Love is Show

## Spotify

**Love is Show** is the opening theme for the Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: First Kiss wa Owaranai anime movie/mini series. It was performed by Masayuki Suzuki and Reni Takagi.

## Characters in order of appearance

* Yu Ishigami
* Chika Fujiwara
* Miko Iino
* Kaguya Shinomiya
* Ai Hayasaka
* Erika Kose
* Terashima
* Kozue Makihara
* The Nurse
* Shozo Tanuma
* Karen Kino
* Rei Onodera
* Tsubame Koyasu
* Moeha Fujiwara
* Kei Shirogane
* Adolphe Pescarolo
* Momo Ryuju
* Maki Shijo
* Nagisa Kashiwagi
* Tsubasa Tanuma
* Kazeno
* Daiki Sato
* Teppei Tanaka
* Nao Hayasaka
* Kobachi Osaragi
* Papa Shirogane
* Cubari Facaccimo
* J. Suzuki of Koenji
* Saburo Odajima
* Mashimashima of Jinbochou
* Mikiti
* Yume Atenbo
* Previous Student Council President
* Toyomi Fujiwara
* Betsy Beltoise
* Maho Fujiwara
* Daichi Fujiwara
* Saburo Toyosaki
* Go Kazamatsuri
* Mirin Hinokuchi
* Subaru Suruga

## Tracklist

1. Love is Show
2. Love is Show (TV Size Ver.)
3. Love is Show (for female カラオケ)
4. Love is Show (for male カラオケ)
5. Love is Show (Instrumental)

## Lyrics

### TV Anime Version

* Japanese
* Romaji
* English

Love is Show

魅せてくれ　忘れられないKissをして

ふたりで甘い秘密を　抱きしめたい

Buddy! Buddy! Buddy!

愛をとめないで (Don’t stop burning)

とめないで (Don’t stop burning)

会話が止まる気配で

純情　気づいていたね

奪いとった　くちびるが

離れたくないと言った

ロマンスがもう振り切れそう

ボクも　キミも　普通じゃないね

恋じゃなくて、愛かな

これから先は Venus! Venus!

ひとりにさせない

Love is Show

魅せてくれ　忘れられないKissをして

ふたりで甘い秘密を　抱きしめたい

Buddy! Buddy! Buddy!

愛をとめないで

Love is Show

Misete kure wasurerarenai Kiss wo shite

Futari de amai himitsu wo dakishimetai

Buddy! Buddy! Buddy!

Ai wo tomenaide (Don’t stop burning)

Tomenaide (Don’t stop burning)

kaiwa ga tomaru kehai de

Junjou wo kizuiteita ne

Ubaitotta kuchibiru ga

Hanaretakunai to itta

romansu ga mou furikiresou

Boku mo kimi mo futsuu janai ne

Koi janakute, ai ka na

Kore kara saki wa Venus! Venus!

Hitori ni sasenai

Love is Show

Misete kure wasurerarenai Kiss wo shite

Futari de amai himitsu wo dakishimetai

Buddy! Buddy! Buddy!

Ai wo tomenaide

Love is show.

Show it off, give me an unforgettable kiss.

I want the two of us to keep this sweet secret in our hearts.

Buddy! Buddy! Buddy!

Don’t stop loving me (Don’t stop burning)

Don’t stop (Don’t stop burning)

Feeling that our conversation is about to end,

I noticed these pure feelings.

Your lips, which I possessed,

Said: «I don’t want to part with you».

It seems that we can already break out of the usual romance.

And I and you are not as simple as it might seem.

I wonder if this is not infatuation, but love?

Henceforth, my Venus! my Venus!

I won’t let you be alone.

Love is show.

Show it off, give me an unforgettable kiss.

I want the two of us to keep this sweet secret in our hearts.

Buddy! Buddy! Buddy!

Don’t stop loving me

### Full Version

* Japanese
* Romaji
* English

Love is Show

魅せてくれ　忘れられないKissをして

ふたりで甘い秘密を　抱きしめたい

Buddy! Buddy! Buddy!

愛をとめないで (Don’t stop burning)

とめないで (Don’t stop burning)

会話が止まる気配で

純情　気づいていたね

奪いとった　くちびるが

離れたくないと言った

ロマンスがもう振り切れそう

ボクも　キミも　普通じゃないね

恋じゃなくて、愛かな

これから先は Venus! Venus!

ひとりにさせない

Love is Show

魅せてくれ　忘れられないKissをして

ふたりで甘い秘密を　抱きしめたい

Buddy! Buddy! Buddy!

愛をとめないで (Don’t stop burning)

斜にかまえたオシャベリで

上手に遊んでいたのに

こんなに虜になって

もう逃げられる気がしない

目を閉じても浮かぶよ

ボクも　キミも　どうにかしてる

恋じゃなくて、愛かな

もういいだろ Venus! Venus!

ひとりにしないで

Love is Show

どうすればいい　この胸の火が消えない

夜明けがたとえ来なくとも　そばにいてよ

Buddy! Buddy! Buddy!

愛をともしたい

純白のこれからを　ふたりで夢に染める

戻れない物語　君となら生きれる

かけがえのないドラマを　ともに踊りたい

いつまでも　いつまでも

Love is Show

愛してる　終わりのないKissをして

永遠なる　ふたりの奇跡　解き明かしたい

Love is Show

魅せてくれ　忘れられないKissをして

ふたりで甘い秘密を　抱きしめたい

Buddy! Buddy! Buddy!

愛をとめないで (Don’t stop burning)

とめないで (Don’t stop burning)

Love is Show

Misete kure wasurerarenai Kiss wo shite

Futari de amai himitsu wo dakishimetai

Buddy! Buddy! Buddy!

Ai wo tomenaide (Don’t stop burning)

Tomenaide (Don’t stop burning)

kaiwa ga tomaru kehai de

Junjou wo kizuiteita ne

Ubaitotta kuchibiru ga

Hanaretakunai to itta

romansu ga mou furikiresou

Boku mo kimi mo futsuu janai ne

Koi janakute, ai ka na

Kore kara saki wa Venus! Venus!

Hitori ni sasenai

Love is Show

Misete kure wasurerarenai Kiss wo shite

Futari de amai himitsu wo dakishimetai

Buddy! Buddy! Buddy!

Ai wo tomenaide (Don’t stop burning)

sha ni kamaeta oshaberi de

Jouzu ni asondeita no ni

Konna ni toriko ni natte

Mou nigerareru ki ga shinai

me wo tojitemo ukabu yo

Boku mo kimi mo dou ni ka shiteru

Koi janakute, ai ka na

Mou ii darou Venus! Venus!

Hitori ni shinaide

Love is Show

Dou sureba ii kono mune no hi ga kienai

Yoake ga tatoe konaku tomo soba ni ite yo

Buddy! Buddy! Buddy!

Ai wo tomoshitai

junpaku no kore kara wo futari de yume ni someru

Modorenai monogatari kimi to nara ikireru

Kakegae no nai dorama wo tomo ni odoritai

Itsu made mo itsu made mo itsu made mo

Love is Show

Aishiteru owari no nai Kiss wo shite

Towa naru futari no kiseki tokiakashitai

Love is Show

Misete kure wasurerarenai Kiss wo shite

Futari de amai himitsu wo dakishimetai

Buddy! Buddy! Buddy!

Ai wo tomenaide (Don’t stop burning)

Tomenaide (Don’t stop burning)

Love is show.

Show it off, give me an unforgettable kiss.

I want the two of us to keep this sweet secret in our hearts.

Buddy! Buddy! Buddy!

Don’t stop loving me (Don’t stop burning)

Don’t stop (Don’t stop burning)

Feeling that our conversation is about to end,

I noticed these pure feelings.

Your lips, which I possessed,

Said: «I don’t want to part with you».

It seems that we can already break out of the usual romance.

And I and you are not as simple as it might seem.

I wonder if this is not infatuation, but love?

Henceforth, my Venus! my Venus!

I won’t let you be alone.

Love is show.

Show it off, give me an unforgettable kiss.

I want the two of us to keep this sweet secret in our hearts.

Buddy! Buddy! Buddy!

Don’t stop loving me (Don’t stop burning)

Though I have skillfully played with you

With my evasive speeches,

But, being so captivated by you,

I no longer feel like I can run away.

Even when I close my eyes, you pop up in my thoughts.

And I and you deal with this somehow.

I wonder if this is not infatuation, but love?

That’s enough, my Venus! my Venus!

Don’t leave me alone.

Love is show.

What should I do? The flame in my heart never goes out.

Stay by my side, even if the dawn never comes.

Buddy! Buddy! Buddy!

I want to kindle love in you.

Together we color our pure white future with the color of our dream.

There is no way back, I can live this story, if I am with you.

I want to dance along with this priceless for me drama

Forever, forever.

Love is show.

I love you, so give me an unforgettable kiss.

I want to shed light on our eternal miracle.

Love is show.

Show it off, give me an unforgettable kiss.

I want the two of us to keep this sweet secret in our hearts.

Buddy! Buddy! Buddy!

Don’t stop loving me (Don’t stop burning)

Don’t stop (Don’t stop burning)

## Video

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## Trivia

The TV anime opening featured many easter eggs and references, such as:

* The first shot with Miyuki and Yuu is a reference to The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
* The shot with Hayasaka is a reference to commercials of Flex Tape.
* The items seen around the television set are references to events from chapters 91, 149, 150, 162 and 281.
* The posters that get lit up are references to Kaguya sama, related media or other series, from right to left, top to bottom:
	+ TG Club, short for tabletop gaming club, the logo itself is saying Makihara, Fujiwara Chika and Gigako, the last name, full name and nickname of the 3 members respectively, the logo itself is a reference to the official logo of the single Love is Show itself.
	+ Gray Giant Tower on the Moon featuring Shozo Tanuma and The Nurse is a callback to Episode 20 which is a reference of Shiroi Kyoto (白い巨塔), several Japanese TV series adapted from the novel of the same name.
	+ Yuu Potters is a reference to the Harry Potter franchise.
		- Notably, Miko is fan of the Harry Potter franchise.
	+ The Witch in Court is a reference to Mobile Suits Gundam: The Witch from Mercury.
		- Coincidentally, Makoto Furukawa, Miyu Tomita, Kana Ichinose, Sayumi Suzushiro, Yuuki Takada and Yutaka Aoyama the Japanese voice actors of Miyuki, Miko, Maki, Kei, Rei and the Narrator respectively all have roles in this show.
	+ The Dog King featuring Pes and Chika is a reference of the Lion King.
	+ Arsene is referencing Lupin the Third as well as the costume Miyuki was cosplaying during the culture festival.
	+ Ice Persona is referencing the Phantom of the Opera and Kaguya (Ice).
* The setting of the next segment is based on New York Times Square.
	+ The firework display is a reference of the New Year Countdown while the giant balloons is a Thanksgiving tradition, this could be a reference of the Fujiwara mixing and matching Christmas and New Year celebrations.
	+ The imagery on display are from posters, openings and endings of the previous seasons.
* Moeha's hand gesture is the same one performed by Kei and Chika during Chapter 39/Episode 8.
* The costume Makihara is wearing is the same one from Chapter 275.
* The poster of Kobachi promoting a perfume is referencing the perfume Kaguya puts on in Chapter 143.
* The outdoor stage as well as the characters running onto the stage are based on the same designs found at Kaguya-sama Hoshinsai in Akihabara that took place during October 2022.
	+ It can be interpreted that the character with the red and blue hoodie running onto the stage are not Kaguya and Miyuki but the their voice actors, Aoi Koga and Makoto Furukawa.
* The sequence shown on side of the airship are events from chapters that were not adapted into the anime, namely chapters 3, 22, 47 and 112.
* The items shown flying across the screen are Cubari Facaccimo, octopus shaped wiener that Miyuki prepares in his lunch as well as the birds from in-universe movie Faulkner of Wingsville (the movie Chika offer tickets to Kaguya and Miyuki during Chapter 1/Episode 1).
* Miko's princess dress is the same one from her fantasy during Episode 30.
* Chika is dressed as a detective, similar to her love detective persona that has appeared multiple times during the series.
* The formal costumes that Miyuki and Kaguya are wearing on stage are the same design used for promoting the exhibition that took place at various places in Japan during 2022.
* The student council room segment feature Happy Life Game 2 which can be interpreted as a continuation of Episode 37 post credit scene, the game also feature game pieces that the tabletop gaming club are making during Chapter 171.
	+ There are game pieces landing on magician and stage actress, similar to the roles of Yuu and Miko throughout, indicating that some of the events shown are fantasized events that took place during this game.
	+ Due to Miko's condition, it can be deduced the event took place some time after Chapter 188.
* The TV anime opening also featured characters who have never appeared in the anime before as well as several rather obscure characters, such as Maho Fujiwara and the two leads from Today Will Be Sweet and the Hot Guys that Miko was listening to in Chapter 95/Episode 25.