Yoshioka Yui (吉岡唯; known/stylized as YUI (ユイ)) (born March 26, 1987 in Fuku… Read Full Bio ↴Yoshioka Yui (吉岡唯; known/stylized as YUI (ユイ)) (born March 26, 1987 in Fukuoka, Japan), is a japanese singer-songwriter and actress. She sings and plays acoustic guitar, and writes her own songs, and apart from playing acoustic guitar, she also likes watching movies, reading books, and playing badminton. Her third single "LIFE" was the fifth ending theme for BLEACH, a popular Japanese anime series, which has brought her some international fame.

YUI began writing poems in ninth grade. At the age of 16, by recommendation of a friend, she began studying song, songwriting, and guitar at a private music school in her native Fukuoka. Aspiring to become professional, she carried her guitar around and sang at local places such as the seashore of Shingu and in the middle of the rice fields of Kaminofu.

In March 2003, at an audition hosted by Sony Music Japan, all judges evaluated her with the highest score, which caused a fierce scramble among labels. At this audition, she sang three songs - her first song "Why me", which was later coupled with her debut single, as well as "It's happy line" and "I know", which were included on her indie single - as opposed to the audition rule that a participant could only sing two songs. Sitting cross-legged on the floor, she strummed her guitar and sang. The judges and the others present claimed that "the performance created a tremendous aura from her heavenly voice, and captured the hearts of the whole audience".

Upon leaving her home of Fukuoka for Tokyo, YUI wrote the song "feel my soul". She was planning release on an indie label as a tribute to her hometown, when the song caught the ears of Fuji TV producer, Mr. Yamaguchi, who happened to see the demo video clip. He claimed YUI's voice haunted him so much that he went out of his way to visit the recording studio himself. He even made his channel's prime-time drama an extraordinary tie-in with YUI's debut track.

Although she is not the most comfortable when it comes to talking to people, she enjoys communicating with her audience at street performances in the Tenjin district of Fukuoka.

Her fifth single is "Good-bye days", which was also the theme for the film "Taiyou no Uta" ("Midnight Sun"). YUI took a role of a leading actress herself. The artist usually listed as singing "Good-bye days" is YUI for 雨音薫 (YUI for Kaoru Amane).

YUI's seventh single, "Rolling star", is the fifth opening theme of BLEACH. Selling almost 150,000 copies, it is YUI's second highest selling single to date (first being "Good-bye days" with over 200,000 copies.)

After taking a five-month long hiatus beginning in late August 2008, YUI celebrated her return by releasing the single "Again" which was chosen as the first theme song for Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood. Instantaneously successful, the song had the highest opening week sales for a female act in 2009, selling over 110,000 copies.

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Official site: www.YUI-net.com

Find me
YUI Lyrics

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悲しくなるニュースだって
聞きたくもないウワサだって
耳をふさいで　知らないふりしたって
隙間から　零れて　心　濡らすの

世界の何処かできっと
（すぐに　見つけてほしい）
あの日のあたしのように

（早く　見つけてほしい）
涙こらえながら
現実に迷いながら
探しているの　次のドアを・・・
Find me

努力はいつも見えにくい
孤独は愛情を求めている
耳を澄まして　聴こえてきた　LOVE SONG
部屋の隅っこ一人で　心　震えた

テレビに映っていた場所は
（青空がきれいだった）
今でも何処かにあって
（早く　見つけてほしい）
涙こらえながら
現実に迷いながら
探しているの　次のドアを・・・
Find me

どうすればいいのか　わからなくなるたび
見つけてほしいよと叫んでいる
いまも変わらない

世界の何処かできっと
（すぐに　見つけてほしい）
あの日のあたしのように
（早く　見つけてほしい）
涙こらえながら
現実に迷いながら

探しているの　次のドアを・・・
Find me...

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of YUI's song "Find me" express the feeling of being lost and searching for a way out. The singer talks about the overwhelming feeling of hearing bad news or rumors and trying to block them out, but still feeling the emotions seeping through the cracks. She compares her present self to her past self on a day when she was lost and wishes for someone to find her just as she found herself on that day.

The song continues with the idea that hard work often goes unnoticed, and loneliness can lead to a need for affection. The singer recalls how she found comfort in a love song that she heard while alone in a corner of a room, and how she still feels lost and uncertain about her future. The chorus repeats the desire to be found and to find the next door that will lead her to the next step in her journey.

Overall, "Find me" is a song about feeling lost and searching for a way out, while also acknowledging the difficulty in finding one's way. It encourages the listener to keep searching and to continue to look for the next door that will lead them to where they need to be.

Line by Line Meaning

悲しくなるニュースだって
Even sad news that I don't want to hear

聞きたくもないウワサだって
Even rumors I don't want to listen to

耳をふさいで　知らないふりしたって
Even if I cover my ears and pretend I don't hear it

隙間から　零れて　心　濡らすの
It will leak through the gaps and wet my heart

世界の何処かできっと
Somewhere in the world for sure

（すぐに　見つけてほしい）
(I want to find it soon)

あの日のあたしのように
Just like me on that day

（早く　見つけてほしい）
(I want to find it quickly)

涙こらえながら
While holding back tears

現実に迷いながら
Lost in reality

探しているの　次のドアを・・・
I'm looking for the next door...