[JROCK] RADWIMPS – Setsuna Rensa

As you may already know, RADWIMPS will be performing in Singapore on June 7, 2014 at TAB. Tickets are now on sale at MiTicket+ at the following link: http://bit.ly/1hrGJTL

Leading up to their first ever performance in Singapore, we at AFACHAN will be introducing a series of songs by the band, not only to introduce everyone to RADWIMPS, but also to help you prepare for a wonderful show this June.

Cover for RADWIMPS4 ~Okazu no Gohan~

Let’s start off with a relatively easier song, “Setsuna Rensa”.

Setsuna Rensa (Chain of Painful Moments) was RADWIMP’s 8th single, released on November 8, 2006. The single charted for 5 weeks on the Oricon music charts and peaked at 4th position.

The song was written and composed by frontman, Yojiro Noda, mainly written in English with a few Japanese lines. It is also featured on their 4th album, RADWIMPS4 ~Okazu no Gohan~, released 2006 , which is the band’s best selling album at over 345,000 copies and charted for 173 weeks, peaking at number 5.

This song is also quite unique as majority of the lyrics are in English. We have provided a full translation so that everything is in English, do check out the PV right at the end of this post!

I was about to fall into this place where I can never crawl up
I should’ve been to Hollywood and meet Eddie Murphy and say
‘tike tike yo tike tike yo kiddy yo Hi Mr. please entertain us’

Why am I be the only bitch who’s sick and black of this shit and flak
And why do you asking me this homey quiz
Hitchhike, which type? Which kind of music
Whether hiphopopopari-rock’ en’ roll techno disco? Let go now, cut it out
Why that I should be such a fan of me why? Why? Why? Why?

I am about to fall into this puddle I can never crawl up
I’ve already been to Hollywood and met Eddie Murphy he said
‘Chili-chili-out-chil-chili-out kiddy yo’
here’s a quarter buy yourself a grave

Why should I have to explain this shit each time this mind devise this sight
And why that I have to analyze? Inside this mind designs this style
Talila talila talilalilalila Galileo Galilei, honey where the heck am I?
Mind if I could be one of your enemies Mind? Mind? Mind? Mind?

Even though it’s not fun, we can only laugh silently in our heart.
Even though it’s not sad, our tears flow from somewhere.

Hey, dear my friend I want you to be, as I wanted you to be, indeed
You know why? You know why well then ask in your mind
Now I’m tired to make an agree
Hey, dear myself I want you to be, as you wanted to be, indeed
Oh, by the way oh, by the way oh, by the way do as what I say

Something that I protected yesterday would be destroyed the next day.
The promises made yesterday will also be broken the next day.

The me today is here right now. Other important people are also here.
The kept promise is also here now, now, now.
Even though we are not kind, we want to try protecting someone
Even though we are not lonely,  we want someone to laugh.

Even though it’s not in vain, we look up at the full moon,
I wish someone to look at me, someone to look at the lying me.

Even though I’m not sad I want to listen to sad songs
I wish that someone would be like me, someone to be like the lying me
Hey, dear my friend I won’t let you know, or I won’t try to show how I feel
You know why? You know why well then ask in your mind
Now I’m tired of being admired
Hey, dear myself don’t leave me alone don’t ease me along how I feel
You know why? You know why well then ask in your mind
In your mind is my mind otherwise who am I?

About RADWIMPS,

RADWIMPS was first formed in 2001, whose 5 original members were friend since middle school. Their activities centred around Yokohama, while attending school. In 2002, they were awarded the grand prize at the Yokohama High School Music Festival, with the song “Moshi mo”, which was subsequently released as their debut single in May 2003. Their first album was also released in the same year in July through the independent label, Newtraxx. The members then went on hiatus to focus on studies after a further guest appearance at the Yokohama High School Music Festival.

In March 2004, members Kei Aso, Yusuke Saiki and Akio Shibafumi decided not to resume band activities. RADWIMPS resumed activities with new members Satoshi Yamaguchi and Yusuke Takeda, who were acquaintances of the original members when they met at the Yokohama High School Music Festival.

In between 2 tours, the band recorded and released their second album in March 2005. In November the same year, they made their major debut under Toshiba EMI with “Nijugoko-me no Senshokutai”, charting in the top 50. Their major breakthrough came with the release of their 3rd album, which charted at 13th place on the Oricon charts.

They achieved 2 number one singles with the release of “Order Made” and “Dada” in 2008 and 2011. Their 5th album was also certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of Japan.

Their 7th album, “X to O to Tsumi to” was released in December 2013, and the band will be on tour in 2014.

Don’t miss your chance to miss this RARE opportunity to watch one of the most popular bands in Japan right here in Singapore! Get your tickets from MiTcket+ now at http://bit.ly/1hrGJTL!

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