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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Last Train
YUI Lyrics
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家路に急ぐ人たちを ぼんやり追いかけた
きっと同じ事 たぶん同じような事
繰り返しながら進んでゆく
いま 最終電車に乗って
ここじゃない何処かへゆきたい
明日が始まる その前に
I feel the distance with you
僕らはいつも間違って悲しくもなる
逃げてばかりの昨日はもう置いてゆこう
きっと君の事 たぶん今ならね
あの頃よりも わかる気がしてる
いま 最終電車に乗って
ここにいない君に会いたい
If you were able to meet you
明日が始まる その前に
I feel the distance with you
誰かの笑顔 誰かの言葉
Ah それだけでつよくなれるの
Last train いますぐ飛び乗りたい
朝まで待ちきれない my feeling
If you were able to meet you
この気持ちなくしたくないよ yeah!
最終電車の窓
星空に浮かぶ言葉たち
If you were able to meet you
君へと続いてゆくから
I feel the distance with you
I feel the distance with you
The lyrics of YUI's song "Last Train" capture the feeling of longing and nostalgia for a place or person that is just out of reach. The song opens with the singer looking down on a busy road at dusk, watching people rushing home. They reflect that everyone is likely going through the same routine in life, which can feel monotonous. The singer then expresses a desire to take the last train somewhere else, to escape this routine and possibly find something new.
The chorus repeats the sentiment of the singer wishing she could meet the person or be in the place that she misses, emphasizing the "distance" that she feels from these things. The second verse suggests that sometimes we make mistakes that cause sadness, but it's important to move forward and let go of the past. The singer feels like they understand themselves and others better than they used to, and they want to reconnect with someone they miss.
The bridge of the song provides a moment of hope, with the lyrics "Someone's smile, someone's words, Ah, just those things make us strong." The singer ends the song with a plea to jump on the last train and see that person they miss so much, because they don't want to lose this feeling.
Overall, this song speaks to the part of us that longs for something beyond the ordinary, a sense of adventure, and the hopeful possibility of reuniting with something or someone we miss.
Line by Line Meaning
いつもの場所 夕暮れの国道見下ろして
Looking down at the evening highway from our usual spot
家路に急ぐ人たちを ぼんやり追いかけた
Vaguely following people hurrying home
きっと同じ事 たぶん同じような事
Surely the same things, probably similar things
繰り返しながら進んでゆく
Moving forward while repeating the same things
いま 最終電車に乗って
Now, riding the last train
ここじゃない何処かへゆきたい
I want to go somewhere that's not here
If you were able to meet you
If I could meet you
明日が始まる その前に
Before tomorrow begins
I feel the distance with you
I sense the distance between us
僕らはいつも間違って悲しくもなる
We always make mistakes and become sad
逃げてばかりの昨日はもう置いてゆこう
Let's leave yesterday, where we were only running away
きっと君の事 たぶん今ならね
Surely I understand your feelings, probably more than before
あの頃よりも わかる気がしてる
I feel like I understand you more than I did back then
ここにいない君に会いたい
I want to meet you, who is not here
誰かの笑顔 誰かの言葉
Someone's smile, someone's words
Ah それだけでつよくなれるの
Ah, just that can make me stronger
Last train いますぐ飛び乗りたい
I want to jump on the last train right now
朝まで待ちきれない my feeling
I can't wait until morning, my feeling
この気持ちなくしたくないよ yeah!
I don't want to lose this feeling, yeah!
最終電車の窓
The window of the last train
星空に浮かぶ言葉たち
Words floating in the starry sky
君へと続いてゆくから
Because they continue towards you
I feel the distance with you
I sense the distance between us
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Yui
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