Angela is the name of more than one artist
1) angela is a JPop duo
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1) angela is a JPop duo
2) Angela is a German 60's singer
3) ANGELA is a Konami Beatmania artist
4) Angela is bossa nova artist

1) angela is a JPop duo from Okayama, Japan composed of atsuko (lyrics, vocals, musical composition) and KATSU (musical composition and arrangment, keyboards, guitar).

angela has released a grand total of nineteen singles (six on a major label), one maxi single, one promotional CD, four mini CD albums, and five full-length CD albums (one on a major label). Additionally, their music has been featured on other anime-related soundtrack CDs.

Ironically, atsuko and KATSU did not realize that they were both born in the same town of Okayama until they went to the same music school in Tokyo. There, their same origin allowed them to bond together into the earliest incarnation of angela. They decided to work together, and they have come a long way since then.

Originally, angela was an independent band, performing in clubs and otherwise since 1993 and in 1999 they made their debut with the single memories, however this release went largely unnoticed. In 2002, they were signed by KING RECORDS after one of their representatives heard a song that Katsu had improvised from the ever-popular Zankoku na Tenshi no Thesis. After that, their debut single, Asu e no brilliant road became the cornerstone of success for angela. This was success that granted them several popular singles for the Uchuu no Stellvia and Sokyuu no Fafner anime series and a popular album, Sora no Koe -- success that granted them even a live concert in the United States at Otakon 2004 in Baltimore, Maryland.

angela's newest album, "I/O", was released in November on King Records and is available.

They are also known for the parapara dance routine which accompanies Asu e no brilliant road that "is very popular in Tokyo" according to angela.

angela performed at Sakuracon 2005 in Seattle, Washington, and will be performing at CN Anime 2005 in Toronto, Ontario

Their live concerts consist of a background layer of music, arranged by KATSU beforehand. At the concert, atsuko performs a vocal track live, as KATSU performs a guitar track live. Therefore, the songs in all of their concerts are pre-determined to a greater extent than other bands.

愛、ひと欠片
Angela Lyrics

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何処までも続くこの宇宙(そら)で
限りあるこの生命(いのち)を
瞬く星のように
しっかりとしっかりと
彩りたいよ
強くなるための力は
小さな愛ひと欠片
君に手渡せるのなら

そっと今そっとただ
差し出せるのに
未知の宇宙(そら)の向こうは
不確かに輝き続けるだろう
静か漂いながらも近づく
在るべき場所へと
僕等は帰ろうとする
かすか言葉は後でもかまわない
守りたいものばかり
増えては臆病になる
何処までも続くこの宇宙(そら)で
限りあるこの生命(いのち)を
瞬く星のように
しっかりとしっかりと
彩りたいよ
強くなるための力は
小さな愛ひと欠片
君に手渡せるのなら
そっと今そっとただ
差し出せるのに
未知の宇宙(そら)の向こうは
不確かに輝き続けるだろう

何処までも続くこの宇宙(そら)で
限りあるこの生命(いのち)は
瞬く星のように
ゆっくりとゆっくりと
過ぎて行くから
強くなるための力は
小さな愛ひと欠片
君に手渡せるのなら
まっすぐにまっすぐに
差し出せるのに

今を紡ぎ明日の
不確かをこの目で確かめたい

Overall Meaning

These lyrics are from the song "Ai, Hito Kakera" (Love, Fragments) by Angela. The song expresses a desire to find purpose and meaning in life amidst the vastness of the universe. The singer wants to shine brightly like a twinkling star and bring color to their existence. They believe that the power to become stronger lies in the small fragments of love, which they wish to hand over to their loved one. Despite the uncertainty and unknowns in the universe, they aim to quietly and steadily approach their rightful place. They don't mind the faint words and are willing to protect the things that are important to them, even if it makes them feel fearful and hesitant. In this vast universe, with the limited time they have, they want to make their life shine brightly like the twinkling stars and offer their love, even in small fragments, to their beloved. They mention that the unknown beyond the universe will continue to shine uncertainly, but they are ready to face it and want to confirm the uncertainties of tomorrow with their own eyes by weaving the present.

Line by Line Meaning

何処までも続くこの宇宙(そら)で
In this boundless universe

限りあるこの生命(いのち)を
With our limited lives

瞬く星のように
We want to shine

しっかりとしっかりと
Firmly, firmly

彩りたいよ
We want to color

強くなるための力は
The power to become stronger

小さな愛ひと欠片
Is a small love, a fragment

君に手渡せるのなら
If I can hand it to you

そっと今そっとただ
Gently now, gently

差し出せるのに
I can offer it

未知の宇宙(そら)の向こうは
Beyond the unknown universe