This is a bit old already since I'm still just re-posting content from the livejournal WEAVER community, but here's an interview with WEAVER from the July, 2010 issue of "B-PASS."
WEAVER
B-PASS 7/2010
English Translation by Laura Bartholomew
Interviewer: Your new single, “Hard to say I love you ~Iidasenakute~” is being used as the theme song for the current popular TV drama, “Sunao ni Narenakute.” What did it feel like to see it on TV?
Sugimoto: I was really happy and excited. Until I actually heard it, I still half doubted that they would really play it at all! (laughs) We haven’t heard our own music played on TV much before, so it was really thrilling.
Interviewer: Was knowing that it was going to be used in a drama a big influence on your composition of the song?
Sugimoto: It did influence me. I thought it was important to keep in mind that the song was for a drama. I wanted to make a song that would go along well with the world in the show, while keeping our own worldview in it as well.
Interviewer: This single was produced by Kameda Seiji; what was it like working with him?
Sugimoto: He really influenced us too. When we’re all holed up in the studio, our feelings tend to kind of close in on themselves, but he reminded us that if we have fun while we’re working, we can actually create better music.
Interviewer: Was it different from working with just the three of you?
Okuno: When it’s just the three of us, it’s hard to be objective, so we get hung up on our own personal preferences, and it’s hard to be open-minded. But by believing in the ideas that Mr. Kameda tossed out for us, we were really able to create something great. It’s really good to have someone objective giving us a third-person perspective.
Interviewer: I see. Your new music video for “Hard to say I love you ~Iidasenakute~” is a really original piece; it’s got a lot of impact, so that once you see it you can’t forget it.
Sugimoto: I don’t know about “impact,” but it is definitely striking. I’ve never thought that music videos have to follow along with the content of the song. I think the most important thing is how much it sticks in the mind of the viewers; that also makes people more interested in the song, so in that way I think it’s a really great video.
Interviewer: What part do you think is the most expressive?
Sugimoto: The scenes where we’re performing. The first time we made a music video, we were kind of panicked because we didn’t know what to do, but now that we’ve done a lot more videos and concerts, we’re learning little by little how to involve people more in our performances. I think we were able to put that experience to good use in this video.
Interviewer: So in order to give your music video a kind of live-performance feeling, you have to do something more than just play the song?
Sugimoto: Yes, that’s right. I keep an image of myself performing in my head while I play.
Okuno: I was so embarrassed at the beginning. I wasn’t a very good actor. But of course I’ve gotten used to it.
Interviewer: “Actor?” Are you acting?
Okuno: At all our concerts, we always make a point of really becoming artists when we’re on stage; looking the part of the musician is kind of our theme. So when we film our videos, just like at concerts, we want to be very conscious of our image as artists.
Kawabe: We appreciate every opportunity to really get into the role; our experiences with filming videos helps us at concerts, and we can also use that experience from concerts for the next video. So every time we’re always really doing the best we can.
Interviewer: In addition to the title track, your new single includes two other songs, described as “a new side of WEAVER,” and they leave a completely different impression from the title track.
Sugimoto: We made the title track to go with the drama, but the style and feeling of the other two tracks was completely up to us. I wrote “Tsuyogari Bambi” sometime around May of last year. That was when we played at the Nanba Hatch in Osaka for the first time, and playing on that big stage with other groups like flumpool made me realize that we were really still just a small band. Until then, I’d always thought only about what type of musician I wanted to be, and wrote songs with that strong desire in mind, but after our experience on that stage, I wanted to write in a more relaxed, laid-back way. I thought it would be nice to only have to think about creating a song that the audience would enjoy with us. I wrote that song with that new attitude, so it’s got a bluesy essence, and I think the song reflects a more adult kind of freedom.
Interviewer: So it’s a song that you made based on your experience at a bigger show than you’d ever played in before.
Sugimoto: That’s right. It was like we’d shed an older version of ourselves.
Interviewer: What about the lyrics?
Kawabe: I think that through this song, I was able to express my own thoughts much better than I have before. We often think that it’s cool to act differently from other people, and that it’s not at all cool to want to be just like everyone else, but there are some times when we do want to be like other people, and times when we don’t feel up to trying too hard to be unique. I wrote this song thinking that, if we could all just understand that everyone has these conflicting feelings inside them, the world might become a kinder place.
Interviewer: So you were able to try something new through both the music and the words. How about the arrangement?
Okuno: It was scary. Up until now, we’ve always said that we’re not insisting on only piano, and we have nothing against adding other instruments, but when it actually comes down to adding guitar and strings and things… for example with this song, with an organ and other new sounds, at first I couldn’t help thinking, “Uwaaah!” But it was fun working with Mr. Kameda, and since we want to broaden our scope from now on, I think this new sound was a big step for us.
Interviewer: And there’s one more song: “Tabidachi no Uta.” When do you write this song?
Sugimoto: Until now I’ve usually written songs based on my own negative side, so my songs have expressed my wish to be able to have more fun with the people around me. But I wrote this one just about the time when we were leaving our hometown for Tokyo, and when I looked around me, I realized that I’d really been loved a lot. So for the first time I wrote a song to express my own “love.” It’s a very meaningful song for me.
Interviewer: Since you’re expressing your feelings in your music, do you also discuss what kind of lyrics you want to go with it?
Sugimoto: Ever since I was small, music has constantly rescued me and made me feel better, so I’m good at expressing myself through music, but I’ve never been good at putting my feelings into words. So all I said was something like, “I’ve written about ‘love,’ but it might be easier to understand if it’s put in terms of a romantic relationship.” But he really took that in a great direction, and wrote lyrics that fit the music perfectly.
Kawabe: Instead of really writing about a love affair, I think I was able to link up this song with our own situation. I always feel strongly nostalgic about the past, and I’m not usually very optimistic. That’s why I’ve written so many songs about the future. But this time I was able to write some lyrics about moving forward while still remembering the importance of the past.
Interviewer: So Kawabe really understood the feelings that Sugimoto put into this song.
Sugimoto: That’s right. I’m really happy. Trying to express feelings through words is a bit of a contradiction, so I’ve often wished it were possible to express them through some more emotional medium. But in reality, it’s usually impossible to explain your feelings through anything other than words. I’ve come to realize this even more while working with music. We’re still working on trying to make those different types of expression blend together well. I really think that trying to express oneself is a very deep and layered thing.
Interviewer: This song has a very fresh arrangement too.
Okuno: This composition has some gaps in it, something we’ve always avoided until now. We’ve always felt that we had to completely fill up our songs with sound. But this is a bit of a retro song, where you can enjoy a bit of blank space; I think we were able to use some gaps to good effect.
Interviewer: What was the impetus that allowed you to arrange something by subtracting sound?
Okuno: I think we were able to make that step because we completely filled up “Hard to say I love you ~Iidasenakute~” with as much sound as possible. We had sound to spare, so we were able to make up the difference in another song; I think that was what caused it.
Interviewer: You’re currently getting ready for a one-band tour, where you’ll probably be playing in front of many new fans who learned about you through this new song. Please tell us your feelings about this tour.
Sugimoto: I think many people are only used to the title song in the context of the TV show. They probably aren’t even thinking about seeing it live at a concert. But I’d be really happy if this single and this tour help people realize that musicians play concerts as well, and I hope they can learn how it feels to enjoy live music. So if people who have never been to a concert before come to see us, I’ll be thrilled. I think that if you come to this tour, we can really show you how great it is to enjoy live music. I hope you’re all looking forward to it.
Okuno: I think there will be a lot of people who hear the single and come to our concert for the first time. But even you come just to see this song in particular, we’ll be working hard to make it a great show, so that no matter what song you’re listening to, you’ll think, “Wow, WEAVER’s great.”
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS:
Q1: Name an interesting movie or TV show you’ve seen recently.
Sugimoto: the TV drama “Sunao ni Narenakute”
Okuno: the TV drama “Sunao ni Narenakute” and the variety show “Matsumoto Hitoshi no Marumaru Hanashi
Kawabe: the TV drama “Sunao ni Narenakute”
Q2: Name an interesting book or comic you’ve read recently.
Sugimoto: Hime-chan’s Ribbon
Okuno: Dragonball
Kawabe: Kimi ni Todoke
Q3: What food have you been really enjoying lately?
Sugimoto: Krispy Kreme donuts
Okuno: ham and cheese sandwiches with sautéed tomato and garlic
Kawabe: akafuku mochi (a kind of sweet made with rice flour)
Q4: What’s your favorite item in your room?
Sugimoto: a talking dog character from the Softbank commercials, that attaches to my toilet paper
Okuno: my tissue case
Kawabe: my expandable curtain rod
Q5: What emoticons do you use a lot in your text messages?
Sugimoto: a sweat drop
Okuno: a sun, and a little running guy
Kawabe: smiley faces
Q6: What concert recently moved you?
Sugimoto: Tokyo Jihen (May 11th, Tokyo International Forum)
Okuno: Tokyo Jihen (May 11th, Tokyo International Forum)
Kawabe: Tokyo Jihen (May 11th, Tokyo International Forum)
Q7: Name a song you’d recommend right now.
Sugimoto: Tim Buckley – “sing a song for you”
Okuno: Teshima Aoi – “Kishi o hanareru hi”
Kawabe: YUKI – “Rendezvous”
Q8: What’s something that made you laugh really hard recently?
Sugimoto: Nothing.
Okuno: When Sugimoto had sleep paralysis, a ghost licked his ear.
Kawabe: when I felt really out of it during the filming of the music video
Q9: What’s popular among the members of your group these days?
Sugimoto: talking about sleep paralysis
Okuno: getting sleep paralysis
Kawabe: getting sleep paralysis
Q10: What is your goal for this summer?
Sugimoto: I want to build up stamina for the summer festivals.
Okuno: I want to build some muscles.
Kawabe: I want to get mentally stronger.
Sunday, November 14, 2010
Friday, November 12, 2010
Member comments about Shinsekai Souzouki - First Half
The members have posted personal comments about every song on the Shinsekai Souzouki album! The link to their original comments on the official website is here. I'm really sleepy today and this is NOT my best work, but here's my English translation.
1. Kokoro no naka made [Into my heart] (Music: Sugimoto Yuji / Lyrics: Kawabe Toru)
I made both the sound and the melody with the image of a new beginning in mind. It has a feeling of movement from quiet to greater activity, and because we're a 3-piece group, we were able to include the strength of each of our own individual sounds.
(Sugimoto Yuji)
I started writing this as I was wondering why we use the phrase "inside our hearts," when we don't even know where our "hearts" are, or what shape they are. I just wrote simply about the feeling of that "heart" overflowing at nothing more than being next to someone.
(Kawabe Toru)
2. Hard to say I love you ~Iidasenakute [I can't say it]~ (Music: Sugimoto Yuji / Lyrics: Kawabe Toru)
I included a feeling of tension in the melody and beat, in order to show the temptation and loneliness, and even a bit of the pain that one feels when one wants to say something but can't let it out. Even within the album, this song was the first step towards a new sound for WEAVER.
(Sugimoto Yuji)
Since this was chosen as the theme song for a drama, I wrote the words while thinking about the characters' emotions. I tried to write about the feelings of impatience that all of us have when we can't let ourselves open up to others.
(Kawabe Toru)
3. Bokura no eien ~Nando umarekawattemo, te o tsunagitai dake no ai dakara~ [Our Eternity ~No matter how many times we're reborn, this love keeps us wanting to hold hands~ (Music: Okuno Shota / Lyrics Kawabe Toru)
I wanted to write a song that could make you feel gentler just listening to it, a song that could rescue your heart, and so I wrote this song. I wrote it while picturing the three of us playing it and Sugimoto singing it, so I think that we've made this into a song that WEAVER can confidently present to our listeners.
(Okuno Shota)
I wanted to write a straight-forward song that says, "I don't have much confidence in myself, but my love for you is second to none." I'm sure that everyone has wished to keep something eternally, and also that everyone knows it's impossible. I think it's really wonderful that we still have the power to wish for it anyway.
(Kawabe Toru)
4. Yasashii Uta [Gentle Song] (Music: Sugimoto Yuji / Lyrics: Kawabe Toru)
I wrote a melody that was warm and fresh like the spring, but with a slightly sentimental and pure feeling to match. I wrote it about two years ago, so when I hear the melody now, it makes me feel nostalgic for a younger and purer time.
(Sugimoto Yuji)
I wrote these lyrics during our Tokyo / Nagoya / Osaka tour in June of 2010.
I thought that I never wanted to forget that fun atmosphere, but it's possible that someday we will forget those things we wanted to always remember. But I wrote this hoping that even if we forget, we can experience new things that are just as fun.
(Kawabe Toru)
5. Kimi to boku no teema songu [Our themesong] (Music: Sugimoto Yuji / Lyrics: Kawabe Toru]
I wrote this while imagining a person who feels small and unable to express himself well except through music, but who sings about wanting someone to notice him. The whole melody sounds like it's speaking to you, and I think that out of all our new songs, this one has the sound that most brings out its melody.
(Sugimoto Yuji)
During a time when every day was full of difficulties, I've sometimes wished I could become someone other than myself. I thought about what I would have liked to hear someone say to me back then when I was struggling, and wrote it into this song.
I'm sure that there are many people who could be saved just by realizing that they're not the only people struggling. This song is trying to tell them that they're not alone.
(Kawabe Toru)
6. Tsuyogari Bambi [Bluffing Bambi] (Music: Sugimoto Yuji / Lyrics: Kawabe Toru)
I wrote this music in a bluesy way that we could just play freely, not overburdening it with too much hidden meaning. We also didn't over-think the arrangement, but just played our instruments freely, almost like ad-libbing.
(Sugimoto Yuji)
I wrote these words because I think that there are lots of people who've found themselves trying to act tough in a lot of different situations, but I think if we could all just accept those weaknesses in ourselves and each other, the world could become a really kind place.
Also, this melody reminded me of my favorite deer, so I had him make an appearance.
(Kawabe Toru)
7. Tinkerbell (Music: Sugimoto Yuji / Lyrics: Kawabe Toru)
I tried to write this as a deeper song, pop but with the depth of Western music.
It's an extremely simple arrangement, but I think it turned out as a song with a deep sound that makes you feel a mysterious world around you.
(Sugimoto Yuji)
I wrote this in the hopes that the people who listened to it could get a glimpse of a dreamworld. And I hope that it will also help them stand up a little straighter as they live in this real world around us.
(Kawabe Toru)
English translation by Laura Bartholomew
I'll try to translate the second half soon!
1. Kokoro no naka made [Into my heart] (Music: Sugimoto Yuji / Lyrics: Kawabe Toru)
I made both the sound and the melody with the image of a new beginning in mind. It has a feeling of movement from quiet to greater activity, and because we're a 3-piece group, we were able to include the strength of each of our own individual sounds.
(Sugimoto Yuji)
I started writing this as I was wondering why we use the phrase "inside our hearts," when we don't even know where our "hearts" are, or what shape they are. I just wrote simply about the feeling of that "heart" overflowing at nothing more than being next to someone.
(Kawabe Toru)
2. Hard to say I love you ~Iidasenakute [I can't say it]~ (Music: Sugimoto Yuji / Lyrics: Kawabe Toru)
I included a feeling of tension in the melody and beat, in order to show the temptation and loneliness, and even a bit of the pain that one feels when one wants to say something but can't let it out. Even within the album, this song was the first step towards a new sound for WEAVER.
(Sugimoto Yuji)
Since this was chosen as the theme song for a drama, I wrote the words while thinking about the characters' emotions. I tried to write about the feelings of impatience that all of us have when we can't let ourselves open up to others.
(Kawabe Toru)
3. Bokura no eien ~Nando umarekawattemo, te o tsunagitai dake no ai dakara~ [Our Eternity ~No matter how many times we're reborn, this love keeps us wanting to hold hands~ (Music: Okuno Shota / Lyrics Kawabe Toru)
I wanted to write a song that could make you feel gentler just listening to it, a song that could rescue your heart, and so I wrote this song. I wrote it while picturing the three of us playing it and Sugimoto singing it, so I think that we've made this into a song that WEAVER can confidently present to our listeners.
(Okuno Shota)
I wanted to write a straight-forward song that says, "I don't have much confidence in myself, but my love for you is second to none." I'm sure that everyone has wished to keep something eternally, and also that everyone knows it's impossible. I think it's really wonderful that we still have the power to wish for it anyway.
(Kawabe Toru)
4. Yasashii Uta [Gentle Song] (Music: Sugimoto Yuji / Lyrics: Kawabe Toru)
I wrote a melody that was warm and fresh like the spring, but with a slightly sentimental and pure feeling to match. I wrote it about two years ago, so when I hear the melody now, it makes me feel nostalgic for a younger and purer time.
(Sugimoto Yuji)
I wrote these lyrics during our Tokyo / Nagoya / Osaka tour in June of 2010.
I thought that I never wanted to forget that fun atmosphere, but it's possible that someday we will forget those things we wanted to always remember. But I wrote this hoping that even if we forget, we can experience new things that are just as fun.
(Kawabe Toru)
5. Kimi to boku no teema songu [Our themesong] (Music: Sugimoto Yuji / Lyrics: Kawabe Toru]
I wrote this while imagining a person who feels small and unable to express himself well except through music, but who sings about wanting someone to notice him. The whole melody sounds like it's speaking to you, and I think that out of all our new songs, this one has the sound that most brings out its melody.
(Sugimoto Yuji)
During a time when every day was full of difficulties, I've sometimes wished I could become someone other than myself. I thought about what I would have liked to hear someone say to me back then when I was struggling, and wrote it into this song.
I'm sure that there are many people who could be saved just by realizing that they're not the only people struggling. This song is trying to tell them that they're not alone.
(Kawabe Toru)
6. Tsuyogari Bambi [Bluffing Bambi] (Music: Sugimoto Yuji / Lyrics: Kawabe Toru)
I wrote this music in a bluesy way that we could just play freely, not overburdening it with too much hidden meaning. We also didn't over-think the arrangement, but just played our instruments freely, almost like ad-libbing.
(Sugimoto Yuji)
I wrote these words because I think that there are lots of people who've found themselves trying to act tough in a lot of different situations, but I think if we could all just accept those weaknesses in ourselves and each other, the world could become a really kind place.
Also, this melody reminded me of my favorite deer, so I had him make an appearance.
(Kawabe Toru)
7. Tinkerbell (Music: Sugimoto Yuji / Lyrics: Kawabe Toru)
I tried to write this as a deeper song, pop but with the depth of Western music.
It's an extremely simple arrangement, but I think it turned out as a song with a deep sound that makes you feel a mysterious world around you.
(Sugimoto Yuji)
I wrote this in the hopes that the people who listened to it could get a glimpse of a dreamworld. And I hope that it will also help them stand up a little straighter as they live in this real world around us.
(Kawabe Toru)
English translation by Laura Bartholomew
I'll try to translate the second half soon!
Thursday, November 11, 2010
Lyrics Translation - Hakuchoumu
Here's an English translation of "白朝夢" (Morning Daydream). After the video you'll find the Japanese words, romaji, and a singable English translation.
Hakuchoumu
by WEAVER
Words by Kawabe Toru
Music by Sugimoto Yuji
Japanese
ある朝 僕は気づいた その寝顔 呼吸の音
いつも通り明け方の 部屋の色 髪の匂いなのに
君だけがいない景色が浮かんだ
もうひとつ僕は気づいた 部屋のドア 開ける時に
君は僕に無理をして おはようってセリフのようなこと
「どうしたの?」だなんて 言葉にすればさ
もう戻れない 2人になってしまいそう
話したね 夜が明けるまでお互いの事
幸せの意味を分かち合った
抱き締めたり 上手に伝えようとするほど
大切なことは そこになくて
お互いの未熟さを かばい合うこともできず
今日何があったとか 君はもう話さなくなってゆく
そんな夢だったって 笑い合う朝なら
どんなにさ 幸せだって思うか
愛してる 言葉で君に伝えたなら
全て戻るような気がしてた
振り返れば 思い出の時はいつまでも
そのままの場所で 繰り返す
引き出しの中で 最初の誕生日に
君がくれた白い時計 今も動いているんだ
君はきっと悲しみだったんだ 悲しみの可能性だったんだ
どんなに幸せな夜を越えても 目が覚めた朝は怖くなって
だからさ 「どうしたのさ?」 いなくなるだなんてやだよ
話してよ 僕に出来ることはあるかな
君を幸せにできるかな
例えば今 あの日のまま刻む時間を
僕はこの手に掴んで そして
聴こえるかな 言葉にできなかった思いを
君の場所まで届けたいんだ
愛してるの 言葉で戻らなくたっていい
きっと続いていく朝があるから
Romaji
Aru asa boku wa kizuita sono negao kokyuu no oto
Itsumo doori akegata no heya no iro kami no nioi nanoni
Kimi dake ga inai keshiki ga ukanda
Mou hitotsu boku wa kizuita heya no doa akeru toki ni
Kimi wa boku ni muri o shite ohayou tte serifu no you na koto
Doushita no? da nante kotoba ni sureba sa
Mou modorenai futari ni natte shimaisou
Hanashita ne yoru ga akeru made otagai no koto
Shiawase no imi o wakachiatta
Dakishimetari jouzu ni tsutaeyou to suru hodo
Taisetsu na koto wa soko ni nakute
Otagai no mijukusa o kabaiau koto mo dekizu
Kyou nani ga atta toka kimi wa mou hanasanaku natte yuku
Sonna yume datatte waraiau asa nara
Donna ni sa shiawase date omou ka
Aishiteru kotoba de kimi ni tsutaeta nara
Subete modoru you na ki ga shiteta
Furikaereba omoide no toki wa itsumademo
Sono mama no basho de kurikaesu
Hikidashi no naka de saisho no tanjoubi ni
Kimi ga kureta shiroi tokei ima mo ugoiteirunda
Kimi wa kitto kanashimi dattanda kanashimi no kanousei dattanda
Donna ni shiawase na yoru o koetemo me ga sameta asa wa kowaku natte
Dakara sa doushita no sa? inaku naru da nante yada yo
Hanashite yo boku ni dekiru koto wa aru kana
Kimi o shiawase ni dekiru kana
Tatoeba ima ano hi no mama kizamu jikan o
Boku wa kono te ni tsukande soshite
Kikoeru kana kotoba ni dekinakatta omoi o
Kimi no basho made todoketainda
Aishiteru no kotoba de modoranakutatte ii
Kitto tsuzuiteiku asa ga aru kara
Singable English Translation
by Laura Bartholomew
The other day when I opened my eyes, I could hear you breathe, see your chest fall and rise.
Like every morning, the light filled the air as I watched you sleep, and I breathed in the scent of your hair.
Still, enthralled by some sad dream, I imagined you were not there.
Another scene started up in my mind: You came in the door, and you tried to be kind.
You said, “Good morning,” but it was a line from a hollow script; I could tell we’d crossed some kind of line.
Still, if I asked you, “What’s wrong?” – put it into words and asked “Why?”
There’s no turning back. There would be no “we” – only “you” and “I.”
We talked it through. Until the sun came up we talked about me and you.
And then together, as we spoke, we learned contentment.
I hold you in my arms, but even as I speak of love and all of its charms
I know that these are only words; they’re not important.
We couldn’t help it; we both were so young, inexperienced. Just a slip of the tongue
Could end it all. Now you don’t even ask what I did today, and you’re smile’s looking more like a mask.
Well, at least that’s what I dreamed. When I tell you this vision I see,
Laugh, and hold me, dear, and you’ve no idea how happy I’ll be!
I love you so. You know how in a dream sometimes, you just simply know?
I knew if I said those three words, then you’d come back, girl.
When we look at the past, at our beloved memories that never could last,
Then we forget all that went wrong, and see a perfect world.
And tucked safely away in a drawer is the first gift that you gave to me:
A white watch for my birthday – my most precious thing. Even now you can see it’s still ticking.
I saw you not as my love but as sorrow, girl. And as the chance that you might break my heart tomorrow, girl.
No matter how happily we spent the previous night, I wake up every morning scared, paralyzed by this fright.
And so what’s wrong? Tell me. Can’t you see? I can’t stand the thought of you leaving me!
Please tell me dear, if there is anything I can do to keep you here.
If I could make you happy, I’d move mountains for you.
Return me to those days when you and I were most in love, a warm happy haze.
I want to hold that precious time in my hands – I implore you.
Well, can you hear it now? This feeling that I can’t express; I just don’t know how.
And yet with all my heart I long for it to reach you.
You know that I love you. No, you don’t have to say it; just the feeling will do.
‘Cause I know that there’ll be more mornings for me to greet you.
Hakuchoumu
by WEAVER
Words by Kawabe Toru
Music by Sugimoto Yuji
Japanese
ある朝 僕は気づいた その寝顔 呼吸の音
いつも通り明け方の 部屋の色 髪の匂いなのに
君だけがいない景色が浮かんだ
もうひとつ僕は気づいた 部屋のドア 開ける時に
君は僕に無理をして おはようってセリフのようなこと
「どうしたの?」だなんて 言葉にすればさ
もう戻れない 2人になってしまいそう
話したね 夜が明けるまでお互いの事
幸せの意味を分かち合った
抱き締めたり 上手に伝えようとするほど
大切なことは そこになくて
お互いの未熟さを かばい合うこともできず
今日何があったとか 君はもう話さなくなってゆく
そんな夢だったって 笑い合う朝なら
どんなにさ 幸せだって思うか
愛してる 言葉で君に伝えたなら
全て戻るような気がしてた
振り返れば 思い出の時はいつまでも
そのままの場所で 繰り返す
引き出しの中で 最初の誕生日に
君がくれた白い時計 今も動いているんだ
君はきっと悲しみだったんだ 悲しみの可能性だったんだ
どんなに幸せな夜を越えても 目が覚めた朝は怖くなって
だからさ 「どうしたのさ?」 いなくなるだなんてやだよ
話してよ 僕に出来ることはあるかな
君を幸せにできるかな
例えば今 あの日のまま刻む時間を
僕はこの手に掴んで そして
聴こえるかな 言葉にできなかった思いを
君の場所まで届けたいんだ
愛してるの 言葉で戻らなくたっていい
きっと続いていく朝があるから
Romaji
Aru asa boku wa kizuita sono negao kokyuu no oto
Itsumo doori akegata no heya no iro kami no nioi nanoni
Kimi dake ga inai keshiki ga ukanda
Mou hitotsu boku wa kizuita heya no doa akeru toki ni
Kimi wa boku ni muri o shite ohayou tte serifu no you na koto
Doushita no? da nante kotoba ni sureba sa
Mou modorenai futari ni natte shimaisou
Hanashita ne yoru ga akeru made otagai no koto
Shiawase no imi o wakachiatta
Dakishimetari jouzu ni tsutaeyou to suru hodo
Taisetsu na koto wa soko ni nakute
Otagai no mijukusa o kabaiau koto mo dekizu
Kyou nani ga atta toka kimi wa mou hanasanaku natte yuku
Sonna yume datatte waraiau asa nara
Donna ni sa shiawase date omou ka
Aishiteru kotoba de kimi ni tsutaeta nara
Subete modoru you na ki ga shiteta
Furikaereba omoide no toki wa itsumademo
Sono mama no basho de kurikaesu
Hikidashi no naka de saisho no tanjoubi ni
Kimi ga kureta shiroi tokei ima mo ugoiteirunda
Kimi wa kitto kanashimi dattanda kanashimi no kanousei dattanda
Donna ni shiawase na yoru o koetemo me ga sameta asa wa kowaku natte
Dakara sa doushita no sa? inaku naru da nante yada yo
Hanashite yo boku ni dekiru koto wa aru kana
Kimi o shiawase ni dekiru kana
Tatoeba ima ano hi no mama kizamu jikan o
Boku wa kono te ni tsukande soshite
Kikoeru kana kotoba ni dekinakatta omoi o
Kimi no basho made todoketainda
Aishiteru no kotoba de modoranakutatte ii
Kitto tsuzuiteiku asa ga aru kara
Singable English Translation
by Laura Bartholomew
The other day when I opened my eyes, I could hear you breathe, see your chest fall and rise.
Like every morning, the light filled the air as I watched you sleep, and I breathed in the scent of your hair.
Still, enthralled by some sad dream, I imagined you were not there.
Another scene started up in my mind: You came in the door, and you tried to be kind.
You said, “Good morning,” but it was a line from a hollow script; I could tell we’d crossed some kind of line.
Still, if I asked you, “What’s wrong?” – put it into words and asked “Why?”
There’s no turning back. There would be no “we” – only “you” and “I.”
We talked it through. Until the sun came up we talked about me and you.
And then together, as we spoke, we learned contentment.
I hold you in my arms, but even as I speak of love and all of its charms
I know that these are only words; they’re not important.
We couldn’t help it; we both were so young, inexperienced. Just a slip of the tongue
Could end it all. Now you don’t even ask what I did today, and you’re smile’s looking more like a mask.
Well, at least that’s what I dreamed. When I tell you this vision I see,
Laugh, and hold me, dear, and you’ve no idea how happy I’ll be!
I love you so. You know how in a dream sometimes, you just simply know?
I knew if I said those three words, then you’d come back, girl.
When we look at the past, at our beloved memories that never could last,
Then we forget all that went wrong, and see a perfect world.
And tucked safely away in a drawer is the first gift that you gave to me:
A white watch for my birthday – my most precious thing. Even now you can see it’s still ticking.
I saw you not as my love but as sorrow, girl. And as the chance that you might break my heart tomorrow, girl.
No matter how happily we spent the previous night, I wake up every morning scared, paralyzed by this fright.
And so what’s wrong? Tell me. Can’t you see? I can’t stand the thought of you leaving me!
Please tell me dear, if there is anything I can do to keep you here.
If I could make you happy, I’d move mountains for you.
Return me to those days when you and I were most in love, a warm happy haze.
I want to hold that precious time in my hands – I implore you.
Well, can you hear it now? This feeling that I can’t express; I just don’t know how.
And yet with all my heart I long for it to reach you.
You know that I love you. No, you don’t have to say it; just the feeling will do.
‘Cause I know that there’ll be more mornings for me to greet you.
WEAVER website links
Here are a bunch of websites that should be of interest to WEAVER fans!
WEAVER's official website - This is the band's main website. It's got news about the group, the members' blog, and information about shows, goods, etc. Be careful - it's always got one of their latest songs playing automatically when you load the page.
WEAVER's official myspace - There's not much info here that you can't find on their official site above, but there are samples of a lot of their songs, and sometimes you can hear previews of songs before they're released. Right now you can hear several new songs from their album "Shinsekai Souzouki."
the official WEAVER STAFF twitter - This is usually updated several times daily by WEAVER's managers (with the label a-sketch), and sometimes the members use the account to tweet themselves. Sugimoto tweets fairly often, and signs his tweets "sugi." They post news and announcements, but a lot of the tweets are just about what the members are up to at the moment.
English translations of WEAVER's blog - This livejournal community has English translations of the members' blog entries. Right now it's about a year behind, but hopefully it'll get caught up soon. Check it out to learn a bit about the members' personalities! Kawabe in particular updates almost daily.
And I already linked these, but once again, here are the the WEAVER livejournal community which has a bunch of archives and some goodies if you join the community, and the WEAVER facebook group, where you can get fast news updates and meet lots of other English-speaking WEAVER fans!
WEAVER's official website - This is the band's main website. It's got news about the group, the members' blog, and information about shows, goods, etc. Be careful - it's always got one of their latest songs playing automatically when you load the page.
WEAVER's official myspace - There's not much info here that you can't find on their official site above, but there are samples of a lot of their songs, and sometimes you can hear previews of songs before they're released. Right now you can hear several new songs from their album "Shinsekai Souzouki."
the official WEAVER STAFF twitter - This is usually updated several times daily by WEAVER's managers (with the label a-sketch), and sometimes the members use the account to tweet themselves. Sugimoto tweets fairly often, and signs his tweets "sugi." They post news and announcements, but a lot of the tweets are just about what the members are up to at the moment.
English translations of WEAVER's blog - This livejournal community has English translations of the members' blog entries. Right now it's about a year behind, but hopefully it'll get caught up soon. Check it out to learn a bit about the members' personalities! Kawabe in particular updates almost daily.
And I already linked these, but once again, here are the the WEAVER livejournal community which has a bunch of archives and some goodies if you join the community, and the WEAVER facebook group, where you can get fast news updates and meet lots of other English-speaking WEAVER fans!
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Lyrics Translation - Tokidoki Sekai
Here's my English translation of "Tokidoki Sekai" (Occasional World).
I've written it so that you can sing it along with the original melody, and I added some rhyme where it seemed appropriate as well. To do this I obviously had to tweak a few lines here and there, but it's still very close to the original meaning.
After the video you'll see the original Japanese lyrics, the lyrics again in romaji, and finally my English translation.
Tokidoki Sekai
by WEAVER
Words: Kawabe Toru
Music: Sugimoto Yuuji
Japanese
世界ができて何年だっけ？ それぞれが一度きりの偶然
その中で出会えたんだ 同じ時を生きたんだ
僕らで作り出した邂逅 時間空間光を越えて
歩き出す時の回廊 そんな奇跡は信じないか？
時は常に 淀みなく流れてくまま
だって壊れてる 巻き戻しもできない
信じてるか？ 信じてるよ
やっとここでまた出会えたよ キラキラ
側にいることこそが証拠だろ
闇の中に身を潜め
あなたに会える「時」を待った
光が僕の手をひく時を そうだ
刻み込まれた時の制約
心はそれを突き破ったんだろ
不安にさせたかい？ 僕もそうだった
(ここで記憶はなくなるだろな
巡り会う瞬間はどんな顔さ？
愛しあって求め合った
時はきっと戻らないんだ
もう一度出会えりゃいいな)
終わりは来ない 鮮明だし 痛みも伴う
だって夢じゃない 永遠に続いてく
ねぇつまりさ はいカットで 終わるよな物語じゃない
まだまだ 辿り着くその先は 時を越え…
闇の中に身を潜め
あなたに会える「時」を待った
光が僕の手をひく時を そうだ
イメージの作る光景も
心はすべて突き破って
怖くたって 震えたって 光を目指す
気が付けばこんな単純なことだった
「時」を越える思いがあったんだ
「初めまして」の再会だって
あなたはそれを知らなかったんだろ？？
そんな顔でやっと出会えたよ
Romaji
Sekai ga dekite nannen dakke? Sorezore ga ichido kiri no guuzen
Sono naka de deaetanda Onaji toki o ikitanda
Bokura de tsukuridashita kaikou Jikan kuukan hikari o koete
Arukidasu toki no kairou Sonna kiseki wa shinjinai ka?
Toki wa tsune ni Yodominaku nagareteku mama
Datte kowareteru Makimodoshi mo dekinai
Shinjiteru ka? Shinjiteru yo
Yatto koko de mata deaeta yo Kirakira
Soba ni iru koto koso ga shouko daro
Yami no naka ni mi o hisome
Anata ni aeru toki o matta
Hikari ga boku no te o hiku toki o Sou da
Kizamikomareta toki no seiyaku
Kokoro wa sore wo tsukiyabuttan daro
Fuan ni saseta kai? Boku mo sou datta
Koko de kioku wa naku naru daro na
Meguriau shunkan wa donna kao sa?
Aishiatte motomeatta
Toki wa kitto modoranainda
Mou ichido deaerya ii na
Owari wa konai Senmei dashi Itami mo tomonau
Datte yume janai Eien ni tsuduiteku
Nee tsumari sa Hai katto de Owaru yo na monogatari janai
Madamada Tadoritsuku sono saki wa Toki o koe...
Yami no naka ni mi o hisome
Anata ni aeru toki o matta
Hikari ga boku no te o hiku toki o Sou da
Imeeji no tsukuru koukei mo
Kokoro wa subete tsukiyabutte
Kowakutatte Furuetatte Hikari o mezasu
Ki ga tsukeba konna tanjun na koto datta
Toki o koeru omoi ga attanda
Hajimemashite no saikai datte
Anata wa sore o shiranakattan daro??
Sonna kao de yatto deaetta yo
Singable English Version
by Laura Bartholomew
Since the world began, how many years have passed? Each meeting’s a coincidence – these moments can’t last.
And yet despite the odds I still found you. I had the luck to be here around you.
The two of us are together now just by chance; No time or space or light in the way of our romance.
Let’s start on our way this very hour. You know it’s a miracle? I believe it’s ours.
Time always passes on; it won’t hesitate. It goes and goes as it flows.
‘Cause it’s broken the controls. You can’t rewind; go ahead and press play.
Tell me you believe. Yes, I do believe.
After all this time, I’ve finally found you again – and how you shine.
And if you’re looking for some proof, I’m here beside you today.
I hid myself out here in all this darkness.
And waited for the day when time would release us.
The day when I’d see a ray of light and you’d take my hand. Yeah, that’s right.
Our time has a limit from the moment it starts
And yet the clock – it keeps on ticking along with our hearts.
Were you afraid it wasn’t true? I felt the same as you.
And now we’ve reached the moment when all our memories end.
Can’t wait to see your face when I meet you again, my friend.
I know the time when I was your lover
Is finished now even though we loved each other.
I hope one day we’ll fall in love again.
And time, it never ends; that much is plain. And everything comes with pain.
‘Cause you know it’s not a dream. It stretches on into eternity.
Don’t you understand? It’s not a scene that ends right at the call of “Cut!” when some director’s done.
The show goes on. And once again I know you’ll conquer time – you’ll come and find me.
I hid myself out here in all this darkness.
And waited for the day when time would release us.
The day when I’d see a ray of light and you’d take my hand. Yeah, that’s right.
The scene before our eyes was all illusion.
Our hearts broke through it and erased the confusion.
No matter what dear, we tremble with fear, but still we reach for the light!
And now I see how simple love can be between our two hearts.
Not even time itself could keep you and me apart, yeah!
So, “Nice to meet you!” you said at my front door.
You didn’t realize that you and I had met before.
I’d been waiting so long for our new love to start.
I've written it so that you can sing it along with the original melody, and I added some rhyme where it seemed appropriate as well. To do this I obviously had to tweak a few lines here and there, but it's still very close to the original meaning.
After the video you'll see the original Japanese lyrics, the lyrics again in romaji, and finally my English translation.
Tokidoki Sekai
by WEAVER
Words: Kawabe Toru
Music: Sugimoto Yuuji
Japanese
世界ができて何年だっけ？ それぞれが一度きりの偶然
その中で出会えたんだ 同じ時を生きたんだ
僕らで作り出した邂逅 時間空間光を越えて
歩き出す時の回廊 そんな奇跡は信じないか？
時は常に 淀みなく流れてくまま
だって壊れてる 巻き戻しもできない
信じてるか？ 信じてるよ
やっとここでまた出会えたよ キラキラ
側にいることこそが証拠だろ
闇の中に身を潜め
あなたに会える「時」を待った
光が僕の手をひく時を そうだ
刻み込まれた時の制約
心はそれを突き破ったんだろ
不安にさせたかい？ 僕もそうだった
(ここで記憶はなくなるだろな
巡り会う瞬間はどんな顔さ？
愛しあって求め合った
時はきっと戻らないんだ
もう一度出会えりゃいいな)
終わりは来ない 鮮明だし 痛みも伴う
だって夢じゃない 永遠に続いてく
ねぇつまりさ はいカットで 終わるよな物語じゃない
まだまだ 辿り着くその先は 時を越え…
闇の中に身を潜め
あなたに会える「時」を待った
光が僕の手をひく時を そうだ
イメージの作る光景も
心はすべて突き破って
怖くたって 震えたって 光を目指す
気が付けばこんな単純なことだった
「時」を越える思いがあったんだ
「初めまして」の再会だって
あなたはそれを知らなかったんだろ？？
そんな顔でやっと出会えたよ
Romaji
Sekai ga dekite nannen dakke? Sorezore ga ichido kiri no guuzen
Sono naka de deaetanda Onaji toki o ikitanda
Bokura de tsukuridashita kaikou Jikan kuukan hikari o koete
Arukidasu toki no kairou Sonna kiseki wa shinjinai ka?
Toki wa tsune ni Yodominaku nagareteku mama
Datte kowareteru Makimodoshi mo dekinai
Shinjiteru ka? Shinjiteru yo
Yatto koko de mata deaeta yo Kirakira
Soba ni iru koto koso ga shouko daro
Yami no naka ni mi o hisome
Anata ni aeru toki o matta
Hikari ga boku no te o hiku toki o Sou da
Kizamikomareta toki no seiyaku
Kokoro wa sore wo tsukiyabuttan daro
Fuan ni saseta kai? Boku mo sou datta
Koko de kioku wa naku naru daro na
Meguriau shunkan wa donna kao sa?
Aishiatte motomeatta
Toki wa kitto modoranainda
Mou ichido deaerya ii na
Owari wa konai Senmei dashi Itami mo tomonau
Datte yume janai Eien ni tsuduiteku
Nee tsumari sa Hai katto de Owaru yo na monogatari janai
Madamada Tadoritsuku sono saki wa Toki o koe...
Yami no naka ni mi o hisome
Anata ni aeru toki o matta
Hikari ga boku no te o hiku toki o Sou da
Imeeji no tsukuru koukei mo
Kokoro wa subete tsukiyabutte
Kowakutatte Furuetatte Hikari o mezasu
Ki ga tsukeba konna tanjun na koto datta
Toki o koeru omoi ga attanda
Hajimemashite no saikai datte
Anata wa sore o shiranakattan daro??
Sonna kao de yatto deaetta yo
Singable English Version
by Laura Bartholomew
Since the world began, how many years have passed? Each meeting’s a coincidence – these moments can’t last.
And yet despite the odds I still found you. I had the luck to be here around you.
The two of us are together now just by chance; No time or space or light in the way of our romance.
Let’s start on our way this very hour. You know it’s a miracle? I believe it’s ours.
Time always passes on; it won’t hesitate. It goes and goes as it flows.
‘Cause it’s broken the controls. You can’t rewind; go ahead and press play.
Tell me you believe. Yes, I do believe.
After all this time, I’ve finally found you again – and how you shine.
And if you’re looking for some proof, I’m here beside you today.
I hid myself out here in all this darkness.
And waited for the day when time would release us.
The day when I’d see a ray of light and you’d take my hand. Yeah, that’s right.
Our time has a limit from the moment it starts
And yet the clock – it keeps on ticking along with our hearts.
Were you afraid it wasn’t true? I felt the same as you.
And now we’ve reached the moment when all our memories end.
Can’t wait to see your face when I meet you again, my friend.
I know the time when I was your lover
Is finished now even though we loved each other.
I hope one day we’ll fall in love again.
And time, it never ends; that much is plain. And everything comes with pain.
‘Cause you know it’s not a dream. It stretches on into eternity.
Don’t you understand? It’s not a scene that ends right at the call of “Cut!” when some director’s done.
The show goes on. And once again I know you’ll conquer time – you’ll come and find me.
I hid myself out here in all this darkness.
And waited for the day when time would release us.
The day when I’d see a ray of light and you’d take my hand. Yeah, that’s right.
The scene before our eyes was all illusion.
Our hearts broke through it and erased the confusion.
No matter what dear, we tremble with fear, but still we reach for the light!
And now I see how simple love can be between our two hearts.
Not even time itself could keep you and me apart, yeah!
So, “Nice to meet you!” you said at my front door.
You didn’t realize that you and I had met before.
I’d been waiting so long for our new love to start.
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Music video links
Here are links to WEAVER's music videos so far:
Hakuchoumu (Morning Daydream) - their major debut single.
Wraith - their second download single
Tokidoki Sekai (Occasional World) - This is still one of their most major songs; I've never seen them do a show without doing it, and during the most recent tour, they did a call-and-response with the crowd singing part of the chorus.
Nijigen Ginga (2D Galaxy) - from their first album, "Tapestry"
Hard to say I love you ~Iidasenakute~ (I can't say it) - the theme song to "Sunao ni Narenakute," starring Eita and Ueno Juri
Bokura no Eien ~Nande umarekawatte mo, te o tsunagitai dake no ai dakara (Our Eternity ~No matter how many times we're reborn, this love keeps us wanting to hold hands~) - commercial song for au's LISMO!, and theme song for the movie "Love Come," starring Karina.
Kanseitou (Control Tower) - their most recent PV, mostly just a live video of them performing. I love it because it actually shows their wonderful smiles, while a lot of their previous videos kind of hid their faces for some reason.
Hakuchoumu (Morning Daydream) - their major debut single.
Wraith - their second download single
Tokidoki Sekai (Occasional World) - This is still one of their most major songs; I've never seen them do a show without doing it, and during the most recent tour, they did a call-and-response with the crowd singing part of the chorus.
Nijigen Ginga (2D Galaxy) - from their first album, "Tapestry"
Hard to say I love you ~Iidasenakute~ (I can't say it) - the theme song to "Sunao ni Narenakute," starring Eita and Ueno Juri
Bokura no Eien ~Nande umarekawatte mo, te o tsunagitai dake no ai dakara (Our Eternity ~No matter how many times we're reborn, this love keeps us wanting to hold hands~) - commercial song for au's LISMO!, and theme song for the movie "Love Come," starring Karina.
Kanseitou (Control Tower) - their most recent PV, mostly just a live video of them performing. I love it because it actually shows their wonderful smiles, while a lot of their previous videos kind of hid their faces for some reason.
Introduction to WEAVER, and official profile
First, the basics!
Here's WEAVER's profile information from their official site:
MEMBERS (left ⇒ right)
河邉 徹 Kawabe Toru
(Drum & Chorus)
Birthday：June 28th, 1988
杉本 雄治 Sugimoto Yuji
(Piano & Vocal)
Birthday：December 3rd, 1988
奥野 翔太 Okuno Shota
(Bass & Chorus)
Birthday：August 18th, 1988
WEAVER is a young three-piece piano rock band.
In 2004, the members first met each other while attending Kobe High School, one of the best pre-university schools in Hyogo Prefecture, and formed WEAVER as a four-piece band.
In 2007, when they graduated from high school, Okuno and Kawabe went on to attend university, but while Sugimoto considered attending art school, he decided that he wanted to make his living through his band, so he concentrated all his efforts on the band rather than going to college.
At the end of the same year, the band was reformed with its current members: Sugimoto Yuji (Vocal & Piano), Okuno Shota (Bass), and Kawabe Toru (Drums). "WEAVER" began performing as a piano rock band, primarily in the live house Kobe VARIT.
In October of 2009, they released their first download single, "Hakuchoumu," for their major debut.
Following "Hakuchoumu," they released their second download single, "Wraith," and their third download single, "Tokidoki Sekai" all in a row, and made it into the top three downloads on the download site "recochoku."
After that, their first album, "Tapestry," earned them their first Oricon ranking - number 19 in the Oricon weekly album chart.
In April of 2010, they moved to Tokyo in order to become more active as a band.
In June, Kameda Seiji joined them as sound producer of their single "Hard to say I love you ~Iidasenakute~," which was their first packaged single, and was used as the theme song for Fuji TV's drama series "Sunao ni Narenakute." Their most recent download single, "Bokura no eien ~Nando umarekawatte mo, te o tsunagitai dake no ai dakara~," was chosen for au's "LISMO!" commercials, and as the theme song for the movie "Love Come."
Their latest album, which includes these two singles, has already been widely talked about; it was released in two parts: "Shinsekai Souzouki (New World Creation Chronicle) - First Half" on August 25th, and "Shinsekai Souzouki - Second Half" on September 29th.
Kawabe is currently a student at Kwansei Gakuin University (majoring in literature / philosophy), and comes home from Tokyo twice a week to attend school. Okuno is enrolled as a student in the electronic engineering department of Osaka University, but is taking a break from his studies to continue his work with the band.
WEAVER's songs have a unique melody line, and the lyrics show a "lonely but strong" worldview. Their current project also includes Kameda Seiji as sound producer, and together they are creating a new world of music.
Profile from WEAVER's official profile site.
Translation by Laura Bartholomew
Here's WEAVER's profile information from their official site:
MEMBERS (left ⇒ right)
河邉 徹 Kawabe Toru
(Drum & Chorus)
Birthday：June 28th, 1988
杉本 雄治 Sugimoto Yuji
(Piano & Vocal)
Birthday：December 3rd, 1988
奥野 翔太 Okuno Shota
(Bass & Chorus)
Birthday：August 18th, 1988
WEAVER is a young three-piece piano rock band.
In 2004, the members first met each other while attending Kobe High School, one of the best pre-university schools in Hyogo Prefecture, and formed WEAVER as a four-piece band.
In 2007, when they graduated from high school, Okuno and Kawabe went on to attend university, but while Sugimoto considered attending art school, he decided that he wanted to make his living through his band, so he concentrated all his efforts on the band rather than going to college.
At the end of the same year, the band was reformed with its current members: Sugimoto Yuji (Vocal & Piano), Okuno Shota (Bass), and Kawabe Toru (Drums). "WEAVER" began performing as a piano rock band, primarily in the live house Kobe VARIT.
In October of 2009, they released their first download single, "Hakuchoumu," for their major debut.
Following "Hakuchoumu," they released their second download single, "Wraith," and their third download single, "Tokidoki Sekai" all in a row, and made it into the top three downloads on the download site "recochoku."
After that, their first album, "Tapestry," earned them their first Oricon ranking - number 19 in the Oricon weekly album chart.
In April of 2010, they moved to Tokyo in order to become more active as a band.
In June, Kameda Seiji joined them as sound producer of their single "Hard to say I love you ~Iidasenakute~," which was their first packaged single, and was used as the theme song for Fuji TV's drama series "Sunao ni Narenakute." Their most recent download single, "Bokura no eien ~Nando umarekawatte mo, te o tsunagitai dake no ai dakara~," was chosen for au's "LISMO!" commercials, and as the theme song for the movie "Love Come."
Their latest album, which includes these two singles, has already been widely talked about; it was released in two parts: "Shinsekai Souzouki (New World Creation Chronicle) - First Half" on August 25th, and "Shinsekai Souzouki - Second Half" on September 29th.
Kawabe is currently a student at Kwansei Gakuin University (majoring in literature / philosophy), and comes home from Tokyo twice a week to attend school. Okuno is enrolled as a student in the electronic engineering department of Osaka University, but is taking a break from his studies to continue his work with the band.
WEAVER's songs have a unique melody line, and the lyrics show a "lonely but strong" worldview. Their current project also includes Kameda Seiji as sound producer, and together they are creating a new world of music.
Profile from WEAVER's official profile site.
Translation by Laura Bartholomew
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