SPEED (JPN)

Released: April 29, 1998

Songwriter: Hiromasa Ijichi

[SPEED「Another Sweet Field」歌詞]

おとなしい顔して
(She's a Bad Girl)
意外と遊んでいるみたい
(She's an unusual)

そんな退屈な噂
(It's just a rumor)
昼間はいい娘にしてるだけ
(They don't know the real me)

街へ夜が今日も降りてきたら
キガエテ…気の合う仲間と出逢える場所へ

けだるいため息に
つけこんでく男の子たち
夏の風誘われて
今あなたへとなびいてく
Be with you!
Be with me!

ダンサー目ざしてる彼は
(He has a Dream)
次の舞台にかけている
(He wants to get a Dream)

密かな明日見る彼女は
(And she has a Dream)
本気で英会話始めた
(She wants to get a Dream)

なじみの顔が増えていくたびに
忘れてた夢が生き返っていく

Another Sweet Field
みんな陽気でいい奴
ここでは誰もが
活気に溢れて

自由になりたい
まだあきらめたくない
たったひとつの
取り柄あれば

I can live!
You can go!

ルーズな恋
みじめな日々も
そんなにまで自分を
責めちゃダメだよ

夜の街に堕ちて
いきそうになっても
決して見失わないで
やり直せる

Another Sweet Field
みんな似たもの同士
誰もが自分を
さがし続けてる

消えかけていた
手離しかけていた
最後のチャンスに
もう一度賭けてみる

I can go!
I can get a Dream!

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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