There are multiple artists named KAORI:

1) KAORI (full name Kaori Su… Read Full Bio ↴There are multiple artists named KAORI:

1) KAORI (full name Kaori Suzuki) is a Japanese voice actress and pop singer who debuted in 2006. She has performed theme songs for numerous video games and animated series, most notably "BLUE BLUE WAVE" (for ARIA the NATURAL) and "Tears Infection" and "Daybreak" (for the Myself; Yourself TV series and video game, respectively).

2) Kaori is a Japanese down-tempo/lounge/soul singer based in Tokyo and affiliated with Magoo Records and Crue-L Records. She released an album, Flow in 1997 and a single, In My Head, also in 1997.

3) 織田かおり (Kaori Oda), who is better known as FictionJunction KAORI in composer 梶浦由記 (Yuki Kajiura)'s project FictionJunction and also as KAORI, an actress/vocalist in the fantasy rock opera musical group Sound Horizon.

4) 詩月カオリ (Kaori Utatsuki) is a Japanese vocalist affiliated with I've Sound.

Tears Infection
Kaori Lyrics

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Iki o koroshite toki o tomeru
Owari ni shiyou kono merodi
Surudoi itami ga netsu o sarai
Kuroku nagarete hitomi o tojita

Furuete iru kokoro no katasumi ni
Kimi ga naite ita
Jibun ja nai dareka no tame nara

Sou nanika o ima kaerareru
Kakushin nante hodotooi kedo

*boku wa tada...
Tojikometa kioku ni kimi o
Mitsukedashitakute
Sugao no mama de ano basho ni kaerou
Hanabira mo chiru you na me ni mienai
Kaze ga fuki
Tsumazukinagara waraikaesu yo
Dakara mou nakanaide kirei na asu ga
Bokura o hitsuyou to shite iru

Nibiiro no hako furui redio
Nagaredasu no wa ano merodi
Mimi o fusaide nigeru no wa naze
Yume no tsuzuki wa doko de mireru no?

Taema mo naku ano hi no keshiki ga
Toorisugiru kara
Isshun de mo sunao ni nareru yo
Sou nanika o ima kaerareru
Kotae wa kitto doko ni mo nai kedo

Masshiro na...
Kimi ga kimi no mama de ano hi ni
Kaerenakute mo
Daiji na koto wa kono saki ni egaikou
Sekaijuu dokoka de kizutsuitari warattari
Ima mo koushite toki wa tsuzuiteru
Dakara mou kanashimi o kurikaesazu ni
Bokura wa imi ga atte koko ni iru

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Overall Meaning

The lyrics in "Tears Infection" by Kaori describe a profound longing for someone that is lost or no longer present. The song starts with the idea of wanting to take one's last breath and stop time, as the melody reaches its end. The sharp pain encountered disrupts the flow of thoughts, causing a loss of focus as darkness and tears flow in. The singer addresses the person who is missed so dearly, picturing them crying in the depths of their heart along with her. Despite feeling powerless to change anything, Kaori expresses her desire to find the person's smiling face again, to return to that place of simple sincerity before life’s complexities took over.

The chorus emphasizes this notion of wanting to return to a past state of being, when everything was pure and carefree. Despite this impossibility, she sees value in the present and the existence of herself and the person who is missed. The song ends with a recognition that life continues to move forward and so must we. Though the pain may remain, there is still purpose and meaning to be found in the present.

Line by Line Meaning

Iki o koroshite toki o tomeru
I want to stop time by holding my breath

Owari ni shiyou kono merodi
Let this melody end it all

Surudoi itami ga netsu o sarai
Sharp pain scrapes off my fever

Kuroku nagarete hitomi o tojita
My eyes shut to black flow

Furuete iru kokoro no katasumi ni
In the depths of my trembling heart

Kimi ga naite ita
You were crying

Jibun ja nai dareka no tame nara
If it's for someone who isn't me

Sou nanika o ima kaerareru
Then there's something I can change now

Kakushin nante hodotooi kedo
Even though my confidence is far away

*boku wa tada...
I just want to...

Tojikometa kioku ni kimi o
Find you in my locked up memories

Mitsukedashitakute
I want to discover you

Sugao no mama de ano basho ni kaerou
Let's go back to that place, just as we are

Hanabira mo chiru you na me ni mienai
Can't see eyes that look like falling flower petals

Kaze ga fuki
The wind blows

Tsumazukinagara waraikaesu yo
While stumbling, I'll smile again

Dakara mou nakanaide kirei na asu ga
So don't cry anymore, a beautiful tomorrow

Bokura o hitsuyou to shite iru
We need it

Nibiiro no hako furui redio
Old radio in a grey box

Nagaredasu no wa ano merodi
That melody that flows out

Mimi o fusaide nigeru no wa naze
Why do I plug my ears and run away?

Yume no tsuzuki wa doko de mireru no?
Where can I see the continuation of my dream?

Taema mo naku ano hi no keshiki ga
The scenery of that day suddenly

Toorisugiru kara
Passes by

Isshun de mo sunao ni nareru yo
Even for a moment, I can be honest

Sou nanika o ima kaerareru
That's something I can change now

Kotae wa kitto doko ni mo nai kedo
There probably isn't an answer anywhere

Masshiro na...
Pure white...

Kimi ga kimi no mama de ano hi ni
You, just as you are on that day

Kaerenakute mo
Even if you can't come back

Daiji na koto wa kono saki ni egaikou
Let's sketch out what's important to us from now on

Sekaijuu dokoka de kizutsuitari warattari
Getting hurt, laughing, all around the world

Ima mo koushite toki wa tsuzuiteru
Even now, time continues like this

Dakara mou kanashimi o kurikaesazu ni
So don't repeat your sadness

Bokura wa imi ga atte koko ni iru
We are here with purpose

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アニメ「ポケットモンスターアドバンスジェネレーション」のヒロイン、ハルカ役の声優さんです。
世界的アニメの2代目ヒロインの声をされてる凄い方なのに、情報が本当に少ないですね…
可愛くて歌も上手くてキラキラしてて本当に見ていて楽しい。
8月19日からの「七夜の願い星ジラーチ」の再上映に伴って改めて再評価されてほしいです…