SHAZNA is a well-established band consisting of three members.
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Vo. IZAM, Gu. AOI, Ba. NIY.

SHAZNA was formed by IZAM in 1992 when he recruited the original bassist to start a Culture Club tribute band. That bassist was later replaced by his older brother, NIY. In 1993, AOI and former member Katsura joined the band and they released their first demo ENMITY.
In 1996, after releasing two well-received mini-albums (MELTY CASE and Raspberry Time) Katsura left SHAZNA to join the visual kei band, BAISER. Thus SHAZNA became the trio that we know today.

In June of 1997 they released their first video collection, Lavender Color, which reached No. 1 on the Oricon charts. Later that same year SHAZNA signed to major label BMG FUNHOUSE and released their first major mini-album, Promise Eve.

1998 was truly the "Year of SHAZNA". They released their immensely popular album Gold Sun and Silver Moon and held a four performance tour titled "MOONLIGHT DREAM" A Midsummer Night's Dream, the most notable live being held at the famous Nippon Budokan. Their faces and music graced everything from magazine covers to commercials to television dramas.

In 1999, with a slew of releases (now under TOSHIBA EMI) that had a decidedly different look and sound than SHAZNA fans were used to and expected from their idols, their popularity took a nosedive. Their fanbase and popularity further decreased with the scandal of IZAM's brief marriage to then 19-year-old model, Hinano Yoshikawa.

SHAZNA officially disbanded in 2000 with each member pursuing solo careers.

~Solo SHAZNA
IZAM has had perhaps the most active and successful solo career, appearing in a number of movies and television shows as well as in a musical, modeling, and releasing two albums, two singles, and a book - "Mirror Boy". In November of 2006 IZAM was married for the second time to actress Miho Yoshioka and on April 17, 2007 he became the father of a healthy baby boy.

AOI has continued with his musical career, playing solo acoustic lives as well as contributing guitar to IZAM's solo releases. He also formed his own band, RAG DOLL. On January 3, 2008 AOI married actress Akira Morimoto after a year-and-a-half relationship. His first child, a daughter, was born on June 6, 2008.

NIY has also contributed his bass skills to IZAM's solo releases aside from his activities with his own band, FANBLE.

~SHAZNA Reborn!
In 2006 SHAZNA announced that they were reuniting and resuming activities. Their first live back together at Tokyo Shibuya duo MUSIC EXCHANGE on September 5, 2007 was a sold out, standing room only success. They released their first new single in seven years in April, 2007 entitled Kokoro 1/2. It was followed by the release of the album 10th Melty Life on August 8, 2007, the 10th anniversary of the release of Melty Love.
Since then they have played a few scattered lives while fans anxiously await their next release.

~Side Project
In November of 2007 IZAM and AOI formed a side band, donning red sweat suits and calling themselves Alcali-5. On Valentine's Day 2008 they released a mini-album, ALCALIST, and continue to perform periodic lives.

LAVI
SHAZNA Lyrics

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それは木の葉舞う朝の
出来事まるでガラスのよう
透きとおる肌の君が
僕に笑うから
ふたりはいま恋におちていく
流されるままに
木枯らしのなか舞い上がる風
声にならない愛しさを忘れない

空の色...風も
僕に微笑んでるようで
同じはずの街が
いつもとは違って見えた...
心は破り裂けそうだよ
彼女に僕の心奪われた日から
なにげなくさりげなく
視線を交わすだけで
戸惑いと...
トキメキを隠すことはできなかった
そしてふたりは恋におちる
吹き抜ける風に誘われるように
いつまでもこの時が
穏やかでありますように
そしてこの想いが壊れぬように
空に浮く雲の大きさと同じくらいの
僕の気持ち今も
少しずつふくらんでいった

そしてふたりは恋におちる
吹き抜ける風に誘われるように
いつまでもこの時が
穏やかでありますように
そしてこの想いが壊れぬように
いつもとなりで僕に笑う彼女
無邪気な笑顔で
いつも僕を困らせる
こんなに愛しい想いは初めて
いつまでもずっと僕は...
そしてふたりは恋におちる
吹き抜ける風に誘われるように
いつまでもこの時が
穏やかでありますように
そしてこの想いが壊れぬように
いつもとなりで僕に笑う彼女
無邪気な笑顔で
いつも僕を困らせる
こんなに愛しい想いは初めて

いつまでもずっと僕は
この想いを守りたい

Overall Meaning

The song "LAVI" by SHAZNA describes a beautiful moment between two people falling in love on a morning when leaves are dancing. The singer describes the scene as if it were a fragile glass that was transparent and showed the skin of the person he was falling in love with. The two surrender to love as they are swept away by the wind, and they can't help but remember their sweetness that they can't put into words. The sky's color and the wind's sound seem to smile at the singer, and the city they know so well looks different at this moment. Despite their strong emotions, the singer fears that his heart will break from the moment he fell in love with her, and he remembers how they used to exchange glances that revealed their surprise and excitement.

The singer then expresses his desire for this moment to last forever and for their feelings never to fade. He compares his love to the size of the clouds floating in the sky, and his feelings keep growing inside him. He wants to protect this wonderful feeling between them and wishes for an everlasting moment of peace. The girl he is falling in love with always smiles at him and teases him with her innocent expressions. He feels this love is the first time he has ever experienced such feelings, and he wants to keep it for a long time.

Line by Line Meaning

それは木の葉舞う朝の出来事まるでガラスのよう
It was like a glass event on a morning where leaves danced like glass.

透きとおる肌の君が僕に笑うから
Because of you, with your clear skin and your smile towards me.

ふたりはいま恋におちていく流されるままに
As we get carried away, we begin to fall in love now.

木枯らしのなか舞い上がる風声にならない愛しさを忘れない空の色...風も僕に微笑んでるようで
In the midst of the cold winter wind, the wind that danced uncontrollably, there was an unspoken love which we never forgot. The sky and the wind seemed to smile at me.

同じはずの街がいつもとは違って見えた...
The city, which should have looked the same, looked different compared to how it usually looked.

心は破り裂けそうだよ彼女に僕の心奪われた日から
My heart seems to be tearing apart ever since the day when she stole my heart.

なにげなくさりげなく視線を交わすだけで戸惑いと... トキメキを隠すことはできなかった
With just a casual glance, I couldn't hide my confusion and excitement.

そしてふたりは恋におちる吹き抜ける風に誘われるようにいつまでもこの時が穏やかでありますようにそしてこの想いが壊れぬように
And then, we both fell in love, like we were invited by the wind that was blowing through the room. Hoping that this moment will remain calm and also wishing that our love will never break.

空に浮く雲の大きさと同じくらいの僕の気持ち今も少しずつふくらんでいった
Just like the size of the clouds floating in the sky, my feelings for her also keep growing, little by little.

いつもとなりで僕に笑う彼女無邪気な笑顔でいつも僕を困らせるこんなに愛しい想いは初めていつまでもずっと僕は...
She always smiles next to me, with an innocent smile that always troubles me, but this feeling of love is the first and the most beloved. And so, I always want to protect it and keep it.

Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: AOI

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