Released: January 1, 2006

Songwriter: Roberto “Geo” Rosan 浜崎あゆみ (Ayumi Hamasaki)

Producer: Max Matsuura

浜崎あゆみ「rainy day」の歌詞

忘れたくない事なら
覚えようとしなくても
忘れる事なんてない
そう静かに感じる

あれはある寒い日で強い雨の中
僕はただ君だけを待ち続けていた

もし 今が僕の終わり
だったとしたらそれでも
かまわないと思えるほど
何も怖くなかった

幸せに笑い合う人々が僕の
すぐ側を何度でも通り抜けたけど
一人きり傘もなく立ち尽くす僕は
誰よりも穏やかに微笑んでいた

凍える手をかざして
現れた君を見て
泣き出しそうになったのは
悲しみのせいじゃない

僕たちを一瞬の光が照らした
これからの行く道を祝うかの様に

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.