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Present Switch MaM Album Countdown Day 1 - 1
(Red Planet) Natsume Sakasaki Full Render

Greetings to ALL; this is Natsume Sakasaki of SwitCH...♪

Thank you for waiTING. Our album's release is the 24th of OctoBER!

Within it are solo songs, as well as the songs released up until NOW.

Furthermore, there is a surprise song prepared as WELL. Did you listen closeLY?

Soon everyone will be able to listen to the full-sized verSION, so continue to await the album's release DAY.

But for now, each day we of Switch will be introducing our solo soNGS.

And thUS, let our shared release day's countdown with MaM beGIN.

We've prepared both a first and second HALF, so we of Switch and MaM would be happy if you would look forward to thEM.

Well then, let's enjoy tomorrow's countdown together hereafTER ♪

Translation: Bella

Present Switch MaM Album Countdown Day 2 - 1
(Blue Planet) Tsumugi Aoba Full Render

Good day, everyone~♪

Tsumugi Aoba of Switch here. I'm responsible for today, so please treat me kindly~

There's only seven days left until the release, aren't there. It's a bit hard to keep waiting, but please look forward until then, okay? ♪

Without further ado, I'll introduce my solo song.

My solo is a magical song that makes people smile.

There are times when you'll feel sad, but because of that, happiness will come along. I'd be pleased if you could think of it like that when you're listening.

We in Switch are magicians who deliver happiness.

So for the sake of everyone's happiness, from here on out, we'll continue singing. Please keep watching over us ♪

With that, I've taken care of today~

Look forward to tomorrow, too...♪

Translation: Bella

Present Switch MaM Album Countdown Day 3 - 1
(Yellow Planet) Sora Harukawa Full Render

HaHiHuHeHo~♪

Hello, everyone! It's Sora Harukawa from Switch!

Today I'm in charge of the countdown!

There's only six days until release! We've already passed the week mark, huh~ Sora can't wait for it to go on sale!

Haha~♪ Today Sora gets to introduce his solo~♪

The theme is Sora's beloved games!

But the real world isn't very game-like, so there's a lot of things I don't know about it~

HiHi~♪ Draw whatever dream you want! Everyone's infinite possibilities are spreading out!

So don't be afraid, just keep going!

And then, even if you only feel a little braver, Sora thinks it was good of him to sing this song.

Songs have the magic to make you feel a lot of different things~

As a magician, I'll keep doing my best to give happiness to as many people I can. I want you to keep cheering me on~♪

Well, Sora Harukawa was in charge of today!

HuHu~♪ Let's countdown together tomorrow too...♪

Translation: Bella

Present Switch MaM Album Countdown Day 4 - 1
(Red Planet) Natsume Sakasaki Full Render

Good day to you ALL ♪

Though I greeted you the first day of the countDOWN, allow me to do it once MORE.

This is Natsume Sakasaki of SwitCH...♪

There's only five days until the album's reLEASE; soon you will be able to obtain IT.

Many people have waited for this with bated BREATH, so today I will introduce my soLO ♪

The theme for my song is the bonds between me and YOU.

Though Switch is still NEW, we plan on delivering exciting entertainment to everyONE.

Being surprised, having fun with a smile—if our magic can do THAT, then we consider it a sucCESS...♪

We're already something you cannot forget.

Switch will always welcome YOU, so come when our magic CALLS.

With that being SAID, Natsume Sakasaki has finished reporting on the last day of Switch's countDOWN.

The next part has been left up to MaM, so please look forward to IT...♪

Translation: Bella

Present Switch MaM Album Countdown Day 5 - 1
(Your Mark of Ambition) Madara Mikejima Full Render

Helloooooooooo, everyone! Iiit's Madara Mikejima from MaM!

Thank you for waiting, MaM's album will be released oooon October 24th!

The album has both unit and solo songs in it, and more than half of them are new!

There are guests on some of the songs, so I'm sure you'll be reeeaaally happy to hear them!

The countdown to the album's release is a special collab between Switch and I!

Since the second half started today, I'll do the countdown to the beeeest of my abilities ☆

Tomorrow I'll be introducing my solo song, so come check back!

With that, I hope you'll look forward to the second half of the countdown...☆

Translation: Bella

Present Switch MaM Album Countdown Day 6 - 1
(Your Mark of Ambition) Madara Mikejima Full Render

Good daaaaaay, everyone! It's MaM's Madara Mikejimaaa!

There's only three days until the album's release! Together with MaM in the Countdown Corner ☆[1]

Today I'll introduce my solo song...♪

Up until now, "festivals" have sort of been my unit's trademark.

"Unrequited love" is the theme for this song, expressing the painful feelings that are usually locked away deep inside. [2]

Though the pain might never fade[3], there will be hope and kindness alongside it.

It'd make me happy if you could listen to this with a different kind of mood...♪

So today, I introduced my solo song, aaand tomorrow I'll be introducing yet another new song ☆

Any at rate, that was today's countdown special!

Look forward to tomorrow tooooo~! Bye-bye...☆

  1. Countdown Corner: He calls it カウントダウのコーナー, and it sounded a little goofy, so I kept with the spirit of it.
  2. "[...] that are usually locked away deep inside.": He says 見せることがない; ことがない lit. means "(something) has never occured" so, taking into account the rest of the sentence (unrequited love, painful feelings, showing/expressing those), I made it a little more poetic to account for the emphasis I felt it deserved!
  3. The same goes for the translation of 切ないはありつつも, since ありつつも is continuous.
Translation: Bella

Present Switch MaM Album Countdown Day 7 - 1
(Your Mark of Ambition) Madara Mikejima Full Render

Good afternoooon, everyone! Today is brought to you by MaM's Madara Mikajime!

Once again, it's the Countdown Corner! There's only two days until the release!

Yesterday I talked about my solo song, sooo today I'll be doing the new unit songs!

This album has three new unit songs! It's a New Song Festival, heave-ho, heave-ho ☆

The song I'll be introducing today is "Your Trademark, Be Ambitious!!"!

It's a song cheering for people who face new challenges.

Where there's anticipation, there's anxiety. But whatever you try, you'll grow!

Don't be afraid of messing up, just keep running towards the future!

I'm cheering everyone on together with this song ☆

With that, I've introduced one of the new songs today!

Tomorrow is the day before the album release! Get even more hyped up for the day!

This was MaM's Madara Mikejima! Bye-byeee...☆

Translation: Bella

Present Switch MaM Album Countdown Day 8 - 1
(Your Mark of Ambition) Madara Mikejima Full Render

Everyone, goooood afternoon! This has sooort of become routine, huh ♪

Taking care of today too, iiiit's Madara Mikejima from MaM!

Tomorrow's finally the album release day! Today's the last day we countdooown!

Today's song introduction is for a new one—a song that has guests on it ☆

About thaaat... I was thinking it's a little lonely, since as a solo unit, there's no way to change things daily.

But it's a special privilege for me and just me to be able to see everyone every day, isn't iiit ♪ I'm reeaally disappointed this is the last Corner!

Getting back on topic, it's finally time to introduce today's new song. I'll do it with a lot of enthusiasm...☆

"RevolTrad~Reformatory Heart Connection~" [1] is introduced on the commentary disc, so I'll be doing "Blowin' in the Whirlwind" [2]!

The members that dressed up as Team Ushiwakamaru [3] and participated in the Wisteria Festival are in this song.

There are times where I've called to gather them on my own, and no matter which members are doing it

Even if it's not the same group doing the Live as before, being able to meet for just a moment, I'm truly thankful.

That's the kind of thought put into this song...♪

The album has various songs sung by MaM, ones with guest singers, and by Madara Mikejima!

I've gotten to experience a whole lot of different things, so you've definitely got to listen!

That's all for today. Tomorrow's finally the album release day!

Since Switch and MaM's albums are both being released, that means your happiness will be two-fold ♪

I'm looking forward to your thoughts on the album! And with that, it's bye-byeee...☆

  1. 維新伝心 is a play on the four-character compound 以心伝心, meaning "a heart to heart connection"—that is, tacit understanding—since both 維新 and 以心 are read the same way! 維新 means reformation/revolution/renewal, and is closely associated with the Meiji Restoration—the restoration of practical imperial power to the emperor of Japan, rather than having it spread among the daimyo of the shogunate and the samurai. The Shinsengumi (which is the event this song is for/references) were disbanded around the time of the Meiji Restoration, too.
  2. 風に吹かれて means "blowing in the wind," which is an idiom (in English) meaning that something's being talked about, but nothing's actually been done. 辻風 means "whirlwind", though when specifically read as senpuu (as it is here), it can also mean "commotion/sensation/hullabaloo"—so a more metaphorical whirlwind.
  3. The theme for Wisteria Festival is the Battle of Dannoura. In it, Souma plays Minamoto no Yoshitsune, Kanata plays Yoshitsune's mistress Shizuka Gozen, and Mitsuru and Madara play Nasu no Yoichi and Musashibou (more commonly known as Benkei) respectively, who were both important figures in both Yoshitsune's army and in the aforementioned battle. "Ushiwakamaru" is Yoshitsune's childhood nickname, hence: these four make up Team Ushiwakamaru!
Translation: Bella

Present Switch MaM Album Countdown Day 9 - 1
(Red Planet) Natsume Sakasaki Full Render

Greetings to you ALL ♪ It's been a little while, hasn't IT.

Today is the release of Switch's album; I've truly been looking forward to this every DAY...♪

(Your Mark of Ambition) Madara Mikejima Full Render

Today MaM's album is also being releaaased! Congrats us!

(Red Planet) Natsume Sakasaki Full Render

Ah, what a rare DAY. Congratulations to us BOTH...♪

(Yellow Planet) Sora Harukawa Full Render

Listen to Switch's songs, listen to MaM's songs, today's a good day for music~♪

(Blue Planet) Tsumugi Aoba Full Render

That's right. Each of us in Switch and MaM know this is a very fortunate opportunity.

(Your Mark of Ambition) Madara Mikejima Full Render

Everyone's got their own style. That's why I enjoy seeing each unit's dances and songs!

(Red Planet) Natsume Sakasaki Full Render

Now that unit introductions are finISHED, it's time to end THIS.

The day we can finally deliver an album of our heartfelt wishes for your happiness has arriVED.

HoweVER, this is only a compilation album; we still have a long way to GO. We want to do more, to deliver all of our feeLINGS.

While we can't do it all at ONCE, one by one we'll grant each of your DREAMS, so please continue to support US.

(Your Mark of Ambition) Madara Mikejima Full Render

Well, while you're granting dreams little by little, new ones will show up. I want everyone to have an even greater time.

We get support, and so we want to give back even more than what we're given. Let's keep having a fun time together!

(Red Planet) Natsume Sakasaki Full Render

And with THAT, today Switch and...

(Your Mark of Ambition) Madara Mikejima Full Render

MaM's special album release commentary and countdown is doooone!

Bye-bye~♪

Translation: Bella

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