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

I can’t say
YUI Lyrics

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Konnan ja susume nai
Tte anata wa iu keredo
Yoku aru koto yo atashi nara
Shitte iru

Akiramete nante
Inai tsumori
Tada warai au hodo

Mujaki ni nare nai

Aishite yo ai ni kite ieta nara
Shiawase ni nareru ka na? Okubyou na
Atashi ni kiduite yo

Machi de hayari no
Skirt ja kyuukutsu de
Tsukareta gao ni aeta nara
Ochitsuku yo

Tomadou anata wo
Mite iru dake
Tsuyogari no atashi wa
Sunao ni nare nai

Aishite yo ai ni kite ieta nara
Anata wa dou suru ka na? Wagamama na
Atashi wo wakatte yo

Aishite yo ai ni kite ieta nara
Shiawase ni nareru ka na?
Kowai kedo

Aishite yo ai ni kite ieta nara
Anata wa dou suru ka na?
Moshikashite

Hontou wa kiduiteru no?
You know...

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to YUI's song "I can't say" are about a girl who loves someone deeply but is afraid to express her feelings to him. The song talks about her seeing the guy she loves and being drawn to him, but she can't find the courage to speak up and confess her feelings. The song speaks to everyone who has ever been afraid to express their feelings to someone they love.

The first verse starts with the girl acknowledging that she knows there are things she should do but she is unable to. She admits to the person she loves that she has been trying to gather the courage to approach him for a while. In the second verse, she describes how she looks at him and feels her heart skip a beat. She also talks about how she feels that she can't act honestly, and that her being fake creates a feeling of guilt within her.

The chorus of the song is beautifully written, as it shows the girl's vulnerability and her desire for the guy to understand her feelings. She wonders if she would be happy if she were to confess her love, even though she is a bit scared to admit her feelings. The last line of the chorus is addressed to the guy she loves, asking him if he knows the truth about her feelings.

Overall, the song is a powerful and relatable story about the struggle to find the courage to express one's feelings to someone you love.

Line by Line Meaning

Konnan ja susume nai
I feel stuck and unable to move forward

Tte anata wa iu keredo
Although you say it's not true

Yoku aru koto yo atashi nara
As for me, I know what's common

Shitte iru
I am aware

Akiramete nante
I have no intention of giving up

Inai tsumori
I'm not going to disappear

Tada warai au hodo
I'm trying to keep smiling

Mujaki ni nare nai
But I can't become innocent

Aishite yo ai ni kite ieta nara
If you come to love me, will I be happy?

Shiawase ni nareru ka na? Okubyou na
I'm scared to think that I might be able to be happy