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ray
Album Cover
Lyrics
Motoo Fujiwara
Composer
Motoo Fujiwara
Arrangement
Motoo Fujiwara
Vocals
Publisher
TOY'S FACTORY
Included Album
"RAY"
《ray" is aBUMP OF CHICKENA Japanese pop song written and performed by the band, released in 2014 along with the album of the same name. There is a version featuringHatsune Mikusinging together, as well as a solo version by Hatsune Miku, withkz(livetune)producing the vocals.
Introduction
- Title track of the album
This album was actually six years in the making, and it was also the band's firstterrestrial broadcast(Note)Refers to television broadcasting. Since their formation, the band had only performed at concerts and live houses and had never participated in any music television programs until the Music Station Midsummer Strongest Song Festival on July 25, 2014The song performed during their debut appearance. - Collaborated with kz(livetune) due to lead singer Motoo Fujiwara's love for Hatsune Miku. (Both were signed artists under the TOY'S FACTORY label at the time.)
- The work has a crossover collaboration version with Hatsune Miku, so the copyright holder of Hatsune Miku,Crypton Future Mediaprovided a new virtual performance technology system for the collaborative performance, which later evolved into R3 (allowing virtual character performances even on irregularly shaped display devices), as well as a newly created Hatsune Miku model "14model." Thanks to the new technology, the collaborative PV was a real-time recorded performance (Hatsune Miku's 3DCG performance was synchronized with the band's performance, and the CG position could move with the camera position) without adding CG in post-production. flapper3 inc. produced the performance visuals.
- Both the band's original PV and the Hatsune Miku collaboration PV were filmed in the same location, using the same irregularly shaped display device (a ring-shaped screen) and the same dynamic background visuals. The biggest difference between the two is whether Hatsune Miku's character model appears on the screen.
- Regarding the usage related to Hatsune Miku, this song appeared in August 2016 on theMagical Mirai 2016stage, and was included in October 2021 inProject Sekai: Colorful Stage! feat. Hatsune Mikuthe setlist of (using the Hatsune Miku VOCAL produced by Crypton).
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Lyrics
The lyrics used in this section belong to the original copyright holders and are quoted for introductory purposes only.
お別 れしたのはもっと
It feels like parting with you
Was a long time ago
I locked away the sorrowful times
And walked until now, wearing down my heels
I saw it when I was with you
But now I can no longer see it
The transparent comet flickers hazily
でもそれだけ探 している
But I'm just chasing its shadow
しょっちゅう唄 を歌 ったよ
I sing from time to time, you know
その時 だけのメロディーを
Singing the melody unique to that time
I don't feel lonely at all
ちゃんと寂 しくなれたから
Because I've gotten used to being lonely
いつまでどこまでなんて
Until when and where
Is it normal or abnormal
There's no time to even think
Even taking a step forward is so difficult
It's obviously better to be a bit happy
ごまかして笑 っていくよ
I'll just pretend to be cheerful and smile
It's okay, that pain
Won't disappear even if it's forgotten
That road drawn with ideals
Is gradually being repainted by reality
Memories will remain on that road
Transforming into radiance and staying behind
お別 れしたのは何 で
Why did I part ways with you?
And for what purpose?
The light of sadness
Stretches my shadow out in front of me
Sometimes I get a bit feverish
I'll take a nap when I have the time
Even though I know well it's only a dream
I want to see you before I move on
Even if I'm in a place
In an endless darkness far from a sunny day
If stars flash within my mind
すぐ銀河 の中 だ
I can immediately find myself in the Milky Way
あまり泣 かなくなっても
Even if I've become less of a crybaby
Even if I put on new shoes
It's okay, that pain
Won't disappear even if it's forgotten
The things I wanted to say to you
きっとあったんだろうな
There certainly were quite a few
I thought they were just ordinary words, but they were so...
お別 れした事 は
Partings and encounters
Are always closely linked
あの透明 な彗星 は
That transparent comet
It won't disappear precisely because it's transparent
Which grade I am: high, middle, or low
How I compare to others
I have no time to care about such things
Because living itself is the greatest thing
あまり泣 かなくなっても
Even if I've become less of a crybaby
ごまかして笑 っていくよ
I'll also pretend to be cheerful and smile
It's okay, that pain
Won't disappear even if it's forgotten
Don't worry, at the source of this light
You are always there
Cover
Kaguya (CV: Yuko Natsuyoshi), Yachiyo Tsukimi (CV: Saori Hayami)
ray 超かぐや姫！Version
Digital Cover
Lyrics
Motoo Fujiwara
Composer
Motoo Fujiwara
Arrangement
Vocals
Included Album
《超かぐや姫！》
- 《ray 超かぐや姫！Version》 is the net anime movie 《Super-Dimensional Kaguya-hime! *)'sEnding Theme, byKaguya(CV:Yuko Natsuyoshi）、Tsukimi Yachiyo(CV:Saori Hayami）performed by, released on January 23, 2026.
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