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Title: Okaeri
Artist: ayaka
Runtime: 02:58
Released: 13 May, 2008
Rating: 4.6 (176 ratings)
Genre: J-Pop
Views this month: 108 (24,105)
Added: 2 years ago
Added by: azalago
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This video is: 63% touching    19% relaxing    13% romantic    6% sad   
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Ayaka (絢香, Ayaka? born December 18, 1987 in Moriguchi, Osaka Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese female singer signed to Warner Music Japan. P...
Ayaka (絢香, Ayaka? born December 18, 1987 in Moriguchi, Osaka Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese female singer signed to Warner Music Japan.



Pre-Debut
Ayaka was first introduced to public singing in her early years and throughout high school she would sing song covers at school concerts. Her first solo concert was held in her second year of high school, it was a small high school concert in where she sang only covers of famous musicians. After speaking with an audience member, Ayaka was referred to the VOICE music center in Fukuoka. Ayaka began practicing original song composition as well as learning about the various recording methods used in mass media recording. It was there that Ayaka met music producer Nishio Yoshihiko who signed her directly to Warner Music Japan's main artists label.

Ayaka performed at various music venues and as the opening act to various other groups during much of 2005. Though she had not officially debuted yet, in December of 2005, Ayaka was contracted to perform the ending theme "Mikazuki" for a television Japanese Drama known as @Human. Even though a music video was produced, the actual single would not be released for almost a year.

Later in the same month, Ayaka was asked to perform at a Christmas music festival featuring names from all over the world. Ayaka performed three songs, Mikauzki, I Believe and a Japanese rendition of the popular German Christmas carol, Silent Night.

Official Career
In January 2006, Ayaka recorded "I Believe" as the ending theme for the Japanese Drama, Rondo. At the time of its premiere, Rondo was one of Japan's highest rated dramas and is credited with exposing "I Believe" to wide audiences. The full single was first released as a downloadable only single and would go on to become the fastest downloadable song to reach 1,000,000 sales as well as becoming the 2nd highest selling downloadable debut single for a female artist.

"I Believe" was officially released on February 2nd, 2006 and debuted as the 3rd highest single of the week. The single would go on to stay in the top ten for six more weeks as well as selling a total of 220,000 copies in its entire chart run. An English cover of the song was used by Miki Ando in the 2006 Winter Olympics and the 2006 edition of Skate America which Ando would go on to win.

Ayaka's second single "melody ~SOUNDS REAL~" would go on to have only moderate success on the Oricon charts. The single was limited to 50,000 copies, of which only approximately 10,000 were sold in its first week. "melody ~SOUNDS REAL~" peaked at number 14 on the Oricon charts and then steadily declined in both sales and chart position. When compared to her earlier songs, Melody was a much more rock oriented song, a factor that earned her praise from various Japanese critics for her versatility. To date this is Ayaka's lowest selling single, but it was gone on to stay a while in the charts, slowing gaining sales, and has gotten past the 20,000 mark.

"Real Voice" was Ayaka's third single and was used as the ending theme to the Japanese Drama, Suppli. A B-Side single from "melody ~SOUNDS REAL~" known as "Blue Days" was also used as an insert song for the same show. "Real Voice" was released on July 17th, 2006, selling 15,387 copies within its first week and charting as the 11th highest selling single of the week. To date the single has sold over 50,000 copies.

Weeks before the scheduled release of Ayaka's first album, "First Message", the album was canceled. In its place, the single "Mikazuki" was released as a rerecorded version of the same song from 2005. It was later revealed that the release of her first album was delayed so that "Mikazuki" may be released fist. "Mikazuki" has become Ayaka's highest charting single, selling 40,091 copies within its first week and taking the highest spot on the Oricon weekly charts. The single would then go on to sale over 200,000 copies, making it one of the highest selling singles of the third quarter of 2006.

On November 1st, 2006, Ayaka's first album "First Message" was finally released after months of push backs. It sold 350,580 copies within its first week, making it the highest selling album of the week as well as the highest selling debut album for a female artist in 7 years. The album has gone on to sell 711,299 copies and has stayed within the top two positions on the Oricon charts for four weeks straight.

On December 31, 2006, she appeared in NHK's Kōhaku Uta Gassen, powerfully singing "Mikazuki."

On February 22, 2009, Ayaka married actor Hiro Mizushima. On April 2, it was revealed that she has been diagnosed with Grave's disease. She plans to continue singing until the end of 2009, and will then put her career on hold.
On April 22, 2009, Ayaka will be releasing her second double A-side single "Yume wo Mikata ni / Koikogarete Mita Yume", almost seven months after her last single. Featuring two songs, "Yume wo Mikata ni" and "Koi Kogarete Mita Yume", the single will also include a live version of "Kimi ga Iru Kara" that was recorded from her live performance in February at Shibuya-AX. "Yume wo Mikata ni" is a part of the Benesse promotion campaigns, used to cheer high school students on in their studies. The single will come in two different versions, Limited and Regular.

Singles
[2006.02.01] I believe - #3 - 231,085 copies sold
[2006.05.10] melody ~Sounds Real~ - #14 - 24,466 copies sold (Limited to 50,000 copies)
[2006.07.19] Real Voice - #11 - 51,121 copies sold
[2006.09.27] Mikazuki (MTV) #1 - 283,500 copies
[2007.02.28] Winding Road (as ayaka×Kobukuro)
[2007.07.04] Jewelry Day
[2007.09.05] Clap & Love / Why
[2007.11.14] For Today (digital single)
[2008.03.05] Te o Tsunagō / Ai o Utaō
[2008.05.14] Okaeri
[2008.09.24] Anata to (as ayaka×Kobukuro)
[2009.04.22] Yume wo Mikata ni / Koi Kogarete Mita Yume

Albums
[2006.11.01] First Message - #1 - 1,194,777 copies sold
[2008.06.2005] Sing to the Sky - #2 - 600,545 copies sold[edit]Last edit by icheego on Thursday 07 May, 2009 at 15:14 +21% Reason: there's new update about her


Pre-Debut
Ayaka was first introduced to public singing in her early years and throughout high school she would sing song covers at school concerts. Her first solo concert was held in her second year of high school, it was a small high school concert in where she sang only covers of famous musicians. After speaking with an audience member, Ayaka was referred to the VOICE music center in Fukuoka. Ayaka began practicing original song composition as well as learning about the various recording methods used in mass media recording. It was there that Ayaka met music producer Nishio Yoshihiko who signed her directly to Warner Music Japan's main artists label.

Ayaka performed at various music venues and as the opening act to various other groups during much of 2005. Though she had not officially debuted yet, in December of 2005, Ayaka was contracted to perform the ending theme "Mikazuki" for a television Japanese Drama known as @Human. Even though a music video was produced, the actual single would not be released for almost a year.

Later in the same month, Ayaka was asked to perform at a Christmas music festival featuring names from all over the world. Ayaka performed three songs, Mikauzki, I Believe and a Japanese rendition of the popular German Christmas carol, Silent Night.

Official Career
In January 2006, Ayaka recorded "I Believe" as the ending theme for the Japanese Drama, Rondo. At the time of its premiere, Rondo was one of Japan's highest rated dramas and is credited with exposing "I Believe" to wide audiences. The full single was first released as a downloadable only single and would go on to become the fastest downloadable song to reach 1,000,000 sales as well as becoming the 2nd highest selling downloadable debut single for a female artist.

"I Believe" was officially released on February 2nd, 2006 and debuted as the 3rd highest single of the week. The single would go on to stay in the top ten for six more weeks as well as selling a total of 220,000 copies in its entire chart run. An English cover of the song was used by Miki Ando in the 2006 Winter Olympics and the 2006 edition of Skate America which Ando would go on to win.

Ayaka's second single "melody ~SOUNDS REAL~" would go on to have only moderate success on the Oricon charts. The single was limited to 50,000 copies, of which only approximately 10,000 were sold in its first week. "melody ~SOUNDS REAL~" peaked at number 14 on the Oricon charts and then steadily declined in both sales and chart position. When compared to her earlier songs, Melody was a much more rock oriented song, a factor that earned her praise from various Japanese critics for her versatility. To date this is Ayaka's lowest selling single, but it was gone on to stay a while in the charts, slowing gaining sales, and has gotten past the 20,000 mark.

"Real Voice" was Ayaka's third single and was used as the ending theme to the Japanese Drama, Suppli. A B-Side single from "melody ~SOUNDS REAL~" known as "Blue Days" was also used as an insert song for the same show. "Real Voice" was released on July 17th, 2006, selling 15,387 copies within its first week and charting as the 11th highest selling single of the week. To date the single has sold over 50,000 copies.

Weeks before the scheduled release of Ayaka's first album, "First Message", the album was canceled. In its place, the single "Mikazuki" was released as a rerecorded version of the same song from 2005. It was later revealed that the release of her first album was delayed so that "Mikazuki" may be released fist. "Mikazuki" has become Ayaka's highest charting single, selling 40,091 copies within its first week and taking the highest spot on the Oricon weekly charts. The single would then go on to sale over 200,000 copies, making it one of the highest selling singles of the third quarter of 2006.

On November 1st, 2006, Ayaka's first album "First Message" was finally released after months of push backs. It sold 350,580 copies within its first week, making it the highest selling album of the week as well as the highest selling debut album for a female artist in 7 years. The album has gone on to sell 711,299 copies and has stayed within the top two positions on the Oricon charts for four weeks straight.

On December 31, 2006, she appeared in NHK's Kōhaku Uta Gassen, powerfully singing "Mikazuki."

Singles
[2006.02.01] I believe - #3 - 231,085 copies sold
[2006.05.10] melody ~Sounds Real~ - #14 - 24,466 copies sold (Limited to 50,000 copies)
[2006.07.19] Real Voice - #11 - 51,121 copies sold
[2006.09.27] Mikazuki (MTV) #1 - 210,485 copies (still charting)

Albums
[2006.11.01] First Message - #1 - 845,780 copies sold (still charting)


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Comments on Okaeri

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Anya82 commented 2 weeks ago
Just like many people here, I found out this song thanks to zettai kareshi, and.. I love her beautiful, sweet, but powerful voice. Cool song.
maria90 commented 1 month ago
I like her voice, is really balanced and she has a good technique. I remember when I saw the final of Zettai Kareshi and I cried when that song appeared... :'( nostalgic
her voice is so pretty ^_^
like this song!!! i love tenjo nighto ..miss him!!heheheh
I though aboe boyfriend was so funny! this song was perfect for it :D The manga was great too!
Agarina commented 3 months ago
love this song! it reminds me so much of the drama and how much i like it too! <3
This is a beautiful song!!
Saol commented 3 months ago
this song is beautiful.
i love this song
it makes me happy
i love the drama :)
love this song and the drama it came from! i recommend both!!! im actually watching the drama for a second time right now lol
xkawaiix commented 4 months ago
this song is so beautiful ^__^
Gosh, this song gives me goosebumps everytime i listen to it.. love it, love the dorama too!
Homaki commented 4 months ago
Tadaimaa!=]
Best song.
this song really has a sweet home kind of feel...love it~
TwilighT commented 4 months ago
I think this is my favourite <3
Andry commented 4 months ago
I really love this song! Ayaka has a beautiful voice :)
Saol commented 4 months ago
i love this song! it also bring me memories... Zettai Kareshi =]
And I agree with Liizzy, the drama was so sweet, and the song made it even more better ^_^! this song makes me happy =]
Nice....!!!
wew!!! nice song! ^^

Lyrics

Romaji lyrics Kanji lyrics Translation lyr.

Lyric added by: sayasan

okaeri sweet home
kaeru bashou yeah ai wo arigatou

mada heiki na furi wo shite
kanashimi no iro wo nuritsubushite
waratte shimau n desu
shinjiru koto no taisetsu sa wakatteru no ni
iza to iu toki utagatte shimau n desu

karappo no karada nagareru toki ni
fuite shimai sou ni naru kedo
anata no koto dakishimetai
kono KIMOCHI ga tsukiugokasu no

okaeri I'm home
hitogoto de mitasareru kokoro
okaeri sweet home
kaeru bashou ai wo arigatou sweet home

jibun no koto bakkari wo kangaeru
otona wa zuruin da to omotte ita n desu
demo hisshi de kaeru koto wo
sakenderu hito mo iru n da to yatto shitta n desu

atarimae no shiawase nanka
kono sekai ni hitotsu mo nai
anata no tame sou omoeta
kono kimochi ga tsukiugokasu no

okaeri I'm home
SUPIIDO ga kasoku shiteku mainichi
okaeri sweet home
kawaranai zutto aru keshiki sweet home

sagashite nakushita
kokoro no kizu ga tachimukau tsuyosa ni kawareta no wa
“okaeri” ga atta kara

okaeri I'm home
hitogoto de mitasareru kokoro
okaeri sweet home
kaeru bashou ai wo arigatou

okaeri I'm home
daijoubu anata ga iru kara
okaeri sweet home
mattete ne mou sugu tsuku kara sweet heart

Last edit by JapaneseDAVINA on Saturday 10 Oct, 2009 at 13:26 +7.6%


Last edit by Seiran on Friday 24 Jul, 2009 at 17:43 +7.6%


Last edit by Seiran on Friday 24 Jul, 2009 at 17:43 +4.6%


Last edit by Seiran on Friday 24 Jul, 2009 at 17:04 +8.7%


Last edit by Seiran on Friday 24 Jul, 2009 at 17:04 +8.8%


Last edit by mateng on Tuesday 24 Mar, 2009 at 21:35 +8.9%


Last edit by Linalin on Monday 23 Mar, 2009 at 20:25 +8.7%

Lyric added by: just4lizzy

おかえり sweet home
帰る場所 愛をありがとう

まだ平気なフリをして
悲しみの色を塗りつぶして
笑ってしまうんです
信じることの大切さ わかってるのに
いざという時 疑ってしまうんです

空っぽの体 流れる時に 
浮いてしまいそうになるけど
あなたのこと 抱きしめたい
このキモチが突き動かすの

おかえり I'm home
一言で 満たされる心
おかえり sweet home
帰る場所 愛をありがとう sweet home

自分のことばかりを考える
大人はずるいんだと思っていたんです
でも必死で帰ることを 叫んでる人
もいるんだと やっと知ったんです

当たり 前の 幸せなんか 
この世界に一つもない
あなたのため そう思えた
このキモチが突き動かすの

おかえり I'm home
スピードが加速してく毎日
おかえり sweet home
変わらない ずっとある景色 sweet home

探して なくした 
心の傷が 立ち向かう強さに変われたのは
「おかえり」があったから

おかえり I'm home
一言で 満たされる心
おかえり sweet home
帰る場所 愛をありがとう

おかえり I'm home
大丈夫 あなたがいるから
おかえり sweet home
待っててね もうすぐ着くから sweet home

Last edit by Seiran on Friday 24 Jul, 2009 at 17:47 +6.3%


Last edit by just4lizzy on Saturday 10 May, 2008 at 22:34 +7.1%


Last edit by just4lizzy on Tuesday 29 Apr, 2008 at 08:28 +100%

Lyric added by: Aomari

Welcome home, sweet home
A place to go home to (yeah)
Thanks for your love

Pretending to be alright again
to paint out the color of sadness
I just laugh it off

The importance of believing
Even if I understand it
Well, there are times when I still doubt

Times when my empty body
just flows by
It makes me want to just lie down, but
I just want to hold you
These feelings stab through me so I can move on

Welcome home, I'm home
With one word my heart is satisfied
Welcome home, sweet home
A place to go home to (yeah)
Thanks for your love
Sweet home

I used to believe adults think
only of themselves and they are cunning
But there are people desperately trying to go back
Even screaming out loud
I finally realized that

There is no such thing as
one natural happiness in this world
For your sake, I was able to realize that
By carrying these feelings,
I can move on

Welcome home, I'm home
Accelerating the speed of everyday
Welcome home, Sweet home
There will always be this unchanging scenery
Sweet home

Searching for the missing
wound in my heart
The thing that made me fight and go on
Was because there was a “welcome home”

Welcome home, I'm home
With one word my heart is satisfied
Welcome home, sweet home
where love
has a place to go home to (yeah)
Thank for your love

Welcome home, I'm home
It’s alright because you are here
Welcome home, sweet home
keep waiting, because I’m arriving soon
Sweet home

oh yeah
Welcome home… sweet heart

Last edit by JapaneseDAVINA on Saturday 10 Oct, 2009 at 13:25 +7.8%


Last edit by Aomari on Sunday 29 Jun, 2008 at 03:53 +6.9%


Last edit by Aomari on Saturday 24 May, 2008 at 23:12 +9.6%


Last edit by tcheki on Wednesday 14 May, 2008 at 03:09 +62.7%


Last edit by karennxa on Tuesday 13 May, 2008 at 01:15 +5.8%


Last edit by karennxa on Tuesday 13 May, 2008 at 00:53 +7%


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