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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Merry-Go-Round
YUI Lyrics
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飛び出したスニーカー ひとの波に逆らうように
歩いた Can I come back? どうすればよかっただろう?
はなやかな街並みだって 滲んでゆく帰り道
Crazy passion, easy action 受け止めて 欲しかったのに
I'm just a baby, oh! mind
さよなら Merry・Go・Round 愛情がカラ回りした
Feeling is the Merry・Go・Round
Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
たちどまる交差点 振り向けないの 期待している
優しさに Can I come back? ゆだねる事ができない
シグナルが青に変わって 私はまた歩き出す
どうしたの? Is this all? 追いかけて 欲しかったのに
涙の Merry・Go・Round 輝きに戸惑う
I'm just a baby, Oh! mind
さよなら Merry・Go・Round 愛情がカラ回りした
Feeling is the Merry・Go・Round
涙の Merry・Go・Round 悲しみが止まらない
I'm just a baby, oh! mind
さよなら Merry・Go・Round 消さないで そう願うだけ
Feeling is the Merry・Go・Round
Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
The lyrics of YUI's song Merry･go･round talks about the struggles of a person who tries to find their way back to where they belong. The opening lines of the song, "Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah" signifies the start of a journey. The first verse talks about how the person feels lost while walking on the streets, looking back on the choices he/she made. The second verse talks about the person being at a crossroad, not being able to make a decision due to fear of the outcome. The chorus of the song talks about the feeling of being lost, not knowing where to go next, and being stuck in a cycle of sadness.
The line "Crazy passion, easy action 受け止めて 欲しかったのに" talks about how the person craves for someone to take him/her in, but it seems impossible to find someone reliable. The line "涙の Merry・Go・Round 輝きに戸惑う" translates to "Tears in the Merry-Go-Round, I'm confused by the brilliance." It talks about how the person is confused by the beauty surrounding them, not being able to appreciate it because of their sadness.
In conclusion, the song speaks about the difficulties one faces while trying to find themselves in life. Through its lyrics, YUI shows us that we might go through a cycle of sadness and confusion, but we must not give up on finding our way back.
Line by Line Meaning
飛び出したスニーカー ひとの波に逆らうように 歩いた Can I come back? どうすればよかっただろう?
I walked, fighting against the waves of people, wishing to come back. I wonder what I should've done differently.
はなやかな街並みだって 滲んでゆく帰り道 Crazy passion, easy action 受け止めて 欲しかったのに
Even the bustling city becomes blurred on the way home. I wanted someone to understand and embrace my crazy passion and easy actions.
涙の Merry・Go・Round 輝きに戸惑う I'm just a baby, oh! mind
I'm confused by the shining, tearful Merry-Go-Round. I feel so small in this overwhelming situation.
さよなら Merry・Go・Round 愛情がカラ回りした Feeling is the Merry・Go・Round
Goodbye Merry-Go-Round, my love became an empty cycle. Emotions can be like a Merry-Go-Round, spinning and recurring without a clear resolution.
たちどまる交差点 振り向けないの 期待している 優しさに Can I come back? ゆだねる事ができない
Stuck at this intersection, unable to turn back, hoping for kindness. Can I come back? I can't bring myself to entrust myself to someone else.
シグナルが青に変わって 私はまた歩き出す どうしたの? Is this all? 追いかけて 欲しかったのに
The signal changes to green and I start walking again. What happened? Is this all? I wanted someone to chase after me.
涙の Merry・Go・Round 輝きに戸惑う I'm just a baby, Oh! mind
I'm confused by the shining, tearful Merry-Go-Round. I feel so small in this overwhelming situation.
さよなら Merry・Go・Round 愛情がカラ回りした Feeling is the Merry・Go・Round
Goodbye Merry-Go-Round, my love became an empty cycle. Emotions can be like a Merry-Go-Round, spinning and recurring without a clear resolution.
涙の Merry・Go・Round 悲しみが止まらない I'm just a baby, oh! mind
Tears keep flowing on the Merry-Go-Round of sadness. I feel so small in this overwhelming situation.
さよなら Merry・Go・Round 消さないで そう願うだけ Feeling is the Merry・Go・Round
Goodbye Merry-Go-Round, please don't disappear. All I can do is hope. Emotions can be like a Merry-Go-Round, spinning and recurring without a clear resolution.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Yui
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