Itou Marika (Nogizaka46) "Hajimarika" with translation.

How are you going guys!!.

Today... would like to introduce you a very typical Kawaii "Japanese girls song" for you.

This song "Hajimarika" has released on 2018 February 20th and is for to honor "Itou Marika"'s the past excellent achievements in Nogizaka46, and also for to memorise her graduation from the group.

The title is created by the words play with her name "Marika" and "Hajimari" and means "Is this the start or not??".

Song is by "Itou Marika" born in Osaka on 1996 February 20th, who were graduated "Nogizaka46" in 2018.

This "Hajimarika" has unique points that Marika is singing like a speaking ordinary Japanese conversations.

Hence... You may feel as if you are listening what she has felt among her idol experiences at her side... maybe??.

The other point is also related to her mindset in "hajimari ka" lyrics.

You probably be able to feel that all the phrases are filled with very kind gentle cherishing mood to other people.

My opinion... This is only my biased opinion though.

Japanese people have an unique culture of "set the priority first to other people and cherish others than selves".

Marika seems to have been successful as an idol from a general point of view.

But... she was suffering from the fact that she was not getting own popularity while she was in the group.

However... her distress had gone when she recognised by herself that situation suffering her was only a matter of perceptions and found out that was wrong.

The any problems which seem not to be self related issues are definitely own side problems of catching them.

I think she is struggling even now for only getting a few core fans.

But like in this song... she finally digested every worries in herself and just concentrate to cherish and showing a lot of appreciations by saying "Arigatou" (Thank you) alot for her precious fans.

Therefore... you may feel that her smile is so super Kawaii in the movie.

How incredible person she is.

I strongly mention you that she has a true beautiful Japanese mind.

Also... such wonderful 21 years old "Itou Marika" is so super Kawaii when you see at the 04:20 Marika smiling scene.

Therefore... please enjoy a song with a full of beautiful warm mind.

Besides... this song is created not as a ordinary J-Pop song but as a sort of a rap music or much more like poem with full of sensitive Japanese girl's emotions in it.

Hence... you may feel that this song seems a bit boring if you not used to comprehend Japanese well.

But... I strongly recommend you to listen at least once before avoiding this song.

"Hajimarika" shows regrets first then expressing so much appreciations to her fans with very uplifting rhythm along with Marika's super kawaii typical Japanese sensitive and naive behaviours from the middle of the song to the end.

Therefore... If you watch "Hajimari ka" after reading the lyric.

The tone of "hajimari-ka" definitely sways your heart with a lot of fallen tears for sure...maybe??.

【Translation.】.

I took an Nogizaka46 audition when I was fifteen.masaka no goukaku.
happy mo tsuka no ma.
senbatsu happyou de yobare nakatta.

doushitara ii??.
nani ga tarinai??.

aseri wa karamawari.
mawari mawari guru guru mawari.
dareka ga tsuketa junban ni.
naite nemure nai yoru mo atta.

mawari wo mireba minna "kirakira".

urayamasii na iina iina.

demo chigaun da.

sore wa anoko dakara dekiru koto.
watasi ni wa dekinai.
hitori hitori no mabusii kagayaki.
youyaku mitometa toki ni nanika ga hiraketa!!.

jisin nante nai.
fuantei na utagoe.
nande idol ni??.
idol ni natta no ka??.

zutto.
zutto.
complex datta.
demo "aji aji" tte anata ga itte kureta kara.
anata ga ano hi itte kureta kara!!.

fashion mo shumi mo zenzen idol poku nakute.
konna henna watasi dakedo.
mitsukete kurete arigatou.

dousite watasi wo eranda no??.
dokokara megutte tadoritsuita no??.
dousite sonna ni yasasiku waratte kueru no??.

ano toki anata ga te wo sasinobete kureta.
anata no kotoba ni takusan sasae rarete kita.
mite ite kureta.
blog yonde kureta.