There are a few artists with the name Keiko:

1) Yamada Keiko (Keiko… Read Full Bio ↴There are a few artists with the name Keiko:

1) Yamada Keiko (Keiko Yamada - 山田圭子) is the vocalist of the J-Pop group Globe. In 1994 she participated in the 'EUROGROOVE NIGHT' audition organised by Tetsuya Komuro, and in 1995 became part of Globe. She later married to Tetsuya Komuro, and even has her own solo project. In 2001, She collaborated with Hamasaki Ayumi in the Songnation Project single a song is born.

2) KEIKO the band, hailing from Redditch, Worcestershire, UK.
Keiko formed in May 2004 and played their first show as a band less than a month later. Within four months the band were gigging across the country, and have gone on to play in excess of 200 shows from Edinburgh to Newquay and Cardiff to Norwich, and everywhere in between. Their inventive, energetic music combines a progressive attitude with a solid song-writing sensibility, and a desire to rock the balls off anyone who hears them. Their list of influences encompasses everything from Led Zeppelin to Biffy Clyro to Talking Heads to Luther Vandross, and then some.

The debut EP, The Rorschach Test was released in April 2006 on Lockjaw Records, coinciding with tours supporting Hundred Reasons and Hell Is For Heroes, and an appearance on the Snickers Bowl stage at the Download Festival.

Mark Stevenson left the band at the end of 2006, and was replaced by The Culprit drummer Joel Stanley. The band split up in April 2007, playing a final hometown show at the packed Liberal Club, which was filmed for DVD. They also sold a CD titled The Very Best of Keiko at the show, a compilation of material from all their previous demos. The original lineup reformed in 2009 for three live shows, but are now again no more, with the members pursuing other projects.

Keiko were: Tom Lynam (g/v), Nick Ebanks (b/v) and Mark Stevenson (d).
(With a brief stint for Joel Stanley on drums, in place of Stevenson)

Tom Lynam is now finding success playing drums for Pegasus Bridge. Nick Ebanks went on to form and front Idiosync.

3) On the EXIT TRANCE label there is also a singer named KEIKO.

4) KEIKO (Kubota Keiko - 窪田啓子) is a member of Kajiura Yuki's FictionJunction project and was one of the main vocalists of the Japanese vocal group Kalafina. She started her solo debut in 2020.

5) KEIKO, a band from Tenerife, Canary Islands (Spain).
The Tenerife rock group, whose recognizable sound has evolved in directions that include blues, reggae and funk, among other rhythms, has already been occupying its place in the island's musical panorama for almost two decades.
This trio was originally formed by Román Brito (bass), Luis Suárez (percussion) and Diego Hernández (guitar and voice), in addition to the occasional collaboration of Beatriz Triviño (voice) and David Rodríguez (keyboards).

茜
Keiko Lyrics

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朝日が降りそそぐ
すべてが目覚め始めた
知らない間に今日もまた
消えて無くなる命

孤独の入り口に
怯え足元見つめた
息がしづらいこの街に

慣れなくてもがいてる

羽が汚れて上手く羽ばたけないまま
空見上げた
ここは寒くて窮屈だから
そばで暖めて欲しくて

伸ばしても伸ばしても
遠く届かない太陽は
いつだって君を照らし続ける
目に焼き付くあのオレンジ
涙を乾かす

嘘の雨に溺れる
寂しく空虚な世界にも
心から愛で満ちた場所があって
すべてを包んで離さない

抱きしめて少しだけ
茜空に染まる時まで
真夜中で1人凍えそうでも
また陽は登るよ

伸ばしても伸ばしても
遠く届かない太陽は
いつだって君を照らし続ける

目に焼き付くあのオレンジ
涙を乾かす

Overall Meaning

The song 茜 by Keiko reflects on the transience of life and the fear of being forgotten. The opening lines describe the sun rising and everything awakening, yet alluding to the fact that life will disappear without notice. The singer reflects on walking through the entrance of solitude and being scared to look forward. She struggles to breathe in this unfamiliar place and yearns for someone to comfort her.

The next lines talk about her wings being dirty and not being able to fly well in the sky. The singer looks up at the sky and feels trapped and cold, yearning for someone to keep her warm. She tries to reach the sun but it feels too distant. The vivid orange color of the sun burns into her eyes, wiping away even her tears.

The next verse talks about drowning in fake rain and feeling lost and unfulfilled. But, she clings onto the hope that there is a place filled with love where everything is enveloped and never forgotten. The song ends with the singer clinging to hope and the knowledge that the sun will always rise again, even if she feels frozen and alone. The song is a reflection on the fear of death, loss and the yearning for eternal love and warmth.

Line by Line Meaning

朝日が降りそそぐ
The sun is rising and shining down upon everything, signaling that the day has begun.

すべてが目覚め始めた
Everything is starting to wake up and come to life.

知らない間に今日もまた
Without even realizing it, another day has begun.

消えて無くなる命
Life disappears and vanishes away.

孤独の入り口に
At the entrance to loneliness

怯え足元見つめた
Looking down at her fearful feet, hesitant to move forward.

息がしづらいこの街に
This city, where even breathing is difficult,

慣れなくてもがいてる
She's struggling to adapt and survive.

羽が汚れて上手く羽ばたけないまま
Her wings are dirty and she can't fly properly yet.

空見上げた
She looks up to the sky.

ここは寒くて窮屈だから
This place is cold and cramped.