Shimada got a break in show business at four years old when she was scouted at Yoyogi Park. She briefly became a commercial model until her dad pulled the plug on her model career. Ten years later she auditioned for the television anime Pants no Ana 2 ~Kahei Hatake de Input~ but didn't win. Shimada didn't give up and auditioned for the magazine Momoco a year later and won.
She made her debut as an idol in 1986 under the stage name Shimada Nami and released her debut single "Glass no Gensoukyoku" in 1987 under the label Columbia Records. She didn't break the charts until her third single, "Free Balloon", became a hit.
In 1990, she retired from the idol business and later became a radio personality and a DJ. In 2007, Shimada started to write and host her own online radio show about the soul music and jazz genres.
クラスメイト
島田奈美 Lyrics
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自転車を押して
君と歩く坂道
影が伸びてる
遠回りしてるのは
君が好きだから
楽しくて
時間を忘れる
ねえ このまま どこまでも
歩いて行けるかな?
まっすぐ 未来まで
卒業しても 変わらず
そばにいて
クラスメイト
目立たない人
だけど 私には特別
世界で一番
大事な存在
君はオンリーワン
クラスメイト
普通のタイプ
だけど どきどきするの
そんな気持ち
言えないまま
落ち葉だけ騒いでいる
二つ目の十字路を
右に曲がらなきゃ
恋は いつも手前で
お預けね
先に進めない
ねえ 明日は晴れるかな?
雲ひとつない空
こうして 通学路
偶然会ったみたいに
帰りたい
クラスメイト
今は 友達
だけど 誰より気になるの
学校で一番
素敵な笑顔
君はオンリーワン
クラスメイト
片思い中
だけど 気づいてないの
いつか きっと
私だけの
君でいて クラスメイト
いつか きっと
私だけのクラスメイト
私だけのクラスメイト
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The lyrics to 島田奈美's song クラスメイト (Classmate) are about the singer's feelings towards a classmate who she has feelings for but is unable to express. The song begins with the singer describing the scene of walking home from school with her bike beside her, walking up a hill with her classmate. The lyrics suggest that the singer is in love with her classmate and enjoys spending time with them, even taking longer routes to walk home just to be with them. She wonders if they can continue walking together forever.
The chorus repeats twice, describing the classmate as someone who is not easily noticed by others but who is special to the singer. She values their existence and believes they are one-of-a-kind. The lyrics then continue to describe the singer's feelings about her classmate, saying that they are the most wonderful smile in the school and that the singer is in love with them, even if the classmate is oblivious to her feelings.
In the second verse, the singer describes an upcoming decision she has to make that will affect their relationship, possibly referring to graduation or moving schools. She is worried that her feelings for her classmate will never develop further because of this decision. The song ends with the singer expressing hope that one day the classmate will notice her feelings and become her one and only.
Line by Line Meaning
夕暮れの通学路 自転車を押して 君と歩く坂道 影が伸びてる
In the evening on our school route, we walk up a hill pushing our bikes. Our shadows are getting longer.
遠回りしてるのは 君が好きだから 一緒にいられるだけで 楽しくて 時間を忘れる
We take the long way around because I enjoy spending time with you, and being together is fun that we lose sense of time.
ねえ このまま どこまでも 歩いて行けるかな? まっすぐ 未来まで 卒業しても 変わらず そばにいて
Hey, do you think we can keep walking like this forever? Even if we graduate and go our separate ways, stay by my side, as we go straight into the future.
クラスメイト 目立たない人 だけど 私には特別 世界で一番 大事な存在 君はオンリーワン
You are my classmate, who blends in and goes unnoticed, but to me, you are special and the most important person in the world. You are one of a kind.
クラスメイト 普通のタイプ だけど どきどきするの そんな気持ち 言えないまま 落ち葉だけ騒いでいる
You are a typical type of classmate, but my feelings for you make my heart skip a beat. I'm too shy to tell you how I feel, so I'm just rustling leaves.
二つ目の十字路を 右に曲がらなきゃ 恋は いつも手前で お預けね 先に進めない
At the second crossroads, we have to turn right, but our love always comes first, so let's not leave it behind. I cannot move forward without you.
ねえ 明日は晴れるかな? 雲ひとつない空 こうして 通学路 偶然会ったみたいに 帰りたい
Hey, do you think it will be sunny tomorrow? The sky is cloudless. I want to go home like I just happened to meet you on our school route.
クラスメイト 今は 友達 だけど 誰より気になるの 学校で一番 素敵な笑顔 君はオンリーワン
Right now, we are just friends, but I can't stop thinking about you. Your beautiful smile is the best in school. You are one of a kind.
クラスメイト 片思い中 だけど 気づいてないの いつか きっと 私だけの 君でいて クラスメイト
I have a one-sided love for you, but you are unaware. Someday, I'm sure you'll be my only classmate, just for me.
いつか きっと 私だけのクラスメイト 私だけのクラスメイト
Someday, you will be mine only classmate, just for me.
Writer(s): 広谷順子, 森田由美
Contributed by Mateo L. Suggest a correction in the comments below.