SPEED (JPN)

Released: November 18, 1996

Songwriter: Hiromasa Ijichi

[SPEED「Happy Together」歌詞]

さあ今夜は朝まで Party Night
いつもの顔が揃ったら　指を鳴らし
ハメをはずして歌い踊り明かそう！

やっぱり身内はいいね気がねしなくていい
バイトのロマンスモトカレの News…ムカつく事は忘れて

さあ今夜は騒ごう Party Night
おしゃべりは尽きない Teen Age Blue
いい事ばかりあるはずないね気分が晴れてきた

もうすぐこんな風にいつも会えなくなるんだね
想像できない未来のドアアタシたちは開けていく

いっしょに生きていきたい My Best Friends
恐いものなんて何もない
シャッター押すようにハートに刻もう！
とっておきの Smile Smile Smile

Let's go! Oh yeah! 陽気になって
街へとびだしアタシたちは歩いてく

さあ今夜は朝まで Party Night
いつもの顔が揃ったら指を鳴らし
ハメをはずして歌い踊り明かそう！
いっしょにいたいね My Best Friends

恐いものなんて何もない
シャッター押すようにハートに刻もう！
とっておきの Smile Smile Smile
とびっきりの Face Face Face alright!

Happy Together Happy Together
Happy Together (yeah…) Happy Together (yeah…)

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

Starting Over

From the albums

Starting Over (1997)
Speed the Memorial Best 1335days Dear Friends 1 (2000)

SPEED (JPN) popular songs

Happy TogetherSPEED (JPN)

SPEED (JPN)

Starting Over