SPEED (JPN)

Released: March 29, 2000

Songwriter: Hiromasa Ijichi

[SPEED「April～Theme of 「Dear Friends」～」歌詞]

桜舞い散る春の冷たく強い風に吹かれて
儚い調べは二度と戻らない日へ降り積もる

朱色に染まってく色褪せぬ季節よ
そばにいれた時は素直になれなくて

April あなたをずっと April 忘れはしない
想い出は胸に刻んだ写真の中で生きていく
April よく晴れた日ほど April 切ないもんだね
四月がめぐり来る毎に私達は大人になってく

楽になりたくて心切りつけていた夜もあった
今はひとりでいてもひとりじゃないと思えるよ

語り明かした Yesterday's…
瞳の奥の Love&Friends
変わっていく私をずっと見ていて

April 本気で泣いた April 恋もあったね
昨日より明日を信じて今新しい扉を開こう
April 踊り続けてた April 帰らぬ季節よ
四月がめぐり来る度に想い出してねどんなに離れても…

Without your Love
I must go out to the street…

April あなたをずっと April 忘れはしない
想い出は胸に刻んだ写真の中で生きていく

April 今日までありがとう
April 帰らぬ季節よ
四月がめぐり来る毎に私達は大人になってく

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”.

more tracks from the album

Speed the Memorial Best 1335days Dear Friends 2

From the album

Speed the Memorial Best 1335days Dear Friends 2 (2000)

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April: Theme of “Dear Friends”SPEED (JPN)

SPEED (JPN)

Speed the Memorial Best 1335days Dear Friends 2