Fukuyama Masaharu の Heart

Heisei 22. Fukuyama Reform.*

As a musician, he is commencing his 20th year in the industry as well as playing Sakamoto Ryoma in Taiga Drama next year. As an artist, he is now presenting completely new performances. His adventurousness, eagerness to explore and the fact that he is active in many different areas would [...]

~Scripted from an extract of ANN Tamashii no Radio 2009.11.21 ~

This is a CM song, so we already had a theme - Memory. When I was thinking about what to write into the lyrics, I remembered something that I had heard from a woman before – “A woman will never marry the one she [...]

Hatsukoi (”はつ恋” First Love) ~ An Alternative Interpretation
Music / Lyrics: Fukuyama Masaharu

This desire
Even though I know it will engulf you in pain,
Even if it should hurt you so, I still want to have you
The new bliss that we have grasped for ourselves
Is now being ripped apart by these hands
There is a place (we have) [...]

Hatsukoi (”はつ恋” First Love)
Music / Lyrics: Fukuyama Masaharu

This desire
Even though I know it will engulf you in pain,
Even if it should hurt you so, I still want to have you
The bliss that we’ve only just grasped in our hands
Has now been ripped apart, by these same hands
There is a place (we have) to return [...]

Gunjou ~ultramarine~
Music / Lyrics: Fukuyama Masaharu
To protect the people they love,
Those who are strong, would face the journey alone
What goals do they have, what beliefs do they work for?
I am so weak, I can only gaze on their backs
Hands which were connected, are torn apart
Gunshots echo in the name of freedom
What type of justice, [...]

■  So you finished that highly anticipated, talked about and 8-year-long-awaited album?
F:  First, let me say something in my own defence please. (laugh) This album could in fact, have been released a couple of years ago, but thankfully, I got commissioned with several unexpected jobs during this time…..(laugh) Unplanned singles releases, inclusion of other songs, [...]