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Speed Up (Nihongo)

A Japanese-language track where the K-pop group captures that impatient, fluttering feeling of wanting someone to notice you.

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A Japanese-language track where the K-pop group captures that impatient, fluttering feeling of wanting someone to notice you.

The lyric leans into the physical sensation of a crush, '胸が焦げちゃいそうなの', that feeling your chest might burn up from the tension.

It's less about deep confession and more about the impatient, almost childish demand for the other person to catch up to what you're already feeling.

Editor's note

KARA's 'Speed Up (Nihongo)' and the rush of a crush

A Japanese-language track where the K-pop group captures that impatient, fluttering feeling of wanting someone to notice you.

Wontcha Just SPEED UP

The lyric leans into the physical sensation of a crush, '胸が焦げちゃいそうなの', that feeling your chest might burn up from the tension. It's less about deep confession and more about the impatient, almost childish demand for the other person to catch up to what you're already feeling.

The repeated plea 'Wontcha Just SPEED UP' isn't just a chorus hook. It's that internal chant when you're tired of waiting for a sign, tired of the '好きなの? 怖いの?' back-and-forth in your own head. The words answer a specific kind of vanity and fear: the hope that your feelings are obvious, and the terror that they might not be.

It's the core demand of the song, stripped of any polite hesitation. That repetition turns anxiety into a kind of mantra, or maybe a dare.

The way 'Eh Eh Eh Oh!' punctuates the build-up gives the whole thing a breathless, giddy energy.

edit_note Ethan Walker · LyroVerse team · Apr 17
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how "Wontcha Just SPEED UP" turns into a mantra the pull of "Eh Eh Eh Oh!"
Lyrics

Speed Up (Nihongo)

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心の翼を はためいて I’m gonna fly

スピード飛ばして キミに会いに行くから

そんな視線 胸が焦げちゃいそうなの に

Tell me why どうして 見つめてるだけなの?

C’mon and Fly My Heart!

待てないよ Sensation

Eh Eh Eh Oh!

早く抱きしめてよね Sensation

Eh Eh Eh Oh!

Wontcha

Just SPEED UP wontcha

Just SPEED UP wontcha

Just SPEED UP SPEED UP SPEED UP

Wontcha

Just SPEED UP wontcha

Just SPEED UP wontcha

Just SPEED UP SPEED UP SPEED UP

心の キラメキ キミに魅せてるのに…

好きなの? 怖いの? 少しハッキリしてよ

そんな言葉 アイマイなんていらない から

Do you know こんなに キミが大好きだから…

C’mon and Fly My Heart!

気付いてよ Sensation

Eh Eh Eh Oh!

「好き」と教えてちょう だい Sensation

Eh Eh Eh Oh!

Wontcha

Just SPEED UP wontcha

Just SPEED UP wontcha

Just SPEED UP SPEED UP SPEED UP

Wontcha

Just SPEED UP wontcha

Just SPEED UP wontcha

Just SPEED UP SPEED UP SPEED UP

C’mon and Fly My Heart!

待てないよ Sensation

Eh Eh Eh Oh!

早く抱きしめてよね Sensation

Eh Eh Eh Oh!

Wontcha

Just SPEED UP wontcha

Just SPEED UP wontcha

Just SPEED UP SPEED UP SPEED UP

Wontcha

Just SPEED UP wontcha

Just SPEED UP wontcha

Just SPEED UP SPEED UP SPEED UP

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What is "Speed Up (Nihongo)" by KARA about?

A Japanese-language track where the K-pop group captures that impatient, fluttering feeling of wanting someone to notice you. The lyric leans into the physical sensation of a crush, '胸が焦げちゃいそうなの', that feeling your chest might burn up from the tension. It's less about deep confession and more about the impatient, almost childish demand for the other person to catch up to what you're already feeling.

Who performs "Speed Up (Nihongo)"?

KARA performs "Speed Up (Nihongo)", and this lyric page sits inside the KARA catalog on LyroVerse.

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Are there related songs to explore after "Speed Up (Nihongo)"?

Yes. The related section below points to STEP and STEP (japanese) with a short reason for opening each page next.

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