サザンオールスターズ, - Sazan Ōrusutaazu

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Southern All Stars (info from wikipedia)

(サザンオールスターズ, Sazan Ōrusutaazu?), also known by abbreviations Southern (サザン, Sazan?) or SAS, are a Japanese pop rock band that formed in the mid 1970s. The band is comprised Keisuke Kuwata (lead vocals and guitars), Yuko Hara (vocals and keyboards), Kazuyuki Sekiguchi (bass), Hiroshi Matsuda (drums) and Hideyuki "Kegani" Nozawa (percussion). In addition to the present lineup, former guitarist Takashi Omori had worked in the band until 2001.

On January 26, 2000, their 44th single, "Tsunami" was released. It was used as theme song of Mirai Nikki III, a popular part of the TBS program called Un-nan no Hontoko!, and made a strong impression on many people. The song reached number-one on the singles chart for five weeks, finally selling more than 2.9 million units. It is the third best-selling single in Japan of the last 40 years. On New Year's Eve of 2000, Tsunami won the 42nd Japan Record Awards. After the enormous success of the single, the band became more conservative. They released several singles and all of them became hits.

Southern All Stars - Tsunami lyrics

Kaze ni tomadou yowakina boku
Toorisugaru ano hi no kage
Hontou wa mita me ijou namida moroi kako ga aru
Tomedo nagareru sayaka mizu yo
Kesedo moyuru mashou no hi yo
Anna ni sukina hito ni
Deau natsu wa nido to nai
Hito wa dare mo ai motomete
Yami ni samayou sadame
Soshite kaze makase oh, my destiny
Namida kareru made

Mitsumeau to sunao ni oshaberi dekinai
Tsunami no youna wabishisa ni
I know.. obieteru, hoo..
Meguriaeta toki kara mahou ga tokenai
Kagami no youna yume no naka de
Omoide wa itsu no hi mo ame

Yume ga owari mezameru toki fukai yami ni yoake ga kuru
Hontou wa mitame ijou utarezuyoi boku ga iru
Nakidashisouna sora nagamete nami ni tadayou kamome
Kitto yo wa nakase oh, sweet memory
Tabidachi wo mune ni
Hito wa namida misezu ni otona ni narenai
Glass no youna koi da to wa
I know.. kizuiteru, hoo..
Mi mo kokoro mo itoshii hito shika mienai
Harisakesouna mune no oku de
Kanashimi ni taeru no wa naze?

Mitsumeau to sunao ni oshaberi dekinai
Tsunami no youna wabishisa ni
I know.. obieteru, hoo..
Meguriaeta toki kara shinu made suki to itte
Kagami no youna yume no naka de
Hohoemi wo kureta no wa dare?
Suki nanoni naita no wa naze?
Omoide wa itsu no hi mo... ame...

Portnote :
one of my favourite J-pop songs beside B'z - Konya Tsuki no Mieru Oka ni.

Tsunami／Southern All Stars
by gaimon5656