BUTTERFLY

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## Audio

**BUTTERFLY** is soloist REIKO's major debut single, which was digitally released on October 6, 2023.

## Background and Release

On September 30, 2023 during his set at the first BMSG FES '23 show in Osaka, REIKO announced he would be making his major debut on October 6 with his single **BUTTERFLY**.

The song is "an R&B number produced by Matt Cab and DJ UPPERCUT, with ZUMA of Nijiiro Zamurai and Fujita Kenya as topliners. In the lyrics, 'butterflies' is used to mean 'a feeling that makes my heart flutter' or 'a pounding heartbeat' expressing a sweet and wistful feeling of love."

REIKO chose the song with the help of Matt Cabb as a "business card" of sorts, since they thought **BUTTERFLY** conveys his "cuteness and charm" the most to people who don't know him. The song was built around the phrase "you give me butterflies", which was brought up in the studio because of a butterfly necklace REIKO was wearing that day, and is meant to showcase REIKO's growth as an artist from a chrysalis stage

## Other Credits

### Song

* Arrangement: Matt Cab, DJ UPPERCUT
* Recording & Mixing Engineer: Matt Cab (TOKYO SOUND STUDIO)
* Mastering Engineer: Mike Bozzi (Bernie Grundman)
* Choreographer: Oguri (s\*\*t kingz)

### Music Video

Director | Takuto Shimpo

DOP | Yuki Nakamura
1st | Rin Hamamoto
2nd | Yuto Yamada

Lighting Director | Gen Kaido
1st | Ryuji Nakano
2nd | Riki Saito, Shigeru Sato, Daiki Tanaka, Chen Lin

Production Designer | Mayumi Okamoto
Production Designer Assistant | Luca Nakata, Arisa Kinai
Stage Setting | Nao Oritani, Ryo Takahashi, Hitoshi Kitamura, Shin Kagayama, Takahiro Horiguchi

Colorist | Haruka Okutsu

Hair & Make-up | Megumi Shiizu, Yuiko Kawasaki, Sara Sasaki
Stylist | Takuya Miyazaki, Minami Hosaka

Stand-in Dance Crew | sora kumamoto, Chii, MiYuu Ogasawara, Ayaka, miyu

Dancer | Money, Kohsuke Hattori, Riki Honda, mathew
Cast | Nellie Nakagawa

Production | FAB
Producer | Toshiki Shiomi
Production Manager | Aoi Ichikura
Production Staff | Taiki Enmei, Yasuyuki Koshida, Riku Kuwata

Executive Producer | SKY-HI

## Performances

* TV
* Live

* [2023.10.11] M-ON! SPECIAL 「REIKO」 ～No More～ / M-ON!
* [2023.10.31] PLAYLIST / TBS

* [2023.09.23-10.01] BMSG FES '23
* [2023.10.29] FUNKY MARKET
* [2023.11.18] OSAKA DREAM LIVE 2023 -autumn-

## Chart Positions

### Billboard

First Week

Hot 100

Streaming Songs

Download Songs

* **Total Reported Downloads**:

### Oricon

First Week

Weekly Combined Ranking

Streaming Ranking

Download Ranking

* **Total Reported Downloads**: 1,821

## Lyrics

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**Featured Members**REIKO

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

**Romaji Lyrics + Color Code**
On my mind all day

Konna no hajimete

Asa kara ban made

Mata kimi no koto kangaete

Itsumo me wo awase

Sugu sorashite

Hazukashisou ni warau kimi wo mite

Now you got me fallin' fallin' again

Konna serifu terekusai na

Demo gaman dekinai yo

So I just wanna say

You make me wanna love you

Wanna love you

Mou kakusenai

You give me butterflies

You make me wanna love you

You make me wanna love you

Got me so high

Yeah you give me butterflies

Seorii no nai geemu

Kuruwasareru peesu

Nan demo nai kao de

Kakusu honne ojoudan de

Ima ja ki ni natteru kara

Suki ni natteru

If you really wanna know I'mma show and not tell

Matenai mou koko made

Konna serifu terekusai na

Demo gaman dekinai yo

Sono me ni utsuru no wa

It's you

Kono hoshi no dare demo nai

Boku ga ii

I just wanna say

You make me wanna love you

Wanna love you

Mou kakusenai

You give me butterflies

You make me wanna love you

You make me wanna love you

Got me so high

Yeah you give me butterflies

Butterflies

So in love

So in love

So in love

I'm so in love with you

You give me butterflies

**English Translation**
On my mind all day

This is a first

From dawn till dusk

Thinking about you again

You always try to make eye contact

Then look away

Look at your shy smile

Now you got me fallin’ fallin’ again

So embarrassing saying these lines

But can’t help it

So I just wanna say

You make me wanna love you

Wanna love you

Can’t hide no more

You give me butterflies

You make me wanna love you

You make me Wanna love you

Got me so high

Yeah you give me butterflies

No theory in this game

I’m out of tune

With my straight face

I hide my true feeling with a joke

Now I’m so attracted to you

Falling into you

If you really wanna know I’mma show and not tell

Can’t wait this is my limit

So embarrassing saying these lines

But can’t help it

All in your sight,

It’s you

No one else on this planet

Better to be me

I just wanna say

You make me wanna love you

Wanna love you

Can’t hide no more

You give me butterflies

You make me wanna love you

You make me Wanna love you

Got me so high

Yeah you give me butterflies

Butterflies

So in love

So in love

So in love

I'm so in love with you

You give me butterflies

**Japanese Lyrics**
On my mind all day

こんなの初めて

朝から晩まで

また君のこと考えて

いつも目を合わせ

すぐ逸らして

恥ずかしそうに笑う君を見て

Now you got me fallin' fallin' again

こんなセリフ照れ臭いな

でも我慢出来ないよ

So I just wanna say

You make me wanna love you

Wanna love you

もう隠せない

You give me butterflies

You make me wanna love you

You make me Wanna love you

Got me so high

Yeah you give me butterflies

セオリーのないゲーム

狂わされるペース

なんでもない顔で

隠す本音を冗談で

今じゃ気になってるから

好きになってる

If you really wanna know imma show and not tell

待てないもうここまで

こんなセリフ照れ臭いな

でも我慢出来ないよ

その目に映るのは

It’s you

この星の誰でもない

僕がいい

I just wanna say

You make me wanna love you

Wanna love you

もう隠せない

You give me butterflies

You make me wanna love you

You make me Wanna love you

Got me so high

Yeah you give me butterflies

Butterflies

So in love

So in love

So in love

I'm so in love with you

You give me butterflies

**Romaji Lyrics + Color Code**
On my mind all day

Konna no hajimete

Asa kara ban made

Mata kimi no koto kangaete

Itsumo me wo awase

Sugu sorashite

Hazukashisou ni warau kimi wo mite

Now you got me fallin' fallin' again

Konna serifu terekusai na

Demo gaman dekinai yo

So I just wanna say

You make me wanna love you

Wanna love you

Mou kakusenai

You give me butterflies

You make me wanna love you

You make me wanna love you

Got me so high

Yeah you give me butterflies

Seorii no nai geemu

Kuruwasareru peesu

Nan demo nai kao de

Kakusu honne ojoudan de

Ima ja ki ni natteru kara

Suki ni natteru

If you really wanna know I'mma show and not tell

Matenai mou koko made

Konna serifu terekusai na

Demo gaman dekinai yo

Sono me ni utsuru no wa

It's you

Kono hoshi no dare demo nai

Boku ga ii

I just wanna say

You make me wanna love you

Wanna love you

Mou kakusenai

You give me butterflies

You make me wanna love you

You make me wanna love you

Got me so high

Yeah you give me butterflies

Butterflies

So in love

So in love

So in love

I'm so in love with you

You give me butterflies

**English Translation**
On my mind all day

This is a first

From dawn till dusk

Thinking about you again

You always try to make eye contact

Then look away

Look at your shy smile

Now you got me fallin’ fallin’ again

So embarrassing saying these lines

But can’t help it

So I just wanna say

You make me wanna love you

Wanna love you

Can’t hide no more

You give me butterflies

You make me wanna love you

You make me Wanna love you

Got me so high

Yeah you give me butterflies

No theory in this game

I’m out of tune

With my straight face

I hide my true feeling with a joke

Now I’m so attracted to you

Falling into you

If you really wanna know I’mma show and not tell

Can’t wait this is my limit

So embarrassing saying these lines

But can’t help it

All in your sight,

It’s you

No one else on this planet

Better to be me

I just wanna say

You make me wanna love you

Wanna love you

Can’t hide no more

You give me butterflies

You make me wanna love you

You make me Wanna love you

Got me so high

Yeah you give me butterflies

Butterflies

So in love

So in love

So in love

I'm so in love with you

You give me butterflies

**Credits**
**Japanese:** Official
**Romaji:** Lyrical Nonsense modified by Chanting

**English:** Official

## Videos

* 'BUTTERFLY' Music Video Teaser
* 'BUTTERFLY' Music Video Behind The Scenes 1

## References

1. ↑ *Natalie - REIKOのデビュー曲は甘く切ない恋心歌う「BUTTERFLY」制作陣も明らかに, 2023/09/30*
2. ↑ QJ Web - *REIKO、デビューを実現した今語る「音楽しか居場所がなかった」ルーツと「世界で活躍するのは大前提」の未来*. 2023/10/06.
3. ↑ *Oricon - Download Ranking Week of 2023/10/16*
4. ↑ Media:BUTTERFLY Oricon DLs W1 (1002-1008).png
5. ↑ *Oricon - Download Ranking Week of 2023/10/16*
6. ↑ Media:BUTTERFLY Oricon DLs W1 (1002-1008).png
7. ↑ REIKO Official Twitter