I'm listening to my favorite band in high school, ZONE. They disbanded in 05', but I started listening to them in 07' because I finally found the song Sotsugyou on youtube, my first JPOP song in 04' that I have been looking all those years until I found it that year in 07'.
I haven't been keeping up with them. I know Maiko is in MARIA, Takayo and Miyu are going solo... last song I heard from Miyu is ROSE, and last album I heard from Takayo was her Best Friends album. Mizuho was pouring drinks at a restaurant place thing, and there wasn't any news on Tomoka... that was a little more than a year ago.
Miyu sang R&B for a bit too. I actually LOVE Japanese R&B and Hip Hop... I wonder why it isn't as popular as the other Jpop songs in the US. I need translations! I'm guessing its because most of the Jpop songs that people here in the US listen to are from artists that sang a theme song or something for an anime. Most animes don't start off or end with an R&B or Hip Hop song.
Just a few minutes ago, I thought of why I loved ZONE so much back then... and I know why...
They mended my first broken heart with tape. The tape lost its stickiness and fell out, so I'm listening to them again.
And also, Tomoka was too cute!
(Translated by Vllasko.com's Adrian Nomura)
AKASHI- My Testimony
naze boku wa koko ni iru no ka? doshaburi no ame no naka de
why am I here? in this pouring rain
ashita no tame ni boku wa iru no ka? nani ga dekiru no ka?
do I exist for the sake of tomorrow? what is there that I can do?
dareka oshiete, dareka kizuite, dareka boku ni sono kotae wo
someone tell me, someone notice me, someone answer me
hito no uzu mayoikonde miageta biru no hazama de
lost my way in the swirl of people in the valley of buildings, looking up
chiisaku mieta chigireta sora ni nomi komaresou de
I seemed so small; nearly swallowed up by the tattered sky
dareka oshiete, dareka kizuite, dareka boku ni sono kotae wo
someone tell me, someone notice me, someone answer me
ima boku ga ikiru jibun no ibasho sagashi motomete sakenderu
at this moment, I'm living screaming, as I search for the place I belong
mayoi tsukaretemo sakebi tsukaretemo mou nigetaku wa nai yo...
should I tire of wandering, tire of screaming I don't ever want to run away any more
nani mo nai kono heya no sumi uzukumari tsukarehatete
in the corner of this empty room huddled in exhaustion
nemuru koto sae obiete ita kizutsuita boku ni...
too afraid to even sleep noticeable were my wounds
dareka oshiete, dareka kizuite, dareka boku ni sono kotae wo
someone tell me, someone notice me, someone answer me
ima boku ga ikiru jibun no ibasho sagashi motomete sakenderu
I'm living in this moment screaming, as I search for a place I belong
mayoi tsukaretemo sakebi tsukaretemo mou nigetaku wa nai yo...
should I tire of wandering, tire of screaming I don't ever want to run away any more
moshi boku ga shinde namida wo nagasu hito ga iru nara...
if I were to die, would people shed a tear for me...
namida ga hidari no kodou wo yurasu furueagaru akashi wo
The tears cause my heartbeat to tremble trembling uncontrollably, my testimony
boku wa koko ni iru ima ikite iru sakebi tsuzukete susumu...
I'm here, living in the moment and continue to go on screaming
EGAO BIYORI- DAYS OF SMILING FACES (their last song, such an appropriate video too... and lyrics!)
kokoro saku konnanimo akaruku kimi wo kanjiru kara
feeling that much brightness in you makes my heart blossom
donna tooku hanaretatte kono omoi wa tsunagatte irunda
no matter what kind of distance separates us, we'll be connected by this feeling
toritomemo naku hibi sugiteku keredo (sugiteiku keredo)
although the days just sort of pass on by...
kimi ga iru rarara(lalala) hanauta majiride (hanauta majiride)
you are here and I was humming "lalala" unconcernedly
tatoebane shuumatsu yakusoku shitara
if, for example, we'd make a weekend promise,
wasure chauyo namida no hibimo
I would forget even the tearful days
iroirona kotomo kini shiteshimau
I can't help getting concerned about a variety of things
demone sonna jibun ga aiishiyo
but, you know, I like that about myself
urara kana kyoumo todoiteiruyo kimi ga hanatsu hikari
your radiant light has delivered today as well
saki hajimeta hana nigiyakana machi nimo
like a flower about to bloom in a bustling town
arigatou konna nimo akaruku kimi wo kanjiru kara
thank you; for I feel that sort of vibrance about you
donna tooku hanare tatte kono omoi wa tsunagatte irunda itsumademo
no matter what kind of distance separates us, we'll be connected by this feeling
hayaoki ga nigate na itsumo no asamo (itsumo no asamo)
even though I'm not good at waking up early
iroaseta saenai itsumono machimo (itsumo no machimo)
and even though this town is usually drab
sawagashii hito gomisuri nukete ikou
let's navigate through the crowd of noisy people
kokoro odoru nani kara hanasou
my heart is racing. what should I talk about first?
demo donna tokimo ki wo nukanaide
but I shouldn't lose focus at any time
doki doki surukedo kimochi osaete
although my heart is beating rapidly in excitement, I need to control my feelings
kokoro saku kimi no iru basho made kono hikari todokete
to deliver this light to the place where you are
naze ka akashingou wa itsumoyori nagakute
somehow the red traffic light is longer than normal
hashiri dashi sou ni sawagu kokoro afuresou ni naruyo
and my racing heart feels as if it is about to overflow
ashibumi shite ao ni kawaru sono shunkan wo kokoro no nakade kazoeteru
the stomping of my feet seems as if it causes the light to change green; for I am counting those moments in my heart
arigatou nakitai yoru datte hitomi tojite mireba
thank you; for on those nights that I felt like I wanted to cry, If I try to close my eyes
azayaka ni utsuru orenji no yokogao
your side profile is vividly projected in orange
urara kana kyoumo todoiteiruyo kimi ga hanatsu hikari
your radiant light has delivered today as well
saki hajimeta hana nigiyakana machi nimo
like a flower about to bloom in a bustling town
arigatou konna nimo akaruku kimi wo kanjiru kara
thank you; for I feel that sort of vibrance about you
donna tooku hanare tatte kono omoi wa tsunagatte irunda
no matter what kind of distance separates us, we'll be connected by this feeling
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EDIT: JUST FOUND OUT THAT TOMOKA IS BACK IN THE MUSIC BIZ <3
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