Double K [Kakyokuu & Konichiba] Recent Releases~

Ai Takahashi - Lily [ the realallisons ]
Risa Niigaki - Miyazu [ MiyazuChan ]
Eri Kamei - Stella [ StellaUta ]
Reina Tanaka - Eva [ airisuzuki24 ]
Sayumi Michishige - Valen [cutiesnsd ]
Koharu Kusumi - Amaya [ xsweetgurl ]
Aika Mitsui - Elena [ XxHanaAsunaxX ]
JunJun - Lucy [ CherryxJuice ]
LinLin - Mari [ SailorSednaPGSM ]

Shouganai Yume Oibito by Tokyo Musume (KonichibaProject) / I agree with much of what leader Amaya said in the drop-down section -the blending is very nice, and there are some off notes throughout the song, but nothing too bad. I can't say this is a favorite dub of mine; partially the song choice but also it just didn't wow me. I know all of these girls worked hard on this release and I definitely give them props for it.

I am mixing-dumb, but it sounds a little odd. I went from listening to another dub, to this one and I had to turn my computer's volume down. And if it's too loud the bass sounds fuzzy-ish. But don't take these things to heart, cause Aya is in no way a mixing-master LOL. Anyways, I too like Lily's soft and lovely solos, Miyazu's mature voice and awesome singing (adore the vibrato), and Eva's clear and pretty lines.

Stella sounds darling, Valen's a little quite but she's sweet. Lucy and Mari get no solos, but they take part in the duets, including one together 1:08. They sound fabulous! The same goes for Elena and Amaya, who duet at 2:46. All of the "Shouganai Yume Oibito"s in this are super! There are a lot of great parts, and overall the dub is a nice listen. OH & "This is Miyazu (MiyazuChan)'s first official release with a main group, so let's welcome Miyazu-san!"




Suzuki Airi : Airi [AlieOngaku]
Tsugunaga Momoko : Reina [PrincessJoycie]
Natsuyaki Miyabi : Eri [xChiyoChii]

Honto no Jibun by Kakyokuu Project / This is such a popular song lately. And since I've written about it at least twice semi-recently, I'm not going to do into detail. As I've said when previously talking about this song, there aren't a whole ton of solos; the girls each end up having 3-4, and none of them are very long.

I adored Airi's "ganbare" - she has such an awesome mature voice, it's lovely. Reina's "wakura" wasn't exactly Momo-like, she put her own cute spin on it - she's kawaii. Eri is a little pitchy now and then, but for every off note she has there is a great one to counter it. And! she contributes to the group parts, which sound fan-freaking-tastic! This is a darn good release, only Kakyokuu's second!