NIRGILIS (ニルギリス) had its beginnings in 1993 at Kinki University when fellow… Read Full Bio ↴NIRGILIS (ニルギリス) had its beginnings in 1993 at Kinki University when fellow student Koki Ito responded to a flyer posted by Moyo Satake seeking anyone who wanted to form a band with him. Ito then came up with the band name, Nirgilis, which was taken from nirgilis black tea. At first the band line-up consisted of Satake, Ito and three girls. The three girls though quickly departed. New permanent band members were hard to find during this period. Nirgilis went through some 20 people before they would find a stable line-up years later.

Eventually Satake and Ito put the band on hiatus. After graduation the two continued to collaborate and exchange music even though Satake had taken residence in Tokyo during this period.

In the summer of 1998, Satake finally returned from Tokyo and the search for band members was on again. In the fall of 1998 Iwata Acchu joins as vocalist and keyboardist. Still without enough members to be considered a true band though, the search continued to fill the rest of the line-up. Then in the summer of 2000 Minoru Kurihara decides to join forces with Nirgilis as they were both conveniently looking for the same type of band members. In December 2001 Nirgilis recruits its final band member in the form of Inadera Yuki who was a friend of a friend of Ito's.

In October of 2002 Nirgilis debuted on the Oricon indie music charts after appearing in a compilations album. Then in December of 2002 Nirgilis released its first single, titled 'Soprano'. This single was followed by a 2nd single, 'Thunder' released in February of 2003. This single was their first to be released nation wide. In March of 2003 a third single was released. Odoremi w/ b-side secret. This EP contained a couple of house remixes by Yukihiro Fukudome.

April 2003 saw the release of Nirgilis' first full length album 'Tennis'. This album received much praise for the band from many indie mags and even a best of the year recognition from Bounce Magazine. June 2003 saw the released of another single 'Vuna'. Vuna had cross promotion with Tower Records and HMV and a limited edition was released along with a remix album for the album 'Tennis' titled 'Squash'. September 2003 saw the release of Mayonaka no Schneider as a single. This single gains power play on both Tokyo FM and FM Ishikawa. The single charts high on FM radio in Kyushu. In November 2003 Nirgilis performs at the Waseda Festival and Acchu also makes it on the cover of fashion magazine Kaji Kaji of Kansai.

January of 2004 saw the release of two singles, 'King' and 'Life'. Both singles ended being used as ending themes to a NHK TV drama from January-March of that year. King also gains heavy rotation on music video channel Space Shower TV. May 2004 saw the release of Nirgilis' second album 'New Standard'. It cracks the Oricon top 100. The album contains a couple of collaborations with the likes of such artist as Ken Isshi, Art-School and Orange Range. This album also receives much praise from many mags.

August 2004 saw the re-release of Odoremi as a 12" single. Nirgilis performs in Tokyo and Osaka. October 2004 Nirgilis performs on Space Shower TV and tours college campuses. In December of 2004 founding member Moyo Satake leaves Nirgilis due to musical differences of opinion. Nirgilis soldiers on as a 4-piece.

The band plays a couple of two in June of 2005. One in Osaka and another at Shinjuku loft. July 2005 saw Nirgilis finally sign to a major label. DefSTAR, a subsidiery of Sony Records.
In October of 2005 a limited edition single, 'Mairebo' is released with Tower Records. Nirgilis gains a more poppy sound around their indie/dance sound. Mairebo gains much club play.

March 2006 new single 'Sakura' is released and is used as the opening theme to the hit anime Eureka 7. June 2006 sees the release of the single '24 Searchlights' which is used as the ending them to Matthews Best Hit TV. And at the end of June Nirgilis third album, 'Boy' is finally released. November 2006 sees release of a new single 'Snow Kiss'. The single is ended up being used as the ending theme to the anime D.Gray-Man.

Re;コモンガール
nirgilis Lyrics

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キラキラしてる　あの子の瞳
誰もが目を引く　完璧なstyle
マネばかり　後ばかりついて
自分を　ごまかしてきたのよ

oh　まだまだ　未来　暗くない
まだ　始まってもいない
嫌気がさした　昨日に

I say good bye!

どこもかしこみ　同じ　face
馴れ合い　右ならえ　feel easy
oh baby baby sould honey yeah

無いものねだり　したくない
このままじゃ　イヤイヤ　今夜は
common girl common girl
初めて光る　小さな両手

まだ見ぬ世界　渡して
生まれ変わる　この日　you&I
諦めかけてた　君の声
聞かせて

つまらない衝動なんかない
縦横ノリ　beat a ha ha
oh baby baby soul honey yeah

明日へ　導く　stepしよう
このまま　朝まで　踊りたい
oommon girl common girl

初めて光る　星屑の音

無いものねだり　したくない
このままじゃイヤイヤ　今夜は
common girl common girl
初めて光る　小さな手で

わたしたち　これから　tough&rough
女の予感と愛嬌で

この宇宙の　暗闇に
奇跡　残したい…

Overall Meaning

In Nirgilis's song Re;コモンガール, the lyrics talk about a girl who has always tried to mimic others and follow their path to fit in. She has always tried to hide her true self but now, she has decided to say goodbye to the person she was yesterday and embrace her uniqueness. The opening lines talk about the girl's eyes, which shine brightly and attract everyone's attention. She has a perfect style that everyone seems to copy, but only follows others and kept deceiving herself. However, she feels optimistic about the future, and the darkness of the future hasn't yet overshadowed her. The main chorus talks about how she doesn't want to desire what she doesn't have and is tired of being a common girl. She wants to hold onto the little hands that have just started to shine and explore the unseen world.

The lyrics in the song convey a message to not be afraid to be yourself and embrace your individuality no matter how different you believe it makes you. It's okay to not fit in and to be unique. The lyrics encourage listeners to lead themselves and guide their steps towards a brighter future. It's about not losing hope and finding strength in yourself to overcome challenging times.

Line by Line Meaning

キラキラしてる　あの子の瞳
Her eyes sparkle brightly

誰もが目を引く　完璧なstyle
Her perfect style catches everyone's attention

マネばかり　後ばかりついて
I've been pretending and following others all along

自分を　ごまかしてきたのよ
I've been deceiving myself all this time

oh　まだまだ　未来　暗くない
The future is still bright

まだ　始まってもいない
It hasn't even started yet

嫌気がさした　昨日に
I say good bye to the gloomy yesterday

どこもかしこみ　同じ　face
Everywhere I look, the same face

馴れ合い　右ならえ　feel easy
Just going along with everyone else, following orders, and feeling at ease

oh baby baby sould honey yeah
Oh, my soul and my honey

無いものねだり　したくない
I don't want to be greedy