Released: January 1, 1999

Songwriter: 浜崎あゆみ (Ayumi Hamasaki) Hideaki Kuwabara

Producer: Max Matsuura

Atarashii DOA akete shiranai basho e dete
Shimatte mo watashi wa watashi da to ii kiru kara
Soko ga donna basho demo ikinuite miseru yo
Isshou ni ichido no tatakaiidomu tame

Kako wa kitto ima to wa kurabe mono ni naranai
Da kedo ima ni mirai ga kateru wake ja nai sa

Tsugi no shingou ao ni nattara hashiridasu koto ni kimeta n da
Kiiro ni natte aka de tomatte kokoro no junbi wa ii kai?

Mawari no zatsuon ni wa mou kikiakita kara
Wakatte kureru hito wa tatta hitori de ii
Suki na mono wa nokosazu tabetsukushite shimatte
Kirai na mono wa subete doko ka e sutete shimaou

Tanoshikatta yo itsu ka mo zutto mukashi no hanashi ni naru keredo
Omoide nante itsu mo ii tsugou no ii you ni yomigaeru ja nai

Ima nara ieru shinkokyuu shite mune o hatte jishin o motte
Tachidomatte'ru hima nante nai watashi ni wa jikan ga nai

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.