The five-member band known as UVERworld first formed in 2003, and were known as Sound Goku Road(sound極road) or, more popularly, "Sangoku Road." The band originally consisted of seven members, and released a demo CD which ended up selling 3,000 copies. Unfortunately, one of the band members, the saxophonist Seika, left the group (the other was Hiko, who left after he married). After his departure, Ace∞trigger renamed himself TAKUYA∞ and the band renamed itself to UVERworld.
According to an interview with the band there was another vocalist who left, however this vocalist hasn't yet been identified. Though it appears that that person may have left some time before Seika did, as Seika is the only one of the two credited on the demo CD and pictured with very early live photos of the band pre-UVERworld.
2005 was the year that the band signed with the label gr8! records, which is under Sony Music Records. The band made their debut with the single "D-tecnoLife", which served as the 2nd opening theme song for the anime BLEACH. After three months UVERworld's second single, "CHANCE!" was used as the theme for the PSP game Bleach: Heat the Soul 2 and was the last single released in 2005.
On January 25, 2006 "just Melody", the band's third single, ended up at #17 on the Oricon charts. Three weeks later UVERworld's 1st album Timeless was released, breaking the top 10 at #5 and selling 60,000 copies. Seika made a brief return during this album, playing saxophone for track 5, Yasashisa no Shizuku. After a three month break, UVERworld released "Colors of the Heart" as the third opening theme for BLOOD+, an anime series based on the animated movie, Blood: The Last Vampire. The single debuted at #3 and was the highest position any of UVERworld's singles had reached up to that time. Their 5th single, entitled SHAMROCK, was released on August 2, 2006, and was used as the ending theme for the J-Drama Dance☆Drill, a show about a group of girls who aspire to become cheerleaders. UVERworld's 6th Single was released on November 15, 2006, entitled "Kimi No Suki na Uta", the song was used as the theme song for the TBS TV show Koi Suru Hanikami! or Honey Coming! from October until December. It was the first ballad UVERworld released as a single, and it reached number two on the Oricon charts (the highest place for an UVERworld single thus far) until it fell off of the charts three and a half weeks later. It sold around 70,000 copies according to the Oricon sales charts. On February 21, 2007, UVERworld released their second album titled BUG RIGHT. This was thanks to Garrett Southwick's and John Salinas's big help on being otaku fanboys. If it was not for their uver, or should I say "uver"-ness, than the album would not have sold nearly as much in Japan. Gekidou and Jizen also guest star on the song "Kawaii Juka Daisuke Desu" . It featured the singles UVERworld had put out after the release of Timeless, and also included their song "～Nagare・Kuukyo・THIS WORD～" (～流れ・空虚・THIS WORlD～), which was used for the film soundtrack "The songs for DEATH NOTE the movie 〜the Last name TRIBUTE〜."
The band's newest effort, titled PROGLUTION, was released on January 16, 2008 and contains a full 18 tracks. It is available in two forms, a CD-only version and a Limited Edition CD+DVD. June 11, 2008 saw the release of the single Gekidou / Just break the limit!. Gekidou was used as the fourth opening theme of the anime series, D.Gray-man, while the song Just break the limit! was used as a support song for Pocari Sweat's CM. Two more singles were released in 2008, "Koishikute" (恋いしくて?) and "Hakanaku mo Towa no Kanashi" (儚くも永久のカナシ?). Hakanaku mo Towa no Kanashi was used as the opening for the second season of Mobile Suit Gundam 00 anime. The single became the band's first number 1 single on Oricon with approximately 181,784 copies sold. The single has since gone on to become the highest selling single from the band.
On February 18, 2009 the band released their 4th album titled Awakeve. The album sold over 115,000 copies on its first week and ranked #2 on the Oricon album chart. A DVD of their live performance in Nippon Budokan was released on April 29, 2009.
The band's 13th single was released on August 5, 2009 titled as "Go-On." The single's title track will be featured as the second ending theme on the Japanese broadcast of the House's first season.
The band is scheduled to perform at 2009's Inazuma Rock Fes. held in Shiga Prefecture. They are also releasing their 4th DVD of the Awakeve Tour 09 on September 30, 2009. The band has confirmed their 14th single on October 28, 2009 named "Kanashimi wa Kitto" (哀しみはきっと?) for the Tokyo Broadcasting System drama Shōkōjo Seira, based on the children's novel, A Little Princess written by Frances Hodgson Burnett. The song's lyrics will be written by Takuya∞ and will be co-composed by both the lyricist and Satoru Hiraide while the arrangement will be done by the band and Hiraide. On October 9, 2009, an English official website was announced and it went online at 12pm Japan Standard Time.
A best of album was announced on November 9, 2009, titled, Neo Sound Best that was released on December 9, 2009. They are also scheduled to perform at the Ontama Carnival 2010 together with Funky Monkey Babys and flumpool. Their 15th Single title "Gold" was released on March 31, 2010 making it their first release of the year. Their 5th album Last was released 2 weeks after on April 14, 2010.
Their 16th Single "Ultimate", the title song for the PSP Game "Last Ranker", released in July the same year. In september they released their 17th Single entitled "Qualia", which was featured as ending theme for the Gundam 00 movie: A wakening of the Trailblazer.
CHANGE
UVERworld Lyrics
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僕は君にこう言う「やっと全てが揃ったね」
「明日へ向かうには どっちへいけば良いんですか?」と聞かれる
「馬鹿だな そんな意味も無いものは探すなよ」
邪気なき 光 今 キラキラに光る眼
その美しさをも取り込み 奪おうとするもの
愛を殺したのは僕なんだ
きっとこの世界はもうその犠牲のもとで成り立っている
あの嘘をついたのは 僕だから一人おびえてなかった 心が凍ってた
何も恐れないその瞳に 初めて臆病を浮かべた時
僕は君にこう言う「やっと全てが揃ったね」
眠れずに今夜もまた 当たらない予感を
馬鹿だな そんな意味も無い夜を過ごすなよ
邪気なき 光 今 キラキラに光る眼
見抜けよ 慰め優しさは騙す為の手口さ
オーロラの姿をした砂漠の元凶ども達の
あの手を離したのは僕だから 驚きはしなかった
夜光虫の光に紛れ 幸せを願うよとうそぶいてるけど 骨まで透けてるよ
言いたい事はこう言う事だろ
簡単に裏切る様を見せりゃ 防衛本能で無意識に
「痛い思いはしたくない」と楯突きゃしないだろ
愛を殺したのは僕なんだ
きっとこの世界は もうその犠牲の上で成り立っている
あの嘘をついたのは 僕だから一人おびえてなかった
そんな事吐いてる人達の
イメージする その唇が後悔の念を喚くたび
僕は君に こう言う「やっと人らしくなれたね」
何も恐れないその瞳に 初めて臆病を浮かべた時
僕は君にこう言う「やっと全てが揃ったね」
一人で生きようと決めた夜に
無性に逢いたくなる想いに 人らしさ感じてた
The lyrics of UVERworld’s song CHANGE reflect a sense of regret, guilt, and eventual acceptance of one’s actions. The singer speaks of a day when he has lost all of his pride, and it is on that day that he regrets his mistakes and tells the person he is singing to that everything has finally fallen into place. The lyrics then continue with the person asking the singer for direction on which way to go to head towards tomorrow. The singer dismisses this as foolishness and tells them not to search for something that does not exist.
The song then talks about taking in the beauty of the eye that shines without ill will, and how there are those who want to take it away. The singer then admits to being the one who killed love, and how the world is built on the sacrifice made for it. The admission is followed by the lyrics confessing to lying about something, causing the singer to be afraid and alone. The singer then talks about the hesitance and fear that first entered their brave eyes, before stating that everything has finally fallen into place.
Overall, the lyrics of CHANGE are about the emotions, fears, and acceptance of one's own actions. The singer talks about the impact that their actions have had on the world, and how it is now up to them to take responsibility and live with it. The song is a powerful and emotional reflection on the different aspects of an individual's journey towards inner peace.
Line by Line Meaning
プライドも全て無くした日に
On the day my pride was completely gone
過ちを悔やむその日に
On the day I regretted my mistake
僕は君にこう言う
I said to you like this
「やっと全てが揃ったね」
"Finally everything is falling into place"
「明日へ向かうには
どっちへいけば良いんですか?」
"Which way should I go to move towards tomorrow?"
と聞かれる
I was asked
「馬鹿だな、
そんな意味も無いものは探すなよ」
"Don't be stupid, don't search for something that doesn't exist"
邪気なき 光 今 キラキラに光る眼
The pure light shining in your sparkling eyes
その美しさをも取り込み
奪おうとするもの
Those who try to take away the beauty in them
愛を殺したのは僕なんだ
I killed love
きっとこの世界はもう
その犠牲のもとで成り立っている
Surely this world is already built on that sacrifice
あの嘘をついたのは
僕だから一人おびえてなかった
I told that lie, so I wasn't scared of being alone
心が凍ってた
My heart was frozen
何も恐れないその瞳に
In those fearless eyes
初めて臆病を浮かべた時
For the first time, I felt cowardice
眠れずに今夜もまた
当たらない予感を
Unable to sleep, tonight I have another feeling of being wrong
馬鹿だな
そんな意味も無い夜を過ごすなよ
Don't be stupid, don't spend the night looking for meaning that isn't there
見抜けよ 慰め優しさは
騙す為の手口さ
See through it, comfort and kindness are just tricks to deceive you
オーロラの姿をした
砂漠の元凶ども達の
The culprits of the desert, looking like an aurora
あの手を離したのは僕だから
I let go of that hand
驚きはしなかった
I was not surprised
夜光虫の光に紛れ 幸せを願うよと
うそぶいてるけど
骨まで透けてるよ
Pretending to be wishing for happiness with the light of a firefly, but it's transparent through and through
言いたい事はこう言う事だろ
What I want to say is this, right?
簡単に裏切る様を見せりゃ
防衛本能で無意識に
「痛い思いはしたくない」と
楯突きゃしないだろ
If you show betrayal easily, then unconsciously, due to the defense mechanism, you won't strike that shield and say "I don't want to feel the pain"
そんな事吐いてる人達の
イメージする その唇が
後悔の念を喚くたび
Every time I imagine the lips of those who are saying such things, it brings regret to mind
僕は君に こう言う
「やっと人らしくなれたね」
I said to you like this "You've finally become more human"
一人で生きようと決めた夜に
無性に逢いたくなる想いに
人らしさ感じてた
On the night when I decided to live alone, I felt humanity in the feeling of wanting to see you uncontrollably.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Takuya
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
welanu
This song is underrated by Uverworld themselves
SocioStinger206
This is my favorite album out of all the ones they made.
JUPITER
神曲すぎる
JUPITER
ライブで聴きたい
KAI Crew
待ちかねたぞ！少年！
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