Released: March 12, 2003

Songwriter: 松任谷由実 (Yumi Matsutoya)

Producer: Max Matsuura

[浜崎あゆみ「卒業写真」歌詞]

悲しいことがあると 開く皮の表紙
卒業写真のあの人は やさしい目をしてる

町でみかけたとき 何も言えなかった
卒業写真の面影が そのままだったから

人ごみに流されて 変わってゆく私を
あなたはときどき 遠くでしかって

話しかけるように ゆれる柳の下を
通った道さえ今はもう 電車から見るだけ

あの頃の生き方を あなたは忘れないで
あなたは私の 青春そのもの

人ごみに流されて 変わってゆく私を
あなたはときどき 遠くでしかって
あなたは私の 青春そのもの

浜崎あゆみ (Ayumi Hamasaki)

Ayumi Hamasaki (浜崎 あゆみ Hamasaki Ayumi, born October 2, 1978) is one of the most prolific singers to have emerged on the Japanese pop scene. Having debuted in the late ‘90s with a mini-album that failed to gain any commercial recognition, only to get catapulted a few years after into stardom with the release of her major studio album. She has released seventeen studio albums and seven extended plays, as well as a series of compilations, remix and live albums.

She is one of the best-selling solo artists of all time in Japan, and holds an impressive amount of record achievements under her belt, including the most number-one hits as well as the most consecutive number-one hits by a female artist.

Ayumi Hamasaki is a recognized figure not only in Japan, but throughout several other Asian countries as well.