Forked Road (Song)

Forked Road

Cover

Song Information

Artists

RUI, TAIKI, KANON

Release Date

November 7, 2024

Recorded

2024

Genre

J-Pop

Length

2:58

Lyrics

SKY-HI

Music

MONJOE, LOAR, SKY-HI

Producer

SKY-HI, MONJOE

Label

BMSG (Label)

Format

Digital release

*Forked Road (EP)* Tracklist
Previous	Next
N/A	Make you...

Audio

Embedded media: https://embed.spotify.com/?uri=spotify%3Atrack%3A65Kn36Gs8qgyiYSqo5tcUj

Forked Road is a song by BMSG Trainees RUI, TAIKI, and KANON. It was digitally released on November 7, 2024 and is the title track of their EP released on November 11.

Background and Release

Forked Road was announced September 18, 2024. It is a tie-up with the Pokémon web series POKÉTOON, which featured the song as the ending theme for its 16th episode, Childhood Friend Carbou, released on November 20, 2024.

"The song depicts feelings of moving forward toward the future one aspires to, while holding in their heart the treasures found while experiencing encounters and farewells with friends."^[1]

Credits

Song

Lyrics: SKY-HI
Music: MONJOE, LOAR, SKY-HI
Producer: SKY-HI, MONJOE (INIMI)
Recording Engineer: Shunsuke Shibuya (prime sound studio form)
Assistant Engineer: Ryotaro Mitsudomi (prime sound studio form)
Mixing Engineer: D.O.I. (Daimonion Recordings)
Mastering Engineer : Mike Bozzi (Bernie Grundman Mastering, Hollywood CA)
Choreographer: KANU
Executive Producer: SKY-HI

Music Video

Director: Jun Kawaguchi
Director of Photography: Kenji Omochi
Camera: Yoshikuni Kudo / Hideyuki Terado
Camera Assistant: Koki Yamauchi / Tatsuo Ooganeku
Lighting Director: Yasunori Sugiyama
Lighting Assistant: Yasuyuki Nitta / Masaki Ohori / Shoya Ishikawa
Online Editor: Ryosuke Tsukiji
Production Manager: Rumiko Maruoka / Nagisa Taki / Kohei Ikeda
Producer: Takashi Sugai
Production: CROMANYON
Hairmake: Megumi Kuji (L&Co. by luckhair)
Stylist: Yuki Tsuchida

Performances

[2024.09.21-23] BMSG FES '24
[2024.10-2024.11] BMSG TRAINEE Showcase 2024

Lyrics

Featured Members

Lyrics

Japanese
Romanization
English
Side by Side View

Japanese Lyrics

誰より高く誰より遠く
道の途中君がいなくたって大丈夫
空を仰ぐいつの日か答え合わせをしよう, Oh

涙も枯れきったいつかの様に守る為に付く傷は誇り
夢から覚めて全て元通りいやその先に立つのさゴールは遠い
怖くても寂しくても自分に火をつける理由を見つけろ
また巡り合うその日まではこの痛みが宝物になるだろ？

騒ぎ出す(Yeah)
この鼓動が歌うんだ (Yeah）
僕を止めないで誰かじゃなくて
そうさ僕のままで
I gotcha (Yeah)
それじゃまた会う日まで

もう一回あと一つトライ
遠く尊く身を焦がし
想像の向こうに足伸ばし
立ち止まる暇なんてないお互い
わかんなくてこんがらがって
悩んだって間違ったって
ほらまっすぐ前を向きスタンバイ
まだ戦っていたい I'm ready for it

約束一つが
覚悟をくれるんだ
涙の味も
忘れないでいたい
僕らはまたいつか
巡り会うから
振り向かない
その時が来る日まで

騒ぎ出す (Yeah)
この鼓動が歌うんだ（Yeah）
僕を止めないで誰かじゃなくて
そうさ僕のままで
I gotcha (Yeah)
それじゃまた会う日まで

いつだって一緒だったんだ
間違ってないと知ったんだ
瞬間のLife 過去は遥か向こうへ
I wonder why 誰も見えない可能性
正解はないだからこそ探そうぜ
たらればなんて興味もないね
いつでも選んで進むMy way

騒ぎ出す (Yeah)
この鼓動が歌うんだ（Yeah)
僕を止めないで誰かじゃなくて
そうさ僕のままで
I gotcha (Yeah)
僕たちは最後まで

Romanization + Color Code

Note: Underlined members take the higher melody

Dare yori takaku dare yori tōku
Michi no tochū kimi ga inakutatte daijōbu
Sora wo aogu itsu no hi ka kotae-awase o shiyou, Oh

Namida mo kare kitta itsuka no yō ni mamoru tame ni tsuku kizu wa hokori
Yume kara samete subete motodōri iya sono saki ni tatsu no sa gōru wa tōi
Kowakute mo sabishikute mo jibun ni hi wo tsukeru riyū o mitsukero
Mata meguriau sono hi made wa kono itami ga takaramono ni narudaro?

Sawagidasu (Yeah)
Kono kodō ga utaunda (Yeah)
Boku o tomenaide dareka janakute
Sō sa boku no mama de
I gotcha (Yeah)
Sore ja mata au hi made

Mō ikkai ato hitotsu torai
Tōku tōtoku mi o kogashi
Sōzō no mukō ni ashi nobashi
Tachidomaru hima nante nai otagai
Wakan'nakute kongaragatte
Nayandatte machigattatte
Hora massugu mae o muki sutanbai
Mada tatakatteitai I'm ready for it

Yakusoku hitotsu ga
Kakugo o kurerunda
Namida no aji mo
Wasurenai de itai
Bokura wa mata itsuka
Meguriau kara
Furimukanai
Sono toki ga kuru hi made

Sawagidasu (Yeah)
Kono kodō ga utaunda (Yeah)
Boku o tomenaide dareka janakute
Sō sa boku no mama de
I gotcha (Yeah)
Sore ja mata au hi made

Itsu datte isshodattanda
Machigattenai to shittanda
Shunkan no Life kako wa haruka mukō e
I wonder why dare mo mienai kanōsei
Seikai wa nai dakara koso sagasou ze
Tarareba nante kyōmi mo nai ne
Itsu demo [KN/TK] erande susumu My way

Sawagidasu (Yeah)
Kono kodō ga utaunda (Yeah)
Boku o tomenaide dareka janakute
Sō sa [KN/RU] boku no mama de
I gotcha (Yeah)
Bokutachi wa saigo made

English Translation

Higher than anyone. Farther than anyone
On the road, even if you’re not here I’ll be OK.
I look up at the sky, someday let’s see if our answers match, oh

Just like our tears dry up some day, be proud of your scars from protecting what matters
Once you wake up from your dreams, everything is as it should be. No, I’m going to surpass that and stand on the other side. Our goal is still far away.
Even if you’re scared, even if you’re sad, find the reason to light your fire
Until the day we meet again, this pain will become a treasure right?

It’s starting to stir (Yeah)
This heartbeat sings (Yeah)
Nobody can stop me. I won’t be someone else
That’s right, I’ll be myself
I gotcha (Yeah)
Until we meet again then.

One more time, just one more try
Fired up for something distant and sacred
Stretching my legs beyond imagination
No time to stand still. All of us
Confused, not knowing,
Worrying, making mistakes, but
See? I look right ahead and standby.
I still want to fight, I’m ready for it.

A single promise
Makes me feel ready.
I don’t want to forget
The taste of these tears.
Because we will
Meet again someday.
So I won’t look back
Until that day comes.

It’s starting to stir (Yeah)
This heartbeat sings (Yeah)
Nobody can stop me. I won’t be someone else
That’s right, I’ll be myself
I gotcha (Yeah)
Until we meet again then.

We were always together no matter what
I know that wasn’t a mistake.
Life is fleeting. Our past is far behind us.
I wonder why no one sees the possibilities.
There’s no right answer, so let’s find it.
We’re not interested in what-ifs
Always choosing to move forward my way.

It’s starting to stir (Yeah)
This heartbeat sings (Yeah)
Nobody can stop me. I won’t be someone else
That’s right, I’ll be myself
I gotcha (Yeah)
We’ll see it through to the end.

Side by Side View

Dare yori takaku dare yori tōku
Michi no tochū kimi ga inakutatte daijōbu
Sora wo aogu itsu no hi ka kotae-awase o shiyou, Oh

Namida mo kare kitta itsuka no yō ni mamoru tame ni tsuku kizu wa hokori
Yume kara samete subete motodōri iya sono saki ni tatsu no sa gōru wa tōi
Kowakute mo sabishikute mo jibun ni hi wo tsukeru riyū o mitsukero
Mata meguriau sono hi made wa kono itami ga takaramono ni narudaro?

Sawagidasu (Yeah)
Kono kodō ga utaunda (Yeah)
Boku o tomenaide dareka janakute
Sō sa boku no mama de
I gotcha (Yeah)
Sore ja mata au hi made

Mō ikkai ato hitotsu torai
Tōku tōtoku mi o kogashi
Sōzō no mukō ni ashi nobashi
Tachidomaru hima nante nai otagai
Wakan'nakute kongaragatte
Nayandatte machigattatte
Hora massugu mae o muki sutanbai
Mada tatakatteitai I'm ready for it

Yakusoku hitotsu ga
Kakugo o kurerunda
Namida no aji mo
Wasurenai de itai
Bokura wa mata itsuka
Meguriau kara
Furimukanai
Sono toki ga kuru hi made

Sawagidasu (Yeah)
Kono kodō ga utaunda (Yeah)
Boku o tomenaide dareka janakute
Sō sa boku no mama de
I gotcha (Yeah)
Sore ja mata au hi made

Itsu datte isshodattanda
Machigattenai to shittanda
Shunkan no Life kako wa haruka mukō e
I wonder why dare mo mienai kanōsei
Seikai wa nai dakara koso sagasou ze
Tarareba nante kyōmi mo nai ne
Itsu demo [KN/TK] erande susumu My way

Sawagidasu (Yeah)
Kono kodō ga utaunda (Yeah)
Boku o tomenaide dareka janakute
Sō sa [KN/RU] boku no mama de
I gotcha (Yeah)
Bokutachi wa saigo made

Higher than anyone. Farther than anyone
On the road, even if you’re not here I’ll be OK.
I look up at the sky, someday let’s see if our answers match, oh

Just like our tears dry up some day, be proud of your scars from protecting what matters
Once you wake up from your dreams, everything is as it should be. No, I’m going to surpass that and stand on the other side. Our goal is still far away.
Even if you’re scared, even if you’re sad, find the reason to light your fire
Until the day we meet again, this pain will become a treasure right?

It’s starting to stir (Yeah)
This heartbeat sings (Yeah)
Nobody can stop me. I won’t be someone else
That’s right, I’ll be myself
I gotcha (Yeah)
Until we meet again then.

One more time, just one more try
Fired up for something distant and sacred
Stretching my legs beyond imagination
No time to stand still. All of us
Confused, not knowing,
Worrying, making mistakes, but
See? I look right ahead and standby.
I still want to fight, I’m ready for it.

A single promise
Makes me feel ready.
I don’t want to forget
The taste of these tears.
Because we will
Meet again someday.
So I won’t look back
Until that day comes.

It’s starting to stir (Yeah)
This heartbeat sings (Yeah)
Nobody can stop me. I won’t be someone else
That’s right, I’ll be myself
I gotcha (Yeah)
Until we meet again then.

We were always together no matter what
I know that wasn’t a mistake.
Life is fleeting. Our past is far behind us.
I wonder why no one sees the possibilities.
There’s no right answer, so let’s find it.
We’re not interested in what-ifs
Always choosing to move forward my way.

It’s starting to stir (Yeah)
This heartbeat sings (Yeah)
Nobody can stop me. I won’t be someone else
That’s right, I’ll be myself
I gotcha (Yeah)
We’ll see it through to the end.

Credits

Japanese	Romaji	Color Coding	English Translation
Genius	Syd	Syd	Chanting

Playlists

Spotify

Genki Booster ^[2]
New Music Friday Japan ^[3]

Trivia

Videos

Embedded media: //www.youtube.com/embed/qtWGFaAXoHc?

References

↑ Billboard - BMSGトレーニーのRUI／TAIKI／KANON、ポケモンアニメタイアップ曲「Forked Road」配信リリース, 2024/11/07
↑ BMSG Trainee Twitter
↑ BMSG Trainee Twitter

[1] Billboard - BMSGトレーニーのRUI／TAIKI／KANON、ポケモンアニメタイアップ曲「Forked Road」配信リリース, 2024/11/07

[2] BMSG Trainee Twitter

[3] BMSG Trainee Twitter

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