Song Details
- Album Release Date: 2012
- Genre: k-pop
Song Meaning of “17才 – 2012 Remaster” by Chisato Moritaka
‘17才’ by Chisato Moritaka is a song about the feeling of being a teenager and trying to find your place in the world. The singer reflects on her younger self, when life seemed so easily attainable and anything was possible. She is reminded of the feelings of exploration and self-discovery she experienced at this age, and speaks of the innocence she once possessed. She expresses the difficulty of accepting the fact that life is not so easily attainable after all, and that adulthood often brings oppressive feeling of dissatisfaction and failure.
The lyrics speaks of the difficulty of maintaining and living up to the dreams and possibilities she had envisioned for her life. She had once thought of herself as so brave and believed she could do anything, but in reality she is prone to making mistakes. Instead of feeling dejected, however, she speaks of her youthful enthusiasm in a fond manner and decides to strive for the life she had imagined, no matter how difficult that may be.
The remaster of the song exemplifies the nostalgia of the time period, while the poignancy of the lyrics speaks of regret and acceptance of the present. It is a beautifully honest and bittersweet reflection of an adolescence and its aftermath – the choices that were made, and the ones that were not.