Turning Up – English Lyrics

• By: ARASHI

Lyrics & Translation

For those looking to immerse themselves in Japanese through music, ARASHI's "Turning Up" offers a vibrant starting point. This track uniquely blends Japanese and English lyrics, providing an excellent opportunity to pick up new vocabulary and phrases in both languages simultaneously. Its energetic and globally-focused theme, marking ARASHI's digital debut to the world, makes it an exciting and relevant song for understanding contemporary J-pop and its international reach.

[English]

You know what's coming

You caught the feeling

閉ざされたドア 開く鍵は here

近づく 聴こえてくる

全身を虜にさせるハーモニー

照れさえも 揺さぶって

...

It moves baby, moves baby

Yes! リミッター振り切って

Loose baby, loose baby

そっぽ向いても感じる Ah Yeah

Quiet storm オーシャン超えて Wave

際限なく響くこのNews, baby

We got that something

Your guilty pleasure

ポケットには Funky beats to drop

We bring the party

Let's get it started

世界中に放て

Turning up with the J-pop!

...

Turning up with the J-pop

...

Turning up with the J-pop

Here comes the weekend

Call everybody

底抜けに愉しむ瞬間を Bounce

So you got lucky

さぁ踊ろうよ

This tornado from the east's gonna hit your town

句読点のない情熱を

Moves baby, moves baby

終わりなき夢を

Loose baby, loose baby

巻き起こせ空前の Ah yeah

誘うぜ ほら East and West

最前列 Stay with us このNews baby

We got that something

Your guilty pleasure

With pockets full of funky beats to drop

We bring the party

Let's get it started

We got it going, yeah

We're turning up with the J-pop

...

Turning up with the J-pop

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Turning up with the J-pop

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
feeling /ˈfiːlɪŋ/ B1	noun - an emotional state or reaction
harmony /ˈhɑːrməni/ B2	noun - the combination of simultaneously sounded musical notes
party /ˈpɑːrti/ A2	noun - a social gathering of invited guests
tornado /tɔːrˈneɪdoʊ/ B2	noun - a mobile, destructive vortex of violently rotating winds
wave /weɪv/ A2	noun - a long body of water curling into an arched form and breaking on the shore
lucky /ˈlʌki/ A2	adjective - having good fortune
guilty /ˈɡɪlti/ B1	adjective - responsible for a specified wrongdoing
news /njuːz/ A2	noun - new information or reports about recent events
moment /ˈmoʊmənt/ A2	noun - a very brief period of time
start /stɑːrt/ A1	verb - to begin or commence
drop /drɒp/ B1	verb - to let something fall
turning /ˈtɜːrnɪŋ/ B1	verb - to change direction or position
east /iːst/ A1	noun - the direction toward the point of the horizon where the sun rises
west /wɛst/ A1	noun - the direction toward the point of the horizon where the sun sets
bounce /baʊns/ B1	verb - to move quickly up, back, or away from a surface after hitting it

Key Grammar Structures

• 閉ざされたドア 開く鍵は here

  ➔ Passive voice (閉ざされた) modifying a noun (ドア)

  ➔ “閉ざされた” (tozasareta) means 'closed' or 'shut'. It's the passive form of the verb 閉ざす (tozasu), indicating that the door has been closed by something. Here, it's used to describe the door – 'the closed door'.

• 全身を虜にさせるハーモニー

  ➔ Causative form (させる) used to describe the effect of something (ハーモニー).

  ➔ させる (saseru) is the causative form. In this case, 虜にする (toriko ni suru) means 'to captivate'. 全身を虜にさせるハーモニー means 'A harmony that captivates the whole body'. The harmony *causes* the body to be captivated.

• 底抜けに愉しむ瞬間を Bounce

  ➔ Adverbial phrase (底抜けに) modifying a verb (愉しむ).

  ➔ 底抜けに (sokonuke ni) means 'thoroughly', 'completely', or 'to the fullest extent'. It modifies 愉しむ (tanoshimu), which means 'to enjoy'. So, '底抜けに愉しむ' means 'to enjoy thoroughly/completely'.

• 巻き起こせ空前の Ah yeah

  ➔ Imperative form (巻き起こせ) used to encourage action.

  ➔ 巻き起こせ (makiokose) is the imperative form of 巻き起こす (makiokosu), which means 'to stir up', 'to cause', or 'to bring about'. It's a command/instruction to 'stir up' something.