Career
The cover for the album "Red" and the CD from the album.
After she released her first single on 8 November 1995, she released three more singles, and then her first full album Red in 1996, which sold more than two million copies in its first month. That album won her an invitation to perform on Kōhaku Uta Gassen, a New Year's Eve singing contest between male and female teams of popular singers sponsored by NHK (one of Japan's television networks).
Since then, she has released about one album each year, plus an average of three mini- or maxi-singles. Her second album, Paradox, was released in July 1997, selling 1.8 million copies, coinciding with her first concert tour Live Emotion '97 (consisting of 20 concert dates, and attracting a total of 65,000 fans, according to Avex).
July 1998 saw her third album Crimson, and another concert tour with over 40 concert dates. Her 1999 release, I.D. was a compilation album, but it debuted at number one on the rock chart, her fourth consecutive album to be released at the number one slot.
In 2001, she also released a 'mini-album' (sometime between a full album and a single) with only 7 tracks called the Last Quarter of uncharacteristically soft ballad-style music, recorded during her later months of pregnancy.
It wasn't until 2003 that she released another album, another compilation, called ID: 2.
At the 11th Annual Japan Gold Disc Awards, Nanase's album Red was voted the Best Album (Japanese Rock and Folk music, female vocalist category). Her album Paradox was also voted Best Album of the Year at the 12th Annual Japan Gold Disc Awards.
In February 2004, three years after her last original album and many singles, she released 7 Seven. An album devoted to feelings relating to music and color, with each song dedicated to a certain color. Since then she has released four more singles.
In July 2004 her song BYE BYE was covered by UK singer Jennifer Ellison.
As of August 2004, Nanase Aikawa has released six albums, plus two compilation albums and the mini-album, a total of 24 singles, and no less than three separate concerts and two music video collections on video and DVD.
A year later, in February 2005, she released The First Quarter mini-album. This album focused more on ballads and soft music than her well-known rock edge. In November of that same year she released R.U.O.K?!, a mini-album with seven songs. In July 2007, Nanase Aikawa began work on her new album.
Her first music release while working on this album is as part of a limited unit called "Crimson-FANG" for the soundtrack of Kamen Rider Kiva: King of the Castle in the Demon World, having performed on the soundtrack on Kamen Rider Blade in 2004. The single for, "Circle of Life", is to be released on August 6, 2008.
Subsequently, Aikawa released her first digital single off her new album entitled Prism. Which was released May 24, 2008.
Band Members
A list of her band for the R.U.O.K?! album and with whom she is currently touring:
Guitar: Marty Friedman (ex. Megadeth)
Guitar: Tomoaki Ishizuka, more commonly known as Pata from X Japan
Drums: 真矢 (trans. Shinya Yamada) (ex. Luna Sea)
Bass: 'Crazy' Cool Joe (ex. Dead End)
Keyboards: "D.I.E" (ex. Hide with Spread Beaver)
恋心
Nanase Aikawa Lyrics
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遠く波の音 聞こえた気がした
よりそう二人の隙間に
こぼれ落ちる思い出のかけら達は
言葉にならない切ない予感
恋心 あてもなく今 夜におびえているわ
ねえ あの日の二人 Dream 嘘じゃないね
月が照らし出す 行き場のない Silence
青い影が重なるよ
どんな時も笑いあえたあの頃を
こんなにも遠く感じながら
恋心 ひそやかに今 夜にはぐれたままで
時の迷路まよいこんだ 愛を探してる
恋心 あてもなく今 夜におびえているわ
ガラス越しの闇にそっと 涙隠してる
恋心 ひそやかに今 夜にはぐれたままで
時の迷路まよいこんだ 愛を探してる
The lyrics of Nanase Aikawa's song "恋心" speak of longing and regret for a lost love. The singer pleads to be told whether she can no longer turn back from her current situation, as she hears distant sounds of waves crashing, which remind her of memories that are slipping through the cracks. The memories are too painful to be expressed in words, and their loss fills the singer with a sense of sorrowful anticipation.
The chorus of the song repeats the words "恋心" (Koigokoro), which means "heart of love," emphasizing the theme of unrequited love that permeates the lyrics. The singer is afraid and alone in the dark, with only her tears as a companion. The memories of the past, which were once so vivid and happy, are now distant and hard to grasp.
The song is a poignant reminder of how the pain of lost love can linger, even as time passes. The singer's longing is palpable, and her vulnerability is both relatable and heartbreaking.
Line by Line Meaning
ねえ 教えて欲しい もう 戻れないの?
Can you tell me if I can't go back anymore?
遠く波の音 聞こえた気がした
I felt as if I could hear the sound of distant waves.
よりそう二人の隙間に
In the gap between us getting closer.
こぼれ落ちる思い出のかけら達は
The fragments of memories that spill out.
言葉にならない切ない予感
An indescribably painful premonition.
恋心 あてもなく今 夜におびえているわ
My heart is beating restlessly tonight without any clear reason.
ガラス越しの闇にそっと 涙隠してる
Silently hiding my tears behind the darkness beyond the glass.
ねえ あの日の二人 Dream 嘘じゃないね
Remember when we were together that day with no lies in our dreams?
月が照らし出す 行き場のない Silence
The moon highlights the silence that has no place to go.
青い影が重なるよ
The blue shadows are overlapping.
どんな時も笑いあえたあの頃を
The time when we could laugh together no matter what.
こんなにも遠く感じながら
Even though it feels so distant now.
恋心 ひそやかに今 夜にはぐれたままで
My love is lost in the night silently.
時の迷路まよいこんだ 愛を探してる
Lost in the labyrinth of time, I'm searching for my love.
恋心 あてもなく今 夜におびえているわ
My heart is beating restlessly tonight without any clear reason.
ガラス越しの闇にそっと 涙隠してる
Silently hiding my tears behind the darkness beyond the glass.
恋心 ひそやかに今 夜にはぐれたままで
My love is lost in the night silently.
時の迷路まよいこんだ 愛を探してる
Lost in the labyrinth of time, I'm searching for my love.
Writer(s): 織田 哲郎, 織田 哲郎
Contributed by Charlie C. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@morupekokun
【歌詞】
ねえ教えて欲しい
もう戻れないの?
遠く波の音聞こえた気がした
よりそう二人の隙間に
こぼれ落ちる思い出のかけら達は
言葉にならない切ない予感
恋心 あてもなく今
夜に怯えているわ
ガラス越しの闇にそっと涙隠してる
ねえあの日のニ人
Dream 嘘じゃないね
月が照らし出す 行き場のないSilence
青い影が重なるよ
どんな時も笑いあえたあの頃を
こんなにも遠く感じながら
恋心ひそやかに今
夜にはぐれたままで
時の迷路まよいこんだ愛を探してる
恋心 あてもなく今
夜に怯えているわ
ガラス越しの闇にそっと涙隠してる
@user-vo6zf9kq9h
歌詞
ねぇ 教えて欲しい もう戻れないの？
遠く波の音 聞こえた気がした
よりそう二人の隙間に
こぼれ落ちる思い出のかけら達は
言葉にならない切ない予感
恋心 あてもなく今
夜におびえているわ
ガラス越しの闇にそっと 涙隠してる
ねえあの日の二人 Dream 嘘じゃないね
月が照らし出す 行き場のない Silence
青い影が重なるよ
どんな時も笑い会えたあの頃を
こんなにも遠く感じながら
恋心 ひそやかに今
夜にはぐれたままで
時の迷路迷いこんだ 愛を探してる
恋心 あてもなく今
夜におびえているわ
ガラス越しの闇にそっと 涙隠してる
恋心 ひそやかに今
夜にはぐれたままで
時の迷路迷いこんだ 愛を探してる
@KONDOUMATCH
全く色褪せない名曲
@user-zu8dt8md8i
完成度高すぎる❗️
このPV通りにドラマ作成して、放送して欲しい…
@morupekokun
【歌詞】
ねえ教えて欲しい
もう戻れないの?
遠く波の音聞こえた気がした
よりそう二人の隙間に
こぼれ落ちる思い出のかけら達は
言葉にならない切ない予感
恋心 あてもなく今
夜に怯えているわ
ガラス越しの闇にそっと涙隠してる
ねえあの日のニ人
Dream 嘘じゃないね
月が照らし出す 行き場のないSilence
青い影が重なるよ
どんな時も笑いあえたあの頃を
こんなにも遠く感じながら
恋心ひそやかに今
夜にはぐれたままで
時の迷路まよいこんだ愛を探してる
恋心 あてもなく今
夜に怯えているわ
ガラス越しの闇にそっと涙隠してる
@jack-jackjp4294
歌詞ありがとうございます！
@chiro7513
2番のまだ犯罪犯す前の幸せそうなシーンと、子供のころの回想シーン、最後のお互い目で会話するシーンが切なくて好き
@user-hk1qd2us9e
歌い出しもそれをマッチするかの如く"ねぇ、あの日の二人"ですしね😢
@user-ko1uq5nc7y
定期的に聴きたくなる
@user-vo6zf9kq9h
歌詞
ねぇ 教えて欲しい もう戻れないの？
遠く波の音 聞こえた気がした
よりそう二人の隙間に
こぼれ落ちる思い出のかけら達は
言葉にならない切ない予感
恋心 あてもなく今
夜におびえているわ
ガラス越しの闇にそっと 涙隠してる
ねえあの日の二人 Dream 嘘じゃないね
月が照らし出す 行き場のない Silence
青い影が重なるよ
どんな時も笑い会えたあの頃を
こんなにも遠く感じながら
恋心 ひそやかに今
夜にはぐれたままで
時の迷路迷いこんだ 愛を探してる
恋心 あてもなく今
夜におびえているわ
ガラス越しの闇にそっと 涙隠してる
恋心 ひそやかに今
夜にはぐれたままで
時の迷路迷いこんだ 愛を探してる
@poi4464
ありがとうございます！
@yh7934
おつかれ