Nakanomori Band consists of five members, though focuses heavily on (and is… Read Full Bio ↴Nakanomori Band consists of five members, though focuses heavily on (and is named after) the main guitarist and vocalist Nakanomori Ayako. She was originally awarded the runner up prize for the Starlight Auditions in 2000 out of 1,000 entrants (The winner of this competition was the vocalist for the popular band w-inds., Tachibana Keita.)

The band's first two singles, Raspberry Pie and Whatever (used as the opening act for Odaiba Gakuen's Culture Festival on April 29, 2005), both charted around the #37 position on Oricon charts. However, in October of 2005 there was a member line-up change as the second guitarist Tomoe decided that she would leave the band so she could focus on entering university.

This was followed up a month later with the band releasing their more successful single Oh My Darlin' (it reached #22 on the charts), then two months later releasing their similarly titled debut album, OH MY DARLIN' ~Girls having Fun~. Suprisingly, despite the low sales for the band's singles, the album reached a position of #9 on Oricon charts.

風になりたい
中ノ森BAND Lyrics

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白い雨が街中濡して
もうすぐ朝です少し寒い
長い髪を伝わる雫が
頬をかすめて手のひらに落ちた
愛されたいから
ふるえていました
抱きしめられても
あなたをつかめない

覚えているのは煙草の香りと
私を離した時のすきま風
通り過ぎるあなたが風なら
私も今すぐ風になりたい
どうぞ誰か私のからだを
包んで下さい一人はきらい
傘を棄ててかくしてほしい
冷えた心をあなたにあげます
やさしくされたら
ゆれてしまいそう
追いかけたくても
一人で残ります
悲しむことより想い出作りに
私は今でも時を送りたい
通り過ぎるあなたが風なら
私も今すぐ風になりたい

通り過ぎるあなたが風なら

私も今すぐ風になりたい
私も今すぐ風になりたい

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of 中ノ森BAND's song 風になりたい depict a woman who is longing for love and feeling the coldness of the world around her. The white rain drenches the city, and the morning is approaching, feeling slightly chilly. As she feels the drops of rain fall on her face and hands, she wants to be loved and held but cannot grasp onto the person she wants. She remembers the scent of cigarettes as he left and the feeling of the wind blowing through the gap he left. She wishes she could become the wind and move as freely as he can.

Despite feeling fragile, the woman is willing to offer her cold heart to the person who is kind to her. She is afraid of being left behind, but she still wants to create happy memories. She desires to be held and loved, and as the person she longs for passes by like the wind, she wants to become the wind and catch up with him.

Overall, the song expresses the feelings of loneliness and longing for love that many people experience at some point in their lives. The imagery of the rain and wind helps to evoke a sense of melancholy and fleetingness, emphasising the fleeting nature of relationships.

Line by Line Meaning

白い雨が街中濡して
The white rain wets the city

もうすぐ朝です少し寒い
It's almost morning and a little cold

長い髪を伝わる雫が
Droplets are transmitted by long hair

頬をかすめて手のひらに落ちた
They brush by my cheek and land on my palm

愛されたいから
Because I want to be loved

ふるえていました
I was trembling

抱きしめられても
Even if I'm held in your arms

あなたをつかめない
I can't grasp you

覚えているのは煙草の香りと
What I remember is the smell of cigarettes

私を離した時のすきま風
And the draft when you left me

通り過ぎるあなたが風なら
If you who passes by are the wind