Released: March 26, 1997

Songwriter: Hiromasa Ijichi

[SPEED「「おやすみ…」」歌詞]

Sweet 夢のつづきは
見ようとしても
見れないもの

Oh Why? 出逢った頃の
二人に戻っていた…

Tell me you love me
離れていても 好きですか
Tell me you love me
変わらず今も 大事ですか

Lonely 夜はまだ深く
強い風が
窓をたたいている

Mm どうして
あなたに逢うと
素直に泣けないのかな

Tell me you love me
あなたの胸で 眠りたい
Tell me you love me
瞳を閉じて そっと「おやすみ…」

Love, Love, Love…

(セリフ)「おやすみ…」

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”.