Kokuhaku Rival Sengen

“	Even if I try my hardest, love won't come. Congratulations to the person I used to love. But now, a new love story will begin.	”
—Youtube Description Quote

Kokuhaku Rival Sengen is the eleventh song in the Confession Executive Committee song series, focusing on Koyuki Ayase and his pursuit of Natsuki Enomoto.

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1. Synopsis#

Koyuki starts the story constantly teased for his effeminate looks by both boys and girls alike, with Natsuki as one of the few exceptions to that rule. He finds himself enamored with her as a result, and vows to try and win her over despite having no real chance, as Natsuki is constantly turning her attention to Yu. Declaring Yu his rival, Koyuki finally makes the push to change himself.

He settles on making himself more presentable by cutting his hair and getting rid of his glasses, to the shock of Sota and most of his classmates. Natsuki does show interest in his new appearance, and Yu shows wariness of him, but nothing goes further from that.

Koyuki continues to make efforts in becoming a new person, participating in sports where he would sit out and becoming more confident. However, it's all for naught— he stumbles upon Natsuki confessing to Yu and, heartbroken, silently congratulates her on winning her crush over, calling her "the girl I used to love". He goes home staring into space, but quickly gets himself out of his slump, yelling into the sky.

The PV for the song ends with Hina Setoguchi waiting near the shoe lockers with a letter in her hand, a scene that wouldn't get more elaboration until Ima Suki ni Naru. came out.

2. Lyrics#

Japanese (日本語歌詞)	Romaji (ローマ字)
「恋に落ちたのはあなたのせいです…」	“koi ni ochita no wa anata no sei desu…”
そんなに見つめて	sonna ni mitsumete
0％が分かった上で宣戦布告	zero pāsento ga wakatta ue de sensen fukoku
「女の子みたいだね」って自覚はないけど	“onnanoko mitai da ne” tte jikaku wa nai kedo
女の子に負けちゃうような乙女座男の娘	onnanoko ni makechau you na otomeza otoko no ko
「コミュニケーション苦手だって…」自覚はあるけど	“komyunikēshon nigate datte…” jikaku wa aru kedo
透明人間にもなれちゃうA型男の娘	toumei ningen ni mo narechau A-gata otoko no ko
そんな僕を見つけて名前呼んでくれた	sonna boku o mitsukete namae yonde kureta
できそこないの呼ばれない正解(こたえ)	dekisokonai no yobarenai kotae
恋が満ちたのは まばたきくらい一瞬の事で	koi ga michita no wa mabataki kurai isshun no koto de
こんな出来事はまるで誰かの夢物語だね	konna dekigoto wa marude dareka no yume monogatari da ne
未完成ナイトもうちょっと待って	mikansei naito mou chotto matte
君と君の好きな人に	kimi to kimi no suki na hito ni
贈る精一杯「せーのっ！」	okuru seiippai “sēno!”
僕の宣戦布告	boku no sensen fukoku
苦手な美容室に行って髪まで切って	nigate na biyoushitsu ni itte kami made kitte
7年連れ添ったメガネさん補欠降格	nana-nen tsuresotta megane-san hoketsu koukaku
「男の子みたいだね」ってそりゃそうだけど	“otoko no ko mitai da ne” tte sorya sou dakedo
くすぐったいね初体験悪くはないかな？	kusuguttai ne hatsutaiken waruku wa nai kana?
そんな僕の勝ち目は相も変わらずしょっぱくて	sonna boku no kachime wa ai mo kawarazu shoppakute
関係ないね！　でもちょっと神頼み	kankeinai ne! demo chotto kamidanomi
「恋に落ちたのはあなたのせいです…」	“koi ni ochita no wa anata no sei desu…”
そんなに見つめて	sonna ni mitsumete
0％が分かった上でも仕方ないんです	zero pāsento ga wakatta ue demo shikatanain desu
大事な人想ってるのは君も僕と同じだから	daiji na hito omotteru no wa kimi mo boku to onaji dakara
矛盾してるって？　きっと全部全部好きなんだ	mujun shiteru tte? kitto zenbu zenbu suki nanda
そんな顔させたくて見守ってきたナイトは	sonna kao sasetakute mimamotte kita naito wa
もう必要ないね	mou hitsuyou nai ne
「おめでとう好きだった人」	“omedetou suki datta hito”
恋が満ちたのは まばたきくらい一瞬の事で	koi ga michita no wa mabataki kurai isshun no koto de
こんな出来事はまるで誰かの夢物語だね	konna dekigoto wa marude dareka no yume monogatari da ne
未完成恋愛ありがとう	mikansei renai arigatou
君と君の好きな人に	kimi to kimi no suki na hito ni
贈る精一杯「せーのっ！」	okuru seiippai “sēno!”
僕は背伸びしてエール	boku wa senobi shite ēru

3. Trivia#

• This song acts as Koyuki's only solo. However he does share a song later on in the series, Kore Seishun Understand, with Kotaro Enomoto.
• In one of the PV's scenes, Koyuki is shown reading the Kokuhaku Yokou Renshuu novel.
• The deities of HoneyWorks' "The Currently Slightly Rumored God" make a cameo appearance cheering Koyuki on. Amaterasu, the protagonist of the song and PV, is the goddess that rejects Koyuki's plea for love.
• The main cast of Free! Iwatobi Swim Club (Haruka Nanase, Makoto Tachibana, Nagisa Iwase, and Rei Ryugazaki) appear at the Sakuragaoka High pool.
• Two characters from Yowamushi Pedal, Yusuke Makishima and Onoda Sakimichi, are seen biking up the hill on Koyuki's route to the barber.
• This song is featured in the Vocaloid Hall of Legends on Niconico.