*SINGS SAKURANBO*

lol, I can't help it. Everytime I see or hear the word, I instantly think of the song Sakuranbo by Otsuka Ai. My mom walked by as I was making the banner, and was like; sauh koo ran bow, like totally wrong. Probably how many Americans say Japanese words before they figure it out some. Anyways~

I am completely new to this project, though I've been subscribed to them since somewhere near the time that they put out their auditions video. There isn't a lot of info on their profile, other than unit cast-lists. I'll admit, I was a slightly annoyed that I had to signup in order to even view their forums - since I'll never make use of the account, but I wanted to look around.

There are five groups, though only four of them currently have a cast listed; Bokura no Kaze, Hatsukoi Cherry, Kioku, and Jagiya - Yuèliàng has no members yet. From what I've seen, I am guessing that maybe Bokura might cover H!P and Hatsukoi might cover AKB48? Bokura's first single is by Morning Musume, and though it hasn't been released yet, Hatsukoi's first single is listed as Kanpeki Guu No Nee!

Or it could be that no groups are set to cover a certain something; I'll have to find out! I am excited about their (hopefully) coming releases though! Kanpeki by Hatsukoi Cherry, but also; right now Jagiya's first single is listed as Oh! by SNSD !!! I love that song. But moving on! The project's leader is Cathy (YT username ?) and she's got a few people sharing the mixing load with her.

Things seem to been moving smoothly so far - for their first release the deadline (May 10th) for lines was established on April 30th, giving the members 10 days. But all were in within 8 days! Bokura no Kaze's debut was released three days later;



Angeru (XangelfirebabeX)
Chisako (JapanGirlHellopro)
Mashiro (iwearatshirttoday)
Mirai (helloprojectlovers)
Rixie (RixieMixiePixieDixie)

Naichau Kamo / CClyrics / Aha! Another thing I found while poking about the forums; the color-coded lyrics! So enjoy'em, I'm going to. The beginning "Kamo"s are fabulous! I really liked Chisako's (last one). 0:23 is Mirai, she delivered her lines well and sounds good, but could maybe have used a little more umph! Following her is Rixie (0:31), and I love her "owaru no ne" - great emotion!!

Mashiro at 0:39, ohmygosh, I love her voice!! You don't hear very much of it right here, she has more solos. And 0:43 is Chisako; I like her "Jibun ni" - she has a lovely strong voice. I swear I hear a harmony here, like on the "watashi" and now I'm curious as to who did them when. Next, starting at 0:47, is four duets by three different pairs; An/Chi, Ri/Mi, & Ma/An. They're all wonderful!

I really like how Angeru and Mashiro sound together; epic blending. 1:05 is Angeru's first solo; she's slightly pitchy, but has awesome energy! There are a lot of little duet parts throughout this song, I really like them. The pairs stay the same, with the exception of one other combo that occurs a few times; Chi/Ma (like at 1:17). I also really like them as a duo.

1:21 is Mirai; she had more emotion in her voice this time, especially on the first line. There was a little strain on the higher notes, she was off key on a few, and her second line didn't flow very well. Following her are the end of the chorus "Naichau kamo"s, all of which sound super! I'm loving the umph! on the 'kamo' parts.

I'm going to skip the next verse and chorus since this is getting long, lol. But all of it (1:55-3:10) sounds splendid!! A few pitchy moments, but overall good energy and lovely lines. 3:28 to the end is probably my favorite part of this dub. Angeru starts it off with a great solo! All her notes were spot on, & I like her "ANAta" - the way she sung it.

And 3:33 is a kick-butt line from Rixie!! So energetic and awesome! I love it. Mashiro at 3:37, I really like her "Deatta koro mitai ni." Especially the 'tta' & 'mitai ni.' She delivered well, with good emotion. 3:45 is EPIC!! I adore how these girls sound together so much. fjenfjk fkjwnfjkenfw! Spectacular! On the first line the blending is great but you can sort of hear one girl - but the second line is brilliant.

3:53 is Chisako, her "saigo no" was nice, there were some strain on high notes, but she managed them well. And the last set of "Naichau kamo" & "kamo"s finish the song off, all of them sound fantastic!! So yeah, I got distracted a bit while writing this entry, and so it's spanned over an hour or two, lol. I have listened to this dub a lot within that time frame and I can honestly say I really really like this. I would really like the MP3, and I definitely suggest y'all listen~