Motte koi!! is my unofficial song for the Nagasaki Lantern Festival. It comes from four things: the dragon dance in my childhood, my grandpa's funny "dragon dance" party trick, the night I was too shy to join the real dance, and the feeling now of being pushed forward into the circle by someone I love. I hope you can feel the lanterns, the rhythm and that little courage when you listen. "Motte koi" is a shout the crowd uses in Nagasaki, like "Encore! Bring it back!"