Oishi Masayoshi brings a tender confession to life in Kimi Janakya Dame Mitai. The lyrics are written by 大石昌良, who also composes the music alongside Ted Jensen and Hiroaki Ohgushi. The song is part of the album Ningen, where quiet emotion meets gentle melody.
Released: February 25, 2026
Kimi Janakya Dame Mitai (2026)
Oishi Masayoshi • From “Ningen”
Kimi Janakya Dame Mitai (2026) Lyrics Translation Oishi Masayoshi | Ningen
The songwriter notes a heart racing too loud to hide, ‘No, wait, my feelings are totally obvious, aren’t they? You can definitely hear my heart.’ He describes flower fields and romance manga, then tosses them aside like old notebooks. The melody rolls forward like footsteps passing by a loved one’s house again and again.
Ano ko ga kinou nanka sugoku yasashikuteThat girl was somehow incredibly kind yesterday,
(Kimi janakya dame mitai)(It seems like it has to be you.)
Kochira to shite wa sonna tsumori nai kedoI didn’t mean for things to turn out like this, but
(Kimi janakya dame mitai)(It seems like it has to be you.)
Iya bareten jan tte ka kikoeten jan soreNo, wait, my feelings are totally obvious, aren’t they? You can definitely hear my heart.
(Kimi janakya dame mitai)(It seems like it has to be you.)
Atama no naka ohanabatake da toka shoujo manga da tokaWhether my head is in the clouds like a flower field or a romance manga,
Mou nandatte doudatte iiI don’t care about any of that anymore.
Sou ima sugu kimi ni aitaiYes, I want to see you right this second,
Kimi ni atte tashikamete mitaiand when we meet, I want to be certain of these feelings.
Sekai no kotowari ai no teigi shiawase no kategoriiThe logic of the world, the definition of love, the category of happiness—
Mada mada kimi o shiritaiI still want to know so much more about you.
Konna serifu gara demo nai kedoSaying lines like this really isn’t my style,
Donna ni kakkou tsuketetatte hajimarya shinaibut no matter how much I try to play it cool, nothing will ever start.
Kimi janakya dame mitaiIt seems like it simply has to be you.
Imagoro ni natte kizuita tokoro de saEven though I’m only just realizing it now,
(Kimi janakya imi ga nai)(It’s meaningless if it isn’t you.)
Ashita mo ie no mae tooru wake da kedoI’m going to pass by your house again tomorrow, anyway.
(Kimi janakya imi ga nai)(It’s meaningless if it isn’t you.)
Iya wakatten jan tte ka kitai shiten jan soreNo, wait, I already know what I’m doing, I’m totally getting my hopes up.
(Kimi janakya imi ga nai)(It’s meaningless if it isn’t you.)
Kono sai uwasabanashi da toka gokinjo tsukiai da tokaAt this point, whether it’s neighborhood rumors or what people think,
Mou narifuri kamatte rannaiI can’t afford to care about appearances anymore.
Sou tashika ni kimi shika inaiYes, it’s definitely only you,
Kimi dake ni wa ari no mama itaiand you’re the only one I want to be my true self around.
Waraikorogetari guchitaretari nakibeso tsuyogattariRolling around laughing, complaining, crying, or trying to act tough,
Kono yo de tada hitori mitaiyou feel like the only person in this entire world to me.
Jibun demo waracchau n desu kedoEven I’m laughing at myself over this,
Hoka no dareka ja mou mitasareya shinaibut no one else can ever satisfy me now.
Kimi janakya imi ga naiIt’s meaningless if it isn’t you.
Sanzan mayotte kabe ni atatteAfter getting completely lost and hitting a wall,
Marude kokoro wa kimi e no meiroit’s like my heart is a maze leading straight to you.
Kangaesugite michi ga wakareteOverthinking has split the path in two,
Migi da hidari da zenbu sharakusaiand deciding whether to go left or right is just entirely annoying.
Mou nandatte doudatte iiI don’t care about any of that anymore.
Sou ima sugu kimi ni aitaiYes, I want to see you right this second,
Kimi ni atte tashikamete mitaiand when we meet, I want to be certain of these feelings.
Sekai no kotowari ai no teigi shiawase no kategoriiThe logic of the world, the definition of love, the category of happiness—
Mada mada kimi o shiritaiI still want to know so much more about you.
Konna serifu gara demo nai kedoSaying lines like this really isn’t my style,
Donna ni kakkou tsuketetatte hajimarya shinaibut no matter how much I try to play it cool, nothing will ever start.
Kimi janakya dame mitaiIt seems like it simply has to be you.
Kimi Janakya Dame Mitai (2026) Music Video
The English lyrics of ‘Kimi Janakya Dame Mitai’ capture a love that grows stronger the more it doubts itself. The song features Oishi Masayoshi and is part of Ningen.