If you’re in your 20s now, you probably remember the chorus of “Itsumo” by Filipino rap group DiCE & K9 (now knnown as MOBBSTARR) in the early 2000s. But did you know that the lyrics to the song’s chorus actually bears incorrect Japanese lyrics?
To refresh your memories, the Japanese chorus goes like this,
Itsumo kokoro we hoshi itsuka,
Dare katu mata koi nei uchitemo,
Itsumo kokoro nei eroi itsumo,
Anata dake no basho ga aru kara,
Which was meant to translate as:
I will always want you in my heart,
Even if I fall in love with someone else,
You will always be in my heart,
Cause you’ll always have a space in my heart,
However, according to Japanese content creator group SkyGarden, the Japanese lyrics are well… quite incorrect.
According to Hiro, one of the members of the group, the grammar of the song is wrong. In the first line, instead of “kokoro we hoshi,” it should be “kokoro ga hoshi.”
He also mentioned the misuse of the words like “uchitemo” which is supposed to be “ochitemo” because the former is not a real word in the Japanese language.
Hiro also highlighted how the word “eroi” was used, as it means “erotic.”
As such, they’ve corrected the lyrics for the chorus to make sense:
Itsumo kokoro ga hoshi itsuka,
Dare katu mata koi nei ochitemo,
Itsumo kokoro ni iru itsumo,
Anata dake no basho ga aru kara,
Rodfil Obeso, a member of the comedic duo Moymoy Palaboy, commented on SkyGarden’s post and gladly shared that he is friends with the singers of “Itsumo” and said that they’re aware that the Japanese lyrics of the song are wrong.
So, if you’re still singing this today, might as well adapt these changes to the lyrics, and save yourself from singing about “eroi” with all your heart.
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