Graduated from Fukuoka Jyogakuin and then Kunitachi Music University in 1989. During her student days, she visited LA and decided to pursue a career in pop music after seeing Bobbie and Babyface in concert. Soon after, she began taking voice lessons from Seth Riggs, Michael Jackson's voice trainer of 3 years. Her favorite singer is David Foster.
After returning from America, her first album "Bingo!" was released in July 1992, but the first big smash hit for her was her 3rd single released in December 1993, "Romance no Kamisama", which sold 1.75 million copies. Subsequent album and single releases around that time of year earned her the title of the "Queen of Winter", and this was reinforced with the single "Gerende ga tokeruhodo koi shitai" in December 1995. She did not do any live tours until 2001, and when tickets went on sale, they sold out in 15 minutes. Another concert tour, only her second, was performed during early 2007. A DVD of this tour will be released in December. Her musical output seems to be slowing down, with 2007 only producing 2 greatest hits albums.
Kohmi married actor Takao Osawa in 1998, but they announced they were getting divorced in November 2006. She has written songs and produced music for many other artists, including Hitomi Shimatani, and is now the principal of a successful vocal school in Shibuya called "DoDream".
Don't Go Away
広瀬香美 Lyrics
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どこまでも走りたい
このまま南へ走りたい
パスポートの写真
何度見ても笑える
きりのない寂しさも
少しはまぎれるみたい
ジェットが行き交う空港は
No! Don't Go Away
No No So Much Faraway
Oh Oh Oh 行かないで
ひとごみのターミナル
手をつなぎ駆け抜けて
どこまでも続いてる
飛行機雲見つめていたい
果てしない大空は
貴男を運ぶ陽炎
最終のアナウンスが
冷たく耳をかすめた
元気に笑顔で手を振って
見送るのが私の役目
No! Don't Go Away
No No So Much Faraway
Oh Oh Oh 私 大丈夫じゃない
私 貴男大嫌い
私 一人残して 旅立つなんて
貴男 大丈夫みたい
貴男 困らせてみたい
そんな可愛い女にはなれない
ジェットが行き交う
この道を帰りは一人で走るのね
No! Don't Go Away
No No So Much Faraway
Oh Oh Oh 行かないで
広瀬香美's song Don't Go Away expresses the feeling of separation and the internal struggle with the decision to leave or stay. The song starts with the singer describing the post-rain highway and how she wants to run away, to the extent of going down South, feeling the particle of air. She takes time to reminiscent the photograph on the passport which she finds funny, and realized that even though there is an endless loneliness that she feels, the act of going away seems to fill in the gaps of her heart. However, the airport where jets are crossing paths, she soon realizes that the man she loves is about to leave, and she doesn't want him to. She cries out, "No! Don't Go Away, No No So Much Faraway, Oh Oh Oh, Don't leave me."
The second verse of the song shows the singer describing the airport terminal, people hurriedly moving around, and how she wants to hold the man's hand and run through the crowded terminal. She also describes how she wants to stare at the airplane clouds as they both stay under the endless blue sky. But the final announcement of the flight starts to make her tear up, and she realizes it is her duty to wave goodbye to the man she loves. She struggles with the thought of being left alone to travel on her own while he gets to leave. She also has mixed feelings about him being okay with the trip while she is left behind feeling sad and hurt. Finally, she admits that she can't be the kind of cute girl that she dreams of being, and the song ends with a plea for him not to go away.
Overall, the song is a relatable expression of fear of separation and the hope for the person you love to stay with you. It showcases a mix of emotions one goes through when a loved one is about to depart, emphasizing the struggle of staying or leaving.
Line by Line Meaning
雨上がりの高速 空気の粒子あびて
After a rainfall, I want to drive on the highway and feel the particles of air around me
どこまでも走りたい
I want to drive forever
このまま南へ走りたい
I want to head south and keep driving
パスポートの写真
I can't stop looking at your passport photo
何度見ても笑える
No matter how many times I see it, it always makes me smile
きりのない寂しさも 少しはまぎれるみたい
Even though the loneliness seems endless, it is somewhat alleviated
ジェットが行き交う空港は もうじき貴男をさらってく
The airport with planes flying back and forth will soon take you away from me
No! Don't Go Away
No! Don't leave me
No No So Much Faraway
No, it's too far away
Oh Oh Oh 行かないで
Oh, don't go away
ひとごみのターミナル 手をつなぎ駆け抜けて
We hold hands and run through the crowded terminal
どこまでも続いてる 飛行機雲見つめていたい
I want to stare at the endless trail of airplane vapor
果てしない大空は 貴男を運ぶ陽炎
The endless sky carries you like a shimmering mirage
最終のアナウンスが 冷たく耳をかすめた
The final announcement chilled us to the bone
元気に笑顔で手を振って 見送るのが私の役目
My role is to wave goodbye with a smile, pretending to be strong
私 大丈夫じゃない 私 貴男大嫌い 私 一人残して 旅立つなんて
I'm not okay. I hate you. Don't leave me alone and go on a journey
貴男 大丈夫みたい 貴男 困らせてみたい そんな可愛い女にはなれない
You seem okay. I want to cause trouble for you. I can't be that cute girl for you
ジェットが行き交う この道を帰りは一人で走るのね
You'll be going back on this road with planes flying back and forth, all alone
No! Don't Go Away
No! Don't leave me
No No So Much Faraway
No, it's too far away
Oh Oh Oh 行かないで
Oh, don't go away
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: 香美 広瀬
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