Features Vocalist Izumi Sakai- the Main Writer of the Group and One of the Most Talented Songwriters in Japan. CD is an Enhanced Singles Collection.
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デビュー（91年2月）からの全シングルと、アルバム収録曲を対象にファン投票を実施。その上位14曲に選ばれた人気のナンバーを、得票順に収めたベスト盤である。 輝く第1位に選ばれたのは、97年1月に発売の19作目<1>で、以下、上位4曲をシングル曲が独占。残念ながら、シングルのカップリング曲のランクインはなかったものの、クオリティの高さでは定評のあるアルバム曲も5位と6位に入るなど大健闘だ。特に、5枚目のアルバム『OH MY LOVE』（94年6月）に収録されていた<6>は、シングルを越える永遠の名作だ。（速藤年正）
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Features Vocalist Izumi Sakai- the Main Writer of the Group and One of the Most Talented Songwriters in Japan. CD is an Enhanced Singles Collection.
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ファンの皆様、お待たせしました!『ZARD BEST The Single Collection~軌跡~』に続くベスト・アルバム第2弾。このときのアンケートハガキによるファン投票によって収録曲が決まったアルバム。王道クリスマスソング「あなたを感じていたい」、究極のラブチューン「Oh my love」他。 (C)RS
I bought this cd after hearing some of ZARD songs on Utube. My Japanese is very limited but the music and the sound of the singers voice is very relaxing. Highly recommended.
I'm a little late and did not know of Zard's existence until a few weeks ago, coincidentally a week before Izumi Sakai's birthday (6 February). I don't know Japanese, I can understand a handful of words, but without any context. Which is a shame because Miss Sakai wrote almost all the lyrics, and I cannot fully appreciate her incredible accomplishment.
But - music is universal. Her words put into music still give you that sense of magic and peace and painful sweetness. It's probably like listening to monks chant - you have no idea what they're saying, but you still do get the point. "Dekimo Ikenai" conveys gallantry, you'll feel Izumi's inocence in "Kimini Aitaku Nattara", and "Ano Hohoemiwo Wasurenaide" gives you a glimpse of her playful and flirty side. "Forever You" is now rather poignant and wistful, deepens your longing for what could have been, or for what once was.
Izumi (or Sachiko, her real name) died on 27 May 2007, rather suddenly. She slipped / fell / jumped from a 3-meter emergency exit at Keio University Hospital whilst undergoing treatment for cervical cancer. A dramatic end for someone who thrived on anonimity.
Unlike her mundane public presence, her death was grieved by an entire generation of Japanese. Whilst she could ride the Tokyo subway at the height of her fame in the 90's, whilst her profile photos were posted on buses and billboards, she remained oddly... normal. In death, she became what she was not (or strived not to be) in life: remarkable. Now she belongs to the ages.
So folks like me could still discover her music and still feel the magic.
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