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Kawaikute Gomen

"Kawaikute Gomen" (Japanese: 可愛くてごめん, lit. 'Sorry for Being Cute') is a song by the Japanese musical group HoneyWorks. The song is part of the group's Kokuhaku Jikkō Iinkai: Ren'ai Series multimedia project and features the character Chizuru Nakamura or Chū-tan, voiced by Saori Hayami, from the 2022 anime series Heroines Run the Show. The first version featuring Capi debuted in August 2022, while the second featuring Hayami was released in November 2022.

"Kawaikute Gomen"
Song by HoneyWorks featuring Capi
LanguageJapanese
English titleSorry for Being Cute
ReleasedAugust 13, 2022 (2022-08-13)
GenreJ-pop
Length3:39
LabelMusic Ray'n
Songwriter(s)Shito
Producer(s)HoneyWorks
Music video
"Kawaikute Gomen" on YouTube
Kawaikute Gomen
可愛くてごめん
Manga
Written byRuia Shimakage
Published by
MagazineLine Manga
Original runMarch 4, 2024 – present
Volumes1
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Both versions of the song became a popular hit on TikTok in late 2022 to early 2023, spawning cover versions by various artists. It later ranked first on Billboard Japan's TikTok Songs Chart for 2023.

A manga adaptation of the song by Ruia Shimakage began serialization in Line Manga in March 2024.

Background and release

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"Kawaikute Gomen" was used as a character song by Chizuru Nakamura (中村千鶴, Nakamura Chizuru) or Chū-tan (ちゅーたん), voiced by Saori Hayami, from the 2022 anime series Heroines Run the Show as part of the Kokuhaku Jikkō Iinkai: Ren'ai Series multimedia project of HoneyWorks.[1]

According to songwriter Shito, the song is about "valuing ourselves more" and "being straightforward about things we love."[2]

The song was originally released on August 13, 2022, featuring Capi (かぴ) as the singer. It was included in HoneyWorks' doujin album Kokuhaku Jikkō Iinkai Flying Songs: Koishiteru, which was sold at Comiket.[3] The song was later released for download and streaming on August 28.[4][5]

Saori Hayami version

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"Kawaikute Gomen"
 
Single by HoneyWorks featuring Saori Hayami
LanguageJapanese
ReleasedNovember 21, 2022 (2022-11-21)
Genre
Length3:39
LabelMusic Ray'n
Songwriter(s)Shito
Producer(s)HoneyWorks
Music video
"Kawaikute Gomen" on YouTube

On November 21, 2022, HoneyWorks released "Kawaikute Gomen" as a single with vocals from Saori Hayami as the character Chizuru Nakamura for her debut in the series.[6] It was included in HoneyWorks' sixth album Nee, Suki tte Itai yo: Kokuhaku Jikkō Iinkai Character Song Collection released on March 15, 2023.[7] Hayami perfomed the song at Animelo Summer Live on August 31, 2024.[8]

Commercial performance

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Both versions of "Kawaikute Gomen" quickly rose to popularity on TikTok and was used as the background music for makeup videos and videos using the "Manga AI" filter.[9] Capi's version was among the most played, liked, and shared songs by the platform's Japanese userbase in 2022.[10] It was used on approximately four million videos and had a cumulative view count of 34.6 billion by April 2023.[11] The song ranked first on Billboard Japan's TikTok Weekly Top 20 chart for 8 consecutive weeks in early 2023, as of November 3, 2023, it charted 58 times and ranked first on Billboard Japan's TikTok Songs Chart for 2023.[1] The music video for Hayami's version ranked first on YouTube Japan's weekly chart 13 weeks after it was released.[9] As of July 16, 2024, the music video for Hayami's version has 144 million views on YouTube.[12]

Capi's version was nominated for "Independent Artist Awards" by TuneCore Japan in the category of "Top UGC Music for 2022".[13] In 2023, it was nominated in the music category of the TikTok First Half Trend Awards.[11] The song also ranked "high" in the music category of the 2023 Yahoo! Japan Search Awards.[14] In 2024, it won the Silver Award at the JASRAC Awards.[15]

Cover versions

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"Kawaikute Gomen" was covered by various artists. The idol group Takane no Nadeshiko [ja] covered the song in 2022.[2] The following year, actress Yuna Hoshino [ja], singer Kohana Lam [ja], and the VTuber agency Hololive Production collaborated with HoneyWorks for their covers of the song.[16][17][18] Singer Ado and musician Yucco Miller released cover versions for their respective albums Ado's Utattemita Album and Ambivalent.[19][20] The song was also covered for the video games World Dai Star: Yume no Stellarium,[21] BanG Dream! Girls Band Party!,[22] The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls: Starlight Stage,[23] and D4DJ Groovy Mix.[24] Voice actress Sumire Uesaka covered "Kawaikute Gomen" as the character Alya, which served as the second ending theme for the 2024 anime series Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian.[25] Idol group AKB48 is set to cover the song, with Momoka Itō as the vocalist, as part of their tenth album Nantettatte AKB48, which is set to release on December 25, 2024.[26]

Personnel

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Credits are adapted from YouTube.[12]

  • Capi – vocals (first version)
  • Saori Hayami – vocals (second version)
  • Shito – songwriting
  • HoneyWorks – arrangement
  • Nakanishi – guitar
  • Sato – bass
  • Keiki Uto – piano
  • Leon Yūki – drums

Charts

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Manga adaptation

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A manga adaptation of the song by Ruia Shimakage began serialization in Line Manga on March 4, 2024.[32] Futabasha published the first volume on May 16, 2024.[33]

No. Release date ISBN
1 May 16, 2024[34]978-4-57-544055-3

See also

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References

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