Ayumi Hamasaki Sekai - Tokyo Purin and fellow friends - 明日笑っていられるように

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Tokyo Purin and fellow friends - 明日笑っていられるように

So once again... ayu's PR isn't doing anything about telling this news until it came out... saw it on FB from For"A"ver Club
Apparently, avex's artist had done a song together to commemorate the member of Tokyo Purin - Makino Takashi. Who had past away on February due to cancer.
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y14...psfea023c6.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y14...ps90cdcfd9.jpg
This song titled 明日笑っていられるように / 東京プリンとたいせつな仲間たち was released on Youtube on the 15th of April and the single will be release on the 30th April.

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y14...pse31eea03.jpg
収録内容：
M1. 明日笑っていられるように / 東京プリンとたいせつな仲間たち
M2. 携帯哀歌 / 東京プリン
M3. 電車 / 東京プリン

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All royalties from this release (5 years from release) will be donated to the Japan Cancer Society so please show your support.
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For those who can't view from youtube, here's the file on Mega. Please support the view from youtube if possible!
Lineup
伊藤洋介(東京布丁), YU-KI(TRF), 持田香織(Every Little Thing), SOLIDEMO, AAA, 倖田來未, misono, hitomi, Dream, 沢尻エリカ,伴都美子(Do As Infinity), 浜崎あゆみ

Lyrics

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English translation provided by chocopockymaster please credit if you're gonna repost it elsewhere.

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This is really depressing but sweet. Thank you for sharing this.

ayuvogue @ Tumblr:

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The final single from Tokyo Purin’s Takashi Makino will be released on the 30th. Because Makino’s battle with lung cancer made it difficult for him to sing, other Avex artists lent their talents to the single beginning in January. Unfortunately, Makino passed away in February before the track could be finished. The final single, “ashita watte irareru you ni” (quick and dirty translation: “so that we can smile tomorrow” [?]) will feature the likes of Ayu, Koda Kumi, Erika Sawajiri, and Tetsuya Komuro.

It's so great that so many of the prominent avex artists are doing this. I really love the positive feeling and it's a really pleasant song. It's a bit of a downer once you get to know of how this song was produced though.

Kinda bittersweet I guess.

The PV is up full with 1080HD. Nice and meaningful PV but I so wanted to see a studio live recording version >.<

anyone can upload this on MF or something... stupid GEMA doesn´t let me watch it <.< (and hidemyass doesn´t work either....)

So sad that he died before the song was finished. Bittersweet lyrics.

Ayu sings at 6:17, by the way.

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Originally Posted by kinix (Post 3071300)

The PV is up full with 1080HD. Nice and meaningful PV but I so wanted to see a studio live recording version >.<

The single will be released on April 30th so I guess we just have to wait, I'm probably going to buy it to support him and since the song itself is nice too!

In the meantime, gonna download the PV. Ayu's voice sounds nice, and I agree this whole project and the song itself is definitely just so bittersweet...

So sweet. But the lyrics are so sad... I'm going to buy this single.
Thanks for the info!

Ugh, this is so heartwarming <3 yet so bittersweet...but it's always great to see the avex artists collab like this.
Reminds me of when they did thx a lot awhile back.
I really enjoyed Koda Kumi's and Ayu's parts though. They nailed it ^^.

Hmm, is the video supposed to be a reflection of Makino Takashi's life?

Pre-ordered the single^^
Still can´t hear the song on youtube though =/

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Originally Posted by ~angel*ayumi~ (Post 3071329)

Pre-ordered the single^^
Still can´t hear the song on youtube though =/

Uploaded the PV link to Mega if you're interested ^^

The reason behind the birth of this nice song is sooo sad. All the artists made a great job. It's very emotional.
I'll surely buy it with Ayu's new album.

Thx kinix^^

btw did any other artist site gave news about this before?
Maybe avex kept it a secret till the release of the youtube vid to make it a surprise^^

so sad....
the song is beautiful

I totally teard up at Kuu's part and for the rest of the song I had tears in my eyes. Beautiful song and a beautiful video. <3

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Originally Posted by ~angel*ayumi~ (Post 3071335)

Thx kinix^^

btw did any other artist site gave news about this before?
Maybe avex kept it a secret till the release of the youtube vid to make it a surprise^^

So I did a little searching on these artist's official web. And only misono, hitomi, Dream, 沢尻エリカ didn't put up the news. The rest had it up on their website but it was updated today. Ayu's website still doesn't have any update... although ayu did tweet about it.

thanks for sharing :heart

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Originally Posted by drdolce (Post 3071346)

I totally teard up at Kuu's part and for the rest of the song I had tears in my eyes. Beautiful song and a beautiful video. <3

Yeah ku did the best.

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Originally Posted by kinix (Post 3071352)

So it was rly a kind of surprise thingy. But strange that not all artis´s websites updated this today o.o

Koda Kumi's voice is so pretty and sensitive, Ayu's voice is deep and beautiful ...
I scare of Misono's voice ... :3

This was so sad I was close to crying several times while watching. The video, the lyrics, the song...and how the father spoke to his boy... ( ; ____ ; )
This is beautiful and sad.
Bittersweet colloboration.

I watched this a handful of times at 3 in the morning and was a right mess. It's beautiful. The video, the lyrics, everything just hit me right in the feels.

The lyrics really do read like a letter from a father to his son, so that's how I chose to translate them. Here you go:

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So that you can smile tomorrow,
call your wife by her name, not just “Mama”
Take her to where you made your vows to each other
and talk about everything, even if it’s too late

So that you can smile tomorrow,
throw away everything that’s held you back
You might think it’s not a big deal,
but do it anyhow

So that you can smile tomorrow,
cry until your tears dry up
If you see someone that looks sad,
wrap them gently in your warm arms

So that you can smile tomorrow,
eat the foods you love until you’re full
Udon, chikuwabu, satsuma-age
What’ll it be? Hmm, it’s hard to decide

So that you can smile tomorrow,
go visit the Sky Tree
Take this city of ours
and burn it into your memory so you’ll never forget

So that you can smile tomorrow,
drink without restraint
Get drunk, sleep, and then in your dreams
You can see the person you miss the most, just one more time

So that you can smile tomorrow,
embrace the people you love
No matter what, you’re never alone
Both of you should know that

So that you can smile tomorrow,
stay up all night reading manga
No one will get angry with you
It’s freeing, but a little lonely too

So that you can smile tomorrow,
call up the girl you broke up with after your fight
Listen to what really happened that night
and cast aside your ill-will

So that you can smile tomorrow,
kiss her under that bridge
Create a secret moment
that not even a spy satellite could uncover

So that you can smile tomorrow,
go back and read over your old diary
You’ve lived life the best you could,
it’s time to pat yourself on the back

So that you can smile tomorrow,
clean up every room in the house
Go through everything that’s been locked away,
hidden inside a desk

So that you can smile tomorrow,
delete your embarrassing emails
To take their place, write yourself a letter
so long you’ll never finish reading it

So that you can smile tomorrow,
I’ll make a promise with you, man-to-man
Protect your family, no matter what comes
and you’ll be a better man than I was

So that you can smile tomorrow,
leave something behind that proves you were here
It doesn’t matter that life could end tomorrow
You’re here, now

And I’ll always be near you

Kanji lyrics:

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Romaji lyrics:

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Thanks for your translation!!

Kuu and Ayu sang really beautifully!
Initially I didnt know what this was about and I saw Ayu sharing it on Twitter and I was surprised to hear Kuu's voice.. (which suddenly joined to misono's omg)

Now that I understand the significance of this, it's amazing. The lyrics are so poignant but positive.

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Originally Posted by chocopockymaster (Post 3071377)

Thank you for the translations, it's really touching to be honest. I was in the same situation as you this morning. The video was uploaded around 2-3ish am and I was still awake doing my hw and God I was bawling while replaying like 4 or 5 times.

So sad, but so beautiful!

The lyrics are so touching, and the PV too. It´s such a beautiful song ._.

So touching...

Lovely track and video.

^ This is a fanmix from For"A"ver Club btw. Give a credit next time.

PrinceSam from For'A'ver Club redid a HD version.
HD ver: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=441299409337859
Download link: http://pan.baidu.com/s/1bnCdxP9 / http://www.mediafire.com/download/h8...r+II%2529+.mp3

Also, thanks for the lyrics! It's so beautiful.

ayu and kuu <3
just collaborate already

Ayu's voice is sooo beautiful *^* Kuu's too, as always, but misono... nope, nope, nope
Anyway, the lyrics, PV and song creates that weird feeling... sad feeling... it's just so beautiful and sad :c

Thank you for the translation, it's so touching..I've almost teared up while reading...
so beautiful...and sad.

It's a nice song, if we take aside the sad story behind the song, it was really a nice song. Heart whelming lyric and video, simple melody. It's a nice song.

The song is beautiful. Wow.

EDIT: God Ayu's voice is so damn beautiful nowadays. I love it.

I feel like this should go without saying, but please don't post my translations elsewhere without giving me credit. Some jackass just posted them as a comment on the youtube video without giving me any recognition whatsoever.

I don't know who you are, and I don't really care. That was not cool, dude. Don't do it again. Myself and other translators do this for the benefit of fans who don't speak Japanese, so don't take my hard work and try to pass it off as your own.

/end rant

I listened to this song yesterday.....it has a lovely PV and I like the lyrics as well....

It's lovely that the proceeds are going to a good cause. I think I will purchase this and get it when I order Ayu's next album :)

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Originally Posted by chocopockymaster (Post 3071596)

Sad to hear about that. I'll add a comment on the 1st page. Hope that helps =)

Thank you very much for the translation, lyrics are very beautiful.♥

Thanks for the translation. Very touching and meaningful lyrics.

This is really beautiful and sad. Also, I'm loving Ayu's vocals in this song. I'll order the single :)

like the collab very much. love the PV too

It's so sad and beautiful at the same time, the lyrics are so relatable and touching. It made my eyes watery T_T