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 me
YUI Lyrics

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Found me 追いかけて
Umm ずっとさみしくて
一人きりの sad night
夜更け前の闇に溶け込んでた

こんな風にいつも
Umm 消えそうな my soul
通りすぎていく

人の波に飲まれ流されていく

いつも誰かが助けてくれると信じてた
自分の足で I just be myself

Bye my weakness, bye my sorrow
ふみだす勇気もっていくよこれからは
Bye my weakness 輝く先きっとこの手につかむよ
Good day oh my self

Need me この先に (この先に)
Umm 君を探した
たちどまらない everyday
夜明け前の空を抱きしめてた

君が歌ってくれた songs 今も忘れないよ
強くなれる I just be myself

Bye my weakness, bye my sorrow
ふみだす勇気もっていくよこれからは
Bye my weakness 輝く先きっとこの手につかむよ

Bye my weakness, bye my sorrow
ふみだす勇気もっていくよこれからは
Bye my weakness 輝く先きっとこの手につかむよ

Bye my weakness, bye my sorrow これからは
Bye my weakness 輝く先きっとこの手につかむよ

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to YUI's song "Why me" express the feeling of loneliness and the struggle to find one's place in the world. The singer is chasing after someone in search of companionship, but always feels lonely and disappears into the night. They feel that their soul is always in danger of disappearing and being lost in the crowd, but they've always believed that someone would come to their aid.

The singer then decides to take control and gain the courage to overcome their weaknesses and sadness. They want to move forward and embrace a brighter future. The memories of the songs the person they were searching for sang to them still give them strength, and they want to be able to be strong on their own. They say goodbye to their weakness and sorrow, taking the hope and courage they've gained with them as they move forward.

Overall, the song is about the struggle to find oneself and the courage to overcome one's own weakness and sorrow.

Line by Line Meaning

Found me 追いかけて
Someone found me and chased after me

Umm ずっとさみしくて
I constantly felt lonely

一人きりの sad night
I spent many nights alone and sad

夜更け前の闇に溶け込んでた
I blended into the darkness before the night falls

こんな風にいつも
I always feel like this

Umm 消えそうな my soul
My soul always feels like it's about to disappear

通りすぎていく
I'm being passed by

人の波に飲まれ流されていく
I'm getting swept away by the waves of people

いつも誰かが助けてくれると信じてた
I always believed that someone would come to my aid

自分の足で I just be myself
I have to walk on my own two feet and just be myself