After 10 years, she became one of the best-selling artists of the decade and one of the most popular and influential artists in Japan.
Koda officially debuted with the single TAKE BACK in December 2000.
In 2002, after the release of several singles, she released her first studio album affection, which charted at #12.
Some success came her way when she was asked to do the main songs for the video game, "Final Fantasy X-2", with real Emotion/1000の言葉 (1000 words), Koda also provided the voice for the character Lenne in the Japanese version of the game as well as the character, "Yuna's", opening sequence dance via motion capture. The single proved to be a success, debuting at #3 and becoming Koda's first release to enter the top ten. It sold 282,734 copies and became the #24th highest-selling single of 2003. A few weeks later, Koda released her second studio album, grow into one, which debuting at #9.
In 2004, Koda released three more singles before the release of her 3rd studio album, feel my mind which again showed Koda's determinated progress, charting at #7.
From here on, Koda's success increased and her popularity rose with the release of her 11th single, a cover of 1970's anime opening, キューティーハニー, debuted at #4. This single also marked the start of Koda's to be trademark, new style: "ero-kakoii" (or "ero-Kawaii") which roughly translates as: "sexy-cool" or "sexy-cute". Koda's fourth album secret was released in February 2005. The album debuted #3 with 505,600 copie sold, making it the #22 album of 2005.
With Koda's popularity reaching new heights, she held her first live show, "secret ~FIRST CLASS LIMITED LIVE~", (later becoming one of the top 10 selling DVDs in Japan) and released her sixteenth single, Butterfly. Debuting at #2, it became her highest charting single of her career to date and was very well received by the Japanese public. Following this success, she released her first best-of compilation, BEST ~first things~. This is the album which is said to have skyrocketed her career, reaching #1 on the weekly charts and selling 1,207,793 copies, making it the #6 album of the year and the highest selling female album of 2005.
In December 2005, Koda Kumi began her 12 Singles Project in which she released one single each week for twelve consecutive weeks. The first single, you, became Koda's first ever #1 single. Each of the remaining singles from the project charted in the top five of the weekly singles chart. The success of the project was celebrated with the release of Koda's second best-of compilation album BEST ~second session~ which sold over a million copies in just over a week. It became the #2 album of 2006 with 1,768,628 copies sold. During this time, Kumi also won the 47th Nihon Record Taishō (best award prize in Japan) with Butterfly.
Her 30th single, 恋のつぼみ, the first single to be released since the 12 singles project, was released in May 2006 and debuted at #2 with 140,000 copies sold. The track became one of the most downloaded single of the year, with more than 2 millions legal downloads in just a few weeks. After the release of several successful singles, including 4 hot wave (a maxi summer single) and 夢のうた, which had become her #1 and #2 best selling singles with more than 300,000 copies sold, Koda released her fifth studio album, Black Cherry which remained at the #1 position for four weeks, selling more than 1 million copies. By the end of 2006, both BEST ~first things~ & BEST ~second session~ had nearly sold two million copies. Koda Kumi became the highest selling female artist of the year.
In 2007, Koda Kumi released several singles including 愛のうた, which became one of the most sung songs in Karaoke and one of the biggest hits from Koda’s discography. On the December 21st 2007, Koda Kumi became the seventh Japanese female artist to hold a solo concert at Tokyo Dome. During the concert, she celebrated the 7th year anniversary since her debut in front of 35,000 fans. By the end of the year, Kumi became, for the 2nd time running, the highest selling female artist of the year.
In January 2008, during the promotion of her 6th album, Kingdom, Kumi appeared as a guest on TBS radio show, "All Night Nippon". During which Koda mentioned her manager had recently got married and that she had asked her manager, "whether or not they would have children". When her manager replied that they wouldn't for the time being, Koda responded with her opinion that they ought to have children as soon as possible, as, "when women are around 35 years old their amniotic fluids go bad."
The comment was deemed so offensive that many radio shows and newspapers received angry complaints from women around the country. Koda's official website was shut down, along with endorser websites featuring her. Despite the public backlash, the album reached #1 on the Oricon charts for two weeks, selling over 600,000 copies.
4 months later, Koda made a return to the market with Moon Crying. Through the song, Koda expressed her real feelings and her apologies. The song quickly became a success and Koda was able to make a return to performing her songs on TV and radio. Shortly after the release of her 40th single, Koda released the upbeat single TABOO (to become one of the most popular song with her overseas fan-base) as well as the winter ballad single stay with me (which reached 2,000,000 downloads in few weeks) before the release of her 7th album : TRICK, which topped the Oricon Charts at #1 for 2 consecutive weeks.
In 2010, Koda celebrated the 10th anniversary of career beginnings, making it know that she wished to make the year special for her fans, the first project of the year was the release of her 8th album, UNIVERSE, coupled with a best album containing the biggest hits from her 2006~2008 works. During the year, she released several singles, including Lollipop & 好きで、好きで、好きで。, the later became her biggest digital success since 2008. She later released her first cover album, ETERNITY ~Love & Songs~, and held her first Stadium Tour in Summer 2010. In December, 2010, Koda Kumi hold a special concert in Tokyo Dome, for the 2nd time, in order to close the first chapter of her career with her fans.
Koda released her ninth studio album named Dejavu in March 2011. Shortly after its release, the singer started her national tour. Although Koda decided to perform in hall in order to be closer to her fans, this live tour is so far her longest tour to date with 72 dates from April to October.
Koda's 50th single was released August 2011 titled 4 TIMES. It included 4 songs as well as 4 music videos (first time since Summer 2006). The main song of the single is Poppin' love cocktail feat.TEEDA, a summer song produced by the pop rock band BACK-ON. The same year, she released 2 more singles where Koda shows the sexiest image of herself. In November 2011, Koda performed in Singapore for Mnet Asian Music Awards. She was the only Japanese star to perform and won the "Hottest Asian Artist" award. Koda's tenth album album was announced on December for a release in the beginning of 2012. Entitled , JAPONESQUE, the album includes a music video for each song, 17 in total. In the same time, Koda surprised everyone by writing on her official site that she is engaged to Kenji03 from BACK-ON. She announced her wedding by the end of the year. Few days after, Koda also confessed that she was 8 weeks pregnant.
Stay
倖田來未 Lyrics
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何故か切なくなるんだ ...
もう寝ているよね?って
そんなこと想っては ...
あなたからのメールを
何度も読み返したり
どうしちゃったんだろう...
Stay by your side
I know feeling your heart
教えて欲しい この気持ちの意味を
沢山聞いて欲しいこと
一緒に行きたい所 ...
考えれば切りがない
そんな毎日なんだ ...
神様が居るのなら
運命がそこにあるなら
きっといつの日にか
Stay by your side
あなたが笑う理由が私で
I know feeling your heart
そうでいて欲しい
いつも側に居るから
Stay by your side
こんなに胸が苦しいのは何故?
I know feeling your heart
教えて欲しい この気持ちの意味を
Stay by your side
あなたが笑う理由が私で
I know feeling your heart
そうでいて欲しい
いつも側に居るから
Stay by your side
こんなに胸が苦しいのは何故?
I know feeling your heart
教えて欲しい この気持ちの意味を
The lyrics to "Stay" by 倖田來未 (Koda Kumi) express a sense of longing and heartache as the singer contemplates their relationship with someone. The song begins with the singer looking at a clock and feeling a sense of melancholy for reasons they can't quite put their finger on. They wonder if the other person is already asleep and think about receiving a message from them, reading it over and over again. The repetition of these actions suggests a sense of yearning and a desire for closeness.
The chorus, "Stay by your side, why is my heart so troubled? I know feeling your heart, I want you to tell me the meaning of this feeling," further emphasizes the singer's confusion and longing. They want the other person to explain the significance of their emotions and understand why they feel this way. The lyrics express a desire for a deeper connection and understanding within the relationship.
The second verse introduces the idea of wanting to share many things and go to places together, but feeling overwhelmed by the countless possibilities and the everyday routine. The singer contemplates the existence of a higher power and wonders if fate lies within it, suggesting a search for answers and meaning.
The repetition of the chorus reinforces the singer's longing to be the reason for the other person's smile and their hope to always be by their side, despite the heartache they feel. The lyrics convey a mix of emotions - love, confusion, and a yearning for clarity and reassurance within the relationship.
Overall, "Stay" captures the complexities of emotions within a relationship, the desire for deeper understanding, and the uncertainty that comes with longing for someone.
Line by Line Meaning
時計を眺めてても
Even while staring at the clock
何故か切なくなるんだ ...
Somehow it becomes painful...
もう寝ているよね?って
Thinking, 'Are you already sleeping?'
そんなこと想っては ...
Having thoughts like that...
あなたからのメールを
Your emails
何度も読み返したり
Reading them over and over
どうしちゃったんだろう...
I wonder what's happened...
Stay by your side
Stay by your side
こんなに胸が苦しいのは何故?
Why does my chest feel so painful like this?
I know feeling your heart
I know feeling your heart
教えて欲しい この気持ちの意味を
I want you to tell me the meaning of this feeling
沢山聞いて欲しいこと
I want to hear many things
一緒に行きたい所 ...
Places I want to go together...
考えれば切りがない
There's no end if I think about it
そんな毎日なんだ ...
That's how each day is...
神様が居るのなら
If there is a God
運命がそこにあるなら
If fate resides there
きっといつの日にか
Surely, someday
Stay by your side
Stay by your side
あなたが笑う理由が私で
The reason you smile is because of me
I know feeling your heart
I know feeling your heart
そうでいて欲しい
I want it to be that way
いつも側に居るから
Because I'm always by your side
Stay by your side
Stay by your side
こんなに胸が苦しいのは何故?
Why does my chest feel so painful like this?
I know feeling your heart
I know feeling your heart
教えて欲しい この気持ちの意味を
I want you to tell me the meaning of this feeling
Stay by your side
Stay by your side
あなたが笑う理由が私で
The reason you smile is because of me
I know feeling your heart
I know feeling your heart
そうでいて欲しい
I want it to be that way
いつも側に居るから
Because I'm always by your side
Stay by your side
Stay by your side
こんなに胸が苦しいのは何故?
Why does my chest feel so painful like this?
I know feeling your heart
I know feeling your heart
教えて欲しい この気持ちの意味を
I want you to tell me the meaning of this feeling
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Kumi Koda
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Risa
『stay with me』
2008.12.24 RELEASE
42枚目のシングル！
TRACK.1「stay with me」
遠く離れてしまった恋人を想い
”あの頃に戻りたい”と願う
女性の心境を表現した
バラードナンバー！
発売当時、大阪でイベントがあって
くぅちゃんが来るって聞いて
大阪に行ったけど会場に入れず
くぅちゃんにも会えなかったけど
『stay with me』のツリー🎄
友達と見に行ったな~。
ツリー🎄からくぅちゃんの曲が
流れてきてキラキラ輝いてて
綺麗やったのを今でも覚えてる❄︎✧
そんな思い出がある曲です♪
TRACK.2「Winter Bell」
クリスマスソング🎄🎶
TRACK.3「stay with me (Orgel Version)」
一気にクリスマス感が増す
オルゴールバージョンも収録されています♪
数々の名バラードを生み出してきた
倖田來未の代表曲となるWinter Love Balladでした！
〜𝐾𝑜𝑑𝑎 𝐾𝑢𝑚𝑖 20𝑡ℎ 𝑎𝑛𝑛𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑎𝑟𝑦 𝑖𝑠 𝑎𝑙𝑠𝑜 𝑚𝑦 20𝑡ℎ 𝑎𝑛𝑛𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑎𝑟𝑦〜
𝐋𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟐𝟎𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐲⧉
みっちゃん
通い慣れた
駅のホームひとり
今日も雪がふって
胸しめつける
別れの時間を
惜しんでいたよね
I remember you with all your smile
あの頃が
愛おしいから
いつも
どんな願いも
わがままも
聞いてくれたよね
そこにあった想いは
君と同じだった
Never end
忘れないで
ここにいるよ
まだ胸に思い出のLOVE SONG
雪が空を飾っても
散りゆく想い
今も
Stay with me
時間を忘れてしまっていた
あの頃の二人は
もういないの？
もう一度 手を繋ぎ歩きたかった
So baby won't you just be with me？
あの公園で
会えるのならば…
笑いあった所へ導いて
天使舞い降りて
時間 戻して伝えたい
「想ってる今でも…」
Never end
離さないで
ここにいるよ
あなただけ信じた この手
またあなたの温もりを
探している今も
Stay with me
明日も明後日も
あなたといたい
想いよ届いてほしい
忘れないで
ここにいるよ
まだ胸に思い出のLOVE SONG
雪が空を飾っても
散りゆく想い 今も
Stay with me
Stay with me
C Jasmine
通い慣れた 駅のホームひとり
今日も雪が降って 胸 締めつける
別れの時間を 惜しんでいたよね
I remember you with all your smile
あの頃が 愛しいから
いつも どんな願いも わがままも
聞いてくれたよね
そこにあった想いは 君と同じだった
Never end
忘れないで ここにいるよ
まだ胸に思い出のLove song
雪が空を飾っても
散りゆく想い 今も
Stay with me
時間を忘れてしまっていた
あの頃の二人は もう居ないの？
もう一度手を繋ぎ歩きたかった
So baby won't you just be with me?
あの公園で 会えるのならば…
笑い あった場所(ところ)へ
導いて 天使舞い降りて
時間戻して伝えたい
「想ってる今でも…」
Never end
離さないで ここにいるよ
あなただけ 信じたこの手
またあなたのぬくもりを
探している 今も
Stay with me
明日も 明後日も
あなたといたい
想いよ 届いてほしい
忘れないで ここにいるよ
まだ胸に思い出のLove song
雪が空を飾っても
散りゆく想い 今も
Stay with me
lemon lime
この歌を聴きたくなる季節が今年も近付いてきた🥺❤️
忠男 元山
とても心にしみる曲です
co m
それにしても、サビの名曲みが深いよな…。キャッチーで切なくて…最高…。
ゆう
あー。大好きが止まらない🥰
###ぽちゃこ
この曲大好き😭💗
Edwin Aliano
Love you so much Kuu. This song brings back so many good memories!
はなみずき68
わぁぁ...懐かしい。高校生の頃だ...
胸が締め付けられる
대박대성 - BIGSTAR
はっきりしてて好きです！！
やあままい
高校のバイト帰りによく聞いてたなぁ...懐かしい😂
江口聖臣
素晴らしい