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I often forget people’s birthdays. But I’m really good at memorizing blood type. I know some celebrities’ blood types. They’re usually written on magazines, right? I don’t know if blood types are still important to put on celeb’s profiles, but back in the days they would put that info. I even remember all the blood types of SMAP’s members. I just can’t help but memorize them. This is like a special skill of mine.

- Yoohei Kawakami on Oto Okashi Spin-Off #9

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[Alexandros] Senkou Romaji Lyrics

閃光

(Senkou)

Flash

Romaji

Blinding lights are fading out from the night

Adokenai yume kakageta

Itami wo shiranai akago no you ni

Thunders calling to my ears all the time

Yureru kokoro kakushita

Itami wo oboeta kodomo no you ni tte

I’m scared to death and it’s so cold all the time

Atari chirashi midareta

Mitometakunai kako omoidashite

Take the sword and get prepared for the fight

Kidzukeba itsunomanika

Atarashii sekai ni somaridashiteiku

Teach me how to fly

Kore ijou nakanaide

Habatakeru you ni

“Just take one deep breath

And hold it still until you see your enemies inside your scope”

Naranai kotoba wo mou ichido egaite

Akairo ni somaru jikan wo oki wasure sareba

Kanashii sekai wa mou nidoto nakute

Areta rikuchi ga kobore ochiteiku Hitosuji no hikari e

Blinding lights are falling down from the sky

Adokenai yume omoidasu

Kokoro wo otoshita otona no you ni

Speak out the words and get prepared for the fight

Ima nara mada maniau yo

Atarashii sekai wo tsumugidashiteike

Now I've learned to fly

Kore ijou nakanai yo

Ashita ni wa inaikara

“Gonna take one deep breath

And hold it still until I see my enemies inside the scope”

Kudaranai kotoba wo mou ichido sakende

Dare ni mo somaranai kokoro idaitanara

Atarashii sekai wa mou soko ni atte

Akehanatareta aosugiru sora Hitotsubu no namida

A long time ago there was a king of worlds

who led me down my path

Through night and day he showed the truths

of the worlds and the shapes that I need to be

But after all I cast a shadow under a light from my own sky

And I think that this is something that I want

OH OH OH OH…

Naranai kotoba wo mou ichido egaite

Akairo ni somaru jikan wo oki wasure sareba

Kanashii sekai wa mou nidoto nakute

Areta rikuchi ga kobore ochiteiku Hitosuji no hikari e

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[Alexandros] 閃光 MV

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[Alexandros] Kaze ni Natte Lyrics + Translation + Self Liner Notes

風になって

(Kaze ni Natte)

Become the Wind

Music & Lyrics: Yoohei Kawakami

Arrangement: [Alexandros] & Takashi Saze

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Romaji

Spin the world

I wanna feel blessed

Tarinai mono wa nandarouna? tte

Chotto shita toki kangaeru kedo omoitsukanai

Sumaho ni tojikometa

Owari no mienai geemu ni

Asemizu tarashite niyatsuku gurai

Shigoto mo seikatsu mo nantonaku sorotta yo

Ato wa mou isshou sore tsudzukeru dake?

"Nodo kara te ga deru hodo" tte

Hyougen mo ima mo riaru ja nakunatte

Damatte nomikonda

Itsushika no keshiki ga

Iro obi hikattara

Arishi hi no kokoro ga

Odoridashite

Kaze ni natte

Kaze ni natte

Kaze makase ni natteiku

Ato sukoshi de jibun ni modoresou nanda

Ate mo nakute

Ate mo nakute

Azemichi noridashiteiku

Ima attara nani wo omou ka na

Spend the words to spit it out

IItai koto wa nandarou na?

Wakatteru hazu dakedo obotsukanai

Sukaretai to omowanai

Kedo kirawaretaku mo nai

Kekka nantomo omowarenakunatte

Makeinu wa tooku de

Hoeru kara makeinu de

Chikaku de sa utau you ni

Hakidaseba

Kaze ga natte

Kaze ga natte

Kaze makase ni natteiku

Ato sukoshi de kimi ni todokisou nanda

Arehateta

Kotoba datte

Itami wo shitta bun dake

Yasashiku tsuyoi uta ni nareru yo

Sayonara itsuka

Itoshii hibi wa

Nagarete kasundeyuku

Soredemo itsuka

Kitaru hibi ni

Kokoro wo odorase

Kaze ni natte

Kaze ni natte

Kaze makase ni natteiku

Ato sukoshi de jibun ni modoresou nanda

Ate mo nakute

Ate mo nakute

Kazemichi noridashiteiku

Ima attara nani wo omou ka na

Ima attara mune hareru ka na

Kaze ni natte

Kaze ni natte

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English Translation

Spin the world

I wanna feel blessed

"What else is there that's not enough yet?" I thought

But I just can't come up with anything

Trapped in my smartphone

With this never-ending game

I just grinned as my sweat drops

Somehow, I managed to get my work and life matters done

Does that mean I have to continue doing this for the rest of my life?

"I want something so bad, hands are coming out of my throat"

Such expression no longer feels real now

I just hold my tongue and swallow it all

Someday, when this landscape shines with colors

My heart from bygone days will start dancing

Become the wind

Become the wind

I'll leave everything to the wind

Just a little bit more, I feel like I'll come back to myself

Without a purpose

Without a purpose

I'll embark on this ridge road

If we meet now, I wonder what we'll think of each other?

Spend the words to spit it out

What was I going to say again?

I should have known but I'm not certain

I never want to be liked

But I don't want to be hated either

In the end, I can't make up my mind

Losers will just bark from the distance, as losers should be

Why don't you come closer so we can sing along and let it all out?

The wind is ringing

The wind is ringing

It's ringing to me to leave everything to the wind

Just a little bit more, I feel like it's going to reach you

Desolate words, and moments that only bring pain,

Can be a song that is gentle yet strong

Someday, goodbyes and cherished days

Will flow down your mind and become hazy

But someday, in the coming days

Let your heart dance

Become the wind

Become the wind

I'll leave everything to the wind

Just a little bit more, I feel like I'll come back to myself

Without a purpose

Without a purpose

I'll embark on this windy road

If we meet now, I wonder what we'll think of each other?

If we meet now, I wonder if we can stand proud?

Become the wind

Become the wind

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Self-Liner Notes

translated from Where's My History? album booklet.

Yoohei Kawakami:

F*ck. It's a very recent song that I can't come up with anything to write for self-liner notes (Laughs). To say it more seriously, I haven't sorted out my thoughts for this song, and there's already so many things I want to talk about. That's why for now I think it's better to let this song get through people's heart just a little longer. By the way, at first I actually didn't want to include this in the best album! (Laughs). It's all corona's fault. Piece of sh*t! (Yep, he actually used swear words in the original text 😜)

Hiroyuki Isobe:

This is a new song that's included in the best album. We made this for SUBARU XV's CM. As for the pop-sounding melody, I think what we created is more of a rock-band-sounding tune. It's a song that really shows our true ability.

Masaki Shirai:

Our newest song in this current stage of the band. This time, it's an all-around rock tune. There's been so much stuff going on these past 10 years. Years later, I'm sure this song will remind me of this time.

Satoyasu Shoumura:

The initial melody was already born from before my pause in the band's activities. "It's going to be great if someday this song can be released as a single!" I have a strong memory of thinking that way. The raise in voice during the chorus feels really good, the guitar riff slightly feels like Blankey Jet City, truly full of points that make you feel good when hearing it. It's such an amazing song.

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[Alexandros] Ondosa Lyrics + Translation + Self Liner Notes

温度差

(Ondosa)

Temperature Difference

Music & Lyrics: Yoohei Kawakami

Arrangement: [Alexandros]

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Romaji

Look down the "whole"

Ashita no ima goro wa nani wo shiteru kana?

Daitai wakacchairu kedo

Kattarui to umeki kogoeteta juu-ni gatsu no beddo wa

Karada kuwae hanasanai

Daremo inai kono heya wa dokka ochitsuite

Nanimo iwanai no ga suki

Nobody knows about me

Kyou mo kono heya de nani ga okiteruka wa

Daremo shiranu fact

Daremo iranai hashiru no wa

Hitori no hou ga karui

Dakedo ippou de katasumi

Dakishimeraretakunaru

Look back the songs

Itsukaraka kaki tameta kotoba wo mikaeshite

Shuui to no ondosa kanjiru

Sakkaa ga suki na koto wo

Hontou ni shitakute mo ga ite

Yappari suki ni narenakute

Nanimo iranai tanjoubi ga chikadzuku ni tsurete

Sutetai hanashi ga futto ukande

Nobody knows about you

Sou iwaren noni nare hajime

Sukoshi jibun ga wakatta days

Dare to mo awanaku kodoku ni

Shinjiteita jibun

Tadoritsuita kotae wa hitasura

Ware wo shinyou suru koto

Daremo inai machinami wa dokka ochitsuite

Dare no jama mo nai no ga suki

Nobody knows about you

Itsuka no kotoba wa ima demo

Uta ni nose tsutaeuru yeah

Dareka ni iitakute sakende

Tsuwarazu jimaide

Ima wa uta ga ari kotoba mo ari

Kimi ni tsutaerareru

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English Translation

Look down the “whole”

I wonder what will I be doing around this time tomorrow?

Actually, I already know the answer

Feeling sluggish, I let out a groan

The freezing bed in December eats up my body and it won’t let go

Being in this room where there’s no one else is somehow calming

I like that I don’t have to say anything

Nobody knows about me

Today too, what’s happening in this room is a fact that no one knows of

I don’t need anyone

Running feels lighter when I’m alone

But on the corner of my heart,

I actually want to be held

Look back the songs

Looking back at the accumulated words I had wrote, I feel the temperature difference in my surroundings

I thought there was something I liked about soccer,

And a feeling that I really wanted to do it

But in the end, I just couldn’t bring myself to like it

As my birthday in which I don’t need anything approaches,

A topic I just want to throw away suddenly floats on my mind

Nobody knows about you

I started getting used to being told that,

The days where I understand myself a bit

Couldn’t fit in, instead I believed in loneliness

The answer I arrived to is to earnestly have faith in myself

Being in this city where there’s no one else is somehow calming

I like that no one’s bothering me

Nobody knows about you

Words from some time along the way,

I will convey them in a song right now

I want to tell someone

I scream but the words just won’t get through

Now that I have my songs and my words,

I can finally tell you

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Self-Liner Notes

translated from Where's My History? album booklet.

Yoohei Kawakami:

A song from our amateur era. Since our debut, this is a song that had not been officially released until now. I don't know where our fans have heard of this song, but it's got a lot of votes among the other popular songs. "How the hell do you guys know this song!" is what I thought. (Laughs) Well, seeing that situation, we've decided to put it in our best album. As expected, there's no way we could've released it during our amateur era, the quality was so bad. That's why we re-recorded the song. However, we nearly didn't change any of the arrangements. The lyrics are also unchanged. I think I made this song in this studio called "ACT" in Machida. The waiting room there is huge. Let's pray that the soccer match is somehow canceled.

Hiroyuki Isobe:

This is also a song we played in our street live. I can say that we haven't played this song at all other than in our street live. Though, recently, we played it in some of our lives, and now it's finally released in this best album. We did a new recording for the song. I feel like I want to tell our past selves about the fact that we've come this far.

Masaki Shirai:

One of the songs from a CD that Yoohei lent me in 2007, before I joined the band. "This band is good. My band (from that time) is already disbanded. I wonder if they (Yoohei n co.) would let me in their band?" I have a memory of thinking that way. At the time I joined the band, I said that I like Ondosa and Forever Young.

Satoyasu Shoumura:

It's finally out, Ondosa. I love that somehow the composition of B-melody and chorus are like a gradation of 2 different sounds*. From my perspective, who knows of the old version (I bought it at that time), it is a really impressive song. I often play it in the studio just for fun (I think I also played it just a little bit during our live show?). Every time, I'd talk about how it's such a good song. It has finally seen the light of the day. Congrats!

* Not sure about this part because I have zero musical knowledge. The original text is 「まるで2段階あるかの様なBメロ～サビの構成が大好き。」

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Here's the old version I found on YouTube