• Natsuki Ozawa

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追いかけて夏

追いかけて追いかけて 夏
探したい探したい 恋
海が続く緩いカーブ
陽射しのガードレール
黄色いバス通り過ぎて
広がる水平線
半袖のシャツ着替えた
私は自転車に乗って
AH-風の流星
いつも見てた
夢の中で
あなたに会えるように
扉を開いて
パンドラの小鳥
愛の天使達
小さなロマンス願いを叶えて
自由の羽根で
あなたの元へ
飛んで行きたい
追いかけて 追いかけて 夏
探したい 探したい 恋
 
防波堤に腰をかけて
右手を騒してる
胸の奥に寄せる波を
眩しく見つめてた
人は誰でも 心の
水面に ときめき 揺らして
AH-青いため息
頬をついて
憧れてた
あなたに会えるような
気がするこの瞬間
パンドラの小鳥
愛の天使達
ハートの籠から 旅立つみたいに
切ない想い
あなたにそっと
伝えたいから
 
パンドラの小鳥
愛の天使達
小さなロマンス 願いを叶えて
自由の羽根で
あなたの元へ
飛んで行きたい
追いかけて 追いかけて 夏
探したい 探したい 恋
 
English
Translation

Chasing Summer

Chasing the summer,
I wanna find my love
The sea stretches beyond the gentle curve
Sunlight reflects on the guardrail
A yellow bus passes by
The view of the horizon spreads out
I changed my clothes into a short-sleeved shirt
...and get on my bike
Ah, the meteor shower...
That's what I always see...
...in my dream
So that I can meet you,
...I'll open the door
I'm the Pandora's bird
O' the angels of love,
Please make my little romance comes true
Flapping my free wings,
...by your side is...
...where I want to fly to
Chasing the summer,
I wanna find my love
 
Sitting on the breakwater,
...I was splashing the water with my right hand
The wave that splashed onto my chest...
...looked dazzling, I was staring at it
Everyone's heart is like...
...the water surface, when they're excited it'll ripple
Ah, I left out a blue sigh...
...as I leaned my cheek on my hand
I've been longing for you
Finally, I think I will meet you...
...this time. I just get the feeling
I'm the Pandora's bird
O' the angels of love...
It seems like I'm going to leave the cage in my heart
All the sadness that I feel,
...I want to slowly...
...tell you
 
I'm the Pandora's bird
O' the angels of love,
Please make my little romance comes true
Flapping my free wings,
...by your side is...
...where I want to fly to
Chasing the summer,
I wanna find my love
 
Comments
RetroPandaRetroPanda
   Fri, 05/05/2023 - 20:19

Ozawa Natsuki (born: April 19, 1972, real name: Yamashita Junko) was an idol in late 1980s. She was scouted in 1986 and made her debut as actress by appearing in a drama in July 1986. The next year, June 21, 1987, she debuted as singer. Idols who started as the same year as her are: BaBe, Kudo Shizuka (<-- solo debut), Sakai Noriko, Tachibana Risa and Ito Chieri.

As an actress, she actually had a quite successful career in late 1980s. Ozawa Natsuki has starred in a total of 13 dramas (11 of them were from 1986 - 1989, then two more in 1997 and 2001) and 4 movies (1987, 1987, 1988, 1996).

Some of her notable roles:

in "Hana no Asuka-gumi" (1988)

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^ (0:23) Ozawa Natsuki, she played as the sidekick of the main character. After the success of Sukeban Deka, this type of drama about delinquent girls fighting each other became popular. But "Hana no Asuka-gumi" is not a cheap knock-off of Sukeban Deka. It was adapted from its own manga. 

 

in 1989, Ozawa Natsuki finally played as the main lead in: "Mahou Shoujo Chukana Pai Pai"

For people who often watch anime, you might have heard or already known what is a "mahou shoujo".

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^ it's a genre of anime / manga where the girl characters transform into a magical warrior with beautiful costumes as their "armors", like Sailor Moon, etc. In late 1980s to early 1990s, it's not just anime/ manga,  live action series of Mahou Shoujo genre was popular too, usually played by idols.

 

 

As a singer, she has released a total of 6 singles and 2 original albums. Her total song sales are about: 98,690 copies. 

 

This song is her debut song. Released in June 21, 1987, this song reached #27 in Oricon chart, with 26,540 sales which is her highest selling song. 

 

This song was used as OST for her drama:

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CM promoting this song:

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Her live performances:

^ in "Yan Yan Uta Studio"

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Ozawa Natsuki seemed to have a quite promising career. She got her first lead role in "Mahou Shoujo Chukana PaiPai" in 1989. However, in the mid-season of that drama, she abandoned the filming half-way, withdrew from that show and suddenly retired. Years later, she explained that she was too busy that she had enough of it, she planned to elope with her manager, but later that guy never showed up at the meeting place. She made brief returns in 1993 and 2004, and then retired again

 

in commercials:

 

 

Her most recent video is this video when she appeared in a beauty clinic video in 2015:

 

RetroPandaRetroPanda
   Fri, 05/05/2023 - 20:21

Ozawa Natsuki with other idols:

 

^ Ozawa Natsuki (0:17) with the Sukeban Deka 3 trio (2:07) Asaka Yui, Onishi Yuka, Nakamura Yuma who became the guests of that show. The woman in (0:05) is Nakahara Meiko, that city pop singer. 

 

 

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^ (0:06) Ozawa Natsuki, Sakai Noriko, Matsumoto Iyo, and then (0:25) BaBe.

 

Feedeeri☆Feedeeri☆    Fri, 05/05/2023 - 22:36

Oh I know her! If I'm not wrong Hana no Asuka-Gumi we're actually a group themselfs! I remember seeing some songs of theirs online
Tho I feel bad for her, that manager is a scumbag TT

RetroPandaRetroPanda
   Sat, 06/05/2023 - 07:39

Seems like they're just a temporary group, like the trio from "Sukeban Deka 3" that disbanded once the tv series ended.

I think the manager just came to his senses and didn't want to get jailed. Ozawa Natsuki was just 17 back then in 1989. 

Feedeeri☆Feedeeri☆    Sat, 06/05/2023 - 09:31

Only 17?? Poor girl TT
Also thanks a lot for the translation ^^

RetroPandaRetroPanda
   Sat, 06/05/2023 - 11:47

Yeah, she debuted very young, so even a few years later she was still young. 

No problem. ^^