Japanese song that fills my heart :) "Happiness" by AI Lyrics and meaning

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It's Christmas!! 

We have a lot of Christmas-related songs in Japan, but this rings my bell the most around this time. "Happiness" from a Japanese artist AI became a Coca-Cola 2011 Christmas Campaign song. It was the first time in 10 years Coca Cola tied up with a Japanese singer for their commercial song for the coca colas in Japan!

"Happiness" lyrics and meaning

Lala lalala lala lalala (hey)
余裕がなくて (hey) 優しくなれない
そんな時でも (hey) ちゃんと分かってくれている人がいる
周りを見渡せば いろんなドラマ
でも嫌なニュースだけじゃない no no no no
本当は溢れている たくさんの笑顔が
ほら こっち向いて (hey)

Lala lalala lala lalala (hey)
Even when I don't have the room to be nice
there are people that will understand
If I look around there is so much drama going on
but it isn't always bad news, no no no no
If you look carefully there are a lot of smiles so
look over here

君が笑えば この世界中に
もっと もっと 幸せが広がる
君が笑えば すべてが良くなる
この手で その手で つながる

If you smile, the world will be full of,
more and more happiness will spread
If you smile everything will be better
with this hand, that hand can connect

Lala lalala lala lalala
Lala lalala lala lalala
君と過ごしている時間を (oh oh)特別だとか 思ってなかった
でも 1人になったとき (ooh)
なんか分かった気がした一緒にいれることの幸せ

Lala lalala lala lalala
Lala lalala lala lalala
I never thought the time I spend together with you is so special
But when I am alone(ooh)
I think I realized that I am really happy when I can be with you

本当に君に 会えて良かった
どんなに嫌な1日だって 君の笑顔で最高になっちゃう (oh) 
この星降る夜も (oh-oh)一緒に眺めていたい yeah

I'm so glad I was able to meet you
Even if I have a bad day, your smile, changes into a special moment
I'd like to continue to see the stars falling tonight together


君が笑えば この世界中に
もっと もっと 幸せが広がる
君が笑えば すべてが良くなる
この手で その手で つながる

If you smile, the world will be full of,
more and more happiness will spread
If you smile everything will be better
with this hand, that hand can connect

Hey, 街中が 光に包まれてく
Oh yeah 君の所にも届いて欲しい
Oh 輝く oh 粉雪 this winter
また君を笑わせたい hey

The whole city will be wrapped with light
I hope it reaches you, too
The shining powder snow this winter
I want to make you laugh again

君が笑えば (hey) この世界中に
もっと もっと (もっと もっと) 幸せが広がる
君が笑えば (hey) すべてが良くなる
この手で その手で つながる

If you laugh, the world will be filled with more and more happiness
If you smile everything will be better
with this hand, that hand can connect


Lala lalala lala lalala
Lala lalala lala lalala (hey)
君が笑えば この世界中に
もっと もっと 幸せが広がる
君が笑えば すべてが良くなる
この手で その手で つながる

If you smile, the world will be full of,
more and more happiness will spread
If you smile everything will be better
with this hand, that hand can connect

AI's songs are very heartful

AI, or Ai Carina Uemura is a singer from LA. She has a Italian American background as well as Japanese in Kagoshima prefecture. 

Inspired by participating in gospel choir, she sings heartwarming soulful songs. She is known to be very happy, full of friends in the music/TV scene in Japan!! Her most well known song is "Story" and is covered and sung in Japan again and again!

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Why I started to share Inspiring stories from Japan

The Covid Pandemic was definitely not a pleasant period for me. It destroyed my projects and my business couldn't survive. People say it's the Great Reset, but I've met people that look forward and say
 it's a new renaissance.

Since I've been vaccinated I feel my body doesn't really function the same as before. I might live a long life, I might die today or tomorrow. What Covid taught me is I should live life to the fullest today and focus on things that make me happy.

So I hope what I share inspires you to focus on the things that make you happy:)


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