The band formed in 2014 when vocalist-guitarist Honoka Takahashi met drummer Yukiyama while in high school. The girls performed at small shows and festivals at the time before gaining a small following after winning second place for their music at the 2015 Mikakunin Festival competition for teen rock bands. They competed against more than 3,000 other bands for this award, and had their music judged by a panel that included notable musicians Junji Ishiwatari from Supercar and Toru Hidaka from BEAT CRUSADERS. Bassist Umi, who played supporting bass since 2017, officially joined the band in 2018.
Regal Lily quickly gained fame with their unique sound and shy stage presence. They performed at SXSW in 2019 for the official Japan Nite showcase, attracting many international fans. They have continued gaining fame since then, with some of their songs appearing in Japanese media. Their single "ハナヒカリ" ("Hanahikari") was featured in the "Flowers of Evil" (orig. 惡の華/Aku no Hana) live-action movie, released in 2019. The music video for their February 2020 song "ハンシー" ("Hansie") featured up-and-coming actress Sakurako Konishi, and was chosen as a commercial jingle for the Bank of Iwate on April 2020.
Band Members
Vocalist/Guitarist - Honoka Takahashi, born December 10, 1997Drummer - Yukiyama, born October 24, 1997Bassist - Umi, born July 2, 1998Former bassist - Haruka Shiraishi played as bassist for Regal Lily since 2014, but had to leave the band due to health issues; in 2018 she joined the band メレ (Mele)
Social Media:
Official Band Site (JP): http://www.office-augusta.com/regallily
Official Band Instagram
Official Twitter
Honoka's Twitter
Umi's Twitter
Yukiyama's Twitter
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好きでよかった。
リーガルリリー Lyrics
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街の景色を言葉で殺さないで
大好きな君への想いは溢れ飛んで
(ちゃんとこっちみて話してよ
心をみてもいいかな?)
昨日の続き 出切るくらいならさ
きみの曲を作ろう
きみのことを歌えば
明日好きな人を歌っても
ずっときみを忘れないよ
戻らないよ きみと出逢った曲も愛したその声も
戻らないよ 声が宙に舞い高く消えぼくのもとへ届かないから
掘り進めて見えた
きみの本当のダイヤモンド
ちゃんとぼくはここで見ていたよ
言い訳はできないよね
届かないよ 悪夢じみた言葉も空の笑顔さえ
忘れないよ ぼくたちの進む道は孤独だって笑えるかな
The lyrics to リーガルリリー's song 好きでよかった。 talks about the intense feelings one has towards their loved one. The singer encourages the recipient of the message to not kill the beauty of the city's scenery with words and suggests that their love for them is overflowing and is worth sharing. The singer asks if they can look into their heart and continues to express their deep feelings by stating that they would always love the recipient's words, even if they were unfinished. The singer then suggests that they will create a song for the recipient and that even if they were to sing about someone else they loved tomorrow, they would never forget about the recipient.
In the second verse, the singer expresses the realization that the music they made with the recipient and the voice they loved will never return. However, the singer affirms that they witnessed the recipient's true diamond and they cannot make any excuses about it. The singer acknowledges the complexity of the path they are on by saying that they will not forget the nightmare-like words or the fake smile but they will try to laugh it off since their journey is a lonely one.
Line by Line Meaning
書きかけの手紙に名前を書いてもさ
Even if I write your name in an unfinished letter,
街の景色を言葉で殺さないで
I won't kill the city view with words,
大好きな君への想いは溢れ飛んで
My feelings for you, who I love so much, overflow and fly away,
(ちゃんとこっちみて話してよ
(But hey, look straight at me and talk to me,
心をみてもいいかな?)
Can I look into your heart too?)
昨日の続き 出切るくらいならさ
If going on about yesterday will get it out of my system,
きみの言葉がきっとずっと好きだろう
I'm sure I'll always love your words,
きみの曲を作ろう
Let's make a song of you,
きみのことを歌えば
If I sing about you,
明日好きな人を歌っても
Even if I sing about the person I'll love tomorrow,
ずっときみを忘れないよ
I'll never forget you,
戻らないよ きみと出逢った曲も愛したその声も
They won't come back, the song we met to and the voice we loved,
戻らないよ 声が宙に舞い高く消えぼくのもとへ届かないから
They won't come back, the voice flies high and disappears, out of my reach,
掘り進めて見えた
I dug deeper and saw
きみの本当のダイヤモンド
Your true diamond,
ちゃんとぼくはここで見ていたよ
And I was looking at it right here,
言い訳はできないよね
I can't make excuses, can I?
届かないよ 悪夢じみた言葉も空の笑顔さえ
They won't reach you, not even the nightmare-ish words or smiling faces in the sky,
忘れないよ ぼくたちの進む道は孤独だって笑えるかな
But I won't forget, can we laugh about how lonely the path we walk together is?
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Honoka Takahashi
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