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".

MADONNA
青山テルマ Lyrics

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今日は朝まで語り明かすの
with my girlfriends
いつものgirlfriendsと
girl talkしてる方が
I just like it
ハチ公で待ち合わせして
いつものあの場所へ
乾杯したらgirl let's talk!

朝まで付き合うよ
『ねぇ聞かせてyourコイバナ』
『彼とはその後どうなったの?』
『結局最近別れたよ
だけどね、listen』
昨日まではずっと一人では
ダメだと本当思ってたけど
案外にすっと一人でも
いい感じにHOT 悪くないよ
It's just me 自分のcolor
myself 輝きたいから
and I キミがいるから
一人じゃないから
恋するのは嫌いじゃないけど
I don't have time
今は一人で歩きたい
It's my high road
見てよかわいいでしょ?このnails
明るくしたmy hair
たまにはこんなのもいいでしょ?
自分へのご褒美
自分らしくやれるから
後悔なんて一つもない
今はここに立つ私
I'm a strong lady
昨日まではずっと一人では
ダメだと本当思ってたけど
案外にすっと一人でも
いい感じにHOT 悪くないよ
It's just me 自分のcolor
myself 輝きたいから
and I キミがいるから
一人じゃないから

昨日まではずっと一人では
ダメだと本当思ってたけど
案外にすっと一人でも
いい感じにHOT 悪くないよ
昨日まではずっと一人では
ダメだと本当思ってたけど
案外にすっと一人でも
いい感じにHOT 悪くないよ
It's just me 自分のcolor
myself 輝きたいから

and I キミがいるから
一人じゃないから

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to 青山テルマ's song MADONNA depict a night out with girlfriends, where they meet up at their usual spot, have drinks, and chat gossip until dawn. The singer enjoys spending time with her friends and feels empowered by the fact that she can have a good time alone. She believes in being true to oneself, rewarding oneself, and living for oneself. While she doesn't dislike being in love, she currently desires to walk alone on her high road. She glows with a newfound confidence in herself as a strong lady, unapologetic for who she is.

The lyrics of MADONNA celebrate the power of self-discovery and independence in oneself as a woman. The singer fleshes out what it feels like to establish boundaries and reject persistence from men. The song is one that every girl can relate to, with sentiments like demonstrating the power of female friendships, the value of changing up one’s physical appearance, and the importance of rewarding one’s own self. Overall, 青山テルマ's MADONNA is a song about learning to love and appreciate oneself, about owning one's power and being joyful about it.

Line by Line Meaning

今日は朝まで語り明かすの
Tonight we'll talk until morning

with my girlfriends
With my close female friends

いつものgirlfriendsと
The same old group of friends as usual

girl talkしてる方が
Having girl talk is preferable

I just like it
It's just something I like to do

ハチ公で待ち合わせして
Meeting up at Hachiko statue

いつものあの場所へ
Going to our usual spot

乾杯したらgirl let's talk!
Let's cheers and talk, girls!

朝まで付き合うよ
I'll stay up until dawn with them

『ねぇ聞かせてyourコイバナ』
Hey, tell me your love story

『彼とはその後どうなったの?』
What happened with that guy?