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 know
YUI Lyrics

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荒い呼吸が震える　あわただしい空が見える
落ちつける場所もない　声もかれて　心も枯れて
泣き叫ぶ声が響きわたってる　yeah! got you buddy

I know　I know　争いの中
I know　I know　震える　小さな　身体を…

泣かないでお願い　可愛い　わたしだけの坊や

巻き込まれてゆく　罪も持たず　武器も持たず
帰る場所もなく夜にかくれる　yeah! got you buddy

I know　I know　彷徨いながら
I know　I know　乾いた　わたしの心にあるオアシスへ
ひとりひとつの希望を

I know　I know　夜を越えて
走り出そう　まさに目の前に広がる宇宙の中で

夢を描いて　眠りにつく前に

愛の世界を…
夢を…

Overall Meaning

These lyrics are from the chorus of YUI's song "I Know." The song starts off with a frantic scene: the singer's breathing is rough, the surroundings are hurried and confusing, and they cannot seem to find a peaceful place to settle down. Their voice is hoarse and their heart is desolate. They can hear screaming all around, but they say "got you buddy," implying that they are not alone in this situation. The first line of the chorus repeats twice, emphasizing the fact that the singer understands the conflict they are in. The second line speaks of a small and trembling body, which could either refer to the singer themselves or someone they are trying to protect.

The second verse also details a difficult scenario. The person that the singer cares about is innocent and unarmed, yet caught up in danger. They have nowhere to go and must hide at night. The chorus repeats, this time speaking of the singer's wandering and the dryness of their heart. However, they do have hope for each person, and that hope acts as an oasis in the desert. The next line emphasizes crossing the darkness and coming out on the other side. The final lines are a call to dream of love before going to sleep.

Line by Line Meaning

荒い呼吸が震える　あわただしい空が見える
My breathing is heavy and my thoughts are scattered, I see a chaotic sky

落ちつける場所もない　声もかれて　心も枯れて
There's no place to rest, my voice is hoarse, my heart is withering away

泣き叫ぶ声が響きわたってる　yeah! got you buddy
A crying voice echoes all around, yeah, I got you buddy

I know　I know　争いの中
I know, I know, I'm in the midst of conflict

I know　I know　震える　小さな　身体を…
I know, I know, my small body is trembling

泣かないでお願い　可愛い　わたしだけの坊や
Please don't cry, my sweet little boy

巻き込まれてゆく　罪も持たず　武器も持たず
I'm being caught up in this without any sins or weapons

帰る場所もなく夜にかくれる　yeah! got you buddy
Without a place to go, I hide in the night, yeah, I got you buddy

I know　I know　彷徨いながら
I know, I know, I wander aimlessly

I know　I know　乾いた　わたしの心にあるオアシスへ
I know, I know, I'll head towards the oasis in my dry heart

ひとりひとつの希望を
Each and every one of us has hope