妖精帝國 (Yōsei Teikoku, sometimes Das Feenreich, literally Fairy Empire) are a… Read Full Bio ↴妖精帝國 (Yōsei Teikoku, sometimes Das Feenreich, literally Fairy Empire) are a five member Japanese band. Part of Team Fairithm, the band previously consisted of just vocalist and lyricist Yui with guitarist and composer Takaha Tachibana. The band has since included bass player Nanami, drummer Gight, and lead guitarist Shiren to their line up.

The group has been active since 1996 and has done its rounds around the doujinshi/indies music circuit. Its earliest releases are very hard to find. It did however, gain exposure from 2005 onwards with the release of its album Stigma and has since gained popularity through the use of its music in various media.

Yousei Teikoku's sound is very German, gothic and industrial. Yousei Teikoku merges heavy guitars and fantastical story telling. Yui's voice is not the typical growling associated with metal/hard rock, she carries an ethereal and siren-like quality as she flits gracefully through Tachibana's compositions. Their music combines elements of electronic, ambient, heavy rock, neoclassical, gothic, industrial and anison.

When she's not being Fairy Yui and claiming to be 4325 years old, Yousei Yui (Yui Itsuki in the real world) is a voice actor and a massive nerd. She has three computers - one of which she built, coded her personal website and Yousei Teikoku's website and voraciously on top of technology and massive video game player.

The other members of Yousei Teikoku have nominated Yui to be the frontwoman of the band so that they can get on with their job of composing music. Plus even from the group's early days, Takaha Tachibana was always secretive that during lives, he would intentionally play from the back of the stage rather than stand beside Yui. Team Fairithm, the production group behind Yousei Teikoku have always been veiled in secrecy - however there is no doubt that Takaha and Yui are part of the team and take a hands on role with their music.

They released several independent albums before signing with their current publisher Lantis circa 2006. With Lantis they have released 5 full albums and 15 singles, as well as several anime/video game theme songs and soundtracks.

Members:
Vocal: Yui (ゆい)
Keyboard/Guitar: Takaha Tachibana (橘尭葉)
Lead Guitar: Shiren (紫煉) - Joined Jan 12, 2013
Bass: Nanami - Joined 2010
Drums: Gight - Joined Jan 12, 2013

Former Members:
Drums: Relu (2010 - Jan 12, 2013)

赤い扉
妖精帝國 Lyrics

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扉に鍵を挿し込むように
呼びあうように惹きあうように

必然と云う運命の下に

死を成すため手に慈悲を
生成すため手に毒を

咬んで染めた赤は果実のように
脆くていとしくて痛む程に満たされ
刺して伝う指に悲願の哀れ
絆を求めあい寂しさ埋めあうように
討ちあうでしょう...

扉の奥に隠したように
心の奥に押し込むように

護る愛は針となり
身も心も突き破る

裂いてみせた赤は炎のように
熱くていとしくて燃える程に焦がれて
焼けて伝う胸に不実の哀れ
欠片を求め合い重ねた想いの中で
溶け合うでしょう...

咬んで染めた赤は果実のように
脆くていとしくて痛む程に満たされ
刺して伝う指に悲願の哀れ

絆を求めあい寂しさ埋めあうように
討ちあうでしょう...

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to the song "赤い扉" by 妖精帝國 (Yousei Teikoku) speak of a powerful, deep love that is so intense that it is both beautiful and dangerous. The chorus talks about two lovers who are so passionately committed to each other that they will fight and die for their love, even as they recognize that it may ultimately lead to their own destruction. The lines "死を成すため手に慈悲を" ("To achieve death, I hold mercy in my hands") and "生成すため手に毒を" ("To generate life, I hold poison in my hands") highlight the paradoxical nature of the song's central theme: that love can be both life-giving and death-bringing, depending on the circumstances.

The use of the color red (represented through the imagery of "red doors" and "dyeing red") is a symbol of both love and violence, a motif that ties into the overarching theme of the song. The lyrics suggest that love can be as fragile as it is intense, and that even the smallest hurts can wound deeply, as expressed in the lines "刺して伝う指に悲願の哀れ" ("Through the finger that was pierced, a sorrowful prayer is conveyed"). Ultimately, the song speaks to the power of love to inspire loyalty, sacrifice, and deep emotional connection, even in the face of danger and strife.

Line by Line Meaning

扉に鍵を挿し込むように
Like inserting a key into a door

呼びあうように惹きあうように
Like calling out to each other and being drawn together

必然と云う運命の下に
Under the name of destiny

死を成すため手に慈悲を
To create death with mercy in hand

生成すため手に毒を
To generate poison in hand

咬んで染めた赤は果実のように脆くていとしくて痛む程に満たされ刺して伝う指に悲願の哀れ絆を求めあい寂しさ埋めあうように討ちあうでしょう...
The red of the bite-stained is like fruit Fragile, lovely, and filled with pain The pitiful regret conveyed by pierced fingers Seeking bonds to fill the loneliness together They'll fight against each other

扉の奥に隠したように
Like hiding something behind a door

心の奥に押し込むように
Like pushing something deep inside one's heart

護る愛は針となり身も心も突き破る
Protected love becomes like a needle Piercing through both body and heart

裂いてみせた赤は炎のように熱くていとしくて燃える程に焦がれて焼けて伝う胸に不実の哀れ欠片を求め合い重ねた想いの中で溶け合うでしょう...
The torn red is like flames Burning hotly, longingly, and painfully The pitiful regret conveyed by a burning chest Seeking fragments and melting together In the midst of their overlapping feelings

Writer(s): 橘尭葉, 橘　尭葉

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