Kawaikute Gomen

The second version featuring Saori Hayami, the voice of Chizuru Nakamura in the anime series, was released as a digital single on November 21.

Chizuru Nakamura (中村 千鶴, Nakamura Chizuru), also known by her persona Chuu-tan (ちゅーたん), is a character voiced by Saori Hayami that appeared in the anime series Heroines Run the Show, which premiered in April 2022 as part of the Kokuhaku Jikkō Iinkai: Ren'ai Series multimedia project of the musical group HoneyWorks.

[1][2] In July 2022, HoneyWorks announced that they would release the doujin album Kokuhaku Jikkō Iinkai Flying Songs: Koishiteru at Comiket 100 on August 13.

"[7] On November 21, 2022, HoneyWorks released "Kawaikute Gomen" as a digital single with vocals from Hayami as the character Chizuru Nakamura for her debut in the series.

[8] It was included in HoneyWorks' sixth album Nee, Suki tte Itai yo: Kokuhaku Jikkō Iinkai Character Song Collection released on March 15, 2023.

[22] Capi's version was nominated for "Independent Artist Awards" by TuneCore Japan in the category of "Top UGC Music for 2022".

The idol group Takane no Nadeshiko [ja], whose music is produced by HoneyWorks, released an official cover of the song in 2022.

[31][32] The song was also covered for the video games World Dai Star: Yume no Stellarium,[33] BanG Dream!

[38] In December 2023, Hayami's version was featured in the Sega arcade game Chunithm Luminous as a playable song.