Akina Nakamori (中森明菜, Nakamori Akina, born 13 July 1965 in Kiyose, Tokyo, J… Read Full Bio ↴Akina Nakamori (中森明菜, Nakamori Akina, born 13 July 1965 in Kiyose, Tokyo, Japan) is a multi-award winning j-pop singer and actress who debuted on May 1 of 1982. As a singer Akina came to be known for her mature yet rebellious style and powerhouse vocals, but also for her ever changing image both visually and musically as opposed to the conservative J-Pop scene. Together with Seiko Matsuda she dominated the 80's J-Pop scene and they were continuously rivaled by the media especially for their commercial success and contrasting "dark vs. light"-image conflict. Akina's so-called golden era situates between 1982 to 1989 till she attempted suicide for the failed romance with Kondo Masahiko. She has never gained back the popularity she once had from early to mid 1980's, yet she has still been able to maintain a somewhat steady career and her influence on the music industry never goes unnoticed. Today, Akina's built her image more as a cover artist with her Utahime cover albums with the award winning Enka. In 2024 she was the 21st best selling artist in Japan with over 25,1 million records sold. With a career as long as 41 years,nshe has explored many different music genres including pop, rock, R&B, jazz, blues, enka, folk and Latin music. After taking a series of hiatuses from 2010 to 2022 due to health issues, Akina has announced her slow yet certain return to the music industry after starting up a new management office, HZ VILLAGE. She released her self-cover of 1984's "Kita Wing" in 2023, and shortly after a behind-the-scene video and Youtube channel went up at December 25 of the same year as a Christmas present to fans who waited for her. At her first ever interview appearance at 2024, she revealed that she'll be releasing new music sooner.

New Generation
Akina Nakamori Lyrics

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白い花は枯れてしまう夜
夢から醒めた鳥がはばたく頃

Wooo... 霧の彼方から
Wooo... ふたりひとりずつ

カオスの匂いだわ愛かも知れないわ
優しい色だけど嘘かも知れないわ

Wooo... あなたが忘れてた
Wooo... 私を見つけて

毒色ハピネス見せてあげたいわ
ニュー・ジェネレーション
甘い言葉知らない

希望失望くり返せる人
もう少し血の果てまで落ちてもいい

Wooo... 私が揺れてる
Wooo... 私が生きてる

謎のカレンダー
めくるエブリディ
熱いサティスファクション
今は知らない
ふたりニュー・ジェネレーション
危ないシチュエイション
ずっとストレンジャー
だから誰より

今はあなたを愛してあげたい
HA HA HA HA...

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Akina Nakamori's song "New Generation" are full of contrasting images and emotions, and seem to be about the desire to break free from the constraints of the past and embrace a new, chaotic, and potentially dangerous era. The first verse begins with an image of white flowers withering away in the night, and a bird that has awakened from a dream and is about to take flight. These images convey a sense of transience and impermanence, as well as the potential for change and transformation.

The chorus contains a number of intriguing lines, such as "The smell of chaos might be love" and "Sweet colors might be lies." These lines suggest that the new generation represented by the song is one filled with uncertainty and ambiguity, where traditional values and certainties are no longer reliable guides. The desire to break free from these constraints is expressed in the lines "I want to show you poisonous happiness, New Generation" and "I don't know sweet words." These lines seem to suggest a desire to embrace the unknown and the dangerous, rather than clinging to the safety of the familiar.

Overall, the lyrics of "New Generation" are poetic and thought-provoking, and seem to express a desire to embrace change and live life to the fullest, even if it means venturing into unknown and potentially dangerous territory.

New GenerationAkina Nakamori Lyrics

New Generation
Akina Nakamori Lyrics