Before his debut, in November 2007, Shimizu sang in English on amateur night at the Apollo Theater in New York City. He was called a "one in a million soul singer" by a local newspaper in New York. The second time he performed at the Apollo Theater was on November 19, 2008. He sang the song "Sukiyaki" by Kyu Sakamoto in Japanese, where he was given a standing ovation from an audience of 1,500 people. He said he sang it because he wanted to show his Japanese pride and demonstrate the beauty of the Japanese language.
Shimizu's first single, titled "Home", was released on February 20, 2008, and he appeared on Music Station two days after the single's release to promote it. "Home" peaked at ranked at number 5 and sold 27,820 units in its first week. After 17 weeks, it had sold 125,735 copies. His second single, "Aishiteru" (アイシテル, I Love You), was released on June 4, 2008 in Japan. It ranked at number 4 and sold 22,778 units in its first week. After 12 weeks, it had sold 47,114 copies. Shimizu released his third single "My Treasure" on October 22, 2008. It ranked at number 15 and sold 9,540 units in its first week. After 5 weeks, it had sold 15,365 copies.
He also collaborated with Miliyah Kato. Together they released 4 singles and an album, in 2014 they did a tour together.
His most recent album - "White" - was released in 2018.
Studio Albums
[2008.11.26] Umbrella
[2010.03.03] Journey
[2011.03.09] COLORS
[2012.03.21] Naturally
[2014.03.12] ENCORE
[2016.03.30] PROUD
[2017.06.28] FLY
[2018.06.27] WHITE
Split Albums
[2014.04.02] THE BEST (Miliyah x Shimizu Shota)
Cover Albums
[2012.11.28] MELODY
Best Albums
[2015.02.25] ALL SINGLES BEST
LOOKING FOR LOVE
Shota Shimizu Lyrics
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傘のない女の子が一人泣いてる
涙が雨に紛れて
誰もがあの子に気付かない
世界中が 真実を求めてる
すぐ側の 君の隣の
Looking for love
Looking for you
誰かを愛する為に 生まれたよ
Looking for love
Looking for you
どこかで同じように
僕を捜している 君がいる
誰1人 傷つけずに
生きてゆくなんて出来ない
でも人は 傷さえいつか
愛おしく思えたりする
言葉だけじゃ分かりあえない時も
目を見れば 分かるんだ
同じ気持ちだから
Looking for love
Looking for you
愛される為に生きているのかも
Looking for love
Looking for you
どこかで同じように
僕を求めている 君がいる
叶えられない約束なんて
もう二度としたくないからさ
どんな季節でも どんな空でも
僕は僕のままでありたい
Looking for love
Looking for you
誰かを愛する為に 生まれたよ
Looking for love
Looking for you
今もどこかにいる筈さ
僕を探している 君が
Looking for love
Looking for you
目に見えなくてもそこにある何か
Looking for love
Looking for you
愛する為に そして愛される為に
Hoo-hoo 生きてるのさ
These lyrics depict the search for love and connection amidst the struggles and pains of life. The first verse describes a girl crying alone in the rain without an umbrella, her tears blending with the falling raindrops, unnoticed by others. This image symbolizes the feeling of being trapped in sadness and longing for someone to notice and understand one's pain.
The chorus emphasizes the universal desire for love and the belief that everyone is born to love someone. The singer is looking for love and seeking a person who may also be searching for them in the same way. It suggests that love is a fundamental aspect of human existence, giving purpose and meaning to life.
The second verse acknowledges the inevitability of getting hurt in life but also recognizes that even wounds can become cherished and precious over time. It highlights the complexity of human emotions and the ability to find understanding and connection beyond words, simply through looking into each other's eyes and sharing the same feelings.
The bridge expresses a desire to break free from unfulfilled promises and a determination to remain true to oneself, no matter the season or circumstances. It signifies the importance of authenticity and self-worth in relationships, rejecting the idea of compromising one's true identity for the sake of love.
The final chorus reiterates the search for love and suggests that love exists even when it cannot be seen. It emphasizes that living is a continuous journey of loving and being loved. The overall message of the song seems to be a reminder that love is an essential part of our existence and that, despite the hardships and disappointments, it is worth searching for and holding onto.
Line by Line Meaning
雨が降って
As the rain falls
傘のない女の子が一人泣いてる
A girl without an umbrella is crying alone
涙が雨に紛れて
Her tears blend with the rain
誰もがあの子に気付かない
No one notices her
世界中が 真実を求めてる
The whole world is in search of truth
すぐ側の 君の隣の
Right beside you
痛みに気付かずに
Without realizing the pain
Looking for love
Searching for love
Looking for you
Searching for you
誰かを愛する為に 生まれたよ
I was born to love someone
Looking for love
Searching for love
Looking for you
Searching for you
どこかで同じように
Somewhere, just like me
僕を捜している 君がいる
There is someone looking for me
誰1人 傷つけずに
No one can live without getting hurt
生きてゆくなんて出来ない
Living without getting hurt is impossible
でも人は 傷さえいつか
But people can eventually find value in their wounds
愛おしく思えたりする
And even find them endearing
言葉だけじゃ分かりあえない時も
Even when words alone cannot convey understanding
目を見れば 分かるんだ
If we look into each other's eyes, we'll understand
同じ気持ちだから
Because we share the same feelings
愛される為に生きているのかも
Maybe we live to be loved
どこかで同じように
Somewhere, just like me
僕を求めている 君がいる
There is someone looking for me
叶えられない約束なんて
I don't want to make promises that can't be fulfilled anymore
もう二度としたくないからさ
Because I don't want to do that again
どんな季節でも どんな空でも
In any season, under any sky
僕は僕のままでありたい
I want to remain true to myself
今もどこかにいる筈さ
Even now, there must be someone somewhere
僕を探している 君が
Looking for me
目に見えなくてもそこにある何か
Even if it's not visible, there is something there
愛する為に そして愛される為に
To love and be loved
Hoo-hoo 生きてるのさ
Hoo-hoo, that's what it means to live
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Shinichiro Murayama, Shota Shimizu
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Jap Tok
Toumei na namida ga
Kimi no hoho wo tsutatteku
Sou, me ni mienaiKanjitorenai itami
Sotto kaze ga fuita
Mata natsu ga chikadzuita
Setsunakute samishikute
Kimi wo sotto dakishimeta
Kimi no senaka ryoute de kanjiteta
Mou hanasanai hanasenai
Zutto kimi to ikite itai
Itami no nai ai ga areba
Donna ni raku darou
Kimi wo omoeba omou hodo
Boku wa, kimi wo kizutsukete shimau
Yawarakai hikari no naka
Kimi no te nigitteru
Bokura, issho ni itai no sa
Tatoe, nando machigatte mo...
I Love You
Zutto saga%#@!e ita
Kimi no you na hito wo
Sou, nanimokamo
Wakachiaeru hito wo
Ima made kidzukazu ni
Toorisugite shimatte ita
Yasashisa no hitotsu zutsu
Kimi ni utaitai'n da
Yoru no kodoku osorete furueteta
Ano koro ni wa modoranai
Zutto kimi no soba ni itai
Asamoya ni shizuka ni kiete yuku hitokage wa
Kitto hitoribocchi no boku sa
Kimi wa, boku wo sukutte kureta ne
Yawarakai hikari no naka
Kimi no te nigitteru
Bokura, issho ni itai no sa
Tatoe nando machigatte mo...
I Love You
Hontou no ai nante
Ima no boku ni wa wakaranai
Dakedo kimi wo omou kokoro wa
Boku no naka de ichiban no "hontou" sa
Itami no nai ai ga areba
Donna ni raku darou
Kimi wo omoeba omou hodo
Boku wa, kimi wo kizutsukete shimau
Yawarakai hikari no naka
Kimi no te nigitteru
Bokura, issho ni itai no sa
Tatoe nando machigatte mo...
Relator Rio
Toumei na namida ga Transparent Tears
Kimi no hoho wo tsutatteku is my invincible mode
Sou, me ni mienai It's like, my eyes can't see
Kanjitorenai itami and cannot feel this pain
Sotto kaze ga fuita The wind blew softly
Mata natsu ga chikadzuita. and summer is fast approaching
Setsunakute samishikute. It's painful but gently
Kimi wo sotto dakishimeta. I hug you
Kimi no senaka ryoute de kanjiteta. You felt my back with both hands of mine
Mou hanasanai hanasenai. You want to keep it tied again
Zutto kimi to ikite itai. If you really want to live long
Itami no nai ai ga areba. If you want to love without pain
Donna ni raku darou. no matter what it would be easy
Kimi wo omoeba omou hodo. I think that if you only think about yourself
Boku wa, kimi wo kizutsukete shimau then I will be able to hurt you
Yawarakai hikari no naka. In that soft light
Kimi no te nigitteru I held your hands
Bokura, issho ni itai no sa. Both of us together, we can feel the pain
Tatoe, nando machigatte mo... even in wrong times
I Love You
Zutto sagashite ita. I've always looking for someone
Kimi no you na hito wo.. like you
Like, it's everything to me
Sou, nanimokamo
Wakachiaeru hito wo. with just people sharing
Ima made kidzukazu ni. Until now, you didn't noticed me
Toorisugite shimatte ita. You are the one
Yasashisa no hitotsu zutsu.
Kimi ni utaitai'n da. Still I sing to you
Yoru no kodoku osorete furueteta. You're so lonely at night and shivering in fear
Ano koro ni wa modoranai. You want to go back to those days
Zutto kimi no soba ni itai. where I was by your side
Asamoya ni shizuka ni kiete yuku hitokage wa .My figure is diminishing
in the morning
Kitto hitoribocchi no boku sa. I'm sure your lonely
Kimi wa, boku wo sukutte kureta ne. But still, I'm trying to see you
Yawarakai hikari no naka.
Kimi no te nigitteru
Bokura, issho ni itai no sa
Tatoe nando machigatte mo...
I Love You
Hontou no ai nante. It's sure
you love me true now
Ima no boku ni wa wakaranai. that's why, I'm thinking
Dakedo kimi wo omou kokoro wa. that inside my heart
Boku no naka de ichiban no "hontou" sa. you're the best one
Itami no nai ai ga areba.
Donna ni raku darou
Kimi wo omoeba omou hodo
Boku wa, kimi wo kizutsukete shimau
Yawarakai hikari no naka
Kimi no te nigitteru
Bokura, issho ni itai no sa
Tatoe nando machigatte mo...
I Love You
Kimi no hoho wo tsutatteku
Sou, me ni mienai
Kanjitorenai itami
Sotto kaze ga fuita
Mata natsu ga chikadzuita
Setsunakute samishikute
Kimi wo sotto dakishimeta
Kimi no senaka ryoute de kanjiteta
Mou hanasanai hanasenai
Zutto kimi to ikite itai
Itami no nai ai ga areba
Donna ni raku darou
Kimi wo omoeba omou hodo
Boku wa, kimi wo kizutsukete shimau
Yawarakai hikari no naka
Kimi no te nigitteru
Bokura, issho ni itai no sa
Tatoe, nando machigatte mo...
I Love You
Zutto sagashite ita
Kimi no you na hito wo
Sou, nanimokamo
Wakachiaeru hito wo
Ima made kidzukazu ni
Toorisugite shimatte ita
Yasashisa no hitotsu zutsu
Kimi ni utaitai'n da
Yoru no kodoku osorete furueteta
Ano koro ni wa modoranai
Zutto kimi no soba ni itai
Asamoya ni shizuka ni kiete yuku hitokage wa
Kitto hitoribocchi no boku sa
Kimi wa, boku wo sukutte kureta ne
Yawarakai hikari no naka
Kimi no te nigitteru
Bokura, issho ni itai no sa
Tatoe nando machigatte mo...
I Love You
Hontou no ai nante
Ima no boku ni wa wakaranai
Dakedo kimi wo omou kokoro wa
Boku no naka de ichiban no "hontou" sa
Itami no nai ai ga areba
Donna ni raku darou
Kimi wo omoeba omou hodo
Boku wa, kimi wo kizutsukete shimau
Yawarakai hikari no naka
Kimi no te nigitteru
Bokura, issho ni itai no sa
Tatoe nando machigatte mo...
I Love You
ZYANA NABILA
Toumei na namida ga
Kimi no hoho wo tsutatteku
Sou, me ni mienai
Kanjitorenai itami
Sotto kaze ga fuita
Mata natsu ga chikadzuita
Setsunakute samishikute
Kimi wo sotto dakishimeta
Kimi no senaka ryoute de kanjiteta
Mou hanasanai hanasenai
Zutto kimi to ikite itai
Itami no nai ai ga areba
Donna ni raku darou
Kimi wo omoeba omou hodo
Boku wa, kimi wo kizutsukete shimau
Yawarakai hikari no naka
Kimi no te nigitteru
Bokura, issho ni itai no sa
Tatoe, nando machigatte mo...
I Love You
Zutto sagashite ita
Kimi no you na hito wo
Sou, nanimokamo
Wakachiaeru hito wo
Ima made kidzukazu ni
Toorisugite shimatte ita
Yasashisa no hitotsu zutsu
Kimi ni utaitai'n da
Yoru no kodoku osorete furueteta
Ano koro ni wa modoranai
Zutto kimi no soba ni itai
Asamoya ni shizuka ni kiete yuku hitokage wa
Kitto hitoribocchi no boku sa
Kimi wa, boku wo sukutte kureta ne
Yawarakai hikari no naka
Kimi no te nigitteru
Bokura, issho ni itai no sa
Tatoe nando machigatte mo...
I Love You
Hontou no ai nante
Ima no boku ni wa wakaranai
Dakedo kimi wo omou kokoro wa
Boku no naka de ichiban no "hontou" sa
Itami no nai ai ga areba
Donna ni raku darou
Kimi wo omoeba omou hodo
Boku wa, kimi wo kizutsukete shimau
Yawarakai hikari no naka
Kimi no te nigitteru
Bokura, issho ni itai no sa
Tatoe nando machigatte mo...
I Love You
Countless Journey
Toumei na namida ga
Kimi no hoho wo tsutatteku
Sou, me ni mienai
Kanjitorenai itami
Sotto kaze ga fuita
Mata natsu ga chikadzuita
Setsunakute samishikute
Kimi wo sotto dakishimeta
Kimi no senaka ryoute de kanjiteta
Mou hanasanai hanasenai
Zutto kimi to ikite itai
Itami no nai ai ga areba
Donna ni raku darou
Kimi wo omoeba omou hodo
Boku wa, kimi wo kizutsukete shimau
Yawarakai hikari no naka
Kimi no te nigitteru
Bokura, issho ni itai no sa
Tatoe, nando machigatte mo...
I Love You
Zutto sagashite ita
Kimi no you na hito wo
Sou, nanimokamo
Wakachiaeru hito wo
Ima made kidzukazu ni
Toorisugite shimatte ita
Yasashisa no hitotsu zutsu
Kimi ni utaitai'n da
Yoru no kodoku osorete furueteta
Ano koro ni wa modoranai
Zutto kimi no soba ni itai
Asamoya ni shizuka ni kiete yuku hitokage wa
Kitto hitoribocchi no boku sa
Kimi wa, boku wo sukutte kureta ne
Yawarakai hikari no naka
Kimi no te nigitteru
Bokura, issho ni itai no sa
Tatoe nando machigatte mo...
I Love You
Hontou no ai nante
Ima no boku ni wa wakaranai
Dakedo kimi wo omou kokoro wa
Boku no naka de ichiban no "hontou" sa
Itami no nai ai ga areba
Donna ni raku darou
Kimi wo omoeba omou hodo
Boku wa, kimi wo kizutsukete shimau
Yawarakai hikari no naka
Kimi no te nigitteru
Bokura, issho ni itai no sa
Tatoe nando machigatte mo...
I Love You
Ocha Key
Toumei na namida ga
Kimi no hoho wo tsutatteku
Sou, me ni mienai
Kanjitorenai itami
Sotto kaze ga fuita
Mata natsu ga chikadzuita
Setsunakute samishikute
Kimi wo sotto dakishimeta
Kimi no senaka ryoute de kanjiteta
Mou hanasanai hanasenai
Zutto kimi to ikite itai
Itami no nai ai ga areba
Donna ni raku darou
Kimi wo omoeba omou hodo
Boku wa, kimi wo kizutsukete shimau
Yawarakai hikari no naka
Kimi no te nigitteru
Bokura, issho ni itai no sa
Tatoe, nando machigatte mo...
I Love You
Zutto sagashite ita
Kimi no you na hito wo
Sou, nanimokamo
Wakachiaeru hito wo
Ima made kidzukazu ni
Toorisugite shimatte ita
Yasashisa no hitotsu zutsu
Kimi ni utaitai'n da
Yoru no kodoku osorete furueteta
Ano koro ni wa modoranai
Zutto kimi no soba ni itai
Asamoya ni shizuka ni kiete yuku hitokage wa
Kitto hitoribocchi no boku sa
Kimi wa, boku wo sukutte kureta ne
Yawarakai hikari no naka
Kimi no te nigitteru
Bokura, issho ni itai no sa
Tatoe nando machigatte mo...
I Love You
Hontou no ai nante
Ima no boku ni wa wakaranai
Dakedo kimi wo omou kokoro wa
Boku no naka de ichiban no "hontou" sa
Itami no nai ai ga areba
Donna ni raku darou
Kimi wo omoeba omou hodo
Boku wa, kimi wo kizutsukete shimau
Yawarakai hikari no naka
Kimi no te nigitteru
Bokura, issho ni itai no sa
Tatoe nando machigatte mo...
I Love You
Jap Tok
Mahal na pag-ibig Samantha,
Tinuod na magkauban ta sa 1 month pero murag alam na alam na taka . covid days man ron unya kay ol class nimo sabton nlng nato pero kita nagkauban japon tuloy2,
Gusto ko lang malaman mo na napakasaya ko na magkauban ka bsag usahay lang ta maglaag murag adlaw2 namn paspas pud ang adlaw,at sa palagay ko pinagsama tayo ng tadhana. Mahigpit na hawakan natin ang bawat isa dahil kahit ano man ang hatid ng hinaharap, lalakas ang ating pag-ibig.
Mahal kita at happy monthsary.
Rio
Bonobono
Honestly one of my favourite songs. Why isn't this guy getting all the attention that he deserves.
Shella Muchtar
alot of people prefer pretty face than talented vocals... Shimizu shota got all the talents
Boba Fret
One of those underrated Japanese singer...awesome voice....brilliant songs...!...I followed him since my days working in Osaka....love this guy...Aishiteru and Home still remain to be my favorite...
Hodaaa
His voice is just magic
Novianti Musani
My fav song 😍
Be WhoIAm
I really like him. His voice and songs are so amazing. This 1 of my fav. of his songs ❤
Ragar Soliest
I'm Brazilian and i love this song , Shota is amazing.
blue boo
This song is so nice, one hear of it and you can tell its beautiful
As always thanks Yoona (SNSD) for the lovely songs' recommendation
Louis Barreno
Just found out about this gem of a song. Mr. Shimizu deserves way more recognition!
Yuki K
Amazing!!!! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽💙