POPCORN – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: DANCE EARTH PARTY

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on a joyful linguistic journey with DANCE EARTH PARTY's "POPCORN"! This high-energy J-Pop track, designed for festivals and audience participation, offers a fantastic opportunity to learn Japanese phrases related to excitement, celebration, and positive self-expression. Its simple yet catchy lyrics and vibrant energy make it an engaging and memorable way to connect with the language and the band's uplifting message of global connection through dance. You can pick up everyday words and phrases related to movement, happiness, and encouragement, all while enjoying a song crafted to make you want to jump and dance along.

[English]

Everything is brand new now, right? Is the reset complete?

T-shirts are pretty cool, right? Coming in light and breezy!

Where do you want to go and what do you want to do?

Feel so free, just follow your heart

Don't just feel like 'like', but feel love and choose!

POP! POP! POP! POP! Pop it like!

Bursting and unstoppable

POP! POP! POP! POP! Drop it like!

ARE YOU READY!?

Take off, step out, come on everyone, let’s explode!

Pop a popcorn! Like a popcorn!

Jumping up and up

You! You and me, we're one family, yeah!

Come on now! Come on now! Together! 1, 2, 3, 4!

One family! Here we go!

One we can be!

One family! Here we go!

One we can be! Let's go!

[Japanese]

Everything すべて New だね リセットは完了？

T-shirts かなり Cool だね 軽やかに参上！

どこへ旅して 何がしたい？

Feel so free ハートのまま

Like じゃなくて Love を感じて選んじゃおう

POP! POP! POP! POP! Pop it like!

弾けてとまらない

POP! POP! POP! POP! Drop it like!

ARE YOU READY!?

飛び立って 飛び出して Come on 皆 弾けよう

Pop a POPCORN! Pop a POPCORN! みたい

Jumpin’ up & up

You! You and me は One family yeah!

Come on now! Come on now! 一緒に！ 1, 2, 3, 4!

One family! HERE WE GO!

One we can be!

One family! HERE WE GO!

One we can be! LEGGO!

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
new /njuː/ A1	adjective - recently made, created, or experienced.
cool /kuːl/ A2	adjective - fashionable or attractive
feel /fiːl/ A1	verb - to experience an emotion or sensation
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - an intense feeling of affection. verb - to feel deep affection for someone.
ready /ˈrɛdi/ A1	adjective - prepared for action or use.
popcorn /ˈpɒpkɔːrn/ A1	noun - kernels of corn heated until they burst open and become fluffy.
family /ˈfæməli/ A1	noun - a group of people related by blood, marriage, or adoption.

Key Grammar Structures

• Feel so free

  ➔ Adjective + 'so' + adjective for emphasis

  ➔ Using 'so' before an adjective intensifies the feeling, expressing a high degree.

• Like じゃなくて Love を感じて

  ➔ 'Like' + じゃなくて (negative form) + 'Love' + を感じて (verb 'to feel')

  ➔ This structure expresses contrast: 'Like' is not the same as 'Love', and the verb 感じて ('to feel') emphasizes experiencing this feeling.

• Pop a POPCORN!

  ➔ Imperative verb + object (phrasal command)

  ➔ Using the imperative form 'Pop' functions as an energetic command encouraging action.

• 飛び立って 飛び出して

  ➔ Te-form of verbs + て (conjunctive form) to connect actions (te-form + て Canadian com)

  ➔ The て-form connects multiple verbs, indicating sequential or simultaneous actions.

• Come on now! Come on now!

  ➔ Repeated imperative expression to encourage or motivate

  ➔ Using repetition in imperative sentences emphasizes encouragement and enthusiasm.

• One family! HERE WE GO!

  ➔ Imperative + noun phrase + exclamatory expression

  ➔ Combining an imperative with an emphasized noun phrase and exclamatory tone energizes group motivation.