Work is lame. Cause it's made me way behind on blogging Dx Well, I should have fit this entry in last night, but it got to be like 11:30 and I needed to go to bed. Cause of lame work. I am hoping to catch up on all the dubs I haven't listened to yet. Sorry this took for ever Rae, ILU.
RANCHII / Happiness ~Koufuku Kangei!~
Shimizu Saki - Aji [homeschooledchick16]
Tsugunaga Momoko - Aoi [ chocolateblakberri ]
Tokunaga Chinami - Buggy [ shockingbuggy ]
Sudou Maasa - Martha [ missgumbiecat ]
Natsuyaki Miyabi - Kappa [ xmikipinkux ]
Ishimura Maiha - Asa [ yumeangel29 ]
Kumai Yurina - Kary [ karyhoshi ]
Sugaya Risako - Rae [SingingOnDemand]
The first time I listened to this, I couldn't help smiling and bobbing along in my seat. The song is adorable and all of these gals sounded wonderful!! This dub is just so good that it puts a smile on your face. Even after I got off last night, while I was moving about doing stuff I kept singing this song with the Hana girls' voices in my head.
[*] Who does not love those "WE WELCOME THIS HAPPINESS TONIGHT"s? Okay I'll admit, they get a tiny bit repetitive, but they're still fun and cute. And they sound super in this dub! I don't think I'm going to comment on every line this time around, maybe just my favorites from each of the girls~
Raebee! She does so great on Risako's lines. Not that she sounds like her, but Rii is one of Berryz's main singers and she has the lead a lot of the time; Rae takes on that spot well. She's got such a pretty voice and she sings strongly. I really liked her at 2:22. She had such great energy, and her "AH" sounded super/pretty.
[*] I swear, I was having Aoi withdrawls. I can never ever hear enough of her. Goddess of Kawaii. I really liked her at 0:33 on her "nagaku shiawase ni naru to" line, and again at 1:22, but she sounded as marvelous as ever throughout the song. At 0:52, Martha blew my mind. I loved her "deaeta" so much. The light vibratio she had on the last "ta" was beautiful.
On her "eien wo chikau MERODI" lines, Aji didn't really seem to go up on the "wo". & It's such a cute little part of the line. But!! She sounded wonderful on her 2:06 solo; I loved her held out "ne." And she suits Saki, I thought so from her first little line at 0:39.
[*] I really liked Kappa at 1:07 on the "ne" and the end of "freedom." She had good energy, and I just like how she sounds on the melody of that line. Asa! I know I've heard her before, I think, cause I recognize her username. She sounded really adorable at 2:44! I like her voice, but I should have a better listen to it.
Miss Buggy sounded cute on all her lines,though my favorite was at 3:22. But I also really loved the character she put into her little "zenbu" at 2:05. Kary makes an amazing Yurina. She has such a fabulously pretty voice. I totally adored both of her "eien wo chikau MERODI"s. Everyone else sounded good on theirs too, but she really stood out to me on that line.
[*] As for the duets, the pairs were Asa/Kappa (0:57), Martha/Kary (1:00), Rae/Buggy (2:12), and Aoi/Aji (2:15). And they were awesome!! The blending sounded so good, epically good! I must say, I think I liked the first two pairs the most, just cause I think their voices complimented each other better.
Everyone did a smashing job on the group parts, & I love this dub oodles and oodles ♥ Pathetically, I was often trying hard not to doze off while writing this. I'm not bored in the least, just tired. And this took me freaking forever, so it's already 10:30pm ;w; GO RANCHII~
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
I can't always cover every dub I want to, cause then I'd be killing myself trying to keep up. So I want to do a little update about some of the recent dubs that have been released but I haven't written about. These aren't in any certain order, they're just dubs that I like that I want to share with y'all~
Hatsuyuki by Suika Kinenbi (HanaPro)
Shibata Ayumi : (Ange) Kiku [ froghaterk ]
Ohtani Masae : Mizuki [ telenagikinetic ]
Saitou Hitomi : (Kappa) Sayuri [ xmikipinkux ]
Murata Megumi : (Buggy) Kinsenka [ shockingbuggy ]
Beautiful. These Hana girls did so epicly good on this dub ;w; I downloaded the dub so I can listen to it whenever I want! Buggy and Kappa sound awesome, but I also love love hearing Ange and Mizuki, since I don't believe I've heard them much. So many solos and notes in this are amazing.
Robo Kiss [duet] ~
*Kago Ai :: Mitsuki // MitsukiUsagii
*Tsuji Nozomi :: Okie // DivaDagger
I like this song. They could have used a bit more energy overall, more umph! But they do have the cuteness for sure. I adore both Okie and Mitsuki, and I think they make a good duo.
Renai Circulation by Manami1992
This is wonderful! At first I thought it was just pretty good, but once you hit her rap at 0:25 and her harmonies at 0:41, it's pure kawaii! The part of the song in the beginning and end are my least favorite, not cause of her voice, they are just the least interesting part of the song itself, for me. Manami has such an awesome voice. I loved all the different parts she did, she sounds great with herself. I think at 0:58 she hits a really strong point and she just delivers so well. I really liked this!
Koko ni Iruzee by Yomusu (Yoproject)
This is one of my faves from Momusu, so I was excited to see a dub of it! As I mentioned yesterday, I'm not super familiar with Yoproject or it's members, but I really like this dub. I adored their "Yes Wonderland"s~
I was going to rant about how annoyed I am at YouTube right now, for forcing their ugly new system/layout on me. I don't like a lot of things about it, but I'm stuck with it ;w; It was dragging my mood down and making me not want to blog. It's as Homeschooledchick16 said, "AGH YOUTUBE!! If it's not broken, don't fix it."
But then I found out that mjsparkles33 is holding auditions for a full fan-dub of Princess and the Frog. I watched some of them, and I am feeling much better. I adore Charlotte's character, and I wanna see who might audition for the voodoo man.
Hatsuyuki by Suika Kinenbi (HanaPro)
Shibata Ayumi : (Ange) Kiku [ froghaterk ]
Ohtani Masae : Mizuki [ telenagikinetic ]
Saitou Hitomi : (Kappa) Sayuri [ xmikipinkux ]
Murata Megumi : (Buggy) Kinsenka [ shockingbuggy ]
Beautiful. These Hana girls did so epicly good on this dub ;w; I downloaded the dub so I can listen to it whenever I want! Buggy and Kappa sound awesome, but I also love love hearing Ange and Mizuki, since I don't believe I've heard them much. So many solos and notes in this are amazing.
Robo Kiss [duet] ~
*Kago Ai :: Mitsuki // MitsukiUsagii
*Tsuji Nozomi :: Okie // DivaDagger
I like this song. They could have used a bit more energy overall, more umph! But they do have the cuteness for sure. I adore both Okie and Mitsuki, and I think they make a good duo.
Renai Circulation by Manami1992
This is wonderful! At first I thought it was just pretty good, but once you hit her rap at 0:25 and her harmonies at 0:41, it's pure kawaii! The part of the song in the beginning and end are my least favorite, not cause of her voice, they are just the least interesting part of the song itself, for me. Manami has such an awesome voice. I loved all the different parts she did, she sounds great with herself. I think at 0:58 she hits a really strong point and she just delivers so well. I really liked this!
Koko ni Iruzee by Yomusu (Yoproject)
This is one of my faves from Momusu, so I was excited to see a dub of it! As I mentioned yesterday, I'm not super familiar with Yoproject or it's members, but I really like this dub. I adored their "Yes Wonderland"s~
I was going to rant about how annoyed I am at YouTube right now, for forcing their ugly new system/layout on me. I don't like a lot of things about it, but I'm stuck with it ;w; It was dragging my mood down and making me not want to blog. It's as Homeschooledchick16 said, "AGH YOUTUBE!! If it's not broken, don't fix it."
But then I found out that mjsparkles33 is holding auditions for a full fan-dub of Princess and the Frog. I watched some of them, and I am feeling much better. I adore Charlotte's character, and I wanna see who might audition for the voodoo man.
Dubber's Radio: Episode 3 Part 3 & 4
I finally ate my pizza, but that was around 11:30am, it's now 4pm. Yeah, I take forever to blog. I talk too much, plus I was distracted by Law&Order a little, and then our old house tenant stopped over like half an hour ago and I talked to her a little and that slowed me down on getting this up. Now I'm hungry again, and definitely no longer chilly.
On an off-topic side note. I mentioned before about how I baby talk my dog. Sometimes I'm sure it sounds like I am speaking an alien tongue. Now and then I come up with new phrases to say to her (out of nowhere). Before, it was something like "jubba jubba jubba." No lie. I'd say it all baby like, in a cutesy 'I-love-you' voice while petting her belly.
Well now, for some reason, I'm moved onto "Ah cha puh paow" I don't even know how to spell what I say. The ending 'paow' I exaggerate and hold out, and sometimes I'll throw in an extra 'puh' or two. Why is my brain so lame? And I call her every pet name there is, but my recent favorite is 'sugarbean.' Sugar doesn't even come from beans! Anyways, I just felt like sharing more about my weird self. Onward!
[*] Kappa is adorably funny. I admire that she accepts and shares with us that there are ups and downs to being in charge. When Buggy asks her what she doesn't like about running HanaP, and she laughs and says the same anwser as for what she does like, with different reasons; I couldn't help laughing a little along with her (& smiling).
I like how Kappa runs things, from what I've heard. If there is a way to do something or set something up so that things get done smoothly and quickly, with a good result; it's definitely preferred. A little OCD isn't so bad. Organization is a great quality for a leader to have! And as she says, Kappa always has her sub-leaders to "make sure that I'm not doing anything off the wall crazy."
[*] Wow. I had run across KawaiiStarProject's first comment on cremeproject's profile, and I my first thought was; WTF? I didn't know that they'd posted yet another one. Like Buggy mentions, it's awful that KSP resorted to posting their hater comments on someone else's profile!! Cremeproject is wonderful, and it sucks that their page got such trash posted on there.
And I agree with what Kappa said in her reply comment, "Not that I understand like, anything they said down there." I don't either. KSP doesn't seem to be run by the most literate person. And it wouldn't be as bad if KSP was more than just a hater. If they were some amazing jaw-dropping project that was feeling extremely threatened or competitive, okay.
But the other day as I was browsing through YT, under the Recent Activity section I saw that someone (who shall remain un-named) had rated a video 1 star. My first thought was; only one? Is it really that bad? So I clicked and had a listen. And Yes. Sadly, it was that bad. I can't claim to know anything about mixing, but I do have two ears and they didn't enjoy what they heard. The dub I clicked on was KSP's first actual dub.
And I'm not bashing the singers. They all sounded rather good! I actually liked most their solos, some cute voices. They show promise. But their parts were all over the place, mixing wise. Almost nothing was together. Some of that might be due to possible off-timing when it came to the singing, but the dub overall was just badly put together. It seems likely that KSP is just hating on HanaP out of jealousy, perhaps? (oh, and when I say KSP I am referring to whoever runs the thing is, not it's members)
If you look down at 'How to Deal with Haters' in Keywords&Quote section, take in what Kappa says in the second paragraph. The leader of KSP has managed to give their project a bad name through their actions. Immature nonsensical hater. That is what's in my thoughts now.
I love how Kappa and the Hana girls dealt with this. They were very mature. Well, I think the LOL bit was really funny, but it wasn't horribly offensive and Kappa wasn't trying to push buttons. Hopefully this is finally smoothed out, and KSP will just go on doing whatever, and HanaP will go on rockin'
DR- Episode 3 Part 3 Keywords & Quotes ~
On Being a Busy Bee
"Currently I'm in my last year and a half of college, so it definitely doesn't make the work load any easier to keep up with. . . .so as much as I don't want it to be, some days it gets really stressful. But it makes it worth it in the end, that's why I keep with it." -Kappa
Haters
"They're an unfortunate part of the package, sadly." -Kappa
How to Deal with Haters
"I have an extremely quick temper. . . .somebody has to hold me back, cause I'll be like gung-ho to go tell somebody off. I have to make myself take a deep breath first, which gets easier the more it happens. . . .
I don't know if any project leaders out there realize this, but. . . .You're a main representive of that project, and if somebody sees you acting immaturely, no matter how the rest of your project acts, that's how they're gonna think about your project." -Kappa
Right on to the final part!
!! I'm so happy that Buggy mentioned Sayuri (Lilacsilk28)! She is a super nice girl, and it's lame that she had to put up with KSP's comments. It's cool that Dubber's Radio, HanaProject and CremeProject all support each other! UWAH~
Another thing I love about dubbing in general (but HanaP included) is that it has no age limit. I think it's awesome that 25-30 year olds are still dubbing. Heck, I still wanna be a huge dubbing, blogging, Hello!Project fan in ten years. Whether your 14 or 22 or 27, it doesn't matter! It's all about having fun!
Hoshizora's Onna ga Medatte Naze Ikenai was the dub selected this time around for the Critique. Buggy had to do a lot of cutting, and so if you'd like to hear more than what she fit into the video, download the full critique. I did!
Both Kappa and Buggy had a lot of good pointers. And even if you're not a part of Hoshizora, but you're looking to improve your dubbing, your project, or you're planning on singing this song; have a listen!
On a sidenote, Buggy sounds so much like this girl I was in girl scouts with a long while ago. Her name is Amelia. It's weird how similiar their speaking voices sound. So every time I listen to Dubber's Radio, I am reminded of her. I wish I had a voice sample of Amelia's so I could show y'all, lol. But yeah. Random.
& I don't really have any good Keywords or Quotes this time around. Lameness. I'm just not focused enough to sort through this 4th part to come up with a few good ones. But I really enjoyed listening to this entire episode, and I look forward to the next!!
On an off-topic side note. I mentioned before about how I baby talk my dog. Sometimes I'm sure it sounds like I am speaking an alien tongue. Now and then I come up with new phrases to say to her (out of nowhere). Before, it was something like "jubba jubba jubba." No lie. I'd say it all baby like, in a cutesy 'I-love-you' voice while petting her belly.
Well now, for some reason, I'm moved onto "Ah cha puh paow" I don't even know how to spell what I say. The ending 'paow' I exaggerate and hold out, and sometimes I'll throw in an extra 'puh' or two. Why is my brain so lame? And I call her every pet name there is, but my recent favorite is 'sugarbean.' Sugar doesn't even come from beans! Anyways, I just felt like sharing more about my weird self. Onward!
[*] Kappa is adorably funny. I admire that she accepts and shares with us that there are ups and downs to being in charge. When Buggy asks her what she doesn't like about running HanaP, and she laughs and says the same anwser as for what she does like, with different reasons; I couldn't help laughing a little along with her (& smiling).
I like how Kappa runs things, from what I've heard. If there is a way to do something or set something up so that things get done smoothly and quickly, with a good result; it's definitely preferred. A little OCD isn't so bad. Organization is a great quality for a leader to have! And as she says, Kappa always has her sub-leaders to "make sure that I'm not doing anything off the wall crazy."
[*] Wow. I had run across KawaiiStarProject's first comment on cremeproject's profile, and I my first thought was; WTF? I didn't know that they'd posted yet another one. Like Buggy mentions, it's awful that KSP resorted to posting their hater comments on someone else's profile!! Cremeproject is wonderful, and it sucks that their page got such trash posted on there.
And I agree with what Kappa said in her reply comment, "Not that I understand like, anything they said down there." I don't either. KSP doesn't seem to be run by the most literate person. And it wouldn't be as bad if KSP was more than just a hater. If they were some amazing jaw-dropping project that was feeling extremely threatened or competitive, okay.
But the other day as I was browsing through YT, under the Recent Activity section I saw that someone (who shall remain un-named) had rated a video 1 star. My first thought was; only one? Is it really that bad? So I clicked and had a listen. And Yes. Sadly, it was that bad. I can't claim to know anything about mixing, but I do have two ears and they didn't enjoy what they heard. The dub I clicked on was KSP's first actual dub.
And I'm not bashing the singers. They all sounded rather good! I actually liked most their solos, some cute voices. They show promise. But their parts were all over the place, mixing wise. Almost nothing was together. Some of that might be due to possible off-timing when it came to the singing, but the dub overall was just badly put together. It seems likely that KSP is just hating on HanaP out of jealousy, perhaps? (oh, and when I say KSP I am referring to whoever runs the thing is, not it's members)
If you look down at 'How to Deal with Haters' in Keywords&Quote section, take in what Kappa says in the second paragraph. The leader of KSP has managed to give their project a bad name through their actions. Immature nonsensical hater. That is what's in my thoughts now.
I love how Kappa and the Hana girls dealt with this. They were very mature. Well, I think the LOL bit was really funny, but it wasn't horribly offensive and Kappa wasn't trying to push buttons. Hopefully this is finally smoothed out, and KSP will just go on doing whatever, and HanaP will go on rockin'
DR- Episode 3 Part 3 Keywords & Quotes ~
On Being a Busy Bee
"Currently I'm in my last year and a half of college, so it definitely doesn't make the work load any easier to keep up with. . . .so as much as I don't want it to be, some days it gets really stressful. But it makes it worth it in the end, that's why I keep with it." -Kappa
Haters
"They're an unfortunate part of the package, sadly." -Kappa
How to Deal with Haters
"I have an extremely quick temper. . . .somebody has to hold me back, cause I'll be like gung-ho to go tell somebody off. I have to make myself take a deep breath first, which gets easier the more it happens. . . .
I don't know if any project leaders out there realize this, but. . . .You're a main representive of that project, and if somebody sees you acting immaturely, no matter how the rest of your project acts, that's how they're gonna think about your project." -Kappa
Right on to the final part!
!! I'm so happy that Buggy mentioned Sayuri (Lilacsilk28)! She is a super nice girl, and it's lame that she had to put up with KSP's comments. It's cool that Dubber's Radio, HanaProject and CremeProject all support each other! UWAH~
Another thing I love about dubbing in general (but HanaP included) is that it has no age limit. I think it's awesome that 25-30 year olds are still dubbing. Heck, I still wanna be a huge dubbing, blogging, Hello!Project fan in ten years. Whether your 14 or 22 or 27, it doesn't matter! It's all about having fun!
Hoshizora's Onna ga Medatte Naze Ikenai was the dub selected this time around for the Critique. Buggy had to do a lot of cutting, and so if you'd like to hear more than what she fit into the video, download the full critique. I did!
Both Kappa and Buggy had a lot of good pointers. And even if you're not a part of Hoshizora, but you're looking to improve your dubbing, your project, or you're planning on singing this song; have a listen!
On a sidenote, Buggy sounds so much like this girl I was in girl scouts with a long while ago. Her name is Amelia. It's weird how similiar their speaking voices sound. So every time I listen to Dubber's Radio, I am reminded of her. I wish I had a voice sample of Amelia's so I could show y'all, lol. But yeah. Random.
& I don't really have any good Keywords or Quotes this time around. Lameness. I'm just not focused enough to sort through this 4th part to come up with a few good ones. But I really enjoyed listening to this entire episode, and I look forward to the next!!
Dubber's Radio: Episode 3 Part 1 & 2
I went to bed at like 3am last night. I was going to stay up until five to finish something, but my computer needed to restart because of automated updates anyways, so I just turned in. I was hoping I wouldn't miss out on anything while sleeping, so when I forced myself to get up early (in practice for going back to work) and saw that Dubber's Raido Episode 3 was up, I was excited and bummed.
But when I took a peek, it only had a few comments!! Which meant I hadn't missed much, lol. And then I was confused as to where it started off. It took me a moment to realize that it was FOUR PARTS! How freaking awesome is that? Four times the goodness of the usual 10 minutes of Buggy. Lovely
We start things off with an interview with Kappa, leader of HanaProject~
I feel the need to say that right before the interview started; I clenched my fists, closed my eyes and smiled while squeeing silently with glee. Not in that order, but all at once. Cause I'm excited about this! One minor thing niggles me though; Kappa doesn't talk as loud as Buggy, and a few times I found the backing music was a sinch too loud and distracted me from listening to when she was talking. But that could just be me, lol.
Homg! It's so interesting, listening to them go back and forth!! And I'm loving all the Kappa info. I feel cool, cause I actually know who Ange (froghaterk) is! I don't know her really, but I stumbled across her profile the other day when I was checking out HanaP Gen 5 member BakaPai. She has a lovely voice, and if Kappa looks up to her, she's gotta be pretty wow-worthy.
Star-struck Kappa? Cute~ "I used to call her the mixing goddess," she's talking about Luthien; "she was patient enough to take my mixing and talk to me and give me advice. . . .she's been a hue impact on my mixing." *got distracted listening to her dubs* She is an awesome singer!! I loved her autotune Dakishimete, but y'all should also listen to something unauto-tuned too. She's fabulous.
I love how much time and work both Buggy and Kappa put into this. Thinking up all the questions, taking the time to anwser them, then doing the interview for recording, and mixing it all. All just to entertain us (though I'm sure they were too in the process). They did a spectacular job, and they most certainly have my attention and props!!
I don't know how much sense I'll make as opposed to how much rambling I'll do, since this is such a long episode. So forgive me now for my blabbing. I am going to spilt these into two seperate entries, two parts per, other wise I'll have one mega big one. Uwah, looks like tons more Hana info in Part 2!
DR- Episode 3 Part 1 Keywords & Quotes ~
Kappa
"She is the founder and leader of Hana Project, and one the of the best mixers and producers out there in my opinion." -Buggy
Dubbing
"I think the thing I like the most about it is, the satisfaction you get after you put up something you know is really good. . . .It makes you feel that it was worth it, no matter how many sleepless nights you had." -Kappa
Favorite dub
"The stuff I've done with Junran is really top on my list. It's hard to make a call on it because there's been a lot of stuff that I've really fallen in love with. I think out of all the Junran. . . .Nanchatte Renai was the best one, in my opinion." -Kappa
AKS (manage AKB48) & minor LOL vaule
"They will get you dragged down into Youtube purgatory , never to be seen again." -Kappa
*runs off to put a sweater on* My arms were cold, but they're much better now. And mah belly is rumbling. Quiet! Oh. Well, it is almost lunch and I skipped breakfast. *put'sa pizza in the oven* Now it's time for more Dubber's Radio! Uwah!
I love how this part of the episode gets so much into HanaP. And it's even better coming from Kappa. I know I read up on the project on their forums and maybe asked Rae and Kappa a question or so; but this is way way more fun and informative.
And it's not only an insight into HanaP, but into dubbing and projects. I can't say that I've ever experienced any of the frustrations or satisfaction (as result of putting a dub up) that Kappa mentions, but I like hearing about it! She's talking about her experiences, and by doing so gives us non-dubbers an insight into things. Cool beans~
I think the Keywords & Quotes for these individual parts say more than my typing this time. Because I'm not commenting on Kappa's interview really, just soaking in everything that these two are saying. So the K&Q section shows stuff that I picked up on, or things that I was interested in hearing.
DR- Episode 3 Part 2 Keywords & Quotes ~
Hana Project the Phoenix
"We definitely did rise up. . . .we topped 100 (subscribers) in just a few months. . . .we've gotten more and more since then somehow." -Kappa
Goal
"My original goal wasn't to make it popular or high-quality, but I did want to do my best to make sure that it was reaching it's full potentional. . . .and I wanted to be worth the time of the people in it." -Kappa
What sets Hana aside
"I think the biggest thing is that we actually get stuff done. . . .all of the members have a sense of responsibility and motivation, which I think is really special. . . .from my side, I try to keep everything as organized as possible. . . .and when all that comes together, we get stuff done. That's the secret formula to it." -Kappa
Keeping the peace: dramafree HanaP
"I don't usually have to smack anybody down for doing something stupid, because our auditions process really emphasizes the personality aspect. We make sure that the people we're letting in are the people for us, for our community. . . .
They have to fit vocally as well, but the most important part of it is that they're gonna get along with us, we're gonna get along well with them; we're gonna want to work with them." -Kappa
But when I took a peek, it only had a few comments!! Which meant I hadn't missed much, lol. And then I was confused as to where it started off. It took me a moment to realize that it was FOUR PARTS! How freaking awesome is that? Four times the goodness of the usual 10 minutes of Buggy. Lovely
We start things off with an interview with Kappa, leader of HanaProject~
I feel the need to say that right before the interview started; I clenched my fists, closed my eyes and smiled while squeeing silently with glee. Not in that order, but all at once. Cause I'm excited about this! One minor thing niggles me though; Kappa doesn't talk as loud as Buggy, and a few times I found the backing music was a sinch too loud and distracted me from listening to when she was talking. But that could just be me, lol.
Homg! It's so interesting, listening to them go back and forth!! And I'm loving all the Kappa info. I feel cool, cause I actually know who Ange (froghaterk) is! I don't know her really, but I stumbled across her profile the other day when I was checking out HanaP Gen 5 member BakaPai. She has a lovely voice, and if Kappa looks up to her, she's gotta be pretty wow-worthy.
Star-struck Kappa? Cute~ "I used to call her the mixing goddess," she's talking about Luthien; "she was patient enough to take my mixing and talk to me and give me advice. . . .she's been a hue impact on my mixing." *got distracted listening to her dubs* She is an awesome singer!! I loved her autotune Dakishimete, but y'all should also listen to something unauto-tuned too. She's fabulous.
I love how much time and work both Buggy and Kappa put into this. Thinking up all the questions, taking the time to anwser them, then doing the interview for recording, and mixing it all. All just to entertain us (though I'm sure they were too in the process). They did a spectacular job, and they most certainly have my attention and props!!
I don't know how much sense I'll make as opposed to how much rambling I'll do, since this is such a long episode. So forgive me now for my blabbing. I am going to spilt these into two seperate entries, two parts per, other wise I'll have one mega big one. Uwah, looks like tons more Hana info in Part 2!
DR- Episode 3 Part 1 Keywords & Quotes ~
Kappa
"She is the founder and leader of Hana Project, and one the of the best mixers and producers out there in my opinion." -Buggy
Dubbing
"I think the thing I like the most about it is, the satisfaction you get after you put up something you know is really good. . . .It makes you feel that it was worth it, no matter how many sleepless nights you had." -Kappa
Favorite dub
"The stuff I've done with Junran is really top on my list. It's hard to make a call on it because there's been a lot of stuff that I've really fallen in love with. I think out of all the Junran. . . .Nanchatte Renai was the best one, in my opinion." -Kappa
AKS (manage AKB48) & minor LOL vaule
"They will get you dragged down into Youtube purgatory , never to be seen again." -Kappa
*runs off to put a sweater on* My arms were cold, but they're much better now. And mah belly is rumbling. Quiet! Oh. Well, it is almost lunch and I skipped breakfast. *put'sa pizza in the oven* Now it's time for more Dubber's Radio! Uwah!I love how this part of the episode gets so much into HanaP. And it's even better coming from Kappa. I know I read up on the project on their forums and maybe asked Rae and Kappa a question or so; but this is way way more fun and informative.
And it's not only an insight into HanaP, but into dubbing and projects. I can't say that I've ever experienced any of the frustrations or satisfaction (as result of putting a dub up) that Kappa mentions, but I like hearing about it! She's talking about her experiences, and by doing so gives us non-dubbers an insight into things. Cool beans~
I think the Keywords & Quotes for these individual parts say more than my typing this time. Because I'm not commenting on Kappa's interview really, just soaking in everything that these two are saying. So the K&Q section shows stuff that I picked up on, or things that I was interested in hearing.
DR- Episode 3 Part 2 Keywords & Quotes ~
Hana Project the Phoenix
"We definitely did rise up. . . .we topped 100 (subscribers) in just a few months. . . .we've gotten more and more since then somehow." -Kappa
Goal
"My original goal wasn't to make it popular or high-quality, but I did want to do my best to make sure that it was reaching it's full potentional. . . .and I wanted to be worth the time of the people in it." -Kappa
What sets Hana aside
"I think the biggest thing is that we actually get stuff done. . . .all of the members have a sense of responsibility and motivation, which I think is really special. . . .from my side, I try to keep everything as organized as possible. . . .and when all that comes together, we get stuff done. That's the secret formula to it." -Kappa
Keeping the peace: dramafree HanaP
"I don't usually have to smack anybody down for doing something stupid, because our auditions process really emphasizes the personality aspect. We make sure that the people we're letting in are the people for us, for our community. . . .
They have to fit vocally as well, but the most important part of it is that they're gonna get along with us, we're gonna get along well with them; we're gonna want to work with them." -Kappa
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
My mind just exploded a little bit. ilfbnwejbfhjbgjhbgjherbgehfbh!!!!
A huge mega thank you to PinkYumii for sharing her awesome duet with me on YT, cause it is freaking epic! I'll admit, I mostly listen to H!P when it comes to Asian music dubbing. I really love AKB48's music, but I've only ever heard maybe two dubs of their songs. WHY?! I need to start searching for more AKB related stuff.
When I first heard Skirt, Hirari I wasn't a huge fan of it. Now I totally adore it (along with many other AKB songs). When I saw that I had a Shared Video and clicked my way there to have a look, and when I saw that it was this song I was so excited!! But I didn't want to get my hopes up in case it was (in all honesty) not a very good dub.
! ! ! I was not expecting such awesomeness!! I don't really know either of the girls very well, so I didn't have an idea of what I might be hearing. (I think I might have heard Yumi in Hoshizora?) But after I fell in love with their voices and this duet, I just had to cover it on here. Besides, Blabodu could use some AKB.
Yumi / PinkYumii
Yuri / JangMiso
Yumi has admitted that she isn't the best at mixing, and while I'm not agreeing, I will say that there was a time or two in this dub the music was loud enough that it was hard to hear the girls on their solos (like at 2:33). They both have very lovely voices that shouldn't be overwhelmed!
Once again, unless it's spelled out for me, I get confused. Cause I'm lame like that. It doesn't say who has the first solo, but I listened and my shot in the dark is; first solo (0:40) is Yuri, and then the next (0:52) is Yumi. And so on, back and forth between them on the solos. Maybe? idk ;w;
Since I don't really know, I am going to call them Yu1 and Yu2. I could message one of them and ask, but that would mean waiting until likely tomorrow before I could continue this. And I don't want to wait, lol. Once I have it cleared up, I can always fill in the information here. Anyways, I've rambled enough! Moving on~
I love when they sing together!! I was shocked by how well their voices compliment each other; the blending is wonderful.They both sing so well! Such clear lovely notes. And this song is perfect for them!! It's right in the middle, with some notes on the higher and lower ends. Sometimes they really sound like the actual AKB girls.
Yu1 at 0:40. She sounds awesome when she sings up to the higher notes on the end of her two lines, the "no" and the "ni." I love her voice! Beautiful. Yu2 at 0:52. This is one of the solos in the dub that I think sounds so spot on! Not in that she sounds like Takamina, but that she sings it just the way it's supposed to be sung, and she sounds great! Especially her "ga" and "PAIN."
The chorus is kick-butt, but I really love every second of this dub. Sometimes when they're singing together, I hear one girl more than the other. I don't know if it's volumes levels, or if it's just the one singing louder than the other. It's not bad, just something I noticed.
I love 1:14! I've always liked this solo and Yu1 does an amazing job on it!! I adore the melody here, and Yu1 keeps time on it well. The whole song, the singing is awesomely on beat. I really like the "nanimo kamo sutete" part of Yu1's solo. And at 1:27 is Yu2 again. She actually reminds me a little of Haruna here, especially on her ending "shite mo."
Not that I like to compare the actual singers to the dubbers, but I've been pausing and playing; listening to the AKB's version and then this dub so I can see how spot on they are getting the solos. (Amazing!) And also a little bit to see how much they sound like the girls. Not vocal clones, but just in that they sing so well! This could be two AKB girl dueting; it's that good. Maybe they could use a tiny bit more energy, overall, but I still think this is super.
The following verses and solos are wonderful!! As lovely as the rest of the dub is. I really liked Yu1 at 2:21. Again, that's a melody I really like, and she just sounds great on it. Pretty voice. 2:33 was Yu2; at the beginning of her solo she was overpowered by the music, so it was hard to hear her, but I liked her ending "nakya."
From 2:41 to 3:05 was good for both of them, it was a nice change of melody and the girls sounded fabulous. The last solo was at 3:26, and it was Yu1. She sounded kind of like the actual girl, cute, and I adored her "shite mo." So basically, I loved this! Five stars all the way!
Heh, I stopped halfway through to watch Sherlock Holmes, cause my sister rented it. I was going to pass, but I know I would have been semi-distracted the whole time I was blogging. So I watched it and then came back to finish this!
A huge mega thank you to PinkYumii for sharing her awesome duet with me on YT, cause it is freaking epic! I'll admit, I mostly listen to H!P when it comes to Asian music dubbing. I really love AKB48's music, but I've only ever heard maybe two dubs of their songs. WHY?! I need to start searching for more AKB related stuff.
When I first heard Skirt, Hirari I wasn't a huge fan of it. Now I totally adore it (along with many other AKB songs). When I saw that I had a Shared Video and clicked my way there to have a look, and when I saw that it was this song I was so excited!! But I didn't want to get my hopes up in case it was (in all honesty) not a very good dub.
! ! ! I was not expecting such awesomeness!! I don't really know either of the girls very well, so I didn't have an idea of what I might be hearing. (I think I might have heard Yumi in Hoshizora?) But after I fell in love with their voices and this duet, I just had to cover it on here. Besides, Blabodu could use some AKB.
Yumi / PinkYumii
Yuri / JangMiso
Yumi has admitted that she isn't the best at mixing, and while I'm not agreeing, I will say that there was a time or two in this dub the music was loud enough that it was hard to hear the girls on their solos (like at 2:33). They both have very lovely voices that shouldn't be overwhelmed!
Once again, unless it's spelled out for me, I get confused. Cause I'm lame like that. It doesn't say who has the first solo, but I listened and my shot in the dark is; first solo (0:40) is Yuri, and then the next (0:52) is Yumi. And so on, back and forth between them on the solos. Maybe? idk ;w;
Since I don't really know, I am going to call them Yu1 and Yu2. I could message one of them and ask, but that would mean waiting until likely tomorrow before I could continue this. And I don't want to wait, lol. Once I have it cleared up, I can always fill in the information here. Anyways, I've rambled enough! Moving on~
I love when they sing together!! I was shocked by how well their voices compliment each other; the blending is wonderful.They both sing so well! Such clear lovely notes. And this song is perfect for them!! It's right in the middle, with some notes on the higher and lower ends. Sometimes they really sound like the actual AKB girls.
Yu1 at 0:40. She sounds awesome when she sings up to the higher notes on the end of her two lines, the "no" and the "ni." I love her voice! Beautiful. Yu2 at 0:52. This is one of the solos in the dub that I think sounds so spot on! Not in that she sounds like Takamina, but that she sings it just the way it's supposed to be sung, and she sounds great! Especially her "ga" and "PAIN."
The chorus is kick-butt, but I really love every second of this dub. Sometimes when they're singing together, I hear one girl more than the other. I don't know if it's volumes levels, or if it's just the one singing louder than the other. It's not bad, just something I noticed.
I love 1:14! I've always liked this solo and Yu1 does an amazing job on it!! I adore the melody here, and Yu1 keeps time on it well. The whole song, the singing is awesomely on beat. I really like the "nanimo kamo sutete" part of Yu1's solo. And at 1:27 is Yu2 again. She actually reminds me a little of Haruna here, especially on her ending "shite mo."
Not that I like to compare the actual singers to the dubbers, but I've been pausing and playing; listening to the AKB's version and then this dub so I can see how spot on they are getting the solos. (Amazing!) And also a little bit to see how much they sound like the girls. Not vocal clones, but just in that they sing so well! This could be two AKB girl dueting; it's that good. Maybe they could use a tiny bit more energy, overall, but I still think this is super.
The following verses and solos are wonderful!! As lovely as the rest of the dub is. I really liked Yu1 at 2:21. Again, that's a melody I really like, and she just sounds great on it. Pretty voice. 2:33 was Yu2; at the beginning of her solo she was overpowered by the music, so it was hard to hear her, but I liked her ending "nakya."
From 2:41 to 3:05 was good for both of them, it was a nice change of melody and the girls sounded fabulous. The last solo was at 3:26, and it was Yu1. She sounded kind of like the actual girl, cute, and I adored her "shite mo." So basically, I loved this! Five stars all the way!
Heh, I stopped halfway through to watch Sherlock Holmes, cause my sister rented it. I was going to pass, but I know I would have been semi-distracted the whole time I was blogging. So I watched it and then came back to finish this!
Ugh. I just found out that I'm only getting one day off this work week, instead of my usual two. Complete lameness (-.-) I will blog and listen to beautiful dubs to make myself feel better!
"Yo! Project is a BBS (Bulletin Board System) where singers from all over can come, hang out, hold auditions, mix, play Mafia, talk about the power of Koharu Kusumi's Blue Steel, worship the immortal idol Kawai Sonoko/Tsugunaga Momoko, make fun of Joel . . . it's good stuff."
lol, I can't say I know exactly what they are talking about with those last few things, but that's okay. I am very unfamiliar with Yoproject. Their leader, Liana, actually made this nifty thread; Yo Project: A History and Explanation. So if you wanna know more, go read that!
Many of the Admin and forum members has been doing dubbing/karaoke for a long time. The project's YouTube channel has over 100 dubs uploaded, though I'm sure there is tons more than just what is on YT; "We'd upload them and they'd be downloaded on your computer because youtube didn't exist yet."
Yoproject isn't all about Yoproject, that's one thing I like. They have many sections to their forums, for example their Karaoke section; "The heart and soul of Y!P! Post karaoke from anywhere by anybody whenever you want."
There is also a section for starting your own project/cover group; a section for exclusivly Hello!Project covers; and an area to "let go of Tsunku's hand and try something a bit different" like Kpop or Musicials. Plus Yoproject has it's own radio show!
It's a very open forum, which is probably why they have so much activity and happy members. "This IS a place to discuss- and to disagree. This IS a place for friends to run around and make jokes, make each other and the forum laugh. This IS a place to be yourself, loud, proud, and (relatively) uncensored."
I'm putting this up for the video because [A] I really like it and [B] I didn't know what to pick, so I went with the latest release on their YT account. I'm not going to be covering this really, just wanted to put up something for y'all to have a listen of.
I really like both of the singers in this dub, they sound fabulous! Liza has such a strong lovely voice, and I love the harmonies and backing vocals that Koolman does~ Lol, know how I've talked (twice now) about how I load a video, then end up playing it repeatedly while typing? I've listened to this song at least a dozen times or more now.
Homg! Food's here! (I'm eating a very late dinner, heh)
"Yo! Project is a BBS (Bulletin Board System) where singers from all over can come, hang out, hold auditions, mix, play Mafia, talk about the power of Koharu Kusumi's Blue Steel, worship the immortal idol Kawai Sonoko/Tsugunaga Momoko, make fun of Joel . . . it's good stuff."lol, I can't say I know exactly what they are talking about with those last few things, but that's okay. I am very unfamiliar with Yoproject. Their leader, Liana, actually made this nifty thread; Yo Project: A History and Explanation. So if you wanna know more, go read that!
Many of the Admin and forum members has been doing dubbing/karaoke for a long time. The project's YouTube channel has over 100 dubs uploaded, though I'm sure there is tons more than just what is on YT; "We'd upload them and they'd be downloaded on your computer because youtube didn't exist yet."
Yoproject isn't all about Yoproject, that's one thing I like. They have many sections to their forums, for example their Karaoke section; "The heart and soul of Y!P! Post karaoke from anywhere by anybody whenever you want."
There is also a section for starting your own project/cover group; a section for exclusivly Hello!Project covers; and an area to "let go of Tsunku's hand and try something a bit different" like Kpop or Musicials. Plus Yoproject has it's own radio show!
It's a very open forum, which is probably why they have so much activity and happy members. "This IS a place to discuss- and to disagree. This IS a place for friends to run around and make jokes, make each other and the forum laugh. This IS a place to be yourself, loud, proud, and (relatively) uncensored."
I'm putting this up for the video because [A] I really like it and [B] I didn't know what to pick, so I went with the latest release on their YT account. I'm not going to be covering this really, just wanted to put up something for y'all to have a listen of.
I really like both of the singers in this dub, they sound fabulous! Liza has such a strong lovely voice, and I love the harmonies and backing vocals that Koolman does~ Lol, know how I've talked (twice now) about how I load a video, then end up playing it repeatedly while typing? I've listened to this song at least a dozen times or more now.
Homg! Food's here! (I'm eating a very late dinner, heh)
More HanaP Audition Listenings~
LOL. I thought I had this finished, but the way I did the screenshot, the top half of the first row of videos was cut off, and so I overlooked them. So if you saw this, and then it disappeared; that's why~
AikoAki / Sakura Chirari Normal & Acapella
I love Aiko, I really do. Her singing is epic. She has such a clear, mature, strong and lovely voice. I always enjoy listening to her in the groupdubs she's in. I can't remember if I've ever really listened to a solo by her. In this dub, her timing is off a little now and then. I love that she did Acapella as well! Love her energy.
Michikosaki / Yuujou ~Kokoro no Busu niwa Naranee!~
Oh! I'm not a big fan of the beginning slow part, but overall she has a nice mature voice with a lovely sound. I like her energy too! Maybe a slightly off note here or there, but she sings so strongly that you hardly notice. This type of song suits her well, but I'd like to hear her sing something else as well.
michiyomichi123 / This isn't a jaw dropping dub, but from the small amount of singing I've heard from Yuriko, I think that this is really good. I like her on this song, and she has pretty good energy. I really liked her first line, at 0:29. I feel like I can hear Ai's smile in Yuriko's voice. And she sounds like a mix of mature-ish with a good dose of cute; I like it! (Homgosh, she dubbed Heart and Soul by AAA too!)
SweetieRainbow / Ryuusei Boy by Berryz
Wow, nice voice! She could sing with more energy; her solos are lovely but a little boring sometimes. I love how she did all the recordings and then grouped them together to make it sound like a group of Sweeties, instead of just her. I like her more on the chorus than on the verses, but both are pretty good.
! ! ! That's it! I listened to all 109 HanaP auditions! And I have definitely discovered more wonderful dubbers because of this~ UWAH! Lol, this probably took me longer than it should have, but oh well. Once again, I'd like to give props to everyone who auditioned! And say congrats to the Generation 5 girls of HanaProject!
LOL. I thought I had this finished, but the way I did the screenshot, the top half of the first row of videos was cut off, and so I overlooked them. So if you saw this, and then it disappeared; that's why~
AikoAki / Sakura Chirari Normal & Acapella
I love Aiko, I really do. Her singing is epic. She has such a clear, mature, strong and lovely voice. I always enjoy listening to her in the groupdubs she's in. I can't remember if I've ever really listened to a solo by her. In this dub, her timing is off a little now and then. I love that she did Acapella as well! Love her energy.
Michikosaki / Yuujou ~Kokoro no Busu niwa Naranee!~
Oh! I'm not a big fan of the beginning slow part, but overall she has a nice mature voice with a lovely sound. I like her energy too! Maybe a slightly off note here or there, but she sings so strongly that you hardly notice. This type of song suits her well, but I'd like to hear her sing something else as well.
michiyomichi123 / This isn't a jaw dropping dub, but from the small amount of singing I've heard from Yuriko, I think that this is really good. I like her on this song, and she has pretty good energy. I really liked her first line, at 0:29. I feel like I can hear Ai's smile in Yuriko's voice. And she sounds like a mix of mature-ish with a good dose of cute; I like it! (Homgosh, she dubbed Heart and Soul by AAA too!)
SweetieRainbow / Ryuusei Boy by Berryz
Wow, nice voice! She could sing with more energy; her solos are lovely but a little boring sometimes. I love how she did all the recordings and then grouped them together to make it sound like a group of Sweeties, instead of just her. I like her more on the chorus than on the verses, but both are pretty good.
! ! ! That's it! I listened to all 109 HanaP auditions! And I have definitely discovered more wonderful dubbers because of this~ UWAH! Lol, this probably took me longer than it should have, but oh well. Once again, I'd like to give props to everyone who auditioned! And say congrats to the Generation 5 girls of HanaProject!
I slept in late today, and I still feel tired-ish. I better get my sleeping all figured out, since I start work again tomorrow LOL, I just realized that today is Tuesday, which means I still have one more day! Heck yes!
Gosh, I know I've blogged about Sayuri/Lilac quite a bit lately, but it's because; she's awesome!! & she's been putting several dubs out lately. I don't have to cover only new stuff, but that's what I mostly keep an eye out for. I am awaiting the next Dubber's Radio episode, and anything else new by all the wonderful dubbers I'm keeping tabs on. Maybe after this and another two entries I'll do some poking around for stuff.
!!! Holycrap. Sayuri sounds SO much like Airi. She could dress up as her and go to conventions and such, and when she sang everyone would think it really was Airi! Lol, anyways. Another slower song that Sayuri nailed! She sang this so well. Fantastic!
Yeah, being a sound-like isn't always good. But I don't think Sayuri does it purposely. It's just how it is. Like when someone happens to look like someone else. I get that, not with famous people, but a friend will be like; you look like my other friend. Or a co-worker will say; my daughter looks like you. Sayuri's voice is so cute and it's hers!
The melody of this song is beautiful and it really suits her. A tiny few of her high notes had a little strain, but she pushed through them, and all the rest of the song was fabulous! 0:17 was really good!! I loved her on those notes. And the change of tune at 0:34 is lovely, and another part of this song that Sayuri sings wonderfully. She does just as good on the lower notes as on the higher ones. And I don't know if she did her own harmonies, but the little bit that you do hear is pretty.
At 1:52-2:03 the backing-music drops down and we get to really hear Sayuri, before the music joins back in. And I really really liked her ending 'su' from "moushiagemasu". I love Sayuri to pieces. She is an marvelous singer and a joy to listen to, honestly. I could ramble on about her a lot, but I shalln't, lol. I do wish she'd maybe put up some MP3 links, cause then I could listen to her whenever I wanted!
Gosh, I know I've blogged about Sayuri/Lilac quite a bit lately, but it's because; she's awesome!! & she's been putting several dubs out lately. I don't have to cover only new stuff, but that's what I mostly keep an eye out for. I am awaiting the next Dubber's Radio episode, and anything else new by all the wonderful dubbers I'm keeping tabs on. Maybe after this and another two entries I'll do some poking around for stuff.
!!! Holycrap. Sayuri sounds SO much like Airi. She could dress up as her and go to conventions and such, and when she sang everyone would think it really was Airi! Lol, anyways. Another slower song that Sayuri nailed! She sang this so well. Fantastic!
Yeah, being a sound-like isn't always good. But I don't think Sayuri does it purposely. It's just how it is. Like when someone happens to look like someone else. I get that, not with famous people, but a friend will be like; you look like my other friend. Or a co-worker will say; my daughter looks like you. Sayuri's voice is so cute and it's hers!
The melody of this song is beautiful and it really suits her. A tiny few of her high notes had a little strain, but she pushed through them, and all the rest of the song was fabulous! 0:17 was really good!! I loved her on those notes. And the change of tune at 0:34 is lovely, and another part of this song that Sayuri sings wonderfully. She does just as good on the lower notes as on the higher ones. And I don't know if she did her own harmonies, but the little bit that you do hear is pretty.
At 1:52-2:03 the backing-music drops down and we get to really hear Sayuri, before the music joins back in. And I really really liked her ending 'su' from "moushiagemasu". I love Sayuri to pieces. She is an marvelous singer and a joy to listen to, honestly. I could ramble on about her a lot, but I shalln't, lol. I do wish she'd maybe put up some MP3 links, cause then I could listen to her whenever I wanted!
Having listened to more than half of the auditions for the new Gen 5 members, my total left is actually cut down a little~ Yay! But I shall continue on until I am done!! Again, not going to be putting every single one up here, just the ones that stood at to me or niggled at my attention.
animefreakXDD / Wow! Saya has a very cute voice; this I already knew. But she is so right! At times during this song she sounded more mature than usual, and it's pretty. I really liked her on this song. I think her SEXY BOYS could have been a little sexier, lol. Or held out a tiny bit longer, so we could all enjoy the lovely note more (but idk, maybe it's not long-ish at all in the actual song). Enjoyable. Cute.
Manami1992 / Bye Bye Bye by C-ute
I think this gal is worth a mention at least. She has great energy, and she sings with such character. I love her at 1:32! She does some little trill-like vocal bits throughout the song that are nifty sounding; she was fun to listen to. I like her mature voice, plus she had pretty good harmonies. Overall, I quite liked this dub. The other dub she submitted was good too.
XxHitomixX / (o wo) This is fantastic!! She sounds so so good when singing with herself, and her solos are adorable and so spot on. She is bursting with energy, and I love her kick-butt voice. I would totally download this in a heartbeat if she had it up. Homg. I love this dub!!
Cookai11 / SHABONDAMA by Momusu
Another dub worth mentioning. It would have been better if she'd used the instrumental, so we wouldn't have to hear Momusu in the background. But Cookai sings with power in this dub, and you can hear her pretty well, and she sounds good! I love her energy and PAWAA! I'd like to hear a re-dub of this, I just know it'd be even better than it is now.
~So after my calculations, I have listened to 93/109, which only leaves 16 more!!
animefreakXDD / Wow! Saya has a very cute voice; this I already knew. But she is so right! At times during this song she sounded more mature than usual, and it's pretty. I really liked her on this song. I think her SEXY BOYS could have been a little sexier, lol. Or held out a tiny bit longer, so we could all enjoy the lovely note more (but idk, maybe it's not long-ish at all in the actual song). Enjoyable. Cute.
Manami1992 / Bye Bye Bye by C-ute
I think this gal is worth a mention at least. She has great energy, and she sings with such character. I love her at 1:32! She does some little trill-like vocal bits throughout the song that are nifty sounding; she was fun to listen to. I like her mature voice, plus she had pretty good harmonies. Overall, I quite liked this dub. The other dub she submitted was good too.
XxHitomixX / (o wo) This is fantastic!! She sounds so so good when singing with herself, and her solos are adorable and so spot on. She is bursting with energy, and I love her kick-butt voice. I would totally download this in a heartbeat if she had it up. Homg. I love this dub!!
Cookai11 / SHABONDAMA by Momusu
Another dub worth mentioning. It would have been better if she'd used the instrumental, so we wouldn't have to hear Momusu in the background. But Cookai sings with power in this dub, and you can hear her pretty well, and she sounds good! I love her energy and PAWAA! I'd like to hear a re-dub of this, I just know it'd be even better than it is now.
~So after my calculations, I have listened to 93/109, which only leaves 16 more!!
Monday, March 29, 2010
MICHI! She was a dear and mentioned me in her little info bar, and since she sounds so awesome I decided to give her an actual entry, since before I only mentioned her. Michi began fandubbing in April of 2009. She has since been in 200+ dubs!! That's pretty impressive.
[ Dear You ~ Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni ] I know I mentioned this in a recent entry; I tend to listen to dubs a ton of times anyways when covering them, but often times I'll load the video, then get sidetracked by doing something else (in this case, it was the labeling). And so to avoid complete boring silence or to block out the noise of the TV/my family, I end up hitting the play button again and again, lol. So I'm already on at least my 5-6th time of listening to this~
I love how Michi sounds with herself! Both ways that she sings- higher/pretty and mature/lovely -are really good. Most of the time it sounds like her mature voice is the main, while the higher voice is more backing vocals (not harmonies though, just a second voice). In some parts of the song you hear her higher singing more, and at those times the blending between the two is lovely.
0:12-0:55 is all the same melody and one that Michi sings very well. I like the key it's in, a nice middle/lower key that she sounds good on. It is a simple tune, but she's also good at staying on beat. I tried finding the lyrics for this song and had no luck. Cause someone commented that Michi made a few pronunciation mistakes, but I can't really say. This is my first time hearing this song.
At 0:56 the tune changes to something a tiny bit slower in tempo, and I really liked Michi's first couple of notes. They were smooth and low and just came out good. It's like 0:57 and 1:02, when she gets real low. It's lovely. And on the other hand, the semi-higher notes she does have in this song sound awesome as well!
What I'd like to think is the chorus, starts back up about 1:30 (if I'm wrong as to which is which, you can always think of them as Part 1 and Part 2 of the song). And it sounds just as good as in the beginning! Michi did such a good job on the two parts. I think it makes the song more interesting to listen to, it just adds more to it! Starting around 1:52 we get a little instrumental break, before Michi returns with some more of the wonderful verses.
There isn't much to this song really. It just goes back and forth between the same melodies. That doesn't by any means make this a boring dub. No no no. It just means that there is less to comment on, lol. Michi sounds fantastic on both the verses and the chorus. There was once or twice when one of her real low notes would sound the tinnest bit off, but it was barely noticable. For almost all of the song she was in tune and spot on!
[ Dear You ~ Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni ] I know I mentioned this in a recent entry; I tend to listen to dubs a ton of times anyways when covering them, but often times I'll load the video, then get sidetracked by doing something else (in this case, it was the labeling). And so to avoid complete boring silence or to block out the noise of the TV/my family, I end up hitting the play button again and again, lol. So I'm already on at least my 5-6th time of listening to this~
I love how Michi sounds with herself! Both ways that she sings- higher/pretty and mature/lovely -are really good. Most of the time it sounds like her mature voice is the main, while the higher voice is more backing vocals (not harmonies though, just a second voice). In some parts of the song you hear her higher singing more, and at those times the blending between the two is lovely.
0:12-0:55 is all the same melody and one that Michi sings very well. I like the key it's in, a nice middle/lower key that she sounds good on. It is a simple tune, but she's also good at staying on beat. I tried finding the lyrics for this song and had no luck. Cause someone commented that Michi made a few pronunciation mistakes, but I can't really say. This is my first time hearing this song.
At 0:56 the tune changes to something a tiny bit slower in tempo, and I really liked Michi's first couple of notes. They were smooth and low and just came out good. It's like 0:57 and 1:02, when she gets real low. It's lovely. And on the other hand, the semi-higher notes she does have in this song sound awesome as well!
What I'd like to think is the chorus, starts back up about 1:30 (if I'm wrong as to which is which, you can always think of them as Part 1 and Part 2 of the song). And it sounds just as good as in the beginning! Michi did such a good job on the two parts. I think it makes the song more interesting to listen to, it just adds more to it! Starting around 1:52 we get a little instrumental break, before Michi returns with some more of the wonderful verses.
There isn't much to this song really. It just goes back and forth between the same melodies. That doesn't by any means make this a boring dub. No no no. It just means that there is less to comment on, lol. Michi sounds fantastic on both the verses and the chorus. There was once or twice when one of her real low notes would sound the tinnest bit off, but it was barely noticable. For almost all of the song she was in tune and spot on!
Ohemgee. I feel the need to put this up here. As I've mentioned before, I like to listen to non-H!P dubs; mostly Disney and Anime, but other odds and ends too. And two of my faves are Elsie (SweetPoffin) and Chyree (BelovedStar18).
Chyree recently uploaded this video, and it's awesome!! I think SopranoSinger18's idea for doing a full voice dub of Phantom of the Opera is amazing, and a little mind blowing. So much work! I'm a sucker for musicals, lol.
Chyree is one of my two favorites for the part of singing part of Christine or Meg. Her voice is amazing!! She sounded so beautiful on both of the songs she sings. I think she really shows off her range too; from the super high notes, to the lower-ish ones in the second song. I'd love to hear her sing some other parts that Christine has. Her speaking voice isn't bad, but I don't think she suits either one of the girls very well.
Eva (ethalinia) is my other favorite. I think I like her more for the part, since she is amazing on the speaking and singing parts. I'm new to her, and I adore her. She has a sweet speaking voice and a wonderful singing voice. That high note she hits? Freaking goodness! She also did some more singing and speaking in her other audition video.
[ heyheypachuco ] And lastly, this lady deserves at least a listen, for her humor if nothing else. Carlotta is such a funny character, and Gina does her so well! Both the speaking and the singing~
Chyree recently uploaded this video, and it's awesome!! I think SopranoSinger18's idea for doing a full voice dub of Phantom of the Opera is amazing, and a little mind blowing. So much work! I'm a sucker for musicals, lol.
Chyree is one of my two favorites for the part of singing part of Christine or Meg. Her voice is amazing!! She sounded so beautiful on both of the songs she sings. I think she really shows off her range too; from the super high notes, to the lower-ish ones in the second song. I'd love to hear her sing some other parts that Christine has. Her speaking voice isn't bad, but I don't think she suits either one of the girls very well.
Eva (ethalinia) is my other favorite. I think I like her more for the part, since she is amazing on the speaking and singing parts. I'm new to her, and I adore her. She has a sweet speaking voice and a wonderful singing voice. That high note she hits? Freaking goodness! She also did some more singing and speaking in her other audition video.
[ heyheypachuco ] And lastly, this lady deserves at least a listen, for her humor if nothing else. Carlotta is such a funny character, and Gina does her so well! Both the speaking and the singing~
There is this groupdub I am itching to cover, but I literally know nothing about the group and there is very little information provided. I contacted the group in hopes of getting a reply sometime soon, so that I can blog about it. But since I just ran into one of the new HanaP members, I figured I'd go ahead and cover the rest of Gen 5. OH! (*curses blogspot for not showing image in a larger size*)
Chika : scattered flowers [ BakaPai ]
BakaPai is in 4+ dubbing groups, including Kaori Basket, Yo!Project, Totally Up Project and Hana Project. From those (excluding Hana) she has been in over 28 dubbing releases. "I don't think I'm one of the best of singers~ but I really try to strive to be one of the best. . . .This is such a fun hobby and I've gain so much experience!"
I did get to her HanaP audition already, and this is what I said then; "Nice voice. A little pitchy, some strain on high notes. I'd like to hear her sing a different song." And I hold to that. I'm not a big Furusato fan and so I really did want to hear her in something else. And so I did!
Ishikawa Rika / Toki (TokiDokiHaato)
Miyoshi Erika / Ange (froghaterk)
Okada Yui / Chika (BakaPai)
[ Aimai Me Mind groupdub ] This is freaking great!! I really like how Chika sounds in this! But I also adore Toki and Ange as well! v-u-den always has sexy songs and dances, and I think these three gals come through with the energy and character to make this sound awesome.
I am extremely tempted to fully review this, but I'd be typing away forever when I should be moving on. Toki and Ange are amazing!! I've heard Toki before, but I think I'm new to Ange, so I will totally be checking her out. This dub is definitely worth a listen. Especially if you want to get a good listen at Chika's voice. She has a nice voice and sings well.
Momo : peach blossom [ fantasykingdom1227 ]
On the HanaPro forums, they have this nifty Intro thread! And some of the new members filled out little form about themselves, and I am going to steal use this information! So props to HanaP for their awesomeness in unknowingly helping me out.
Alias: Aidourii
YT Username: fantasykingdom1227
Age: 16
Location: USA
Groups (ALL OF THEM EVER): Yume no Tsubasa, Kibou! Project, Yume no Tame ni, Sugoi Cherry Project, Project Hoshi!, Dragoness Project (Basically all of them are defunct now... I wonder what that says about my group choice... *goes off to contemplate*)
Favorite~
H!P Artist: Is Linlin counted as an artist? Well, SHE SHOULD BE.
H!P Group: Berryz Koubou, at the moment
H!P Song (CURRENTLY): Akai Nikkichou, by Akagumi 4 (yeah, I'm into the oldies, haha)
J-Idol: Utada Hikaru
Non-H!P Group: Depends on what you mean... Idol Group? AKB48, Girl Group that used to be in H!P? Melon Kinenbi, Guy Group? Nightmare
Dubs You've Done: Robokiss with Lorfili, Furusato with Yume no Tsubasa
Anything Else? Yeah, I'm an otaku spaz, and a theatre kid to boot
Another 5th Gen member that I've already heard. Momo was the 8th person I listened to, and I put up her video because I liked her so much. She has an awesome voice and I'm very glad that she made it in. However, before auditions I had never heard her. So I am still semi-new to her.
Momo hasn't really released any new dubs lately, except for her audition dub. But I looked into the dubbing project listed on her profile (SugoiCherryProject) to try and find something, and I was successful.
She was Takahashi Ai so you get many chances to hear her since Ai gets so many lines, lol. For the full cast list you can look at the info bar on the video's page on YT. This dub is 3-4 months old, but I still think it's a good example of her voice. And maybe show some support for the project.
Kasumisou : baby's breath [ NatsujiSen ]
Like with Chika, I couldn't find that she filled out a form on Hana, so I just filled in the spots with what I could gather. Her audition for Hana was really good!! To start out, she does Tomodachi by Berryz acappella with some cool harmonies. I adore her voice. It's so pretty.
Age: 15
Location: Canada
H!P Artist/Girl: Tsuji Nozomi and Natsuyaki Miyabi
H!P Group: Berryz Koubou and Buono!
H!P Song: VERY BEAUTY (by BK) and OVER THE RAINBOW (by Buono)
Anything Else? She's into Anime and Dramas, such as; Fruits Basket, Coffee Prince, Hana Kimi, and Boys over Flowers.
Tanpopo : dandelion [ Juwibean ]
Name: Juli
Age: 23
Location: USA
Groups: RinGoGirls, Hoshizora Dubs, Niku Project, Hana Project, Beautiful Future, Pyua Etanaru, Candyyy Project, Kinomi Studio.
Hobbies: Dance Dance Revolution, DDR, working, dancing, singing, reading manga, manga, anime, jpop, jrock, Japan, etc
Again, I just filled out what I could~ I supposed I could interview them all at some point. Or! I could start a thread in the forums and use it as a way to communicate with the HanaP girls. For when I want to ask questions and stuff. I should look into this. Anyways!
This is like my 5th time listening to it. Cause I've been moving about the forum and figuring out information, so I keep hitting the play button every time it ends just so I can block out the noise of the TV from the living room, lol. And after having listened to it so much, I can say that I do like Tanpopo's singing very much!!
Hakuren : magnolia [ Luinestel23 ]
Alias: Luinestel or Kairi
YT Username: Luinestel23
Age: 24 (will be 25 soon.. ah a quarter of a century! T.T)
Birthday: May third
Location: Washington, USA
Groups (ALL OF THEM EVER): Shinju Project, Oishii! Project, Hello Project All Stars,Morning Musume Group, Kanashimi Legend, ah.. one more... it slipped my mind (finals are rough..)
Favorite~
H!P Artist: Yossi!!!...Yossi!.....YOSSI!
H!P Group: Morning Musume
H!P Song: (CURRENTLY) Akai Nikkichou, Shouganai Yume Oibito and Last Kiss
J-Idol: Gotta be Ayaka
Non-H!P Group: hmmm I think Dir en Grey.. more a band than a group but I adore them!
Dubs You've Done: All for one and One For all.. that was EPIC
ANYTHING ELSE? I am a singing whore... I have been so all my life. I also adore dramas, anime and pretty asian men. ^^
Homg, Haruken has such a mature lovely voice. I know I've heard her before, because I remember her little icon picture. But I think it was a while ago. I really like her! I can see why she made it into Hana. Oh, some very pretty notes, and such a strong voice. Love!
Bah, this is longer than I had planned. I considered splitting it into two entries, but decided not to. I have now covered six of the nine Gen 5 members. I left out Tomo, Chii and Aly this time because I know them more than these six girls.
Covered~
Hinageshi : Poppy [ MegHitomiVAA ]
Chika : scattered flowers [ Bakapai ]
Momo : peach blossom [ fantasykingdom1227 ]
Kasumisou : baby's breath [ NatsujiSen ]
Tanpopo : dandelion [ Juwibean ]
Hakuren : magnolia [ Luinestel23 ]
To Go~
Chuurippu : tulip [ berrycutekinenbi ]
Kikyo : bell flower [ TomokyoHamasaki ]
Ibara : rose [ ChiiAyu ]
Homg. I find this extremely amusing. I'm kind of bored at the moment and I wanted to search for something new to listen to or blog about. But the only way to do it on YT is to jump from profile to profile, or search a random H!P song with the hopes of some dubs coming up in the results.
Then I remembered yoproject.net! They have a dubbing/karaoke section in their forums, so I went there to take a look around. I decided I'd hop from thread to thread, listening to whatever I was offered. The very first youtube link I click on in the first thread; which username does it turn out to be?
MegHitomiVAA. Who is one of the Gen 5 HanaP members. LOL. I had said back in that entry that I would try and have a listen to all of the girls I didn't know. And I am right now! But I totally didn't plan it. She's pretty good.
And now for another discovery through yoproject! UNiQstudios (a new dubbing project that is still taking auditions) recently put out this teaser trailer for AisuPOP Idol 2010. I must say it looks pretty interesting. I'm more into dubbing for the fun of it, but I suppose there's nothing wrong with a little healthly competition. I am crossing my fingers for no drama though, lol.
Plus- much like the American Idol that inspired the idea -it's something that dubbers and fans alike can look foward to, as the contest gets step by step closer to the end and announcing the winner. A building of exciment that draws in viewers. At least that's what the headers of this idea are aiming for, I'm sure. I am definitely awaiting the first video, so I can get a taste of what it'll be like.
Also, on UNiQstudios' blog, it has been recently mentioned that this contest will be featured in a coming episode of Dubber's Radio! Now I'm really interested. If Buggy is taking the time to promote, then it's gotta be something worth checking out.
Then I remembered yoproject.net! They have a dubbing/karaoke section in their forums, so I went there to take a look around. I decided I'd hop from thread to thread, listening to whatever I was offered. The very first youtube link I click on in the first thread; which username does it turn out to be?
MegHitomiVAA. Who is one of the Gen 5 HanaP members. LOL. I had said back in that entry that I would try and have a listen to all of the girls I didn't know. And I am right now! But I totally didn't plan it. She's pretty good.
And now for another discovery through yoproject! UNiQstudios (a new dubbing project that is still taking auditions) recently put out this teaser trailer for AisuPOP Idol 2010. I must say it looks pretty interesting. I'm more into dubbing for the fun of it, but I suppose there's nothing wrong with a little healthly competition. I am crossing my fingers for no drama though, lol.
Plus- much like the American Idol that inspired the idea -it's something that dubbers and fans alike can look foward to, as the contest gets step by step closer to the end and announcing the winner. A building of exciment that draws in viewers. At least that's what the headers of this idea are aiming for, I'm sure. I am definitely awaiting the first video, so I can get a taste of what it'll be like.
Also, on UNiQstudios' blog, it has been recently mentioned that this contest will be featured in a coming episode of Dubber's Radio! Now I'm really interested. If Buggy is taking the time to promote, then it's gotta be something worth checking out.
ILU Sayuri~ Giving me such wonderful things to blog about. There's nothing wrong with having spent three hours on this. Just look how much time I spend on this blog, lol.
This is Sayrui (Lilacsilk28)'s latest solo dub, and it is fantastic!! She seriously sounds like a live Airi. And while it's just a coincidence that she sounds like Airi, this could be the solo of an H!P girl. They all have a couple of off moments (some of them more or less than others) cause they're singing live. Sayuri has that imperfect beauty in this dub.
I don't think I've ever heard this song by Buono, so she's also introduced me to it. It's a very lovely melody that Sayuri sings very well; it's a great song choice for her. All of the notes are in her range, and the tempo really lets her voice shine. There is a teeny tiny hint of strain on some of the highest notes, but she doesn't crack on them, she gets a little quieter in volume, but it's harder to maintain that when you're really high or low. She still accomplished the notes and they came out sounding sweet.
I love how well she did the parts in the beginning. This is originally by Buono! They have three girls who can sing overlapping each other. So in order to get that effect, Sayuri probably had to do a lot of recording and mixing, so that her own voice slightly overlapped her own. It sounds awesome!! She actually does this throughout the song~
I think the "yume no sekai" parts are my favorite (0:06, 1:10, 3:23). I really like the melody there, and of course; the overlapping. The verses sound really good too (0:20, 1:23), especially the high notes. But Sayuri just sounds so good on those "yume" lines each time. The chorus (0:48, 1:52, 2:50) she did well on too, it's just my least favorite part of the song, nothing to do with her singing, lol.
Overall, this is a beautiful solo from Sayuri that I truly enjoyed listening to.
This is Sayrui (Lilacsilk28)'s latest solo dub, and it is fantastic!! She seriously sounds like a live Airi. And while it's just a coincidence that she sounds like Airi, this could be the solo of an H!P girl. They all have a couple of off moments (some of them more or less than others) cause they're singing live. Sayuri has that imperfect beauty in this dub.
I don't think I've ever heard this song by Buono, so she's also introduced me to it. It's a very lovely melody that Sayuri sings very well; it's a great song choice for her. All of the notes are in her range, and the tempo really lets her voice shine. There is a teeny tiny hint of strain on some of the highest notes, but she doesn't crack on them, she gets a little quieter in volume, but it's harder to maintain that when you're really high or low. She still accomplished the notes and they came out sounding sweet.
I love how well she did the parts in the beginning. This is originally by Buono! They have three girls who can sing overlapping each other. So in order to get that effect, Sayuri probably had to do a lot of recording and mixing, so that her own voice slightly overlapped her own. It sounds awesome!! She actually does this throughout the song~
I think the "yume no sekai" parts are my favorite (0:06, 1:10, 3:23). I really like the melody there, and of course; the overlapping. The verses sound really good too (0:20, 1:23), especially the high notes. But Sayuri just sounds so good on those "yume" lines each time. The chorus (0:48, 1:52, 2:50) she did well on too, it's just my least favorite part of the song, nothing to do with her singing, lol.
Overall, this is a beautiful solo from Sayuri that I truly enjoyed listening to.
Sunday, March 28, 2010
Aya Rambles & Poll Results
I'm so lame. I'm sitting here dancing (with my upper body) in my chair while acting like some peppy H!P girl on stage, all smiles and hand-movements (er, the computer is my crowd?) while playing my own game of Sing-a-long with Himawari and Kohaku.
"PARAPIRAPORAPORAPPO" I've got those parts down pretty well now. I can pretty much keep up, except I might goof now and then, but I can always just throw in a 'po' 'pi' or 'pa' and it still sounds like I know what I'm doing, LOL.
Before this I was listening to Kirari by Tokyo Girl's Style on repeat inbetween browsing and listening to auditions. But right now I've got Kohaku and Himwari's dub on repeat. It's just so freaking catchy and amazing~ See! This is why I love downloads ♥
And as I start this about the poll results, I am jamming out to Romeo & Cinderella by Hanatan. But I'm going to change it. It's been through at least three times. Hmm, maybe some AKB? Seifuku ga Jama wo Suru it is! I love this song. Anyways~
The poll is finally over! The first choice won, hands down; "*waves both arms spastically* I love it! Buggy rules!" After the first five votes had all gone there, I had a feeling that it was going to be the winning option. And it was, by about 80%. But it was all kind of a silly, cause I purposely centered the choices around loving some part of Dubber's Radio. (*switches to Run Devil Run by SNSD*)
Whether it was Buggy, the show itself, or the featured dub that was available for download. So it was a win-win situation, it all just depended on what just how much you liked it. I was happy that someone voted for the third option, but just cause it made me feel awesome to be "oh wise Aya" LOL. (*picks Heart and Soul by AAA next*)
I am really excited for the next episode of Buggy's radio show, cause she is interviewing Kappa, leader of HanaP!! You can read Kappa's rambles about it in her latest entry over on her blog. (*listens to Zhuan Shu Tian Shi by Tank* Beautiful song)
And on a sad note, I will be starting work back up this Thursday. I probably won't be able to get on until 5:00pm (Michigan / Northern USA time) every day, except for weekends; which I believe I have off. This is going to cut back on how much blogging I get done in a day, so bare with me ;w;
A million thanks to all my wonderful readers!! I will do as much as I can in the next two days. If you have anything you'd like me to take a look at just message me on YT or send the video my way via Shared Videos. And now, it's 4am my sweets, so I better be heading to bed~ ILY'ALL
(I leave you all listening to Our Songs by Totemomo)
"PARAPIRAPORAPORAPPO" I've got those parts down pretty well now. I can pretty much keep up, except I might goof now and then, but I can always just throw in a 'po' 'pi' or 'pa' and it still sounds like I know what I'm doing, LOL.
Before this I was listening to Kirari by Tokyo Girl's Style on repeat inbetween browsing and listening to auditions. But right now I've got Kohaku and Himwari's dub on repeat. It's just so freaking catchy and amazing~ See! This is why I love downloads ♥
And as I start this about the poll results, I am jamming out to Romeo & Cinderella by Hanatan. But I'm going to change it. It's been through at least three times. Hmm, maybe some AKB? Seifuku ga Jama wo Suru it is! I love this song. Anyways~The poll is finally over! The first choice won, hands down; "*waves both arms spastically* I love it! Buggy rules!" After the first five votes had all gone there, I had a feeling that it was going to be the winning option. And it was, by about 80%. But it was all kind of a silly, cause I purposely centered the choices around loving some part of Dubber's Radio. (*switches to Run Devil Run by SNSD*)
Whether it was Buggy, the show itself, or the featured dub that was available for download. So it was a win-win situation, it all just depended on what just how much you liked it. I was happy that someone voted for the third option, but just cause it made me feel awesome to be "oh wise Aya" LOL. (*picks Heart and Soul by AAA next*)
I am really excited for the next episode of Buggy's radio show, cause she is interviewing Kappa, leader of HanaP!! You can read Kappa's rambles about it in her latest entry over on her blog. (*listens to Zhuan Shu Tian Shi by Tank* Beautiful song)And on a sad note, I will be starting work back up this Thursday. I probably won't be able to get on until 5:00pm (Michigan / Northern USA time) every day, except for weekends; which I believe I have off. This is going to cut back on how much blogging I get done in a day, so bare with me ;w;
A million thanks to all my wonderful readers!! I will do as much as I can in the next two days. If you have anything you'd like me to take a look at just message me on YT or send the video my way via Shared Videos. And now, it's 4am my sweets, so I better be heading to bed~ ILY'ALL
(I leave you all listening to Our Songs by Totemomo)
Lol, I feel like such a smart cookie. Back when there were still 109 video responses up for the HanaP Generation 5 auditions, I got the feeling that leader Kappa would likely hide the audition video once the results were announced, since there isn't a huge point in keeping it up.
So I took screenshots of both pages, making sure to get all of the usernames. Just in case. And I went and looked earlier today and I didn't see the vid. But! I've got all of the information I need already. Yay! I'm going to do little shoutouts about whatever dubs really caught my attention;
[ koukaorilove ] Ohmygosh. I love her voice!! It blows my mind. So smooth and lovely. I've listened to this already like 6 times in a row. And actually; I first stumbled across this dub maybe 2 weeks ago, I don't remember how I found it, but I fell in love with her voice from her very first two lines then (not counting the first two 'Virgin Love's) and I'm still in love with it now.
DivaDagger / THE LAST NIGHT by Aya Matsuura
I liked Diva's first audition and I like this one as well. She has such a sweet/pretty voice. I still hear the- I don't know how to explain it. Airy? sound to her notes, it's nothing bad, just the way she sings. Like the sound of a whisper, but put into a singing voice. She keeps time well and I liked her high notes. I think she picked a good song as well, it suits her voice.
little14babygirl / Haru no Arashi by Mano Erina (non-aud)
I think this girl deserved at least a mention. I didn't care much for her audition, but mostly because she had a hard time finding a good instrumental and it wasn't always easy to hear her well. So I went to her channel and found another dub to listen to. I think she has a really good voice, but could use a little more energy at times.
Lilacsilk28 / I WISH & PARTY TIME Acappella
!! Sayuri sound so freaking good!! She does really remind me of Airi. Totally adorable sounding. And I love how she did it acappella! Not many people do, especially not when auditioning! So she gets huge props from me. Cause she stayed on key wonderfully and kept time well. I liked her on I Wish the most.
[ Chiidoki ] Chii's audition entry was good (she did WAO), but I searched around for a better example of her voice and came up with this. Once I heard, I couldn't resist putting this up here. First off, I love Chii's voice!! She is so pretty/cute and sings very clearly. Epic.
?!?! How have I never listened to animeFreakXDD or supahwicked?! Well not that I remember. It's a sin! Ani has such an adorable voice, and I really really liked listening to her. And Supah is exactly that; super! She has such a lovely voice; homg. Miss Chiyo I am familiar with, and she's cute.
"H/ohoemi is a group that covers S/mileage and Shugo Chara EGG songs. This group was created by xChiyochii." This is the group's debut release, and defintely worth a listen!!
I subscribed to all of these wonderful girls, so I can know the next time they come out with something and I can have a listen. This puts me at 72/109. Only 37 more to go. I wanted to knock them all out tonight, but my internet isn't moving super fast at the moment and I've been mini-distracted from time to time as I move about profiles.
So I took screenshots of both pages, making sure to get all of the usernames. Just in case. And I went and looked earlier today and I didn't see the vid. But! I've got all of the information I need already. Yay! I'm going to do little shoutouts about whatever dubs really caught my attention;
[ koukaorilove ] Ohmygosh. I love her voice!! It blows my mind. So smooth and lovely. I've listened to this already like 6 times in a row. And actually; I first stumbled across this dub maybe 2 weeks ago, I don't remember how I found it, but I fell in love with her voice from her very first two lines then (not counting the first two 'Virgin Love's) and I'm still in love with it now.
DivaDagger / THE LAST NIGHT by Aya Matsuura
I liked Diva's first audition and I like this one as well. She has such a sweet/pretty voice. I still hear the- I don't know how to explain it. Airy? sound to her notes, it's nothing bad, just the way she sings. Like the sound of a whisper, but put into a singing voice. She keeps time well and I liked her high notes. I think she picked a good song as well, it suits her voice.
little14babygirl / Haru no Arashi by Mano Erina (non-aud)
I think this girl deserved at least a mention. I didn't care much for her audition, but mostly because she had a hard time finding a good instrumental and it wasn't always easy to hear her well. So I went to her channel and found another dub to listen to. I think she has a really good voice, but could use a little more energy at times.
Lilacsilk28 / I WISH & PARTY TIME Acappella
!! Sayuri sound so freaking good!! She does really remind me of Airi. Totally adorable sounding. And I love how she did it acappella! Not many people do, especially not when auditioning! So she gets huge props from me. Cause she stayed on key wonderfully and kept time well. I liked her on I Wish the most.
[ Chiidoki ] Chii's audition entry was good (she did WAO), but I searched around for a better example of her voice and came up with this. Once I heard, I couldn't resist putting this up here. First off, I love Chii's voice!! She is so pretty/cute and sings very clearly. Epic.
?!?! How have I never listened to animeFreakXDD or supahwicked?! Well not that I remember. It's a sin! Ani has such an adorable voice, and I really really liked listening to her. And Supah is exactly that; super! She has such a lovely voice; homg. Miss Chiyo I am familiar with, and she's cute.
"H/ohoemi is a group that covers S/mileage and Shugo Chara EGG songs. This group was created by xChiyochii." This is the group's debut release, and defintely worth a listen!!
I subscribed to all of these wonderful girls, so I can know the next time they come out with something and I can have a listen. This puts me at 72/109. Only 37 more to go. I wanted to knock them all out tonight, but my internet isn't moving super fast at the moment and I've been mini-distracted from time to time as I move about profiles.
Eek~ I only got like, almost halfway through the HanaP auditions, and the results have been announced!! But to be fair, I am going to keep going through the rest of the auditions, except I will not be listing them all here like before. I'll update my progress every few entries and give a shoutout about whoever I have discovered that I like a lot.
DRUM ROLL PLEASE ~ The new Generation 5 members of HanaProject are;
-Hana Name : what it means [username]-
Hakuren : magnolia [ Luinestel23 ]
Tanpopo : dandelion [ Juwibean ]
Momo : peach blossom [ fantasykingdom1227 ]
Ibara : rose [ ChiiAyu ]
Chika : scattered flowers [ Bakapai ]
Kikyo : bell flower [ TomokyoHamasaki ]
Chuurippu : tulip [ berrycutekinenbi ]
Kasumisou : baby's breath [ NatsujiSen ]
Hinageshi : Poppy [ MegHitomiVAA ]
A huge congrats to all of these girls! I know a few of them, but the rest I am totally unfamiliar with!! I will definitely make sure to listen to their audition videos so I can have a listen of what new voices I'll be hearing among HanaP groups~
DRUM ROLL PLEASE ~ The new Generation 5 members of HanaProject are;-Hana Name : what it means [username]-
Hakuren : magnolia [ Luinestel23 ]
Tanpopo : dandelion [ Juwibean ]
Momo : peach blossom [ fantasykingdom1227 ]
Ibara : rose [ ChiiAyu ]
Chika : scattered flowers [ Bakapai ]
Kikyo : bell flower [ TomokyoHamasaki ]
Chuurippu : tulip [ berrycutekinenbi ]
Kasumisou : baby's breath [ NatsujiSen ]
Hinageshi : Poppy [ MegHitomiVAA ]
A huge congrats to all of these girls! I know a few of them, but the rest I am totally unfamiliar with!! I will definitely make sure to listen to their audition videos so I can have a listen of what new voices I'll be hearing among HanaP groups~
Saturday, March 27, 2010
OH MY GOSH. So many good releases lately!!!
Kago Ai : Suiren [ nephiminechan ]
Tsuji Nozomi : Ajisai [ homeschooledchick16 ]
Mika Todd : Botan [ missgumbiecat ]
Yaguchi Mari : Sayuri [ xmikipinkux ]
KAWAII PAWAA! That's what this release make me think, cause it's just so full of cuteness. I totally love the lyrics "AI NII JUU" and these girls sounded so good on that part, plus the whole adorable little beginning set of lines and vocal noises (from the start until about 0:32).
[*] Ajisai! Gah, I love love her singing! She always has such kick-butt energy, and she's got a great voice! Her solo is clear and cute! I still don't know Botan super well, but I'm glad that I've gotten to talk with her some. She's a nice gal, and she's got skillz. Lol. I always enjoy listening to her, and her first solo is no exception.
Sayuri's voice has grown on me so much from the first time I heard her. As I've said previously, she just has this super unique voice that I've come to adore. Her "ka" has such wonderful umph! to it. And ohmygosh, Suiren has such a cute voice!! I really liked her "oomori ne."
[*] 0:56 is another awesome line delivery from Sayuri. Followed by Botan, and I love how she rolled her 'R' in "MARON." Ajisai at 1:03, with her cute little "mitai"! I really liked Suiren's "himawari no tane" solo, as well as the next line where the whole group sings together. Especially the semi-high louder energetic ending "wa~"
The chorus is so upbeat and the girls really gave it all the peppiness and energy it needed to sound as fabulous as it does! Plus I like the two little "Yay" like sounds in the chorus. 1:24 is a really cute solo for Suiren, and the rest of the group joins in for the fabulous "WOW WOW WOW WOW"s.
[*] Aw, some more of those adorable "AI RABU YUU"s, and "AI NII JUU"s. Also those "MINIHAMUzu"s, which I love the melody of, the lower note note on the 'zu'. These four gals really blend well together, making all of the group parts rock!
Starting at 1:52, all four of the following solo lines sound marvelous!! As I said, this just full of cuteness. And win. I really liked Botan's part at 1:56. With her voice, I think it's sometimes easy for her to sound off-key, but she sounded really good on her solo there!! She was adorable and spot on.
[*] All of the sets of solos are awesome! Sometimes a certain girl or line stands out to me imparticular, but really everyone totally owned their lines, and this song. 2:09 to 2:23 is just more brillant singing by all. I think Ajisai's "yo" at 2:17 was incredibly cute.
More of lovely chorus before we hit 2:36 and Sayuri's solo. What I like about her, is that you can always tell she is really putting her all into singing. With her good energy and the character that the majority of her lines have. It's nice ♥
[*] And the song finishes up with two repeats of the first set of lyrics. This dub is totally worthy of all the praise it's given on YT, and so, most definitely, are the girls. I think this is probably the cutest song I've heard from HanaP, as of yet. Give'em some love and 5 stars, cause I sure did!
AND HOMG. How adorable are these?!
Kago Ai : Suiren [ nephiminechan ]
Tsuji Nozomi : Ajisai [ homeschooledchick16 ]
Mika Todd : Botan [ missgumbiecat ]
Yaguchi Mari : Sayuri [ xmikipinkux ]
KAWAII PAWAA! That's what this release make me think, cause it's just so full of cuteness. I totally love the lyrics "AI NII JUU" and these girls sounded so good on that part, plus the whole adorable little beginning set of lines and vocal noises (from the start until about 0:32).
[*] Ajisai! Gah, I love love her singing! She always has such kick-butt energy, and she's got a great voice! Her solo is clear and cute! I still don't know Botan super well, but I'm glad that I've gotten to talk with her some. She's a nice gal, and she's got skillz. Lol. I always enjoy listening to her, and her first solo is no exception.
Sayuri's voice has grown on me so much from the first time I heard her. As I've said previously, she just has this super unique voice that I've come to adore. Her "ka" has such wonderful umph! to it. And ohmygosh, Suiren has such a cute voice!! I really liked her "oomori ne."
[*] 0:56 is another awesome line delivery from Sayuri. Followed by Botan, and I love how she rolled her 'R' in "MARON." Ajisai at 1:03, with her cute little "mitai"! I really liked Suiren's "himawari no tane" solo, as well as the next line where the whole group sings together. Especially the semi-high louder energetic ending "wa~"
The chorus is so upbeat and the girls really gave it all the peppiness and energy it needed to sound as fabulous as it does! Plus I like the two little "Yay" like sounds in the chorus. 1:24 is a really cute solo for Suiren, and the rest of the group joins in for the fabulous "WOW WOW WOW WOW"s.
[*] Aw, some more of those adorable "AI RABU YUU"s, and "AI NII JUU"s. Also those "MINIHAMUzu"s, which I love the melody of, the lower note note on the 'zu'. These four gals really blend well together, making all of the group parts rock!
Starting at 1:52, all four of the following solo lines sound marvelous!! As I said, this just full of cuteness. And win. I really liked Botan's part at 1:56. With her voice, I think it's sometimes easy for her to sound off-key, but she sounded really good on her solo there!! She was adorable and spot on.
[*] All of the sets of solos are awesome! Sometimes a certain girl or line stands out to me imparticular, but really everyone totally owned their lines, and this song. 2:09 to 2:23 is just more brillant singing by all. I think Ajisai's "yo" at 2:17 was incredibly cute.
More of lovely chorus before we hit 2:36 and Sayuri's solo. What I like about her, is that you can always tell she is really putting her all into singing. With her good energy and the character that the majority of her lines have. It's nice ♥
[*] And the song finishes up with two repeats of the first set of lyrics. This dub is totally worthy of all the praise it's given on YT, and so, most definitely, are the girls. I think this is probably the cutest song I've heard from HanaP, as of yet. Give'em some love and 5 stars, cause I sure did!
AND HOMG. How adorable are these?!
! ! ! I just HAD to cover this dub! Ya know how I said there were two others I wanted to check out? This was one of them, and I don't know what I was expecting, but I was blown away by the epicness of this duet!!
Mano Erina / Kohaku [princesskimagure]
Nakajima Saki / Himawari [karyhoshi]
I recently heard Kohaku in the My Boy dub I covered. It wasn't by any particular project, just a trio formed for the dubbing of the song. She also applied for HanaProject's 5th Gen, but I haven't made it to her audition yet. Himawari I am familiar with through her participation in HanaP dubs.
"PARAPIRAPORAPORAPPO,
PORAPARAPIREPORAPPI,
PARAPIRAPORAPORAPPO,
PORAPARAPARAPIREPORAPPI."
These girls have skillz. (o wo) Those are the first two whole paragraphs!! Not to mention it's sung super fast! Holycrap. I am amazed at how clear and awesome their lines came out. And they aren't rushed! On beat, in key, and the blending is great! EPIC x 10.
[*] Himawari rocked her Nakki lines, I adore her voice. It's so lovely!! I love how at about 0:31 she is holding out the 'E' sound from her ending "negai" as Kohaku jumps in with her first solo. And speaking of Kohaku!! Ohmygosh, she sounds so good! UWAH. Yeah, I've only heard her maybe twice at the most, but I think this is the best I have heard her yet!
0:45 is Himawari, sounding energetic and lovely as usual. Kohaku's following "WO AH OH AH OH AH OH AH OH"s are really cute. Let's face it; I am going to adore every single line of this song, so I shouldn't go on about every one of them, lol. Especially since I'll be doing a lot of color coding each time I mention someone's name. But I must say, 0:56 was gorgeous/kawaii! I love love loveed Kohaku there.
[*] Homg, I can't get over how much I love this (;w;) It deserves 5 bajillion stars!!! (Though I gave it the allowed maxium 5) I really love starting at 1:57, when they each get to do the "PIRAPPOPPOPPO" stuff as their own solos, back and forth.
This is so FULL OF WIN. I love it oodles and oodles and oodles. UWAH & freaking WAO. Epic. Epic. Epic. Uh yeah, I think y'all get my feelings about this by now, eh? LOL. This is something y'all definitely need to listen to, so you can also enjoy the awesomeness that is Himiwari and Kohaku's spectacular singing~
Mano Erina / Kohaku [princesskimagure]
Nakajima Saki / Himawari [karyhoshi]
I recently heard Kohaku in the My Boy dub I covered. It wasn't by any particular project, just a trio formed for the dubbing of the song. She also applied for HanaProject's 5th Gen, but I haven't made it to her audition yet. Himawari I am familiar with through her participation in HanaP dubs.
"PARAPIRAPORAPORAPPO,
PORAPARAPIREPORAPPI,
PARAPIRAPORAPORAPPO,
PORAPARAPARAPIREPORAPPI."
These girls have skillz. (o wo) Those are the first two whole paragraphs!! Not to mention it's sung super fast! Holycrap. I am amazed at how clear and awesome their lines came out. And they aren't rushed! On beat, in key, and the blending is great! EPIC x 10.
[*] Himawari rocked her Nakki lines, I adore her voice. It's so lovely!! I love how at about 0:31 she is holding out the 'E' sound from her ending "negai" as Kohaku jumps in with her first solo. And speaking of Kohaku!! Ohmygosh, she sounds so good! UWAH. Yeah, I've only heard her maybe twice at the most, but I think this is the best I have heard her yet!
0:45 is Himawari, sounding energetic and lovely as usual. Kohaku's following "WO AH OH AH OH AH OH AH OH"s are really cute. Let's face it; I am going to adore every single line of this song, so I shouldn't go on about every one of them, lol. Especially since I'll be doing a lot of color coding each time I mention someone's name. But I must say, 0:56 was gorgeous/kawaii! I love love loveed Kohaku there.
[*] Homg, I can't get over how much I love this (;w;) It deserves 5 bajillion stars!!! (Though I gave it the allowed maxium 5) I really love starting at 1:57, when they each get to do the "PIRAPPOPPOPPO" stuff as their own solos, back and forth.
This is so FULL OF WIN. I love it oodles and oodles and oodles. UWAH & freaking WAO. Epic. Epic. Epic. Uh yeah, I think y'all get my feelings about this by now, eh? LOL. This is something y'all definitely need to listen to, so you can also enjoy the awesomeness that is Himiwari and Kohaku's spectacular singing~
Egah! I shouldn't have gone out. Before I even started finishing the Comos entry, I saw that HanaPro had another dub out, along with two other dubs I wanted to take a peek at. And now Hana released another! Lol, I shall go on! I'll eventually catch up.
I didn't know this was a solo until I clicked on it to get a better look. And I don't know Miss Satsuki at all. But! This is a wonderful opportunity to at least get a good listen of her vocals. I love this Morning Musume song so much! So I am even more excited to listen to this, cause it's a song I adore. And just from the little talking part in the beginning, I know I am going to love Satsuki~
Beautiful. She has such a strong smooth voice! Plus she puts so much sexiness and energy into her lines. My mind is kind of zombie-like right now, cause Satsuki killed it with her epic singing. I loved her part of the second line right about 0:25, when she does this little vocal lift on the second syllable of "narahen."
I also really like how she sounded at 0:40. It's such a catchy, upbeat part of the song, and she sang it wonderfully! Not to mention the lines there are pretty quick, and Satsuki kept time very well. She was always on beat, and spot on. 0:57 is "-nde yo" and I like how she sounded on the 'yo' part. You really pick up on sexiness she is exuding.
The chorus is freaking amazing. UWAH. Satsuki just sounds fantastic! I love the power she puts into everything that she sings. 1:52 was incredible, the little vocal trill she does on the 'eh' part of "kotae wa." And 2:00? Mega awesome!! "suki nan yo" I love the character she put into that part of the line! Plus I like the way she sings the 'eh' in the following "dakedo."
At 2:06, the end of the very first "suki" is epic. I adore the trill she puts on the 'E' sound. Satsuki ends with a very lovely and strong "koi no u." jugfnwkfjnekwjfnkgn!! (which translates to OMfreakingG) I give this girl tons of props for doing such a brilliant job on this!
Go subscribe to her now! Satsuki [ Madiiieh ]~
I didn't know this was a solo until I clicked on it to get a better look. And I don't know Miss Satsuki at all. But! This is a wonderful opportunity to at least get a good listen of her vocals. I love this Morning Musume song so much! So I am even more excited to listen to this, cause it's a song I adore. And just from the little talking part in the beginning, I know I am going to love Satsuki~
Beautiful. She has such a strong smooth voice! Plus she puts so much sexiness and energy into her lines. My mind is kind of zombie-like right now, cause Satsuki killed it with her epic singing. I loved her part of the second line right about 0:25, when she does this little vocal lift on the second syllable of "narahen."
I also really like how she sounded at 0:40. It's such a catchy, upbeat part of the song, and she sang it wonderfully! Not to mention the lines there are pretty quick, and Satsuki kept time very well. She was always on beat, and spot on. 0:57 is "-nde yo" and I like how she sounded on the 'yo' part. You really pick up on sexiness she is exuding.
The chorus is freaking amazing. UWAH. Satsuki just sounds fantastic! I love the power she puts into everything that she sings. 1:52 was incredible, the little vocal trill she does on the 'eh' part of "kotae wa." And 2:00? Mega awesome!! "suki nan yo" I love the character she put into that part of the line! Plus I like the way she sings the 'eh' in the following "dakedo."
At 2:06, the end of the very first "suki" is epic. I adore the trill she puts on the 'E' sound. Satsuki ends with a very lovely and strong "koi no u." jugfnwkfjnekwjfnkgn!! (which translates to OMfreakingG) I give this girl tons of props for doing such a brilliant job on this!
Go subscribe to her now! Satsuki [ Madiiieh ]~
I just got back from a night out with my family, cause it was my younger cousin's birthday. And at first when I started humming, I was like; what song is that? And then I remembered! I had Take It Easy by Chiyo's CSS group stuck in my head all night. For some reason, especially Cookie's voice. Anyways~
HOMG. This is so flipping cute & fun!!! A must-view&listen dub.
Martha (missgumbiecat)
Ai (AikoAki)
Meche (lilxicanita)
Daniel (loveneko1000)
Mystery (xLittleMystery)
Sootie (SootjeNL)
Rii (AzNxRawRx)
Nykki (NykkiPoo)
(egah, warning! I wrote a freaking mini-novel here. Sorry for so much talking!)
ENAJII! So much awesome energy! I love it! all of the "BON KYU! BON KYU! BOMB GIRL"s are epic, and I adore how everyone sounds together. I was getting confused by the solos again, but then I got ahold of the project's color-coded lyrics, so now I know who is singing when!
[*] 0:23 is Ai! She just oozes 'I-am-so-cool' attitude which fits this song, and I love how well she delivers her lines. Plus she sounds great! Following her is Nykki at 0:26, who always has amazing energy; she rocked her solo. She sounds so cute!! The almighty color-code tells me that the first two YEAHs are by the same two girls; Ai on the first (she sounded sexy) and the second by Nykki (she sounded super cute).
LOL, when I was trying to figure this out, I would guess on who I thought a solo was, then go to their profile and sample some other dub to try and compare. And at 0:33 I thought it was Daniel, and I was right! She sort of runs her words together, I'm not sure what's being said exactly. But towards the end of the solo it sounds better. There is a sweet voice lurking behind the mumbling, she just needs to sing with more umph!
[*] Right after that, at 0:35 is Meche. I liked her "wa" at the end of her line, it was an adorable kind of sexy. I know I've heard Meche before, but I think it's been a while. She has great energy. Daniel's YEAH was on the quiet side but Reina doesn't sing it very loud either, so it was pretty accurate. And Meche's was good, but could have been a tid bit more energetic.
Oh, the group parts are also divided into groups consisting of the participating members from the Old Team (1st Gen) and the New Team (2nd Gen). The "LOVE x 11 + ME DO" was spot on and super wonderful sounding!! (Sung by 1st Gen) And the "1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, & 8 BON KYU! BON KYU! BOMB" part was really really good too! (Sung by 2nd Gen)
[*] Rii at 0:59. This line is so little and quick, that I didn't get a good enough listen of her voice. And she sounded a little quiet, but that could have just been how she recorded? It's not like she's singing soft, but that her volume isn't loud enough? idk.
And 1:02 is Sootie. I love her energy! She has such a nice mature voice, strong too. Miss Mystery is at 1:04. Her "Suteki na" sounded a tiny bit rushed(?) which made the first part of her line sound odd to me, but not bad. Again, it's not really a long enough solo to form an opinion, but she sounds good to me.
[*] Finally we get some Martha at 1:24. She has a mature strong voice, but! She has one of those middle-range voices that can sound so cute! Just cause ya don't have a higher voice doesn't mean you can't pull off cute; no way. I really like her ending "ikaga." Following her is Rii again at about 1:27. Oh! I am so glad I got to actually hear her, because she sounds fabulous!! Love her singing~
Martha's YEAH was so cool!! And I mean that! Like, sexy cool. All; 'Hey boy, I'm so cool. *wink*' (HAH, how bad is it that I totally think of So Hot by the Wondergirls when I say that?) I love it. And Rii's YEAH was incredibly adorable!
[*] 1:33 is more Mystery. Not too rushed this time, a little bit hard to understand the middle words. But! I know just by listening that it's got to be pretty difficult to sing a line that quick while staying on beat, on key and manage to get it perfect every time. And she finished her solo strong! About 1:35 is Sootie. This solo didn't stand out to me, but she sounds good! Her "mo" was cute.
Mystery's YEAH was good. It's not super energetic, but I was listening to the song by Momusu, and Mystery is actually spot on to how Risa sounds there! Sootie rocked hers!! Ohmygosh, it's so kawaii. I giggled when I heard her, cause Eri's face there is awesome; her eyes closed and her smile huge. Sootie's YEAH was so believable, her energy and excitment fitting perfectly.
[*] The "HAPPY x 5 + Has come" part (2nd Gen) was great. But I really loved the line after that (by 1st Gen) at 1:47. It's so good!! And 1:51 to 2:00 is awesome; the group parts in this dub are spectacular! Picking up right after that is Meche, who was a little on the quiet side, but still sounded sweet.
OH! I was so happy to hear Daniel at 2:03, cause her solo is wonderful! Her first line towards the start of the song was alright, but she nailed it this time. She delivered clearly, with great energy, and she sounded so cute!! (I am a bit confused, cause it sounds like a girl, but the name makes me think guy. So if I am effing this up with all the she's and her's, let me know ;w;)
[*] 2:05 is Ai. It's a short line, but one that is packed with power! UWAH. I love it. Epic. And at 2:23 we have Martha. She starts out a little soft, but then gets stronger and more energetic towards the second half of her "HAPPY"s. Which is exactly how it's supposed to be sung! Her crescendo was fabulous!
Following is Nykki at 2:28. She was pretty spot on. A little bit in the middle of her solo was kind of iffy, but again, it's a fast-sung line. So I give her props for managing it well. I love the six group YEAH's right afterwards; they're awesome! Rii is at 2:35, and she is soft, like her volume is low? I think it's either how it was recorded or mixed, cause she sounds full of energy, not like she's singing quietly or anything. idk. Daniel at 2:39; cute! I adore her voice.
[*] Homgosh! There are some trios and a duet in this song! I didn't know that. The first trio is Martha, Ai and Nykki at 2:43; One of them, I'm not sure which, stands out a little bit louder than the rest, but it's a good line. The next trio is Rii, Mystery and Sootie at 2:46; One person started the line a tiny bit too soon, but it's not super bad. Sootie and Mystery sound really good with Rii's cute voice.
And the duet is Meche and Daniel at 2:48. A very short little duet, but I really liked the 'nn' sound off of their "ichiban". I think all of these mini groups could have maybe sounded a little bit more together, with better blending and less of one or two girls standing out. But I bet it wasn't easy to mix, and I think they turned out pretty good overall.
[*] The dub finishes off with more awesome "BON KYU! BON KYU! BOMB GIRL"s! And I loved the ending "SANKYUU!" but I don't know who had that part. I'm sure I'll find out at some point, once I get a hold of Martha. But if anyone knows and wants to let me know, please do!
So basically, this dub was completely epic! Y'all should also have a listen to their other recently released dub; MADAYADE by Mercury. It's pretty good. But Bon Kyu! is totally full of win in my book~
HOMG. This is so flipping cute & fun!!! A must-view&listen dub.
Martha (missgumbiecat)
Ai (AikoAki)
Meche (lilxicanita)
Daniel (loveneko1000)
Mystery (xLittleMystery)
Sootie (SootjeNL)
Rii (AzNxRawRx)
Nykki (NykkiPoo)
(egah, warning! I wrote a freaking mini-novel here. Sorry for so much talking!)
ENAJII! So much awesome energy! I love it! all of the "BON KYU! BON KYU! BOMB GIRL"s are epic, and I adore how everyone sounds together. I was getting confused by the solos again, but then I got ahold of the project's color-coded lyrics, so now I know who is singing when!
[*] 0:23 is Ai! She just oozes 'I-am-so-cool' attitude which fits this song, and I love how well she delivers her lines. Plus she sounds great! Following her is Nykki at 0:26, who always has amazing energy; she rocked her solo. She sounds so cute!! The almighty color-code tells me that the first two YEAHs are by the same two girls; Ai on the first (she sounded sexy) and the second by Nykki (she sounded super cute).
LOL, when I was trying to figure this out, I would guess on who I thought a solo was, then go to their profile and sample some other dub to try and compare. And at 0:33 I thought it was Daniel, and I was right! She sort of runs her words together, I'm not sure what's being said exactly. But towards the end of the solo it sounds better. There is a sweet voice lurking behind the mumbling, she just needs to sing with more umph!
[*] Right after that, at 0:35 is Meche. I liked her "wa" at the end of her line, it was an adorable kind of sexy. I know I've heard Meche before, but I think it's been a while. She has great energy. Daniel's YEAH was on the quiet side but Reina doesn't sing it very loud either, so it was pretty accurate. And Meche's was good, but could have been a tid bit more energetic.
Oh, the group parts are also divided into groups consisting of the participating members from the Old Team (1st Gen) and the New Team (2nd Gen). The "LOVE x 11 + ME DO" was spot on and super wonderful sounding!! (Sung by 1st Gen) And the "1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, & 8 BON KYU! BON KYU! BOMB" part was really really good too! (Sung by 2nd Gen)
[*] Rii at 0:59. This line is so little and quick, that I didn't get a good enough listen of her voice. And she sounded a little quiet, but that could have just been how she recorded? It's not like she's singing soft, but that her volume isn't loud enough? idk.
And 1:02 is Sootie. I love her energy! She has such a nice mature voice, strong too. Miss Mystery is at 1:04. Her "Suteki na" sounded a tiny bit rushed(?) which made the first part of her line sound odd to me, but not bad. Again, it's not really a long enough solo to form an opinion, but she sounds good to me.
[*] Finally we get some Martha at 1:24. She has a mature strong voice, but! She has one of those middle-range voices that can sound so cute! Just cause ya don't have a higher voice doesn't mean you can't pull off cute; no way. I really like her ending "ikaga." Following her is Rii again at about 1:27. Oh! I am so glad I got to actually hear her, because she sounds fabulous!! Love her singing~
Martha's YEAH was so cool!! And I mean that! Like, sexy cool. All; 'Hey boy, I'm so cool. *wink*' (HAH, how bad is it that I totally think of So Hot by the Wondergirls when I say that?) I love it. And Rii's YEAH was incredibly adorable!
[*] 1:33 is more Mystery. Not too rushed this time, a little bit hard to understand the middle words. But! I know just by listening that it's got to be pretty difficult to sing a line that quick while staying on beat, on key and manage to get it perfect every time. And she finished her solo strong! About 1:35 is Sootie. This solo didn't stand out to me, but she sounds good! Her "mo" was cute.
Mystery's YEAH was good. It's not super energetic, but I was listening to the song by Momusu, and Mystery is actually spot on to how Risa sounds there! Sootie rocked hers!! Ohmygosh, it's so kawaii. I giggled when I heard her, cause Eri's face there is awesome; her eyes closed and her smile huge. Sootie's YEAH was so believable, her energy and excitment fitting perfectly.
[*] The "HAPPY x 5 + Has come" part (2nd Gen) was great. But I really loved the line after that (by 1st Gen) at 1:47. It's so good!! And 1:51 to 2:00 is awesome; the group parts in this dub are spectacular! Picking up right after that is Meche, who was a little on the quiet side, but still sounded sweet.
OH! I was so happy to hear Daniel at 2:03, cause her solo is wonderful! Her first line towards the start of the song was alright, but she nailed it this time. She delivered clearly, with great energy, and she sounded so cute!! (I am a bit confused, cause it sounds like a girl, but the name makes me think guy. So if I am effing this up with all the she's and her's, let me know ;w;)
[*] 2:05 is Ai. It's a short line, but one that is packed with power! UWAH. I love it. Epic. And at 2:23 we have Martha. She starts out a little soft, but then gets stronger and more energetic towards the second half of her "HAPPY"s. Which is exactly how it's supposed to be sung! Her crescendo was fabulous!
Following is Nykki at 2:28. She was pretty spot on. A little bit in the middle of her solo was kind of iffy, but again, it's a fast-sung line. So I give her props for managing it well. I love the six group YEAH's right afterwards; they're awesome! Rii is at 2:35, and she is soft, like her volume is low? I think it's either how it was recorded or mixed, cause she sounds full of energy, not like she's singing quietly or anything. idk. Daniel at 2:39; cute! I adore her voice.
[*] Homgosh! There are some trios and a duet in this song! I didn't know that. The first trio is Martha, Ai and Nykki at 2:43; One of them, I'm not sure which, stands out a little bit louder than the rest, but it's a good line. The next trio is Rii, Mystery and Sootie at 2:46; One person started the line a tiny bit too soon, but it's not super bad. Sootie and Mystery sound really good with Rii's cute voice.
And the duet is Meche and Daniel at 2:48. A very short little duet, but I really liked the 'nn' sound off of their "ichiban". I think all of these mini groups could have maybe sounded a little bit more together, with better blending and less of one or two girls standing out. But I bet it wasn't easy to mix, and I think they turned out pretty good overall.
[*] The dub finishes off with more awesome "BON KYU! BON KYU! BOMB GIRL"s! And I loved the ending "SANKYUU!" but I don't know who had that part. I'm sure I'll find out at some point, once I get a hold of Martha. But if anyone knows and wants to let me know, please do!
So basically, this dub was completely epic! Y'all should also have a listen to their other recently released dub; MADAYADE by Mercury. It's pretty good. But Bon Kyu! is totally full of win in my book~
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