The Goddess' Playlist: "Add the Berry to My Big Love"

Happy New Year, lads, and welcome to my first blog entry for 2021! How's the celebration and rest days? I'm sure you deserve a wonderful time with your fam and friends before going back to the crappiest game in the whole freaking universe known as reality.

And for our first offering, I'm gonna discuss "Add the Berry to My Big Love" by Karen Miyama, who is best known for voicing Ichika Usami aka Cure Whip from KiraKira PreCure A La Mode.

First heard in the season's pilot episode, the song was fully released on April 26, 2017 as part of its first sweet etude character single featuring Whip herself, and also included in the second vocal and vocal best albums of the season.

I have to say nothing can describe this song but it's just too catchy but jolly! Other than that, it's also enjoyable and shown about Ichika's passion in making sweets.

Anyway if you wanna memorize and sing-along to the lyrics then here you go!

Romaji:

Beriberī daisuki min'na ni todoketai

Taruto shūkurīmu shifon tiramisu

Ichiban shōtokēki☆

Kirari karafuru kaori afureru

Hapi❤suītsu taimu

Tabete wandafuru kokoro hajikeru

Fuwafuwa no fushigi

Omoide wo (tsunagu) tedzukuri no (kizuna)

Aka shiro kīro no yume tsukurou

Kirakira wo tsumekonda kono kimochi meshiagare

Kogete mo megezu ni hoippu・suteppu・janpu!

Oishī nette egao ga mitai kara ganbareru

Shonbori suponji mo goaikyō de

Kurīmu tappuri dekorēshon

Beriberī daisuki min'na ni todoketai

Kyandī kyarameru suware mirufīyu

Ichiban shōtokēki☆

Dajare pawafuru suberu zukkokeru

Maji, choi tsurai

Nakama hātofuru yaruki minagiru

Yūjō no reshipi

Mazekonda (kosei) fukuranda (yūki)

Issho ni on'naji yume tsukurou

Arenji wa mugendai kono pawā goran are

Pinchi mo karei ni hoippu・suteppu・janpu!

Oishī nette egao wo zenryoku de mamoru tame

Jama suru yatsura wa yurusanai

Chikara awasete dekorēshon

Atafuta maze maze kurukuru dekiagari

Hekondari (gakkari) nayamu tabi (ittsumo)

Genki wo kureta no wa mai・suītsu❤

Kirakira wo makiagete watashi rashiku susumu yo

Ashita e mukatte hoippu・suteppu・janpu!

Oishī nette egao ga mitai kara ganbareru

Shonbori suponji mo goaikyō de

Mainichi suteki ni dekorēshon

Beriberī daisuki min'na ni todoketai

Taruto shūkurīmu

Shifon tiramisu

Ichiban shōtokēki☆

Japanese:

ベリベリー　ダイスキ　みんなに届けたい

タルト　シュークリーム　シフォン　ティラミス

イチバン　ショートケーキ☆

キラリ　カラフル　香りあふれる

ハピ❤スイーツタイム

食べてワンダフル　心はじける

ふわふわの不思議

思い出を（つなぐ）手作りの（きずな）

あかしろ　きいろの夢　作ろう

キラキラを詰め込んだ　この気持ち召し上がれ

焦げてもめげずにホイップ・ステップ・ジャンプ！

美味しいねって笑顔が見たいから頑張れる

しょんぼりスポンジもご愛嬌で

クリームたっぷりデコレーション

ベリベリー　ダイスキ　みんなに届けたい

キャンディー　キャラメル　スワレ　ミルフィーユ

イチバン　ショートケーキ☆

ダジャレ　パワフル　スべる　ずっこける

マジ、ちょいつらい

仲間　ハートフル　やる気みなぎる

友情のレシピ

混ぜ込んだ（個性）膨らんだ（勇気）

一緒におんなじ夢　作ろう

アレンジは無限大　このパワーご覧あれ

ピンチも華麗にホイップ・ステップ・ジャンプ！

美味しいねって笑顔を全力で守るため

邪魔するやつらは許さない

力あわせて　デコレーション

あたふた　まぜまぜ　くるくる　できあがり

凹んだり（ガッカリ）悩むたび（いっつも）

元気をくれたのは　マイ・スイーツ❤

キラキラを巻き上げて私らしく進むよ

明日へ向かってホイップ・ステップ・ジャンプ！

美味しいねって笑顔が　見たいから頑張れる

しょんぼり　スポンジも　ご愛嬌で

毎日ステキに　デコレーション

ベリベリー　ダイスキ　みんなに　届けたい

タルト　シュークリーム

シフォン　ティラミス

イチバン　ショートケーキ☆

English:

I want this to reach everyone as I love all of these berries too

Some tarts and choux creme, chiffon and tiramisu

But the best is shortcake☆

Overflowing with this bright, colorful fragrance is our

Happy❤sweets time

Eating is so wonderful that it makes my own heart burst

It's such a weird feeling too

These memories will (be connected) and hand made to make (a nice bond)

So let's make our dreams red, white and yellow now

When I bake in the glittering light, go on and eat up all of these feelings

Even if it's burnt, don't be down, just whip・step・jump!

I want to see a lot of smiles so I'll do my best to make it tasty

Even a sponge cake can make it all fun again

With a lot of whip cream to decorate with

I want this to reach everyone as I love all of these berries too

Some candy, caramel swirl and millefeuille

But the best is shortcake☆

A bad joke is powerful enough to knock yourself down

Ouch, that must have hurt

Encouraging your fellow friends with those heartfelt comments

Is the recipe for friendship

Mixing all of our (personas) until it swells with (some courage)

Let's make our dreams the same together now

Arranging everything to be infinite with this power that you can see

When you're stuck, just do a brilliant whip・step・jump!

To protect your smile I'll use all of my power to make it extra tasty

I won't allow anyone to disturb us at all

When we combine our powers to decorate, we

Gotta mix it all up in a hurry, spinning and now it's complete

When you feel depressed (disappointed) or really worried (always)

I want to make you happy with my・sweets❤

I roll everything up into the bright, bright light so I can move on by myself

By jumping into tomorrow with a whip・step・jump!

I want to see a lot of smiles so I'll do my best to make it tasty

Even a sponge cake can make it all fun again

Everyday will be awesome if we add decorations

I want this to reach everyone as I love all of these berries too

Some tarts and choux creme

Chiffon and tiramisu

But the best is shortcake☆

And that wraps the very first blog entry of Yona's Blog for 2021 and also, happy birthday to Ichika! I hope she has a wonderful and brilliant day with her fam and friends. Plus, we still really miss the KiraKira Cures so much that's why! Till the next content, lads!

The Goddess' Playlist Pride Special! Macaronage of Love and Excitement

Welcome to another edition of The Goddess' Playlist and this time we are celebrating Pride Month as I featured another song from the Pretty Cure Series, "Macaronage of Love and Excitement."

Performed by Saki Fujita and Nanako Mori aka Cures Macaron and Chocolat's seiyuus, and written and composed by the music group Nostalgic Orchestra, the song was released on July 26, 2017 as part of KiraKira☆Pretty Cure A La Mode Vocal Album: Cure La Mode☆A La Carte and again of KiraKira☆Pretty Cure A La Mode Vocal Best Album: Suite☆Etude☆A La Mode which released on January 17, 2018 under the label Marvelous!, distributed by Sony Music Marketing.

Some fans noticed the song as the gayest among the Cure songs as well as how it compared to Love Live!'s "Glass Garden/Garasu no Hanazono" and had quite similarities to Sailor Moon Crystal's "Eternal Eternity" (plus Sailor Uranus and Pikario/Rio Kuroki shared the same seiyuu that is Junko Minagawa).

Anyway I just can't contain any longer and my shipping goggles and gaydar went overload whenever I hear that song like several times and honestly speaking, ChocoMaca are among my favorite ships in the Cure series because they're so sweet (no pun intended) and their relationship is just very irresistible in both the anime (espcially episodes 25 and 29 oh my freaking gosh aaaaahh) and the manga, wherein the latter has some oozing gay content. Ahhh man, I really love this ship so much!!!

Okay fangirl squealing aside, check out the lyrics below if you want to sing along:

Japanese

中途半端な優しさなら　これ以上ごめんだわ

放っておいてよ　ほっとけないよ

甘いだけじゃ罪ね　ショコラ

強がらないで　わがままの裏　隠してるのは

今にも壊れそうな　やわらかなHEART

まっすぐに　こっち向いて

見つめないで　見せてよ

ゆれる瞳の奥まで

ちぐはぐな心ざらつかせて

混ざりあわないマカロナージュ

タイセツを傷つけて失ってしまうくらいなら

守りたい理由はただひとつ

君が大好きだから

受け止めるよ気まぐれも

手間暇かけて愛情こめて

クールなとこも繊細なのも本当の君だから

見過ごせないよ　関係ないでしょ

フタツでヒトツさ　マカロン

完璧じゃない誰も知らない臆病な私

弱さを包み込む惜しみないLOVE

逃げないで　どうしてなの？

離さないよ　戸惑いを

焦れる瞳に映して

ウラハラな心重ねあわせ

確かめあいたいマリアージュ

態度より　声にして

熱いこの想いを伝えなきゃ

守りたいぬくもり優しさを

知ってしまったなら

味わいましょ　ときめきを

心ゆくまで　もっと溶けるまで

お人好し　でも嫌いじゃないわ

意地っ張り　仮面を外して

まなざし　まるで王子様

ショータイムさ　お嬢様

まっすぐに　こっち向いて

見つめないで　見せてよ

濡れた瞳の奥まで

抱きしめて

ちぐはぐな心ざらつかせて

混ざりあわないマカロナージュ

タイセツを傷つけて

失ってしまうくらいなら

守りたい理由はただひとつ

君が大好きだから

受け止めるよ気まぐれも

手間暇かけて愛情こめて

Romaji

Chūtohanpana yasashisa nara kore ijō gomen da wa

Hōtte oite yo hottokenai yo

Amai dake ja tsumi ne Shokora

Tsuyogaranaide wagamama no ura kakushiteru no wa

Ima ni mo kowaresōna yawarakana HEART

Massugu ni kotchi muite

Mitsumenaide misete yo

Yureru hitomi no oku made

Chiguhaguna kokoro zaratsukasete

Mazari awanai makaronāju

Taisetsu wo kizutsukete ushinatte shimau kurai nara

Mamoritai riyū wa tada hitotsu

Kimi ga daisuki dakara

Uketomeru yo kimagure mo

Temahima kakete aijō komete

Kūruna toko mo sensai nano mo hontō no kimi dakara

Misugosenai yo kankeinai desho

Futatsu de hitotsu sa Makaron

Kanpeki janai daremo shiranai okubyōna watashi

Yowasa wo tsutsumikomu oshiminai LOVE

Nigenaide dōshite nano?

Hanasanai yo tomadoi wo

Jireru hitomi ni utsushite

Uraharana kokoro kasane awase

Tashikame aitai mariāju

Taido yori koe ni shite

Atsui kono omoi wo tsutaenakya

Mamoritai nukumori yasashisa wo

Shitte shimatta nara

Ajiwaimasho tokimeki wo

Kokoro yuku made motto tokeru made

Ohitoyoshi demo kirai janai wa

Ijippari kamen wo hazushite

Manazashi maru de ōjisama

Shōtaimu sa ojōsama

Massugu ni kotchi muite

Mitsumenaide misete yo

Nureta hitomi no oku made

Dakishimete

Chiguhaguna kokoro zaratsukasete

Mazari awanai makaronāju

Taisetsu wo kizutsukete

Ushinatte shimau kurai nara

Mamoritai riyū wa tada hitotsu

Kimi ga daisuki dakara

Uketomeru yo kimagure mo

Temahima kakete aijō komete

English

If it's halfhearted kindness, I've had enough

Leave me be; I can't leave you alone

Being nothing but sweet is a sin, Chocolat

Don't put up a front, hidden beneath the selfishness

Is a soft heart, even now about to break

Don't look at me; face me

So straightforwardly like that; show me

Into the depths of those trembling eyes

Mismatched hearts in a frenzy,

A macaronage that won't blend

If I were to lose or hurt, what's so important to me is

My only reason for wanting to protect you

Because I love you

I'll accept everything, even the memories

I'll go through all the trouble for you, with all my affections

Your coolness and your delicate side are all the real you

I won't lose sight of you; that's all beside the point

They're one and the same, Macaron

I'm not perfect, the cowardly me that no one knows

Has no problem hiding all her weaknesses for love

Don't run; why

I won't let go of you; I'm at a loss

Reflecting those impatient eyes

Hearts at odds overlap

A marriage wanting certainty

Rather than gestures, put it into words

I have to convey these burning feelings

This warmth and kindness I want to protect

If we're aware of it

Let's savor our racing hearts

As much as we want, until we melt even more

You're pushy, but I don't mind it

I'll take off that stubborn mask

Oh my, aren't you just like a prince

It's showtime, Madam

Don't look at me; face me

So straightforwardly like that; show me

Into the depths of those tearful eyes

Hold me tight

Mismatched hearts in a frenzy,

A macaronage that won't blend

If I were to lose or hurt

What's so important to me is

My only reason for wanting to protect you

Because I love you

I'll accept everything, even the memories

I'll go through all the trouble for you, with all my affections

Thanks for reading another edition of The Goddess' Playlist! I hope you enjoy celebrating Pride Fest even at the comfort of your homes and Happy Pride to our mates in the LGBTQ+ community! Till the next featured contents, guys!

Lyrics reference: https://prettycure.fandom.com/wiki/Macaronage_of_Love_and_Excitement

The Goddess' Playlist: 365 Araw ng Eroplanong Papel by MNL48

To continue my blog's fifth year, I will bring back The Goddess' Playlist, this time it's from MNL48, the Filipino sister group of the Japanese idol group AKB48, and the song will be "365 Araw ng Eroplanong Papel."

Originally as a coupling song for AKB48's 42nd single, Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby, the MNL48 version was first revealed during the March 2019 seitansai (birthday concert), followed by a 30-second teaser released on the group's official YouTube channel on April 4, 2019 and finally the official music video, produced by Plan C and directed by Carlo Francisco Manatad, was released on the following day, April 5, 2019.

The song was considered the most emotional and tearjerking of all five singles MNL had, being the last MV to feature all the first generation members, as well as the last single for Sayaka Awane, who announced her graduation in MNL48 Interactive Live due to her family moving permanently in Japan, and Quincy Santillan, who got suddenly left the group due to unfortunate circumstances. Currently, the MV is nominated for MYX Music Awards 2020 as the mellow music video of the year.

The song was centered by Sheki Arzaga, who also centered the first two singles "Aitakatta Gustong Makita" and "Pag-Ibig Fortune Cookie," and notable members who had been in the senbatsu such as Abby Trinidad, Sela Guia, Jem Caldejon, Brei Binuya, Coleen Trinidad, Awane, Kaede Ishiyama, Mari Iyog, Belle Delos Reyes and the also now-graduated Faith Santiago. 365 ANEP also marked the debut of Dana Brual and Dian Mercado as part of the main single senbatsu.

I really don't know how to put words on this, but the song and the MV gave me both goosebumps on my body and tears pouring in my eyes. Nevertheless, it has a beautiful translation, aesthetics and the inner nostalgic thoughts on how the group started. Very recommended for graduations, commemorated anniversaries and even in everyday life because it's a mellow-inspirational song, something we should be motivated and uplifted especially now we're facing an invisible enemy (and the other enemies in our surroundings).

For starters here's the lyrics:

Tumingin sa langit ng umaga Sa araw kung tawagin ay ngayon Umaasang malalagpasan nang may ngiti Tahimik na hinihiling Kung minsan pumapatak ang ulan Ngunit luha ay umaapaw Mga araw na 'di umaayon sa 'ting plano

Bukas, pagsisipagan ko

Pangarap na 'king inaasam May isa pang ako na malaya Nagagawa lahat aking ninanais Ito ang aking hangarin Buhay ay eroplanong papel Dala ang pangarap, ito'y lumilipad Kasabay ng pag-ihip ng hangin Patuloy sa pagsulong

Sa halip, 'di alintana ang layo
Kung sa'n 'to naglakbay At kung saan man mapadpad Ito ang mas higit na mahalaga Tibok ng puso ang gabay, 365 araw Pagkataong makita ang bituin O gabing halos walang makita Kahit nawawalan man ng pag-asa Nakahanap ng sandigan Sa iyong pinagdadaanan Umasa kang hindi ka nag-iisa 'Di mo lang napansin ang kabutihan Ng mga tao sa paligid Buhay ay eroplanong papel Dala ang pag-ibig, ito'y lumilipad Magtiwala sa sarili at ika'y humayo Lahat, titingala sa'yo 'Di man bihasa sa mga darating Bigla kong namalayan, ako'y namayagpag na Mabigyan ng lakas ng loob at pag-asa Tayo'y magsama't magsaya, 365 araw Buhay ay eroplanong papel Dala ang pangarap, ito'y lumilipad Kasabay ng pag-ihip ng hangin Patuloy sa pagsulong Sa halip, 'di alintana ang layo Kung sa'n 'to naglakbay At kung saan man mapadpad Ito ang mas higit na mahalaga Tibok ng puso ang gabay, 365 araw Sige, lumipad ka Subukang lumipad Sige, lumipad ka Subukang lumipad Sige, lumipad ka Subukang lumipad

That's for another edition of The Goddess' Playlist! Comment here or on my FB page or my Twitter @goddessyk13. And please don't forget to vote 365 ANEP on the MYX official website.

The Goddess' Playlist (Blog Comeback Edition): "Kimi to Tomodachi (Friends With You)" by Nao Tamura and Yukari Tamura

Ruru Amour (left) and Emiru Aisaki (right) singing together outside the Beauty
Harry shop (the Hugtto Cures' secret base), as seen in Hugtto! PreCure
episode 18

After more than two years of absence, guess who's back with a new post?

Welcome to the bigger, bolder and better than ever blog of Yona Kuromatoki and this time, I'm going to do the revamped Goddess' Playlist featuring one of my favorite songs from the currently aired Hugtto! PreCure, "Kimi to Tomodachi (Friends With You)" by Nao Tamura and Yukari Tamura as their characters Emiru Aisaki/Cure Macherie and Ruru Amour/Cure Amour.

First heard as an instrumental-slash-humming version in the 15th episode of the current Cure season, the song was used as an ending theme for the 18th episode aired on June 3, 2018 and included in the season's first vocal album, ~Powerful Yell~, just last July 4 under Marvelous, Inc. Written by Fumi Tsubota, the head writer of Hugtto!, with arrangements and compositions done by Masayuki Fukutomi and Noriko Fujimoto, "Kimi to Tomodachi" reminded us on how the friendship between Emiru and Ruru become very sweet and touching despite their differences (that's right, darlings, Emiru is a human like us and Ruru is an android and a time traveler), and at the same time, one of the relaxed songs I've heard in the anison sub-genre. Surely, you won't get sick and tired of listening and singing this song that in which is perfect while getting stuck on the current traffic jam situation.

Anyway, enjoy this latest blog entry of mine and yep, welcome back to the blog scene!

PS. I'm now writing the Filipino translated version of the song, but boi this is kinda as tough as my winning piece in the Pinoy Otaku Festival's Tagalized Star karaoke contest! But either way, wish me luck.

--XX--

Japanese Romaji

Todoketai koto aru nda
Kimi no koto suki nanda
Futari no hāto ribon de musubu
Tomodachi ni narou yo
Egao
(Egao)
Namida
(Namida) Gyutto suru mune no oku
Soko ni kokoro kirameku
Kimi to watashi dekoboko
Zenzen chigau futari dane
Keredo hāto hagu kasanetara
Māruku okkē dayo
Zutto zutto
(Zutto zutto)
Tomodachi
Hāto wo ribon de musubou

English Translation

I have so many things to say to you
Such as all the things I love about you
Tie our hearts together with a little ribbon
That lets you and I become friends
Your smile
(Your smile)
And tears
(And tears) squeezes something so deep inside
Right there, where our hearts are shining bright

You and I may be a strange pair
As well as completely different people
But maybe if we hug our hearts together
Everything will be okay
We'll forever be
(We'll forever be)
The best of friends
Whose hearts are tied together by a ribbon

Special ending video

Audio version with lyrics