More Than Kawaii (stylized in lowercase) is the first extended play (EP) by the Japanese girl group @onefive. It was released on March 26, 2025, by the record label Avex Trax.[3]
The members of @onefive would sometimes have conversations among themselves about how the word "kawaii", which means "cute" in Japanese, is prevalently used in Japanese society without much thought. They would often receive the compliment and wonder why Japanese people tend to only say "kawaii" when that singular expression cannot express the full extent of their charm as people. They questioned if people really meant it from their hearts when they used that expression, and if they had forgotten the original excitement that the word conveyed. Through such conversations, the members of @onefive came up with the theme for their first EP, which, as expressed in its title, is that they are More Than Kawaii.[4]
The development of the EP began through meetings between the four members of @onefive and their staff about the meaning of the phrase "more than kawaii". The members were deeply involved in the production of the songs from scratch, which made them feel that More Than Kawaii particularly reflected their own thoughts and feeling more than any previous release.[4] In addition to concepts and lyrics for the EP, member Kano Fujihira was involved as an assistant in the process of choreographing "Sit Down Please".[5]
Music and lyrics
Music
"Kawaii Kaiwai" is musically described as a cute J-pop song reminiscent of Vocaloid music,[6] in sharp contrast to its critical lyrics.[7] "Sit Down Please" leans very heavily into hip-hop, more than previous releases by @onefive, and contains multiple beat switches.[7][8] "Kaixin Train 080" is described as a party anthem song,[9] while "Hanamichi" is a ballad song.[10] "Tap!Tap!Tap!", a live-only song from 2022, was remixed by DJ Takeru John Otoguro (TJO), through changes such as increasing the beats per minute,[8] and was released for the first time as "Tap!Tap!Tap! (TJO Remix)".[11]
Lyrics
"Liar Liar", with lyrics such as "I'm more than kawaii",[12] is intended to draw the attention of listeners towards the various sides of @onefive that are not only kawaii, i.e., not only cute.[13] The song "Kawaii Kaiwai" declares that, contrary to the prevalent overuse of the word "kawaii" in Japanese society, "kawaii" alone cannot express the one-of-a-kind existence of the members of @onefive.[14] The title of the song, which means "cute community", is the name that the members gave to those who are guilty of treating the word "kawaii" without care, and the song is aimed at them.[15] The title of "Sit Down Please" uses wordplay as it sounds similar to "shiranpuri" (知らんぷり; 'feigning ignorance'), and its lyrics revolve around pushing ahead without worrying about negative opinions, especially from anti-fans.[16] "Kaixin Train 080" includes Chinese words in its title and lyrics to reflect how the members of @onefive had studied Chinese for their performance at the 2025 Tainan Hao Young New Year's Eve Party in Tainan City, Taiwan on December 31, 2024.[17][18] The lyrics for "Hanamichi" were devised by the four members, and were then put into their final form by Yui Mugino.[7]
Promotion and release
On January 1, 2025, @onefive announced that it would be releasing music for three consecutive months, ending with the release of an EP titled More Than Kawaii on March 26, 2025.[19] Throughout February and March, the group held several performances and partnered with various stores as one-day store managers to promote the upcoming EP and the More Than Kawaii spring tour.[20][21]More Than Kawaii was released digitally and as physical music download cards.[22]
"Tap!Tap!Tap! (TJO Remix)" was featured in a commercial for the Japanese jewelry brand The Kiss on August 8, 2025, in which the four members also appeared.[23] A Chinese language version of "Kawaii Kaiwai", titled "Miāo Miāo Xīntiào" (喵喵心跳; "Meow Meow Heartbeat"), was featured as the theme song for the mobile game Strinova on October 23, 2025, for which @onefive had been appointed as official ambassadors.[24]
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