LOVE

* Cover

## Audio

**LOVE** is a song by Aile The Shota. It is the fourth and final track of his third EP, LOVEGO released on November 23, 2022.

## Background

**LOVE** is the EP's lead track; an emotional song with lyrics steeped in Aile The Shota's personal history and sung over producer tofubeats' boom bap track covered with mellow synth phrases.

## Credits

### Song

* Lyrics: Aile The Shota
* Music: tofubeats, Aile The Shota
* Producer: tofubeats
* Recording Engineer: SHIMI from BUZZER BEATS (D.O.C./ NEW WORLD STUDIO shibuya)
* Mixing Engineer: tofubeats @ HIHATT HO
* Mastering Engineer: Stuart Hawkes (Metropolis Studio)
* tofubeats by the courtesy of WARNER MUSIC JAPAN

### Music Videos

Instrumental Lyric Video
* Director: Kota Watanabe (ROM Inc.)
* Cinematographer: Kota Kimura (ADC Inc.)
* Focus Puller: Ken Nakano
* AC: Seryong Seo
* Lighting Director: Yosuke Shimada
* Lighting Operator: Masayuki Sugino
* Props: Shutaro Yaguchi・Saori Hazama (NII)
* LED Graphic Designer: Manami Sakamoto・Yukinobu Aoki (BRYCEN Co., ltd.)
* LED Operator: Fumiya Kimura
* Studio Manager: Tomomi Inoue (THECOO)
* Lighting Management: Sakura Fuse (Bloom Inc.)
* Production Manager: Masahiro Watanabe・Yu Okuzono・Mizuho Kamada (SCENE)
* Production Assistant: Fuka Matsunaga
* Producer: Masaki Ogino (XM)

Music Video
* Starring: Aile The Shota
* Cast: Miyama, Takumi, Hinano, Ayaka, Wataru

* Director: Kota Watanabe (ROM Inc.)
* Cinematographer: Kota Kimura (ADC Inc.)
* Focus Puller: Ken Nakano
* AC: Seryong Seo
* Lighting Director: Yosuke Shimada
* Lighting Operator: Masayuki Sugino
* Props: Shutaro Yaguchi・Saori Hazama (NII)
* Stylist: Yuji Yasumoto
* Hair & Make-up: Megumi Kuji・Ayako Chiba
* Props: Shutaro Yaguchi・Saori Hazama (NII)
* LED Graphic Designer: Manami Sakamoto・Yukinobu Aoki (BRYCEN Co., ltd.)
* LED Operator: Fumiya Kimura
* Studio Manager: Tomomi Inoue (THECOO)
* Lighting Management: Sakura Fuse (Bloom Inc.)
* Production Manager: Masahiro Watanabe・Yu Okuzono・Mizuho Kamada (SCENE)
* Production Assistant: Fuka Matsunaga
* Producer: Masaki Ogino (XM)

* Executive Producer : SKY-HI (BMSG)

## Performances

* TV
* Live

* [2023.01.16] Premium MelodiX! / TV Tokyo

* [2023.03.05] D.U.N.K. Showcase
* [2023.03.20] claquepot crosspoint 2023
* [2023.04.01] Grooving jam
* [2023.04.07] Place of Mellow Vol.2
* [2023.04.30] AREA DIP '23 in Tokyo
* [2023.05.04] VIVA LA ROCK 2023
* [2023.06.11] TOKYO ISLAND 2023
* [2023.07.26] GALAXY MOTEL vol.7
* [2023.08.06] WASSHOI! MUSIC PARK 2023
* [2023.09.23-10.01] BMSG FES '23
* [2023.10.14] J-WAVE INNOVATION WORLD FESTA 2023
* [2023.12.05] Aile The Shota Oneman Live "Epilogue"

## Lyrics

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**Featured Members**Aile The Shota

**Lyrics**
* Side-by-Side View
* Japanese
* Romaji
* English

**Romaji Lyrics + Color Code**
Ketsuron dou yatta tte heikousen jou

Te wo nobashite kizu wo nameatte

Sorezore ni hikaru tokuchuu no kodoku

Tanonde mo nai kedo

Wakariau koto nante dekinai

Demo wakachiau koto wa dekiru tekina

Kotoba ni sukuwarechatteru no wa kitto kyoutsuu kou

Taterareta nakayubi ni wa

Dekiru dake yorisoitaishi

Piisu ni naru oto wo

Kitto dare shimo ga narashiteiru

Dasai mo jidai no fureebaa

Nan demo ari kana

Sorya itai kedo itai no sa

Shounen jidai datte koutei shitai ne

Kimi no me ni wa kimi wa utsuranai kara

Dare ka no hitomi no naka de odoru no sa

Ariki tarina hitori yogari

Hoshi ni natte mo toki wo koereru you ni

Ima wa ai wo utatte mo ii kana

Miraa bouru no naka ni tobikonde

Chotto takaitoko kara fukan shite

Hora kamen wo kabutta eiyuu ga

Mata taisouna juu motte kaijuu taiji

Kangutte kara mawatte

Karamatte shimatta honne ni

Mimi wo katamukete kimi wa katamukanaideite

Tama ni totonotte tama ni yanjatte

Shiawase no arikata shitteru yatsu nante

Sou inai sou toukunai mirai no hanashi

Minnaboshi ni naru no sa

Boku no hitomi boku wa utsuranai

Dakara me ni utsuru mono wo aishitai

Nido to hirakanaku naru made

Kimi no me ni wa kimi wa utsuranai kara

Dare ka no hitomi no naka de odoru no sa

Ariki tarina hitori yogari

Hoshi ni natte mo toki wo koereru you ni

Ima wa ai wo utatte mo ii kana

Dareka ga egaita shousetsu no naka

Sono sekai ga nigatedatta ano hi no shounen wa

Ima kono nan shousetsu ka ni konna yume wo miteiru

Ikiteite yokatta to omoete yokatta yo

Kimi no me ni wa kimi wa utsuranai kara

Dare ka no hitomi no naka de odoru no sa

Ariki tarina hitori yogari

Hoshi ni natte mo toki wo koereru you ni

Ima wa ai wo utatte mo ii kana

**English Translation**
No matter what happens, we're on a parallel track

Reaching out for a hand, licking each other's wounds

Our custom-made loneliness shines

Even though we didn't ask for it

We aren't able to understand each other

But in a way, we share it all the same

I'm sure we've all been saved by the words we say

I wanna get as close as I can

To that middle finger pointed at me

I know that everyone's just trying

To ring out sounds of peace

Being uncool is the flavor of the times

Does anything go?

It might hurt to stay, but I don't wanna leave

Even adolescence deserves affirmation

You can't see yourself through your eyes

So you dance inside someone else's

An average level of self-satisfaction

We're gonna transcend time after becoming stars

Do you mind if I sing of love?

I dive inside the mirror ball

To get a bird's eye view from up above

Once again, I see a masked hero

Killing monsters with his trusty weapon

Make a guess, swing at the air

Tangled up in honesty

Lend me your ears, but please don't lean in

Sometimes, I'm well-adjusted, sometimes, I get depressed

There aren't many people that know how to be happy

Either way, in the near future

We'll all become stars

I can't see myself through my eyes

That's why I want to love what I can see

Until my eyes never open again

You can't see yourself through your eyes

So you dance inside someone else's

An average level of self-satisfaction

We're gonna transcend time after becoming stars

Do you mind if I sing of love?

In a novel that someone else wrote

The boy who hated the world back then

A few bars is all you need to fill him with hope

So glad to say it feels good to be alive today

You can't see yourself through your eyes

So you dance inside someone else's

An average level of self-satisfaction

We're gonna transcend time after becoming stars

Do you mind if I sing of love?

**Japanese Lyrics**
結論どうやったって平行線上

手を伸ばして　傷を舐め合って

それぞれに光る特注の孤独

頼んでも無いけど

解り合うことなんて出来ない

でも分かち合うことは出来る的な

言葉に救われちゃってるのはきっと共通項

立てられた中指には

出来るだけ寄り添いたいし

ピースに鳴る音を

きっと誰しもが鳴らしている

ダサイも時代のフレーバー

何でもありかな

そりゃ痛いけど居たいのさ

少年時代だって肯定したいね

君の目には君は映らないから

誰かの瞳の中で踊るのさ

ありきたりなひとりよがり

星になっても時を越えれるように

今は愛を歌ってもいいかな

ミラーボールの中に飛び込んで

ちょっと高いとこから俯瞰して

ほら仮面を被った英雄が

また大層な銃持って怪獣退治

勘繰って空回って

絡まってしまった本音に

耳を傾けて　君は傾かないでいて

たまに整ってたまに病んじゃって

幸せの在り方知ってるやつなんて

そういない　そう遠くない未来の話

皆んな星になるのさ

僕の瞳に僕は映らない

だから目に映るものを愛したい

2度と開かなくなるまで

君の目には君は映らないから

誰かの瞳の中で踊るのさ

ありきたりなひとりよがり

星になっても時を越えれるように

今は愛を歌ってもいいかな

誰かが描いた小説の中

その世界が苦手だったあの日の少年は

今この何小節かに　こんな夢を見ている

生きていてよかったと思えてよかったよ

君の目には君は映らないから

誰かの瞳の中で踊るのさ

ありきたりなひとりよがり

星になっても時を越えれるように

今は愛を歌ってもいいかな

**Romaji Lyrics + Color Code**
Ketsuron dou yatta tte heikousen jou

Te wo nobashite kizu wo nameatte

Sorezore ni hikaru tokuchuu no kodoku

Tanonde mo nai kedo

Wakariau koto nante dekinai

Demo wakachiau koto wa dekiru tekina

Kotoba ni sukuwarechatteru no wa kitto kyoutsuu kou

Taterareta nakayubi ni wa

Dekiru dake yorisoitaishi

Piisu ni naru oto wo

Kitto dare shimo ga narashiteiru

Dasai mo jidai no fureebaa

Nan demo ari kana

Sorya itai kedo itai no sa

Shounen jidai datte koutei shitai ne

Kimi no me ni wa kimi wa utsuranai kara

Dare ka no hitomi no naka de odoru no sa

Ariki tarina hitori yogari

Hoshi ni natte mo toki wo koereru you ni

Ima wa ai wo utatte mo ii kana

Miraa bouru no naka ni tobikonde

Chotto takaitoko kara fukan shite

Hora kamen wo kabutta eiyuu ga

Mata taisouna juu motte kaijuu taiji

Kangutte kara mawatte

Karamatte shimatta honne ni

Mimi wo katamukete kimi wa katamukanaideite

Tama ni totonotte tama ni yanjatte

Shiawase no arikata shitteru yatsu nante

Sou inai sou toukunai mirai no hanashi

Minnaboshi ni naru no sa

Boku no hitomi boku wa utsuranai

Dakara me ni utsuru mono wo aishitai

Nido to hirakanaku naru made

Kimi no me ni wa kimi wa utsuranai kara

Dare ka no hitomi no naka de odoru no sa

Ariki tarina hitori yogari

Hoshi ni natte mo toki wo koereru you ni

Ima wa ai wo utatte mo ii kana

Dareka ga egaita shousetsu no naka

Sono sekai ga nigatedatta ano hi no shounen wa

Ima kono nan shousetsu ka ni konna yume wo miteiru

Ikiteite yokatta to omoete yokatta yo

Kimi no me ni wa kimi wa utsuranai kara

Dare ka no hitomi no naka de odoru no sa

Ariki tarina hitori yogari

Hoshi ni natte mo toki wo koereru you ni

Ima wa ai wo utatte mo ii kana

**English Translation**
No matter what happens, we're on a parallel track

Reaching out for a hand, licking each other's wounds

Our custom-made loneliness shines

Even though we didn't ask for it

We aren't able to understand each other

But in a way, we share it all the same

I'm sure we've all been saved by the words we say

I wanna get as close as I can

To that middle finger pointed at me

I know that everyone's just trying

To ring out sounds of peace

Being uncool is the flavor of the times

Does anything go?

It might hurt to stay, but I don't wanna leave

Even adolescence deserves affirmation

You can't see yourself through your eyes

So you dance inside someone else's

An average level of self-satisfaction

We're gonna transcend time after becoming stars

Do you mind if I sing of love?

I dive inside the mirror ball

To get a bird's eye view from up above

Once again, I see a masked hero

Killing monsters with his trusty weapon

Make a guess, swing at the air

Tangled up in honesty

Lend me your ears, but please don't lean in

Sometimes, I'm well-adjusted, sometimes, I get depressed

There aren't many people that know how to be happy

Either way, in the near future

We'll all become stars

I can't see myself through my eyes

That's why I want to love what I can see

Until my eyes never open again

You can't see yourself through your eyes

So you dance inside someone else's

An average level of self-satisfaction

We're gonna transcend time after becoming stars

Do you mind if I sing of love?

In a novel that someone else wrote

The boy who hated the world back then

A few bars is all you need to fill him with hope

So glad to say it feels good to be alive today

You can't see yourself through your eyes

So you dance inside someone else's

An average level of self-satisfaction

We're gonna transcend time after becoming stars

Do you mind if I sing of love?

**Credits**
**Japanese:** Lyrical Nonsense
**Romaji:** Chanting

**English:** Nelson Babin Coy (official)

## Playlists

### Amazon Music

* Brand New Music (Cover)
* BREAKTHROUGH JAPAN

### AWA

* [J-R&B] New Songs This Week
* [Japanese Music] R&B/SOUL Top 100
* [Japanese Music] This Week's Latest Songs
* R&B SOUL Top 100
* TODAY'S HIPHOP/R&B

### Spotify

* Dance Pop: Japan (Cover)
* New Music Wednesday
* Strobo
* Teen Culture
* Tokyo Super Hits!

### Other

* Apple Music - Latest Songs: R&B
* YouTube Music - Groove City (Cover)

## Music Videos

* Aile The Shota / LOVE (Prod. tofubeats) -Instrumental Lyric Video-

## Trivia

* The man in the orange cap featured in the music video is Shota's best friend in real life. They met in the dance club of the college they attended and it was him who introduced him to hip hop, R&B and other music genres. Shota considers him "a mirror of my other self" and the song is dedicated to him. .

## References

1. ↑ *Aile The Shota Official Website, 2022.11.23 3rd EP『LOVEGO』リリース*
2. ↑ *BMSG Official Twitter*
3. ↑ *Amazon Music Japan Twitter*
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 *BMSG Official Twitter*
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 *Official BMSG Twitter*
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 *BMSG Official Twitter*
7. ↑ *Official BMSG Twitter*
8. ↑ *Official BMSG Twitter*
9. ↑  *Virgin Music JAPAN Official Twitter*
10. ↑ Rolling Stone - *Aile The Shotaが振り返る2022年　増幅する「愛」の力*. 2023/01/18.