In 2008, Japanese singer Angela Aki released the single "Paperpaper 〜拝啓 Fifteenの君へ〜 (Letter 〜 Write to 15-year-old self〜)". The song was first released and won the third place on the Oricon Chart, and was used as a CM song by the Japan Post Group. At the same time, Angela Aki also participated in the 59th and 60th NHK Red and White Song Performances with this popular work, and the audience was moved.
The song "Paperpaper 〜拝啓 Fifteenの君へ〜 (Letter 〜 To 15-year-old self〜)" was inspired by a letter Angela Aki wrote to herself when she was 15 years old. On her 30th birthday, Angela Aki received a letter from her mother. The moment she read the letter, Angela Aki remembered herself at that time, so she wrote this tear-jerking "reply".
Perhaps everyone is worried about the future when they are 15 years old, but this is a necessary process of growth, Angela Aki has a "dialogue" with herself at that time as a "passerby", she sings in the song, "As an adult, I will also encounter nights when I can't sleep due to injury, and I will live in the present with all my might, and life must have its own meaning", whether it is a delicate voice or a soothing melody, it conveys that warmth and strength.
In 2010, Liu Ruoying, a singer from Taiwan, China, covered the song "Handpaper 〜拝啓 Fifteenの君へ〜 (Letter 〜 Written to 15-year-old self〜)", and the song was rewritten by Shi Rencheng, who had written works such as "I Love You Very Much" and "I Don't Want to Grow Up". According to reports, Shi Rencheng came up with the lyrics during a Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, and then after many revisions, he came up with this song "Continue - To My Fifteen-Year-Old Self".
The song "Continue-To My Fifteen-Year-Old Self" evokes many people's youthful memories, and Rene Liu also likes this song and included it in the album "Together" released on April 16, 2010. "This is a song that I really want to sing well. Later, singers such as Zhang Hanyun and Wang Junkai also covered this song.
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In fact, today is also the 14th anniversary of the release of Rene Liu's album "Together". In addition to the "Continue-To My Fifteen-Year-Old Self" just mentioned, it also includes "You at the Same Table". This is a well-known campus ballad, released in 1994, sung by Lao Wolf, and included in the compilation album "Campus Folk Songs 1". In 1995, the old wolf sang this song on the stage of the Spring Festival Gala, and his popularity also increased rapidly.
Liu Ruoying once sang "You at the Same Table" during a tour in Chinese mainland, and her colleagues at the record company liked this song very much, so Liu Ruoying decided to bring this song to Taiwan, China. is different from the male version, Liu Ruoying's interpretation has more tenderness, "Who will tie up your long hair, who will make you a wedding dress", the voice of milk tea is so healing, accompanied by a familiar melody, and it also instantly pulls the audience's thoughts back to their student days.
The album also includes a song "We're Not Together", which contrasts with the album's title, "Together". This is the ending song sung by Liu Ruoying for Lan Zhenglong starring in the TV series "Stealing the Heart of the Great Sage PS Man", written by Huang Ting and composed by Mulan AKA Chen Weiling. The song tells a touching story, and although the relationship didn't last in the end, there wasn't much sadness in my heart, but I learned to look at everything more freely.
In addition, "I Don't Miss" and "You Don't Send Me Flowers" included in this album also use the "negative" form in their names. The former was composed by Mayday Ashin, and the song shows the lonely state of mind of being alone, while the melody of the latter is somewhat light, and Liu Ruoying's lazy voice sings about the mood of love, which is also deeply touching.
Regarding the naming of songs in the form of "negation", Liu Ruoying once explained, "Some things, the more you say no, the more you actually have a desire in your heart, I hope to sing all the negations in the song, and then find a positive answer in life." ”
Liu Ruoying once said that every song in this album sings her own mood. After listening to these different works, I believe it will also arouse strong resonance among many listeners. 14 years later, do you still have these songs in your playlist? What song touched you the most? Come and share it in the comment area!