She started playing guitar in third grade of junior high school after not having success in learning the piano. The idea to play the guitar came because she was a fan of Chatmonchy. She played at home but hated practising and studying. According to her she was really bad at guitar, just playing G and C all the time. The band she liked the most was Happy End, but she also liked Tama, Ko Machida and INU, Masamune Kusano (Spitz), POLYSICS, Tokyo Karankoron, Kegawa No Maries, SEBASTIAN X, Siamese Cats and Jun Togawa. In her high-school years she had been in a band for a short while, and mostly she frequented a lot of live houses in the Shinjuku and Shimokitazawa area since her second year. She started writing songs around third year highschool but without showing it to anyone.
In 2012 while she was a second-year student at Wako University after a period of writing less she went back to singing and making music again because "all of her friends seemed to be making music at the time" but she continued to keep it for herself. It was until one of her friends, Natsuya Hamano, -who would be become her guitarist next- eventually heard some songs and showed it to his father, Yasumasa Hamano, who was a music engineer. He proposed her to record -he would become the drummer and music engineer- and that's how the the self-released mini-album 印税生活 came to be. It was an album released before doing any lives.
For the first formation, they called themselves カネコアヤノと印税生活 (Kaneko Ayano & Royalties Life) which is how the name for the mini-album came to be.
Next she would be contacted by a manager from Kitty Entertainment, after hearing the song はっぴいえんどを聴かせておくれよ(仮). This was the manager for the band Scandal, which is how she got to open for them in their Zepp-Tokyo Tour that same year.
In 2013 Takuma Motomura joined as a bassist.
In 2014 she released "来世はアイドル". Kaneko was a fan of the idol group Hello!Project at the time but she recognised she was too old to be one of them. Apart from them, Kaneko especially liked the 70's idol-group Candies, Pink Lady and the 70's idol Asaoka Megumi. She explains the song S・O・S by Pink Lady was used by an animation she watched when she was little. In her teens she remembered it and searched the original and that's how she got hooked up with this music.
In 2015 with the same backing band she released a new album 恋する惑星
In 2016, she cancelled her contract with Kitty Entertainment and self-released the mini-album, "hug". After this she got contracted to "we are" with a new manager. Hirotoshi Hayashi became the new guitarist. Later that year she released the EP さよーならあなた
In April 2017, she released an EP ひかれあい and later that year she released the album 群れたち
2018 saw Bob as the new drummer, and later the release of the album 祝祭 ひとりでに. Yasumasa Hamano continued as a recording engineer. The end of 2018 saw her changing record label, now 1994.
In late 2019 she released the album 燦々
In 2021 she released the album よすが
予感
カネコアヤノ Lyrics
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君といるこの日々は可愛くない顔で
写真に映るのも良いと知った
天使を抱えてる
恨みと引き換えに
天使を抱えてる
独り 暗い部屋
歪んだ空気 私たちの視線は両者 ah
君は 君だけはいつでも笑っていいんだよ
消えない傷を守る ふたりの涙
空が落ちる夜
羽はないよ
高すぎるところへは行ってはいけないから
息を吐いた 朝焼けが綺麗で
部屋は染まる この場所で yeah
天使を抱えてる
恨みと引き換えに
天使を抱えてる
独り 暗い部屋
怖い夢から逃げて この歌と
The opening lines "予感はいつも通り過ぎてゆく 風の中" speak to the fleeting nature of intuition passing through the wind. It sets the tone for a contemplative journey where the singer reflects on the days spent with someone dear, even though those days may not always appear beautiful at face value. The mention of realizing the beauty of being captured in a photograph hints at a deeper understanding and appreciation for the moments shared with this person, despite any imperfections.
The imagery of holding an angel while trading resentment alludes to a sense of sacrifice and inner turmoil. The act of harboring an angel can be seen as a burden carried in exchange for negative feelings. The repetition of this sentiment emphasizes a sense of isolation and darkness, perhaps symbolizing internal struggles and the need for solace. Escaping scary dreams with the help of the song could represent finding comfort and refuge in music, using it as a means to cope with fear and anxiety.
The reference to a distorted atmosphere and intertwined gazes suggests a complex relationship dynamic. The reassurance that the other person has the permission to smile at any time, regardless of the lingering wounds and shared tears, highlights the resilience and support within the relationship. The image of the night where the sky falls further conveys a sense of impending darkness or turmoil lurking in the background, adding a layer of uncertainty and foreboding to the narrative.
The metaphor of not having wings and the caution against venturing too high implies a sense of limitation and the need to stay grounded. The beauty of the morning sun illuminating the room after exhaling breath symbolizes a sense of renewal and appreciation for the present moment. The closing lines reiterate the burden of holding onto an angel in solitude within a dark room, evoking a sense of vulnerability and the ongoing struggle to escape from frightening dreams with the help of this very song. Overall, the lyrics of "予感" by カネコアヤノ paint a poignant picture of introspection, sacrifice, resilience, and the intertwined emotions within a complicated relationship.
Line by Line Meaning
予感はいつも通り過ぎてゆく 風の中 ah
Intuitions always pass by in the wind as usual
君といるこの日々は可愛くない顔で 写真に映るのも良いと知った
I realized that even my unattractive days with you look good in photos
天使を抱えてる 恨みと引き換えに
Holding onto an angel in exchange for resentment
天使を抱えてる 独り 暗い部屋 怖い夢から逃げて この歌と
Embracing an angel alone in a dark room, escaping from scary dreams with this song
歪んだ空気 私たちの視線は両者 ah
Distorted air, our gazes collide
君は 君だけはいつでも笑っていいんだよ 消えない傷を守る ふたりの涙
You, only you, can always smile, protecting the wounds and tears that never fade
空が落ちる夜
The night when the sky falls
羽はないよ 高すぎるところへは行ってはいけないから
I have no wings, you must not go to places too high
息を吐いた 朝焼けが綺麗で 部屋は染まる この場所で yeah
As I breathed out, the beautiful morning glow filled the room in this place, yeah
天使を抱えてる 恨みと引き換えに 天使を抱えてる 独り 暗い部屋 怖い夢から逃げて この歌と
Holding onto an angel in exchange for resentment, embracing an angel alone in a dark room, escaping from scary dreams with this song
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Written by: Ayano Kaneko
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