[Music Sharing] Intro to Angela Aki
It has been a long long while since I got into Japanese songs. Last artist I got into was Nakashima Mika, and that was awhile ago. If I listened to J-song, it’s just whatever I’ve from the old times. But, I came across the beautiful…
*** Angela Aki ***
through Final Fantasy XII. I found her being very unique in many ways. First of all, she’s a Japanese-Italian-American mix. Another very strong point about her is a lot of her live performance is basically, a voice and a piano (and no flashy clothing and make-up). I truly enjoy that. She sings very well and something in her voice lets me listen to her repeatedly. She has a very awesome concert called “ONE” in 2006, like I said, with just her voice and a piano. The first time I listened to her Kiss Me Goodbye live in Japanese, she moved me to tears… *blush* (I cannot embed the youtube video because they blocked it). It’s superb compared to the CD version.
Here’s the English version of Kiss Me Goodbye live:
I have to say the Japanese version sounds much better and more emotional to me 
Oh, yeah, another good attribute about Angela is that her English is spoken very well… why so special? Because I always hear English in other Japanese songs that just got butchered…
Anyways, here are some more excellent video of our beloved Angela Aki:
Home - live
Eyes on Me, from Final Fantasy 8 and originally sung by Faye Wong:
(Difficult to compare between the two. They’re just different styles, but Angela’s English is more legible.)