SPEED (JPN)

Released: August 27, 2003

Songwriter: Hiromasa Ijichi

[SPEED「朱夏」歌詞]

夏草が萌えていた鮮やかに
突然のスコールが　Take away

Going Down　(It's showtime)
Everybody goes　(underground)
全て脱ぎ捨てよう
Break your days　(Don't look back)
What do you want?　(Wonderland)
やり直せるさ

呼び醒ませ　魂の輪郭が
ぼやけてく前に
Steppin' Now　Steppin' Now
たとえ世界が壊れても
悔いのない日々を
Livin' Now Livin' Now

Everybody changes　(一瞬で)
Nobody Knows　(未来が)
変わる時代さ
Keep yourself　(Boys&girls)
Keep your dream　(Dreams come true)
強くならなきゃ

波にのまれる前に泳ぎ出せ!
自分のフォームで
Go ahead Go ahead
秋が木の葉を散らしても
季節はめぐるよ
Livin' Now Livin' Now

耳の奥鳴り響く　蝉の声
花火のように　あっけなく　Fade away

呼び醒ませ　魂の輪郭が
ぼやけてく前に
Steppin' Now　Steppin' Now
たとえ世界が壊れても
悔いのない日々を
Livin' Now Livin' Now

冬が絵の具を奪っても
色ずく日は来る
Go ahead Go ahead
歩き出すのさ　未来へと
希望絶やさずに
Livin' Now Livin' Now

SPEED is a four piece Japanese girl group consisting of Hiroko Shimabukuro (島袋寛子), Eriko Imai (今井絵理子), Takako Uehara (上原多香子), and Hitoe Arakaki (新垣仁絵) with the single “Body & Soul” in 1996 with the main vocalists being Hiroko and Eriko; the youngest members at the time were only 13 years of age.

The group would go on to win the Japan Gold Disc Awards such as New Artist of the Year, Pop Album of the Year, and Song of the Year. However, by 2000, the group decided to disband, much to the dismay of loyal fans, but did get together numerous times – twice to release music, and many other times for charity. During their disbandment, the members embarked on solo careers, most notably Hiroko.

On August 20, 2008, the group announced that they would be reuniting permanently, and made their major comeback on November 12, 2008, with the single “あしたの空”, which translates roughly as “Tomorrow’s Sky”.

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Be My Love

From the album

Be My Love (2003)

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Be My Love