
もっとドキドキしたいの
She’s hard to handle

[さ/ユ] Ah
[さ/ユ] 少しだけ開(ひら)いたドアから出て行く
[さ/ユ] 彼女の自由さを
[イェ/ミン/な] いつだって羨(うらや)ましくて
[イェ/ミン/な] 真似したくなる

猫のように生きたい　Ooh
まわりの目なんか気にせずに
好きなように生きたい
わがままに
縛られたくないのよ
I wanna be a cat

うちの猫　どこかな？　Ooh
ベッドの下にでもいるのかな
誰にも懐(なつ)かない
マイペース
お腹空いて来るまで…
She wants to be alone

You know? all right? ooh
You know? all right? oh
You know? all right? hey
Am I selfish? am I selfish?

I know, all right? ooh
I know, all right? oh
I know, all right? hey
Are you selfish? are you selfish?

## English

I want to live like a cat ooh
Not caring what people think about me
I want to live like how I want to
Selfishly
I don't want to be tied up
I want to be a cat

I want to be a cat
I want to be a cat

On the norway sofa
Under the sun, like usual
I let out yawn
I want to sleep once more
Suddenly, she came from the of the seat
I rolled backward and said
"Don't disturb me"
And kicked her with my feet
Making him to fall over

It's not that hate her
I'm just not in the mood
If he wants to hang out
She should wait for me to invite her

I wonder where our cat is ooh
Could "she" be under the bed?
She doesn't care about the others thought
And does everything with her own pace
Until she's hungry
She want to be alone

You know? all right? ooh
You know? all right? oh
You know? all right? hey
Am I selfish? am I selfish?

I know, all right? ooh
I know, all right? oh
I know, all right? hey
Are you selfish? are you selfish?

I wanna be a cat
I wanna be a cat

She isn't even looking
At the leftover milk
She must want to play
With the slippers for now
The color of her eyes keep changing rapidly
In a matter of seconds
In short
I never understand what she's thinking about

[Ye/Yu] I'd feel at ease
[Ye/Yu] If you're disgusted with the kind or person I am
[Sa/Min/Na] If you don't expect something from me
[Sa/Min/Na] I won't disappoint you

Cats are better than dogs ooh
Something that listen to you well is boring
I'll get bored of something
That lacks of excitement
Don't you want to be more thrilled?
She's hard to handle

[Sa/Yu] Ah
[Sa/Yu] She walk in from the door that is a little bit open
[Sa/Yu] Her freedom
[Ye/Min/Na] I'm always envious of it
[Ye/Min/Na] I want to be like her

I want to live like a cat ooh
Not caring what people think about me
I want to live like how I want to
Selfishly
I don't want to be tied up
I want to be a cat

I wonder where our cat is ooh
Could "she" be under the bed?
She doesn't care about the others thought
And does everything with her own pace
Until she's hungry
She want to be alone

You know? all right? ooh
You know? all right? oh
You know? all right? hey
Am I selfish? am I selfish?

I know, all right? ooh
I know, all right? oh
I know, all right? hey
Are you selfish? are you selfish?

* ROMAJI
* JAPANESE
* ENGLISH

## Romaji

Neko no you ni ikitai, Ooh
Mawari no me nanka ki ni sezu ni
Suki na you ni ikitai
Wagamama ni
Shibararetakunai no yo
I wanna be a cat

I wanna be a cat
I wanna be a cat

Nuur way-no sofa
Itsumo no hinata
Akubi hitotsu shite
Mata nemutaku natta
Fui ni kare ga semotare kara
Sakasama de korogatte kuru kara
Jama suru na to
Ashi de kettara oobaa
Ni kokete itta

Kirai janai kedo
Sonna kibun ni narenai tte koto
Asobitai toki wa watashi
Kara sasou shi

Uchi no neko doko ka na? Ooh
Beddo no shita ni de mo iru no ka na
Dare ni mo natsuka nai
My pace-su
Onaka suite kuru made
She wants to be alone

You know? all right? ooh
You know? all right? oh
You know? all right? hey
Am I selfish? am I selfish?

I know, all right? ooh
I know, all right? oh
I know, all right? hey
Are you selfish? are you selfish?

I wanna be a cat
I wanna be a cat

Nokotte iru miruku
Mimuki sae shinai
Ima wa surippa to
Asonde itai no ne
Ichibiyou mae to ichibiyougo ja
Me no iro mo memagurushiku kawaru
Yousuru ni
Nan wo kangaete iru no ka wakaranai yo

Souiu yatsu da to
Akiretekuretara raku tte koto
Kitai sasenakya rakutan wo
Suru koto mo nai

Inu yori mo neko ga ii, ooh
Kikiwake ii nante tsumaranai
Shigeki ga tarinai to
Akite kuru
Motto dokidoki shitai no
She’s hard to handle

[Sa/Yu] Ah
[Sa/Yu] Sukoshi dake hira ita doa kara dete iku
[Sa/Yu] Kanojo no jiyuusa wo
[Ye/Min/Na] Itsu datte ura ya ma shikute
[Ye/Min/Na] Mane shitaku naru

Neko no you ni ikitai, ooh
Mawari no me nanka ki ni sezu ni
Suki na you ni ikitai
Wagamama ni
Shibararetakunai no yo
I wanna be a cat

Uchi no neko doko ka na? Ooh
Beddo no shita ni de mo iru no ka na
Dare ni mo natsuka nai
My pace-su
Onaka suite kuru made
She wants to be alone

You know? all right? ooh
You know? all right? oh
You know? all right? hey
Am I selfish? am I selfish?

I know, all right? ooh
I know, all right? oh
I know, all right? hey
Are you selfish? are you selfish?

## Japanese

猫のように生きたい Ooh
まわりの目なんか気にせずに
好きなように生きたい
わがままに
縛られたくないのよ
I wanna be a cat

I wanna be a cat
I wanna be a cat

ノルウェーのソファー
いつもの日向
欠伸(あくび)ひとつして
また眠たくなった
ふいに彼が背もたれから
逆さまで転がって来るから
邪魔するなと
足で蹴ったら　オーバー
にコケて行った

嫌いじゃないけど
そんな気分になれないってこと
遊びたい時は私
から誘うし

うちの猫　どこかな？Ooh
ベッドの下にでもいるのかな
誰にも懐(なつ)かない
マイペース
お腹空いて来るまで…
She wants to be alone

You know? all right? ooh
You know? all right? oh
You know? all right? hey
Am I selfish? am I selfish?

I know, all right? ooh
I know, all right? oh
I know, all right? hey
Are you selfish? are you selfish?

I wanna be a cat
I wanna be a cat

残っているミルク
見向きさえしない
今はスリッパと
遊んでいたいのね
1秒前と1秒後じゃ
瞳(め)の色もめまぐるしく変わる
要するに
何を考えているのかわからないよ

そういう奴だと
呆れてくれたら楽ってこと
期待させなきゃ
落胆をすることもない

犬よりも猫がいい　Uh～
聞き分けいいなんて　つまらない
刺激が足りないと
飽きて来る
もっとドキドキしたいの
She’s hard to handle

[さ/ユ] Ah
[さ/ユ] 少しだけ開(ひら)いたドアから出て行く
[さ/ユ] 彼女の自由さを
[イェ/ミン/な] いつだって羨(うらや)ましくて
[イェ/ミン/な] 真似したくなる

猫のように生きたい　Ooh
まわりの目なんか気にせずに
好きなように生きたい
わがままに
縛られたくないのよ
I wanna be a cat

うちの猫　どこかな？　Ooh
ベッドの下にでもいるのかな
誰にも懐(なつ)かない
マイペース
お腹空いて来るまで…
She wants to be alone

You know? all right? ooh
You know? all right? oh
You know? all right? hey
Am I selfish? am I selfish?

I know, all right? ooh
I know, all right? oh
I know, all right? hey
Are you selfish? are you selfish?

## English

I want to live like a cat ooh
Not caring what people think about me
I want to live like how I want to
Selfishly
I don't want to be tied up
I want to be a cat

I want to be a cat
I want to be a cat

On the norway sofa
Under the sun, like usual
I let out yawn
I want to sleep once more
Suddenly, she came from the of the seat
I rolled backward and said
"Don't disturb me"
And kicked her with my feet
Making him to fall over

It's not that hate her
I'm just not in the mood
If he wants to hang out
She should wait for me to invite her

I wonder where our cat is ooh
Could "she" be under the bed?
She doesn't care about the others thought
And does everything with her own pace
Until she's hungry
She want to be alone

You know? all right? ooh
You know? all right? oh
You know? all right? hey
Am I selfish? am I selfish?

I know, all right? ooh
I know, all right? oh
I know, all right? hey
Are you selfish? are you selfish?

I wanna be a cat
I wanna be a cat

She isn't even looking
At the leftover milk
She must want to play
With the slippers for now
The color of her eyes keep changing rapidly
In a matter of seconds
In short
I never understand what she's thinking about

I'd feel at ease
If you're disgusted with the kind or person I am
If you don't expect something from me
I won't disappoint you

Cats are better than dogs ooh
Something that listen to you well is boring
I'll get bored of something
That lacks of excitement
Don't you want to be more thrilled?
She's hard to handle

[Sa/Yu] Ah
[Sa/Yu] She walk in from the door that is a little bit open
[Sa/Yu] Her freedom
[Ye/Min/Na] I'm always envious of it
[Ye/Min/Na] I want to be like her

I want to live like a cat ooh
Not caring what people think about me
I want to live like how I want to
Selfishly
I don't want to be tied up
I want to be a cat

I wonder where our cat is ooh
Could "she" be under the bed?
She doesn't care about the others thought
And does everything with her own pace
Until she's hungry
She want to be alone

You know? all right? ooh
You know? all right? oh
You know? all right? hey
Am I selfish? am I selfish?

I know, all right? ooh
I know, all right? oh
I know, all right? hey
Are you selfish? are you selfish?

## Videos Gallery

* Music Video
* Performance
* Audio
* Instrumental

## Song Credits

Sung by : IZ\*ONE (Sakura, Yena, Minju, Nako & Yuri)

Music By: Shintaro Fujiwara

Arrangement By: Shintaro Fujiwara

**English:** @ssamyens