The 22-year-old half Japanese, half Korean American debuted under the synonym of "REIRA starring YUNA ITO" with her song Endless Story, which landed on number 2 of Oricon's single ranking. As Reira Serizawa from a quite popular manga, NANA, Ito's idenity was kept a secret until the end.
When NANA the movie finally released in Japan, people were going crazy about the wonderful, "high-pitched", voice of Ito and the movie song Endless Story ended its first day of sales on number 2 of Japan's Oricon charts. Ito was on magazine covers, posters and eventually had her first TV appearance on MUSIC STATION, performing Endless Story.
It was only in 2006 that her 2nd single, Faith / Pureyes, was put on the market. With Faith being ending theme to the drama, Unfair, and Pureyes being song for the Bioclen Zero commercial. This single sold about 50,000 copies which was a dissapointment considering "Endless Story" had outsold Mika Nakashima's "Glamorous Sky" with over 500,000 copies.
The third single for Ito was perhaps the biggest hit after the NANA-era. Precious was announced as theme song for the 2006 movie, "LIMIT OF LOVE ~Umizaru~". The single included two b-sides, I'm Free and Secrets, both co-written by Ito herself. Precious sold over 200,000 copies and was also the 2nd highest downloaded song in the first half of 2006 in Japan.
Sony later announced a 2-month Single Project. She covered These Boots Are Made For Walkin', for the Daihatsu "COO" commerical, featured on her 4th single stuck on you. She recently sang the Japanese ending theme song for TV show "LOST". losin' will be her 5th single.
On August 4th, 2006, Toho announced the role of Reira Serizawa in the sequel to NANA, NANA 2 will still be played by Ito. A 2nd single for REIRA starring YUNA ITO, Truth, has been scheduled for December 13th, 2006, release, with NANA 2 opening on December 9th, 2006.
In January 2007 she released her first album, HEART, which became a major success around Japan, hitting the pole positions on ORICON Daily, Weekly and Monthly Album Charts and sticking to the #1 on the United World Charts.
Ito's 7th single was announced to be released March 7, 2007, and was entitled "I'm Here", the movie theme to "UNFAIR". Along came "Reason Why", an insert song.
Achieving minor success with this single, Ito is to release a collaboration single with Micro from Def Tech, "Mahaloha", on June 27, 2007.
Her probably biggest success so far was the duet with her admired Celine Dion, "Anata ga iru kagiri ~A world to believe in".
Perfume
伊藤由奈 Lyrics
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捨ててきたの alone again
写真ひとつ 残らずに
それですべて終わるから I still
君の香りだけ今も消えない
街角でふと for someone
振り返ってしまう
そして 君の面影を探す私は
love for you love for you
君の肩に もたれるとき
いつも同じ perfume, it's you
そのぬくもり いつまでも
続くはずと信じてた and now
君の香りが心に痛くて
忘れたいのに always
忘れられなくなる
なぜ ここにない
香りだけが消せない
I just can't stop loving you
loving you loving you
いつか次の恋ができるときも
この香りは消えないのでしょう
でも君のことは置いてゆこう
思い出という瓶の中に
そっと 君の香りだけ今も消えない
街角でふと for someone
振り返ってしまう
そして 君の面影を探す私は
can't forget my love for you
love for you love for you
I still love you
The lyrics of "Perfume" by 伊藤由奈 (Ito Yuna) present a theme of remembering and cherishing the scent of a past lover. The first stanza introduces the idea of leaving everything behind, including a lover, and ending things with only a single picture left as a memory. The singer still remembers the smell of their lover's perfume, which causes them to turn their head when they smell it on the street, searching for the loved one they can't forget. The chorus repeats the sentiment of loving the person and their fragrance even though they're gone.
The second stanza then moves into the idea that the singer believed the warmth and scent of that person would never leave them. But now, the fragrance causes heartache, and the singer wishes they could forget their former love. However, the scent lingers in their mind, its absence felt just as strongly as if the person were still there. The final stanza repeats the chorus and ends on the idea that the scent of the lost love will never fade away. The singer will continue to carry it with them, like a memory in a bottle, even when they move on to a new love.
Line by Line Meaning
君のことは 何もかもを捨ててきたの alone again
I left everything for you and now I'm alone again
写真ひとつ 残らずに それですべて終わるから I still
All we have left is a single photo and we're done, but I still love you
君の香りだけ今も消えない 街角でふと for someone 振り返ってしまう そして 君の面影を探す私は can't forget my love for you love for you love for you
Even now, your scent doesn't disappear and it makes me turn back for someone, searching for your traces, I can't forget my love for you, love for you, love for you
君の肩に もたれるとき いつも同じ perfume, it's you そのぬくもり いつまでも 続くはずと信じてた and now
When I leaned on your shoulder, I always smelled the same perfume, it's you. I believed that warmth would continue forever, but now...
君の香りが心に痛くて 忘れたいのに always 忘れられなくなる なぜ ここにない 香りだけが消せない I just can't stop loving you loving you loving you
Your scent pains my heart, I want to forget it, but it's always there and I can't erase it. I just can't stop loving you, loving you, loving you
いつか次の恋ができるときも この香りは消えないのでしょう でも君のことは置いてゆこう 思い出という瓶の中に
Even when I'm able to love again someday, this fragrance won't disappear, but I'll leave you behind in a bottle of memories
そっと 君の香りだけ今も消えない 街角でふと for someone 振り返ってしまう そして 君の面影を探す私は can't forget my love for you love for you love for you I still love you
Silently, your scent still doesn't disappear, it makes me turn back for someone, searching for your traces, I can't forget my love for you, love for you, love for you. I still love you
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: H.U.B.
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Vicky
This is my favorite song by Yuna Ito
りんポップ
泣けてきます。素晴らしい歌唱力、そして悲しい記憶も蘇りとてもせつなくなります。それでも大好きな歌です！
J.A N
大好き(｡･ω･｡)
SAKI2828
最高
よっつぁん
マジかよ、この歌の生歌映像あったのか 伊藤由奈さんで一番好きな曲 生歌最高だなぁ
co re
う.......😭