Lyrics & Translation
Discover the empowering message of ちゃんみな's “B級,” a vibrant J-pop track that encourages listeners to embrace their unique qualities. By exploring the song's playful lyrics and catchy rhythm, you'll gain a deeper understanding of Japanese youth culture and the importance of self-acceptance.
Key Vocabulary
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Key Grammar Structures
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君の未来が変わる瞬間 見てみたいなぁ
➔ Verb‑てみたい – expresses a wish to try or see something
➔ The phrase "見てみたい" shows the speaker's desire to see the moment when the future changes.
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さっきまでいたthat girl
➔ まで – particle indicating “up to” a point in time
➔ The word "まで" marks the point in time "until just now" (さっきまで).
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彼女が昨日何をしてたか
➔ か – marks an indirect question or reported speech
➔ The particle "か" turns the clause into an indirect question: "what she did yesterday?"
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愛は少し痛いや
➔ や – colloquial sentence‑ending particle, similar to だ, adds soft emphasis
➔ The ending "や" gives a casual, slightly emphatic tone to "Love is a little painful".
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乗り換えてみたら?
➔ てみたら – conditional suggestion after trying (if you try, then…)
➔ The phrase "てみたら" asks "What if you try changing (the line)?"
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馬鹿みたいだよ baby
➔ みたいだ – expresses resemblance or appearance (looks like, seems)
➔ The expression "みたいだ" means "it looks/feels like a fool".
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早い方がいいんじゃない
➔ 方がいい – suggestion "should" or "better to"; んじゃない – rhetorical negative expecting agreement
➔ The phrase "方がいい" suggests "it would be better to be quick", while "んじゃない" turns it into a soft rhetorical question.
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まだわからないなら 無理矢理にでも君を 引っ張ってみせる
➔ なら – conditional “if/when”, used to set a condition for the following clause
➔ The word "なら" sets the condition: "If you still don’t understand..."
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頭と唇が別のことしてるの知ってる?
➔ の – nominalizer that turns a clause into a noun phrase before a verb (e.g., 知ってる)
➔ The "の" nominalizes the preceding clause, making "the fact that your head and lips are doing different things" the object of "know".
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類は友を呼ぶらしいじゃん
➔ らしい – hearsay/appears to be; indicates information obtained indirectly
➔ The word "らしい" conveys that "it seems that the class calls friends" based on what the speaker heard.
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