Aoi Hoshi - BANZAI JAPAN Front 7
Blue star, the place of hope. BANZAI JAPAN Front 7 1st major single
This is a repost of the first translation posted on twitter in November '23. https://x.com/MrG4bbo/status/1722405175007096944
Thanks to Yuri (@YuriMaker), Saba, Riko for helping out with this one.
Blue Star
碧い星 - AOI HOSHI
Performer: BANZAI JAPAN Front 7
Lyrics: Koyama Kanae
Composition/Arrangement: Maeguchi Wataru
Aoi Hoshi Music Video
| Japanese | English |
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| いつもよりも晴れた宇空（そら） 光る銀河 旅立ちの日 月の石を 握りしめ 君に 君に 渡す約束と 胸に芽生えた気持ちが 星座を飛び越えてゆく 新しい未来を作れる気がしてる 君に触れたら きっと 今より大好きになる 月（ここ）に生まれてから いつも眺めていた 碧い星 希望の場所 「地球 （ここ）から見る 夜の月 満ちて欠けて 飽きないんだ」 君の言葉 染み込んで いつかいつか 見たいと思った 理屈じゃないことがある 心が高鳴る方へ どこまでも （oh yeah～) 風が 優しく撫でた あの涙忘れない もう二度と もう二度と 後悔したくない あの時に 生まれ変わったよ 新しい未来を 歩ける気がしてる 隔たり超えて きっと 今よりも強くなれる すごく綺麗だから いつも眺めていた 碧い星 大きくなる 光の中 浮かぶ笑顔 ドキドキする 希望の場所 |
The starry sky is clearer than usual The galaxy is shining The day of the departure Grasping tightly on this lunar rock With the promise of giving it to you, to you The feeling that sprouted from my chest Jumping across the constellation I feel I can create a new future When I touch you I’m sure I’ll come to love you even more than now Since I was born here (the moon) I’ve been always gazing Blue star, the place of hope “Viewing the moon at night from here (Earth) Waxing and waning, I never get tired of it” Your words seeped in Someday, someday, I wanted to see it There’s things that don’t make sense I will follow my racing heart No matter where (oh yeah～) The wind is caressing gently I won’t forget those tears I don’t want to regret it never again, never again At that moment I was reborn I feel like I can walk in a new future Across the gap I’m sure I’ll become stronger than now Because it’s truly beautiful I’ve been always gazing Blue star, it grows bigger In the light A smile emerges My heart beating fast The place of hope |
The theme of love stories between moon people and humans is not a novelty in Japanese literature, with the biggest example being The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter (often known as The Tale of Princess Kaguya) - but this song takes a more positive spin on it elevating Earth to the place of hope and reuniting the two lovers at the end of the song.
Mochimaru once told me that "If you ever feel down, listen to this song", and it really is a nice song to cheer someone up so I can hope you too reading this can be cheered up by this wonderful song.
A small note on the "When I touch you" part: it's not specified which type of touching it really is and it's left to the listener to interpret - Shiori for example thinks it's a more emotional type of touch and I tend to agree (https://x.com/shiori_f_BJ/status/1722244608980291587).
This song was part of the first major single of Front 7.
At the time of release, the group was formed by 5 members of BANZAI JAPAN (Mochimaru Yuuki, Ando Maika, Fujisaki Shiori, Fujisaki Fumi and Ichinose Kana) - the unit also included fellow BANZAI JAPAN members Satou Sena and Nanase Aoi until their graduation.
You can listen to the single on various streaming platforms https://www.tunecore.co.jp/artists/BJ_F7
Since January 2024 Asahina Mimi of Heroine no Kokoroe (Also under
Cospanic Entertainment) joined the group, and you can watch them perform at the most recent Kaizoku Fes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=of2zvetJgew