JUST BREATHE

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## Audio

**JUST BREATHE** is SKY-HI's 15th digital single and his first release of 2022. It is a collaboration with 3RACHA, the three member rap and producer unit from popular K-Pop group Stray Kids. It was later included as the seventh track on his album THE DEBUT, which was released on December 12, 2022.

## Background and release

### Background

SKY-HI was contacted by 3RACHA around May or June of 2021. They had a first remote meeting to discuss what they would like to do. After that, SKY-HI worked on the track with producer UTA and sent 3RACHA a draft, which they worked on together throughout two or three remote meetings.

### Release

On February 15, 2022, both SKY-HI Staff and Stray Kids posted on their twitter accounts hints at some sort of collaboration happening on February 21. Based on the emojis used, fans easily deduced SKY-HI and 3RACHA would be releasing a song together.

The speculation was confirmed true on February 18th when the title was revealed.

3RACHA consists of members Bang Chang, Changbin, and Han who are charge of writing, composing, and producing Stray Kids' songs. This is the trio's first release under the name "3RACHA from Stray Kids."

The collaboration came together when 3RACHA reached out to SKY-HI asking to work with him.

The track was created by renowned producer UTA, while the lyrics and top line were created by SKY-HI, Bang Chan, Changbin, and Han. JUST BREATHE is described as "A fusion of technical and emotional raps in Japanese, Korean, and English on a track that changes from one development to the next. In their own styles, they express 'the reason why I am who I am' in an intensely, sometimes admonishingly way, and inspire the feelings of people living in this age that tends to be confined."

On October 14, the Music Video won the Best Hip Hop Video Award in the MTV Video Music Awards Japan 2022, and was therefore nominated for Video of the Year.

## Other Credits

### Song

* Recording Engineer: Hideaki Jinbu (prime sound studio form) at prime sound studio form daikanyama
* Mixing Engineer: D.O.I. (Daimonion Recordings)
* Mastering Engineer: Mike Bozzi (Bernie Grundman)
* Published by Avex Music Publishing Inc. JYP Publishing (KOMCA), Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc.

### Music Video

* Visual Director / 3D Λrtist: Creative Collective F A T I M A
* Technical Artist / Generative Design: C

## Performances

* [2022.02 - 2022.04] SKY-HI HALL TOUR 2022 -Cho Hachimenroppi-
* [2022.03.04] JFL presents LIVE FOR THE NEXT 2022
* [2022.04.07-08] BMSG Artist Showcase 2022
* [2022.04.30] VIVA LA ROCK 2022
* [2022.05.21] POP YOURS
* [2022.07 - 2022.09] SKY-HI HALL TOUR 2022 -Cho Hachimenroppi-
* [2022.09.04] Rolling Stone Japan LIVE 5th Anniversary Special
* [2022.11.06] CITY GARDEN -Cho Live Festival-
* [2022.12.11] Round A Ground Special 2022
* [2022.12.28] COUNTDOWN JAPAN 22/23
* [2023.02.12] SOUND CONNECTION - NO LIMIT -
* [2023.02.23] Zepp Premium "Kameda Seiji, SKY-HI and Elephant Gym"
* [2023.03.11-12] D.U.N.K. Showcase (Chapter 1)
* [2023.05-2023.06] SKY-HI ARENA TOUR 2023 -BOSSDOM-

## Lyrics

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**Featured Members**SKY-HI, Bang Chan, Changbin, HAN

**Lyrics**
* Japanese
* Romaji

**Japanese Lyrics**
Baby, 目を血走らせてどうしたんだい？

何度切り刻まれても遊び足りない

どうでもいいさ

Loser, Winner

どの道 No more you and me

ただ I’m just King

トップオブリーダー

夢見せない奴にとってのクリミナル

一億払い百億になる　気になる尻軽がまた騒ぎ出すが

So sorry, I’m not a businessman

And I’m just a business, man

백기 들여 내 앞에 다 기죽어 난 Chopper

수군대는 소리 그 중간에 매일 내가 있어

어디서 뭐라고 떠벌려밨자 또 발을 거세게 빨리 밟고 달려 끝까지 More faster

Don’t give a thing

학고한 Vision, that’s my pistol, you think I’m a loser?

보여주고 증명해 부셔 Gonna break you all 인상 구겨

いつまで見てるだけだ？

飲み込みな言い訳は

鏡の向こうにだけは嘘や　ごまかしは効かない

Which’s the better way？

錆びて開かないゲート

Die or stay alive

笑えないぜ

I got on my way and you should go your own way

ほら先行くから見てな

Boy

Just Breathe

No one can be me

Just Breathe

No one can be you

Please, please

Please walk more slowly

息が止まる前に

One day, LIFE will end

U got endless VIBES

It’s the shapeless LOVE that shines till the end

Not someone else

Just be yourself

On the other side of the mirror must not be an enemy

(I go)

내 이름 세 글자를 각인시키게 만들어 I just go

(Just go)

너네가 뭐라 하든 간에 신경 안 쓰니까 다 신경 꺼

(Get lost)

멋대로 써 내려간 시나리오 액팅과 동시에 Ok 컷

멋대로 움직이는 게 나의 멋

기회는 매 순간 찾아와 모두 나의 Turn

내걸 만들어 내걸 잘 들어 내건 내 빨을 받아

영혼을 갈아 만든 걸작품 속 영혼은 절대 안 팔아

각박한 세상 속 절박함으로 끝까지 살아남아

다 사라져도 I’m not done

난 죽어도 I’m not done

いつまで見てるだけだ？

飲み込みな言い訳は

鏡の向こうにだけは嘘や　ごまかしは効かない

Which’s the better way？

錆びて開かないゲート

Die or stay alive

笑えないぜ

I got on my way and you should go your own way

ほら先行くから見てな

Boy

Just Breathe

No one can be me

Just Breathe

No one can be you

Please, please

Please walk more slowly

息が止まる前に

いつか終わる LIFE

終わりのない VIBES

最後まで輝けるのは形の無い LOVE

誰かじゃなくて

自分のままで

鏡の向こうのそいつはきっと敵じゃない

I’m still on my way

Without oxygen Imma still wander

All failures can wait

Cause I know that I’m gon make wonders

想像する Bad day

より現状が不安定

誰かの足踏みながら歩く僕ら未完成

시간 없단 건 다 핑계 언제나 내 뜻대로

시간을 숨 쉬게 해

Just Breathe

No one can be me

Just Breathe

No one can be you

Please, please

Please walk more slowly

息が止まる前に

One day, LIFE will end

U got endless VIBES

It’s the shapeless love that shines till the end

Not someone else

Just be yourself

鏡の向こうのそいつはきっと敵じゃない

**Romaji Lyrics + Color Code**
Baby, me wo chibashirasete dou shitan dai?

Nan do kirikizamaretemo asobi tarinai

Dou demo iisa

Loser, Winner

Donomichi No more you and me

Tada I’m just King

Toppu obu riidaa

Yumemisenai yatsu ni totte no kuriminaru

Ichioku harai hyakuoku ni naru ki ni naru shirigaru ga mata sawagidasu ga

So sorry, I’m not a businessman

And I’m just a business, man

Baekgi deullyeo nae ape da gijugeo nan Chopper

Sugundaeneun sori geu junggane maeil naega isseo

Eodiseo mworago tteobeollyeobatja tto bareul geosege ppalli balgo dallyeo kkeutkkaji More faster

Don’t give a thing

Hakgohan Vision, that’s my pistol, you think I’m a loser?

Boyeojugo jeungmyeonghae busyeo Gonna break you all insang gugyeo

Itsu made miteru dake da?

Nomikomi na iiwake wa

Kagami no mukou ni dake wa uso ya gomakashi wa kikanai

Which’s the better way?

Sabite hirakanai geeto

Die or stay alive

Waraenai ze

I got on my way and you should go your own way

Hora saki yuku kara mite na

Boy

Just Breathe

No one can be me

Just Breathe

No one can be you

Please, please

Please walk more slowly

Iki ga tomaru mae ni

One day, LIFE will end

U got endless VIBES

It’s the shapeless LOVE that shines till the end

Not someone else

Just be yourself

On the other side of the mirror must not be an enemy

(I go)

Nae ireum se geuljareul gaginsikige mandeureo I just go

(Just go)

Neonega mwora hadeun gane singyeong an sseunikka da singyeong kkeo

(Get lost)

Meotdaero sseo naeryeogan sinario aektinggwa dongsie Ok cut

Meotdaero umjigineun ge naui meot

Gihoeneun mae sungan chajawa modu naui Turn

Naegeol mandeureo naegeol jal deureo naegeon nae ppareul bada

Yeonghoneul gara mandeun geoljakpum sok yeonghoneun jeoldae an para

Gakbakan sesang sok jeolbakameuro kkeutkkaji saranama

Da sarajyeodo I’m not gone

Nan jugeodo I’m not done

Itsu made miteru dake da?

Nomikomi na iiwake wa

Kagami no mukou ni dake wa uso ya gomakashi wa kikanai

Which’s the better way?

Sabite hirakanai geeto

Die or stay alive

Waraenai ze

I got on my way and you should go your own way

Hora saki yuku kara mite na

Boy

Just Breathe

No one can be me

Just Breathe

No one can be you

Please, please

Please walk more slowly

Iki ga tomaru mae ni

Itsuka owaru LIFE

Owari no nai VIBES

Saigo made kagayakeru no wa katachi no nai LOVE

Dareka janakute

Jibun no mama de

Kagami no mukou no soitsu wa kitto teki janai

I’m still on my way

Without oxygen Imma still wander

All failures can wait

Cause I know that I’m gon make wonders

Souzou suru Bad day

Yori genjou ga fuantei

Dareka no ashifumi nagara aruku bokura mikansei

Sigan eopdan geon da pinggye eonjena nae tteutdaero

Siganeul sum swige hae

Just Breathe

No one can be me

Just Breathe

No one can be you

Please, please

Please walk more slowly

Iki ga tomaru mae ni

One day, LIFE will end

U got endless VIBES

It’s the shapeless love that shines till the end

Not someone else

Just be yourself

Kagami no mukou no soitsu wa kitto teki ja nai

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

## Trivia

* As part of the promotional campaign for the single, SKY-HI and 3RACHA put together playlists of selected songs they would recommend for each other.

## Videos

* SKY-HI / JUST BREATHE feat. 3RACHA of Stray Kids (Prod. UTA) -Teaser Movie-
* 『JUST BREATHE feat. 3RACHA of Stray Kids』 Music Video Reaction (SKY-HI & BE:FIRST ver.)
* 【SKY-HI × 3RACHA of Stray Kids対談】「JUST BREATHE」Production Secrets
* SKY-HI - JUST BREATHE (Live at POP YOURS 2022)

## References

1. ↑ *Nikkei Entertainment - SKY-HI　Stray Kidsとの共作、キャリア関係なく「仲間」との思い, 2022/04/07*
2. ↑ *Oricon - SKY-HI、Stray Kids・3RACHAコラボ曲「JUST BREATHE」リリース決定 20日に初オンエア, 2022/2/18*
3. ↑ *Oricon - SKY-HI×3RACHA of Stray Kids コラボ曲初OA&ティザー解禁 MVフルは21日夜プレミア公開, 2022/2/20*
4. ↑ BMSG Twitter
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 *Billboard - Just Breathe Chart Insight*
7. ↑  https://twitter.com/BMSG\_official/status/1496817528210739205?s=20&t=fWF7ZKneRiEMHILy0rzv6w