She also composes and writes lyrics (for herself as well as other singers in I've Sound) for numerous other song collections. She frequently works with the producers I've Sound, and has contributed songs to numerous anime and video games including Onegai Teacher, Mahou Shoujo Tai Arusu, Onegai Twins, Ren'ai CHU!, Maria-sama ga Miteru, Hayate the Combat Butler, Colorful Kiss, Kannazuki no Miko, Starship Operators, Shakugan no Shana, and BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger.
In 1999, she became a professional singer. Her first successful audition was with I've Sound, a team of producers using the talents of various female vocalists for their productions—best recognized for their many dating sim and eroge game soundtracks. Since then, she has performed opening and ending themes for a few anime and has gained significant recognition from her two I've Sound-related album releases. Her second album, Garasu no Kaze, released in June 2005 has been praised within multiple online communities. On October 13, 2005, she released her fourth maxi single, which featured a song from her Garasu no Kaze album, "421: A Will" and its B-side song called "Shuusou" (秋爽, The Refreshing Autumn Breeze), which is featured in her third album, Uzu-Maki.
Although not listed on her official Geneon website, KOTOKO has actually released four albums. Her very first album was called, Sora o Tobetara, which was released in 2000. Many of the tracks on this album were later re-recorded for her first I've Sound album, Hane (羽 -hane-, Feather), and was attributed as her first album. Her first I've Sound CD appearance was on the CD "Dear Feeling" (only released at "Comic Market 59".) with previous singer Aki. She then appeared on I've Girls Compilation Album Vol.3 "Disintegration", a series of albums with various songs from the I've Sound singers.
KOTOKO's first official performance in North America was her highly successful American concert debut at Anime Expo 2005, followed soon after by the KOTOKO Lax Tour. Now that her self-composed hybrid of pop and techno beats—sometimes pop—have crossed the Pacific, KOTOKO's lyrics have elevated her presence among thousands of North American J-pop/anime fans.
In 2009 she did the theme song for the Mamoru Oshii live-action movie Assault Girls. The song 蒼-iconoclast has also been featured as the opening theme song to the console version of the widely popular game Blazblue:Calamity Trigger.
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Personality: Quiet, likes making new friends, optimist, caring, emotional, perfectionist, romantic.
Interests: Movies, shopping (online), photography, flowers, darts, softball, dancing, collecting cute things.
I want to go to: Switzerland, Netherlands, Sweden, Morocco, Greece, Egypt, Tuvalu, Bolivia, Nepal, New Zealand, India, Thailand, Australia.
Favorite food: Cherries, and particularly fond of strawberries, actually likes all fruit except melon, noodles, curry soup, avocado, cheese, milk, pudding, mint, cooked rice, chocolate, cookies, coffee.
Favorite things: Music, poetry, movies, the sky, the sea.
Favorite animals: Rabbits, turtles, sheeps, insects.
Dislikes: The dark, narrow spaces, a bad liar, rain, people without dreams.
Dreams: Go to Los Angeles, plant a lemon tree and build a house in the hills with a view on the sea.
Re-Sublimity
KOTOKO Lyrics
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憂い葛藤の記憶に
動かされ目蓋にずっと張り付く
白い絶叫に凍えた
沈む月の迷い
存在は確かに 今ここに
待っているのは
涙などもう流さない
言えない聞けない見えない幻だけ
時の向こう側へと流されて
迷い子になる 許せぬ願い
声だけ指だけ近付く温度だけ
届かぬ思いが
千切られて夜風を染める
闇泰
そこはきっとまやかしと
偶像だって気が付いてた
それなのに深い雑草の中
甘い実ふっと身を委ねた
登る太陽の迷い
偶然は秘かに仕組まれた
いっそ必然目の前に今晒された
不覚に歪む感情
泣けない越せない解らない結末など
何処へ行こうとも
ただ君だけを護りたくて
逆らっている
今だけ過去だけつぐなう未来だけ
救えるのならば
涸れ果てて消えてもいいと
闇泰
言えない聞けない見えない幻だけ
時の向こう側へと流されて
迷い子になる 許せぬ願い
声だけ指だけ近付く温度だけ
届かぬ思いが
千切られて夜風を染める
涸れ果てて消えてもいいと
君だけの光になると
The lyrics of Kotoko's song "Re-sublimity" describe the turmoil and conflict of memories filled with sadness and anguish. The singer seems to be haunted by their past and cannot shake off the memories that are like a weight on their eyelids, causing them to freeze in white screams. They are lost in the uncertainty of the sinking moon, yet they are aware of their existence in the present moment, waiting for the chance to embrace someone in a moment of pure love.
The lyrics suggest the pain of unfulfilled desires, represented by a lost voice, a finger that cannot reach, and emotions that warp out of control. The singer is aware of the illusory nature of their surroundings, but they still give in to the temptation of indulging themselves in the sweet fruits hidden within the deep grass. The lyrics also highlight the struggle to protect someone dear and the desperation to make amends for the past or build a better future, even if it means sacrificing oneself.
Overall, the lyrics of "Re-sublimity" present a complex mix of emotions, ranging from despair and longing to hope and determination. The imagery and metaphors employed in the song evoke a dreamlike quality that enhances the emotional weight of the lyrics.
Line by Line Meaning
遥かにそっと揺らめく
Gently swaying far away
憂い葛藤の記憶に
In memories of worry and conflict
動かされ目蓋にずっと張り付く
Stuck to my eyelids by being moved
白い絶叫に凍えた
Frozen in a white scream
沈む月の迷い
The confusion of the sinking moon
存在は確かに 今ここに
The existence is surely here now
待っているのは
What's waiting is
涙などもう流さない
No longer shedding tears
ただ抱き合える瞬間
Just this moment of embracing
言えない聞けない見えない幻だけ
Only illusions that can't be spoken, heard, or seen
時の向こう側へと流されて
Flowing to the other side of time
迷い子になる 許せぬ願い
Becoming lost with an unforgivable wish
声だけ指だけ近付く温度だけ
Only the sound, the touch, just the warmth
届かぬ思いが
Feelings that can't be reached
千切られて夜風を染める
Torn apart and coloring the night wind
そこはきっとまやかしと
Surely an illusion there
偶像だって気が付いてた
I knew it was just an idol
それなのに深い雑草の中
Yet, in the midst of deep grass
甘い実ふっと身を委ねた
I suddenly surrendered to the sweet fruit
登る太陽の迷い
The confusion of the rising sun
偶然は秘かに仕組まれた
Coincidence was secretly arranged
いっそ必然目の前に今晒された
It's better to expose what's in front of us, the inevitable
不覚に歪む感情
Emotions that are distorted by error
泣けない越せない解らない結末など
Endings that can't be cried over, surpassed, or understood
何処へ行こうとも
No matter where we go
ただ君だけを護りたくて
I just want to protect you
逆らっている
Defying it
今だけ過去だけつぐなう未来だけ
Only now, only the past, only the future to make up for
救えるのならば
If it can be saved
涸れ果てて消えてもいいと
It's okay to dry up and disappear
君だけの光になると
To become only your light
涸れ果てて消えてもいいと
It's okay to dry up and disappear
言えない聞けない見えない幻だけ
Only illusions that can't be spoken, heard, or seen
時の向こう側へと流されて
Flowing to the other side of time
迷い子になる 許せぬ願い
Becoming lost with an unforgivable wish
声だけ指だけ近付く温度だけ
Only the sound, the touch, just the warmth
届かぬ思いが
Feelings that can't be reached
千切られて夜風を染める
Torn apart and coloring the night wind
涸れ果てて消えてもいいと
It's okay to dry up and disappear
君だけの光になると
To become only your light
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: KOTOKO
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@user-rg2pf1sp7m
神奈月の巫女、主題歌２つとも好きです
@Namezaza1Thailand
Early 2000s pop/trance will always be the best. It always sounds so futuristic.
@user-qy4ug5do3n
長年前線で戦ってるKOTOKOさん凄いわ 応援してます
@user-mt8il6dm8w
いつ聴いても元気をもらえる曲
@peercast1893
サビの空飛んでるような感じ好き
@rinkao
今聞いても超カッコいい🎉
@imfamoushero
One of the best songs ever created.
@user-op2kq5yb2w
トランス系のサウンドがいいですね🎵エンドレスで聴いても飽きないです～スカッとします❗️
@rururu761
神曲
@etheriaart2172
love when this comes into my head after years. still know it off by heart. god things brings back memories. i watched this anime (kannazuki no miko) in 2006, seems a lifetime ago now