an evening with nakamura ataru
I will upload my Shanghai and Hiroshima pictures when I cool down and feel less like a creature of sweat and mush, but--
the highlight of my weekend was, without question, hearing Nakamura Ataru sing this song live. It's her new single.
She switched from avex to a smaller label fairly recently -- I don't know how these decisions are made and what was behind it, but it is a terrible tragedy when labels cannot recognize tremendous talent when it's right there. I hope the people where she's at realize what they have.
There were maybe about 200 people at the club, and ages seemed concentrated in the 35 - 50 range. There were also almost as many men as women, and a lot of older men who came by themselves. I was #143 in line, but I got to sit in the 4th row (out of only like 25 rows, but still)! Going alone to small concerts is really good, because you can sit just about anywhere.
Her MC parts were dorky and adorable (not awkward like Iwase Keigo's talking about the water he bought at Costco), and you can tell by the way she holds herself and the way she talks that she must come from a very good family.
I couldn't get over how beautiful she is, and how cute and funny, and of course, that voice!
家出少女
RUNAWAY
Music and Lyrics by Nakamura Ataru
Arrangement by Negishi Takamune
"Don't look for me" reads the note I left on the table
"-- please" a small sign of respect
Don't look into the reason why I left this town
it's to find the smile I lost
Mom, I'm thankful to be your daughter
no matter how headstrong I was, you never averted your eyes
I don't know what time I'll be home
I don't know what will happen in the city
these times are like that
at the very least, I want to believe in my own heart
it's a silly little ideal, but I want to believe in it
forever and ever
I can't imagine that there is happiness
in those places other people call beautiful
Even if I end up tired and soaking in mud
I want the happiness that I finally find to emit a body's warmth
I want to run until I no longer have strength
I want to run along the road I chose myself
no matter how dark it gets
I want to find something that I can protect
I want to know why I was given life
Some day, some day, some day
I want to laugh in somebody's arms
I want to forget why I'm afraid and fall asleep
I don't know what time I'll be home
I don't know what will happen in the city
these times are like that
at the very least, I want to believe in my own heart
I want to know what it feels like to burn with passion
forever and ever
forever, forever, forever
the highlight of my weekend was, without question, hearing Nakamura Ataru sing this song live. It's her new single.
She switched from avex to a smaller label fairly recently -- I don't know how these decisions are made and what was behind it, but it is a terrible tragedy when labels cannot recognize tremendous talent when it's right there. I hope the people where she's at realize what they have.
There were maybe about 200 people at the club, and ages seemed concentrated in the 35 - 50 range. There were also almost as many men as women, and a lot of older men who came by themselves. I was #143 in line, but I got to sit in the 4th row (out of only like 25 rows, but still)! Going alone to small concerts is really good, because you can sit just about anywhere.
Her MC parts were dorky and adorable (not awkward like Iwase Keigo's talking about the water he bought at Costco), and you can tell by the way she holds herself and the way she talks that she must come from a very good family.
I couldn't get over how beautiful she is, and how cute and funny, and of course, that voice!
Click to view家出少女
RUNAWAY
Music and Lyrics by Nakamura Ataru
Arrangement by Negishi Takamune
"Don't look for me" reads the note I left on the table
"-- please" a small sign of respect
Don't look into the reason why I left this town
it's to find the smile I lost
Mom, I'm thankful to be your daughter
no matter how headstrong I was, you never averted your eyes
I don't know what time I'll be home
I don't know what will happen in the city
these times are like that
at the very least, I want to believe in my own heart
it's a silly little ideal, but I want to believe in it
forever and ever
I can't imagine that there is happiness
in those places other people call beautiful
Even if I end up tired and soaking in mud
I want the happiness that I finally find to emit a body's warmth
I want to run until I no longer have strength
I want to run along the road I chose myself
no matter how dark it gets
I want to find something that I can protect
I want to know why I was given life
Some day, some day, some day
I want to laugh in somebody's arms
I want to forget why I'm afraid and fall asleep
I don't know what time I'll be home
I don't know what will happen in the city
these times are like that
at the very least, I want to believe in my own heart
I want to know what it feels like to burn with passion
forever and ever
forever, forever, forever