She is a singer-songwriter, who is completely bilingual in English and Japanese because she was raised in Japan but moved to Hawaii at the age of fifteen where she graduated from Iolani School. From there, she moved on to George Washington University where she graduated with majors in politics and music.
She originally released an indie album in the United States in 2000, called These Words, which received much critical acclaim. In 2002, she composed two tracks for Let It Fall by Dianne Eclar, a teenage pop singer from the Philippines. In 2005, in Japan, she released an indie mini-album under Virgo Music entitled One, which alerted 植松伸夫 (Nobuo Uematsu) to her music. Angela Aki is now signed under Sony Music Associated Records Inc. . In 2005 she was announced as the singer of the FINAL FANTASY XII theme song, "Kiss Me Good-Bye".
On March 9, 2007, she revealed in her official blog that she is married to a music director who has been supporting her before her debut. She also revealed that while she was in Washington D.C., she had married once before but the marriage ended in a divorce.
She is good friends with JPOP star 伊藤由奈. Both singers attended the same Japanese language school.
Angela Aki is the daughter of Kiyoshi Aki, the owner/co-founder of AEON Institute of Language Education. This is one of the "Big Four" Eikaiwa (English conversation) schools in Japan.
In May 2006, Angela signed with Tofu Records in order to release English singles and albums. Her first release with Tofu was releasing Kiss Me Good-Bye as a digital single in the USA with a slightly altered track list. Later that month she performed the FINAL FANTASY XII theme song, "Kiss Me Good-Bye" at the premiere PLAY! A Video Game Symphony concert in Chicago on May 27, 2006. With orchestral backup, she played piano and sang the English lyrics, which she had written herself. She also performed her own version of "Eyes On Me," the theme song of FINAL FANTASY VIII with only the piano and her voice.
On Aki's blog, dated March 9, 2007, she announced her marriage to Japanese music producer, Hide Sanjougi. She also mentioned that it will be the second marriage for her. Her first marriage was to engineer, producer, and artist Tony Alany who coproduced her first album in Vienna, VA.
On November 29, 2013, Aki announced on her blog that she would be taking an indefinite hiatus beginning in the fall of 2014, stopping her music activities in Japan in order to attend school in the United States and study music. The subsequent TAPESTRY OF SONGS -THE BEST OF ANGELA AKI compilation and "アンジェラ・アキ Concert Tour 2014 TAPESTRY OF SONGS -THE BEST OF ANGELA AKI" tour are her final respective events prior to this hiatus.
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見上げるたびに空は映した 遥かに遠い世界を
小さな場所を後にしてから どれくらいもう経つのだろう
Home is calling
ふるさと 心の中で今でも優しく響いてる
寂しさが染み付いた夢の無い夜には あなたを呼んでいる
野心と愛の調和がとれず 誰もが彷徨っている
飾らなかった誠実な日々 この頃何故か恋しく想う
Home is calling
ふるさと 絶えずに愛してくれた そんな人の顔を
もう一度見てみたい 郷愁にかられ あなたを呼んでいる
過去と今の間のとばりをそっと開いてみると
空の割れ目から零れる光が巡る時代を指していた
Home is calling
ふるさと 心の中で今でも優しく響くよ
留まる事を知らない希望に身を任せていても
寂しさが染み付いた夢の無い夜には あなたを呼んでいる
Home is always calling out my name
寂しさが染み付いた夢の無い夜には
あなたを呼んでいる
ふるさとを呼んでいる
The song "HOME" by Angela Aki is about a person who left their small town community and moved to the city in pursuit of their dreams. The individual feels lost and out of place in the fast-paced, ambitious city life. However, they look back on their past and remembers the simpler times and the people they left behind in their hometown. The chorus of the song emphasizes the idea of feeling called back to their hometown or "Home," which continues to resonate in their heart even after leaving. The lyrics suggest that the singer is torn between pursuing their ambition and returning to their roots.
The first verse creates an image of the singer feeling trapped by the delicacy of small town life, and the second is nostalgic, reminiscing about when the singer left their home. The chorus then emphasizes that "Home" is calling out to the singer, and they are still connected by the kind people and memories of the past. The third verse allows the singer to finally find some clarity; they can see the light that their heart's memories have created.
Overall, "HOME" is a song about the conflict between pursuing ambition and returning to the comfort of the familiar. It speaks about the power of home and the impact that one's past can have on their decisions and emotions.
Line by Line Meaning
繊細な糸で素朴な町に
In the past, I felt trapped in a simple town, like a delicate thread tying me down.
見上げるたびに空は映した
Every time I looked up, I saw the sky reflecting a distant and far-off world.
小さな場所を後にしてから
After leaving that small place, I wonder how much time has passed.
Home is calling
A feeling of longing for my hometown is calling me.
心の中で今でも優しく響いてる
Even now, within my heart, the fond memories of home resonate gently.
寂しさが染み付いた夢の無い夜には
On nights filled with loneliness and empty dreams,
あなたを呼んでいる
I call out to you.
都会の空に夢を託して
In the city, I entrust my dreams to the sky.
心を犠牲にしてる
In the process, I sacrifice a part of myself.
野心と愛の調和がとれず
Balancing my ambitions and my love for home seems impossible.
誰もが彷徨っている
Everyone seems to be wandering around searching for something.
飾らなかった誠実な日々
I miss the days where we were honest and didn't put on any pretenses.
この頃何故か恋しく想う
Lately, I've been longing for those days more than ever before.
絶えずに愛してくれた
Someone who always loved me unconditionally.
そんな人の顔をもう一度見てみたい
I want to see that person's face again.
郷愁にかられ
Feeling homesick,
あなたを呼んでいる
I call out to you.
過去と今の間のとばりをそっと開いてみると
If I gently peel away the veil between the past and present,
空の割れ目から零れる光が巡る時代を指していた
The light shining through the crack in the sky could represent the passage of time.
留まる事を知らない希望に身を任せていても
Even if I throw myself into a hope that never stays still,
寂しさが染み付いた夢の無い夜には
On nights filled with loneliness and empty dreams,
あなたを呼んでいる
I call out to you.
Home is always calling out my name
The longing for home never fades away; it's always calling for me.
ふるさとを呼んでいる
I'm calling out for my hometown.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Angela Aki
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
コタさん.
繊細な糸で素朴な町に縛り付けられてた頃
見上げるたびに空は映した 遥かに遠い世界を
小さな場所を後にしてから
どれくらいもう経つのだろう
Home is calling
ふるさと 心の中で今でも優しく響いてる
寂しさが染み付いた夢の無い夜には
あなたを呼んでいる
過去と今の間のとばりをそっと開いてみると
空の割れ目から零れる光が巡る時代を指していた
Home is calling
ふるさと 心の中で今でも優しく響くよ
留まる事を知らない希望に身を任せていても
寂しさが染み付いた夢の無い夜には
あなたを呼んでいる
Home is always calling out my name
寂しさが染み付いた夢の無い夜には
あなたを呼んでいる
ふるさとを呼んでいる
マッツ金剛
未だ聞くくらい坪田さんの歌うHOMEが好き
ThePrayer2011
坪田さんの透き通るような歌声は何度聴いても泣けてきます。
自然の風景がまたとても美しいですね。こんなPVをつくれる志布志市も素敵。
坪田さんの歌をライブで聞きたいです。
tuna''
本物の先生でしかも音楽室で歌ってくれるのが新鮮。
久保園めぐみ
何度きいても素敵な声
ですよね(*^_^*)
こん
素敵な歌声ですよね！
聴き惚れてしまいそうでした。
tyamu 。
フルで先生の歌声聴けるの嬉しいなぁ。。しかも高音質！
もふもふ
今回の歌唱王の生きてこそ
歌ってたのも声に感動しました！
みうらふうか
本当に素敵な声ですね!!
歌唱王を見ていて、勇気付けられました!!
ありがとうございます!!
これからも素敵な声を生かして頑張ってください!!
天狼
還暦過ぎの男だけどあなたの歌声 心に響く いいね！！何度も聴きたくてお気に入り登録しました
りんご娘。
先生かっこよすぎ( ´꒳` )
リアルタイムで見てましたが
感度して泣きました
歌声のままのイメージの
優しい人なんだろうなぁ。
花になれも聴きたいです！！