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
COSMIC LOVE
相川七瀬 Lyrics
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素肌今そっと天使が横切る
明かりつけたまま初めてを試そうよ
ロマンス飲み干したなら
恥じらいさえもダイヤモンド
プライドは溺愛のリズムの中
君の瞳映る淋しささえキレイだね
僕らは宇宙の奇跡
あたしは今夜 君の奇跡
誰も知らない 声を聴かせて
確かめあえば
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah
Cosmic love
どこまでもはじけ飛んでもっと
永遠の瞬間に let's try
Cosmic love
百億の銀河を越えて
2人の宇宙船 fly high tonight
共犯のほほえみは快楽のウイルス
本能のカタチを指でなぞろう
嘘も本当も別にたいした事じゃない
僕らは宇宙の秘密
今夜何もかも解き明かそう
Tvの満月ゆううつなハチミツ
背中じゅうかけて
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah
Cosmic love
どこまでも流星になって2人
ループしてる毎日に good bye
Cosmic love
こわれるまで愛しあってもっと
ワープしてこの地球
Get away tonight
(Cosmic love)
(Cosmic love)
Cosmic love
どこまでも流星になって2人
ループしてる毎日に good bye
Cosmic love
どこまでもはじけ飛んでもっと
永遠の瞬間に let's try
Cosmic love
百億の銀河を越えて
2人の宇宙船 fly high tonight
In 相川七瀬's song 'COSMIC LOVE', she sings about a love that is out of this world, literally. The opening lyrics talk about glowing skin that an angel crosses to signify a sense of purity and divinity. The next line "let's try for the first time with the lights on" indicates the start of a romantic affair, with the lights on symbolizing the idea of complete transparency and vulnerability. She then goes on to talk about a love that has no shame, where even shyness is as valuable as a diamond.
As the song progresses, she describes love as a virus that gives immense pleasure and how lies and truths are treated the same in the grand scheme of things. The chorus itself talks about how their love is cosmic, where they zoom through galaxies and share an unbreakable bond that never fades away. Toward the end of the song, she describes their every day loops where they turn into shooting stars, and everything else becomes a mere goodbye.
Overall, the song talks about love that knows no bounds, where lovers become cosmic beings traveling through space and time, sharing moments that are not just beautiful but also eternal.
Line by Line Meaning
あいまいなゼリーみたいに輝く
Glowing like ambiguous jelly
素肌今そっと天使が横切る
An angel silently passes by my bare skin
明かりつけたまま初めてを試そうよ
Let's try for the first time with the lights still on
ロマンス飲み干したなら
If you have drunk the romance
恥じらいさえもダイヤモンド
Even shyness becomes a diamond
プライドは溺愛のリズムの中
Pride is in the rhythm of doting
心のパズルこわして遊ぼう
Let's break the puzzle of the heart and play together
君の瞳映る淋しささえキレイだね
Even the loneliness reflected in your eyes is beautiful
僕らは宇宙の奇跡
We are the miracles of the universe
あたしは今夜 君の奇跡
Tonight, I am your miracle
誰も知らない 声を聴かせて
Let me hear the voice that no one else knows
確かめあえば
If we confirm it
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah
Cosmic love
Cosmic love
どこまでもはじけ飛んでもっと
Fly further and burst anywhere
永遠の瞬間に let's try
Let's try in an eternal moment
Cosmic love
Cosmic love
百億の銀河を越えて
Beyond billions of galaxies
2人の宇宙船 fly high tonight
Our spaceship will fly high tonight
共犯のほほえみは快楽のウイルス
The smile of co-conspirators is a virus of pleasure
本能のカタチを指でなぞろう
Let's trace the shape of our instincts with our fingers
嘘も本当も別にたいした事じゃない
Neither lies nor truth are all that significant
僕らは宇宙の秘密
We are the secrets of the universe
今夜何もかも解き明かそう
Let's solve everything tonight
Tvの満月ゆううつなハチミツ
TV's full moon, melancholic honey
背中じゅうかけて
Put it all on my back
Cosmic love
Cosmic love
どこまでも流星になって2人
We'll become shooting stars and go wherever
ループしてる毎日に good bye
Say goodbye to the looping day
Cosmic love
Cosmic love
こわれるまで愛しあってもっと
Love each other until we break and more
ワープしてこの地球
Warp to this earth
Get away tonight
Get away tonight
(Cosmic love)
(Cosmic love)
(Cosmic love)
(Cosmic love)
Cosmic love
Cosmic love
どこまでも流星になって2人
We'll become shooting stars and go wherever
ループしてる毎日に good bye
Say goodbye to the looping day
Cosmic love
Cosmic love
どこまでもはじけ飛んでもっと
Fly further and burst anywhere
永遠の瞬間に let's try
Let's try in an eternal moment
Cosmic love
Cosmic love
百億の銀河を越えて
Beyond billions of galaxies
2人の宇宙船 fly high tonight
Our spaceship will fly high tonight
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Written by: Nanase Aikawa, Tetsuro Oda
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
YHFactory
[0:38]
Bare skin glistening like fuzzy jelly.
Now the angels are gently crossing
Why don't we try the first time with the lights on?
If you've drunk all that romance, even embarrassment is a diamond.
[1:17]
Pride is the rhythm of doting. Let's play smash the mind puzzle.
Even the loneliness in your eyes is beautiful.
We are the miracle of the universe and I am your miracle tonight.
[1:53]
Let me hear a voice that no one else can hear, and see if I can make it out. Ah...
[2:09]
COSMIC LOVE, Furious to the core, and more
In an eternal moment let's try
COSMIC LOVE, Across a Galaxy of 10 Billion
Two spaceships fly high tonight
[2:51]
The smile of complicity is a virus of pleasure.
Let's trace the shape of the instincts with our fingers.
It's not much of a stretch to lie about it.
We're going to unlock the secrets of the universe, and tonight we're going to tell you everything.
[3:27]
Full moon on TV, depressing honey all over my back Ah...
[3:43]
COSMIC LOVE, forever a meteor, the two of you
Good bye to every day on a loop.
COSMIC LOVE, make love to each other until I break it.
Warp this earth get away tonight
[4:26]
COSMIC LOVE COSMIC LOVE
[4:45]
COSMIC LOVE, forever a meteor, the two of you
Good bye to every day on a loop.
[4:58]
COSMIC LOVE, Furious to the core, and more
In an eternal moment let's try
COSMIC LOVE, Across a Galaxy of 10 Billion
Two spaceships fly high tonight
Long Xiangyu
Bought the album nearly 20 years ago, such a great album
YHFactory
[0:38]
Bare skin glistening like fuzzy jelly.
Now the angels are gently crossing
Why don't we try the first time with the lights on?
If you've drunk all that romance, even embarrassment is a diamond.
[1:17]
Pride is the rhythm of doting. Let's play smash the mind puzzle.
Even the loneliness in your eyes is beautiful.
We are the miracle of the universe and I am your miracle tonight.
[1:53]
Let me hear a voice that no one else can hear, and see if I can make it out. Ah...
[2:09]
COSMIC LOVE, Furious to the core, and more
In an eternal moment let's try
COSMIC LOVE, Across a Galaxy of 10 Billion
Two spaceships fly high tonight
[2:51]
The smile of complicity is a virus of pleasure.
Let's trace the shape of the instincts with our fingers.
It's not much of a stretch to lie about it.
We're going to unlock the secrets of the universe, and tonight we're going to tell you everything.
[3:27]
Full moon on TV, depressing honey all over my back Ah...
[3:43]
COSMIC LOVE, forever a meteor, the two of you
Good bye to every day on a loop.
COSMIC LOVE, make love to each other until I break it.
Warp this earth get away tonight
[4:26]
COSMIC LOVE COSMIC LOVE
[4:45]
COSMIC LOVE, forever a meteor, the two of you
Good bye to every day on a loop.
[4:58]
COSMIC LOVE, Furious to the core, and more
In an eternal moment let's try
COSMIC LOVE, Across a Galaxy of 10 Billion
Two spaceships fly high tonight
ニャンポコ
この時代の曲、勢いあってマジで良き♪
ハム太郎
軽快なテンポの曲で、これも好き！
ケカニ肝臓
この曲好き
なっくるきー
楽曲は本当に爽やかなデジロックなのですが、
MVがこんなにシュールだったとは...ｗ
のぶ
久しぶりに聞きたくなって来てみたんだけどシタールとインド人を持ってきたセンス流石だわ
斎藤保明
この音楽大好き。
口だけ番長Talk_Only
何気に口ずさんじゃう、この曲！
Left Right
昔シャンプーかなんかのCMで聞いて以来すごいすき
てかこの曲で相川七瀬好きになった