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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Goodbye to You
YUI Lyrics

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And of all the things I believed in,
I just wanna carry in
You; your eyes,
You spawn behind my light is but I do night
Cry,
Come each day past me by,

I'll been shorting

Eden my soul,
Using a heary and I'm stroting to get
Old,
You life I'm surfing, I'm a over again,
Last be in
Past me by,
And I say— right

Goodbye to
You,
Goodbye to everything, what I do,
You would like to
Learn I cry
Hoping that I try to hold on to

Oh oh
Woah oh

And the horns want everything
And nothing
Gets the same sign

I want what's yours and I'll what
Was mine
I want to, and never give in
Disguise

Goodbye to you,
Goodbye to everything,
What I do,
You would like to learn I cry
Hoping that I
Try to hold on to

Hoping that I try to hold on
To

Hold on to

Oh oh woah oh

And let
The stroke pass by the life thick

You're none shooting
Star

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to "Goodbye to You" by YUI express a feeling of letting go and moving on from past beliefs, experiences, and relationships. The song is filled with imagery and metaphorical language that conveys this message in a poignant way. The line "And of all the things I believed in, I just wanna carry in" suggests a desire to hold onto what is important while leaving behind what is no longer meaningful. The image of "your eyes" being a light that spawns behind the singer suggests a guiding force that is now fading away. The singer acknowledges her sadness by admitting "I do night cry" and recognizing that time is passing her by, as if she is surfing on a wave of life that moves too fast. The chorus repeats the message of saying goodbye to everything, hoping to learn from the experience, and trying to hold on to what is important.

The second verse continues with the theme of letting go by stating that the singer is "shorting Eden", implying that she is cutting off a part of herself that is no longer serving her. She is "using a heart" as she tries to move forward and "storting to get old", recognizing that time is fleeting. The horn mentioned in the bridge may symbolize a call to action or change, but the singer also admits that she wants what is not hers and is willing to give up what belongs to her. The final lines of the song "let the stroke pass by the life thick, you're none shooting star" suggest that life is full of moments that come and go, and that we are all impermanent and small compared to the grand scheme of things.

Line by Line Meaning

And of all the things I believed in,
I used to have many beliefs and values that I held close to my heart,

I just wanna carry in
But now I only want to keep one thing with me,

You; your eyes,
And that is the memory of you and your beautiful eyes,

You spawn behind my light is but I do night
Even though you are no longer in my life, the memory of you still follows me everywhere I go

Cry,
I am filled with sadness and grief,

Come each day past me by,
As time goes on, I feel like life is passing me by

I'll been shorting
I feel like I am losing a part of myself,

Eden my soul,
As if my soul is drying up

Using a heary and I'm storting to get
I am using all my strength and energy to keep moving forward,

Old,
Even though I am getting older, I still feel lost and unsure about life

You life I'm surfing, I'm a over again,
I am trying to navigate life without you, but it feels like I am starting all over again

Last be in
Even though I know I should let go of the past,

Past me by,
I can't help but dwell on it and let it haunt me

And I say— right
So I am finally ready to say goodbye to you

Goodbye to You,
I am saying goodbye to you and everything we had together

Goodbye to everything, what I do,
I am also saying goodbye to who I used to be and the things I used to do

You would like to Learn I cry
I feel regret and sadness about everything I didn't learn from you

Hoping that I try to hold on to
I am clinging onto the hope that I can still hold onto some part of you

Oh oh Woah oh
I am filled with emotion and pain as I say goodbye

And the horns want everything
Life is constantly tempting me with new opportunities and experiences,

And nothing Gets the same sign
But I am realizing that nothing will ever be the same as what I had with you

I want what's yours and I'll what Was mine
I am tempted to try and replace what I lost with you by taking what others have and what used to be mine

I want to, and never give in
But I also want to resist those temptations and stay true to myself

Disguise
Even though it is hard to move on, I will try to do it without pretending to be someone I am not

Hold on to
I will try to hold onto the memories of you and what we had together

And let The stroke pass by the life thick You're none shooting Star
And I will keep moving forward, even though life sometimes seems dark and uncertain, because I know that you are still shining brightly like a shooting star

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