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.
Limitless
UVERworld Lyrics
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No doubt
俺たちに必要なものは時間じゃなかった
No doubt
芸術的濃密な瞬間を迎えに行こう
I will back
っては戻れない空前の時代で
スパっと過去と未来をまとめ捨てて
ホッと胸なでおろす
履歴書に書けないような長所なら
腐るほど持ってるプラス思考
Cheer up
Go 漁りに行こう
街中の ありとあらゆるを拝借
所持して一番似合っていたものは
腐っていくものと淋しさ
Cheer up
I will back
じゃ 何が必要で
必要ではないのかを確かめよう
行こうよ 行こうよ
「タイミング逃すな」で eh-oh eh-oh
とっさに出てきた思いは yeah
No doubt 揺るぎなく大切なもの
It is『世界を超える』
Let's
Hey spark!
頂点を一網打尽だよ 電光石火のごとく
近道を探せど 坂道なら一番急な上り坂だ
Cheer up
やっぱりな その意識が宙を舞う
Wow その時 瞬きの後 一瞬現れる星が消えるまでに
確かめよう
行こうよ 行こうよ
「タイミング逃すな」で eh-oh eh-oh
とっさに出てきた思いは yeah
君にとって一番大切なものかもね
Stay with me
浮かぶもの eh-oh eh-oh 何一つないなら
いつか君のそれに当たりたいよ
大切なもの 世界を超える
Let's
No doubt
俺たちに必要なものは時間じゃなかった
No doubt
芸術的濃密な瞬間を迎えに行こう
I will back back
行こうよ 行こうよ oh yeah!
「タイミング逃すな」で eh-oh eh-oh
とっさに出てきた思いは yeah
君にとって一番大切なものかもね
「タイミング逃すな」で eh-oh eh-oh
とっさに浮かぶ人が
ずっとそばにいて欲しい人かもね
そうだとしたら 君が大切に思うなら
No doubt no doubt
それが物だろうと人だろうが
No doubt no doubt
Limit
The lyrics of UVERworld's song LIMITLESS inspire a sense of motivation and determination by encouraging the listener to let go of the past and future alike to focus on the "artistic and dense moments" that lie ahead. The song tells us that the most essential things that we need aren't time or material possessions but a positive mindset, spontaneity, and the ability to seize opportunities instead of letting them pass us by. The song emphasizes the idea that one can exceed the world's limits by removing them from oneself and achieving whatever they set their mind to, without falling back to the past or getting too fixated on the future. The upbeat tunes and energetic beat act as a metaphor, encouraging us to rise above self-doubt and limitations to become bigger, better and limitless, fulfilling our dreams and potential.
Line by Line Meaning
No doubt
Without a doubt, we did not need time to achieve our goals
俺たちに必要なものは時間じゃなかった
Our real necessities did not rely on time
No doubt
Without a doubt, let's go for moments of artistic intensity
芸術的濃密な瞬間を迎えに行こう
Let's reach out for moments full of artistic intensity
I will back
I will return
っては戻れない空前の時代で
In an age where we cannot go back
My name is『世界を超える』
My name means 'to exceed the world'
スパっと過去と未来をまとめ捨てて
Let's leave the past and future behind in one stroke
ホッと胸なでおろす
Take a deep breath of relief
履歴書に書けないような長所なら
If we talk about the strengths that we can't write on our resume
腐るほど持ってるプラス思考
We have a positive mindset in abundance
Cheer up
Don't lose hope
Go 漁りに行こう
Let's go fishing for anything we can find
街中の ありとあらゆるを拝借
Borrow everything we can find in the city
所持して一番似合っていたものは
Out of all the things we owned, the one that suited us the most was
腐っていくものと淋しさ
The feeling of loneliness with things that keep decaying
じゃ 何が必要で
Then, what is necessary?
必要ではないのかを確かめよう
Let's make sure what is unnecessary
行こうよ 行こうよ
Let's go, let's go!
「タイミング逃すな」で eh-oh eh-oh
Don't miss the timing, eh-oh eh-oh
とっさに出てきた思いは yeah
The thoughts that come to mind suddenly are, yeah
No doubt 揺るぎなく大切なもの
Without a doubt, the most valuable things we own
It is『世界を超える』
It is to exceed the world
Hey spark!
Hey, let's spark!
頂点を一網打尽だよ 電光石火のごとく
Let's catch the top in one fell swoop, just like a split-second decision
近道を探せど 坂道なら一番急な上り坂だ
We can search for shortcuts, but the steepest uphill slope is always on a steep hill
やっぱりな その意識が宙を舞う
As expected, that consciousness dances in the air
Wow その時 瞬きの後 一瞬現れる星が消えるまでに
Wow, in that moment, after blinking, the star that appears for a moment disappears
君にとって一番大切なものかもね
It might be the most important thing to you
Stay with me
Stay with me
浮かぶもの eh-oh eh-oh 何一つないなら
If there's nothing coming to mind, eh-oh eh-oh
いつか君のそれに当たりたいよ
I want to come across something like that for you someday
大切なもの 世界を超える
The most valuable things exceed the world itself
行こうよ 行こうよ oh yeah!
Let's go, let's go, oh yeah!
とっさに浮かぶ人が
The person who comes up suddenly
ずっとそばにいて欲しい人かもね
Might be the one you always want to stay around
そうだとしたら 君が大切に思うなら
If that's the case, and you think it's important
No doubt no doubt
Without a doubt, without a doubt
それが物だろうと人だろうが
Whether it's an object or a person
No doubt no doubt
Without a doubt, without a doubt
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Written by: Takuya, Uverworld
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