Featured Songs Lyrics English Meaning: Pop Out! Iii | First Love Is Never Returned
Kazuki Ishida writes the lyrics for ‘Featured Songs’, while the music is a collaboration between Kazuki Ishida, First Love is Never Returned, and Keisuke Kurosawa. The track is part of the album POP OUT! III. The band brings a sentimental tune to life with a story that feels both personal and universal.
Released: March 26, 2025
Featured Songs
First Love Is Never Returned • From “POP OUT! III”
Lyricist
Kazuki Ishida
Composer
Kazuki Ishida, First Love Is Never Returned, Keisuke Kurosawa
POP OUT! III’s Featured Songs Japanese Lyrics English Translation
First Love is Never Returned sings about a love that feels like a drama, but without the background music. One key line says, ‘In the real world, the music doesn’t play.’ The band uses everyday moments to describe how love can feel ordinary yet deeply meaningful.
Moshimo deatta yoru ga dorama no sekai dattaraIf the night we met had been the world of a TV drama,
Mune odoru you na ongaku nagareta deshouthen exciting music would’ve played, wouldn’t it?
Itsu no hi ka futari ga kirei na hana niEven if we’re distracted by beautiful flowers someday,
Meutsuri shite shimatte mo omoide shite yoplease try to remember us.
Kanashii namida nagareru yoru ni waOn nights when sad tears are falling,
Ame wo tome piano mo tomeruI’ll stop the rain and the piano, too.
Daihon ni kakinaoshita yoI’ve rewritten the script.
Riaru na sekai ni ongaku wa naranaiIn the real world, the music doesn’t play.
Doramatikku na tenkai mo nakuteThere aren’t any dramatic plot twists, either.
Toki ni mushoku toumei na hibi gaDays that are sometimes colorless and transparent
Futari wo tsutsumu deshouwill probably surround us.
Azayaka na koi ga itsushikaIf our vibrant love eventually
Iroaseta ra kono te tsunaidestarts to fade, just hold my hand.
Ano hi natta chikai no kane gaThe wedding bells that rang that day
Kitto futari no naka dake hibiku yowill surely ring only within the two of us.
Moshimo deau maen o kimi wo mikakete moEven if I happened to see you before we met,
Tooku kara sotto mimamoru deshouI’d probably just watch over you quietly from afar.
Boku no shiranu hito to warau kimi niSeeing you laughing with someone I don’t know
Kokoro itameru deshouwould probably break my heart.
Itsuka omoide ga kesarete shimau mae niBefore our memories are eventually erased,
Mawaru riiru to nagareru sounyuukathe reel spins and the ‘insert song’ plays.
Riaru na sekai ni ongaku wa naranaiIn the real world, the music doesn’t play.
Doramatikku na tenkai nante nani mo naiThere’s absolutely nothing like a dramatic plot twist.
Toki ni mushoku toumei na hibi woThrough days that are sometimes colorless and transparent,
Futari wa susumu deshouwe’ll keep moving forward together.
Takishido to doresu ga itsushikaOnce the tuxedo and the dress
Tooki hi no omoide to natta narahave become memories of a distant day,
Tachidomatte hitomi wo tojitejust stop for a moment and close your eyes.
Kitto futari no me ni dake mieru yoI’m sure only our eyes will be able to see it.
Moshimo deatta yoru ni ima modoreru naraIf I could go back to the night we met right now,
Mou ichido onaji you ni hanashikakeru deshouI’d probably talk to you in the exact same way.
The meaning of ‘Featured Songs’ is about love’s quiet persistence. The lyrics show how real-life relationships lack drama but still hold beauty and depth.
