Her next big single "Glisten" was used in a make-up commercial for Menard products, and did fairly well in the Japanese market. With this success, she gained even more popularity, and was asked to sing the end theme for the popular TBS animated series Fullmetal Alchemist, entitled "I Will", giving her an easy in with American fans. Because of "'I Will"', the two other songs included with her "I Will" single, "Candy Rain" and "Pearl Color ni Yurete", became popular among American fans. In 2005, her song "Candy Rain" was featured on the Soul Tree: a Musical Tribute to Toshinobu Kubota album and "Pearlcolor ni Yurete" was on the Momoe Yamaguchi tribute album Thank You For.... Likewise, her third single "Fortune" was selected for the American J-Pop compilation album Neo Soul, and "Across my Heart" from the Geofu album was added to the "Smooth Listening Compilation" album.
In November 2004, Sowelu released her 8th single, "Last Forever", which became the TV insert song for the new drama There goes Nurse-man, and her cover of "The Rose" was featured on a Nescafe commercial. Then finally, after one and a half years of waiting, Sowelu released her second album Sweet Bridge on January 7, 2005.
In 2005, Sowelu contributed to m-flo's album BEAT SPACE NINE on the track "So Exclusive", and again on their album DOPE SPACE NINE in the same song, remixed by Korean fusion band, Clazziquai.
In the music video for the song "to YOU" several photographs of her family and her childhood are intercut with scenes of her singing in a wide room with large glass windows. According to her website, the video location is a church about one hour away from Tokyo by car. At the end of the PV, the family members in the photos make an appearance together with Sowelu, including her grandmother, her mother and even Sowelu's pet chihuahua.
Her latest album "２４－ｔｗｅｎｔｙ ｆｏｕｒ－" was released on July 12, 2006. It debuted at #3, her highest ranking yet. The album remained at the #3 spot for two weeks on the Weekly Oricon Album Charts. One of the album's songs entitled "守るべきもの", is used as the ending of the 9th Pokemon movie Pokémon Ranger and the Prince of the Sea: Manaphy.
On December 12, 2007 Sowelu released her latest single "光". The single had moderate success and reached #28 on the Oricon Weekly Charts. More recently Sowelu will participate in the 2008 Nike ad campaign, "MY MUSIC,MY FORCE"; along with Perfume, Home Made Kazoku, Tohoshinki, Shota Moriyama and Shoko Nakagawa.
Shower
Sowelu Lyrics
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Dakishimeru tabi ni ii wake shinai de yo...
Wazato rashiku SAYONARA nante
Iwanakutte ii kiki taku nai
Tokei wo nando mo ki ni shiteru nara
Nari sugita futari hayaku owarasete
Kono basho kara nuke deshita ino
Hadaka no watashi ni anata wa niawanai
Hoshi no SHAWAA wo abite yoru no umi he hashiru
For myself te hanasou anata wo
Baby motto motto hayaku
Wasure nai just you
Fuan ni naru kuuhaku no tabi
Kangaeteta wakaranai
Doushite suki na no ka
Watashi no shiranai kachikan dato ka...?
Toshi ue no WARI ni mujaki sugiri TOKO
HANDORU nigitteru
Yubi no RINGU RAITO de hikaru
Hadaka no watashi ni anata wa futsuri ai
Hoshi no SHAWAA wo abita
Machi ni sutete yukuwa
For yourself itsuka kiduku deshou
Baby zutto zutto ato ni
Samishii just you
Itsu datte fuan na mede
Ii wake wa USO bakaride
Kiduite nai nante arienai
Watashi wo tsutsunda te
Sore dakede yurushite shimaeta
Sainou dake mitomete ageru
Hadaka no watashi ni anata wa futsuri ai
Hoshi no SHAWAA wo abita
Machi ni sutete yukuwa
For yourself itsuka kiduku deshou
Baby zutto zutto ato ni
Samishii just you
Hadaka no watashi ni anata wa niawanai
Yukkuri SHAWAA wo abite
NAMIDA arai nagasu
For myself te hanasou anata wo
Baby motto motto hayaku
Wasure nai just you
Sowelu's "Shower" is a song about the sadness and loneliness that come with a breakup. The lyrics describe the feeling of not wanting to let go of someone when embracing them, and the pain of saying goodbye. The line "dakishimeru tabi ni hitori ni sasenai de" (don't leave me alone when you hold me) reflects the fear of being left alone after the embrace. The chorus of the song emphasizes the wish to keep the memories of the past relationship alive and not forget the person, to shower in the stars and wash away the tears.
The song then explores the feeling of uncertainty and confusion following a breakup, where the lyrics show the singer's perspective. The lines "fuan ni naru kuuhaku no tabi, kangaeteta wakaranai" (I was lost, feeling uneasy and didn't understand) describe the situation after a breakup, being constantly stuck in the past and not knowing what to do. The following lines, "doushite suki na no ka, watashi no shiranai kachikan dato ka?" (Why did I love him? Was it my lack of standards?), questions the reason for the attraction to the former partner and self-doubt.
Overall, the song is a powerful homage to heartbreak and the emotions that come with it.
Line by Line Meaning
Dakishimeru tabi ni hitori ni sasenai de...
Don't let me go alone every time we hug...
Dakishimeru tabi ni ii wake shinai de yo...
No need for reasons when we hug...
Wazato rashiku SAYONARA nante
I don't want to hear fake goodbyes...
Iwanakutte ii kiki taku nai
Don't want to ask you to stay...
Tokei wo nando mo ki ni shiteru nara
If you keep checking your watch...
Nari sugita futari hayaku owarasete
Let's end it quickly before we get too far apart...
Yasashi sa sure chigau
Different ways of expressing tenderness...
Kono basho kara nuke deshita ino
I left this place without a sound...
Hadaka no watashi ni anata wa niawanai
You don't match me when I'm naked...
Hoshi no SHAWAA wo abite yoru no umi he hashiru
Bathe in starry shower and ride to the sea of the night...
For myself te hanasou anata wo
Let me let go of your hand for myself...
Baby motto motto hayaku
Baby, faster, faster...
Wasure nai just you
I won't forget, just you...
Fuan ni naru kuuhaku no tabi
The journey of getting anxious in the silence...
Kangaeteta wakaranai
I was thinking, I don't know...
Doushite suki na no ka
Why do I love you...
Watashi no shiranai kachikan dato ka...?
Is it because of my unfamiliar sense of values...?
Toshi ue no WARI ni mujaki sugiri TOKO
The part of me that's too innocent for my age...
HANDORU nigitteru
Squeezing my handle...
Yubi no RINGU RAITO de hikaru
Shining with the light of the ring on my finger...
Hadaka no watashi ni anata wa futsuri ai
You casually love me when I'm naked...
Machi ni sutete yukuwa
I'll throw away the town and leave...
For yourself itsuka kiduku deshou
Someday, you'll notice for yourself...
Baby zutto zutto ato ni
Baby, always, always, after this...
Samishii just you
Lonely, just you...
Itsu datte fuan na mede
I'm always in an uneasy mood...
Ii wake wa USO bakaride
There's no good reason, it's just a lie...
Kiduite nai nante arienai
It's impossible not to notice...
Watashi wo tsutsunda te
Your hand that takes hold of me...
Sore dakede yurushite shimaeta
With just that, I was able to forgive...
Sainou dake mitomete ageru
I acknowledge only your talent...
Yukkuri SHAWAA wo abite
Slowly bathing in the shower...
NAMIDA arai nagasu
Washing away the tears...
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