usuallydon't place deified big-names like her on "Favorite" -that's right, but just read.
Since she made a debut in1975, she is the only singer in our country who won the top of the chart in 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s
. With sharp insights and ingenious expression and storytelling, there are many songs expressing dark side of human beings
such as hatred, jealousy and entreaty, until some songs are commented to be frightening. At the same time, there are many songs staying present to the weak and weakness of people
. While this album is described that many of the songs use everyday life for subject matter, the closing number starts with the introduction that today can be completely different from yesterday
In the early morning onApr. 23, 1997, she turned on TV to take a break during work, and happened to watch a relay broadcast of a battle. -It was from Peru; daring storming was going on to solve siege of Japanese ambassador's residence. The TV camera caught a sacrificed soldier carried out, but the reporter was just keep on reporting only that all the Japanese hostages were safe, without mentioning anything at all about this soldier while this soldier had family as well as Japanese hostages. While there was no judging the fight going on in countries like the scene of this song, she felt that how her country gave cold shoulder to anything that don't resemble this country, and felt apprehensive. With the lapse of time... the attitude of our country toward other countries has changed, I suppose
. On the other hand -there is a trend to label pro and anti even between fellow country people, and it seems a kind of misunderstood patriotism is spread, ... When I decided to place this album on "Favorite" today and began to grapple with this composition, I confess I wondered how she feels about such situation -As well as the possibility that our country can repeat the same mistake she sang in this song.