In 2002, she entered junior-high school. Once entering middle school, Hitomi joined the school softball team and expressed an interest in becoming an artist's backup dancer. So, every morning she would practice dancing before she went to Kendo (Japanese sword fighting) practice. (She obtained the first level degree in Kendo). Every night after school Hitomi and her friends would gather together and street dance.
In the year of 2003, while she was at dance practice, Hitomi was encouraged to try to sing at a local popularity event. Hitomi disliked singing karaoke in front of such a large crowd, but her friends greatly encouraged her to sing, and from that time on the desire to become a singer awoke in her.
During her second year in junior-high school, in the middle of the summer of 2003, Hitomi applied for the Sony Music Auditions. For the auditions, she recorded the rock song "Ukifune" by the band GO!GO!7188, but because the deadline was drawing near, she sent in the tape without listening to it. Also, because a change of interest, Hitomi moved from singing dance music to singing rock music.
In 2004, Hitomi was selected as finalist for the Sony Music SD audition (Vo-che3), from around 20,000 others. She was worried that because of her height (147 cm), she would be overlooked, but her powerful voice attracted the attention of people as she sang live.
At the end of 2004, She was chosen to sing the theme song for "Gundam SEED DESTINY" and recording began at the end of the year.
In 2005, she was in the middle of high school entrance exams as the title for her 1st single "Bokutachi no Yukue" was announced.
When the 30 second preview of the song started airing on the Gundam SEED DESTINY website, traffic increased so much that access to the site became unavailable for a short time.
Hitomi soon entered senior high school, and started her first radio personality on Date fm (FM Sendai) called "Takahashi Hitomi ~Sound D・N・A~".
On April 13, 2005 Hitomi released her debut single "Bokutachi no Yukue." For its first week on the charts, the single was #1; she was the 2nd female to have had a debut single reach #1 and the third solo artist to have a debut single reach #1. The single ended up selling well over 100,000 copies.
On August 12, 2005 Hitomi released her 2nd single "evergreen." It placed #22 for its first week on the charts, and has sold a little less than 30,000 copies.
Later on in the year, rumors started to spread that Hitomi would be releasing her 3rd single on October 12, 2005, and that it would be the theme song for the anime BLOOD+. Her official site never confirmed this rumor, but did confirm that she would be singing the theme song for the new anime BLOOD+.
Not too long after the rumors, Hitomi's site updated with news revealing that her 3rd single would be titled "Aozora no NAMIDA", and this would be the single that would have the BLOOD+ theme song on it. For its first week on the charts, "Aozora no NAMIDA" placed #8 with 44,629 copies sold. This was a huge leap from her past single "evergreen".
Less than two weeks after Hitomi's 3rd single "Aozora no NAMIDA" was released, the well-known online store, CDJapan, announced that Hitomi would be releasing her first album on February 1, 2006. Her site soon updated, and the album was officially titled "sympathy", but was pushed back to the later date of March 1, 2006. The album is to come in two formats, CD only and CD+DVD (limited), and is to contain 12 tracks total, 7 of them being previously unreleased songs.
PRIDE
Hitomi Takahashi Lyrics
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いらないプライドもそっと
捨ててくのさこれでGOOD!
ちっぽけな自分にだって
伝えたい言葉があって
希望や夢詰め込んだ
バスに乗り旅に出よう
あぁ 探してたのは
目の前で起こる奇跡をずっと...
ここが僕の居場所だって
わかったあの日にきっと
生まれ変われた気がして
夢がほら愛に変わった
大切なモノに気付いて
矢うのが怖くなって
光の中君探して
がむしゃらに叫んでみた
あぁ、一人だけじゃ
何も出来ない
繋がる言葉とメロディーできっと...
この想い君に届けたい Ah
その全てを感じてたい Ah
この胸に刻み続けたい Ah
I wanna stay together
I never forget you now
叶わぬ夢に溢れた
この東京(まち)で僕ら出会って
見た事ない景色だって
一緒に描いていける
伸ばしたこの手の先には
まだ掴めないものばっか
退屈もほら蹴飛ばして
まだ知らぬ旅に出よう
あぁ 歳の数じゃ片付けられない
今の自分じゃなきゃ出来ない
きっと...
この声で君に伝えたい Ah
その全てを感じてたい Ah
この胸に刻み続けたい Ah
I wanna stay together
I never forget you now
この想い君に届けたい Ah
その全てを感じてたい Ah
この胸に刻み続けたい Ah
I wanna stay together
I never forget you now
この声で君に伝えたい Ah
その全てを感じてたい Ah
この胸に刻み続けたい Ah
I wanna stay together
I never forget you now
The lyrics of Hitomi Takahashi's song "Pride" are about breaking away from a mundane and unfulfilling routine and chasing after one's dreams with bravery and determination. The song encourages the listener to let go of unnecessary pride and to embrace who they are, including their flaws and imperfections. Hitomi suggests taking a trip to symbolize embarking on the journey towards making those dreams come true. The lyrics also imply that finding one's place and purpose in life is not an easy feat, but that it is worth the effort, and that one does not have to do it alone, but rather with the support of others, with whom we can create new and exciting experiences.
The song speaks to the longing for personal growth and fulfilment, which can only be achieved by taking risks and chasing one's dreams with pride and passion. The idea of living without regrets resonates throughout the song, as the lyrics encourage the listener to step out of their comfort zone and explore what life has to offer. There is a sense of urgency in the lyrics, as if the artist is trying to encourage the listener not to wait too long to make a change, because life is fleeting.
Line by Line Meaning
退屈な日常に 鞄もほら放り投げて
Throwing away my bag and boredom, too
いらないプライドもそっと
Quietly discarding unnecessary pride
捨ててくのさこれでGOOD!
This is good, I'm throwing it all away
ちっぽけな自分にだって 伝えたい言葉があって
Even for someone as insignificant as me, there are words I want to convey
希望や夢詰め込んだ バスに乗り旅に出よう
Let's get on a bus packed with hopes and dreams and go on a journey
あぁ 探してたのは
Ah, what I was searching for
答えなんかじゃない 目の前で起こる奇跡をずっと...
Wasn't an answer, it was the miracles happening right in front of me that I've been waiting for
ここが僕の居場所だって わかったあの日にきっと
On the day I realized that this is where I belong
生まれ変われた気がして 夢がほら愛に変わった
I felt like I was reborn, and my dream turned into love
大切なモノに気付いて 矢うのが怖くなって
Realizing the importance of things and becoming afraid of losing them
光の中君探して がむしゃらに叫んでみた
Looking for you in the light, I shouted desperately
あぁ、一人だけじゃ 何も出来ない
Ah, I can't do anything alone
繋がる言葉とメロディーできっと...
But surely, through our connected words and melodies...
この想い君に届けたい Ah その全てを感じてたい Ah この胸に刻み続けたい Ah I wanna stay together I never forget you now
I want to deliver these feelings to you, feel everything with you, and etch it all in my heart. I want to stay together with you and never forget you
叶わぬ夢に溢れた この東京(まち)で僕ら出会って
We met in this Tokyo (city) filled with unattainable dreams
見た事ない景色だって 一緒に描いていける
But even with never seen before scenery, we can still paint it together
伸ばしたこの手の先には まだ掴めないものばっか
Beyond these stretched out hands are things we still can't grasp
退屈もほら蹴飛ばして まだ知らぬ旅に出よう
Let's kick boredom away and go on a journey to unknown places
あぁ 歳の数じゃ片付けられない 今の自分じゃなきゃ出来ない きっと...
Ah, it's not something that can be settled by age, but I know that I won't be able to do it without being who I am now...
この声で君に伝えたい Ah その全てを感じてたい Ah この胸に刻み続けたい Ah I wanna stay together I never forget you now
I want to convey this to you with my voice, feel everything with you, and etch it all in my heart. I want to stay together with you and never forget you
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Shogo K
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