FLIP FLAP – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: Chanmina

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the world of Japanese language and culture with Chanmina's dynamic track, "FLIP FLAP"! This song is a fantastic way to grasp contemporary Japanese expressions, particularly the idiom "tenohira gaeshi" (手のひら返し), which is central to its meaning. You'll experience Chanmina's unique blend of J-Pop and Hip-Hop, her confident delivery, and engaging lyrical play, making it a special and culturally rich listening experience that encourages deeper understanding of both the language and modern Japanese social commentary.

[English]

Oh, she's a genius

She looks like a goddess

Wow, what's her name?

That's Chanmina (okay)

Flip-flap, like pancakes

You're always on TikTok

Oh, are you famous?

Then I said, "Yeah, I'm the famous bitch, yeah"

Oh, look at my vibe (look at me, look at me)

Look at these unchanging tiger eyes (grr)

Even after taking so many hits, I'm still alive (not, not, not)

The truth is, nobody's really seeing me (yeah, yeah, yeah)

All those people in the industry who used to mock me

If I met them now, they'd be like, "Oh, flip-flap" (flip-flap)

"You've been doing amazing lately," then I said

"Oh, so you can use polite speech now? Maybe some other time."

Oh, she's a genius

She looks like a goddess

Wow, what's her name?

That's Chanmina (okay)

Flip-flap, like pancakes

You're always on TikTok

Oh, are you famous?

Then I said, "Yeah, I'm the famous bitch, yeah" (ow!)

One, two, three

Flip-flap, like a pancake

People are flipping their stance, oh, yeah

One, two, three

Flip-flap, like a pancake

Flip-flap, you're gonna flip-flap too

Maybe your show can happen some other time

I'm too busy right now, so I'll just big up my real ones

There were plenty of haters around

You call yourself a rapper?

Then drop some rhymes like vanilla

When you sing, it's not rap, it's pop

What even is this? Are you mentally unstable?

Oh, shit, Chanmina's about to drop something huge, yeah

Flip-flap, like pancakes

You're always on TikTok

Oh, are you famous?

Then I said, "Yeah, I'm the famous bitch, yeah" (ow!)

One, two, three

Flip-flap, like a pancake

People are flipping their stance, oh, yeah

One, two, three

Flip-flap, like a pancake

Flip-flap, you're gonna flip-flip-flip-flip

I'm out here doing the work of a human being

There's good and there's bad (well, obviously)

The version of me you see is tiny, like a pinky nail (goodness)

People flip their stance so fast over a tiny little lie (for real?)

I've seen it all, so I'm always secretly thinking, "Wow, impressive"

She's a genius (one little piece of info and you'll surely...)

Wow (...flip your stance again)

(Chanmina, okay)

Oh, she's a genius

She looks like a goddess

Wow, what's her name?

That's Chanmina

[Japanese]

Oh, she's a genius

She looks like a goddess

Wow, what's her name?

That's Chanmina (okay)

Flip-flap, like pancakes

You always on TikTok

Oh, are you famous?

Then I said, "Yeah, I'm the famous bitch, yeah"

Oh, look at my vibe (look at me, look at me)

見てこの変わらないtiger eyes (grr)

打たれまくっても死んでない（ない ない ない）

本当のとこは誰も見てない (yeah, yeah, yeah)

からかって来た業界のひと

今会ったら あら flip-flap (flip-flap)

最近すごいっすね then I said

敬語使えたんすねまたいつか

Oh, she's a genius

She looks like a goddess

Wow, what's her name?

That's Chanmina (okay)

Flip-flap, like pancakes

You always on TikTok

Oh, are you famous?

Then I said, "Yeah, I'm the famous bitch, yeah" (ow!)

One, two, three

Flip-flap, like a pancake

手の平が返ってく oh, yeah

One, two, three

Flip-flap, like a pancake

Flip-flap, you're gonna flip-flap too

お宅くの番組はまたいつか

今手一杯なんで本当の仲間とbig up

腐るほどいた否定派

君ラッパー？

なら韻踏んでよ like a vanilla

歌えばラップすんなポップスが

なんなんだよこれメンヘラか

Oh, shit, Chanminaが投げるぞ でかいやつ yeah

Flip-flap, like pancakes

You always on TikTok

Oh, are you famous?

Then I said, "Yeah, I'm the famous bitch, yeah" (ow!)

One, two, three

Flip-flap, like a pancake

手の平が返ってく oh, yeah

One, two, three

Flip-flap, like a pancake

Flip-flap, you're gonna flip-flip-flip-flip

人間やらせてもろてますから

良いも悪いもあるんすよ（そりゃそう）

君らが見てる私は小指の爪くらいなサイズなんすよ（あらまぁ）

誰かが言うちっちゃい嘘で手の平がめっちゃ返るんすよ（ホンマに？）

こちとら沢山見てますからすごいわぁていつも陰ながらおもてます

She's a genius（ちっちゃい情報一つで君もきっと）

Wow（また手の平返す）

(Chanmina, okay)

Oh, she's a genius

She looks like a goddess

Wow, what's her name?

That's Chanmina

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
天才 tensai N2	noun - genius
女神 megami N3	noun - goddess
変わらない kawaranai N3	adjective - unchanging
打たれ utare N3	noun - being hit, taking a blow
業界 gyoukai N2	noun - industry
仲間 nakama N3	noun - comrade, friend
否定派 hiteipā N2	noun - negative faction
韻 in N2	noun - rhyme
踏む fumu N3	verb - to step on
投げる nageru N3	verb - to throw
人間 ningen N3	noun - human
仲間 nakama N3	noun - comrade, friend
嘘 uso N4	noun - lie
手の平 tenohira N4	noun - palm of the hand
返す kaesu N3	verb - to return

Key Grammar Structures

• 打たれまくっても死んでない

  ➔ Te-form + mo (Concessive clause)

  ➔ The "-te mo" construction indicates that even if the preceding action (being hit) happens, the result (not dying) remains unchanged.

• 敬語使えたんすね

  ➔ Potential form + n desu ne (Explanatory/Surprise)

  ➔ "Tsukae-" is the potential form of "tsukau" (to use), and "n desu ne" adds a nuance of sarcastic realization or discovery.

• 君ラッパー？なら韻踏んでよ

  ➔ Conditional 'nara' (Contextual assumption)

  ➔ "Nara" is used here to take the information just provided (you are a rapper) and base the subsequent request (rhyme) on it.

• 人間やらせてもろてますから

  ➔ Te-morau (humbly receiving an action)

  ➔ This is a Kansai-dialect colloquial expression for "I am allowed to live as a human," expressing a humble or detached perspective.

• 君らが見てる私は小指の爪くらいなサイズ

  ➔ Noun modification (Size comparison)

  ➔ The structure "[Clause] + noun" describes "me" as being as small as a "fingernail" from the audience's perspective.

• 誰かが言うちっちゃい嘘で

  ➔ Relative clause + particle 'de' (Cause/Reason)

  ➔ "Dareka ga iu" (that someone says) modifies "ucchiwai uso" (a small lie). "De" indicates that this lie is the cause of the reaction.

• 今手一杯なんで

  ➔ Nominalized adjective + 'nan de' (Explanation/Reason)

  ➔ "Te-ippai" (full hands/busy) acts as a noun phrase; "nan de" provides the reason for declining or prioritizing other things.