#I'm not counting stuff like Kuchiutsushi no Chocolate or Dokugumo where the grossness stems from the performers' age

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If it's not too much to ask, what's your Kami7 of best/worst songs and lines?

I’m guessing by Kami7 you mean out of 48G?

I’m sure I’ve blocked some of them out, but my Kami7 worst in terms of lyrics would be:

7. Yuuwaku no Garter: “Even if you accuse them of being unfaithful, women are honest in feeling a whirlpool of desire” Cheating is such an ew taboo personally and ymmv regarding that but I feel like Yuuwaku no Garter tries to make degradation sexy and it’s just...not? Again, ymmv.

6. Shimai Donburi: The title itself and the overall concept–not sure if there’s an English translation out there, but basically it’s two sisters making peace with dating the same guy (the lyrics are relatively tame, but the phrase shimaidon heavily implies nsfw activities with both) and the laissez-faire attitude of both siblings (“I intended to view him as a big bro I got to see often, but by the time I realized it I was already kissing him”)  (“oh well my little sister apologized so I can’t be mad”) is just...really male gaze-y.

5. Joshikousei wa Yamerarenai: “We're not adults and we're not kids–we're chameleons just this side of legal age. Teenage, teenage, teenage–our calves are tantalizing!” (Saying “it’s a seller’s market!” when talking about high schoolers’ bodies and stating men–not boys–go gaga over them is also pretty iffy.)

4. Teacher Teacher: “Well, it’s alright, you’re still younger than my dad–you’re slightly sexy.”

3. Hoshokushatachi yo: “C'mon, predators: silently come closer and devour this young fish” Like, this would normally be yet another Seifuku ga Jama wo Suru/Inochi wo Tsukaimichi-type song if it weren’t for the fact that the song is LITERALLY a call to predators (real subtle there AkiP) and that predators literally use this type of thing as a defense

2. Einstein yori Dianna Agron: “Until I become a mom, it’s okay to be a child” or “No matter how hard you study, it’s meaningless if no one loves you”, pick either

1. Dear My Teacher: I mentioned it before, but “in this world, there’s only men, women, and gays” is probably my most-hated idol lyric for a variety of reasons, but “this kind of thing is easily forgotten, it happens all over!” also deserves credit for being a really awful line

My 48G taste skews to golden-era, so I’m sure there’s recent gems I’ve missed, but my Kami7 favorite:

7. Okidoki: “If your heart is on the verge of caving in to the sadness, try and take a look around you. Even if there aren’t any amazing people, even the careless people show tender care. Even the unreliable people have an earnest serious side. Look—the world isn’t all bad,  there are good stories there too. (Don’t cry).”

6. Beginner: “Do we dream? Do we believe in the future? Knowing no fear, knowing no limitation, still as reckless as before? Right now, do we dream, with the newness of a child...? Let's tear off the chains that have controlled us! Change your mind—it's okay not to know anything, beginner.”

5. Himawari: “The sunflower swaying in the wind blooms with its face towards the sun; it stretches its hands up towards that endless blue sky. Even if it gets struck by rain, it doesn’t wipe away the rolling tears—it keeps believing in the future beyond the sadness.”

4. RIVER: “In your mind too, there’s a river flowing—a river of hard trials. Even if it doesn't go well, even if you drown in it at times, try it again, don't give up. The riverbank is there—you'll reach it at last someday.” Like, I usually translate kokoro as heart, but there’s something really great about reading this as mind and how well it (likely inadvertently) addresses mental health

3. Max Toki 315gou (Mahohon/Rittan/Renapon live performance): My favorite lyrics are a three-way tie between “‘Love’ means being able to shed tears for others, doesn’t it?”, “Even thick snow melts at long last, new buds sprout out from the ground–pain and sorrow too will change into joy and turn into smiles. Tomorrow will always come.”, and the bittersweet “the future is always kinder than we think.”

2. Kaze wa Fuiteiru: “Despite it all, love continues into the future—people are looking for it, in one another. Despite it all, I will take a step forward. Why don’t we pick up the hope left forgotten here and begin?”

1. Yuuhi wo Miteiruka?: “You don’t want to worry your family, your friends, and everyone around you, so you force a smile and lie a little.  Stop shouldering it all alone!  Feeling the direction that the season’s wind is blowing, noticing the flowers at your feet—if we can be grateful for small encounters that way, we can be happy.”

And JK, this is a Kami8, so

0. First Rabbit: “I’m not afraid of getting hurt. No matter what happens, I won’t be daunted—I’ll go and search for my dream even if something tries to block my path! We grow up each time we get hurt: my tears will flow, my chest will hurt. But even so, I won’t give up my dream—I will become the first rabbit.”