Peach, the color of love

Hello. How are you?
Just peachy, I hope. :)

I don't quite know what this girl's t-shirt means, but I like that it has the word "peachy" on it.

At karaoke with my friends Minako and Kuniko, they sang the following bouncy song...


Again, I didn't understand the meaning. But I could pick out a few words -- "momo" means "peach." Of course I know that one!

I asked my friends if this was a kids' song since the video certainly makes it look like one. But it turns out that it's not! It's just a typical Japanese pop ("Jpop") cutsie video. I was curious, so I looked up the English translation of the lyrics to this song, "Momoiro Kataomo." Here's what I found...

I’ve got a peach crush, I love you
I can’t stop staring at you
If our eyes meet for a moment
My heart thumps
I’m in a peach fantasy

It looks like I’ve got a crush
This is the first crush I’ve had
I love him so much
That I don’t know what’s what

I wonder if
He has a girlfriend?
He’s even in my dreams
As of now, he’s on my mind

I’ve got a peach crush
It happened before I knew it
If we run into each other
My heart thumps

I’ve got a peach crush, I love you
I can’t stop staring at you
If our eyes meet for a moment
My heart thumps
I’m in a peach fantasy

I can’t ask him out, I can’t possibly ask him out
I get too nervous
I know, yes I know
It’s time to tell him

I’m going to talk to him
In an upbeat way
I get up my courage, say “hello” and then “goodbye”
I can’t get a conversation started

I’ve got a peach crush
I want you to feel the same
We’ve gotten closer than we were yesterday
My heart is thumping
I’ve got a peach crush
I can’t stop dreaming of kissing you
Can you see me?
This season
The color of love is peach

I’ve got a peach crush
It happened before I knew it
If we run into each other
My heart thumps

I’ve got a peach crush, I love you
I can’t stop staring at you
If our eyes meet for a moment
My heart thumps
I’m in a peach fantasy

I think this might just be one of my new favorite Japanese songs. It's been stuck in my head all day. Like many things in Japan, it's almost overwhelmingly cute. (not to mention catchy!)

And what's not to love about a peach fantasy!? :)