While she does have her fair share of soft songs (such as ~dandelion~, The Last Quarter) and fun songs (Break Out!, COSMIC LOVE), a good portion of her collection (and, indeed, the majority of her most popular songs) fall firmly in the rock category. She has remained a constant source of quality rock with a slight pop edge, and though some may argue she belongs fully in the J-Rock category, her pop-idol status and ability to work outside the rock confines would say otherwise.
-= Career =-
After she released her first single in November 1995, she released three more singles, and then her first full album Red in 1996, which sold more than two million copies in its first month, and saw her named "the brightest star" in female rock. That album won her an invitation to perform in a New Year's Eve singing contest between male and female teams of popular singers sponsored by NHK (one of Japan's television companies). Since then, she's released about an album each year, plus an average of three mini- or maxi-singles. Her second album, Paradox, was released in July 1997, selling 1.8 million copies, and coincided with her first concert tour Live Emotion '97 (consisting of 20 concert dates, attracting a total of 65,000 fans, according to Avex.) July 1998 saw her third album Crimson, and another concert tour with over 40 concert dates. Her 1999 release, I.D., was a compilation album, but it debuted at number one on the rock chart, her fourth consecutive album to release in the number one slot. In 2001, she also released a 'mini-album', something between a full album and a single, of uncharacteristically soft, though lovely, ballad-style music, recorded during her later months of pregnancy. (This album was produced by Hotei Tomoyasu.)
At the 11th Annual Japan Gold Disc Awards, Nanase's album Red was voted the Best Album (Japanese Rock and Folk music, female vocalist category). Her album Paradox was voted Best Album of the Year, at the 12th Annual Japan Gold Disc Awards.
-=History=-
Aikawa Nanase's parents divorced when she was young, which affected her significantly enough that she developed into a bit of a troublemaker (which also happens to be the title of one of her best songs). It is rumored that she was in a girl gang in her young teenage years, and supposedly may have been its leader. Another story has it that she was severely bullied by classmates, giving rise to nightmares, and she skipped an entire year of school. Regardless, at the age of 15, she left all that behind, dropped out of school and was discovered by well-known music producer Oda Tetsuro. Throughout her school years, Nanase would sing and participated in a few singing competitions, which routinely passed her over, though brought her to the attention of Oda. He trained Nanase as a singer for five years before she released her first single, though the details of her life in those years are sketchy.
-=Personality=-
Nanase is an intensely private person. Very little is known about her personal life except for the bits and pieces she feels confident enough to announce. For instance, on February 16, 2001, many of her male fans were heartbroken when she publicly announced that she had got married that very day. She published this, and the fact that she was already three-months pregnant, on her official website. Nothing else about her relationship was known until the birth of her son, on September 6, 2001.
She is 'polite, but seldom enthusiastic' in interviews, but frequently leaves hand-written messages on her website. Very little else is known of her. This may also be due to the lack of Japanese to English translators in the Aikawa Nanase fanbase. Oddly enough, roughly half of the non-Japanese Nanase fans are Chinese.
-=Personal Statistics=-
* Name: Aikawa Nanase (相川七瀬)
* Birthday: 1975.02.16
* Birthplace: Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
* Blood Type: AB
* Height: 157cm (5'2")
* Weight: 39kg (86 lbs)
* Hair: Varies (Brown/Pink, currently)
* Eyes: Brown
* Favourite Pet: Cat
* Favourite Time of Day: Night
Official site: www.nanase.jp
恋心
相川七瀬 Lyrics
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遠く波の音聞こえた気がした
よりそう二人の隙間に
こぼれ落ちる思い出のかけら達は
言葉にならない切ない予感
恋心あてもなく今
夜におびえているわ
ねえあの日の二人
Dream 嘘じゃないね
月が照らし出す
行き場のない silence
青い影が重なるよ
どんな時も笑いあえたあの頃を
こんなにも遠く感じながら
恋心ひそやかに今
夜にはぐれたままで
時の迷路まよいこんだ愛を探してる
恋心あてもなく今
夜におびえているわ
ガラス越しの闇にそっと涙隠してる
恋心ひそやかに今
夜にはぐれたままで
時の迷路まよいこんだ愛を探してる
The song 恋心 by 相川七瀬 (Nanase Aikawa) is a solemn and introspective piece about the pangs of an unrequited love. The song reflects upon the past and laments the present, as the singer reminisces about the moments shared with her love interest, yearning to relive them once again. The lyrics of the song are heavily soaked in emotions of regret and melancholy that come as a result of the distance that has now come between their once close relationship. The singer is haunted by the memories of the past, especially the moments spent together under the moonlight, that they cannot experience in the same way again. The singer's reactions to the present are a result of the lack of resolution, thus leaving her in a limbo of sorts.
The song's lyrics are beautifully poignant, and they highlight the inner emotional turmoil of an unrequited love. The lyrics are highly relatable to anyone who has gone through such a situation. The song's slow and melancholic melody and the hauntingly beautiful vocals perfectly embody the emotional content of the lyrics. It is a tribute to the power of music in conveying feelings that are difficult to express in words.
Line by Line Meaning
ねえ教えて欲しい もう戻れないの?
Hey, can you tell me? Is it impossible to go back?
遠く波の音聞こえた気がした
I felt like I could hear the sound of the far-away waves
よりそう二人の隙間に
In the gap between us, as we draw close
こぼれ落ちる思い出のかけら達は
The fragments of memories that spill out
言葉にならない切ない予感
An indescribable, painful premonition
恋心あてもなく今
My love has no target now
夜におびえているわ
I'm afraid of the night
ガラス越しの闇にそっと涙隠してる
I'm hiding my tears gently behind the darkness beyond the glass
ねえあの日の二人 Dream 嘘じゃないね
Hey, the two of us from that day... it was a real dream, right?
月が照らし出す 行き場のない silence
The moon illuminates the silence with nowhere to go
青い影が重なるよ
The blue shadows overlap
どんな時も笑いあえたあの頃を
Those days where we could always laugh with each other
こんなにも遠く感じながら
Even as they feel so far away now
恋心ひそやかに今
My love is quietly now
夜にはぐれたままで
As I wander lost in the night
時の迷路まよいこんだ愛を探してる
I'm searching for the love I lost in this maze of time
恋心あてもなく今
My love has no target now
夜におびえているわ
I'm afraid of the night
ガラス越しの闇にそっと涙隠してる
I'm hiding my tears gently behind the darkness beyond the glass
恋心ひそやかに今
My love is quietly now
夜にはぐれたままで
As I wander lost in the night
時の迷路まよいこんだ愛を探してる
I'm searching for the love I lost in this maze of time
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Written by: Tetsurou Oda
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@morupekokun
【歌詞】
ねえ教えて欲しい
もう戻れないの?
遠く波の音聞こえた気がした
よりそう二人の隙間に
こぼれ落ちる思い出のかけら達は
言葉にならない切ない予感
恋心 あてもなく今
夜に怯えているわ
ガラス越しの闇にそっと涙隠してる
ねえあの日のニ人
Dream 嘘じゃないね
月が照らし出す 行き場のないSilence
青い影が重なるよ
どんな時も笑いあえたあの頃を
こんなにも遠く感じながら
恋心ひそやかに今
夜にはぐれたままで
時の迷路まよいこんだ愛を探してる
恋心 あてもなく今
夜に怯えているわ
ガラス越しの闇にそっと涙隠してる
@user-vo6zf9kq9h
歌詞
ねぇ 教えて欲しい もう戻れないの？
遠く波の音 聞こえた気がした
よりそう二人の隙間に
こぼれ落ちる思い出のかけら達は
言葉にならない切ない予感
恋心 あてもなく今
夜におびえているわ
ガラス越しの闇にそっと 涙隠してる
ねえあの日の二人 Dream 嘘じゃないね
月が照らし出す 行き場のない Silence
青い影が重なるよ
どんな時も笑い会えたあの頃を
こんなにも遠く感じながら
恋心 ひそやかに今
夜にはぐれたままで
時の迷路迷いこんだ 愛を探してる
恋心 あてもなく今
夜におびえているわ
ガラス越しの闇にそっと 涙隠してる
恋心 ひそやかに今
夜にはぐれたままで
時の迷路迷いこんだ 愛を探してる
@KONDOUMATCH
全く色褪せない名曲
@user-zu8dt8md8i
完成度高すぎる❗️
このPV通りにドラマ作成して、放送して欲しい…
@morupekokun
【歌詞】
ねえ教えて欲しい
もう戻れないの?
遠く波の音聞こえた気がした
よりそう二人の隙間に
こぼれ落ちる思い出のかけら達は
言葉にならない切ない予感
恋心 あてもなく今
夜に怯えているわ
ガラス越しの闇にそっと涙隠してる
ねえあの日のニ人
Dream 嘘じゃないね
月が照らし出す 行き場のないSilence
青い影が重なるよ
どんな時も笑いあえたあの頃を
こんなにも遠く感じながら
恋心ひそやかに今
夜にはぐれたままで
時の迷路まよいこんだ愛を探してる
恋心 あてもなく今
夜に怯えているわ
ガラス越しの闇にそっと涙隠してる
@jack-jackjp4294
歌詞ありがとうございます！
@chiro7513
2番のまだ犯罪犯す前の幸せそうなシーンと、子供のころの回想シーン、最後のお互い目で会話するシーンが切なくて好き
@user-hk1qd2us9e
歌い出しもそれをマッチするかの如く"ねぇ、あの日の二人"ですしね😢
@user-ko1uq5nc7y
定期的に聴きたくなる
@user-vo6zf9kq9h
歌詞
ねぇ 教えて欲しい もう戻れないの？
遠く波の音 聞こえた気がした
よりそう二人の隙間に
こぼれ落ちる思い出のかけら達は
言葉にならない切ない予感
恋心 あてもなく今
夜におびえているわ
ガラス越しの闇にそっと 涙隠してる
ねえあの日の二人 Dream 嘘じゃないね
月が照らし出す 行き場のない Silence
青い影が重なるよ
どんな時も笑い会えたあの頃を
こんなにも遠く感じながら
恋心 ひそやかに今
夜にはぐれたままで
時の迷路迷いこんだ 愛を探してる
恋心 あてもなく今
夜におびえているわ
ガラス越しの闇にそっと 涙隠してる
恋心 ひそやかに今
夜にはぐれたままで
時の迷路迷いこんだ 愛を探してる
@poi4464
ありがとうございます！
@yh7934
おつかれ