Angela Aki (アンジェラ・アキ), birth name 安芸聖世美 (Kiyomi Aki), was born on 15 Septem… Read Full Bio ↴Angela Aki (アンジェラ・アキ), birth name 安芸聖世美 (Kiyomi Aki), was born on 15 September 1977 in Itano, Tokushima Prefecture, Shikoku, Japan to a Japanese father and an Italian-American mother

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.

MUSIC
アンジェラ・アキ Lyrics

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この心の空白を埋めるために
街に出たら淋しさが増えただけ

こんな時こそ求めている
たった一人の嘘の無い人を

君はちょっとした言葉で
ちょっとした仕草で

沢山の愛を奏でる
Can you hear the music?
きっと君の側で
最後の最後まで
歌を歌っているよ

この頭に浮き上がる疑問の数を
鎮められず戸惑いが増えるだけ

こんな時こそ飛び込みたい
たった一つの落ち着ける場所へ

君はちょっとした強さで
ちょっとした気持ちで
沢山の愛を奏でる
Can you hear the music?
ずっと君の側で
最後の最後まで
確かな夢を見ているよ

会話のメロディー
キスの音楽
Can you hear the music in love?

君はちょっとした言葉で
ちょっとした仕草で
沢山の愛を奏でる
Can you hear the music?
きっと君の側で
最後の最後まで
歌を歌っているよ I hear the music
確かな夢を見ているよ

I hear the music now
I hear the music now
I hear the music now
I hear the music now

I hear the music now
I hear the music

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of アンジェラ・アキ's song MUSIC tells the story of a person who's feeling lost and confused. The singer is searching for someone who will listen to them without judgment. They wander the streets looking for answers to their empty heart but nothing seems to fill the void. The singer wants to believe in one person, a person who is truthful and can bring comfort and clarity to their life. In the chorus, the singer asks if the person they are thinking of can hear the music, a metaphor for the love and connection they seek. The song reflects on the struggles of loneliness and the human need for companionship.

The lyrics share an underlying message of hope. The singer's search leads them to believe that something better is waiting for them. They're seeking to find a safe haven, a place where they can find peace, and where they can call home. The singer realizes that it's easy to get lost in the vastness of life, and they need someone to share the journey with. The song also uses the metaphor of music to convey the emotions and connection that the singer is seeking. The music is a representation of the transformative power of love, and how it can bring people together in harmony.

Line by Line Meaning

この心の空白を埋めるために
To fill the emptiness in my heart,

街に出たら淋しさが増えただけ
going out in the city only makes me feel more lonely.

こんな時こそ求めている
Especially at times like this,

たった一人の嘘の無い人を
I am searching for that one person who never lies.

君はちょっとした言葉で
With just a few words from you,

ちょっとした仕草で
With just a simple action from you,

沢山の愛を奏でる
you can play so much love for me.

Can you hear the music?
Can you hear the music playing?

きっと君の側で
I'm sure that you're by my side,

最後の最後まで
until the very end.

歌を歌っているよ
And you're singing a song.