The name "fripSide" comes from the word "flipside." It's a direct reference to when one had to flip records to side B. Since Flipside was already taken by a foreign artist, Sat coined the word "fripSide." The capital S comes from Satoshi's name.
fripSide had a very successful start on the indie community muzie. All three of their first albums topped their muzie's monthly shop ranking, and many of their songs had thousands of downloads. fripSide performed live for the first time for two shows in March 2005 and one in December 2005. In 2006, fripSide became a part of Japanese gaming company Visual Art's and started releasing under elseena-music entertainment. They released a few albums with Visual Art's and were featured in other non-fripSide releases such as the RADIO Twinkle☆Crusaders albums. fripSide NAO project!, fripSide's denpa subgroup, began during this time in April 2007. fripSide performed live once again December 25, 2007.
A new anime called Koihime†Musou began airing in the summer of 2008. fripSide performed the anime's theme song flower of bravery and released the song coupled with a new version of their 2004 hit sky called sky-version 2008- on the single flower of bravery. This release was fripSide's first major release and the first time they appeared on the Oricon charts, debuting at #26 on the weekly charts. Their fifth album split tears was a major release as well, debuting at #67 on the Oricon weekly. split tears had a software release as well that went on sale a day before the commercial version did. fripSide performed at many events this year for flower of bravery and did two shows in Osaka and Tokyo to promote split tears.
In March 2009, fripSide announced that long-time vocalist nao was leaving to pursue her own musical career. Left without a vocalist, producer Satoshi Yaginuma asked singer Rita to collaborate for the song spiral of despair-resurrection-. A huge compilation album titled nao complete anthology 2002-2009-my graduation- was released in July 2009; every album and song performed by nao was included on this ten disc compilation (with exception to the 2008 singles due to copyright issues). Very rare songs like colorless fate -erica 2007-(DEMO) and come to mind -short version- (also known as the piano version) made their way onto this monster album, as well as unreleased songs like my graduation, which has been waiting to make its public debut since 2003. This album marked the definitive end to the first phase of fripSide.
However, a few weeks after, the second phase of fripSide began. After 4 months without a vocalist and no activity, fripSide finally announced their new vocalist was none other than Yoshino Nanjo, a Japanese voice actress. fripSide was officially signed to Geneon Universal July 2009.
Currently, fripSide is involved with three theme song tie-ins for the anime To Aru Kagaku no Railgun. The first two singles, only my railgun and LEVEL5-judgelight- were big hits; both songs debuted in the top 10 of the Oricon weekly charts and are both still charting as of April 5, 2010. The fall 2010 single for the Railgun OVA, future gazer, debuted at #3 on the Oricon daily and included the theme song to the adult visual novel Fortissimo//Akkord:Bsusvier. fripSide also released a few songs on the side for new games by Lapis Lazuli and eufonie. On March 30, 2010, fripSide was featured on TV for the first time on TV Tokyo's Anisong Plus program, appearing as their pick-up artist of the week. On April 9, 2010, fripSide started their new radio program RADIO RONDOROBE-only my radio-gun which broadcasts every Friday at 9:30PM-10PM JST.
fripSide performed at Music Japan's popular special, MJ Presents Shinseiki Anisong SP 3, and performed at Animelo Summer Live 2010 -evolution- on August 28.
This boy-girl duo plans to release their first album under Geneon Universal on Dec 1, 2010.
http://fripSide.net
http://www.geneonuniversal.jp/rondorobe/music/fripside/index.html
Misery
fripSide Lyrics
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いつしか目をそむけて 見えない振りを続けてた
あの日の出逢いなんてなければ 僕はこのまま
ひとりで生きられると ずっと思えたはずなのに
僕に触れたその手は 温かく懐かしくて
でも君はとても遠く 追いかけるほど離されて
それさえあれば僕はよかった 変わらない想いを誓えた・・・
冷たく蒼い月が 心をそっと照らして
黄金に揺れる髪は 君の迷いによく似てた
どこかを見つめている 淋しそうな横顔に
惹かれていく僕だから 愛しさがまた溢れてく
欲しかったのは本当の涙 純粋な願いの欠片
きっとそのあと君は笑える どんなに哀しい明日でも
失うことに怯えてるのは 僕よりも君の方だね
大丈夫だよ？いつでも僕は 誰より近くにいるから・・・
求めてるのは小さな言葉 真実の君の囁き
それさえあれば僕はよかった 変わらない想いを誓えた
抱きしめたのは優しく強く 泣いていた素顔の君を
隠されていた無垢な瞳は 汚れない想いで滲んだ・・・
失うことに怯えてるのは・・・
大丈夫だよ？いつでも僕は・・・
The lyrics of fripSide's song "Misery" describe a person who has lost something important and has forgotten what hope means. They've been ignoring their problems for so long that they can no longer see anything in front of them. If they hadn't met the person they refer to in the lyrics, they would have continued living alone. However, that person was important to them, and they touched them in a warm and nostalgic way. Despite that, the person is quite distant, and the singer tries to catch up to them.
The song speaks to the humans' desire to find true love and to feel a sense of belonging to someone else. This longing is reflected in the singer's search for small words from their lover and the desire to hear their truth whispers. The lyrics contain a lot of imagery, such as the cold, blue moon shining down on their heart and the singer's hair resembling the person's hesitation. The song speaks to the human need to find somebody who both recognizes and understands them while providing validation and support.
Line by Line Meaning
大事なもの無くして 希望を忘れる日々に
In days where I forget hope, having lost something important.
いつしか目をそむけて 見えない振りを続けてた
I averted my gaze and pretended I couldn't see.
あの日の出逢いなんてなければ 僕はこのまま ひとりで生きられると ずっと思えたはずなのに
If I hadn't met you that day, I would have thought that I could have continued to live alone.
僕に触れたその手は 温かく懐かしくて でも君はとても遠く 追いかけるほど離されて
Your warm, nostalgic touch on me, yet you are so far away, leaving me further and further behind.
求めてるのは小さな言葉 真実の君の囁き それさえあれば僕はよかった 変わらない想いを誓えた・・・
All I need are your words, your truthful whispers. If I had it, I would have been happy, and made a vow to keep the unchanging feelings.
冷たく蒼い月が 心をそっと照らして 黄金に揺れる髪は 君の迷いによく似てた
The cold, blue moon shining gently on my heart, and the golden waving hair of yours is very similar to your confusion.
どこかを見つめている 淋しそうな横顔に 惹かれていく僕だから 愛しさがまた溢れてく
As you looked off gazing into the distance with a lonely face, I am attracted to you, and my love for you overflows once again.
欲しかったのは本当の涙 純粋な願いの欠片 きっとそのあと君は笑える どんなに哀しい明日でも
All I wanted were real tears, fragments of a pure desire. Surely you will be able to smile later, no matter how sad our tomorrow becomes.
失うことに怯えてるのは 僕よりも君の方だね 大丈夫だよ？いつでも僕は 誰より近くにいるから・・・
It's you who fears losing more than me. It's okay, I will always be closer than anyone else.
抱きしめたのは優しく強く 泣いていた素顔の君を 隠されていた無垢な瞳は 汚れない想いで滲んだ・・・
I held you gently yet firmly. The pure eyes that were hidden were wet with untainted thoughts of the real you who was crying.
失うことに怯えてるのは・・・
The one who fears losing is ...
大丈夫だよ？いつでも僕は・・・
It's okay, I will always ...
Contributed by Jasmine R. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@ayumu2788
儚さを前面に押し出した感じでほんと好き
@Cloud-kw6qr
さとしマヂ神
@mi.na.to.m
この曲をいつか…
カバーして欲しいと待ち焦がれて早10年以上…
@marinrinf
サブスクにも1期追加されてるぞおおお！！！
@kazukhimarimo7334
Spotifyでも聴けるよー
@marinrinf
@@kazukhimarimo7334 ですね〜
私もプレイリストに追加して早速聴いてます！
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