Kisaragi Attention

Kisaragi Attention (如月アテンション Kisaragi Atenshon) is the seventh song of the series. It is also called The story of snatching your eyes.

Background

 * Momo Kisaragi, a young girl who is also a pretty popular idol, is going out for a walk but tries to not gather too much attention today. She dons a hoodie to hide her face from the public and hopes that no one recognizes her. Though she makes her way through back alleys and stays careful, she still gets spotted and her hood blows off as a strong wind comes by, making people notice her immediately. As the crowd starts to take photos she runs away, as she is sick of her idol life by now.


 * She jumps over a fence and sees several posters of herself, making her nervous. Momo states she would like to tell everyone to not stare at her anymore, but she keeps it to herself and continues to run. Finally feeling safe, she drinks a soda and thinks about when it started that she got so much attention from people. As she can't really remember, and continues her walking, but hides behind a wall as she notices everyone is in panic, making her want to quit her idol job.


 * The video then shows a short scene of how she signed the contract to become an idol, then switches back to the present. Looking at a poster of herself she wonders if she really deserves all this attention and doesn't understand it at all. She starts to cry and continues to do so until suddenly she notices a girl with green hair in front of her. The girl brings her to the hideout of the Mekakushi Dan where she gets introduced to Kido, Kano and Marry (later Seto as well). After some trouble with a misunderstanding, they ask her to join the group and she agrees when suddenly Marry trips and spills tea over Momo. She takes it with humor and they become friends.


 * The next scene skips to a concert of Momo, showing how she looks at a photo of her new friends on her cell phone with a smile. Being encouraged by the help of her friends she faces her idol life with a more positive mindset and accepts her eye power, which she now uses to attract even more attention during her performance. Knowing the other members of the Mekakushi Dan are watching, she takes her hoodie and puts it on her shoulders. The last scene shows how Momo is out again, then also shows her brother Shintaro for a short moment, referencing the following scenes in the manga.

Lyrics & Translation
(Unofficial Translation)
 * -|Japanese Lyrics=
 * -|English Translation=

Whoa, where should I go? I probably shouldn’t just wear street clothes… Ah, I’m blowing everything off this afternoon Whoa, if I wear really high heels it’ll be hard to walk, so I’ll dress kinda casual and wear a hoodie so I don’t get found out

From the shopping district I slip into the back streets Ah, somehow this walk is kind of thrilling But a sudden wind blows my hood off and all at once the crowd’s eyes are on me “… Oh great, of course, now it’s just my typical weekend”

This is miserable, I want to quit — even though I say “Thank you all for your support!” Honestly it makes me blue, it bothers me that I stand out so much This is miserable, I want to run away — To think I got my hopes up. “Don’t look at me!!” … I want to say, but I’ll keep those words in my pocket

Whoa, for some reason I’ve always drawn people’s gazes Somehow, though, I’ve started to get used to that Whoa, I’ve heard something about it, but I can’t quite remember… “Ugh, jeez, I hate being like this!” But I can’t say that either

The whole street is going into a panic I wanna quit being an idol, already “Never thought it would turn out like this…” Back then, just a stupid, innocent thought Was all it took to get me acting out dreams in the stage lights…

This is miserable, I can’t say it — Even though the crowd is cheering “Is this really so great…?” I’m tired of it, I don’t get it This is miserable, I want to disappear, but I can’t say anything “Oh crap, now I’m crying” — with those words, my pocket was filled up

… This won’t do. They’re all cheering for me, right? I’ve already found the scene I dreamed of If it’s “miserable,” then I want to change things — I’m not alone Now then, without trying to sound cool…

Ah, I think I can do it! My heart is close to overflowing, About to burst — So am I stealing your hearts? Am I stealing your hearts? This dream is packed full of everything I want to tell you So let’s keep our eyes on it and skip forward into tomorrow!!

Trivia

 * It quickly became popular after its MV release and reached the Vocaloid Hall of Fame within one day.
 * It was voted as the #16 Kagerou Project song in the KagePro Song Popularity Ranking 2019.