Shining ray

Shining ray

Song Information

Original Artist: Janne Da Arc
Album: Shining ray single (2002)
Vocals: Nobumitsu Irio
Guitar: Asaki
Bass: Yoshihiko Koezuka
Other Instruments and Programming: Shigeharu Saeki
Movie: Unknown
BPM: 160
Length: 1:40
First Music Game Appearance: GUITARFREAKS 9thMIX / drummania 8thMIX
Other Music Game Series Appearances: GuitarFreaks & DrumMania MASTERPIECE SILVER

Lyrics

Lyrics are from the full version of the song. Only the first four sets of lyrics appear in the game cover.

Romaniizied lyrics from here: [1]
English lyrics from here: [2]

Romanization

Doko ni mukatte hashireba
Motto sutekina ashita ni aeru?
Kashi wo totte mune ni shimatta
Kiseki no chizu wo hirogeta

Sora wo mezashite yume wo sagashite
Michi ni mayotta toki mo aru
Yume janakute kimi to deatte
Suteki na jibun wo mitsuketa

Chiisana yuuki kara ookina mono te ni shita
"negai" wo imakoso "chikai" ni kaete

Shining ray find your brand new way
Mirai no monogatari wo egakou
Atarashii kaze ni subete no omoi nosete ima...
Shining ray find your brand new way
A never ending journey to be together
Dokomademo oikakete shining ray

Ironna keshiki mune ni kizande
Tooku ni made kita keredo
Ima ni natte ano kotae dake
Mada mitsukerare nakute

Toomawari de ii kara "ikiru" imi oboetai
Kono hikari ga kokoro terasu kagiri

Shining ray find your brand new way
Towa no taiyou ni te wo nobashite
Kako wo kuyamu yori ima wo tashikamete itai
Shining ray find your brand new way
A never ending journey to be together
Subete wo michibiite shining ray

Shining ray find your brand new way
Mirai no monogatari wo egakou
Atarashii kaze ni subete no omoi nosete ima...
Shining ray find your brand new way
A never ending journey to be together
Dokomademo oikakete shining ray

Shining ray find your brand new way
A never ending journey to be together
Subete wo michibiite shining ray

English

Taking the helm, I spread out the map of miracles I had shut in my heart
And thought, "What course can I set that will lead to a more amazing tomorrow?"

There were times I lost my way, aiming for the sky and searching for a dream
But it wasn't a dream: I found my amazing self when I met you

With a small bit of courage, we attained big things
Right now, change your "wish" into a "vow"

Shining ray! Find your brand new way
Let's paint a story of the future
By lifting up all our hopes for the new wind to carry, now

Shining ray! Find your brand new way
A never ending journey to be together
I'll chase it anywhere, Shining Ray

Etching the memories of my journey in my heart, I came this far
But even now, I can't find that answer

I don't mind taking detours, I just want to learn what it means to live
As long as this light is shining on my heart

Shining ray!  Find your brand new way
By reaching out to the eternal sun
I want to discover the present, instead of mourning the past

Shining ray!  Find your brand new way
A never ending journey to be together
Guiding everything, Shining ray

Shining ray! Find your brand new way
Let's paint a story of the future
By lifting up all our hopes for the new wind to carry, now

Shining ray! Find your brand new way
A never ending journey to be together
I'll chase it anywhere, Shining Ray

Shining ray!  Find your brand new way
A never ending journey to be together
Guiding everything, Shining ray

Song Connections / Remixes

None.

Trivia

• Shining ray was used as the eighth ending theme of the popular anime One Piece.
• Shining ray later appeared on Janne da Arc's fourth album in February 2003, ANOTHER STORY, as the final track on the album.
• Shining ray is one of very few licenses in Guitar Freaks / drummania removed after a single arcade game.
• Shining ray marks the first appearance of Shigeharu Saeki in BEMANI.

Song Production Information

None.

Video Production Information

None.

Difficulty & Notecounts

GF/DM difficulty rated from 1 to 99. (Ratings obtained from BemaniWIKI.)

GuitarFreaks & DrumMania

Original Series

Game	Drums			Guitar			Bass			Open
	Basic	Advanced	Extreme	Basic	Advanced	Extreme	Basic	Advanced	Extreme	Basic	Advanced	Extreme
Notecounts	247	606	776	?	?	?	?	?	-	?	?	?
GF9/DM8, GF/DM MASTERPIECE SILVER	17	33	40	19	40	58	23	33	-	22	47	65