Sakuralia ❀ NSC 234: Beyoncé - Freedom

[esc87fan]

About Sakuralia
Population: 25,000,000
Capital: Hanashima
National Anthem: Kimigayo
Languages: Japanese, English and other minority languages
Government: Constitutional Monarchy
Head of State: Empress Naoko
Flower: Cherry blossom
Animal: Electric mouse
Motto: Where culture and creativity bloom
Currency: Nami (100 hanako = 1 nami)
Country Code: SAK
Internet Code: .saku
Participating Broadcaster: SHK (Sakuralia Hoso Kyokai)

Sakuralia at NSC

Participant since: NSC 122
Best result: 2nd, NSC 144
Worst result: Last in semi, NSC 131, 142, 146, 170, 187, 191, 199, 205, 226
Hostings: 1 (NSC 145)

Current Entry:
NSC 234: Beyoncé - Freedom

Sakuralia at WLSC

WLSC 57 AKB48 - Kaze wa Fuiteiru (18th place, 18 points)
WLSC 58 Dami Im - Alive (12th place, 54 points)
WLSC 59 Vancouver 2010 Olympic Orchestra - Fire On The Mountain (11th place, 57 points)
WLSC 60 John Barrowman - What About Us (13th place, 37 points)
WLSC 61: Snap - The Power (14th place, 53 points)
WLSC 62: Rudenko & t.A.T.u. - Nas Ne Dogonyat (Sochi 2014 Remix) (8th place, 71 points)
WLSC 63: Robert Miles - Children (Winner, 112 points)
WLSC 64: Savage Garden - Affirmation (3rd place, 88 points)
WLSC 65: Aqua - Turn Back Time (11th place, 51 points)
WLSC 66: Lisa Lougheed - Run With Us (8th place, 57 points)
WLSC 67: Utada Hikaru - Simple and Clean (10th place, 40 points)
WLSC 68: Matthew Morrison - Still Got Tonight (8th place, 45 points)
WLSC 69: Sarah McLachlan - Possession (8th place, 35 points)
WLSC 70: Sam Bailey - Skyscraper (4th place, 48 points)
WLSC 71: Sebalter - Saturday (5th place, 71 points)
WLSC 72: The Corrs - Dreams (9th place, 39 points)
WLSC 73: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - Don't Come Around Here No More (11th place, 29 points)
WLSC 74: Daft Punk - The Game Has Changed (5th place, 72 points)
WLSC 75: Queen - These Are The Days Of Our Lives (7th place, 70 points)
WLSC 76: Ronan Hardiman - Celtic Dream (3rd place, 90 points)
WLSC 77: Moranbong Band - Without A Break (6th place, 63 points)
WLSC 78: Alannah Myles - Black Velvet (8th place, 61 points)
WLSC 79: Jade Villalon - 1000 Words (8th place, 50 points)
WLSC 80: Koop ft. Ane Brun - Koop Island Blues (3rd place, 59 points)
WLSC 81: Yuna - Rescue (Winner, 56 points)
WLSC 82: ABBA - Take A Chance On Me (Winner, 56 points)
WLSC 83: John Parr - St. Elmo's Fire (4th place, 28 points)
WLSC 84: Take That - Rule The World (2nd place, 45 points)
WLSC 85: The Tribe - Abe Messiah (3rd place, 36 points)
WLSC 86: Lee Mead - Paint It Black (4th place, 58 points)

Special Editions
WLSC Congratulations 3: Vancouver 2010 Olympic Orchestra - Fire On The Mountain
ESC 2014 Karaoke Spin-Off: Children Of The Universe
WLSC Congratulations 4: Ronan Hardiman - Celtic Dream
ESC 2015 Karaoke Spin-Off: Time To Shine
ESC 2015 Special: Mélanie René - Time To Shine
WLSC Congratulations 5: Take That - Rule The World
NSC Congratulations 13: Kadebostany - Castle in the Snow
ESC 2016 Special: Rykka - The Last of Our Kind
ESC 2016 Karaoke: The Last of Our Kind
NSC Congratulations 14: Roisin Murphy - Ramalama
ESC 2017 Special: Alma - Requiem
ESC 2017 Karaoke: Timebelle - Apollo
NSC Congratulations 15: Latifa Soyuos - Hedef
ESC 2018 Special: Madame Monsieur - Mercy
Songs from Birth Year: Sister Sledge - We Are Family
NSC Congratulations 16: Dami Im - Fighting For Love
ESC 2018-2019 Karaoke: Duncan Laurence - Arcade
NSC Congratulations 17: Enya - Caribbean Blue
ESC 2020 Special: Gjon's Tears - Répondez-moi
NSC Congratulations 18: Duncan Laurence - Love Don't Hate It
NSC Congratulations 19: Queen - The Show Must Go On
ESC 2021 Special: Gjon's Tears - Tout l'univers
ESC 2020-2021 Karaoke: Gjon's Tears - Répondez-moi
NSC Congratulations 20: Spice Girls - 2 Become 1
ESC 2022 Special: S10 - De Diepte
NSC Congratulations 21: Maymay Entrata - AMAKABOGERA
NSC Karaoke 2: Yoko Ishida - Ai no Senshi
NSC Congratulations 22: La Zarra - Tu t'en iras
NSC Congratulations 23: Charlotte Cardin - Confetti
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[Luki]

Re: Sakuralia || Debuting in WLSC57

the name reminded me of...

Anyway, welcome Steph!

 

[theditz83]

Re: Sakuralia || Debuting in WLSC57

Your national anthem should be...

OR

Or even...

Anyway, welcome to the NSC world - hope you stay around for a while!

 

[as78]

Re: Sakuralia || Debuting in WLSC57

Welcome Steph and good luck with your nation!

 

[nekoisneko]

Re: Sakuralia || Debuting in WLSC57

WELCOME STEPH !!!

Head of State: Empress Naoko Neko

Fixed it :3

 

[esc87fan]

Re: Sakuralia || Debuting in WLSC57

Sakuralia will begin its WLSC campaign in edition 57 with the super idols of our country, AKB48!

 

[EurovisionSmile]

Re: Sakuralia || Debuting in WLSC57

Welcome from SmileyLand, Steph, and I hope you have fun!

The best of luck in WLSC as well!

 

[Gera11]

Re: Sakuralia || Debuting in WLSC57

Government: Constitutional Monarchy

Welcome
Kingdoms power

Here's a welcome-gift, from our King, George I:

 

[nekoisneko]

Re: Sakuralia || Debuting in WLSC57

Sakuralia will begin its WLSC campaign in edition 57 with the super idols of our country, AKB48!

oh, AKB,

I should send their sister group then

 

[Ofocnukilovska]

Re: Sakuralia || Debuting in WLSC57

Hi, Sakuralia! Greetings from Meilutya and I hope you'll have fun in WLSC, Steph!

 

[Avalon]

Re: Sakuralia || Debuting in WLSC57

Good luck!

 

[nofuxCZ]

Re: Sakuralia || Debuting in WLSC57

Welcome from Biflovatia!

 

[Celia]

Re: Sakuralia || Debuting in WLSC57

Wooooo look who's here!! Welcome Steph!

 

[CypriotGirl]

Re: Sakuralia || Debuting in WLSC57

Welcome from the Kingdom of Oussouland

 

[esc87fan]

Re: Sakuralia || Debuting in WLSC57

Arigato for the wonderful welcomes, everyone!

 

[Milos-BC]

Re: Sakuralia || Debuting in WLSC57

Welcome from Belvist, Steph!

 

[doctormalisimo]

Re: Sakuralia || Debuting in WLSC57

Why hello there! Welcome from

 

[esc87fan]

Re: Sakuralia || WLSC 57: AKB48 - Kaze wa Fuiteiru

Our debut entry for WLSC!

AKB48 - Kaze wa Fuiteiru

 

[esc87fan]

Re: Sakuralia || WLSC 57: AKB48 - Kaze wa Fuiteiru

Fun Fact: The song was written as a way to ease the pain after the Tohoku earthquake of 2011, with proceeds to help the relief effort

Lyrics for the song...

Japanese
daichi no kuuhaku ni
kotoba wo ushinatte
tachitsukushite ita
nani kara saki ni
te wo tsukere ba ii?
zetsubou no naka ni
hikari wo sagaso
dokoka ni kami ga iru nara
mou ichido
atarashii sekai wo
kono chi ni hirakasete kure

soredemo mirai e
kaze wa fuiteiru
hoo ni kanjiru
inochi seimei no ibuki
soredemo watashi wa
tsuyoku ikite iku
saa tatta hitotsu
RENGA wo tsumu koto kara hajimeyou ka?

kioku no kizuguchi wa
kasabuta ni natte
itami no naka ni
yasashisa wo umunda
dare kara saki ni
dakishimereba ii?
nukumori no naka de
yume wo katarou afureta
namida no bun dake
nanika wo
seo wasete hoshii yo
boukansha ni wa naranai

soredemo mirai e
ai wa tsuzuiteru
hito to hito to ga
motome atteiru
soredemo watashi wa
ippo arukidasu
soko ni wasurerareta
kibou wo hirotte
hajimeyou ka?

soredemo mirai e
kaze wa fuiteiru
hitomi tojireba
kanjiru hazu sa
tashika ni mirai e
kaze wa fuiteiru
subete ushinatte
tohou ni kurete mo
tashika ni watashi wa
koko ni sonzai suru
mae wo sei deru
gareki wo dokashite
ima wo ikiru

moshimo kaze ga
yande shimatte mo
kaze ga kieta
sekai wa nainda
donna toki mo
kokyuu wo shiteru you ni
kyou toiu hi ga
sou tsurai ichinichi demo…

dekiru koto wo
hajimeyou ka?

English Translation
In the void of this transformed earth
I’m at a loss for words, frozen in place

Before, was it better to hold hands?
A light shines through despair
If there’s a god somewhere
Please grant us once more
A new world on this earth

And yet the wind blows towards the future
Feel the breath of life upon your cheeks
And yet I’m still living strongly
From the point of laying the very first brick
Shall we begin?

The wounds from my memories are scabbing over
Kindness is born from pain

Before, was it better to be held?
To talk about your dreams within the warmth
I want to carry only as many burdens
As tears that have fallen
Onlookers can’t do anything

And yet love continues into the future
People request to meet one another
And yet I take one step forward
Picking up all the forgotten wishes
Shall we begin?

And yet the wind blows towards the future
If you close your eyes, you’ll feel it
I’m certain the wind blows towards the future
Even if you part with everything and are at a loss
I promise that I’ll be right here
Clear the rubble blocking your path
Live in the moment

Even if the wind happens to stop
The world cannot exist without it
Keep your breath no matter what happens
Although today might be a painful day
Shall we begin with the things we can do?​

 

[esc87fan]

Re: Sakuralia || WLSC 57: AKB48 - Kaze wa Fuiteiru

Here's another video of our idols with their sister groups performing in 2011 at our annual New Year's Eve extravaganza, the Kohaku Uta Gassen (Red and White Song Battle)!