After listening to the same iDOLM@STER tracks for years, I began to parse some of the text; usually it comes as a sudden understanding while driving along. The full message often remains mysterious. For example, it appears that Agent deals with prostitution (canonically performed by Makoto, Ami and Mami to boot [the song is performed, not prostitution — Ed]).
There’s also a number of amusing dialog inserts. Some are whimsical:
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Ritsuko:
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kokuhaku-tte dou saretai? meeru? denwa? yappari atte?
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告白ってどうされたい? メール? 電話? やっぱり会って?
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How would you want to get a confession? Text? Phone? Or in person?
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Azusa:
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sukina hito nara, nandemo ii kamo
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好きな人なら何でもいいかも…
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If it’s my beloved, anything works
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Chorus:
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Meeto! (?!)
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Azusa:
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tsukiaetara, dou suru no? Asobu? Hanasu? Soretomo..?
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つきあえたらどうするの? 遊ぶ? 話す? それとも~?
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When dating, what to do? Play? Talk? Or…?
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Ritsuko:
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Tada, isshyoni iru dake de ii kamo!
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ただ一緒にいるだけでもいいかも…
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Simply being together is good
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Chorus:
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Internet! (?!)
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(from “Sha-la-la”)
Other times, it’s like this:
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Makoto:
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ne, ne… kami-sama-tte hontou ni iru no kana?
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ね、ねぇ、神様って本当にいるのかなぁ？
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Listen, do you think God really exists?
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Haruka:
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un, atashi wa iru to omou yo
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うん、わたしは居ると思うよ！
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Sure, I think he does!
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Makoto:
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e? nande?
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えっ？なんで？？
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You do? Why?
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Haruka:
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uum, nani ka wo omotte, dare ka wo shinjirareru nara, atashi wa sou shitai nah
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うーん・・・何かを思って、誰かを信じられるなら、わたしはそうしたいなっ！
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Oh.. I thought about it and if I can believe in someone, I want to believe that!
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Makoto:
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~ sou da ne. jaa, yukou ka?
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・・・そうだね、じゃあ行こうか！
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Right on. Well, let’s go!
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(from “YES”)
I think an American would probably say “if I were granted a capacity to believe, then…” there, and perhaps she meant just that, but it’s hard to be sure.
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on Sunday, July 22nd, 2012 at 7:14 pm and is filed under music, xenoglossia.
