The Brilliant Green take much of their influence from Western music, most predominantly The Beatles with over half their songs including English lyrics. They released their first single "Bye Bye Mr.Mug" in 1997 with little success, but their break came in 1998 when their third single "There Will Be Love There" was chosen as the theme song for popular the Japanese drama Love Again, and as a result went straight to the top of the charts. After another number one hit with "Tsumetai Hana" they released their self-titled debut album which sold over one million copies in just two days. On the back of this success their first national tour, There Will Be Live There, sold out across Japan in only three minutes. The Brilliant Green were suddenly one of the biggest bands in Japan.
In the following years, the band was prolific, releasing two more album, "Terra 2001" and "Los Angeles", along with severn more singles, and two clips DVD's and a superb live DVD entitled "Super Terra 2000".
In 2001,on the back of the "Los Angeles" album, Time magazine chose The Brilliant Green as one of the top ten contemporary acts outside the U.S.alongside such bands as Radiohead and Sigur Ros.
In 2002 Tommy embarked on her first solo project, Tommy february6. She released three singles, and a very successful self titled album, but this did not spell the end for The Brilliant Green.
The band returned with "The Winter Album", which was quite experimental, using samples and drum machines, but still retaining the core values of the band. Three very different singles also were spawned from this album, but the release of the final single, "I'M SO SORRY BABY" was the last we would hear from the band for almost five years,
The band members moved on to solo thier projects and producing songs for other artists. Despite rumours to the contary the group never officially broke up. Tommy resumed her career as a solo artist as Tommy February6 and now also Tommy Heavenly6, her rockier alter ego. Under these two names she released a total of sixteen singles and four studio albums in the period between 2002-2007.
Ryo Matsui also started a new band named Meister, which saw him working with musical heroes from his past, both from the U.K and Scandanavia.
On November 22, 2003, band members Tommy and Shunsaku Okuda announced their marriage.
On June 1st it was announced that after 5 years of inactivity, the brilliant green would be returning with a new single to celebrate their 10th anniversary. The song, titled "Stand by me", is the ending theme for the new series of TV drama "Tantei GakuenQ" which began on July 3rd 2007. The single itself was released on August 22nd, 2007, and the band embarked on a hectic promotional tour, which included many TV appearances and live shows.
The second single release of their comeback, "Enemy", was given a Christmas release, on December 12th, 2007 and the bands activity continued un-abated in 2008, when they provided the opening theme for the anime series, Mobile Suit Gundam 00 with yet another new single, called "Ash Like Snow", which was released on February 6th that year. This was closely followed by a greatest hits CD & clips DVD, which was released on February 20th 2008. The summer of 2008 saw brief appearances at two live events, Re-Style LIVE Volume 5 for two dates in June, and at the GUNDAM00 X CODE GEASS festival in August.
The band also announced that fans should expect more activity in the future, and that a new album is planned that will consist of songs that have already been written by the band over the 10 years they have been together, but never been recorded.
The return of the band seems to have been put on hold, at least for a while as Tommy has recently returned to solo project duty, with a contribution to the 'We Love Cyndi' Cyndi Lauper tribute album as Tommy february6, and a new single, 'PAPERMOON' as Tommy heavenly6 , and also she released "Best of" albums for both february and heavenly, both of which included a new song made especially for these albums. It was in the sleeve for this album that Tommy finally confirmed what we all suspected, that it was infact members of The Brilliant Green, Shunsaku and Ryo that had contributed music and production for Tommys solo projects under various pseudonyms all along. Tommy heavenly6 quickly followed this up with a brand new studio album called I KILL MY HEART which was also made by the members of The Brilliant Green. Alot of fans even commented that this could have very easily been a Buriguri album..
Whether the new Buriguri studio album will ever happen or not is only known by the band themselves, but signs are that the band are still happily working together on Tommys solo projects, but we can never second guess Tommy on what she or the band is wanting to do next, for now we'll just have to wait and see.
Promising signs of a return appeared on 20th May in Japan when it was announced that the band would be splitting from their agency KEN-ON aswell as Sony Music Japan and DefSTAR. From 1st June 2009 onwards they will be going it alone with a new official website and blog, plus they promised "To power up The Brilliant Green again soon".
Finally on December 1st 2009 the official site changed to the simple message "The Brilliant Green - Coming soon", signalling the beginning of a new dawn. It was also soon discovered that the band had signed a deal with Warner Music Japan, and on January 5th 2010, it was announced that the first song from the new regime "Like Yesterday" would be released on February 24th and that a new temporary Myspace page featuring a demo of the new song would begin on January 12th.
Another new single "Blue Daisy" is to be released on June 30th 2010 with hopefuly a long awaited new studio album to follow. But this news was quickly followed by the devastating news that Ryo Matsui had left the band! Indeed, Ryo did not appear in the music video for BLUE DAISY, and was replaced by what appeared to be two fake band members and Tim Jensen, Tommy's long time friend and English lyric advisor. The same theme was used for the next single "I Just Can't Breathe" which was released shortly afterwards.
Finally after almost eight long years, it was announced that the band would be releasing their fifth studio album on 15th September 2010. The album would contain eight brand news songs, a cover version of the Blur track, "Song 2" along with the three previously released singles and two of the B-sides from those releases.
The Brilliant Green will playing as part of Warner Music Japan's 40th anniversary celebrations at the Budokan on October 31st 2010. It was also confirmed that the two aforementioned "fake" band members, were indeed not fake. James (JJ) De Barrado (drums) and James MacWhyte (bass) would in fact be appearing as support musicians for the Budokan show.
長いため息のように
The Brilliant Green Lyrics
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Kono te ni ukete tsuyoi kimochi de kanjite yuku koto o
Yume wa genjitsu yori mo toki ni wa zankoku no you de
Mezamete sukoshi setsunakute naita kanashii yume datta
Tokidoki kono yo no nani mo kamo ga imaima shikute
Koukai ni umoreta watashi no kotoba
I will be happy in your dream
I'll be happy in my mind
Koufuku no hoshi wo nagashite
I will be happy in your dream
I'll be happy in my mind
Nagai tameiki no you ni
Suubyo mae no kako ni obiete wake mo wakarazu
Jibun wo semeta nante mueki na kanashimi nan deshou
Anata ga kureta hon wo hiraite koko kara nigedasou
Ima ya ashita ya genjitsu yori mo sukoshi wa MASHI da kara
Itsu no hi mo watashi no kotae wa sadamaranakute
Mayoi ni mayotte toomawari shite
Tadoritsuku basho soko de matte ite
I will be happy in your dream
I'll be happy in my mind
Shinjitsu ga yami no naka nara
I will be happy in your dream
I'll be happy in my mind
Isso keshite itte yo
Gin no tsuki no shita kage wo otosu shizuka ni
I will be happy in your dream
I'll be happy in my mind
Koufuku no hoshi wo nagashite
I will be happy in your dream
I'll be happy in my mind
Nagai tameiki no you ni
I'll be happy in your dream
I'll be happy in my mind
Nagai tameiki no you ni
The lyrics of The Brilliant Green's song 長いため息のように reflect the struggles and emotions of the singer. The first verse talks about how every sadness can be overcome with the strong feelings in one's hands. The phrase "Yume wa genjitsu yori mo toki ni wa zankoku no you de" means "Dreams can be crueler than reality sometimes," and it indicates that sometimes dreams are more painful because they represent our desires and expectations.
The second verse talks about how the singer feels lost in the world, and her words don't find a place to be heard. She is still looking for a place to speak out her regrets and frustrations. The phrase "Nagai tameiki no you ni" means "Like a long sigh," and it emphasizes the deep breaths that the singer takes daily, feeling trapped and unable to escape from her problems. She is also trying to confront the things she did wrong in the past but can't find a clear answer.
Line by Line Meaning
Ima akete yuku sora ni chikatta don'na kanashimi mo
I promised to feel every sadness that spreads across the opened-up sky right now
Kono te ni ukete tsuyoi kimochi de kanjite yuku koto o
I will feel it with strong emotions in my hands
Yume wa genjitsu yori mo toki ni wa zankoku no you de
Dreams can be more cruel than reality at times
Mezamete sukoshi setsunakute naita kanashii yume datta
I woke up from a sad dream and cried a little
Tokidoki kono yo no nani mo kamo ga imaima shikute
Sometimes everything in this world seems fragile right now
Koukai ni umoreta watashi no kotoba
My regretful words are buried deep inside me
Hakisuteru basho mitsukedasetara
If I could find a place where I can spit them all out
I will be happy in your dream
I will bring you happiness in your dreams
I'll be happy in my mind
I will find happiness within myself
Koufuku no hoshi wo nagashite
Sending stars of happiness
Nagai tameiki no you ni
Like a long, deep sigh
Suubyo mae no kako ni obiete wake mo wakarazu
I'm scared of the past that just passed by and I don't even know why
Jibun wo semeta nante mueki na kanashimi nan deshou
Feeling sad for suppressing myself is pointless
Anata ga kureta hon wo hiraite koko kara nigedasou
I'll open the book you gave me and run away from here
Ima ya ashita ya genjitsu yori mo sukoshi wa MASHI da kara
Because now, tomorrow, and reality are all a bit rough
Itsu no hi mo watashi no kotae wa sadamaranakute
My answer never seems to be clear no matter how many days go by
Mayoi ni mayotte toomawari shite
I wander and take detours due to my hesitation
Tadoritsuku basho soko de matte ite
Please wait for me at the place where I finally arrive
Shinjitsu ga yami no naka nara
If the truth is in the darkness
Isso keshite itte yo
Just erase it completely
Gin no tsuki no shita kage wo otosu shizuka ni
Quietly casting shadows under the silver moon
Contributed by Jack N. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
js le
今明けてゆく空に 誓ったどんな悲しみも
この手に受けて 強い気持ちで感じてゆくことを
夢は現実よりも 時には残酷のようで
目覚めて少し切なくて泣いた 悲しい夢だった
時々この世の何もかもが いまいましくて
後悔に埋もれた 私の言葉
掃き捨てる場所 見つけ出せたら
I will be happy in your dream
I'll be happy in my mind
幸福の星を流して
I will be happy in your dream
I'll be happy in my mind
長いため息のように
数秒前の過去に脅えて 訳も分からずに
自分を責めた なんて無益な苦しみなんでしょう
あなたがくれた本を開いて ここから逃げ出そう
今や明日や現実よりも 少しはマシだから
いつの日もわたしの答は定まらなくて
迷いに迷って 遠回りして
たどり着く場所 そこで待っていて
I will be happy in your dream
I'll be happy in my mind
真実が闇の中なら
I will be happy in your dream
I'll be happy in my mind
いっそ消していってよ ah-ah-ah…
銀の月の下 影を落とす 静かに…
I will be happy in your dream
I'll be happy in my mind
幸福の星を流して
I will be happy in your dream
I'll be happy in my mind
長いため息のように
I wil be happy in your dream
I'll be happy in my mind
長いため息のように
Gmail huawei
歌：the brilliant green
作詞：川瀬智子
作曲：奥田俊作
今明けてゆく空に 誓ったどんな悲しみも
この手に受けて 強い気持ちで感じてゆくことを
夢は現実よりも 時には残酷のようで
目覚めて少し切なくて泣いた 悲しい夢だった
時々この世の何もかもが いまいましくて
後悔に埋もれた 私の言葉
掃き捨てる場所 見つけ出せたら
I will be happy in your dream
I'll be happy in my mind
幸福の星を流して
I will be happy in your dream
I'll be happy in my mind
長いため息のように
数秒前の過去に脅えて 訳も分からずに
自分を責めた なんて無益な苦しみなんでしょう
あなたがくれた本を開いて ここから逃げ出そう
今や明日や現実よりも 少しはマシだから
いつの日もわたしの答は定まらなくて
迷いに迷って 遠回りして
たどり着く場所 そこで待っていて
I will be happy in your dream
I'll be happy in my mind
真実が闇の中なら
I will be happy in your dream
I'll be happy in my mind
いっそ消していってよ ah-ah-ah…
銀の月の下 影を落とす 静かに…
I will be happy in your dream
I'll be happy in my mind
幸福の星を流して
I will be happy in your dream
I'll be happy in my mind
長いため息のように
I wil be happy in your dream
I'll be happy in my mind
長いため息のように
White Rose
今明けてゆく空に 誓ったどんな悲しみも
この手に受けて 強い気持ちで感じてゆくことを
夢は現実よりも 時には残酷のようで
目覚めて少し切なくて泣いた 悲しい夢だった
時々この世の何もかもが いまいましくて
後悔に埋もれた 私の言葉
掃き捨てる場所 見つけ出せたら
I will be happy in your dream
I'll be happy in my mind
幸福の星を流して
I will be happy in your dream
I'll be happy in my mind
長いため息のように
数秒前の過去に脅えて 訳も分からずに
自分を責めた なんて無益な苦しみなんでしょう
あなたがくれた本を開いて ここから逃げ出そう
今や明日や現実よりも 少しはマシだから
いつの日もわたしの答は定まらなくて
迷いに迷って 遠回りして
たどり着く場所 そこで待っていて
I will be happy in your dream
I'll be happy in my mind
真実が闇の中なら
I will be happy in your dream
I'll be happy in my mind
いっそ消していってよ ah-ah-ah…
銀の月の下 影を落とす 静かに…
I will be happy in your dream
I'll be happy in my mind
幸福の星を流して
I will be happy in your dream
I'll be happy in my mind
長いため息のように
I wil be happy in your dream
I'll be happy in my mind
長いため息のように
ゆん
the brilliant greenの憂鬱な感じが本当に大好きです、でも押し付けないで前向きにしてくれている、ずっと大好きなバンドです
Sho Adam
とても良いメロディと歌詞、聴いてると落ち着く
foojin017
当時、テレビかラジオでメンバーが言ってた、
"(長いため息のように)すごい良い曲が出来た。売れると思った。でも、宣伝しなかったからか、思ってたほど売れなかった。"
露出や話題性でCD売上が決まっていた時代に、楽曲で勝負するブリグリかっこいいし、なにより今も全く色あせない名曲。
昔の曲って聞くと当時を思い出すけど、この曲だけはいつも今の自分に寄り添ってくれる気がする。
masaji akai
絶望気分が漂う詞と粘着性があって抑制を効かせたメロディーが共鳴し、不思議にもこれが生きてゆく勇気を与えてくれています。
Mon Mon
高校以来15年以上ギター触ってなかったけど、ふと8mmマキシのこの曲が押し入れから出てきて聞いた時「これ弾きたい」と思い1ヶ月でマスターしました。 ほんとにありがとうブリグリ。
ぽんかん
the brilliant greenの中では
この曲が一番好き。
うらぶれた気分のときに
聴くと心に沁みます。
kojikoba
ファンクラブがあった時には入ったりしたくらいのファンですが、いろいろな世代の方にthe brilliant greenを知ってもらえるとうれしいです。
うさみ なつめ
同じことを書いている方が多くて嬉しいのですが、ブリグリの中で一番好きな曲。
さらにPVも素晴らしい。
一見、ほのぼのと優しいところから始まるけれど、最後はダークなオチと不気味とも思える
不協和音と共に終わるところ。
これらがブリグリが持つ雰囲気そのものとマッチして素晴らしい映像に仕上がっている。
でも、とても心地良い気持ちになれるのはトミーの歌唱と声にある気がする。
唯一無二のバンドだなと思う。
eastwoodf S
鬱っぽくなったらこれを聴いて癒されてます… 名曲！
kh zg
タイトルだけで胸が締め付けられる作品