These songs you must had heard

There are many famous songs which are not just hot in Japan but also in Taiwan. Almost every these songs are still famous nowadays because some of them would be covered by other singers.

Let me introduce you some songs you must had heard before.

The first one is "First Love", which is sang by Utada hikaru and collected in First Love the album.



The album sold out 7,650,215 pieces and its records on the board was more than 80 weeks.




The second one is "LOVE LOVE LOVE", which is sang by Dreams Come True and collected in LOVE UNLIMITED the album.



Their records had sold out about 43,000.000 pies, the 5th in Japan record history.




The third one is "世界に一つだけの花", which is sang by SMAP.



Actually, they still sang this song these years. In this year 紅白歌合戰, they will sing this song again, and I think it will give many audience a special movement and memory.


The fourth one is "白い恋人達", which is sang by 桑田佳祐.



This song is not very old, but as soon as it was released, the song became a song which everyone knew how to sing.




Below, I will show you some singers had ever sang these songs.


白い恋人達 by 平井堅





First Love by 松浦亞彌





世界に一つだけの花 by 槇原敬之

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Touching Lyrics

For me, a great song must contain touching lyrics. Although the melody is the first impression for listeners, the lyrics are the most important part of a song.

In this blog, I want to make a comparison between the lyrics of Jpop music and Taiwan's.

In my opinion, JPOP music has many great lyrics which are poetic and full of romantic thinking. On the other hand, Taiwan's lyrics of music are more realistic which emphasize on the reality and people's aspects.

For example,

GReeeeN -- 遙か
窗外變換的風景  從不變的那條街啟程
春風吹落的櫻花  懷著越來越強的憧憬
就算會感到寂寞  相信自己決定的道路
信紙的最後一行  像那傢伙一樣的笑著

林宥嘉 -- 說謊

我沒有說謊 我何必說謊
妳懂我的 我對妳從來就不會假裝
我哪有說謊
請別以為妳有多難忘 笑是真的不是我逞強 

For this example, though there is just a comparison, you can see the differences.
In 遙か's lyrics, there is really a conception which is hard to understand. However, in Japan, such lyrics are too much to count and they are very similar. So is it a good phenomenon? Or it is just exaggerative. 


In 說謊's lyrics, I think everyone can catch the idea easily. In Taiwan, such poetic lyrics are often written by some bands and creative singers, or a few famous lyricists.

Singer Interview - Ken Hirai

Ken Hirai(平井堅) was born in 1972, who has made his debut for 14 years. He has published 31 singles and 11 albums.

His first single, Precious Junk, was published in 1995. The single's sales' volume was not very good, but it indeed made some people notice him. Although the single did not have a great grade, the record company did not give up the new male singer. Till 2000, he totally published 6 singles. However, those singles couldn't catch listeners' attention. He even tried to give up her singing career.

In 2000, he noticed that Rhythm and Blues will be popular, and he cached the chance publishing his 8th single, 樂園. This single really did a good job because its sales' volume soonly broke thorough 600,000 pieces. 


In 2003, the single, 大きな古時計, made him achieve the another level of his singing career, because the single became the most popular one in that year, and it had 4-week champion.





Till now, he has published many popular singles such as, 瞳をとじて, 哀歌, POP STAR and so on. He said that he doesn't want to have a great fame but sing as many songs as he can. Because of this reason, he tried many different styles of music and worked hard to surpass himself. 








In my opinion, he is really a great man. His music is very relaxing and always makes me feel carefree. In some ways, he has some magic power which can catch people's mind because his voice is gentle and soft. Hope you guys can also enjoy his music.


It is his latest single, 僕は君に恋をする

Singer Interview - Namie Amuro

Today, this blog will contain everything only about Namie Amuro (安室奈美惠), who is the top female singer in JPOP market.

Namie Amuro is born in 1977, Sept 20. Before 1997, she was very popular among the young people. However, she was married in the end of 1997, and then, she stopped every activities until 1998 Feb. 1998 Feb, a brand new single was published, 《CAN YOU CELEBRATE?》, which was sold out more than 2,300,000 pics. The single's sales's volume is still the number one among female singers. 




In 1999 Mar. 17, her mother was murdered at home. It was really a big event for her and changed her whole life. After this year, her fame seemed to gradually drop. In 2000 Jan., her first record collection, 《Genius 2000》, was sold out no more than 1,000,000 pieces. 





In 2003, she published the album, Style, which symbolized a new Namie Amuro was born. The album was filled with R&B style, and it was made by an famous American record maker. Although the album's sale's volume was not very good, it was an important change for her.





Last year, she published a collection, BEST FICTION, which has sold out more than 1,500,000 pieces. It seemed that she has became the queen of JPOP again. 





This Dec 16, her new album, Past < Future, will be published. The album has cached many people's focus, and so do I. I believe that the new album can have a great grade, and makes another record.