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Click to enjoy the piano song "After Waking Up from a Dream" brought by Mu Lin of Koken Institute (original singer GARNET CROW)
On March 29, 20 years ago, two big boys and two big girls came together to form a seemingly inconspicuous and strangely named group.
"Garnet-colored crow?" What's the weird name?
Twenty years later, on March 29, they had been dispersed for seven years. However, the four of them combined 11 songs for "Detective Conan", which were deeply imprinted in the minds of Conan fans and were indelible.
Today, let's take a look at the music mecca that GARNET CROW has created for us
Thanks to full moon pea, strange thief, sumire, HEIJI とTANJIRO and others for their contributions to some of the information in this article.
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First of all, let's take a look at these members
Yuri Nakamura
Yuri Nakamura is responsible for composing, singing, and some of Garnet CROW's full-length vocals. Before that, no one knew about her, she was the only newcomer to GARNET CROW.
After the establishment of the orchestra, she participated in music television, interviews, concerts and other activities as the representative of the band. Her voice is deeper than the average female lead, with a wide vocal range and explosive singing energy. Yuri practiced classical piano as a child and began composing music as a student.
Her unique composition style is derived from classical music (Chopin and Tchaikovsky) that she has been familiar with since childhood, and her favorite Shibuya and Nordic music.
AZUKI seven
AZUKI SEVEN, responsible for GARNET CROW's lyrics and keyboard.
Prior to garnet CROW's founding, Little Seven wrote the lyrics for Detective Conan's 7th ending song, "Still for Your Love.". Xiao Qi's words are somewhat obscure, but at the same time have a very beautiful mood.
It can be said that without the lyrics of Little Seven, GARNET CROW's songs would not be so memorable to us. Why did Little Seven write such lyrics? This may have something to do with the fact that she is a poet and a devout Christian.
Hiroto Furui
Hiroto Furui, in charge of garnet CROW's arrangement, keyboard, and harmony of a small number of songs. He is also an old man of the Being Society. In college, he formed a band with DEEN's current keyboardist, Yamane Michiru.
Before garnet CROW was founded, Hiroto Furui had composed music for Detective Conan OP3 "Enigma", ED5 "Only One Wish", ED6 "Walking on Thin Ice", ED7 "Still for Your Love", and ED8 "Free Magic".
Furui has a kind and approachable personality, so he has won the great trust of the members. In addition, his talent in performance and arrangement earned him the nickname "God Hand".
Hitoshi Okamoto
Although his name does not appear in many of the music introductions. But he is still very important in the band. Hitoshi Okamoto is the guitarist of GARNET CROW. In his senior year of college, he joined The Being Music Company. Prior to forming GARNET CROW, he also composed and arranged music for ZARD and Komatsu.
At the turn of the century, the four of them met, bringing us one unforgettable song after another
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If ZARD, B'z, and Mai Kuraki were only tie Conan after the fire (referring to the song sung as Conan's theme song), then relatively speaking, GARNET CROW is completely because of Conan and is on fire.
At the end of 1999, GARNET CROW, who was still a newcomer at the time, hitched a ride on "Detective Conan", which was at its peak, with the single "Mysterious Eyes". Yuri's clear and moving voice, unique melody and style, and meaningful lyrics instantly attracted many Conan fans.
On March 29, 2000, GARNET CROW officially debuted as Mysterious Eyes. Riding on Conan's east wind, GARNET CROW made a small fire, and the single sold 61,040 copies.
In the summer of 2000, GARNET CROW saw us again with "Summer Illusion" (夏之幻). Unlike "Mysterious Eyes", the song is as the name suggests, he is relaxed and lively, with a summer atmosphere, with Xiao Qi's beautiful lyrics and Yuri's brisk composition, as if we are also immersed in summer.
In January 2001, GARNET CROW released its first album, "First Soundscope ~ 水のない晴れた海へ~ ("First Album ~ To the Clear Ocean Without Water"). The album sold 87,150 copies, which was also a success.
At that time, GARNET CROW's sales fluctuated, ranging from singles like "Timeless Sleep" ("Eternal Sleep"), which sold just over 10,000 copies, to singles like "Flying" and "スパイラル" ("Spiral"), which sold more than 30,000 or 40,000 copies. But overall, garnet CROW's single sales were relatively better when he was in Tie Conan.
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In 2001, Yuri was accidentally fractured while doing yoga at home, delaying the release of a single. And that single is "夢みたあとで" ("After Waking Up from a Dream").
In early 2002, "夢みたあとで" ("After Waking Up from a Dream") became detective Conan's 14th ending song. This song is the favorite song of many Conan fans, and it can also be said to be the famous work of GARNET CROW.
Yuri's soft and strong singing voice with sadness pierced the atrium of many Conan fans. The song with its Nordic melancholy style has also impressed many Conan fans.
Of course, this song can remain deeply in our hearts, and the lyrics of Xiao Qi's lyrics are also indispensable.
"If you don't want to/ You don't lose/ You can't help asking/ What kind of future... Mei Ming-chido Wakakou-do courtships / Non-attendance lossfulness / However, the law of breaking down law 2018/ Mischided future-empressing road treatment ...
As Xiao Qiqi wrote earlier, the lyrics of this song are generally sad. However, the last line of the lyrics – "and yet... There will still be love in this world There is still love in this world)", although sad, but full of light of hope.
This single also did a lot of publicity before the release, and the final result was also very gratifying: 99330 copies, which created a GARNET CROW single sales record, however, even so, GARNET CROW single sales still did not exceed 100,000, which also left GARNET CROW with regrets that it could no longer be achieved.
Next, GARNET CROW sang conan's 18th ending song "Jun という光" ("Light in Your Name") and the 20th ending song "Forgotten") and the 20th ending song "Forgotten"). These two ending songs still continue the style of "夢みたあとで" ("After Waking Up"), touching the hearts of listeners with philosophical lyrics and sad lyrical music. These two singles also impressed Conan fans and achieved good sales.
In these two singles, Xiao Qiqi once again showed her poetic and Christian side.
"Right now/ The light of you / Bathed and breathed / The best case is for two people to see each other / Under the sun rising repeatedly / With this star turning / The moon of the sea flowing here ...
Right here now / Breathe in your light / Destination for both of us to look for together / Under the rising and setting sun of the night / In this planet in orbit / You see a moon slowly moving on the drifting sea..."
In Jun という光 ("The Light in Your Name"), Xiao Qi's clever fusion of feelings and religion creates philosophical lyrics.
"Love or love is not something that changes / I just like you / I like you all the way / I've always thought / I have no hope / I just look back on people / I stop the scenery so as to disappear gently ..."
"Love, affection, these should not change with the passage of time / As I am now, just single-mindedly like you / Embrace this fruitless emotion, people still look back again and again / In order not to let the scenery when we meet disappear, I will gently hide it in my heart..."
In "Forgetting れ咲き" ("Blooming After Forgetting"), Xiao Qiqi uses poetic language to write the state of mind of an admirer who admires others.
If you just listen to Conan's ending song, you will have the illusion that GARNET CROW's music is more sad. In fact, this is one-sided, GARNET CROW's style is more changeable. There are both melancholy and sad songs, as well as light and pleasant songs.
At this time, GARNET CROW's album sales performance is also very good. Among them, the sales of sparkle ~ 稷書き通りのスカイブルー〜 ("Shine ~ Blue Sky As I Wish") and "Best" ("Collection") sold more than 100,000 copies.
During this period, GARNET CROW also gave many concerts. In particular, the 2007 Renwaji concert was arguably garnet CROW's best concert.
At the 2008 ZARD Commemorative Concert, Yuri was even more vocal with the deceased Sister Izumi.
Every orchestra, every singer goes through a period of decline. And the decline of GARNET CROW is also slowly coming...
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GARNET CROW IS AN UNTIMELY BORN ORCHESTRA.
In the new millennium of their debut, Japanese music has spent the last glory of the 90s, and Being is gradually on the road to decline.
Due to GARNET CROW's unique style, obscure lyrics, and essentially, GARNET CROW is an orchestra that sings moods, missing some of the elements common to J-pop music. They pay attention to the performance and continuity of their own style, and maintain a certain sense of distance from the outside world (including fans). This made GARNET CROW unlikely to attract most Japanese fans.
Like Kuraki Mai, ZARD and others, GARNET CROW still has a low-key style. They don't often present themselves in public, and have been criticized for their poor performance in a single sound, resulting in GARNET CROW rarely playing the sound. Although this can maintain a certain sense of mystery, it will still consume popularity in the long run.
After his fifth album, The Twilight Valley, GARNET CROW's style began to shift to rock due to a series of reasons, including Yuri's voice change, but this change was not satisfactory.
In 2007, after a lapse of seven years, GARNET CROW re-sang "The Past of Tears" for Detective Conan. Similar to "Summer Illusion" (夏之幻), this is a positive song with obvious summer overtones. However, the song only sold more than 20,000 copies.
However, unfortunately, as the 28th ending song of Detective Conan, "World はまわると言うけれど" ("Although the world is spinning"), although the melody is moving and the lyrics are very beautiful, the sales of this single have fallen by 20,000 after many years. However, since the song was a first-mover, the problem of sluggish sales did not attract attention.
Unlike most other Conan singers, GARNET CROW doesn't tie Conan's singles, which sell even better. Both the singles "Dream Fireworks" ("Dream Fireworks") and "この手を伸ばせば/風と RAINBOW" ("If You Stretch Out Your Hands/Wind and Rainbow") have achieved more than 25,000 good results, which is inseparable from GARNET CROW's changeable style.
However, in 2008, "夢のひとつ" ("A Dream"), which was released in 2008, encountered a Waterloo. This single only sold 15,000 copies, which has to be said to be a big surprise.
Then, in October 2008, the elaborate "One Hundred Years of Loneliness" ("One Hundred Years of Solitude") was released. However, this single, which condensed the painstaking efforts, still did not increase sales. Although this single deserves the title of "Divine Comedy", it did not put GARNET CROW on the road to recovery as desired, but after this single, GARNET CROW accelerated the process of selling flops.
As the 33rd ending song of "Detective Conan", "Doing all right" returned to the brisk and bright rhythm of "Summer Fantasy" ("Summer Illusion"), although it was widely praised by Conan fans, but it was not recognized by the majority of GARNET CROW fans, and the single only sold more than 17,000 copies.
Not only the singles, but also the sales of GARNET CROW albums are declining. The BEST History of GARNET CROW at the crest, which includes Detective Conan's 28th title track ,"As the dew", also sold more than 30,000 copies.
Here's a separate excerpt from "As the dew." In the later conan period, the style became more and more bright. At this time, a melancholy atmosphere of "As the dew" ("Such as Morning Dew"), naturally gives people a bright feeling. Yuri's deep voice and sad style can't help but make people unable to stop the single loop. And I, too, officially fell in love with this garnet-colored crow at that time.
In 2010, GARNET CROW was even more rarely qualified to sing the theme song of the theatrical version of "Detective Conan". GARNET CROW also handed over a good answer sheet. With the plot, listening to "Over Drive" ("Flying In the Air"), it is as if you are also in the high air, against the wind. The sales of this single also rarely exceeded 20,000.
The song "Over Drive" is not easy to make a song. It is said that the song's tracks were beaten back 5 times and the lyrics were beaten back 8 times. In the album Parallel Universe, released after Over Drive, except for 2 or 3 songs, the other songs were wasted songs that were born for the creation of Over Drive. [Laughs]
If it's just a slow flop, maybe GARNET CROW won't disband in 13 years, and maybe we can still hear their songs. But......
Yuri had a very close relationship with Kochichi, who was also a member of GARNET CROW, which was recognized by Yuri himself and the media. However, at the Yokohama concert in 2009, the "Yokohama Incident" of the discord between the two was exposed.
After this incident, neither Yuri nor Xiaoqi responded. It seems that this sisterhood is completely broken, and garnet CROW's way forward is even darker...
In 2011, GARNET CROW's Misty Mystery became Detective Conan's 32nd opening song. Although the song is still good and moving, Yuri's voice is as good as ever. However, the single only sold 15,439 copies. Even if conan is tied, it can't hide the dismal sales of GARNET CROW.
Tie Conan's songs are still like this, and other songs are even worse. "Nostalgia" ("Nostalgia", garnet CROW's last single) and "Smiley Nation" ("Smile Nation") both sold only about 10,000 copies.
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On March 20, 2013, at garnet CROW concert, Yuri Nakamura announced that the band would disband in June.
For GARNET CROW fans, this is undoubtedly very shocking news.
The last song of the disbanding concert is the most familiar "夢みたあとで" ("After Waking Up from a Dream").
"Yumeomita Atde / You are still far away / I only run ahead and run around / It rains on flowers / This road remains unchanged / I want to walk with my arms ...
After waking up in the dream / You are still far away from me / Just I think too much without progress / The road that rains down the petals is still the same / I wish I could walk with you hand in hand..."
Yuri Nakamura, AZUKI Shichi, Hiroto Furui, Hitoshi Okamoto, and everyone in the orchestra performed with all their strength and deep feelings, and their eyes were filled with tears. And the audience, tears have long been hanging on their faces.
I wonder if they recalled the scene when they first met thirteen years ago?
On October 9, 2013, garnet CROW livescope ~THE FINAL ~) and GARNET CROW REQUEST BEST (GARNET CROW FAN COLLECTION) were released, and garnet crows made their last chirps, ending GARNET CROW's thirteen-year singing career.
After this, AZUKI Seven and her husband, Yuichiro Iwai, gradually entered the political arena; Hiroto Furui returned in the past two years to continue to create works; and Yuri Nakamura and Hitoshi Okamoto completely disappeared from people's sight...
However, every GARNET CROW fan, most Conan fans, will definitely remember the pomegranate crow that sang desperately for everyone...
This is the end of this issue, we will see you in the next issue~