During her third year of junior high school, her father fell ill and collapsed. After this Mai had ambitions to become a nurse, but she still enjoyed singing and was considering pursuing a career. Later Mai found out from a friend about a vocal audition going on so she made a demo tape and impressed the scouts. An indie label made 500 copies of the tape and had a Hokkaido radio station play it, with the copies being sold at a Sapporo CD shop. It was sold out in four days. After this, Ruppina was created.
In her third year of high school she visited Tokyo with her family and was additionally scouted in Shibuya. She sent her Ruppina demo track to avex, impressing CEO Matsuura Max so much that he personally went to Hokkaido to meet her. Mai was still torn between becoming a nurse or a singer at this point and Matsuura helped her make up her mind by telling her that “Songs can also encourage people.”
She moved to Tokyo in July that year, recording a demo tape in May 2002. Ruppina’s first single Free Will/Violet Flow was put on the market as a limited release in December of that year. Throughout her career as Ruppina, five singles, two mini-albums, and one full-length album (excluding the Best) were released. However, Ruppina was not going in a direction Mai wanted: even though “Kudo Mai” was reflected as “Ruppina”, Mai felt that she wasn’t right as “Ruppina”. With lots of support from her friends and family, she made steps to becoming solo as “Mai”, starting with her In the Name of Love single. After the best album Ruppina Best was released, the Ruppina project was ended November 16th, 2005.
The next month would mark Mai’s official “solo” debut. Her first single - “Reborn” expressed the theme of rebirth and the art of female beauty without the need of clothing. The song was used as the ending theme for Hey! Hey! Hey! Music Champ, beginning with the December 5th episode. Unlike Ruppina, whose music was more a mix of pop, rock, and techno, as “Mai”, her music is consistently a mix of techno and pop. What makes Reborn unique (and all of Mai’s singles, for that matter) is that Mai was totally nude during the song’s PV and is nude on the jacket cover, but lights and positioning of her arms and legs hide most of her. Reborn was also used as the theme song for the Xbox 360 game “eM”.
“Eyes” was released almost five months later, this time with the theme of “awakening”. It builds on the theme from Reborn in that after being born, one awakes, and standing confidently one can progress towards his or her goal.
Mai will appear in the 2006 movie Backdancers! as the fictional pop star Mayu, leader of Mayu With Super Tigers. The song she recorded for the film is included on its soundtrack.
Recently, Mai has released her third single “Princess Candy” and following debut album “MAISELF”.
Rainbow
舞 Lyrics
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That reminds me of how we parted
And I, I know my love is gone forever
But deep down in my heart I'll love her forever
There's a rainbow, ohh in my heart
Baby, baby, baby, come on my baby
Now listen to me
I'm down on my knees, oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Please listen to my plea, oh, yeah, yeah, yeah
I'm looking up above oh, yeah, up above
Praying for your love
Baby, baby, baby, come on now my baby
Come on stop this rainbow
Come on now baby, and stop this rainbow
And I know the things I done to you was wrong
I'm asking you to give me one more chance
Just one more chance to prove to you
That I know I was wrong
And I realize now baby, and I realize now baby
That love only comes once and when it comes you better grab it
'Cause it may not come no more
And I'm askin' you baby, and I'm askin' you baby
And I'm askin' you baby, and I'm askin' you baby
I'm askin please, please, please, please, please
Baby, baby, baby
You look so good this evening baby
Sometimes when I look out at you baby
I feel like I just want to, I just want to
I just want to reach out to you
I just want to reach out to you
I just want to reach out to you
I just want to reach out to you
I just want to reach out to you
I want to reach out and bite, yeah
And I just want to ask you one thing baby
And I just want to ask you one thing baby
I just want to ask you one thing
I just want to ask you one thing
I just want to ask you one thing, one thing baby
I want you to stop, stop this rainbow in my heart
The song Rainbow by 舞 is a soulful ballad about heartbreak and longing. At the core of the song are the lyrics "There's a rainbow in my heart, that reminds me of how we parted". This line speaks to the idea that the rainbow, a symbol of hope and beauty, is also a reminder of the pain of losing someone we loved deeply. The singer acknowledges that her love is gone forever, but she can't help but continue to love them in her heart.
In the second verse, the singer gets down on her knees and begs for another chance to prove herself. She recognizes that she has made mistakes and hurt the one she loves, but she is willing to do whatever it takes to make things right. She knows that love only comes once in a lifetime and she doesn't want to let it go without a fight.
Towards the end of the song, the singer expresses her desire to "reach out" to the person she loves. She wants to ask them to stop the rainbow in her heart, to stop the pain of their absence. The song is a beautiful expression of the complexity of love and heartbreak, and the often contradictory emotions that come with it.
Line by Line Meaning
There's a rainbow in my heart
I have a reminder of our past love in my heart
That reminds me of how we parted
This reminder brings back memories of our separation
And I, I know my love is gone forever
I accept that our love is over and can never be revived
But deep down in my heart I'll love her forever
Nevertheless, I will always love her in my heart
I'm down on my knees, oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
I am begging for your attention on my knees
Please listen to my plea, oh, yeah, yeah, yeah
Please consider and hear my request
I'm looking up above oh, yeah, up above
I am looking to the higher powers for help
Praying for your love
I am praying that you give me your love
And I know the things I done to you was wrong
I understand that my past actions towards you were incorrect
I'm asking you to give me one more chance
I am pleading for another chance to make things right between us
Just one more chance to prove to you
I only need one more opportunity to show you how I truly feel
That I know I was wrong
I accept that I was mistaken and want to make amends
And I realize now baby, and I realize now baby
I understand it now, my love
That love only comes once and when it comes you better grab it
I realize that love is precious and should be taken hold of when it arises
'Cause it may not come no more
There is no guarantee love will come again
I'm askin please, please, please, please, please
I am requesting earnestly and repeatedly
You look so good this evening baby
You look beautiful tonight, my love
Sometimes when I look out at you baby
When I gaze at you, sometimes
I feel like I just want to, I just want to
I am compelled to
I just want to reach out to you
Simply put, I want to touch you
I want to reach out and bite, yeah
I am drawn to you so much that I want to bite you
And I just want to ask you one thing baby
I only want to ask you one thing, my love
I want you to stop, stop this rainbow in my heart
I want you to end the pain and longing for what was lost in my heart
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: BOBBY DIGITAL DIXON, NADINE SUTHERLAND
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