Released: October 7, 1998

Songwriter: 浜崎あゆみ (Ayumi Hamasaki) Yasuhiko Hoshino

Producer: Max Matsuura

Ichiban ni iitai kotoba dake ienakute
Kono uta o utatte iru no ka mo shirenai

Yume ni mita shiawase wa
Tsukamu made ga ichi ban ii
Te ni irete shimaeba kondo wa
Ushinau kowasa osou kara

Da kara tte warikireru kurai
Ningen tte kantan demo nai

Dare mo ga kizu wo motte
Iru kara toki ni yasashisa ga
Shimite kite totemo itaku tte
Naki dashisou ni nattari suru

Samishisa ga jibun o tsukurou
Hitori kiri naritakunai kara
Watashi ni wa anata ga iru kara
Heiki to omotte nemuri ni tsukitai

Itsu no hi ka iitai kotoba dake iesou de
Uta o utaitsudsukete iku no ka mo shiranai

Ichi ban ni kikitai kotoba dake kikenakute
Hito o suki ni nattari suru no ka mo shirenai

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.