1. RAY, a Japa… Read Full Bio ↴There are at least four artists with the name of Ray.
1. RAY, a Japanese shoegaze idol group formed in 2019. Based in Tokyo, they are considered sucessors to ・・・・・・・・・ (Dots), being managed by the same team and playing similar music. Members Uchiyama Yua (former Dots), Kai Marino (former Niji no Conquistador), Tsukihi (former RYUKYU IDOL) and Kotoyama Shizuku (former Avandoned) also promote many solo performances and activities. Their musical focus is on the fusion of "minor genres", such as shoegaze, noise pop, and IDM. The first album Pink was released in May 2020, containing 12 original songs and covers of two Dots songs, "Slide" and "Satellite".
In February 2021, founding member Shirakawa Sayaka graduated from the group. In July 2021, Kotoyama Shizuku joined the group. Their second album, Green, was released in May 2022 featuring a cover of Dots' "Shizuka no Umi". New members joined in September 2022: Ami, Tsukiumi Mao, and Tsumugi Mikoto. Third album Camellia is set to release in October 2023.
2. 中山怜香 (Nakayama Reika, born October 14, 1990), better known by her stage name Ray, is a Japanese singer and radio personality from Hokkaido. She signed to Geneon Universal Entertainment.
Ray originally worked as a gravure idol, performing at a singing audition event sponsored by Avex and Usen called a-motion2007, and releasing a DVD called Peach Collection and a second DVD called Pure Smile in 2008. She tried out for the All-Japan Anime Song Grand Prix in 2010. She also covered songs under the moniker Clione (クリオネちゃ).
She made her debut as a singer in 2012, performing the opening theme song "Sign" for the anime Waiting in the Summer. Her second single "Rakuen Project" (楽園PROJECT Paradise Project) was released on October 24, 2012, which is used as the opening theme to the 2012 anime television series To Love-Ru Darkness. Her third single "Recall" was released on February 6, 2013, which is used as the ending theme to the 2013 anime television series Amnesia.
On a blog post posted on January 25, 2017, Ray announced her retirement from singing to pursue other unspecified activities.
3. RAY - RUSSIAN HARDCORE band, formed in the end of 2004 in Moscow, Russia. They play old school hardcore with lots of melodies and breakdowns. They say they are trying to bring hardcore what it should be with messages to express their personal feelings and beliefs, to reveal what they feel are social and ethical problems of this world.
In spring/summer of 2010, RAY disbanded.
4. Ray, the japanese singer and vocalist in Galactica Phantom and yaiba.
5. A band from New York, an early project of Hugo Stanley from Palm
ひかり
Ray Lyrics
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吸い込まれていく
永遠なんてまだ わからないけど
「あなたを 見つけた...」
伝う熱を 嗄れたその声を
離さない
譲れないもの見つけたら
抱きしめられる もっと強く
あなた 護るひかりに なりたい
生まれたその日から 決められていた
この出会い 全て
大きな闇を抜け 辿り着いたの
「あなたが 愛しい...」
温かい手を 哀しい雨の中
渡さない
たったひとつ ひとつだけ
護れるものがあるなら
瞬きもせず 二人のみち
あなた 照らすひかりに なりたい
知らなかったの
誰かをこんなに
愛しく思える日がくると
他の誰でもなかった
あなたが教えてくれた
たったひとつ ひとつだけ
譲れないもの見つけたの
瞬きもせず 二人の道
あなた 照らすひかりに なりたい
二人で見つけたい 永遠を
The lyrics to Ray's song "ひかり" describe the overwhelming feeling of love and the desire to protect and cherish the person that you love. The song starts with the realization of this feeling, as the first line states, "the first premonition is within your chest and you inhale it." The singer doesn't yet know if this love is eternal, but they have found the person they were looking for. They want to keep this feeling close to their heart and never let it go.
Throughout the rest of the song, the singer sings about the things they would be willing to do to protect their loved one. They have discovered something that they cannot let go of, and they want to hold onto it as tightly as they can. The lyrics build up to the final chorus, where the singer proclaims that they want to be the light that shines on their loved one's path, protecting and guiding them through their journey together.
The song's emotional intensity is reflected in the melody and the power of the singer's voice. It's a beautiful song that taps into the universal feelings of love and protection, and it's sure to resonate with anyone who has ever felt these emotions.
Line by Line Meaning
初めての予感が その胸の中 吸い込まれていく 永遠なんてまだ わからないけど 「あなたを 見つけた...」
The feeling of falling in love for the first time is engulfing your chest. You don't know if forever exists, but you say, 'I found you...'
伝う熱を 嗄れたその声を 離さない
I won't let go of your raspy voice full of passion.
たったひとつ ひとつだけ 譲れないもの見つけたら 抱きしめられる もっと強く あなた 護るひかりに なりたい
If you find something that you cannot give up one by one, you can embrace it even stronger. I want to become the light to protect you.
生まれたその日から 決められていた この出会い 全て 大きな闇を抜け 辿り着いたの 「あなたが 愛しい...」
Since the day I was born, this encounter was destined. I came through the immense darkness to arrive here and say, 'I love you ...'
温かい手を 哀しい雨の中 渡さない
I won't let go of your warm hand in the sad rain.
たったひとつ ひとつだけ 護れるものがあるなら 瞬きもせず 二人のみち あなた 照らすひかりに なりたい
If there is only one thing that I can protect, I want to be the light that illuminates you and our path without blinking.
知らなかったの 誰かをこんなに 愛しく思える日がくると 他の誰でもなかった あなたが教えてくれた
I didn't know that there would be a day when I would feel so deeply in love with someone. You, who were not just anyone, taught me this.
たったひとつ ひとつだけ 譲れないもの見つけたの 瞬きもせず 二人の道 あなた 照らすひかりに なりたい
I found something that I cannot give up one by one. I want to be the light that illuminates our path without blinking.
二人で見つけたい 永遠を
We want to find forever together.
Writer(s): 中沢 伴行, 黒崎 真音, 中沢 伴行, 黒崎 真音
Contributed by Anthony J. Suggest a correction in the comments below.