Virgin Road を聞いてから吃驚した！
夕べ僕は第61回NHK紅白歌合戦を見た。浜崎あゆみの歌うことを聞いてから、吃驚したよ！凄い歌うことですね！じゃ、この歌を練習して始めた！そして、歌の意味を習ってね。。。
Yesterday night I was watching the 61st Kōhaku Uta Gassen, more commonly known as simply Kōhaku. This is originally aired in 2010, and I chanced by it while searching for Japanese songs online.
The Kōhaku is an annual music show on New Year’s Eve produced by Japanese public broadcaster NHK and broadcast on both television and radio, nationally and internationally by NHK’s networks and some overseas (mainly cable) broadcasters which bought the program. The show ends shortly before midnight (when NHK switches to a frenzy of “Happy New Year” greetings from around the nation).
Literally “Red and White Song Battle,” the program divides the most popular music artists of the year into competing teams of red and white. The “red” team or akagumi (赤組, 紅組) is composed of all female artists (or groups with female vocals), while the “white” team or shirogumi (白組) is all male (or groups with male vocals). The honor of performing on Kōhaku is strictly by invitation, so only the most successful J-Pop artists and enka singers can perform. In addition to the actual music performances, the costumes, hair-styles, makeup, dancing, and lighting are also important. Even today, a performance on Kōhaku is said to be a big highlight in a singer’s career because of the show’s large reach. (Source: wikipedia)
Anyway, I was awestruck by this stage entry by Ayumi Hamasaki. She was dressed in a bridal dress, all white, with a long tail held by 3 bridesmaids, and look absolutely stunning. Her song, Virgin Road, is marvellous as well. I quickly did a search on the lyrics of the song and learnt the meaning behind it. It is truly a beautifully-written song.
Here’s sharing it with everyone.
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