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.
snow angel
KOTOKO Lyrics
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肩に降りて季節を伝えに来るよ
かじかむ指に吐く白い息が
無限の距離を そっと近づけるね
雪が歩道も街路樹も窓の灯かりさえも
全て包み込んで 静けさだけ押し寄せる
二人の足跡も消えてしまうけれど
二つの影たたずむ 凍えた心を抱えて
真っ白な世界 出逢えたのは奇蹟
もう 独りきりじゃないこと
言葉より 星の見えない まわる空に
snow angel
探している
冷たい頬 両手で包んで
突き刺さった冬の風 温めて
ひび割れそうな唇 重ねて
うずもれて行く欠片 すくいあげて
いつか微妙にずれてゆく温度が寂しくて
側にいることも 苦しく思えたりしたけど
二人の足跡は少しづつ近づき
春へと白い雪も心も溶かすよ
曇りガラスに書いた永遠を綴った文字が
涙を流すの 二人で見ていた
もう 凍った結晶達のように
壊れてしまわぬよう
抱いた腕に all my might
力こめて....
二つの影たたずむ 凍えた心を抱えて
真っ白な世界 出逢えたのは奇蹟
もう 独りきりじゃないこと
言葉より 星の見えない
まわる空に snow angel
祈っている
The song "snow angel" by KOTOKO portrays the feeling of companionship and warmth on a cold winter night. The opening verse talks about how snowflakes fall from the winter sky and settle on the singer's shoulder, conveying the arrival of a new season. The second verse speaks of the peaceful silence that snow brings, where everything is shrouded in white. The warmth of the singer's handhold and beat of their hearts are the only sounds that can be heard amidst the stillness. The chorus talks about how two lost individuals find each other in the midst of the snow and that they are no longer alone in this vast world. The singer is searching for a "snow angel" in the starry sky, the symbol of the light that they need in their life.
As the song progresses, the singer requests their companion to hold them tightly and warm them up from the wintry wind that pricks their skin. The singer is ready to embrace the fragment of life that comes their way and cover up the cracks of their misery by drifting away with the snow. Soon, they find warmth in the companionship they share, and the two of them become closer as they embrace their journey together. The final verse speaks of a love that is so strong that it will never fade away, even in the confines of the future and mortality. They write their eternal love on a cloudy glass, which evokes a feeling of longingness, of wanting to hold on to something that will undoubtedly last forever.
Overall, KOTOKO's "snow angel" is a song that encapsulates the essence of seeking comfort, companionship, and finding eternal love in the midst of isolation and struggles.
Line by Line Meaning
冬の夜空 舞う白い欠片
White snowflakes dancing in the winter night sky
肩に降りて季節を伝えに来るよ
They fall on my shoulder to tell me about the season
かじかむ指に吐く白い息が
The white breath I exhale from my numb fingers
無限の距離を そっと近づけるね
Softly brings the limitless distance closer
雪が歩道も街路樹も窓の灯かりさえも
The snow envelops the sidewalks, trees, and even the light from the windows
全て包み込んで 静けさだけ押し寄せる
It covers everything and only silence remains
二人の足跡も消えてしまうけれど
Even our footprints disappear
繋いだ手の温もり 鼓動を感じた
I felt the warmth from our connected hands and our heartbeats
二つの影たたずむ 凍えた心を抱えて
Two shadows embrace their frozen hearts
真っ白な世界 出逢えたのは奇蹟
Meeting in this pure white world is nothing short of a miracle
もう 独りきりじゃないこと
I'm no longer alone
言葉より 星の見えない まわる空に
Looking for a snow angel in the sky with invisible stars, more than words can describe
snow angel
A snow angel
探している
I am searching for it
冷たい頬 両手で包んで
I hold my cold cheeks with both hands
突き刺さった冬の風 温めて
Trying to warm the winter wind that is piercing through
ひび割れそうな唇 重ねて
Our lips, which feel like they are about to crack, touch
うずもれて行く欠片 すくいあげて
Scooping up the pieces that are sinking down
いつか微妙にずれてゆく温度が寂しくて
The temperature, which gradually changes over time, feels lonely
側にいることも 苦しく思えたりしたけど
It sometimes feels painful even to be by your side
二人の足跡は少しづつ近づき
Our footprints are getting closer and closer
春へと白い雪も心も溶かすよ
The white snow and our hearts will melt towards spring
曇りガラスに書いた永遠を綴った文字が
The words, written on a cloudy glass, that spell out our eternal love
涙を流すの 二人で見ていた
We both shed tears as we read it
もう 凍った結晶達のように
Once again, like frozen crystals
壊れてしまわぬよう 抱いた腕に all my might
Hugging you tightly with all my might to make sure we won't break apart
snow angel
A snow angel
祈っている
We pray
Contributed by James A. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
キf
冬の夜空舞う白い欠片 肩に降りて 季節を伝えに来るよ
かじかむ指に吐く白い息が
無限の距離を そっと近づけるね
雪が歩道も街路樹も 窓の灯かりさえも
全て包み込んで 静けさだけ押し寄せる
二人の足跡も 消えてしまうけれど
繋いだ手の温もり 鼓動を感じた
二つの影たたずむ 凍えた心を抱えて
真っ白な世界 出逢えたのは奇蹟
もう独りきりじゃないこと
言葉より星の見えない
まわる空に snow angel 探している
冷たい頬両手で包んで
突き刺さった冬の風温めて
ひび割れそうな唇重ねて
うずもれて行く欠片 すくいあげて
いつか微妙にずれてゆく 温度が寂しくて
側にいることも 苦しく思えたりしたけど
二人の足跡は 少しづつ近づき
春へと白い雪も 心も溶かすよ
曇りガラスに書いた 永遠を綴った文字が
涙を流すの二人で見ていた
もう凍った結晶達のように 壊れてしまわぬよう
抱いた腕に all my might 力こめて…
二つの影たたずむ 凍えた心を抱えて
真っ白な世界 出逢えたのは奇蹟
もう独りきりじゃないこと
言葉より星の見えない
まわる空に snow angel 祈っている
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Ainda fico abismado como esta música é sensacional, arranjo impecável, vocal e solos fabulosos e sentimentais. Enfim, uma obra prima.
キf
冬の夜空舞う白い欠片 肩に降りて 季節を伝えに来るよ
かじかむ指に吐く白い息が
無限の距離を そっと近づけるね
雪が歩道も街路樹も 窓の灯かりさえも
全て包み込んで 静けさだけ押し寄せる
二人の足跡も 消えてしまうけれど
繋いだ手の温もり 鼓動を感じた
二つの影たたずむ 凍えた心を抱えて
真っ白な世界 出逢えたのは奇蹟
もう独りきりじゃないこと
言葉より星の見えない
まわる空に snow angel 探している
冷たい頬両手で包んで
突き刺さった冬の風温めて
ひび割れそうな唇重ねて
うずもれて行く欠片 すくいあげて
いつか微妙にずれてゆく 温度が寂しくて
側にいることも 苦しく思えたりしたけど
二人の足跡は 少しづつ近づき
春へと白い雪も 心も溶かすよ
曇りガラスに書いた 永遠を綴った文字が
涙を流すの二人で見ていた
もう凍った結晶達のように 壊れてしまわぬよう
抱いた腕に all my might 力こめて…
二つの影たたずむ 凍えた心を抱えて
真っ白な世界 出逢えたのは奇蹟
もう独りきりじゃないこと
言葉より星の見えない
まわる空に snow angel 祈っている
ココアちゃんねる
いつ聞いても良い曲ですね
오스
정말 추억의 갓띵곡입니다 ㅠㅠ
くろねこ
KOTOKOの冬曲にハズレなし！
あ
これ好き
ねこたこ
画像は違うけど、曲は最高！
Razain666
i love this song... :3
misu
so many memories
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JUST AMAZING