BACK-ON – Traumatic | Lyrics, Romaji, LRC

Traumatic is the other B-side track on the recently released wimp ft. Lil’ Fang (from FAKY) single by BACK-ON and is definitely one of our Forum Member’s favourite songs from the release (SC!)

A high-energy track with some kick-a** dubstep as the instrumental bridge, the band composed the song sometime ago, and included it on the single as a ‘dark’ contrast to the other two tracks, wimp ft. Lil’ Fang (from FAKY) and Around the world, both of which are tie-ins with the Gundam series with positive messages. TEEDA explained the band had put in a lot of unsaid feelings into Traumatic  during a recent interview with LisAni! and we have included the original quote here for reference purposes (as it was tricky for us to fully understand what was said so we would welcome any corrections):

Interviewer: カップリングの曲についてもお聞きしたいのですが、「Traumatic」はまた「wimp ft. Lil’ Fang (from FAKY)」とは方向性が違う曲ですよね。

TEEDA:　「Traumatic」って実は結構前に出来ていた曲なんです。BACK-ONってポジティブな曲が多いんですけど、モヤモヤした気持ちから抜け出せないということを歌った曲ですね。「Traumatic」は、もうちょっと自分たちの濃い部分を入れてもいいんじゃないかっていう部分もあって。このCDの中でBACK-ONってポジティブだけじゃないんだぜって言いたかったり、『ガンダム』のバンドでしょ？　って言われたくない部分もあったりと、いろいろな気持ちがあって入れた曲ですね。

As with Around the world, we have Uta-Net to thank for the Kanji lyrics, and once we have a translation, we will post it here.

Some things of note whilst romanising the lyrics:

• サイレン = siren
• アクション = action
• 永久 = eternity = usually pronounced ‘eikyu’ but ‘towa’, a more abstract pronunciation is used
• We added the lyrics for the ‘bridge’ part where KENJI03 repeats ‘flash back’ to the romaji, karaoke and LRC lyrics

Don’t forget you can always listen to all of BACK-ON‘s releases on our radio, which is found above the comments on the Music page.

Our standard disclaimer is as follows:

The usual kanji, romaji, karaoke and .lrc versions of the lyrics can be found below (after the cut-off) and we will always do our best to bring you the most accurate lyrics possible, so we do occasionally amend the spelling of the original English lyrics if we believe it to be appropriate. But as always, if you spot any mistakes, please let us know either by commenting below or via the contact form.

Finally, if you would like to post these lyrics elsewhere, please kindly link back to this page. :)

BACK-ON – Around the world | Lyrics, Romaji, LRC

Following the release of BACK-ON‘s new single wimp ft. Lil’ Fang (from FAKY earlier this week, we have been listening to the two B-side tracks included on-repeat, so we could not wait to share the lyrics with you!

Around the world is definitely one of my favourite songs by the band and is tied-in to the Gundam iOS/Android app game: SD Gundam G-Generation Frontier. Unfortunately the game is not available in English but you can still watch this Youtube trailer to get an idea of how the game works. It appears to be quite popular with over 3 million players as shown on the official website:

Going back to the song – it is a fast tempo rock-rap track that will get you jumping up and down singing ‘Around, around, around the world’ with KENJI03, but the highlights for me are the electronic effects in the song (the auto tune just works so well) and the jaw-droppingly epic rap executed by TEEDA, particular from 1:36.  The song is over far too quickly and the phone dialling tone at the start did make me nostalgic for Butterfly, one of BACK-ON‘s first ‘electronic’ songs.

This time, We have Uta-Net to thank for the Kanji lyrics and once we have an English translation, we will post it here too.

Don’t forget you can always listen to all of BACK-ON‘s releases on our radio, which is found above the comments on the Music page.

Our standard disclaimer is as follows:

The usual kanji, romaji, karaoke and .lrc versions of the lyrics can be found below (after the cut-off) and we will always do our best to bring you the most accurate lyrics possible, so we do occasionally amend the spelling of the original English lyrics if we believe it to be appropriate. But as always, if you spot any mistakes, please let us know either by commenting below or via the contact form.

Finally, if you would like to post these lyrics elsewhere, please kindly link back to this page. :)

BACK-ON – wimp ft. Lil’ Fang (from FAKY) | Lyrics, Romaji, LRC

To celebrate today’s release of BACK-ON‘s new single “wimp ft. Lil’ Fang (from FAKY)“, which reached #1 and #2 respectively in digital download charts Mora.jp and iTunes Japan Top 10 Rock Songs even before the physical release, we are delighted to be able to share the lyrics of the title track “wimp ft. Lil’ Fang (from FAKY)” with you!

As many will know, it is the second OP for the anime “Gundam Build Fighters” – the first, ニブンノイチ (Nibun no Ichi) also by BACK-ON, reached #12 in the Oricon charts and was always going to be a tough act to follow. However, the band have outdone themselves; the icing on the cake is Lil’ Fang, who brings strong female vocals into the mix, as it really adds another dimension to the song. The highlight for me personally are the rap parts by TEEDA that are interspersed with Lil’ Fang‘s singing: I got tingles when I heard these for the first time!

And as an even better surprise, BACK-ON actually released the full music video of wimp ft. Lil’ Fang (from FAKY) on Youtube instead of just including it on their DVD special, so you can listen to/watch the full song below:

Whilst waiting for the CD to arrive, we have LittleOslo to thank for the Kanji lyrics and once we have an English translation, we will post it here.

Points of interest during our transcription process to Romaji:

• An alternative pronunciation of 百 (hyaku) is used: ‘byaku’
• A synonym of 運命 (unmei) or ‘Fate’ is used in the rap: 定め (sadame) is what TEEDA actually says
• 瞳(め), usually pronounced ‘hitomi’, is replaced with ‘me’ as denoted in the brackets
• 空 is pronounced ‘kara’ instead of the frequently used ‘sora’

Don’t forget you can always listen to all of BACK-ON‘s releases on our radio, which is found above the comments on the Music page.

Our standard disclaimer is as follows:

The usual kanji, romaji, karaoke and .lrc versions of the lyrics can be found below (after the cut-off) and we will always do our best to bring you the most accurate lyrics possible, so we do occasionally amend the spelling of the original English lyrics if we believe it to be appropriate. But as always, if you spot any mistakes, please let us know either by commenting below or via the contact form.

Finally, if you would like to post these lyrics elsewhere, please kindly link back to this page. :)

Watch BACK-ON – “wimp ft. Lil’ Fang (from FAKY)” music video in full!

Today marks the beginning of the 7-day countdown to the forthcoming release of wimp ft. Lil’ Fang (from FAKY) [single] on March 12th 2014.  In the build up, BACK-ON released a teaser music video in February, giving fans their first opportunity to listen to the full version of the Gundam Build Fighters OP, featuring clips of band and Lil’ Fang filming the full MV.

You can now watch the full music video below or by clicking on the following link:

http://youtu.be/jQU8jUyX5q4

In a marked departure from their previous releases, this is one of the first times in recent years that BACK-ON has made the full music video available online (they were often included as ‘special’ extras on DVD versions of their album/single releases – Icecream and ニブンノイチ (Nibun no Ichi) are both examples)  and has been completely filmed in the studio without exterior scenes.

I really like the new approach and its really great to be able to watch the band perform with Lil’ Fang without ‘moody’ shots or fancy CGI distractions (aside from the colour-shape loops at the start)

New BACK-ON single “wimp ft. Lil’ Fang (from FAKY)” – Gundam Build Fighters second opening theme (OP) due out on March 12th 2014

Happy New Year for 2014! :) We are pleased to be bringing you the latest news from our favourite band for the 8th consecutive year!

BACK-ON recently announced that a new OP for the anime Gundam Build Fighters would be out in mid January 2014.

It’s been a while since the band has collaborated with another artist and the new song, wimp ft. Lil’ Fang (from FAKY) features Tokyo-born Lil’ Fang, a vocalist from the all-female bilingual J-pop group FAKY that has been described by Jacques@Arcadey as “The J-pop Group That Looks Like a K-pop Group That Sounds Like a Euro-pop Group“.

Lil’ Fang profile photo from FAKY.jp

BACK-ON then released a 30-second preview clip of the song, which you can watch and listen to here: