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

Why?
YUI Lyrics

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あたし知っている
あなたは隠してる
壊れてしまいそう
見つめられるたびに

心当たりくらいはあるでしょう?
さっきから笑ってばかりだね

悲しい気持ちが
ときどき溢れてたのよ
信じているつもりなのに
どうして人は言葉を持ったのだろう?
心が見えにくくなる

あてもなく歩いた
旅人が見つけるものに
いまのあたしも似てる
あんまり深追いもできない

きっと見間違えてたんでしょう?
だったらそうだってもっと強く言って

悲しい気持ちが
ときどき溢れてたのよ
信じているつもりなのに
どうしてあなたを疑ってるんだろう?
誰よりも大切だから

怖くてたまに苦しくなるけれど
信じている今だってずっと

どうして人は言葉を持ったのだろう?
心が見えにくくなる

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of YUI's song Why? explore the conflict of trusting someone despite having doubts and insecurities about them. The singer expresses how she knows the person she loves is hiding something, which makes her feel anxious and like she's on the edge of breaking apart. The more she looks at them, the more she realizes that she has a hunch about their secrets. She wonders whether the other person has noticed the truth, as they have been smiling throughout.

She also reflects on how difficult it can be to trust someone when words get in the way, and the heart is hard to read. The song expresses the pain of feeling vulnerable, even when you're trying to trust someone, yet you can't help feeling like you're being lied to, and the other person is hiding the truth from you. The singer ends on a hopeful note, reflecting on the importance of trust and self-belief to keep going, even when the path might seem uncertain.

Overall, Why? is a song that deals with the universal and complex emotion of trust, portraying the ups and downs of believing in someone despite their secrets.

Line by Line Meaning

あたし知っている
I know

あなたは隠してる
You are hiding

壊れてしまいそう
I feel like breaking

見つめられるたびに
Every time I'm looked at

心当たりくらいはあるでしょう?
You have some idea, right?

さっきから笑ってばかりだね
You've been laughing a lot lately

悲しい気持ちが
Sad feelings

ときどき溢れてたのよ
Sometimes overflowing

信じているつもりなのに
Even though I think I believe

どうして人は言葉を持ったのだろう?
Why do people have words?

心が見えにくくなる
It's hard to see the heart