The members of the band are portrayed as fictional characters in a setting known as SayoPony World. The real identities of the members are not made public. Different illustrators serve as the group's "god" (神さま, kami-sama), depicting the members in music releases, comics, and in social media posts. The group does not perform live, though other artists have performed at their launch events. It is said that the members have not met each other, except for Kuroneko and Yuritan.
Some Sayonara Ponytail members have their own solo units, including Miina's Miina to Luci, Nacchan's Nacchan to Tanto, and Yuyu's Yuyu to Magician. In addition, the band has one "sister group" called Ohayou Twintail, whose music is produced by Sayonara Ponytail's music team.
Sayonara Ponytail consists of five vocalists, five music team members, and one support member.
The vocalists are Miina, Ayumin, Nacchan, Yuyu, and Shuka. Miina, Ayumin, and Nacchan have been members of the band since its inception, while Yuyu and Shuka joined the group in 2012. Ayumin would leave the group in 2013, being replaced by a new vocalist referred to as "second-generation Ayumin".
The music team consists of Kuroneko, Fukkun, Maumau, 324P, and Megu. These members serve as the group's songwriters (i.e. compose music and write lyrics). In addition, Kuroneko also serves as Sayonara Ponytail's total producer. Aside from Maumau and the vocalists, all of the music team members have their own Twitter accounts on which they are active.
The last member is Megane-kun, who has been credited on albums with support — or cheering. He is not a real person; instead he symbolizes Sayonara Ponytail's fans. In addition to appearing in group and album artwork, he has appeared as a character in the group's manga.
Outside of the band members is S-chan, who serves as a social media promoter and who works as a member of Ongaku to Mahou, Sayonara Ponytail's own management office. Multiple people have served the role of S-chan.
Yuritan served as Sayonara Ponytail's first god, from the band's inception until June 6, 2013. Chiitan served as the second god from then on until December 26, 2016. Guest illustrators known as "Special Summons Gods" have fulfilled the role of "god" in album releases since 2017. Unlike the former gods, these guest illustrators have public web presences that exist outside of the band.
放課後黄昏交差点
さよならポニーテール Lyrics
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先週交差点ですれ違ったの
あのね あの時 声かければ
よかったなぁ でも勇気がなかったなぁ
で、あれから毎日ね
放課後黄昏交差点で
彼を待っている私って
気持ち悪い? 一途って勘違い?
写真だってずっと鞄の中に入れてたんだから
こういうのどういうの? 恋っていうの?
またね偶然会えたなら
はじめてのようにふるまってみよう
そしてあの日の私より
少しくらいきれいになった私に出逢って
ねぇ 私泣いてしまったの
彼はもういない人だったの
私が見たのは似た人かな
会いたくて見えたユメかな?
でもあきらめず何度も行ってしまうの
そしたら遠く手をふる彼が見えた気がしたの
こういうのどういうの? 未練っていうの?
またね偶然会えたなら
「繋いだ手離さない」なんて今頃
ふたり呼び合う幻を
黄昏の交差点ふりかえるたび
またね偶然会えたなら
はじめてのようにふるまってみよう
そしてあの日の私より
少しくらいきれいになった私に出逢って
The lyrics of さよならポニーテール's song 放課後黄昏交差点 (Houkago Tasogare Kousaten) tell the story of a girl who sees her ex-boyfriend at a street intersection and regrets not talking to him. Since then, every day after school, she waits for him at the same intersection, wondering if her persistence is creepy and mistaken for being one-sided. She admits to herself that no matter how much she tries to forget about him, she can't fight against the emotions that make her heart race whenever she sees him. She keeps a photo of him in her bag and questions what love really means.
The second verse reveals that the girl became emotional, thinking her ex-boyfriend was still alive and thought she saw him while waiting for him. She couldn't help but repeatedly go to the intersection, hoping to meet him, and she felt as though he was waving his hand from a distance. The song closes with the girl confessing that she still desires to be with her ex-boyfriend, imagining a scenario where they accidentally meet again and they can start over from the beginning.
Overall, the lyrics explore the bittersweet feeling of nostalgia and the struggle to move on from a past love. It highlights the common theme of missed opportunities and the question of whether it is better to take a chance or hold back.
Line by Line Meaning
ねぇ 昔の彼氏と
Hey, I saw my ex-boyfriend at the intersection last week...
先週交差点ですれ違ったの
...we passed each other by.
あのね あの時 声かければ
You know, I wish I had said something back then...
よかったなぁ でも勇気がなかったなぁ
...it would have been nice. But I didn't have the courage.
で、あれから毎日ね
And so, every day since then...
放課後黄昏交差点で
...I've been waiting for him at the intersection after school.
彼を待っている私って
Is it strange that I'm waiting for him? Am I just deluding myself?
気持ち悪い? 一途って勘違い?
...Is it some kind of obsession? Or have I just misunderstood what it means to be faithful?
でもトキメイてしまったんだ もう勝てない
But my heart skips a beat every time I see him. I can't help it anymore.
写真だってずっと鞄の中に入れてたんだから
I've kept a photo of him in my bag all this time.
こういうのどういうの? 恋っていうの?
What's going on with me? Is this love?
またね偶然会えたなら
If we ever happen to meet again,
はじめてのようにふるまってみよう
I'll try to act like it's the first time we've met.
そしてあの日の私より
And maybe, when he sees me,
少しくらいきれいになった私に出逢って
he'll think that I've become a little prettier than I was back then.
ねぇ 私泣いてしまったの
Hey, I ended up crying...
彼はもういない人だったの
...because he's not even the same person anymore.
私が見たのは似た人かな
Maybe it was just someone who looked like him.
会いたくて見えたユメかな?
Or maybe I just wanted to see him so badly that I was imagining things.
でもあきらめず何度も行ってしまうの
Still, I can't bring myself to give up. I keep going back there.
そしたら遠く手をふる彼が見えた気がしたの
And then, I thought I saw him waving to me in the distance.
こういうのどういうの? 未練っていうの?
What is this feeling? Is it regret?
「繋いだ手離さない」なんて今頃
If we had stayed together, we would have promised never to let go of each other's hands.
ふたり呼び合う幻を
And now, that's just a fleeting dream.
黄昏の交差点ふりかえるたび
Every time I look back at that intersection...
またね偶然会えたなら
If we ever happen to meet again,
はじめてのようにふるまってみよう
I'll try to act like it's the first time we've met.
そしてあの日の私より
And maybe, when he sees me,
少しくらいきれいになった私に出逢って
he'll think that I've become a little prettier than I was back then.
Writer(s): ふっくん
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