TЁЯRA is a Japanese pop duo from Tokyo, Japan consisting of Naoki Maeda (前田… Read Full Bio ↴TЁЯRA is a Japanese pop duo from Tokyo, Japan consisting of Naoki Maeda (前田尚紀) and Junko Karashima (辛島純子).

Maeda and Karashima both worked together at the Tokyo headquarters of Konami, making original music for Konami's BEMANI series of arcade music games. They first collaborated as TЁЯRA in 2002 on the track STARS★★★ that appeared in the arcade game pop'n music 8. Most of their early work consisted of J-Rock and eurodance-inspired J-Pop. At this time, Maeda was also managing and writing music for the group BeForU and many of TЁЯRA's songs at this time were derivatives of songs that had been written for BeForU.

By the mid-2000s the duo had begun expanding their sound and their tracks 華爛漫 -Flowers- and 夢幻ノ光 became popular among players for their use of classical Japanese instruments. The duo also received international exposure when their tracks were featured on the popular worldwide arcade game Dance Dance Revolution SuperNOVA. By this time, TЁЯRA had become one of Konami's most popular in-house artists and two full length studio albums were released on their record label: RЁVOLUTIФN in 2005 and ЁVOLUTIФN in 2011. Their last original song for the BEMANI series, Märchen, was released in late 2011 on the arcade game pop'n music 20 fantasia.

In 2013, both Maeda and Karashima left Konami to work on rival company Capcom's music game series CROSSxBEATS. They later released the song SOMEDAY -00.prologue- on the arcade game crossbeats REV.

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TЁЯRA Lyrics

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七色絵巻のよう
賑わう街鮮やかに
季節は桜花爛漫
ここは江戸華小路

扇橋の上に緋色の恋が咲き
霞む空へと想い馳せる

ふわりふわり　舞い踊る恋
ふわりふわり　包む花びら
ふわりふわり　薄紅色に
ふわりふわり　染まる華小路

たとえ今宵桜吹雪が
三つ、四つと散りぬれど
明日もこの街の彼処には
百万の夢　乱れ溢れる

ふわりふわり　舞い踊る恋
ふわりふわり　煌めきながら
ふわりふわり　錦の夢に
ふわりふわり　染まる華小路

（しゃんららしゃらら）行き交う
（しゃんららしゃらら）華小路

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to TЁЯRA's song FLOWERS describe a vibrant and lively city during the peak of the cherry blossom season. The town is described as a colorful picture scroll filled with different shades of pink and white. The chorus describes a love that dances lightly and elegantly like the petals of the cherry blossoms that seem to envelop the street. The bridge of the song describes a red love blooming over a bridge, and as the song continues, it becomes clear that the singer is deeply in love and daydreaming about their lover.

The lyrics paint a vivid picture of a lively and romantic atmosphere that is characteristic of Japan during the cherry blossom season. The song highlights the beauty and transience of the cherry blossom season, and emphasizes the ephemeral nature of life and the need to enjoy every moment. Overall, the lyrics to "FLOWERS" are reminiscent of a beautiful Japanese landscape painting, evoking the beauty and excitement of springtime in Japan.

Line by Line Meaning

七色絵巻のよう
Like a colorful scroll painting,

賑わう街鮮やかに
A lively and colorful city,

季節は桜花爛漫
The season is in full bloom with cherry blossoms,

ここは江戸華小路
This is Edo's flower path.

扇橋の上に緋色の恋が咲き
A bright red love blooms on the bridge of the fan,

霞む空へと想い馳せる
As I raise my thoughts to the hazy sky.

ふわりふわり　舞い踊る恋
A gentle and light love dance,

ふわりふわり　包む花びら
Softly enveloping flower petals,

ふわりふわり　薄紅色に
A pale pink hue,

ふわりふわり　染まる華小路
Dyeing the flower path gently.

たとえ今宵桜吹雪が
Even if tonight's cherry blossom storm,