アイ/Ai" is Motohiro Hata's ninth single, released on January 13, 2010. Lyrics and composed by Motohiro hata, arrangement by Akihisa Matsuura and Kotaro Kubota. And also produced by Akihisa Matsuura and Kotaro Kubota. The song has been covered by many artists, including Chris Hart and Yo Hitoto（一青窈）. The title of the song "アイ /Ai" is naturally assumed to refer to "愛 /ai/love", but it makes me wonder why they chose to use katakana. Here is my view. As you can see from the lyrics, the theme of this song is "愛 /love. At first, the protagonist of this song is distant and closed-minded toward "love. The word "love" at this time is "アイ/ai" in katakana, which sounds awkward. Then, the protagonist meets someone with whom he feels as if he has 'finally met you. Next lyric, "Commonplace days turn into 'ai' colors. “ “Ai Iro" can be read either as "藍色 /aiiro/indigo" or "愛色 /aiiro/love color. What kind of image do you have of "藍色/indigo"? I have an impression of "deep and calm. (In the case of lyrics of Japanese songs, it is not considered to be a good idea to write clearly and definitively about specific things, though not in all cases. So in this case, the answer to whether I am talking about indigo or love color lies in the mind of each person who hears the song. The general idea is that what each of us feels is the correct answer. Of course, there is also the answer that it is not either of these, but both.) And lastly, the lyric "ひとつだけの愛 /Hitotsudakeno no ai/Only one love. The "ai" at the end clearly asserts the meaning of the Chinese character for "愛/ai/love," or in other words, love. The protagonist, who had been somewhat passive and paranoid at first, is filled with calm and gentle emotions, as if he has been changed by the certainty of "愛 /love". Thus, 'アイ/ai/love' goes through a process and eventually becomes '愛/ai/love. I thought that the katakana form of "アイ/ai" was the best way to express that it is not just a simple "love. What did you all think? Click here for a link to the video from which the quote was taken: https://youtu.be/an_LyBylT7E Click here for a link to the artist's own video: https://youtu.be/9WoCR4B_qNo #englishsubtitles #englishsubtitle #motohirohata #ai #秦基博 #アイ