It’s Sunday Lyrics Sunday here on ai love music! This week’s prompt, Dream/Lullaby/Sleep, is bought to you by Jim at A Unique Title For Me. I was originally going to feature Alisha’s “Do You Dream About Me” but someone beat me to that. I also can’t talk about The Party’s “In My Dreams” as I talked about that before. I decided instead to feature this song: ” Save Your Dreams”.
90s Jpop Star: Tomomi Kahala
“Save Your Dreams” is Tomomi Kahala’s fifth single and one of many to sell over a million copies. You see, Kahala was one of the powerhouse acts of the 90s with a bunch of rememberable hits and her face was everywhere: magazines, TV, and etc. This gravure/magazine idol turned singer’s only rival during that time was Namie Amuro as the media would pit the two singers against each other whenever they release new material.
Kahala’s success was all thanks to the mega-producer Tetsuya Komuro, who I have talked A LOT before with T.M. Network, globe, and Misato Watanabe. However, the two were more than producer and his protegee back then, they were lovers. And, they weren’t shy about it at all. They would appear on various TV shows, holding hands and goofing around. They also appeared holding hands on the cover of Kahala’s album storytelling. The public would adore the couple with Kahala’s cute, schoolgirl-like, happy-go-lucky antics. However, their relationships had a dark side as tabloids reported they were abusing drugs among other scandals.
However, their puppy love didn’t last as long as the two split somewhere in late 1998. Komuro rebounded with a new girlfriend, asami from dos (Who later married Komuro, have his kid, and then divorce him). But for Kahala, the heartbreak was too much as she lost her lover and her career was going down the drain (by the end of 1998, her music wasn’t charting well), Tomomi became depressed and tried to kill herself many times.
It took Kahala a long time to recover. But, she did it and has come back to the music scene since 2011. She is currently expecting her first child!
Save Your Dreams
“Save Your Dreams” is one of my favorite Kahala tunes. I really love singing this pop-rock song because of the high notes in the beginning. Also, love the guitar riffs during the song, especially at the interlude. But, I think what makes “Save Your Dreams” memorable is Tomomi’s amazing vocal range and her ability to go to the high notes.
What do you think of “Save Your Dreams”? Tell me in the comments below!
The Lyrics
Save your dream, save your world
It could be a good chance
Save your dream, save your love
It could be a good luck
An image of flying high into the sky
A slope that’s like sliping over the waves
That hill where I broke down
I’ll have to climb it again
Little by litte (you can find it)
In a dark room
I change clothes (every day) and go out into the city (every night)
Save your dream, save your world
The coincidences will keep building up to form a path
Save your dream, save your love
I’ll use my precious love for someone precious
Save your dream, save your world
Save your dream, save your love
An image of the wind blowing through the valley
Soon there will be a snow crystal design
Little by litte (you can find it)
Precious dreams and love
Start to hide (every day) as I grow up (every night)
Save your dream, save your world
Save your dream, save your love
Save your dream, save your world
I put on a flowered one-piece dress and a leather jacket over it
Save your dream, save your love
(It could be a good luck)
The heels of my boots clicking as I walk
Save your dream, save your world
It could be a good chance
Save your dream, save your love
It could be a good luck
They keep building up to form a path
Save your dream, save your world
I’ll use my love for someone precioushttps://www.jpopasia.com/tomomikahara/lyrics/147087/storytelling/save-your-dream/
Save your dream, save your love
Save your dream, save your world
Save your dream, save your love
Save your dream, save your world
It could be a good chance
The Rules
If you want to participate, here are the rules:
- Post the lyrics to the song of your choice, whether it fits the theme or not.
- Please try to include the songwriter(s) – it’s a good idea to give credit where credit is due.
- Make sure you also credit the singer/band and if you desire you can provide a link to where you found the lyrics.
- Link to the YouTube video, or pull it into your post so others can listen to the song.
- Ping back to this post will eventually work, as long as you are being patient, but you can also place your link in the comments if you don’t like to wait.
- Read at least one other person’s blog, so we can all share new and fantastic music and create amazing new blogging friends in the process.
- Feel free to suggest future prompts.
- Have fun and enjoy the music.
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What a lovely song and your write up was very enjoyable. Thanks for participating again.
Glad you liked it! Thanks for stopping by!
Pleasant sounding song. Sounds like she has been through a lot. Glad she got through it and is back making music 🙂
She has! Glad you liked it! Thanks for stopping by!
You’re back! Unless I’ve just been missing you…
You’re right, Tomomi-san can really hit the high notes, and she does it a lot more artfully than, say, Mariah Carey. Nice pick!
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Beautiful song!
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I liked the beat of this song and it being in two different languages weaving into each other. Nice and danceable. Tomomi-san has a nice vocal range. Sometimes, I am happy I was not born with this type of talent – I am happy she is recovering from the hardships of her younger years.
Glad you liked it! Tomomi is extremely better now and happier!
What a lovely song! Thank you so much for sharing! 🙂
You’re welcome! Thanks for stopping by!
I was a big Namie Amuro fan but have never heard of Kahala. Love the 90s throwback vibes.
OMG, another Namie fan! What was your favorite song from her? Her discography just was released on Spotify, I been listening nonstop since Wednesday. I am suprised that you never heard of Kahala, she wasn’t popular outside of Japan, unlike Amuro. But there was a rivalry between Kahala and Amuro in the 90s for who was #1 on the charts and the best female singer produced by Tetsuya Komuro!
I super super enjoyed listening to this song, wow!!! Thanks a lot for sharing, i love it.
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I’ve never heard this artist or the song before, but I love the lyrics!
Thanks! Be sure to check her out! She was super popular in the 90s here in Japan.
I’ve never heard this artist or this song before. I’m all about a great 90s revival!
Thanks!
I have never heard of her but I have heard the song, which is so interesting to me. It’s a great one for sure.
Thanks! What is your favorite thing about the song?
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