Starting out as an indie band, SEKAI NO OWARI performed their first live concert at club EARTH with 15 people attending. The band self-produced their first demo, sekai NO oWARI, with a limited edition of 1,000 copies. Fukase, vocalist, named the band Sekai no Owari because "Once you've experienced the bottom (the negative side of your life), you have to find a way to go up (the positive side). So I named my band End of the World to create the strength through the music."
SEKAI NO OWARI started to become popular in the Japanese indie scene in 2010. In August in 2011, SEKAI NO OWARI performed a solo concert at the Nippon Budokan where The Beatles performed in 1966. The tickets for this show sold out. In November, their first major album ENTERTAINMENT, was awarded Best Album for the Japan Record Award.
In 2013, they have set out their first-ever outdoor-live-event ‘Fire and Forest Carnival’. They wanted to create a stage that is as majestic as ‘Tomorrowland” – the largest electronic music festival - if anything go beyond it. They created the whole show aiming to be something bigger than ‘Tomorrowland’. They have successfully actualized the vision bringing 20,000 people a day for 3 days, totaling 60,000 fans. Since then, their show including the stage started to be recognized as one and only for its unique stage theme and irresistible performance.
In January 2015, SEKAI NO OWARI released their second major album ‘ Tree’ 2 years and 7 month after their last album. The album has topped No.1 on the chart, and has reached 1 million sales in total of physical sales and digital downloads.
SEKAI NO OWARI held a 2day-show ‘Twilight City’ at Nissan Stadium ;the biggest stadium in Japan in July. ‘Twilight City’ is a 2-days of 70,000 people and in total of 140,000 fans are expected to attend. capacity; nonetheless the tickets were sold out immediately. American pop-star Austin Mahone joined the show as a guest act.
Illusion
SEKAI NO OWARI Lyrics
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これから食べる命を選ぶんだ
TVで放送されている 爆弾が降る民族紛争は
音声も映像も調整された戦争
機械仕掛けの「僕らの真実」はいつか
貴方の心を壊してしまうだろう
加工 調整 再現 処理された世界
だから貴方が見ているその世界だけがすべてではないと
皆だってそう思わないかい?
命を閉じ込めた灼熱の動物ランド
僕らはそこでホッキョクグマと出逢えるんだ
僕はコンピューターで無限の宇宙を見て
"もうすべてを知っている" と錯覚するんだ
生きていくことがあまりにも便利になったから
生きているという実感がなくなっている
僕の知っている「現実」が どうか嘘でありますようにと
神様の「形」の「人形」に祈るんだ
機械仕掛けの「僕らの真実」はいつか
貴方の心を壊してしまうだろう
僕たちが見ている世界は
加工 調整 再現 処理された世界
だから貴方が見ているその世界だけがすべてではないと
皆だってそう思わないかい?
Oh, oh, oh
The song "illusion" by SEKAI NO OWARI explores the idea of how the world we see and experience is not necessarily the true reality. The first stanza talks about the concept of choosing our own life in a supermarket at midnight - a metaphor for how we choose to live our lives. The second stanza mentions how the wars we see on TV are just manipulated and edited versions of reality, not showing us the true horrors of warfare. The lines "our truth of machinery" refer to how technology and machines often shape our understanding of the world and can distort our perception of reality.
The third stanza talks about how the world we see is constantly edited and reproduced, and what we perceive as reality may not be the whole truth. The singer questions if anyone else feels the same way, highlighting the desire to understand the true essence of our existence. The fourth stanza contrasts the idea of animal life in a zoo, where humans can witness the beauty and ferocity of animals, with the sterile and infinitely vast "universe" viewed through a computer screen. The singer then mentions how our dependency on technology has taken away the feeling of being alive due to its convenience, leading to an almost illusionary state of existence.
Overall, the song delves into the idea that what we think is reality may not be the true essence of things. It talks about how technology can blur our perception of the world, and how, as a result, we need to question the world we live in to fully comprehend its meaning.
Line by Line Meaning
命の並んだ午前零時のスーパーマーケット
A supermarket at midnight where life is displayed in the form of food and choices must be made.
これから食べる命を選ぶんだ
Choosing what to eat is choosing what to consume and therefore what to become.
TVで放送されている 爆弾が降る民族紛争は
Wars shown on TV have been edited and manipulated to present a certain version of events.
音声も映像も調整された戦争
War is portrayed as a controlled and edited experience through media.
機械仕掛けの「僕らの真実」はいつか
The truth that defines us as machines will eventually break and corrupt us.
貴方の心を壊してしまうだろう
The truth might break our heart and make us lose sight of what is truly important.
僕たちが見ている世界は
Our view of the world is manipulated and processed through media platforms.
加工 調整 再現 処理された世界
Our world is transformed, refined and reproduced in a way that suits technology.
だから貴方が見ているその世界だけがすべてではないと
What we see on our devices is just a small part of the much bigger world, and we need to look beyond the screens.
皆だってそう思わないかい?
Don't you think we all feel this way sometimes?
命をぶち込んだ灼熱の動物ランド
A land filled with animals where life is constantly thrown into the mix.
僕らはそこでホッキョクグマと出逢えるんだ
It's in this land that we can find something unexpected, like a polar bear.
僕はコンピューターで無限の宇宙を見て
Looking at infinity through a computer screen can give a misleading sense of control and understanding.
"もうすべてを知っている" と錯覚するんだ
We might start to believe that we know everything when we have access to so much information, which is a false sense of confidence.
生きていくことがあまりにも便利になったから
The convenience of life has made living too easy and comfortable.
生きているという実感がなくなっている
Without the sense of survival and struggle, we cannot appreciate the essence of being alive.
僕の知っている「現実」が どうか嘘でありますようにと
Doubting the validity of our own perception of reality and hoping it is not a lie.
神様の「形」の「人形」に祈るんだ
Praying to a doll or statue that represents a god's form, hoping for clarity and guidance.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Fukase, Saori
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