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.
Kiss Me Good-Bye
アンジェラ・アキ Lyrics
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The Lyrics - Japanese Version
アーティスト アンジェラ・アキ
作詞 アンジェラ・アキ
作曲 植松伸夫
あなたは迷っていても ドアは開いているよ
羽をあげるから信じて飛べばいい
Kiss me good-bye, love is memory
あなたを失っても
愛した記憶が強さに変わるから
確かな物を探して 誰もが恋するが
揺るがない愛は自分の中にある
Kiss me good-byeさようなら
新しい私に変わる
Kiss me good-bye, love is memory
新しい二人に変わるなら
Kiss me good-bye泣かない
あなたを愛せたから
あなたを愛せたから
The Lyrics - Romanized (pronouncation-style)
Artist: Angela Aki
Writer: Angela Aki
Composer: Uematsu Nobue
anata wa mayotte ite mo, DOA wa aite iru yo
futari no sekai dake de wa, mitasarenai no deshou?
hane o ageru kara shinjite tobeba ii
Kiss me good-bye, love is memory
anata o ushinatte mo
aishita kioku ga tsuyosa ni kawaru kara
tashika na mono o sagashite, dare mo ga koi suru ga
yuruganai ai wa jibun no naka ni aru
Kiss me good-bye sayounara
atarashii watashi ni kawaru
Kiss me good-bye, love is memory
atarashii futari ni kawaru nara
Kiss me good-bye nakanai
anata o aiseta kara
anata o aiseta kara
In Angela Aki's song "Kiss Me Good-Bye", the lyrics express the idea of taking a leap of faith into the future, even in the face of uncertainty and loss. The first verse implies that even though you may feel lost and uncertain, there are still opportunities and doors that remain open in front of you. However, living only in your own world may not fulfill you entirely. In the chorus, Angela sings "Kiss me good-bye, love is memory, even if I lose you, the memories of the love we shared become a strength. Search for things you can be sure of, everyone falls in love. An unshakable love is within yourself." Here, she is saying that the love shared with someone may be gone, but the memories of that love can help you move forward and find strength.
The second verse discusses the idea of starting anew and changing into a new version of yourself. Angela sings "Kiss me good-bye, if it means changing into someone new, if it means transforming into a new version of ourselves." She goes on to say that she won't cry because she was able to love that person, and that they became a part of who she is. The overall message of the song is to embrace the future with open arms, knowing that even if we lose something or someone we love, the memories and the strength we attain from those memories can help guide us forward in life.
Line by Line Meaning
あなたは迷っていても ドアは開いているよ
Even if you are lost, the door is still open for you
二人の世界だけでは 満たされないのでしょう?
Isn't it true that two people alone cannot feel fully satisfied?
羽をあげるから信じて飛べばいい
If you believe and spread your wings, you can fly
Kiss me good-bye, love is memory
Kiss me goodbye, because love creates memories
あなたを失っても 愛した記憶が強さに変わるから
Even if you lose someone, the memories of love make you stronger
確かな物を探して 誰もが恋するが
Everyone searches for something certain, something that they can love
揺るがない愛は自分の中にある
Unshakeable love is inside oneself
Kiss me good-byeさようなら
Kiss me goodbye, farewell
新しい私に変わる Kiss me good-bye, love is memory
If we both change and become new, kiss me goodbye and cherish the memories of our love
新しい二人に変わるなら Kiss me good-bye泣かない
If we become new people together, kiss me goodbye and don't cry
あなたを愛せたから あなたを愛せたから
Because I was able to love you, because I was able to love you
Contributed by Isaiah A. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@a879708
You say my love is all you need to see you through
你說我的愛是你看穿一切的所需
But I know these words are not quite true
但我知道這些不是真心話
Here is the path you're looking for, an open door
這條是你尋覓的道路,一道開啟的門扉
Leading the worlds you long to explore
帶領你到你一直盼望去發掘的世界
Go, if you must move on alone
去吧,如果你必須獨自前進
I'm gonna make it on my own
我自己一人也能過得好好的
Kiss me good-bye, love's memory
與我吻別 愛的回憶
Follow your heart and find your destiny
順從你的心去尋找你的宿命
Don't shed a tear for love's mortality
我不會因為愛情終將死去而落淚
For you put the dream in my reality
因為是你將夢想帶入我的現實
As time goes by, I know you'll see this of me
隨著時間流逝,我知道你會看見我的用心
I loved enough to let you go free
因如此深愛你所以讓你自由
Go, I will give you wings to fly,
去吧,我會給你飛翔的翅膀
Cast all your fears into the sky
將你的恐懼都拋到藍天之外
Kiss me good-bye, love's mystery
與我吻別 愛已是個謎
All of my life, I'll hold you close to me
我將一生緊緊擁抱住你
Don't shed a tear for love's mortality
我不會因為愛情終將死去而落淚
For you put the dream in my reality
因為是你將夢想帶入我的現實
Kiss me good-bye, love's memory
與我吻別 愛已是回憶
You put the dream in my reality
因為是你將夢想帶入我的現實
@code-Veronica
改めて作品の映像と一緒に聴くと、本当に涙が出る。
ラスラがどれ程アーシェを愛していたか、又愛する人を遺して逝ってしまうことが、どれ程無念だったか、この歌に全てが散りばめられてる。
やっぱり俺はファイナルファンタジーが大好きだ。
@user-ih4ic6wi8w
命の尊さと様々な愛の形を表現した素晴らしい作品。
どのキャラクターにも背景があり共感できるところがあり、深く、そして美しい世界観だった…
@user-ky7te3ni3y
12は批判など多いですが自分は凄く好きです。
好きすぎて攻略なしでエスクカリバー取ったもん
自力で頑張った、あの感動は忘れない。
@user-wq8yw7qr8b
こんな綺麗な曲(歌)なかなか無い。こんな美しい曲に出会えてよかった。アンジェラ・アキ留学行ってからあんまり聴かなくなっちゃったけど思い出した最近この名曲。やっぱり良い。
@user-ph5ex6bq3m
スープトマト もう帰ってきて半年以上たつよ🙆
@user-wq8yw7qr8b
そーなんだ、勉強不足でした新曲出たら聴きたいす(^^♪
@user-ph8fx3ox7j
アンジェラ・アキが歌ってるから自分も勘違いしてたんだけど
作曲は植松さんなんだよね。。。
天才としか言いようがない。
@penikuriNH
聞くたびに号泣します。
曲も歌詞も本当に素晴らしい。
FFで一番の主題歌。
@neneco.
誰が訳すかで
こんなにも変わるんだ。
私はこの訳を見て、
すごく胸をうたれました。
私はこの訳が好きだな。
ラスラ…
@Code-iv9vd
クリアしてこの歌きいてFF12やって良かったな
良い物語だったなと思った