I started writing translyrics as a hobby not long after working with The Jukeblockers, especially since most of the music I listen to are Japanese Vocaloid songs. I don't know any Japanese myself, so my translyrics are largely based on online translations, though sometimes I may get help from Sekiya Shibaku (another Jukeblocker friend!) for proofreading/translation assistance.

While this certainly isn't the case for all the songs I've written for, I strive to preserve as much of the original lyrics as I can when I write my translyrics with what little I'm given. This doesn't mean I keep my lyrics as close as possible to the direct translation (I actually take a lot of creative liberty while writing), but I try to carry over elements like meaning, nuance, wordplay, and sometimes certain phonemes from the original lyrics wherever I'm able to without sacrificing how it sounds in English.

It's a tricky balancing act, especially when I don't know any Japanese myself, and doubtless there are songs I've completely butchered due to translation error or personal misinterpretation (not even mentioning the countless other translyric writers who do what I do but 10× better), but that's all just part of the fun!