Hachigatsu no if

is a song by Poppin'Party and the second track of their seventh single Time Lapse, which was released on September 20, 2017.

It was used as insert song for the OVA of the anime BanG Dream!

It was written by Nakamura Kou, and arranged and composed by Fujinaga Ryutaro (Elements Garden).

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陽炎がゆらゆら揺れてる 沈む太陽を見つめながら　考えてた わたしたち　もしも出会えてなかったなら どんな夏が待っていたんだろう？

「違う夏、さがしてた？」 「それぞれ夢、追いかけた？」 「でもホントにそうなのかな？」 「やっぱりね、いつかは……」 「……出会ってたのかな？」

煌めいた八月の“if” 短い夏のひみつ　探しにいこうよ 息をとめて　そのままでいて “もしも”じゃない“今”を抱きしめている

ひぐらしがかなかな鳴いてる 夏のため息を　かき消す波の音みたい わたしたち　今はこうして出会ってるのだから 過去のすべて　ありがとう

笑った日を　泣いた日を 泣き笑いしてた日を 全部　歌にしようね どうか　明日に　届きますように――

夢をみて　まだ醒めないの 夏の終わりの忘れ物を取りにきて 何も言わず　このままでいて ただひとつの“今”を抱きしめている

立ち止まった八月の“if” 旅を終えたら　きっと声をあわせてね 心開き　手と手繋いで ただひとつの“今”を歌いつづける

ただひとつの“今”を歌いつづける

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The heat haze flickers and wavers As we watched the setting sun, we imagined If we had never met, What kind of summer would have been in store for us?

"Looking for our different summers?" "Chasing after our own dreams?" "But would that really be the case, I wonder?" "After all, someday..." "...I wonder if we would meet?"

The glistening "if" of August Let's go and uncover the secrets of this short summer Holding our breaths and staying just like this We're embracing the "now" and not the "if"

The evening cicadas are crying The sighs of summer are like the sounds of the vanishing waves We're meeting right now So thank you to our pasts

Days we laughed, days we cried, Days we smiled while crying, Let's put them all into a song Please, may it reach our tomorrow.

Dream, don't wake up just yet Come get what you've forgotten from the end of summer Without saying anything, staying just like this We're embracing just one "now"

The halted "if" of August After our journey, let's sing together Opening our hearts, we hold hands We'll keep singing just one "now"

We'll keep singing just one "now"

Live Performances

 * August 21, 2017: BanG Dream! 4th☆LIVE Miracle PARTY 2017!
 * May 12, 2018: HAPPY PARTY 2018!
 * May 18, 2019: NO GIRL NO CRY Day 1
 * September 5, 2019: Poppin'Party's Fan Meeting 2019 at Zepp Nagoya
 * September 14, 2019: Poppin'Party's Fan Meeting 2019 at Zepp Fukuoka