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.

More info http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yui_(singer)

Official site: www.YUI-net.com

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YUI Lyrics

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大きなカーブを曲がって近づく
ぼんやりみえるあれが江ノ島ね?

134号線から
見渡したんだブルーの空

たぶん
恋してる

あなたのすぐ側に
あたしじゃダメかな?

キラキラ光る海の向こうに
サーフボードが揺れる

蜃気楼?
I'm in love

鎌倉あたり歩くと思ってたから
知らない場所に浮かれているの

展望灯台に昇ったら
そっとオマジナイをかけるわ

ごめん
恋してる

ファミレスの駐車場
渋滞してるみたいよ

サラサラの髪流れる人に
視線気にする

心配だわ
I'm in love

参道ぬけエスカーに乗って
Oh Baby Oh Baby

頂上ついて風になって
もう Happy だねそう Happy だね

あなたのすぐ側に
あたしじゃダメかな?

キラキラ光る涙の向こうに
笑顔が揺れる

お願い Venus

帰り道の途中
眠ってしまった

夕暮れの江の電
手をふる子供

曖昧な Thank you

蜃気楼?
I'm in love

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of YUI's song "es.car" describe a girl who is in love and is on a journey to find happiness. The girl is on the road driving towards Enoshima, a small island south of Tokyo. She sees the blue sky from the 134 highway and is struck by its beauty. She's unsure of her feelings but thinks that she's in love. She wonders if she'll ever be good enough for the person she's in love with. She sees the surfboards on the other side of the shining sea and is struck by a sense of enchantment. She never imagined that she would be in this place, but it feels right.

The second verse of the song mentions the girl's plans to walk around Kamakura, but she finds herself lost in a new place, unable to contain her excitement. She climbs up a lighthouse and sees the view, feeling the need to apologize for her feelings. She realizes that she's truly in love when she watches people worrying about their hair or clothes, while she's only consumed by her passion.

The girl takes a cable car to get to the top, where the wind feels happy, and she feels her happiness is also increasing. She wants to be close to the one she loves and asks if they could be together. She sees the tears and smiles beyond the shining sea and wants Venus, the goddess of love, to fulfill her wish. She ends the song with the image of a dreamlike scene on the way back home, where a child waves goodbye to her from the train, and she expresses her thanks.

Line by Line Meaning

大きなカーブを曲がって近づく
Approaching after making a big curve

ぼんやりみえるあれが江ノ島ね?
Is that Enoshima Island that I can vaguely see?

134号線から
From the route 134

見渡したんだブルーの空
I looked around to see the blue sky

たぶん
Perhaps

恋してる
I'm in love

あなたのすぐ側に
Right beside you

あたしじゃダメかな?
Am I not good enough?

キラキラ光る海の向こうに
Sparkling beyond the sea

サーフボードが揺れる
Surfboards sway

蜃気楼?
Mirage?