Kocchi wo muiteyo

こっちを向いてよ

Song Information

Artist: vivi
Composition/Arrangement: Takayuki Ishikawa
Lyrics/Vocals: vivi
BPM: 128
Genre: SOUL
Length: 1:51 (game version), 2:27 (OST)
VJ: shiro (overlays by GOLI)
First Music Game Appearances: beatmania IIDX 6th style
Other Music Game Appearances: None.

Lyrics

Japanese

抱きしめられたなら　泣いてしまうでしょう
声には出せない　素直な気持ちのまま
爪の先から　髪の先まで
全てあなたにあげても　かまわない

見つめてる　どんな小さなことでもいい
知りたい…　気持ちが募るよ
「気付いて！こっちを向いてよ！」

ねぇ、声上げて　泣いてみても変わらない
距離はいつも平行線のままで　悲しくなるの…
「お願い！こっちを向いてよ！」

抱きしめられたなら　泣いてしまうでしょう
声には出せない　素直な気持ちのまま
爪の先から　髪の先まで
全てあなたにあげても　かまわない

ねぇ、あたしに気付いて　お願い
せめて　こっちを向いてよ…

Song Connections / Remixes

• An extended version of こっちを向いてよ appears on the beatmania IIDX 6th style Original Soundtrack album.
• A jazz house remix of こっちを向いてよ by TOMOSUKE, titled こっちを向いてよ -midnight jazzin' mix-, appears on dj TAKA's first album, milestone.

Trivia

• こっちを向いてよ's overlays feature beatmania IIDX characters Celica, Erika and Nyah.
  • こっちを向いてよ's's overlays mark the first time that Nyah appeared in the overlays for any beatmania IIDX video.
    • こっちを向いてよ's's overlays were removed in beatmania IIDX 9th style.
• Prior to beatmania IIDX 9th style, こっちを向いてよ was romanized on the music select menus as Kotti wo muiteyo.
• According to dj TAKA, こっちを向いてよ was made after he listened to Bad boy when going through the game data during 6th style's production cycle, the vocals sticking out to him enough to want to do a song with vivi.

Song Production Information

Untranslated.

Video Production Information

Untranslated.

Difficulty & Notecounts

beatmania IIDX difficulty rated from 1 to 12. (Ratings and notecounts obtained from BEMANIWiki 2nd.)

Game	SP Difficulty				DP Difficulty
	Beginner	Normal	Hyper	Another	Normal	Hyper	Another
Notecounts	272	438	667	703	625	767	1127
beatmania IIDX 6th style→11 IIDX RED	-	5	6	N/A	6	7	N/A
beatmania IIDX 12 HAPPY SKY→Present	-	5	6	7	6	↑9	11
beatmania IIDX 6th style CS	2	5	6	6	6	7	7
beatmania IIDX 12 HAPPY SKY CS	3	5	6	7	6	9	11