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Aquaplus Vocal Collection Vol. 11
Featuring music from White Album 2: Closing Chapter, White Album 2: The Other Side of Happiness, and Tears to Tiara 2: Heir of the Overlord
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Aquaplus Vocal Collection Vol. 11
Featuring music from White Album 2: Closing Chapter, White Album 2: The Other Side of Happiness, and Tears to Tiara 2: Heir of the Overlord
- The Magic of Time
White Album 2: Closing Chapter ending theme
- My Heart is Always With You
White Album 2: Closing Chapter ending theme
- Closing
White Album 2: Closing Chapter ending theme
- Routes
White Album 2: Closing Chapter featured song
- I Want to Think of You
White Album 2: Closing Chapter featured song
- Powder Snow
White Album 2: Closing Chapter featured song
- Answer
White Album 2: The Other Side of Happiness featured song
- Like Love
White Album 2: The Other Side of Happiness ending theme
- Many Futures
Tears to Tiara 2: Heir of the Overlord opening theme
- I Always Will
Tears to Tiara 2: Heir of the Overlord featured song
- Many Futures (ballad version)
Tears to Tiara 2: Heir of the Overlord featured song
- Tears to Tiara Victory Song –from Hispania-
Tears to Tiara 2: Heir of the Overlord featured song
- Until –from Hispania-
Tears to Tiara 2: Heir of the Overlord featured song
- Still a Boy to You
Tears to Tiara 2: Heir of the Overlord ending theme
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The Magic of Time Sung by Setsuna Ogiso
Lyrics: Haruki Kitahara / Composition: Kazusa Touma / Arrangement: Kazusa Touma
Suffering and smiling go hand in hand
When I’m with you, I can believe that much
Even to a bare and withered tree
Miracles can happen
Look—so much white light
Makes cherry blossoms bloom in the middle of winter
I know my wish will come true—I’ll close my eyes
And speak the magic of time once again, from zero
I’ve spent so many restless days, but now
I feel I could look at the world with kinder eyes
Even to a bare and withered tree
Miracles can happen
Look—shining inside me
Cherry blossoms bloom in the middle of winter
I know my wish will come true, because it will get through
If I speak the magic of time once again, from here
A future with you falls down, glittering
Forever and ever, I want to cherish this
I know my wish will come true—I’ll close my eyes
And speak the magic of time once again, from zero
Once again, from zero
Vocals: Madoka Yonezawa
Lyrics: Naoya Shimokawa, Naoko Sutani
Composition: Naoya Shimokawa
Arrangement: Michio Kinugasa
All instruments and programming: Michio Kinugasa
My Heart is Always With You Sung by Akari Tsuda
Lyrics: Naoko Sutani / Composition: Naoya Shimokawa / Arrangement: Michio Kinugasa
The sky looks like it’s about to cry
A cold wind tells me snow is on the way
I don’t want to leave… but without saying a word
I let go of your hand and wave goodbye
I watch and watch as you vanish into the distance
Even though anxiety bears down on me
My heart will always be with you
Filling these lonely nights with happiness
My heart will always be with you, so I want you to know
That even when I can’t see you, I’ll be okay
Under the weeping sky
The cold wind that spoke to me passes me by
I squeeze what’s left of your warmth tightly
Shut it away in my pocket so I don’t lose it
My heart will always, always be with you
Keeping me company on lonely nights
My heart will always, always be with you, so I know
That even when I can’t see you, I can laugh and say, “I’m fine”
The weakness I hide by pretending to be fine
If showing you would mean losing you, I’ll stay and keep pretending
Maybe your heart feels me close by
And you’re looking up at the snowy sky, feeling the same way I do
My heart will always be with you, so I want you to know
That even when I can’t see you, I’ll be okay
Acoustic guitar: Hideo Mitsuda, Michio Kinugasa
All other instruments and programming: Michio Kinugasa
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Closing Sung by Rena Uehara
Lyrics: Naoya Shimokawa & Naoko Sutani / Composition: Naoya Shimokawa / Arrangement: Michio Kinugasa
Still clinging to days that won’t come back—one day, yes, one day
Before my weak heart could be caught I softly pushed you away
Ah, this feeling hurts too much
Who are you? Where have you been hiding?
Terrified and hanging my head
The real me has been waiting
That season again—the night sky was white, and you were there
I was glad you didn’t touch me, but my heart ached
I don’t want to let you go, I don’t want to leave you, but I’ve been on the verge of giving up
I can’t fall in love any more, the pain of loss is too great to bear
Still clinging to days that won’t come back—some day, yes, some day
All I need is to have you beside me, even though I can’t say it
Now, I have to hold my head up and walk
The real me has to realize
That season again—I’m looking up at this same sky
I know what’s been hurt can never go back to the way it was
But I don’t want to let you go, I don’t want to leave you, I’m not giving up now
Your heart might be hurt, but I can’t lie to the way I feel
Find me one of these days, find me with a smile on my face
Just stay with me and tell me that you’ll never leave me alone again
Still clinging to days that won’t come back, I know, yes, I know
If I don’t accept how I felt that day I won’t be able to move on
I don’t want to let you go, I don’t want to leave you—my single wish
Is to make you know I love you, even though I refuse to say it
Electric guitar: Hideo Mitsuda, Michio Kinugasa
All other instruments and programming: Michio Kinugasa
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Routes Sung by Setsuna Ogiso
Lyrics: Naoko Sutani / Composition: M.I.S.N. / Arrangement: Junya Matsuoka
This route leading endlessly into the future
I’ll trust in it, however far it goes
I stop and stand, uncertain, unable to see anything
A warm light pushes me forward
The door to tomorrow is waiting ahead
Toward the other side of the endless sky
I’ll start walking without fear
This route leading endlessly into the future
I’ll trust in it, however far it goes
Pain and grief don’t last forever
Everyone is loved and valued by someone
You’re not alone
The warm light is always close by
And you have the key to open the door
At the other side of the endless sky
Countless futures unfold
Until this limited life runs out
We will keep walking this route
Toward the other side of the endless sky
I’ll start walking without fear
This route leading endlessly into the future
I’ll trust in it, however far it goes
Vocals: Madoka Yonezawa
Electric solo guitar: Hideo Mitsuda
All other instruments and programming: Michio Kinugasa
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I Want to Think of You Sung by Setsuna Ogiso
Lyrics: Naoko Sutani / Composition: Shinya Ishikawa / Arrangement: Junya Matsuoka
A cold rain comes down, immersing the city in darkness
The droplets slipping down the glass look like falling stars
In this moment, as they flow, I remember you
The memories I’ve treasured bring me happiness
I want to enjoy this quiet, shapeless love of mine
I want to think of you, just like this, a little longer
The cold rain stops, the darkness is washed away
The stars scattered across the sky look like they could start falling
Counting all the little things I love about you on my fingers
I stop, gaze up at the starry sky, give thanks for my happiness
I want to savor in the pain in my chest now and then
I want to keep looking at you, just like this, a little longer
I want to enjoy this quiet, shapeless love of mine
I want to think of you, just like this, a little longer
I want to savor the pain in my chest now and then
I want to keep looking at you, just like this, a little longer
Keep your eyes on me
Vocals: Madoka Yonezawa
Electric guitar: Hideo Mitsuda
All other instruments and programming: Junya Matsuoka
Powder Snow Sung by Setsuna Ogiso
Lyrics: Naoko Sutani / Composition: Naoya Shimokawa / Arrangement: Michio Kinugasa
The powder snow falls gently from the sky
Hurting my heart as I catch it in my palms
Are you standing still somewhere, watching it?
Looking up at the sky, do you remember?
As you walked across the snow, looking so happy
You were truly lovely to me
I still remember how white the snow was that day
And the warmth of our lips as they touched for the first time
I still love you
The powder snow falls onto me
Like your kindness and warmth
As you talked with me, looking so delighted
I loved you dearly with all my heart
I still dream of the white world I saw that day
I haven’t forgotten the touch of your cold fingertips
I still love you
I still remember how white the snow was that day
And the warmth of our lips as they touched for the first time
You’re just like the powder snow, pure and beautiful
I pray to the snow that I can be the same—I still love you
Vocals: Madoka Yonezawa
Acoustic guitar: Hideo Mitsuda
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Answer Sung by Rena Uehara
Lyrics: Naoko Sutani / Composition: Michio Kinugasa / Arrangement: Michio Kinugasa
I loved you so truly, so deeply
Why did the day come that parted us?
My wish is still for you to forget everything
The constant pain I feel boring deep into my chest
The place that once held my feelings for you
Will never be filled again
I love you so truly, so deeply
Why did the day come that parted us?
I’m still waiting for your return, just like always
I’ve called your name over and over
Even in my dreams you never look back at me
You’re never coming back
I’m still looking for the answer, the reason we parted
You called my name over and over
Even in my dreams, I never looked back at you
I just ran away
The constant frigid pain I feel deep in my chest
Some day, you’ll bring it warmth again
I believe you will
Acoustic guitar: Hideo Mitsuda
All other instruments and programming: Michio Kinugasa
Like Love Sung by Akari Tsuda
Lyrics: Naoko Sutani / Composition: Michio Kinugasa / Arrangement: Michio Kinugasa
We like different colors and clothes, our personalities are nothing like each other
But for some reason we laugh at the same things, and fall for the same people
It was so funny watching you drink your coffee
Taking the bitterness to play the adult
This feeling I have in my chest is very much like love
I think of you before I go to sleep
This feeling I have in my chest really is just like love
From the bottom of my heart, I’m glad I met you
The two of us dream different dreams, we walk two different paths
The coffee I drank to play the adult
I never go a morning without it now
The feeling I had in my chest then was very much like love
I looked for you above all else
The feeling I had in my chest then really was love
From the bottom of my heart, I’m glad I met you
Remember the day when I told you, if you were a boy
I would choose you? You blushed and grumbled
I’ll never forget it
The feeling I had in my chest then was very much like love
I wanted to know you more than anyone else
The feeling I had in my chest then really was love
From the bottom of my heart, I’m thankful I met you
All instruments and programming: Michio Kinugasa
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Many Futures Sung by Rena Uehara
Lyrics: Naoko Sutani / Composition: Shinya Ishikawa / Arrangement: Michio Kinugasa
Whenever you gain something precious
You’ll always have to throw something else away
If you can’t choose anything to discard
You’ll never gain anything again
The moment I solve the mystery it just gets more entangled
My heart wavers cruelly, and I sigh more with every regret
An impossible dream-like reality
I’ll take it all just as it comes
I believe that in many worlds
I’ll meet my many selves
Whenever you gain someone precious
You’ll have to hurt someone else and throw them away
If you can’t make that cut
You’ll never gain anyone again
Unable to break out of the maze I wander, the fog grows deeper
My heart wavers cruelly, and I see how selfish and inexperienced I am
But this impossible dream-like reality
I’ll take it all just as it comes
I believe that in many worlds
I’ll meet your many selves
The tangled mystery unravels, I slip out of the maze
I believe my many selves and yours
Will give me that answer
An impossible dream-like reality
I’ll take it all just as it comes
I believe that in many worlds
I’ll meet many futures
All instruments and programming: Michio Kinugasa
I Always Will Sung by Akari Tsuda
Lyrics: Naoko Sutani / Composition: Junya Matsuoka / Arrangement: Junya Matsuoka
Just having you there next to me
Makes something heat up in my chest
The most trivial things are precious to me
Special to me because of you
That invisible something you gave to me
I want you to feel that it’s right here
Even if I made the whole world my enemy
I would throw everything away to protect you
I’ll set fire to everything that binds me
There’s nothing to fear, and I will always…
The real you that you never show anyone
I’ll accept all of it
The real me that I never show anyone
You’ve accepted all of it, too
That shapeless something I want to give you
I want you to feel that it’s right here
Even if I had to trade the whole world away
I would give everything to protect you
I’ll crush everything that binds me
There’s nothing to fear, and I will always…
That invisible something you gave me
I’ll show you that it’s right here
Even if I made the whole world my enemy
I would throw everything away to protect you
I’ll set fire to everything that binds me
There’s nothing to fear, and you will always…
Electric guitar: Hideo Mitsuda
All other instruments and programming: Junya Matsuoka
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Many Futures (ballad version) Sung by Rena Uehara
Lyrics: Naoko Sutani / Composition: Shinya Ishikawa / Arrangement: Michio Kinugasa
Whenever you gain something precious
You’ll always have to throw something else away
If you can’t choose anything to discard
You’ll never gain anything again
The moment I solve the mystery it just gets more entangled
My heart wavers cruelly, and I sigh more with every regret
An impossible dream-like reality
I’ll take it all just as it comes
I believe that in many worlds
I’ll meet my many selves
Whenever you gain someone precious
You’ll have to hurt someone else and throw them away
If you can’t make that cut
You’ll never gain anyone again
Unable to break out of the maze I wander, the fog grows deeper
My heart wavers cruelly, and I see how selfish and inexperienced I am
But this impossible dream-like reality
I’ll take it all just as it comes
I believe that in many worlds
I’ll meet your many selves
The tangled mystery unravels, I slip out of the maze
I believe my many selves and yours
Will give me that answer
An impossible dream-like reality
I’ll take it all just as it comes
I believe that in many worlds
I’ll meet many futures
All instruments and programming: Michio Kinugasa
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Tears to Tiara Victory Song –from Hispania- Sung by D. Terada
Lyrics: Susumu Mameda / Translation: Naoko.O / Composition: Susumu Mameda / Arrangement: Michio Kinugasa
When you feel you lost your way
And you feel all alone
Wandering alone, in the misty forest
And finding no one passing by
Listen to the voice from your heart
And you will find a way
Leading you where you have never been
And leading you to be stronger
Now, standing in the flaming sunset
It makes me feel so lonely
But look up to the sky
Remember there’s a brightest star
That’s shining bright so high above you,
Whenever there’s the darkest sky
That’s making the light so small to shine through
Someday you’ll find the star above you,
And you will know the glory days are waiting for you
You feel gentle breeze on your face
As you walk down the hill
In your deepest dream
That’s the place you’d call home
The place that you are longing for
Now, reaching for it with your small hands
It is so far away
But look up to the sky
Remember there’s a brightest star,
So fly away to a new world
Whenever there’s the darkest sky
That’s making the light so small to shine through
Someday you’ll find the star above you,
And you will know the glory days are waiting for you
All instruments and programming: Michio Kinugasa
Until –from Hispania- Sung by Rena Uehara
Lyrics: Miu / Composition: Miu / Arrangement: Michio Kinugasa
Can you hear my voice?
The season goes on as I think of you
It’s nothing to be sad about, something strong and gentle
I’m singing to you from far, far away
I can’t forget about you, as I become an adult and then a child again
It would be better if we never met again, some day, somewhere
I’d only fall in love again the way I did back then
A gleaming sea of silvergrass
I sat and gazed at your profile
It was a glimpse of eternity in the midst of a fleeting moment
The feeling that you taught to me
I’ll never forget you, however many people I might meet
You’re there laughing in my memories, some day, somewhere
In my heart, that will never change
And so I continue on my endless journey
Turning my memories into this gentle song
I can’t forget about you, as I become an adult and then a child again
It would be better if we never met again, some day, somewhere
I’ll never forget you, however many people I might meet
You’re there laughing in my memories, some day, somewhere
In my heart, that will never change
All instruments and programming: Michio Kinugasa
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Still a Boy to You Sung by Suara
Lyrics: Naoko Sutani / Composition: Michio Kinugasa / Arrangement: Michio Kinugasa
Let’s dance until dawn, dressed in the wind, shake off our sadness
Accompanied by the moon and stars, I’ll dance with you forever
Back then, after the rain, I would chase rainbows as far as they went
There was warmth and peace in your gently smiling eyes
I’ve realized that I’ll always be a boy to you
Let’s dance until dawn, dressed in the wind, shake off our sadness
We’ll move the moon and stars, slowly, then wildly
Thinking of you, thinking of dreams, bringing destiny along
Accompanied by the moon and stars, I’ll dance with you forever
Still chasing this wide, enchanting world as far as it goes
Still feeling warmth and peace in your gently smiling eyes
Those eyes always reflect me as a boy
Let’s dance until dawn, dressed in the wind, scattering joy as we go
We’ll move the sea and sky, lightly, then wildly
Thinking of you, thinking of dreams, overcoming destiny
Accompanied by the sea and sky, I’ll dance with you forever
Though I’ve overcome my weakness, gained strength, learned to fear nothing
It matters not to you, easily turning me back to a boy
Let’s dance until dawn, dressed in the wind, shake off our sadness
We’ll move the moon and stars, slowly, then wildly
Thinking of you, thinking of dreams, bringing destiny along
Accompanied by the moon and stars, I’ll dance with you forever
I’ll dance with you forever
Acoustic guitar: Kiyohiko Matsuyama
All other instruments and programming: Michio Kinugasa
Recording Engineers: Kenichi Arimura (Studio Aqua)
Terukazu Naito (Bazooka Studio)
Kazuhiko Ito (Bazooka Studio)
Takashi Kitaguchi
Recorded at Studio Aqua
Bazooka Studio
Mixing Engineers: Kenichi Arimura (Studio Aqua)
Ryunosuke Kusaka (Studio Aqua)
Mixed at Studio Aqua
Mastering Engineer: Koji Suzuki (Sony Music Studios Tokyo)
Mastered at Sony Music Studios Tokyo
Illustrations: Takeshi Nakamura
Tatami Honjo
Design: Hideaki Kawai
A&R: Ryunosuke Kusaka (F.I.X. Records)
Renta Suzuki (King Records)
Toshiaki Sato (King Records)
Promotion: Shotaro Yamashita (King Records)
Chief Promotion: Tomoko Ishioka (King Records)
Sales Promotion: Natsuko Moro (King Records)
Desk Promotion: Mariko Kobayashi (King Records)
Supervisors: Akio Mishima (King Records)
Go Nakanishi (King Records)
Yusuke Morii (King Records)
Director: Kenichi Arimura (F.I.X. Records)
Producer: Naoya Shimokawa
Special thanks to 81 Produce
All Aquaplus staff
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Aquaplus Vocal Collection Vol. 11
Featuring music from White Album 2: Closing Chapter, White Album 2: The Other Side of Happiness, and Tears to Tiara 2: Heir of the Overlord
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Aquaplus Vocal Collection Vol. 11
Featuring music from White Album 2: Closing Chapter, White Album 2: The Other Side of Happiness, and Tears to Tiara 2: Heir of the Overlord
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Aquaplus Vocal Collection Vol. 11
Featuring music from White Album 2: Closing Chapter, White Album 2: The Other Side of Happiness, and Tears to Tiara 2: Heir of the Overlord
- The Magic of Time Vocals: Setsuna Ogiso
White Album 2: Closing Chapter ending theme
- My Heart is Always With You Vocals: Akari Tsuda
White Album 2: Closing Chapter ending theme
- Closing Vocals: Rena Uehara
White Album 2: Closing Chapter ending theme
- Routes Vocals: Setsuna Ogiso
White Album 2: Closing Chapter featured song
- I Want to Think of You Vocals: Setsuna Ogiso
White Album 2: Closing Chapter featured song
- Powder Snow Vocals: Setsuna Ogiso
White Album 2: Closing Chapter featured song
- Answer Vocals: Rena Uehara
White Album 2: The Other Side of Happiness featured song
- Like Love Vocals: Akari Tsuda
White Album 2: The Other Side of Happiness ending theme
- Many Futures Vocals: Rena Uehara
Tears to Tiara 2: Heir of the Overlord opening theme
- I Always Will Vocals: Akari Tsuda
Tears to Tiara 2: Heir of the Overlord featured song
- Many Futures (ballad version) Vocals: Rena Uehara
Tears to Tiara 2: Heir of the Overlord featured song
- Tears to Tiara Victory Song –from Hispania- Vocals: D. Terada
Tears to Tiara 2: Heir of the Overlord featured song
- Until –from Hispania- Vocals: Rena Uehara
Tears to Tiara 2: Heir of the Overlord featured song
- Still a Boy to You Vocals: Suara
Tears to Tiara 2: Heir of the Overlord ending theme
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Aquaplus Vocal Collection Vol. 11
Featuring music from White Album 2: Closing Chapter, White Album 2: The Other Side of Happiness, and Tears to Tiara 2: Heir of the Overlord
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Aquaplus Vocal Collection Vol. 11
Featuring music from White Album 2: Closing Chapter, White Album 2: The Other Side of Happiness, and Tears to Tiara 2: Heir of the Overlord