Released: November 27, 2003

Songwriter: Hiromasa Ijichi

[SPEED「WITH…」歌詞]

Tonight… with you…
My love… your love…

星のまなざし 心満たし
過ぎた日々の涙 いやしてく

罪深き人の繰り返す
あやまちも
届かない場所へと導いて
―君を愛してる―

雪の涙 頬を伝い
やがて銀色の海になる

昨晩の吹雪は 希望さえ
凍らせて
明日さえ隠してしまう日も
―君を信じてる―

一筋の光 二人見つめて
何処までも駆けていこう
どんな夜も そばにいるよ WITH…
君の寝顔にくちづけた
Merry X'mas “love you…”
Everytime be with you
Forever my love…

SPEED (JPN)

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”.