The group started in April 1990 as an F Project Planning Project under the name Golbies under the the label Epic Records. The name Golbies was from the pet name of then-Soviet Union leader Mikhail Gorbachev. Then a little while later, producer Nakamura Tatsushi added four more front members and changed the name to Tokyo Performance Doll before performing at that year's Dance Summit concert. Even though the group changed their name to TPD, Golbies later became a subunit with the three original members of Kihara, Yonemitsu, and Shinohara. The group would moved to Epic's sublabel Cha-DANCE and would release all the group's singles, videos, and albums on the label.
Nakamura would beef up the group with more performances and songs little later when he envisioned the group to be like Shiki Theatrical Company and Takaradzuka-like. The group would also add another group a little later on that served as the Live Members or the background singers and dancers at concerts.
They group released their first single in 1991, entitled "WAKE ME UP!!". In the next four years, the group formed their own subunits and produced successful solo singers such as Shinohara Ryoko. The group also became regulars on radio programs and television shows like Cyber Meme.
In 1995, all the front members graduated from the group and allowed the Live Members to become the front girls of the group. However, a year later, the group was put on hiatus and later disband.
In June 2014, the group was revived with all new members. Their "debut" revival single "BRAND NEW STORY" was released on June 11, 2014.
My Universe
Tokyo Performance Doll Lyrics
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ノイズは心の中
黄昏落ちて行く
闇の中
一人きり
彷徨い続けていた
広がる夜の街
見つめてた
誰にも満たされない
あふれ出した涙が
ヒカリ集めてく
I Can Feel My Star Light
動き出すんだ
身体が弾ける瞬間に(Star Light)
見つけた(Like Universe)
儚く眩しい 孤独な星よ
聞こえてるかい?
明日に叫ぶ
Future For me
時の彼方へ
聞こえてるかい?
キミに叫ぶ
Future For you
空の彼方へ
I Can Feel My Star Light
信じて My Life
繋がる宇宙の果てまでも
(Star Light)
感じた(Like Universe)
愛しく眩しい 孤独な星よ
聞こえてるかい?
明日に叫ぶ
Future For me
強くなりたい
聞こえてるかい?
キミに叫ぶ
Future For you
輝く先へ
I Can Feel My Star Light
I Can Feel My Star Light
I Can Feel My Star Light
The lyrics of MY UNIVERSE by Tokyo Performance Doll describe a feeling of loneliness and longing for connection. The opening lines set the scene of a dark and noisy world, where the singer has been wandering alone through the city streets. The imagery of the "黄昏落ちて行く 闇の中" (twilight falling into darkness) conveys a sense of melancholy and despair. The singer reflects on how dreams can be illusory and how no one can ever truly be satisfied. The lines "夢なんて消えるマボロシ 誰にも満たされない / あふれ出した涙が ヒカリ集めてく" (dreams are illusionary and can't be fulfilled by anyone / tears overflow and gather light) suggest a glimmer of hope amidst the sadness - that even in the darkest moments, there is still something to hold onto.
The chorus of the song expresses the singer's desire to break free from the loneliness and to find meaning in their existence. The repeated refrain of "I Can Feel My Star Light" implies a growing sense of strength and determination. The lines "動き出すんだ 身体が弾ける瞬間に / 見つけた 儚く眩しい 孤独な星よ" (at the moment when my body explodes into motion, I found a fleeting but bright lonely star) suggest that the singer has found a new sense of purpose and vitality. The chorus ends with a call to the future and a hope for connection with others. The lines "聞こえてるかい? 明日に叫ぶ Future For me / キミに叫ぶ Future For you 空の彼方へ" (can you hear me? I shout to the future / I shout to you, towards the distant sky) convey a sense of determination and courage.
Line by Line Meaning
聞こえてる
I can hear it, the noise within my heart
ノイズは心の中
The noise is within my heart
黄昏落ちて行く闇の中
During the twilight, I was wandering in the midst of darkness
一人きり彷徨い続けていた
I was wandering alone, searching for something
広がる夜の街見つめてた
I was looking at the sprawling night city
夢なんて消えるマボロシ
Dreams are nothing but fleeting illusions that disappear
誰にも満たされない
It cannot be satisfied by anyone
あふれ出した涙がヒカリ集めてく
The overflowing tears gather light
I Can Feel My Star Light
I can feel the light of my star
動き出すんだ身体が弾ける瞬間に(Star Light)
My body starts to move at the moment when it gets excited (Star Light)
見つけた(Like Universe)儚く眩しい孤独な星よ
I found a fleeting, brilliant, lonely star (Like Universe)
聞こえてるかい?明日に叫ぶFuture For me
Can you hear it? I shout for the future of tomorrow, for myself
時の彼方へ聞こえてるかい?キミに叫ぶFuture For you空の彼方へ
Can you hear it? I shout for the future of tomorrow, for you, towards the other side of time
I Can Feel My Star Light信じてMy Life繋がる宇宙の果てまでも(Star Light)
I can feel the light of my star, believe in my life, connect to the end of the universe (Star Light)
感じた(Like Universe)愛しく眩しい孤独な星よ
I felt the love for a brilliant, lonely star (Like Universe)
聞こえてるかい?明日に叫ぶFuture For me強くなりたい
Can you hear it? I shout for the future of tomorrow, for myself, so that I can become stronger
聞こえてるかい?キミに叫ぶFuture For you輝く先へ
Can you hear it? I shout for the future of tomorrow, for you, towards your shining future
I Can Feel My Star Light
I can feel the light of my star
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Ken&T
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