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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M
YUI Lyrics
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Tonari de warattetakatta
Kisetsu wa mata kawaru no ni
Kokoro dake tachidomatta mama
Anata no inai migigawa ni
Sukoshi wa nareta tsumori de ita no ni
Doushite konna ni namida ga deru no
Anata wo wasureru yuuki dake
Hoshii yo imademo oboete iru
Anata no kotoba
Kata no mukou ni mieta keshiki saemo
So once again
Hoshi ga mori he kaeru you ni
Shizen ni kiete chiisana shigusa mo
Hasshaida ano toki no watashi mo
Itsumo issho ni itakatta
Tonari de warattetakatta
Kisetsu wa mata kawaru no ni
Kokoro dake tachidomatta mama
Deatta aki no shashin ni wa
Hanikan da egao tada ureshikute
Konna hi ga kuru to omowanakatta
Ah mabataki mo shinai de
Anata wo mune ni yakitsuketeta
Koishikute anata no koe kikitakute
Kesenai Adoresu
M no peeji wo yubi de tadotteru dake
So once again
Yume mite me ga sameta
Kuroi jaketto ushiro sugata ga
Dareka to mienakute natteiku
So once again
Hoshi ga mori he kaeru youni
Shizen ni kiete chiisana shigusa mo
Itsumademo anata shika mienai
Watashi mo
The lyrics of YUI's M talks about the pain felt after being left behind by someone you deeply love. The opening lines of the song depict the desire to always be together, to always share in the joy and laughter that comes with being with someone you love. However, as time goes by, things change – seasons come and go, and the once happy heart is left standing still. The pain of the situation is evident in lines such as "Doushite konna ni namida ga deru no, Mou kanawanai omoinara, Anata wo wasureru yuuki dake", which translates to "Why do tears fall for such an irretrievable feeling? If I can't help but hold on to memories of you, then all I need is the courage to forget you."
As the verses progress, a number of images are used to paint the picture of heartbreak. The line "Koishikute anata no koe kikitakute, Kesenai Adoresu, M no peeji wo yubi de tadotteru dake" means "Longing for your voice, an unbreakable address, I just trace the "M" on the page with my finger". These words demonstrate how the singer yearns to hear from her lover one more time, even if it is just a trace or ghost of their identity.
The chorus of the song is repeated twice and emphasizes how the singer and the lover once shared happy moments together, but now they're gone, and how the singer is still stuck in the past. Consequently, they question whether anyone else can ever replace the attachment they have for the said lover. The lyrics of M take the listener on a journey of the aftermath of heartbreak and the feeling that lingers long after one has been left alone.
Line by Line Meaning
Itsumo issho ni itakatta
I always wanted to be together with you
Tonari de warattetakatta
Laughing next to each other
Kisetsu wa mata kawaru no ni
Even though the seasons change
Kokoro dake tachidomatta mama
My heart stays still
Anata no inai migigawa ni
On your empty right side
Sukoshi wa nareta tsumori de ita no ni
I was hoping to get used to it a little
Doushite konna ni namida ga deru no
Why am I crying like this?
Mou kanawanai omoinara
If I can't make these feelings disappear
Anata wo wasureru yuuki dake
I only have the courage to forget you
Hoshii yo imademo oboete iru
I still want to remember
Anata no kotoba
Your words
Kata no mukou ni mieta keshiki saemo
And even the scenery I saw beyond your shoulder
Hoshi ga mori he kaeru you ni
As if the stars are returning to the forest
Shizen ni kiete chiisana shigusa mo
Disappearing naturally along with small gestures
Hasshaida ano toki no watashi mo
The version of myself from that time, who opened her heart
Deatta aki no shashin ni wa
In the photo from when we met in the fall
Hanikan da egao tada ureshikute
Your wide smile just made me happy
Konna hi ga kuru to omowanakatta
I didn't think a day like this would come
Ah mabataki mo shinai de
Ah, without even blinking
Anata wo mune ni yakitsuketeta
I burned you into my heart
Koishikute anata no koe kikitakute
I miss you, I want to hear your voice
Kesenai Adoresu
An adhesive love that won't go away
M no peeji wo yubi de tadotteru dake
Just flipping through the pages of an M magazine with my fingers
Yume mite me ga sameta
I woke up from a dream
Kuroi jaketto ushiro sugata ga
Your silhouette in a black jacket
Dareka to mienakute natteiku
Starting to look like someone I don't recognize
Itsumademo anata shika mienai
Forever, I can only see you
Watashi mo
Me as well
Contributed by Josiah D. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
上杉
この唯一無二の歌声で成り立つ。正確な音程やピッチ、テクニックが全てじゃないと思わせられる。
青春がYUIで本当に良かった。
パシフィックハル
大好きな曲を大好きな人が歌う、ヤベーな
コルコル
これはギターで演奏してほしかった。。
黒松内堀田
素晴らしい
手塚大明
助けられた。
YUIさんに。
まだ、人生終われない。
娘のためにも
とり
心が洗われます
luminera
Omg. My senior high school days
キノコ
上手い
Highway chance
かわYUI
Polo Kebot
かわ😂