Song of the Month
“Going Over Amagi” by Sayuri Ishikawa
Lyrics by Osamu Yoshioka, Composition by Tetsuya Gen

●Ishikawa Sayuri Born in Kumamoto Prefecture. A representative Japanese singer who celebrated her 50th debut anniversary last March. She made her big break with “Tsugaru Kaikyo Fuyugeshiki” released in 1977, and released a string of hits including “Amagi Goe” in 1986. She has appeared on the NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen 45 times.

It’s been a while, but did you all watch the Red and White Song Battle at the end of the year?
I also helped out a little with Yamauchi Keisuke’s fox dance, but the Red and White Song Contest has a party feel to it. Sayuri Ishikawa, a regular, alternates between singing “Tsugaru Kaikyo Fuyugeshiki” and “Amagi Goe,” so this time it’s “Amagi Goe”‘s turn. I thought I’d never really listened to the lyrics, so I paid attention, and the punchy words from the very beginning are amazing.
With just this one phrase, “the scent that can’t be hidden,” we can see that the man is a habitual cheater, and even tries to hide it by taking a shower. The protagonist, who is certain that she is cheating, has no intention of doing anything about the woman, and makes the ultimate statement that “I’d rather kill you than let someone else steal it.” The female protagonist must know this. Even if she were to punish the woman who cheated with her boyfriend, he would just cheat again. So she thinks she might as well cheat on the man.
A woman’s feelings are revealed in just four lines. Amazing lyrics!

● Hyadain
Music creator. After graduating from Kyoto University, he began his career as a composer. He has written a variety of songs and is also active as a TV personality.

In addition to the drama theme song “Rinju Love”, which features sad lyrics set to a light beat, the EP includes “Akogare (re-recorded in 2022)”, which was released digitally last year, and two other new songs. The first production limited edition also includes the complete version of the short movie “Akogare”, which was produced to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the band’s formation and depicts the journey of vocalist Hattori to Tokyo. Yamazaki Ten (Sakurazaka46) also appears.

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This is the first album in two years, featuring the ending song “ZORORI ROCK!!!” of the digital-only song “Motto! Majime ni Fumajime Kaiketsu Zorori” and the slightly different sounding “dabscription” distributed under the name of “Buyer Client”. A limited edition with a collaboration T-shirt with Sanrio characters such as YabaT’s original character x Kuromi will also be released!

Published in the April 2023 issue

Song selection and text: Hyadain Web composition: Aimi Todoroki Web editing: Eri Uchiyama

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