Thelma Aoyama (青山テルマ), born on October 27, 1987 in Nara, Nara Prefecture, J… Read Full Bio ↴Thelma Aoyama (青山テルマ), born on October 27, 1987 in Nara, Nara Prefecture, Japan is a Japanese pop and R&B singer. She is part Afro-Trinidadian and Japanese.

She is famous for her collaboration song with SoulJa, "Koko ni Iru yo", and her answer song "Soba ni Iru ne". In September 2008, the Guinness World Records certified that "Soba ni Iru ne" became the best-selling digital download single in Japan with over two million "full-track" downloads (Chaku Uta Full). However, the record of the Guinness World Records was replaced by Greeeen's song "Kiseki" in June of 2009. Including various forms of digital downloads, it sold over 8.7 million downloads by November 2008. Both of the songs are similar, and both share the same chorus. However, the song "Soba ni Iru ne" proved to be more popular than the song "Koko ni Iru yo", debuting at #3 in its first week on the Oricon charts, and in its second week, reaching #1 on the charts. "Soba ni Iru ne" stayed in the Top 5 ranking for 7 consecutive weeks. It became the highest-selling female single (strictly a duet song) on the Oricon 2008 yearly charts

When she was ten years old when she began to sing and discovered gospel music. She spent six years at Osaka International School as an elementary school student. At age 12, her family moved to Torrance, California, and she attended Calle Mayor Middle School. She lived there for two years. She returned to Japan in the winter of 2002. Her family moved to Tokyo; this time moving to Tokyo where she attended the American School in Japan and received voice training. Currently, Aoyama is studying at Sophia University in Tokyo.

Aoyama's first release in the music industry was a collaboration single with DS455 in June 2007, which broke the top fifty. She debuted with ONE WAY three months later, which peaked in the top one hundred of the Oricon chart. A few weeks later she was featured on a single by SoulJa called ここにいるよ feat. 青山テルマ. The single was a long charting hit despite only reaching #6. It has sold over 100,000 copies.

Her debut album, Diary, was released in Japan on March 26, 2008. And released a concert album and DVD titled: Aoyama Thelma Tour 2009 "Diary"

Party Party: Thelma Remix is a remix album by Japanese Pop/R&B singer Thelma Aoyama. It was released on December 10, 2008.

On February 11, 2009, she released album Love!: Thelma Love Song Collection, which debuted at the number-one position on the Oricon weekly charts.

Emotions is Thelma Aoyama's second studio album, and her third album overall. It was released on September 9, 2009.

In late December, it was announced that Aoyama collaborated with Big Bang's Taeyang for her single, "Fall in Love", which was released on January 27, 2010.

In early February, right after the release of her new single "Fall in Love", Aoyama announced on her official blog that she released a single called "Kaeru Basho" that was out on March 3, 2010.The first song called "Kaeru basho" is the ending song in the movie Doraemon: Nobita's Great Battle of the Mermaid King. This single features SoulJa, once again, as they have before with Soba ni Iru ne and has a B side called "Anata ga Kiechaisode".

I'm sorry
青山テルマ Lyrics

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すれ違うのは時間だけだって
ずっとココロは一緒だって
約束してもすれ違ってく
Finally, you said to me "I'm so sorry"

君と出逢える前の自分にすぐに戻ればいい
あの夜は強がってそう思ってた
だけど君に

会いたくて会いたくて会いたくて
Missing you もう
私から「会わない」って決めたのに
会いたくなるよ

少しずつ大きな "存在" 感じてる
最初から最後まで優しさをくれた君
I'm sorry, so sorry

もっと話をすればよかった
ちゃんと気持ちも聞かずに
曖昧なまま背中を向けて
君傷つけた but you save me

やっと気づいた想い失くしたくない伝えたい
君がいてくれたから今があるよ
だから私

会いたくて会いたくて会いたくて
Loving you もう
君にしか会いたくない
そんな日が続いているよ

もう一度始まるふたりを信じたい
今度こそ本当の優しさをあげたいよ

I'm sorry, so sorry
I'm sorry, so sorry

変わらない確かな "存在" 感じてる
いつだって今だってぬくもりをくれる君

会いたくて会いたくて会いたくて
Loving you もう
君にしか会いたくない
そんな日が続いているよ

もう一度始まるふたりを信じたい
今度こそ私から心から言いたいよ

I'm sorry

Overall Meaning

In the song "I'm Sorry" by 青山テルマ, the lyrics express regret and longing for a loved one after experiencing miscommunication and distance in the relationship. Throughout the verses, the singer acknowledges that time has been the only thing keeping them from being together, but their hearts have remained united. Despite making promises to each other, they constantly miss each other. The chorus shows how the singer wishes they could turn back time to the moment before they met their loved one and how their earlier strength fades away when they must decide not to see each other again. This regret is paired with a growing sense of appreciation for the other person, who has shown her kindness and gave her comfort in the darkest of times.

As the song progresses, the singer expresses a deep desire to talk more with the loved one and not take their relationship for granted again. She realizes that she hurt the other person by being ambiguous and distant. She concludes the song by reaffirming her love and commitment to the other person, wishing to start anew with true love and genuine kindness. The lyrics show how miscommunication and distance can cause pain in relationships and the importance of effort and communication to keep them strong.

Line by Line Meaning

すれ違うのは時間だけだって
We've just been missing each other because of the timing.

ずっとココロは一緒だって
Our hearts have been together all along.

約束してもすれ違ってく
Even though we made promises, we kept missing each other.

Finally, you said to me "I'm so sorry"
And finally, you apologized to me.

君と出逢える前の自分にすぐに戻ればいい
I wish I could go back to who I was before I met you.

あの夜は強がってそう思ってた
That night, I thought I was being strong.

だけど君に
But with you,

会いたくて会いたくて会いたくて
I want to see you, see you, see you,

Missing you もう
I've been missing you already.

私から「会わない」って決めたのに
Even though I decided not to see you.

会いたくなるよ
I still want to see you.