Tokonatsu

## Audio

**Tokonatsu** (*常懐*) is a song by Aile The Shota featuring haruno. It is the second track of his second EP, IMA. It was released June 22, 2022 ahead of the full EP release on July 6.

## Background

While listening to works by Shin Sakiura, who Shota had previously worked with on AURORA TOKIO, he heard haruno on the song "Angels" and thought he had a really great voice. He followed haruno on Instagram and much to his surprise got a DM from him complimenting AINNOCENCE. Shota immediately made an offer and asked if they could make a song together sometime.

"From the start, for the second EP I wanted to write a summer song with a track by maeshima soshi, and the idea of having haruno-kun on the track popped up, and we went ahead with it." Shota is a fan of maeshima and had been into the producer for about a year. "I thought he was the kind of person who could make compelling pop music while going back and forth between pop and the underground, which is exactly what I wanted to do."

He further explained his vision for the song and how it came together with maeshima and haruno:
"I wanted to do trap style and have a kick with the feel of 808-style US hip-hop. I had a specific image of maeshima soshi creating a hip-hop track and me singing emotional R&B. ... haruno-kun doesn't usually do trap music, so I wondered 'Will he accept my offer?" but I wanted to hear him in this style. By working with haruno-kun on the chorus, I was able to create a top line that I couldn't have done alone. The first half of the chorus is a melody that he added. ... We had a lot of fun working together on the production, and we also did mix checks together, so it really feels like we made this song together."

As for the theme, he wanted to write a song like that feeling you get when looking at old photos. A song about that unique feeling that doesn't have a name yet. A song that reminded him of what it was like for his generation to be in junior high and high school. Nostalgic things like feature phones a.k.a. "garakei."

This garakei idea was extended further in the song's lyric video -- an animated cityscape is the backdrop while a video plays the lyrics on the screen of an old feature phone. The video was released June 24.

When it came to the lyrics, Shota wrote the first part while haruno wrote the second, and both worked together to write the chorus.

## Credits

### Song

* Lyrics: Aile The Shota, haruno
* Music: Aile The Shota, haruno, maeshima soshi
* Producer: maeshima soshi
* Recording & Mixing Engineer: SHIMI from BUZZER BEATS (D.O.C./ NEW WORLD STUDIO shibuya)
* Mastering Engineer: Stuart Hawkes (Metropolis Studio)

### Lyric Video

* Director & Illustration: Ruka Noguchi
* Animation: Moemi Takamori
* Production: ODDJOB Inc.

## Performances

* [2022.05.15] LOVE SUPREME JAZZ FESTIVAL JAPAN 2022
* [2022.06.04] Munakata Fes THINK ECO KITAKYU
* [2022.06.05] SAKAE SP-RING 2022
* [2022.07.16] Date fm Fantastic Forty RAD DAY 1.5
* [2022.07.17] BLACK SUMMER WEEKEND 2022
* [2022.09.08] Pass the Groove
* [2022.09.17-18] BMSG FES '22
* [2022.10.09] FM802 EVENING TAP Diggin' Night-MINAMI WHEEL EDITION-
* [2022.10.10] FM802 MINAMI WHEEL 2022
* [2022.10.16] SHIBUYA ONGAKUSAI 2022 MUSIC SCRAMBLE LIVE
* [2022.10.22] J-WAVE INNOVATION WORLD FESTA 2022
* [2022.11.04] Place of Mellow
* [2023.04.30] AREA DIP '23 in Tokyo
* [2023.06.11] TOKYO ISLAND 2023
* [2023.07.17] LuckyFes'23
* [2023.07.26] GALAXY MOTEL vol.7
* [2023.08.06] WASSHOI! MUSIC PARK 2023
* [2023.08.27] Namy & TALK presents Playlist Live
* [2023.10.09] FM802 MINAMI WHEEL 2023 25th ANNIVERSARY
* [2023.10.28] SPOOKY PUMPKIN 2023 ~PURO ALL NIGHT HALLOWEEN PARTY~
* [2023.11.10] block.fm 12th Anniversary Road To BLOCK.FESTIVAL
* [2023.11.18] OSAKA DREAM LIVE 2023 -autumn-
* [2023.11.26] tonun presents "TOUCH"
* [2023.12.05] Aile The Shota Oneman Live "Epilogue"
* [2024.01.13] SHIGA BEAT CRUISIN'
* [2024.01.14] VivaOla x Aile The Shota

## Lyrics

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**Featured Members**Aile The Shota, haruno

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

**Romaji Lyrics + Color Code**
Kokoro dake tasogare no naka de

Ano fuantei na hibi no hou e

Kaze ni satteita kimi no manazashi wo

Kogarete wa ato no matsuri nara

Oboeteitai sono subete wo

Kawaranai no wa tonari au kinou sa

Akaneiro ni yaketa watakashi wo nagameta

Kidzudarake no mamachari go ji no chaimu ga naru

Kawaku nodo ni nobiru kage fusenmei na emoshon

Omoi dasu no wa kaori no sei ka na

Ima ja kemuri no naka ni haki suteru you na itami wo ase de nagashita

Ai wo oboeta (koi ni oboreta)

Chirakashita mama semai sekai wo mote amashita

Maki modoshitai toka janai

Tokidoki kaeru basho ni wa ai

Mada nokoru aosa ga ima ni afure dasu kara

Kokoro dake tasogare no naka de

Ano fuantei na hibi no hou e

Kaze ni satteita kimi no manazashi wo

Kogarete wa ato no matsuri nara

Oboeteitai sono subete wo

Kawaranai no wa tonari au kinou sa

Ah just gonna with the flow ya

I realize the time I wasted here

Boku dake ga betsu ni

Tokubetsu na wake janainda datte

Kawaita kaze ni

Fukareru mama higashi e

Wasure sasete kurenai atarashii yokan no koto

Giri giri de iin datte

Hodo hodo de iin datte

Tama ni wa sa yasun de

Nagai me de

Kokoro dake tasogare no naka de

Ano fuantei na hibi no hou e

Kaze ni satteita kimi no manazashi wo

Kogarete wa ato no matsuri nara

Oboeteitai sono subete wo

Kawaranai no wa tonari au kinou sa

**English Translation**
Only in my heart, in the twilight

I remember those unstable days

Your gaze that left me in the breeze

If I long for it, it's too late

I want to remember everything

What won't change is the yesterday next door

Gazing at the cotton candy, seared a madder red

A scratched mama bicycle, the chime rings for 5 o'clock

A shadow stretches in my dry throat, feint emotions

Maybe it’s the scent that reminds me?

In the smoke, I sweat out the pain like I’m vomiting

I remember love (sinking into love)

Left me in a mess. I can’t hold on to this small world

Not like I can rewind or go back

Sometimes, love brings me back

The blue residues now overflow

Only in my heart, in the twilight

I remember those unstable days

Your gaze that left me in the breeze

If I long for it, it's too late

I want to remember everything

What won't change is the yesterday next door

Ah just gonna with the flow ya

I realize the time I wasted here

I’m not the only one

Oh it’s not because I’m special

The dry wind

Blowing to the east

I won’t forget my new hunch

In the long run

It’s OK to just make the cut

It’s OK to just be enough

Take a break once in a while

Only in my heart, in the twilight

I remember those unstable days

Your gaze that left me in the breeze

If I long for it, it's too late

I want to remember everything

What won't change is the yesterday next door

**Japanese Lyrics**
心だけ　黄昏の中で

あの不安定な日々の方へ

風に去っていった　君の眼差しを

焦がれては　後の祭りなら

覚えていたいその全てを

変わらないのは　隣り合う昨日さ

茜色に焼けた　綿菓子を眺めた

傷だらけのママチャリ 5時のチャイムが鳴る

乾く喉に伸びる影　不鮮明なエモーション

思い出すのは　香りのせいかな

今じゃ煙の中に吐き捨てるような痛みを汗で流した

愛を覚えた (恋に溺れた)

散らかしたまま　狭い世界を持て余した

巻き戻したいとかじゃない

時々帰る場所には愛

まだ残る青さが　今に溢れ出すから

心だけ　黄昏の中で

あの不安定な日々の方へ

風に去っていった　君の眼差しを

焦がれては　後の祭りなら

覚えていたいその全てを

変わらないのは　隣り合う昨日さ

Ah just gonna with the flow ya

I realize the time I wasted here

僕だけが別に

特別なワケじゃないんだって

乾いた風に

吹かれるまま東へ

忘れさせてくれない　新しい予感のこと

ギリギリでいいんだって

程々でいいんだって

たまにはさ休んで

長い目で

心だけ　黄昏の中で

あの不安定な日々の方へ

風に去っていった　君の眼差しを

焦がれては　後の祭りなら

覚えていたいその全てを

変わらないのは　隣り合う昨日さ

**Romaji Lyrics + Color Code**
Kokoro dake tasogare no naka de

Ano fuantei na hibi no hou e

Kaze ni satteita kimi no manazashi wo

Kogarete wa ato no matsuri nara

Oboeteitai sono subete wo

Kawaranai no wa tonari au kinou sa

Akaneiro ni yaketa watakashi wo nagameta

Kidzudarake no mamachari go ji no chaimu ga naru

Kawaku nodo ni nobiru kage fusenmei na emoshon

Omoi dasu no wa kaori no sei ka na

Ima ja kemuri no naka ni haki suteru you na itami wo ase de nagashita

Ai wo oboeta (koi ni oboreta)

Chirakashita mama semai sekai wo mote amashita

Maki modoshitai toka janai

Tokidoki kaeru basho ni wa ai

Mada nokoru aosa ga ima ni afure dasu kara

Kokoro dake tasogare no naka de

Ano fuantei na hibi no hou e

Kaze ni satteita kimi no manazashi wo

Kogarete wa ato no matsuri nara

Oboeteitai sono subete wo

Kawaranai no wa tonari au kinou sa

Ah just gonna with the flow ya

I realize the time I wasted here

Boku dake ga betsu ni

Tokubetsu na wake janainda datte

Kawaita kaze ni

Fukareru mama higashi e

Wasure sasete kurenai atarashii yokan no koto

Giri giri de iin datte

Hodo hodo de iin datte

Tama ni wa sa yasun de

Nagai me de

Kokoro dake tasogare no naka de

Ano fuantei na hibi no hou e

Kaze ni satteita kimi no manazashi wo

Kogarete wa ato no matsuri nara

Oboeteitai sono subete wo

Kawaranai no wa tonari au kinou sa

**English Translation**
Only in my heart, in the twilight

I remember those unstable days

Your gaze that left me in the breeze

If I long for it, it's too late

I want to remember everything

What won't change is the yesterday next door

Gazing at the cotton candy, seared a madder red

A scratched mama bicycle, the chime rings for 5 o'clock

A shadow stretches in my dry throat, feint emotions

Maybe it’s the scent that reminds me?

In the smoke, I sweat out the pain like I’m vomiting

I remember love (sinking into love)

Left me in a mess. I can’t hold on to this small world

Not like I can rewind or go back

Sometimes, love brings me back

The blue residues now overflow

Only in my heart, in the twilight

I remember those unstable days

Your gaze that left me in the breeze

If I long for it, it's too late

I want to remember everything

What won't change is the yesterday next door

Ah just gonna with the flow ya

I realize the time I wasted here

I’m not the only one

Oh it’s not because I’m special

The dry wind

Blowing to the east

I won’t forget my new hunch

In the long run

It’s OK to just make the cut

It’s OK to just be enough

Take a break once in a while

Only in my heart, in the twilight

I remember those unstable days

Your gaze that left me in the breeze

If I long for it, it's too late

I want to remember everything

What won't change is the yesterday next door

**Vietnamese Translation**
 Giữa ánh hoàng hôn chỉ còn con tim này

hướng về những ngày tháng đầy bấp bênh đó

Cơn gió thổi qua mang theo ánh mắt của em

Điều anh mong mỏi nếu còn dịp lễ hội về sau

là anh có thể nhớ hết mọi khoảnh khắc

Điều sẽ mãi không đổi thay là hình ảnh hôm qua đôi ta bên nhau

Nhìn cây kẹo bông nhuộm màu đỏ rực

Chiếc xe đạp đầy vết xước, tiếng chuông chiều kêu lúc 5 giờ

Cổ họng anh khô khốc trên chiếc bóng kéo dài với những cảm xúc khó thành lời

Liệu chính những mùi hương này làm cảm xúc anh ùa về

Giờ đây nỗi đau ấy cứ như bốc lên trong làn khói chiều mà trôi đi theo những giọt mồ hôi

Anh nhớ về đoạn tình cảm ấy (Chìm sâu trong tình yêu)

Thế giới nhỏ bé này vẫn còn đầy thứ lẫn lộn

Không phải “Anh muốn chúng mình quay trở lại”

Mà bởi vì nơi tình yêu nhuốm màu xanh anh vẫn thỉnh thoảng tìm về giờ đây lại bỗng dâng trào

Giữa ánh hoàng hôn chỉ còn con tim này

hướng về những ngày tháng đầy bấp bênh đó

Cơn gió thổi qua mang theo ánh mắt của em

Điều anh mong mỏi nếu còn dịp lễ hội về sau

là anh có thể nhớ hết mọi khoảnh khắc

Điều sẽ mãi không đổi thay là hình ảnh hôm qua đôi ta bên nhau

Anh chỉ đang phiêu theo giai điệu

Nhận ra quãng thời gian mình đã bỏ phí nơi đây

Chỉ là bản thân anh

chẳng có lý do đặc biệt gì

Trong cơn gió đông khô hanh

vẫn đang thổi về phía đông

anh không thể quên được cảm giác mới lạ ấy

Tình cảm này cũng từng chạm tới cực hạn

hay cũng từng chỉ vừa đủ

thi thoảng lại chẳng thôi thúc nữa

trong suốt một thời gian dài

Giữa ánh hoàng hôn chỉ còn con tim này

hướng về những ngày tháng đầy bấp bênh đó

Cơn gió thổi qua mang theo ánh mắt của em

Điều anh mong mỏi nếu còn dịp lễ hội về sau

là anh có thể nhớ hết mọi khoảnh khắc

Điều sẽ mãi không đổi thay là hình ảnh hôm qua đôi ta bên nhau

**Credits**
**Japanese:** Lyrical Nonsense
**Romaji:** BMSG Revengers
**Color Code:** Chanting
**English:** Chanting

**Vietnamese:** BMSG Revengers

## Playlists

### Amazon Music

* FRESH J-POP
* New In Japan

### AWA

* Japanese Music Top 100 New Arrivals
* Latest Songs of the Week
* R&B/SOUL Top 100
* TODAY'S HIPHOP/R&B
* Top 100 New Arrivals

### LINE MUSIC

* Japanese Music New Releases 40
* Latest J-POP Releases
* Latest Songs of the Week

### Spotify

* Groovin' R&B
* Next Up
* New Music Wednesday
* Soul Music Japan
* Spotify Japan Velocity Chart
* Teen Culture
* Weekly Buzz Tokyo

### YouTube Music

* Coffee House Time
* Groove City
* Released

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 *Rolling Stone Japan - Aile The Shotaが語る、ナチュラルに作り続けることの先にある「本質」, 2022/07/13*
2. ↑  *J-WAVE - Aile The Shotaがハマる“ヴィンテージの腕時計”とは？*
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 BMSG Twitter
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5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 BMSG Twitter
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8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 BMSG Twitter
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11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 BMSG Twitter
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