Yuji Oda… Read Full Bio ↴Yūji Oda (織田 裕二, Oda Yūji?) is a Japanese actor and singer.
Yuji Oda was born on 13 December 1967 in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. He was born to an upper-middle-class family and attended the private academy of Touin Gakkuen. Originally he had a promising career in sports, but had to give it up after a knee injury. He decided to enter drama school, University of Pittsburgh, instead. He dropped out of Pittsburgh University later, but continued his dreams of acting.
Debut
In the late 1980's he released two record singles that marked the beginning of his career, though they didn't sell well.
In 1989 he appeared in the television drama Mama Haha Boogie, from which point he started to gain popularity as an actor, bringing attention to his singing aspirations.
In 1991 he appeared in Tokyo Love Story and was finally written up as a star.
Oda became a leading man in Japan and has always been pegged as the "all around good guy." He plays the good or sympathetic character in dramas and movies.
His most famous role is probably that of Aoshima, a police detective in the drama and movie series Odoru Daisousasen / Bayside Shakedown & Bayside Shakedown 2: Save the Rainbow Bridge.
Trivia
* Yuji Oda famously switched his endorsement allegiances in 1999 from telephone company NTT DoCoMo to its rival, IDO.
* Yuji Oda's hobbies include playing pool, diving, and racing cars.
* As an athletic enthusiast, Yuji Oda has been casting the biennual IAAF World Championships in Athletics for Japanese TV since 1997. He also performed the official song of the event 'All My Treasures' at the opening ceremony of 2007 World Championships in Athletics, which hold in Osaka, Japan in August, 2007.
Awards
* 1991 Blue Ribbon Awards most popular actor
* 1999 Blue Ribbon Awards Best Actor for Bayside Shakedown
* 2003 Japanese Academy Awards best actor for T.R.Y.
* Hochi Film Award for best actor
Filmography
* Shônan bakusôzoku (1987)
* Shôgun Iemitsu no ranshin - Gekitotsu (1989)
* Mama Haha Bugi (1989)
* Tokyo Love Story (1991)
* Shushoku sensen ijonashi (1991)
* It's a Wonderful Life (1992)
* Okane ga nai! (1994)
* Sotsugyo ryoko: Nihon kara kimashita (1994)
* Last Friend (1995)
* Mahiru no tsuki (1996)
* Odoru daisosasen (1997)
* Whiteout (2000)
* Rocket Boy (2001)
* Midnight Rain (2002)
* T.R.Y. (2003)
* ('Odoru daisosasen 2)Bayside Shakedown 2: Save the Rainbow Bridge (2003)
* Kencho no hoshi (2006)
Happy Birthday
織田裕二 Lyrics
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次の土曜日に やって来る
夕暮れ人並みに まぎれて歩けば
失くした影 なぜかさがしてる
どしゃぶりの雨の夜
アパートの錆びたポストに
おまえからエアメイル 届いてた
心とは うらはらに
もう何も迷いなど見つからなかった
あれから いくつもの夜が
砂を噛むように 流れていったけど
Happy Birthday To You
いま一番言いたい言葉がいま 一番遠い
みんなで騒いでた 去年の誕生日
最後の帰り道 ふたりになり
不自然な微笑み ひとつだけ残し
お前はもう 振り向かなかった
ずぶぬれの雨の夜
Yシャツを着たこの胸に
しわくちゃなエアメイル にじんでる
手紙に書いてあった 見知らぬ街のアドレスの
ちっぽけな そんな距離に
俺はまだ意地を張り 立ち止まっている
あれから いくつもの場面が
ためいきのスクリーンに映っては消えて
手の届かない 真夜中の冷たさに
俺はまだ とまどっている
いまなら思い出と飾らず
過ぎ去った時も 呼び戻せるけれど
Happy Birthday To You
いま一番言いたい言葉がいま 一番遠い
The lyrics to 織田裕二's Happy Birthday depict the bittersweet emotions of a man missing his lover on her birthday, even though she is no longer in his life. He describes the anticipation of the upcoming Saturday, which is his lover's birthday, and how he feels like he is searching for her lost shadow as he walks among the crowds. He recollects an incident from a rainy night in the past when he received an airmail from his lover that he has read several times, trying to find her weaknesses. However, he failed to find any weaknesses, and his own doubts and hesitations disappeared.
The song narrates a moment from the past when the man and his lover walked home together after celebrating her birthday with their friends. Despite their relationship having already ended, they exchanged an awkward smile before parting ways, and the man could not help but feel that his lover had already moved on. The lyrics describe how the man receives another airmail from his lover on a rainy night, which he reads with a wrinkled heart while standing still at a new address that he did not recognize. He reflects on how many times he has replayed their moments in his mind like a movie, and how he was still perplexed by the unreachable icy coldness of midnight. However, he can still wish her a happy birthday even though the words he wants to say the most remain the furthest away.
Line by Line Meaning
おまえのいないままの おまえの誕生日
Your birthday is coming next Saturday, but you won't be there
次の土曜日に やって来る
It will come on the next Saturday
夕暮れ人並みに まぎれて歩けば
If I walk in a crowd during the evening, I can blend in
失くした影 なぜかさがしてる
I'm searching for my lost shadow for some reason
どしゃぶりの雨の夜
On a night with pouring rain
アパートの錆びたポストに
In a rusty mailbox of an apartment
おまえからエアメイル 届いてた
I received an airmail from you
何度も読み返して おまえの弱さ探すけど
I read it again and again, looking for your weakness
心とは うらはらに
Contrary to what I feel inside
もう何も迷いなど見つからなかった
I couldn't find any doubts anymore
あれから いくつもの夜が砂を噛むように 流れていったけど
Since then, many nights have passed by like chewing sand
Happy Birthday To You
Happy Birthday to You
いま一番言いたい言葉がいま 一番遠い
The word I want to say the most is the farthest away
みんなで騒いでた 去年の誕生日
Last year's birthday was noisy with everyone
最後の帰り道 ふたりになり
On the way back home, we were the only two left
不自然な微笑み ひとつだけ残し
You left only one unnatural smile behind
お前はもう 振り向かなかった
You never looked back again
ずぶぬれの雨の夜
On a soaking wet rainy night
Yシャツを着たこの胸に
On my chest, with a Y-shirt on
しわくちゃなエアメイル にじんでる
The crumpled airmail got teary
手紙に書いてあった 見知らぬ街のアドレスの
The address of an unfamiliar city that was written in the letter
ちっぽけな そんな距離に
In such a small distance
俺はまだ意地を張り 立ち止まっている
I'm still standing here, clinging onto my ego
あれから いくつもの場面がためいきのスクリーンに映っては消えて
Since then, many scenes appear and disappear on the sighing screen
手の届かない 真夜中の冷たさに
To the unreachable midnight chill
俺はまだ とまどっている
I'm still confused
いまなら思い出と飾らず過ぎ去った時も 呼び戻せるけれど
Now I can call back the past moments without embellishing them
Happy Birthday To You
Happy Birthday to You
いま一番言いたい言葉がいま 一番遠い
The word I want to say the most is the farthest away
Writer(s): 都志見 隆, 秋谷 銀四郎, 都志見 隆, 秋谷 銀四郎
Contributed by Eliana E. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
チミン
名曲だと思ってます。語りかけるような歌い方が本当に好きです。この歌を聞くと切なくなるのと、その当時の事を思い出します。現在の織田裕二さんにまたこの歌を歌ってもらいたいです。
FLAT HEAD3005
初期の織田さんの曲の中でも名曲に入ると思う。あと、鼓動、決心、逆風、スワン、アコースティック。この辺が最高です。織田さんの曲って何年か後に聴くとその時感じた良さとはまた違った良さが出てくる。何ていうか熟成したワインのような。
島田美彩
名曲ですよね🎶
良く分かります。
この時代が懐かしく、平和でしたね~🍀
mayu t
小さい娘と二人きりで家にいるときにＣＭでかかってたから
この曲を聴くとあの頃の様子が脳裏に浮かんで幸せな気分になる。
purpleburugaris5
ほんと名曲です
この平成初期感がいいんだよな
それにしても織田裕二は若い頃から顔変わらないな〜(^_^;)
B B
ホント、名曲多いよな〜
切なくて、青臭い感じ大好きだな〜
taka 1972
織田裕二さんの大ヒット曲「歌えなかったラヴ・ソング」に続いてのリリース・シングルでしたね。当時コーヒーのＣＭソングとして、テレビでもよく観ていた記憶が蘇ります。
Suzaki
今でも記憶に残ってる曲ですね
たしか珈琲のCMで使われていて鮮烈でした
Takeo
20代の頃、前の会社の独身寮でよく聴いていました。懐かしい。ありがとうございます。
333ゆうちゃん
高校2年ん時、織田裕二のオーバーザトラブルを買った。織田裕二は芸能人として全ての才能を兼ね揃えているような気がする。95年に映画の舞台挨拶で生を見たが、もうこの世の同じ人間とは思えないかっこよさだった。