Today's featured song is another ballad by HoneyWorks.
HoneyWorks is a group of 3 producers known for their extremely sweet and touching songs. Here, “sweet” would refer to the fuwafuwa kind and not the diabetes kind so take note of that. Their most notable song is Suki, Kirai which is pretty popular too among utaites.
A few clarifications on the song, this is the rearranged version of the original song which you can watch here. Also, this song is part of a series about 3 couples falling in love with each other. However, unlike the other songs in the series, HoneyWorks did not create an “another story” version of it. Still, someone made an “another story” version of it with his own lyrics.
Now, about the song itself, this is a much quieter and more serene version of the original song. This version only has a piano and a violin as its instrumentals which makes the song feel more like a ballad now. Plus, the piano part is played by the godly Marasy himself. The lyrics themselves tell a rather bittersweet story about first love. You can read the lyrics in English here.
As I've said before, ballads are best sung by human voices, so here's another section of my recommended covers for this song (and the other versions too).
This is one of my favorite covers by 96neko and halyosy. 96neko is singing the original lyrics and halyosy is singing the “another story” lyrics. While my inner 96neko fanboy may be shouting that this is the best cover, the two different lyrics in this song can sound really awkward at times. The chorus is really nice though.
Next up is Amatsuki's version. This is the “another story” version and I'll admit, he's in this list mainly because I like his voice.
This one is by Nobunaga, a Korean utaite. I think she has some strange pronunciation at some parts but this is still a very nice cover thanks to her sweet voice.
This “another story” cover is sung by un:c. This is basically a more “high tension” version of the song, which is a refreshing take on the song.
Next, we have a really amazing cover by Aho no Sakata. He's using his usual whispery voice here (usual for his serious covers that is). This is the rearranged version but he uses completely different lyrics which someone else wrote.
Lastly, a cover by Bananacchi. This may just be my favorite female cover for this song. She has a really sweet and clear voice in this cover. Hopefully one day her covers can make the rankings since she's pretty unknown at this point.
Enjoy!