KAT-TUN are a Japanese pop/rock groupformed under Johnny & Associates in 20… Read Full Bio ↴KAT-TUN are a Japanese pop/rock groupformed under Johnny & Associates in 2001 in Tokyo, Japan and signed to J-One Records, their own exclusive record label under J Storm, Inc., in 2006. The group consists of Kazuya Kamenashi (亀梨和也), Tatsuya Ueda (上田竜也) and Yuichi Nakamaru (中丸雄一). Their name is derived from the first letter of the members' family surnames. The pronunciation is supposedly close to the English word "cartoon" (or kah-toon). Former member Jin Akanishi (赤西仁) left KAT-TUN in 2010. Koki Tanaka (田中聖) was removed from KAT-TUN in 2013 because the agency decided to end his contract due to some violations to the reglament. Junnosuke Taguchi (田口淳之介), left KAT-TUN in 2016 due to personal circumstances.

The group officially debuted on March 22, 2006 with a tripartite release of their debut album ("Best of KAT-TUN"), single ("Real Face") and DVD ("Real Face Film"), all of which topped the corresponding Oricon charts upon its release. "Real Face" went on to sell over a million copies by the end of the year and was named Japan's best-selling single of 2006. As of 2010, all of the group's releases (5 studio albums, 13 singles and 9 DVDs) have reached number one on the Oricon charts consecutively, making them only the third artist in Japanese music history to achieve this feat, after fellow Johnny's groups NEWS and KinKi Kids.
After Taguchi's departure, the group underwent for a "recharging period" of two years right after their 10th anniversary concert "10ks" endend. After two years the group came back releasing a new single "Ask Yourself"

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KAT-TUN Lyrics

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どうしてもどうしても
言えない気持ちが
セピアのトランクに今溢れそうで
友達は「忘れな」と言うけれど
ひとりだけ卒業できない思い出
写真の中のはにかむ笑顔
太陽そのままだけど
焼き付けてた空と海

瞬きしないで
キミが光る
輝くココロはしゃいでたままに
ひとつ前の景色(シーン)で
臆病にもなるけど
白く光る
キミの一番キレイなその色で
変わっていく季節を
そっと消してみて
離れても離れても聞こえる声で
キミの笑顔のためにここで叫ぶよ
「頑張れ」と簡単に言えなくて
キミに送る言葉ずっと探してる
ひとりじゃないよお互い背中
支えながら走り出す
今始まる未来だけひとつ
つながって
キミが生きるこの空の下
生まれてよかった
偶然でもキミとめぐり逢えた街で
白く光るキミの幸せ祈れる喜びを
ぎゅっと強く抱き締め
明日へ進むから
All right あの頃と往来してみても
どうだい? 変わらず
You're so beautiful
なぁ分かるだろ?
輝く日々は咲かすだろ?
あの日々より今が綺麗な君だから
Don't be shy
まだHigh life, right?
Fine Like a sky
無いLie White shine

永遠に終わらない
パーティーはこれから
両手広げ高く舞い上がれ
キミが光る
輝くココロはしゃいでたままに
ひとつ前の景色(シーン)で
臆病にもなるけど
白く光る
キミの一番キレイなその色で

変わっていく季節を
そっと消してみて

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of KAT-TUN's "WHITE" speak of a love that cannot be expressed plainly. The singer hides his true feelings, which are now overflowing and seemingly trapped within a sepia trunk. His friends tell him to forget, but he is unable to let go of his memories of a past love. He recalls the shy smile captured in a photograph, as well as the sun, sea, and sky that were once a part of their life. The singer does not want to blink, afraid to lose the moment and the person who shines with a sparkling heart. Even with the changing seasons, the singer wants to hold on to the feeling of the past and pray for the happiness of the person he loves. He knows that he is not alone in facing the future, and he looks forward to the never-ending party ahead.

The song conveys the wistful and melancholic emotions of an unrequited love. The sepia trunk symbolizes the past, where the singer's memories are kept, but he is still hopelessly in love. He wants to express the depth of his feelings, but he cannot bring himself to do so, resulting in a sense of loss and longing. Nevertheless, the song gives hope and inspires the desire to move forward, embracing the present and the future. The white light represents a pure and beautiful love, which the singer holds close despite the passage of time.

Line by Line Meaning

どうしてもどうしても言えない気持ちがセピアのトランクに今溢れそうで
Feeling so much that they cannot express, it looks like it will overflow now into a sepia trunk.

友達は「忘れな」と言うけれどひとりだけ卒業できない思い出
Friends say 'do not forget,' but there are memories that only one cannot graduate from.

写真の中のはにかむ笑顔太陽そのままだけど焼き付けてた空と海
The shy smile in the photo, the sun as it is, and the sky and sea that were imprinted.

瞬きしないでキミが光る
Don't blink, you shine.

輝くココロはしゃいでたままにひとつ前の景色(シーン)で臆病にもなるけど白く光るキミの一番キレイなその色で
With a shining heart, still enjoying the scenery from before, feeling timid, but shining white with your most beautiful color.

変わっていく季節をそっと消してみて
Try to gently erase the changing seasons.

離れても離れても聞こえる声でキミの笑顔のためにここで叫ぶよ
I'll shout for your smile, with a voice that can be heard even if we're apart.

「頑張れ」と簡単に言えなくてキミに送る言葉ずっと探してる
I'm always searching for the words to send to you, as I can't easily say 'ganbare.'

ひとりじゃないよお互い背中支えながら走り出す今始まる未来だけひとつつながって
We're not alone, supporting each other's backs as we start running towards a future that's only one, connecting.

キミが生きるこの空の下生まれてよかった偶然でもキミとめぐり逢えた街で白く光るキミの幸せ祈れる喜びをぎゅっと強く抱き締め
Under this sky where you live, I'm glad to be born. In the city where I coincidentally met you, I tightly embrace the joy of your shining white and happy prayers.

All right あの頃と往来してみてもどうだい? 変わらず You're so beautiful
All right, even if we look back at that time, how about it? You haven't changed, you're still so beautiful.

なぁ分かるだろ? 輝く日々は咲かすだろ? あの日々より今が綺麗な君だから Don't be shy
Hey, you know, right? The shining days will bloom, right? Because you are more beautiful now than those days. Don't be shy.

まだHigh life, right? Fine Like a sky 無いLie White shine
It's still a high life, right? Fine like a sky, without lies, white shine.

永遠に終わらないパーティーはこれから両手広げ高く舞い上がれキミが光る
The party that will never end starts now, spread your hands and dance high, you shine.

変わっていく季節をそっと消してみて
Try to gently erase the changing seasons.

Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: ECO, JOKER

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