Butterfly

Butterfly
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Song Credits
Artist	Kanata Konoe
Composer	em.me
Arranger	em.me
Lyricist	Ayaka Miyake
Release Info
Release Date	December 16, 2020
Center	Kanata Konoe
Label	Lantis

Butterfly is a song by Kanata Konoe. It was released as the 3rd track on the Butterfly / Solitude Rain / VIVID WORLD single on December 16, 2020.

It is featured as an insert song in the Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club episode "Haruka, Kanata, and Beyond".

Composition

"Butterfly" is a future bass song with instrumentation largely consisting of strings, electronic percussion, bells and synths. The song is composed in the key signature of F# major, with a tempo of 155 beats per minute.

In other media

"Butterfly" appeared as a playable song in Love Live! School Idol Festival ALL STARS and Love Live! School idol festival 2 MIRACLE LIVE!.

School idol festival 2 MIRACLE LIVE! description

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When Haruka was on the verge of giving up her dreams for Kanata's sake, Kanata answered her concerns with this upbeat future bass song. The Konoe sisters' names, "Haruka Kanata" (meaning "faraway") appear in the lyrics. References to other media in the promo video, such as the four-panel comics from Awesome TenFes were a delight for dedicated fans.

姉である彼方のことを考えて自分の夢を諦めようとした遥に対するアンサーとして彼方が歌ったオシャレなFuture Bass。近江姉妹の名前である「ハルカカナタ」が歌詞入っていたり、PVに媒体別活動中に展開された4コマ漫画「すごい てん☆ふぇす」の絵が差し込まれていたりとファンに嬉しい小ネタも存在する。

當遙為了姐姐彼方試圖放棄自己夢想時，彼方作為回應對遙歌唱的Future Bass歌曲。歌曲中不只有近江姊妹的名字「遙遠彼方」，PV還用上了各種媒體上出現的4格漫畫「厲害的轉學生☆嘉年華」插畫，都是粉絲們一看就開心的小細節。

언니인 카나타를 생각하며 자신의 꿈을 포기하려던 하루카에 대한 대답으로 카나타가 부른 멋진 Future Bass. 코노에 자매의 이름인 '하루카카나타'가 가사로 들어가 있거나, PV에 매체별 활동 중 전개된 4컷 만화 '어메이징 텐☆후에스'의 그림이 삽입되어 있는 등 등 팬들에게 반가운 소소한 내용도 존재한다.

Lyrics

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Hey... Now listen

初めてで　一番の
You're my dearest treasure
記憶の中で　溢れる Love with you
駆け足な Day by day
手を繋いで Time goes by
強くなれたんだ　その温もりで

一人きりじゃ　もう
両手いっぱい広げても　まだ
足りないほどに大きな Dreams 今
一緒に抱きしめよう

Butterfly 羽を広げたら
ハルカカナタ　高く飛ぼう
勇気の向こうに
美しい空　待ってるの
Butterfly
夢へ　羽ばたいて
花の季節　迎えよう
叶えていける　きっと
信じて We can Fly!

数えきれないほどに
Precious days we spend together
沢山の笑顔 涙も Share with you
突然の Rainy day
向かい風でも We came through
この先もずっと　越えていけるよ

いつの間にか　もう
その手いっぱい伸ばしたら　ほら
届きそうなほどに　近づいた Dream 今
ぎゅっとね　つかまえて

Touch the sky もしも迷ったら
自由に夢を　描いてみよう
笑顔の向こうに
望んだ未来　待ってるよ
Brighter sky
涙こぼれても
大丈夫　一人じゃないよ
叶えていこう　もっと
I can tell you "We can Fly!"

それぞれの夢
それぞれのColorで
進んでいこう
自分らしくね

羽ばたこう

Butterfly 羽を広げたら
ハルカカナタ　高く飛ぼう
勇気の向こうに
美しい空　待ってるの
Butterfly 夢へ　羽ばたいて
花の季節　迎えよう
叶えていける　きっと
信じて We can Fly!

Hey... Now listen

Hajimete de ichiban no
You're my dearest treasure
Kioku no naka de afureru Love with you
Kakeashi na Day by day
Te o tsunaide Time goes by
Tsuyoku naretan da sono nukumori de

Hitorikiri ja mou
Ryoute ippai hirogete mo mada
Tarinai hodo ni ookina Dreams ima
Issho ni dakishimeyou

Butterfly hane o hirogetara
Haruka kanata takaku tobou
Yuuki no mukou ni
Utsukushii sora matteru no
Butterfly
Yume e habataite
Hana no kisetsu mukaeyou
Kanaete ikeru kitto
Shinjite We can Fly!

Kazoe kirenai hodo ni
Precious days we spend together
Takusan no egao namida mo Share with you
Totsuzen no Rainy day
Mukai kaze demo We came through
Kono saki mo zutto koete ikeru yo

Itsu no ma ni ka mou
Sono te ippai nobashitara hora
Todokisou na hodo ni chikazuita Dream ima
Gyutto ne tsukamaete

Touch the sky moshimo mayottara
Jiyuu ni yume o egaite miyou
Egao no mukou ni
Nozonda mirai matteru yo
Brighter sky
Namida koborete mo
Daijoubu hitori janai yo
Kanaete ikou motto
I can tell you "We can Fly!"

Sorezore no yume
Sorezore no Color de
Susunde ikou
Jibun rashiku ne

Habatakou

Butterfly hane o hirogetara
Haruka kanata takaku tobou
Yuuki no mukou ni
Utsukushii sora matteru no
Butterfly yume e habataite
Hana no kisetsu mukaeyou
Kanaete ikeru kitto
Shinjite We can Fly!

Hey... Now listen

You're my first and most precious;
You're my dearest treasure
My memories are overflowing with love for you
I'm always running around day by day
We hold hands as time goes by
I've become stronger because of your warmth

I may be alone but,
I've already outstretched my arms as far as they'll go
Our dreams are so big that they can't be contained, so now
Let's embrace them together

Butterfly, if you spread your wings
You can fly high into the distance
Beyond our courage
Lies a beautiful sky
Butterfly
Just fly toward your dreams
And let's welcome the season of flowers
I'm sure we'll be able to make it happen
Believe that we can fly!

There's more than I can count,
Precious days we spend together
All those smiles and tears that I share with you
That sudden rainy day
Even with the headwind, we came through
We'll be able to go through all that lies ahead, too

Already before you knew it
If you reach out your hand, you'll see
A dream so close that we can almost reach it
I'll hold you tight, so please grab onto me

Touch the sky if you're lost
Let's draw our dreams freely
Beyond your smile
Waits the future we've always wanted
Brighter sky
Even if some tears spill
Don't worry, you're not alone
Let's go further and make it happen
I can tell you "We can Fly!"

With each of our dreams
With our own color
Let's move forward
Being ourselves

Let's spread our wings

Butterfly, if you spread your wings
You can fly high into the distance
Beyond our courage
Lies a beautiful sky
Butterfly, just fly toward your dreams
And let's welcome the season of flowers
I'm sure we'll be able to make it happen
Believe that we can fly!

Live performances

• Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club 3rd Live! School Idol Festival ~Yume no Hajimari~ (May 8 & 9, 2021)
• Nijigasaki High School Idol Club 5th Live! Nijigasaku Basho (September 17 & 18, 2022)
• Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club UNIT LIVE! - QU4RTZ Fluffy Magic (March 18 & 19, 2023)
• Nijigasaki High School Idol Club Nijitabi! TOKIMEKI FAN MEETING TOUR (July 2, 2023)
• Ijigen Fes IDOLM@STER★♥Love Live! Uta Gassen (December 9, 2023)
• Nijigasaki High School Idol Club 7th Live! NEW TOKIMEKI LAND (October 19 & 20, 2024)

Trivia

• The release date of the single featuring this song coincides with Kanata's birthday.

External links

• Official music video for the song on YouTube.
• "Butterfly" on Spotify.
• "Butterfly" on Apple Music.
• "Butterfly" on YouTube Music.