知念里奈 (Chinen Rina), born February 6, 1981, is a female Japanese pop artist,… Read Full Bio ↴知念里奈 (Chinen Rina), born February 6, 1981, is a female Japanese pop artist, turned Japanese TV Drama Actress.

Rina was trained in dance and song at the Okinawa Actors School, whose graduates include Namie Amuro. Like other Okinawa Actors School alumni, she is an accomplished dancer.

She debuted in 1996 with the Single "Do-Do for Me" and her career transitioned through bouncy pop songs and ballads to rock and then R&B. Her last album "Breath" was released in 2001. This took on a more R&B flavour which Rina said on her homepage was more to her interests. At this point her music career seems to have stalled. Although SONY Music continues to host her home page, it has not been updated since 2001. Her SONY blog was last updated in 2003.

In 2002 Rina appeared in the Japanese TV Drama "Yume no California" (夢のカリフォルニア, "Dream of California" also known as "California Dreamin'"). She subsequently moved to another drama, "Kochira Hon Ikegami Sho" (こちら本池上署, Central Ikegami Police) and to date has been with the successful show for six seasons.

Baby Love
知念里奈 Lyrics

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少しずつ昨日と違う空気のつぶ
キラキラ揺れてる
不器用に二つの鼓動が
同じ歌歌いはじめてる
いろんな気持ちが散らかってる
でもこんなに素直になれる
どうして涙あふれてくるの?
Baby Love 今すぐ光のスピードで

生まれたてのこの愛を
全部君に伝えたい
Baby Love 生まれたままの姿で
コワれるまで抱きしめて
3億光年の彼方まで

不思議だねこの宇宙(そら)の下
二人だけ見つめ合ってる
どれだけの時空(とき)を超えて今
こうして巡り会えたんだろう
虹色のデジャブに揺られて
昨日までの痛み消えてく
ああもっと君を教えて
Baby Love
はじける魂のスパークで
生まれたてのこの愛を
体中に伝えて
Baby Love 生まれたままの
心で天使のように笑って
朝陽が二人包むまで

Baby Love 今すぐ光のスピードで
生まれたてのこの愛を
全部君に伝えたい
Baby Love
はじける魂のスパークで
生まれたてのこの愛を
体中に伝えて
Baby Love 生まれたままの心で

天使のように笑って
朝陽が二人包むまで

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of "Baby Love" by 知念里奈 is a song about a new love that gives hope and happiness to the singer. She describes the air surrounding her as sparkling and different from yesterday. Then, she describes her two heartbeats starting to sing the same song awkwardly. Although there are a lot of emotions swirling around inside her, she can be honest with her feelings, which makes her wonder why she is overflowing with tears. The singer wants to express her love right away, with the speed of light, and wants to hug the person she loves until they're scared, even into the far reaches of the universe, 3 billion light-years away.

The second verse talks about the miracle of the universe where the singer and her lover gaze at each other. They both wonder how they've come together across time and space like this. With the rainbow-colored déjà vu, the pain from the past disappears. The singer wants to know more about her lover, and they both want to spread their love through their bodies and soul, with a new spark, and a smile so bright it's like an angel. They want to keep each other wrapped in the warmth of the sun until morning.

The lyrics of "Baby Love" are a passionate, heartfelt expression of joy and hope for new love. It captures the powerful emotions that arise when people find new loves and describe a sense of wonder and amazement.

Line by Line Meaning

少しずつ昨日と違う空気のつぶ
The air is different from yesterday, you can see little sparkling droplets in the air.

キラキラ揺れてる
The droplets are sparkling and shaking in the air.

不器用に二つの鼓動が同じ歌歌いはじめてる
Our two hearts are dancing to the same song, awkwardly at first.

いろんな気持ちが散らかってるでもこんなに素直になれる
My feelings are all over the place, yet I feel so honest and open with you.

どうして涙あふれてくるの? Baby Love
How come I feel so emotional that tears keep coming up? Baby Love.

生まれたてのこの愛を全部君に伝えたい
I want to express all of this fresh love I have for you right now to you.

生まれたままの姿でコワれるまで抱きしめて
Hold me tight until I feel safe, just the way I was born.

3億光年の彼方まで
Even to the point that is 3 billion light years away.

不思議だねこの宇宙(そら)の下二人だけ見つめ合ってる
It's strange, just the two of us are looking at each other under this universe (sky).

どれだけの時空(とき)を超えて今こうして巡り会えたんだろう
I wonder how many lengths of time have passed to allow us to meet each other like this.

虹色のデジャブに揺られて昨日までの痛み消えてく
Swayed by the rainbow colored deja vu, yesterday's pain fades away.