LIGHTNING

* Cover

LIGHTNING, digital release cover

## Audio

**LIGHTNING** is a song by MAZZEL. It is the second track from their second single Carnival. It was digitally released on August 14, 2023.

## Background and Release

On July 28, 2023 it was announced MAZZEL would be releasing their second CD single, Carnival, on October 18, 2023 with the b-side **LIGHTNING** getting a digital pre-release on August 14.

The song was described as: "A Latin-based hip-hop number, suitable for MAZZEL's first summer since their debut. With its solid rap and melody on top of a light Latin beat created by congas and guiro, the song brings out a new charm in MAZZEL."

## Credits

### Song

* Lyrics: SKY-HI, Kimura Yui
* Music: ALYSA, Mark Angelico Thomson
* Producer: ALYSA
* Recording Engineer: Naoyuki Matsumoto (Universal Music)
* Mastering Engineer: Murozo
* Mix Engineer: Alawn (Alawn Music Studio)
* Choreographer: MiQael

### Dance Performance Video

PRODUCTION | MOSWANTD
DIRECTOR | MOSWANTD (MINJUN LEE, HAYOUNG LEE)
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER | JAPA (WHATEVER)
PRODUCER | SENA LEE (WHATEVER)
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR | JAPA (WHATEVER)
PA | HYUNKI LEE, JAEBEOM PARK, SEUNGJAE JI, JAEUNG CHO

DOP | HYEONGYEON KIM
1st | SEONGWON LEE
2nd | HYUNGJUN AHN
Dit | MYUNGRYUL JANG
3rd | YUNBI CHO

GAFFER | HOONHO KWON
1st | DAEJIN KIM
2nd | BYUNGGOO KANG
3rd | BONHYEOP KOO, MINSEO KIM, JAEYOUNG HAN
4th | TAEHYUN NAM

JIMMYJIB | DONGJIN LEE
1st | JIYONG LEE
2nd | JEONGHYUN YOO
3rd | SUNGEUM JUNG

SHOWLIGHT | JINHO KIM (ALDL LIGHT)
SHOWLIGHT TEAM | HANSEUL GU, GEUMSEONG HWANG, SEBIN YOON
ART DIR | JUNGAE LEE (OH ART)
1st | HONGSEOK JANG
2nd | HYERYUNG CHOI

POST PRODUCTION | MOSWANTD
DI | JAEHAK CHO (NEWBLACK COLOR)
CLEANING | YERI KIM

PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT | WHATEVER
COORDINATER | JAPA
INTERPRETER | JIHWAN KIM, OH EUNTAEK, KIM SEOUL
HAIR | JINKYUNG SEO
MAKE UP | HYUNA BAEK, NAYOUNG YANG
STYLIST | TAKUYA MIYAZAKI

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER | SKY-HI

## Performances

* TV
* Live

* [2023.08.14] CDTV LIVE! LIVE! / TBS
* [2023.09.02] Venue101 / NHK

* [2023.08.14-31] MAZZEL 1st Fan Meeting -Play at the MUZEUM-
* [2023.08.19-20] SUMMER SONIC 2023
* [2023.08.27] MANATSU no ORI-FES
* [2023.09.03] Rolling Stone Japan LIVE 2023
* [2023.09.18] CDTV LIVE! LIVE! FESTIVAL 2023
* [2023.09.23-10.01] BMSG FES '23
* [2023.10.15] J-WAVE INNOVATION WORLD FESTA 2023
* [2023.11.03] BUZZ RHYTHM LIVE 2023

## Chart Positions

### Billboard

Hot 100

Streaming Songs

Download Songs

* **Total Reported Downloads**: 5,873

### Oricon

Weekly Combined Ranking

Streaming Ranking

Download Ranking

* **Total Reported Downloads**: 6,481

## Lyrics

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**Featured Members**KAIRYU, NAOYA, RAN, SEITO, RYUKI, TAKUTO, HAYATO, EIKI

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

**Romaji Lyrics + Color Code**
La la la la la la la…

Shoumei mau sanaka Drop in the area

Hikitsureta storm e ni egaita you na crazy

Shitteru answer ni wa kyoumi nai sa

Kore ga new genes seigyo funou

Get set, Buckle up buckle up miseru ze chouten

Saa mina coming up tsugi no stage

Donna yami datte terashidashite

Onsoku toppa suru We go run and run

Karadajuu kakemeguru netsu ga furuitataseru

Me no mae utsushidasu gyakkou mou osore wa nai

Supiido agena daremo oitsukenai kurai

We fly makkurana hodo kagayaku puraido

Susumu mikai no chi tsukuru history

Touch the sky

Strike down like a lightning

Boom… Check check

Ima koso down down down kyoumei suru lightning

Boom… Check check

Subete wo down down down Strike a blow blow

Yeah kyou kimi wa me ni suru sa

Yeah kokkara ga start

Mezameru MAZZELightning

La la la la la la la…

Te ni oenai namatta me ja oenai

Ushiro wa minai tsukuri ni kitanda arata na seikai

Hoshii mono wa jibun de mukae ni yuku

Matteru yoyuu wa nai do or die subete te ni suru go

Souzou koeteku sono subete ga keikai reberu

Tagiru ishi yadosu gankou mou mayoi wa nai

Mousou to risou wo riaru ni suru choukyori sou

We go enjin wa zenkai de hashiru kono oto ni noru

Kokkara nou bureeki shinji kitta saki

Touch the sky

Strike down like a lightning

Boom… Check check

Ima kosodown down down kyoumei suru lightning

Boom… Check check

Subete wo down down down Strike a blow blow

Yeah mou daremo tomerarenai

Yeah kyouretsu na sound

Mezameru MAZZELightning

True… atsumatta hikari ga shoumei shite kureru

Souzou dekinai yume wa kanaerarenai nara

Kizamikomu mou ichido

Futoumei na mirai wa isso break down

Touch the sky

Strike down like a lightning

Boom… Check check

Ima koso down down down kyoumei suru lightning

Boom… Check check

Subete wo down down down Strike a blow blow

Yeah kyou kimi wa me ni suru sa

Yeah kokkara ga start

Mezameru MAZZELightning

**English Translation**
la la la la la la la...

In the midst of dancing lights, Drop in the area

We brought along storm the very picture of crazy

Don’t care the answers we already know

This one is new genes, out of control

Get set, Buckle up buckle up I will show you the apex

Hey everyone coming up to the next stage

We gonna light up any darkness

Break through with the speed of sound, We go run and run

The heat run through the body, inspires ourselves

Backlight projected in front of our eyes, no more fear

Speed it up, so that no one can catch up

We fly, the darker it gets the brighter our pride shine

Go on the wild zone we make the history

Touch the sky

Strike down like a lightning

Boom...　Check check

Right now, down down down resonate lightning

Boom...　Check check

Everything down down down　Strike a blow blow

Yeah you gonna witness today

Yeah we start from here

Come awake MAZZELightning

la la la la la la la...

Unruly , can't follow us with your dull eyes

Never look back, we came here to make new right answer

We gonna get what we want

No time to waste do or die we gonna get it all, go

Beyond your imagination all alert level

Glittering eyes with our motivation, no more hesitation

Make delusions and ideals real, it’s long distance run

We run at full throttle, ride this sound

No brakes from here ‘cause we believe our goal absolutely

Touch the sky

Strike down like a lightning

Boom...　Check check

Right now, down down down resonate lightning

Boom...　Check check

Everything down down down　Strike a blow blow

Yeah no one can stop us

Yeah killer sound

Come awake MAZZELightning

True...　 The gathered light proves

If dreams that can't be imagined never come true

Take it to my heart once again

If the future uncertain better yet break down

Touch the sky

Strike down like a lightning

Boom...　Check check

Right now, down down down resonate lightning

Boom...　Check check

Everything down down down　Strike a blow blow

Yeah you gonna witness today

Yeah you gonna witness today

Come awake MAZZELightning

**Japanese Lyrics**
la la la la la la la…

照明舞うさなか Drop in the area

引き連れたstorm　絵に描いたようなcrazy

知ってるanswerには興味ないさ

これがnew genes 制御不能

Get set, Buckle up buckle up 見せるぜ頂点

さぁ皆 coming up　次のstage

どんな闇だって　照らし出して

音速突破する We go run and run

身体中駆け巡る　熱が奮い立たせる

目の前映し出す逆光　もう恐れはない

スピード上げな　誰も追いつけないくらい

We fly 真っ暗なほど輝くプライド

進む未開の地 作るhistory

Touch the sky

Strike down like a lightning

Boom… Check check

今こそdown down down 共鳴するlightning

Boom… Check check

全てをdown down down Strike a blow blow

Yeah 今日キミは目にするさ

Yeah こっからがstart

目覚める MAZZELightning

la la la la la la la…

手に負えない　鈍った目じゃ追えない

後ろは見ない　作りに来たんだ新たな正解

欲しいものは自分で迎えにいく

待ってる余裕はないdo or die　全て手にするgo

想像超えてく　その全てが警戒レベル

滾る意志宿す眼光　もう迷いはない

妄想と理想をリアルにする長距離走

We go エンジンは全開で走るこの音に乗る

こっからノーブレーキ　信じ切った先

Touch the sky

Strike down like a lightning

Boom… Check check

今こそdown down down 共鳴するlightning

Boom… Check check

全てを down down down Strike a blow blow

Yeah もう誰も止められない

Yeah 強烈なsound

目覚める MAZZELightning

True… 集まった光が　証明してくれる

想像出来ない夢は　叶えられないなら

刻み込む　もう一度

不透明な未来はいっそbreak down

Touch the sky

Strike down like a lightning

Boom… Check check

今こそdown down down 共鳴するlightning

Boom… Check check

全てを down down down Strike a blow blow

Yeah 今日キミは目にするさ

Yeah こっからがstart

目覚める MAZZELightning

**Romaji Lyrics + Color Code**
La la la la la la la…

Shoumei mau sanaka Drop in the area

Hikitsureta storm e ni egaita you na crazy

Shitteru answer ni wa kyoumi nai sa

Kore ga new genes seigyo funou

Get set, Buckle up buckle up miseru ze chouten

Saa mina coming up tsugi no stage

Donna yami datte terashidashite

Onsoku toppa suru We go run and run

Karadajuu kakemeguru netsu ga furuitataseru

Me no mae utsushidasu gyakkou mou osore wa nai

Supiido agena daremo oitsukenai kurai

We fly makkurana hodo kagayaku puraido

Susumu mikai no chi tsukuru history

Touch the sky

Strike down like a lightning

Boom… Check check

Ima koso down down down kyoumei suru lightning

Boom… Check check

Subete wo down down down Strike a blow blow

Yeah kyou kimi wa me ni suru sa

Yeah kokkara ga start

Mezameru MAZZELightning

La la la la la la la…

Te ni oenai namatta me ja oenai

Ushiro wa minai tsukuri ni kitanda arata na seikai

Hoshii mono wa jibun de mukae ni yuku

Matteru yoyuu wa nai do or die subete te ni suru go

Souzou koeteku sono subete ga keikai reberu

Tagiru ishi yadosu gankou mou mayoi wa nai

Mousou to risou wo riaru ni suru choukyori sou

We go enjin wa zenkai de hashiru kono oto ni noru

Kokkara nou bureeki shinji kitta saki

Touch the sky

Strike down like a lightning

Boom… Check check

Ima kosodown down down kyoumei suru lightning

Boom… Check check

Subete wo down down down Strike a blow blow

Yeah mou daremo tomerarenai

Yeah kyouretsu na sound

Mezameru MAZZELightning

True… atsumatta hikari ga shoumei shite kureru

Souzou dekinai yume wa kanaerarenai nara

Kizamikomu mou ichido

Futoumei na mirai wa isso break down

Touch the sky

Strike down like a lightning

Boom… Check check

Ima koso down down down kyoumei suru lightning

Boom… Check check

Subete wo down down down Strike a blow blow

Yeah kyou kimi wa me ni suru sa

Yeah kokkara ga start

Mezameru MAZZELightning

**English Translation**
la la la la la la la...

In the midst of dancing lights, Drop in the area

We brought along storm the very picture of crazy

Don’t care the answers we already know

This one is new genes, out of control

Get set, Buckle up buckle up I will show you the apex

Hey everyone coming up to the next stage

We gonna light up any darkness

Break through with the speed of sound, We go run and run

The heat run through the body, inspires ourselves

Backlight projected in front of our eyes, no more fear

Speed it up, so that no one can catch up

We fly, the darker it gets the brighter our pride shine

Go on the wild zone we make the history

Touch the sky

Strike down like a lightning

Boom...　Check check

Right now, down down down resonate lightning

Boom...　Check check

Everything down down down　Strike a blow blow

Yeah you gonna witness today

Yeah we start from here

Come awake MAZZELightning

la la la la la la la...

Unruly , can't follow us with your dull eyes

Never look back, we came here to make new right answer

We gonna get what we want

No time to waste do or die we gonna get it all, go

Beyond your imagination all alert level

Glittering eyes with our motivation, no more hesitation

Make delusions and ideals real, it’s long distance run

We run at full throttle, ride this sound

No brakes from here ‘cause we believe our goal absolutely

Touch the sky

Strike down like a lightning

Boom...　Check check

Right now, down down down resonate lightning

Boom...　Check check

Everything down down down　Strike a blow blow

Yeah no one can stop us

Yeah killer sound

Come awake MAZZELightning

True...　 The gathered light proves

If dreams that can't be imagined never come true

Take it to my heart once again

If the future uncertain better yet break down

Touch the sky

Strike down like a lightning

Boom...　Check check

Right now, down down down resonate lightning

Boom...　Check check

Everything down down down　Strike a blow blow

Yeah you gonna witness today

Yeah you gonna witness today

Come awake MAZZELightning

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

**English:** Official

## Videos

* LIGHTNING -Choreography Video Fix ver.-

## References

1. ↑ MAZZEL Official Site - MAZZEL Digital Single「LIGHTNING」2023.8.14 Release!!, 2023.07.28
2. ↑ *Billboard - Billboard Hot 100 Week of 2023/08/23*
3. ↑ *Billboard - 星野源「生命体」がDLソング首位デビュー、YOASOBI／INIが続く, 2023/08/23*
4. ↑ *Billboard - Billboard Download Songs Week of 2023/08/23*
5. ↑ *Oricon - https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/dis/w/2023-08-28/ Download Ranking Week of 2023/08/28]*
6. ↑ Media:LIGHTNING Oricon DLs W1 (0814-0820).png