Overthink Girl 思考系ガール

Being told “you're only smart,” and being told “I like smart girls.” “Overthink Girl / 思考系ガール” doesn't miss the unfairness between the two. Overthinking, reading the room too much, coming up with the next idea as soon as one thing is decided. But this song has no intention of shrinking those down into flaws.

In the lyrics, words like brain meeting, hypothesis testing, and 思考系, 試行系, 至高系 (thinking, trying, supreme) turn the nonstop mind straight into rhythm. She's asked for pale colors and a quiet voice, and every time she says something right, it's written off as “not cute.” Still, by the end, she makes it all the way to “just watch me.”

Blue here is not the color of going cold and silent. It cools thought, and at the same time it keeps the anger alive. She isn't pretending not to be swayed by emotion; after thinking it through again and again, she refuses a kawaii that's easy to handle. That sharpness gives this song an especially hard outline.

Mel:Chroma's kawaii includes not only an innocence that's easy to protect, but also an intelligence that thinks almost to the point of being difficult. If you like smart girls, take responsibility for liking her. That voice stays blue and cool as it looks straight back at you.