Below, I translated the lyrics of the song BPM by Kvi Baba from Japanese to English.
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Chorus 1
iyana koto wa subete wasurete
Forget all the bad stuff
awaseru kimi to BPM
You and me, matching BPM
isshou ni ichido no yoru da kara
'Cause it's a once-in-a-lifetime night
tonari de kikasete onaji ongaku o
Let me hear the same music right beside you
Verse 1
nandome no getsuyou
How many Mondays has it been now
ii koto nakutemo let's go
Even if nothing good happens, let's go
ano ko kara mada nai resuponsu
Still no response from that girl
setsunai omoi wa poketto
I keep the heartache in my pocket
nayamu hi mo atte ii yo datte kanpeki janai no mo oshare
It's OK to have days you're stuck worrying, 'cause not being perfect is stylish too
masshirona shuuzu yogoretemo sekai ni hitotsu dake
Pure white shoes, even if they get dirty, they're one of a kind
Don't stop tomenaide ima ii tokoro
Don't stop, don't stop me now, it's just getting good
kono machi de mitsukeru jinsei no ii tokoro
The good parts of life I find in this town
egao ga doresukoodo ah ha
A smile is the dress code, ah, ha
niau yo sotchi no hou ga yappa
It suits you, that look's better after all
arukidasu kyou mo mata
Setting off again today
kizamu BPM
Beating out the BPM
Chorus 2
iyana koto wa subete wasurete
Forget all the bad stuff
awaseru kimi to BPM
You and me, matching BPM
isshou ni ichido no yoru da kara
'Cause it's a once-in-a-lifetime night
tonari de kikasete onaji ongaku o
Let me hear the same music right beside you
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Please don't stop the music music
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Verse 2
buttobisugiteru chakuriku funou
I'm way too out there, can't land
toka iwareta kedo subete umaku iku furoo
Or so they said, but it's a flow where everything works out
furoa to kokoro no magunichuudo
The magnitude on the floor and in your heart
sore wa wakaran ga tenpo wa 125 da ze
I can't tell you that, but the tempo's 125
DJ tomaranaide kin do nichi getsu
DJ, don't stop, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday
ka sui mokuyou hibi o ikiteku
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, living day by day
kudaranai koto miri mo ki ni shinee
I don't care one bit about pointless stuff
ichigoichie awaseru kimi to BPM
Once in a lifetime, matching my BPM with you
janru oudanshita dansufuroa no genba jikiden
Learned firsthand on the dance floor, crossing every genre
ano koro wa orera mo hisshi de
Back then we were desperate too
hazushitetta seken no mimisen
We pulled the earplugs out of the world's ears
machi arukeba mina ga ninchishiteru
Walk the streets and everybody knows who we are
toutatsushita no kamo na ijigen
Maybe we've reached another dimension
toutoi sonzai giri mieru
A precious presence, just barely in sight
Chorus 3
iyana koto wa subete wasurete
Forget all the bad stuff
awaseru kimi to BPM
You and me, matching BPM
isshou ni ichido no yoru da kara
'Cause it's a once-in-a-lifetime night
tonari de kikasete
Let me hear it right beside you
Chorus 4
iyana koto wa subete wasurete
Forget all the bad stuff
awaseru kimi to BPM
You and me, matching BPM
isshou ni ichido no yoru da kara
'Cause it's a once-in-a-lifetime night
tonari de kikasete onaji ongaku o
Let me hear the same music right beside you
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着陸不能 — Unable to land / Impossible to touch down
着陸不能 literally means “unable to land,” combining 着陸 (landing) with 不能 (impossibility or inability). It creates a striking image in the line 「ぶっ飛びすぎてる 着陸不能」, describing something so wildly exciting or unconventional that it cannot come back down to earth.
This unusual phrase is memorable because it turns the language of aviation into a metaphor for limitless momentum and creativity, perfectly matching the song’s high-energy flow.
"BPM" is a dance-floor song that asks you to do one thing: drop the bad stuff and sync up with the person next to you. The hook says it straight, "嫌なことは全て忘れて" (forget everything bad) and "合わせる君とBPM" (matching my BPM with you). BPM means beats per minute, the tempo of a track, so the idea is two people moving to the same heartbeat for "一生に一度の夜" (a once-in-a-lifetime night).
Kvi Baba's verse is about ordinary weeks. It opens on "何度目の月曜" (how many Mondays now), a text that still has no "レスポンス" (response), and sad feelings stuffed into a "ポケット" (pocket). Then it turns kind: "完璧じゃないのもオシャレ" (not being perfect is stylish too), and white sneakers that get dirty are still "世界に一つだけ" (the only pair in the world). My favourite line is "笑顔がドレスコード" (a smile is the dress code), which is a club-door phrase used in a sweet way.
KREVA's verse is louder and funnier. He brags that people called him "着陸不能" (unable to land), meaning way too out there, yet everything flows. He admits he can't measure the "マグニチュード" (magnitude) of the floor and your heart, but he knows the "テンポは125だぜ" (the tempo is 125). He also drops "一期一会" (ichigo ichie), a classic idiom meaning every meeting happens only once, so treasure it. It fits the song perfectly. The English hook, "Please don't stop the music", just begs the DJ to keep going.
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