The Tetsudo Idol Group "Station" - Music made by and for train otakus

[MeTheSwede]

I was a bit surprised I couldn't find anything about this group posted before anywhere on this forum.

Cute Japanese girls singing about trains in a museum full of beautiful trains. Everyone ought to like this, right?

 

 

 

Most of their music videos (PV) they did some years ago. I guess they don't have much of a budget as presumable their fans spend too much money on model trains instead of spending it all on their favourite idols like normal idol fans do. 🤔

 

There are a lot more trains than music on their Youtube channel.

 

The video below is a full lenght concert in April when two members graduated (quit) the group.

You'll notice that their intro is very... thematic.

 

 

 

There are actually two branches of the group. There's a "Tokyo Station" and an "Osaka Station".

 

 

[Yugamu Tsuki]

Time to bust out my Happy Party Train happi and penlights!

[NateJ93]

I'm normally adverse to anything that isn't country or Southern rock, but I must admit the first video was interesting, it looked like they had a lot of fun filming it.

Are there English lyrics anywhere? Kinda curious as to what they were singing about.

[miyakoji]

 

just sayin'

[cteno4]

3 hours ago, miyakoji said:

just sayin'

Dude, that’s Densha!

 

jeff

[MeTheSwede]

23 hours ago, NateJ93 said:

I'm normally adverse to anything that isn't country or Southern rock, but I must admit the first video was interesting, it looked like they had a lot of fun filming it.

Are there English lyrics anywhere? Kinda curious as to what they were singing about.

 

I searched for the lyrics (歌詞) and then put them through deepl.com, which is currently the best online translator for Japanese:

 

 

We keep running.

Sometimes we stop

We have to stop.
We need to stop, don't we?

You know what?
What made me realize that
Sometimes at railroad crossings

When the breaker comes down
Waiting for the train

On the other side of the tracks
There are so many dreams
But today I'm going slow

The tiger pattern
The end of a clothesline
They came down at the same time on my right and left

And the alarm is going off
The alarm is going off.

It's like a spur to the moment.
It's echoing.

I think I'll cross as fast as I can.
Shall we cross?

I don't think so.
There's no need to push yourself.

From now on
You can stomp your feet.
It's okay to stop.

The crossing is not the goal
Is not the goal

Even if you hurry, the road is endless
It will continue on

If you have the courage
You'll get there

The people on the train
They're looking at me and smiling
Let's not rush now, let's wait

The two lamps
They're winking at you
With red eyes, alternating left and right

The arrows pointing in the direction of travel
And before you know it, they're both
They're glowing.

When will this gate open?
When will this gate open?

I can't wait
This time is precious

We're running
Sometimes we have to stop

Sometimes we have to stop
It's necessary.

You know what?
What made me realize that
Sometimes at railroad crossings

When the breaker comes down
Waiting for the train

On the other side of the tracks
There are so many dreams
I'll take my time today

I can't wait
I want to go to that place
I'm gung-ho for my dream

I've been jogging
But I've been jogging

But I still need to take a break.
I'll take a break

You can stomp your feet.
It's okay to stop.

Because the end of the railroad crossing
Is not the goal

Even if we hurry, the road is endless
It will continue on

If you have the courage
You'll get there

The people on the train
They're looking at me and smiling
Let's not hurry now, let's wait

 

 

 

[MeTheSwede]

The name and most important lyrics of this song doesn't require a translation.

 

 

 

 

[fpav_2125]

20 hours ago, miyakoji said:

 

just sayin'

"Still better than Coldplay" 

 

 

That was funny when I saw the episode and the entire "James May in Japan show" of course, a short clip is posted.

Edited January 24, 2021 by fpav_2125

[cteno4]

Excellent! I agree, better than Coldplay.
 

jeff

[marknewton]

On 1/22/2021 at 6:58 AM, MeTheSwede said:

Cute Japanese girls singing about trains in a museum full of beautiful trains.

It's not a museum, it's the Jomo Electric Railway depot at Ōgo. They do have some beautiful trains though, no argument there. 
 

On 1/22/2021 at 6:58 AM, MeTheSwede said:

Everyone ought to like this, right?

I think there are some things that you have to be Japanese to fully appreciate... 😉

 

32 minutes ago, cteno4 said:

I agree, better than Coldplay.

Anything's better than Coldplay.

 

Cheers,

 

Mark.

[cteno4]

23 minutes ago, marknewton said:

Anything's better than Coldplay.

 

even atonal piano? sorry probably yes...

 

jeff

[NateJ93]

11 hours ago, MeTheSwede said:

The name and most important lyrics of this song doesn't require a translation.

 

 

 

 

That's true, I was able to understand a few other words, but it was too fast for me to keep up.

Thanks for the lyrics for the other song by the way.

Edited January 25, 2021 by NateJ93

[NateJ93]

1 hour ago, marknewton said:

I think there are some things that you have to be Japanese to fully appreciate... 😉

 

True, not everyone likes everything, but we all like trains here.

I'm biased towards old school country (Like Merle Haggard, Waylon Jennings, and Hank Williams Jr.), but I can at least appreciate and respect "Station" for their popularity as well as their song for being well written and catchy.

Plus me and fans of the group can put our musical differences aside and come together over our mutual love for trains and have a good time, if that makes sense.