Love Village Season 2: The Thoughts Guitarin Put Into His Song

It has been two weeks since the release of Love Village Season 2 ended.
Have you all returned to your daily lives and started to forget this story little by little?
I felt the same way, but in the midst of that, I found a collection of unreleased songs by Guitarin published on the Netflix YouTube channel.
Watching this video made my heart race once again.

On this channel, the full chorus of "Ai wa Iiyo, Iiyo" was released.
Being able to learn its deep meaning with his own commentary moved me once again.

Three messages filled with love
Guitarin says he wrote this song with the intention of telling Ayakan, "Please turn me down," and "There is a new love waiting for you."
As for the meaning of "Ai wa iiyo":

• "Ai wa yoi yo" (Love is good): Meaning good
Through his encounter with Ayakan, Guitarin came to think that "love is a good thing," and I believe it contains his gratitude toward her for giving him the joy of loving someone.

• "Ai wa iiyo" (Love is no): Meaning no, I don't need it
However, knowing that Ayakan was looking in a different direction, is it perhaps a bittersweet feeling of having resigned himself to saying, "I don't need love anymore"?

• "Ai wa iyoiyo" (Love is from now on): Meaning the future
Even though Ayakan experienced heartbreak, this is not the end. A new love will begin from here on. Isn't it filled with positive, supportive feelings for her?

Guitarin said he put all of these into one song so that each listener could interpret it as they like.
It is a wonderful song that you can enjoy over and over by imagining Guitarin's thoughts or applying them to yourself.

The warmth created by the tone of the sanshin
Furthermore, I thought the fact that the accompaniment was a sanshin rather than a guitar
added a nice touch.
It was a choice that stayed close to the land of Okinawa, and its softer, gentler resonance is distinctive;
where a guitar might have sounded a bit cheesy, the sanshin brings a calm warmth.
I felt that this tone highlighted Guitarin's sincerity and kindness even more.

Love that seeks no reward is true love
What moved me most through Guitarin's confession was that his love was "something that seeks no reward." He wished for Ayakan's happiness from the bottom of his heart,
and gently pushed her forward without forcing his own feelings on her.
Both during the confession scene and after receiving her answer, he was consistently and unwaveringly considerate of her.

I thought this attitude was true love.
If there had been even a little bit of ulterior motive or a desire for a reward,
I don't think such pure feelings would have been conveyed.

A form of love that connects to how we live
From the figure of Guitarin depicted in "Love Village,"
I learned that when you think of someone important, you don't seek too much in the way of rewards or results, but by wishing for that person's happiness from the heart, your true feelings are conveyed.
That applies not only to romantic relationships but also to relationships with family and friends.

I wanted to emulate the form of love Guitarin showed us as I interact with the people I love.

"Love Village" Season 2 has ended, but
what I learned from his songs and his attitude
feels like it will continue to bring love into our daily lives.

Ai wa iiyo, iiyo

May we continue to build a wonderful future from here on out.