Kagrra, originally started out in 1998 as a band called ＣＲＯＷ under Key Part… Read Full Bio ↴Kagrra, originally started out in 1998 as a band called ＣＲＯＷ under Key Party records. The band ceased activities after their last concert in Shibuya C.C. Lemon Hall on March 3rd, 2011.

Band members:
Vocal: 一志 (Isshi), Guitar: 楓弥 (Akiya), Guitar: 真 (Sin), Bass: 女雅 (Nao), Drums: 白水 (Izumi).

They released 1 mini album and a live DVD during the time as CROW, and toured with their 'brother band' Lar~Mia. CROW were known as the "Black feathers" and Lar~Mia the "white feathers". It was during this time that they wrote the popular song Hyakki Yakou.
After being very successful, CROW changed their name, their record label, and left their 'brother band' behind. In 2000, they renamed themselves Kagrra under PS Company records. Kagrra is a deliberate misspelling of the Japanese word 神楽, or "kagura" (a traditional Japanese dance). It means "music of the gods".

They joined teams with Dué le quartz and ASH for the TRIBAL WARNING tour, and together they released the WARNING! single in September 2001.
It was also with this record label that they started working with their album cover designer Fukaya Yoichiro, and his work has become somewhat of a trademark within Kagrra fan communities.

After signing under Columbia records in 2003, Kagrra added a comma (,) after their name to symbolize the dark side of the Chinese Yin Yang.

In 2007, Kagrra, moved from the Columbia Entertainment label, along with fellow PSC artists Miyavi and The GazettE, to their new major label 'King Records'. Along with this move, they took a much more drastic change to image - wearing more 'high fashion' than anything considered 'VK'.
With this change, the band also performed for the first time outside of Asia that Summer, taking stage at America's J-Rock Revolution, followed by PSCompany's group event J-Rock Invasion in Germany at the end of 2007.

Then, in 2008, the band released their first English titled anything, CORE - their fifth album, and the first thing they'd released in nearly a year. Following, they announced their first European one-man tour to start in Sweden, August 2008.

After the demise of Kagrra, vocalist Isshi has started a solo project called “Shiki-project”.

Shin (koto/guitar) and Nao (bass) announced on the 1st of July 2011 that they have started a new support band, PLAYERS, that is signed under PS Company.

Sadly, on July 18th, 2011, vocalist 一志 (Isshi) passed away in his home. The news was announced late Sunday (American time), early Monday (Japan time) on his solo project's website at http://www.shiki-project.com/news.php.

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Genoku
Kagrra Lyrics

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Sotto me wo tojireba nijimu shokuzai no shizuku

Sora ni mi wo kazaseba usuku ukabu kioku

Ano kusaki no you ni daichi ni ne wo nobashi

Ame wo uketomeru kokoro ga tada hoshikatta

Kasuru nioi to tobikau koe

Okisari ni sareta kono mi daite

Sotto me wo tojireba nijimu shokusai no shizuku

Kaze ni mi wo kazaseba usuku ukabu kioku

Itami sae ukenu katai kono karada wa

Tsuchi kaeru hi wo kono ki ni yudane kuchi yuku

Saigo ni shitta kono omoi wa

Sonata e to todoku hane wo motazu

Sotto me wo tojireba nijimu shokuzai no shizuka

Kaze ni mi wo kazaseba usuku ukabu kioku

Kitsuku dakiyosetemo tsutau nukumori wo shirazu

Kami wo naderarete mo tsuburu hitomi akaku

Nanimokamo ga shiro to kuro ni tozasare

Inochi hakobu kaze ni sarasare

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Kagrra's song "Genoku" paint a picture of a person who is reflecting on their life while standing in a forest. The first two lines talk about how if they close their eyes, they can see drops of food coloring leaking out, and if they lift their body to the sky, they can feel the light memories floating by. The third and fourth lines compare the person to a tree, reaching for the ground like a plant, and yearning for the rain, just like the tree needs rain to survive. The next two lines describe the movement of the wind, carrying a scent and a voice, while the next two lines describe how the person has been forsaken and abandoned to fend for themselves. The final lines talk about the feeling of being trapped in both black and white, and how the person has been carried away by the wind, carrying life with it.

Line by Line Meaning

Sotto me wo tojireba nijimu shokuzai no shizuku
When I close my eyes, I can see the faint trace of the nourishment I consumed, oozing like watercolor.

Sora ni mi wo kazaseba usuku ukabu kioku
If I lift my gaze to the sky, I can vaguely recall memories that float lightly.

Ano kusaki no you ni daichi ni ne wo nobashi
Like how a tree extends its roots deep into the ground, I wanted my heart to be firmly grounded in the earth.

Ame wo uketomeru kokoro ga tada hoshikatta
All I ever wanted was a heart that could simply accept the rain.

Kasuru nioi to tobikau koe
The sound of voices that chatter amidst the scent of incense that permeates the air.

Okisari ni sareta kono mi daite
Holding onto this body that's been left behind.

Kaze ni mi wo kazaseba usuku ukabu kioku
If I let the wind carry me away, I can faintly catch glimpses of my memories.

Itami sae ukenu katai kono karada wa
This body, hardened to the point where even pain cannot penetrate.

Tsuchi kaeru hi wo kono ki ni yudane kuchi yuku
Preparing myself to return to the earth, willingly going to meet my end.

Saigo ni shitta kono omoi wa
In the end, I've come to realize that these feelings cannot reach you.

Sonata e to todoku hane wo motazu
Unable to grow wings that can carry me to you.

Sotto me wo tojireba nijimu shokusai no shizuku
When I close my eyes, I can see the faint trace of the nourishment I consumed, oozing like watercolor.

Kaze ni mi wo kazaseba usuku ukabu kioku
If I let the wind carry me away, I can faintly catch glimpses of my memories.

Kitsuku dakiyosetemo tsutau nukumori wo shirazu
Even as I tightly hold onto you, I cannot feel the warmth that flows between us.

Kami wo naderarete mo tsuburu hitomi akaku
Even if I am touched by the divine, my trembling eyes remain stained red.

Nanimokamo ga shiro to kuro ni tozasare
Everything is trapped within the boundaries of black and white.

Inochi hakobu kaze ni sarasare
Carried away by the winds of life.

Contributed by Eli N. Suggest a correction in the comments below.

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