There are at least four artists with the name of Ray.

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

protostar ～あの日のワタシ～
Ray Lyrics

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優しく夜空包む三日月
君が笑う瞳の形
また今夜(また今夜)
会いに行っても(会いに行っても)
いいですか?
窓辺そっと見上げるだけで
ドキドキがまた弾けている
カーテンも(カーテンも)

ふわり膨らむ胸
ほうき星(ほうき星)
アナタの(アナタの)
羽1つください
Pleeease, Pleeease!!
「好きです」と声にしてみた
苦しいな...でもいいかな
満月が笑ってる
君は練習相手だよ!
照れて頬を丸くした
怒る私はprotostar
新しい物語はじまる
今日の空は晴れのちくもり
月も星も雲間でチラリ
臆病なままじゃ輝けない
一番星(一番星)
アナタの(アナタの)
ようになりたい!
―アナタト(アナタト)
ワタシガ(ワタシガ)
カガヤク(カガヤク)
ユニバース(ユニバース)―
...Pleeease, Pleeease!!
「好きかな?」って呟いた
不思議ね泣けてくるんだよ
満月はもういない
一人でやらなくちゃね
またこの空で会おうよ
懐かしんでねprotostar
三日月の隣で ...

―アナタト(アナタト)
ワタシガ(ワタシガ)
ヨリソウ(ヨリソウ)

ユニバース(ユニバース)―
...好きだよ

Overall Meaning

The song "protostar ～あの日のワタシ～" by Ray is a nostalgic portrayal of a budding romance between two individuals. The lyrics beautifully describe the imagery of the crescent moon enveloping the night sky, and the singer's fascination with the shape of their beloved's eyes when they smile. The singer is eager to meet their lover once again, and their heart skips a beat at the very thought. They long for just one feather from their beloved's wings, and shyly admit to having feelings for them.

The song is particularly poignant as it embodies the conflicting emotions of a young heart - the struggles with vulnerability, shyness, and self-doubt are all depicted through the singer's voice. The reference to the "protostar" symbolizes the singer's desire to "shine bright" like the stars if only they were as brave as their lover. The song's upbeat tempo and the chorus's repetition of "Pleeease, Pleeease!!" add to the song's whimsical and light-hearted feel.

Line by Line Meaning

優しく夜空包む三日月
The crescent moon gently envelops the night sky

君が笑う瞳の形
The shape of your laughing eyes

また今夜(また今夜)
Tonight once again

会いに行っても(会いに行っても)
Even if I go to see you

いいですか?
Is it okay?

窓辺そっと見上げるだけで
Just gazing up softly by the window

ドキドキがまた弾けている
My heart is pounding with excitement

カーテンも(カーテンも)
Even the curtains

ふわり膨らむ胸
My heart swelling up gently

ほうき星(ほうき星)
A shooting star

アナタの(アナタの)
Of you