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".
Pureyes
伊藤由奈 Lyrics
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Am I in love kiss me baby
もっとずっと近くで感じたい
誰かをスキになると透きとおる
瞳に映るそのすべてを確かめたいの
Falling for you
Don't you feel I can feel
忘れかけた鼓動が響き出せば
なぜか見えない世界も見えてくるの
さりげなく交わす
言葉に仕組まれたメッセージ
知らず知らず距離が近づいていく
What you gonna do touch me baby
Am I in love kiss me baby
あふれるこの想いを伝えたい
恋に気づいた時はもうすでに
落ちているもの
誰の手にも止められないの
Falling for you
Wake me up light me up
せつなくこの心は囁くけど
Dive in love fall in love
でも思うほど素直になれないもの
くりかえす恋は
昨日の涙に負けないで
しあわせ探してる強さのシルシ
What you gonna do touch me baby
Am I in love kiss me baby
もっとずっと近くで感じたい
誰かをスキになると透きとおる
瞳に映るそのすべてを確かめたいの
Falling for you
What you gonna do touch me baby
Am I in love kiss me baby
いとしいその体温感じたら
あなたの腕の中に包まれて
生まれ変われる
いますべてが輝き出すの
Falling for you
いますべてが輝き出すの
Falling for you
The lyrics in "Pureyes" by Yuna Ito explore the feelings of falling in love. The song captures the excitement of falling in love for the first time, indicative of the lyrics "Falling for you." From the first verse, the listener gets the sense of the vulnerability that comes with falling in love as the lyrics ask "What you gonna do touch me baby. Am I in love kiss me baby." These lyrics suggest that the person singing the song has already fallen in love, but feels uncertain and nervous about their partner's reciprocation of their feelings.
The lyrics also allude to the power of connection as the singer conveys the desire to feel closer to their partner, "もっとずっと近くで感じたい" and wanting to understand everything about them "瞳に映るそのすべてを確かめたいの." The lyrics paint a picture of someone who is not only falling in love but is completely consumed by it, depicting it as a new world that opens up when you fall in love. The lyrics, "なぜか見えない世界も見えてくるの" suggest that love opens up new possibilities and allows the person to see things they wouldn't have seen before.
Overall, "Pureyes" by Yuna Ito is a heartfelt ode to falling in love for the first time. It captures the feelings of uncertainty, vulnerability, and excitement that come with opening yourself up to love.
Line by Line Meaning
What you gonna do touch me baby
Asking the lover what they are going to do, and inviting them to touch the singer.
Am I in love kiss me baby
Questioning whether the singer is in love with the lover, and inviting them to kiss the singer.
もっとずっと近くで感じたい
Wanting to feel the lover's presence more and more closely.
誰かをスキになると透きとおる
Feeling transparent to oneself and others when falling in love with someone.
瞳に映るそのすべてを確かめたいの
Wanting to confirm and verify everything that is reflected in the eyes about the lover.
Falling for you
Falling in love with the lover.
Don't you feel I can feel
Assuming the lover can also feel the singer's emotions.
忘れかけた鼓動が響き出せば
When the forgotten heartbeat starts to resonate.
I know the reason why
The singer knows the reason for the heartbeat.
なぜか見えない世界も見えてくるの
For some reason, the singer can also see the unseen world.
さりげなく交わす
Casually exchanging.
言葉に仕組まれたメッセージ
A message crafted in words.
知らず知らず距離が近づいていく
Unconsciously, the distance between the singer and the lover becomes closer.
あふれるこの想いを伝えたい
Wanting to convey overflowing feelings to the lover.
恋に気づいた時はもうすでに
Realizing one is in love when it's too late.
落ちているもの
Something that has already fallen.
誰の手にも止められないの
Cannot be stopped by anyone.
Wake me up light me up
Asking the lover to wake the singer up and light up their world.
せつなくこの心は囁くけど
Although the singer's heart is yearning, they are whispering.
Dive in love fall in love
Diving into love, and falling in love.
でも思うほど素直になれないもの
However, there are things that the singer cannot be honest about no matter how much they think about it.
くりかえす恋は
A repeated love.
昨日の涙に負けないで
Not losing to yesterday's tears.
しあわせ探してる強さのシルシ
A circuit of strength that is searching for happiness.
いとしいその体温感じたら
When the singer feels the beloved's temperature.
あなたの腕の中に包まれて
Being embraced in the lover's arms.
生まれ変われる
Being reborn.
いますべてが輝き出すの
Everything starts to shine.
Falling for you
Falling in love with the lover.
いますべてが輝き出すの
Everything starts to shine.
Falling for you
Falling in love with the lover.
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Kato Kenn
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