First Love (Song)

Yeah, it's Utada Hikaru's song. As I put a "song" in bracket you must notice that it's her song as there is no more popular song using the same title. It's a very popular song (not in Japan only) and I think most people ever listened to it before. If you never listened to it I suggest to try because it's a really nice ballad, plus not sound like J-Pop song (if you don't like J-Pop), am I right?

It's a very old song (1999's song) but I never felt bored of it. The first time I listened to this song was around 5-7 years ago. It is one of the very first J-Pop songs I ever listened to and memorized the lyric. Of course at that time I still didn't know the meaning of the song, I never cared about the lyric before, maybe I hadn't know what the hell LOVE is :) Until now I still listened to this song and sometimes realized that it does not sound like other usual 'typical' J-Pop songs.

However one thing I impressed in is that this kinda well-known song ~which is also the title track of the album which became the best selling album in Japanese music history till now, more than 10 millions copies sold~ came from an only 15 years old girl, who was just a normal student with her friends at school, then suddenly in a night after her debut became a superstar, by 2 million copies sold crazily in the first week of that album.

Many english parts included in the lyric -apart of the japanese as the main lyric- helpful so much for me to understand the meaning of the song, as I don't know Japanese at all =p , yeah surely helpful also to memorize the lyric. She ever lived some years in USA, recorded a few songs there (although only moderate successful), that's why you can see that she sang the english part smoothly. Hmm, actually there is no many thing to say since I never learn music. I seldom addicted to a kinda ballad song, but this one is very special, a very nice song.

I put the video of her singing the song live, in her 2006 tour, and she sang it perfectly, as if she put the song alive again, although I think the song is always alive (in some websites the song is stated to be one of the most favourite karaoke songs up till today). One more credit, her vocal in this video is not so different from the original one in CD, her voice is so stable ^^ Just in my opinion, this is still the best J-Pop song so far, has a such level of originality, not influenced by any other songs, has its own style, which we difficult to find in this era. Enjoy the vid :)

LYRIC

saigo no kisu wa tabako no flavor ga shita nigakute setsunai kaori ashita no imagoro ni wa anata wa doko ni iru n' darou dare wo omotte 'ru n' darou you are always gonna be my love itsu ka dare ka to mata koi ni ochite mo i'll remember to love you taught me how you are always gonna be the one ima wa mada kanashii love song atarashii uta utaeru made tachidomaru jikan ga ugoki-dasou to shite 'ru wasuretaku nai koto bakari ashita no imagoro ni wa watashi wa kitto naite 'ru anata wo omotte 'ru n' darou you will always be inside my heart itsu mo anata dake no basho ga aru kara i hope that i have a place in your heart too now and forever you are still the one ima wa mada kanashii love song atarashii uta utaeru made you are always gonna be my love itsuka dare ka to mata koi ni ochitemo i'll remember to love you taught me how you are always gonna be the one ima wa mada kanashii love song now and forever..

the last kiss tasted like tobacco a bitter and sad smell tomorrow, at this time where will you be? who will you be thinking about? you are always gonna be my love even if i fall in love with someone once again i'll remember to hold on you taught me how you are always gonna be the one it's still a sad song until i can sing a new song the paused time is about to start moving there's many things that i don't want to forget about tomorrow, at this time i will probably be crying i will probably be thinking about you you will always be inside my heart you will always have your own place i hope that i have a place in your heart too now and forever you are still the one it's still a sad song until i can sing a new song you are always gonna be my love even if i fall in love with someone once again i'll remember to hold on you taught me how you are always gonna be the one it's still a sad song now and forever...