Sowelu
Sowelu, born Aki Harada (原田亜希, Harada Aki), is a J-pop singer. She was born… Read Full Bio ↴Sowelu, born Aki Harada (原田亜希, Harada Aki), is a J-pop singer. She was born on November 6, 1982 in Tokyo to a Japanese father and a half-Irish half-Japanese mother. Her career started in 2002 with the release of her first single Beautiful Dreamer, a soft love ballad which did very well in the charts, and was later featured on the Relaxin’ with Japanese Lovers compilation album. Her first single was modestly successful, and it wasn't until the release of her album Geofu in the summer of 2003 that she gained recognition. Geofu did exceptionally well in the charts, scoring a number 4 position with more than 300,000 copies sold. Her first single after Geofu, "Rainbow" was used as the theme song for the Japanese drama Netsuretsuteki Chukahanten, and the other A-side song on that single, "breath ~Omoi no Youryou~" was used for the national promotion campaign of JFN Radio. She performs under Sony Music Japan's DEFStar records label.
Her next big single "Glisten" was used in a make-up commercial for Menard products, and did fairly well in the Japanese market. With this success, she gained even more popularity, and was asked to sing the end theme for the popular TBS animated series Fullmetal Alchemist, entitled "I Will", giving her an easy in with American fans. Because of "'I Will"', the two other songs included with her "I Will" single, "Candy Rain" and "Pearl Color ni Yurete", became popular among American fans. In 2005, her song "Candy Rain" was featured on the Soul Tree: a Musical Tribute to Toshinobu Kubota album and "Pearlcolor ni Yurete" was on the Momoe Yamaguchi tribute album Thank You For.... Likewise, her third single "Fortune" was selected for the American J-Pop compilation album Neo Soul, and "Across my Heart" from the Geofu album was added to the "Smooth Listening Compilation" album.
In November 2004, Sowelu released her 8th single, "Last Forever", which became the TV insert song for the new drama There goes Nurse-man, and her cover of "The Rose" was featured on a Nescafe commercial. Then finally, after one and a half years of waiting, Sowelu released her second album Sweet Bridge on January 7, 2005.
In 2005, Sowelu contributed to m-flo's album BEAT SPACE NINE on the track "So Exclusive", and again on their album DOPE SPACE NINE in the same song, remixed by Korean fusion band, Clazziquai.
In the music video for the song "to YOU" several photographs of her family and her childhood are intercut with scenes of her singing in a wide room with large glass windows. According to her website, the video location is a church about one hour away from Tokyo by car. At the end of the PV, the family members in the photos make an appearance together with Sowelu, including her grandmother, her mother and even Sowelu's pet chihuahua.
Her latest album "２４－ｔｗｅｎｔｙ ｆｏｕｒ－" was released on July 12, 2006. It debuted at #3, her highest ranking yet. The album remained at the #3 spot for two weeks on the Weekly Oricon Album Charts. One of the album's songs entitled "守るべきもの", is used as the ending of the 9th Pokemon movie Pokémon Ranger and the Prince of the Sea: Manaphy.
On December 12, 2007 Sowelu released her latest single "光". The single had moderate success and reached #28 on the Oricon Weekly Charts. More recently Sowelu will participate in the 2008 Nike ad campaign, "MY MUSIC,MY FORCE"; along with Perfume, Home Made Kazoku, Tohoshinki, Shota Moriyama and Shoko Nakagawa.
Her next big single "Glisten" was used in a make-up commercial for Menard products, and did fairly well in the Japanese market. With this success, she gained even more popularity, and was asked to sing the end theme for the popular TBS animated series Fullmetal Alchemist, entitled "I Will", giving her an easy in with American fans. Because of "'I Will"', the two other songs included with her "I Will" single, "Candy Rain" and "Pearl Color ni Yurete", became popular among American fans. In 2005, her song "Candy Rain" was featured on the Soul Tree: a Musical Tribute to Toshinobu Kubota album and "Pearlcolor ni Yurete" was on the Momoe Yamaguchi tribute album Thank You For.... Likewise, her third single "Fortune" was selected for the American J-Pop compilation album Neo Soul, and "Across my Heart" from the Geofu album was added to the "Smooth Listening Compilation" album.
In November 2004, Sowelu released her 8th single, "Last Forever", which became the TV insert song for the new drama There goes Nurse-man, and her cover of "The Rose" was featured on a Nescafe commercial. Then finally, after one and a half years of waiting, Sowelu released her second album Sweet Bridge on January 7, 2005.
In 2005, Sowelu contributed to m-flo's album BEAT SPACE NINE on the track "So Exclusive", and again on their album DOPE SPACE NINE in the same song, remixed by Korean fusion band, Clazziquai.
In the music video for the song "to YOU" several photographs of her family and her childhood are intercut with scenes of her singing in a wide room with large glass windows. According to her website, the video location is a church about one hour away from Tokyo by car. At the end of the PV, the family members in the photos make an appearance together with Sowelu, including her grandmother, her mother and even Sowelu's pet chihuahua.
Her latest album "２４－ｔｗｅｎｔｙ ｆｏｕｒ－" was released on July 12, 2006. It debuted at #3, her highest ranking yet. The album remained at the #3 spot for two weeks on the Weekly Oricon Album Charts. One of the album's songs entitled "守るべきもの", is used as the ending of the 9th Pokemon movie Pokémon Ranger and the Prince of the Sea: Manaphy.
On December 12, 2007 Sowelu released her latest single "光". The single had moderate success and reached #28 on the Oricon Weekly Charts. More recently Sowelu will participate in the 2008 Nike ad campaign, "MY MUSIC,MY FORCE"; along with Perfume, Home Made Kazoku, Tohoshinki, Shota Moriyama and Shoko Nakagawa.
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Sowelu Lyrics
across my heart 想いの粒が今心にはじけ 身体に満ちてゆく光のように あなたが何処にいるかさえ分かる 結ばれた光の片端辿ればいい I ha…
AFTER ALL Narenai SUUTSU SHIWA mo tsukezu ni sesuji wo nobashita mama …
Akatsuki ni omou feat. Sowelu Baby, There's no need to cry Kiss your tears goodbye Don't l…
beautiful dreamer 朝がくれば覚めてしまう夢なら 夜になればまた 忘れてしまうでしょう 昨日 部屋で微笑んでたあなたの 香り 体温 いま私に…
Better days Suki na dake music-holic Shunkan ni groovy Nari hibiku oto…
breath 奇跡を信じる 人は弱虫種類に分けて 不安な形をそう言うなら 地球は悲しい 深く沈む孤独な夜を 色のついた世界に戻そう 永…
call my name どうしてだろう 名前呼ぶだけで ふたりの距離がふいに近くなる 頬に sunset 傾く夕日が 乾いた砂浜と心を濡らしてく…
Can't take my eyes off of you You're just too good to be true I can't take my…
Candy Rain Tomara nai omoi ga yoru wo tomeru Kikoe nai nanimo anata…
CC 123 乾かない kiss Talk to me about your love ABC 囁く予感 give…
cloudy Awaku nijinda konna sora moyou ni wa Mune wo nami utsu…
Crazy for you Junjou ja nai mitai Ame nochi kaminari no mainichi Anshin to…
cry Cry sora ni mai chiru hana Miageta manatsu no yoru Ano hi…
DANCE Everybody making love bara no GURA tto kuru yo na kaori…
Dear friend Aijou de daijoubu Yuruga nai kare to nara I job na genjou …
Do You Remember That ? Baby, you know how much I love you Itsumademo Sukoshi mo kaw…
Endless Summer Tシャツを脱ぎ捨て 身軽になって 心も身体も季節に染まれ アスファルトにヒール転がして (Ride on the bea…
Finally Nantonaku hitori Haya ashi de aruite ita Shuumatsu no mach…
Flyer Kirakira yureru nami wo koete Mae wo muite susumu dake Rinka…
Fortune Ushiro sugata shika misenai watashi wo Anata wa dou kanjiter…
Get Over Say Say Say Oh Oh Oh Oh... Mata ne, to ii…
Glisten Waterfall Kikoeru kanata ni Hitori omoide tadoreba Oh …
He is not for me I don't want Cuz, I don't want Kare ga mitsumeteru Chik…
I Wanna Know I wanna know wanna know 好きという気持ちあふれ出す I wanna know wanna kno…
I want U to... feat. WISE "I love U so" 言葉では 伝えきれない この想いは So sweet 遥か超えて It's so real…
I Will 溢れ出す涙なら 今は止めなくていい 悲しみの最後には 光が差し込むはず そう 同じ気持ち 信じてた 消去したメモリー …
I wonder Good Morning My Day ... 君からだと わかるメロディ ありふれた メッセージでも嬉しい ふたりの距…
Joy Ame agari sora wo mita hitori demo aruiteta Tooku te mo…
kimi no kehai Donna amai RABUSONGU mo Kimi no kehai ni wa kanawa nai Egao…
Last Forever Dare yori mo hayaku yoru wo yobu matataku hoshi Hana yaita…
Let ME Lead U Hey 眠たそうなeyes for real? 「しないつもり?」 Let me Wake U 誘うよう…
Let's go faraway Let's go faraway くちびるがきらめく いくつものキスをしよう Let's go faraway 心まで花…
Lie Who? この女 にやけたface よぎる あの夜が Boy これ以上 言い訳は I don't wanna here …
love for two I can't stop baby. I'm feeling your love. My love is…
LOVE IS STRONGER THAN PRIDE I won't pretend that I intend to stop living I won't…
Lovin’ you Why, why, why aren't you missing me Why, why, why don't…
MOON ON THE WATER Full moon sways Gently in the night of one fine day On…
Morning Train I wake up every morning I stumble out of bed Stretching and…
my dear In my mind 消えない candles 語り切れない憶い抱いて In the flame 溢れる愛 記憶のなかで…
NEVER feat. VERBAL キスの行方もわからずに二人は あてもない恋に溺れてるだけ 曖昧なままの関係は耐えれない こんなに好きでも叶わないんだね …
No Limit I will change my life, Tatta ima kara change my…
No Limit feat. P-CHO from DOBE I will change my life, Tatta ima kara change my…
One more kiss Oh, I can't stop fallin' in your kiss Oh, shatter me with…
Part of me ずっと離さないでと 告げた この浜辺 私だけを残して 小波の音も消えた 二人まだ繋がっているかな いつまでも 忘れない …
Pearlcolor ni Yurete Machi wa koisuru mono tachi no minato Ochiba wa hiki shio…
Piano Man It's nine o'clock on a Saturday The regular crowd shuffles i…
Play That Funky Music Once I was a boogie singer Playin' in a rock and…
Pride Mezame hajimeta machi wo nukete Itsumono you ni kizuna tashi…
Rainbow When the sky is turning hazy blue And the lasting rains look…
secret candle light Nani mo kikazu ni wakatta to tsugeta Futari no last show…
shine Hello good day 空を見上げた 呼びかける君からの mobile Hello good day 虹をみつけた…
Shower Dakishimeru tabi ni hitori ni sasenai de... Dakishimeru tabi…
smile again Lie uso mitai Love yureteta Try daiji na kimi to nara Slow n…
The Rose Some say love, it is a river That drowns the tender…
Time After Time Lying in my bed I hear the clock tick And think…
to YOU You find me I found you you are the only…
tomorrow Denwa no BERU ni obieteru itsumo Shizuka ni omoku noshikakar…
Uh Kurayami, fukai nami zecchou umu Give me some more beat Tama…
Wish 世界中いくつの 愛の形あるんだろう 一人一人 違うものを 抱えながら生きてる 家族や友達や 同じゴール見る仲間 みんなが…
without you Watashi no mai kara hanarete Mou ichinen ga tatsu keredo Ima…
WOMAN つわものどもが夢のあとだね 静かな波が打ち寄せてる 月の光を瞼に受けて とてもきれいな気持ちになる あの日あなたと踊った…
You are my everything 静かな月の光 あなたのぬくもりに寄り添う 重なる思い揺らし 言葉にできない愛が溢れ出す You are my every…
ここもそこも･･･ duet with KG じゃれ合いながら (look close to you baby) ふと見つめる ピアスの跡 (I kiss on it…
こぼれそうな唇 feat. Mummy-D カーステレオから Sad love song 途切れゆく会話 こぼれそうなMy love for you 伝わらぬように…
マンネリズム feat. RYO-Z もっと君に ドキドキしたいの 甘い存在で いさせてよ 休みの日には kissで起きて 夜までずっと いちゃいちゃしてよう…
光 何かイヤな事 あるたびに 「自分なんか...」と嘆いてた 「大丈夫だよ」って抱きしめ 信じてくれた I see you …
君のいない世界 眠れない夜 探す君の温もり 携帯鳴るたびに まだどこか期待してる なんて伝えたら その心揺らせるの? どんなに強がっても…
守るべきもの そしていつも あきらめてた 約束も 果たせなくて かくれてた 闇の中で 君が 遠くなる このままじゃ まだ 終われない …
年下の君に duet with 三浦大知 オトナぶってるうちに 冷めてたMy恋愛観 Your熱いコトバが 私のココロ溶かしてく 一目見た瞬間に 俺のモノ にしたく…
幸せのちから この世に生まれてきた 幸せになるために なのに何故? 思うように 人は生きれないの? いつの間にかなくした 生きるための…
誰より好きなのに 「君には何でも話せるよ」と 笑う顔が淋しかった あの夜 重ねたくちびるさえ 忘れようとしてるみたい もう一度であった頃に…