It's Gonna Be...

There comes a day
When I'll be the one, you'll see
It's gonna (gonna, gonna, gonna, gonna)
It's gonna be me
-- "It's Gonna Be Me", N*SYNC

Around a year and four months ago, I wrote about a particular boy band song that mentions about being "the one", of course with a Pokémon twist. There is another song that could be considered its "kissing cousin" not only because similar themes are involved, but also because it became popular at about the same time, perhaps in a way also with Pokémon. That song is the one for which I've quoted part of the bridge above.

As with the other song, a lot of it involves love, of the romantic kind of course. It's about becoming the perfect partner for someone who's lost, hurt, or otherwise estranged. That rather explains the music video for it, with the band members wanting to appease a certain girl. Beyond love, it could be construed as getting back up after an adversity to get into something greater, which perhaps might fit my current situation. The point is that when the time comes, there will be one - hopefully, "me" or "you".

Speaking of "the one", this song also became popular at the same time the English dub of the second feature film (movie) became popular. In it, Ash faces all kinds of adversity in learning that he is "the one" to prevent the Pokémon world from plunging into chaos. In a way, the song can be considered to loosely apply for depicting the movie. I'd love to run with this idea to make an AMV, but I'm not quite "the one" for that. Maybe someone else is that "one".

There is also an offbeat aside to this song. In the song, instances of the word "me" does not audibly sound like "me", but like "may", one denotation being "the month of...". Because of that, the song has been the butt of many jokes for that occasion (which is currently three months past). Another denotation for "may" is a particular character whose name is as such, at least in one linguistic universe. And if you're a Pokémon fan, I trust that you'll know this character well. It "may" be a sign.

This song and that previous song may seem to be oddballs for Pokémon. And yet, a part of Pokémon is wanting to be whoever one wants to be, and making time pass well before that happens. The discourse of being "the one" therefore still applies with this song. Eventually, when one gets to that point, with Pokémon or anything else, then it's gonna be... that one.

One year ago: A Mascot Reinterpretation
Two years ago: Local Hangouts and Pokémon