CHANCE

Cast: Eva / Brittany / Kiyami / Mai / Ayuchi

Mikan by Musume Charm / This is another one of those songs that I just can't help but like. There are definitely other H!P songs I like more, but this is still a cool song. The beginning is pretty good, Ki/Ma did a nice job. I would willingly let Eva blow my mind any day of the week; she's got an awesome lovely voice and delivered her solos in this wonderfully, but from having heard her before, I expected no less.

0:46 ish is Mai, who's a incredibly cute as ever!! I've become familiar with her kawaii singing and I always enjoy hearing it. 0:52 is Ayuchi, I don't know how to describe what I like about her voice, but it's nice; she could use a little more energy, but she sounds splendid. Mai again right after that, she did a great job on the "dakara" - often times people sound funky on the notes there, or hit them wrong; she just sounds adorable! She has good energy overall, but sings at a soft volume.

The type of headphones make such a difference in how things can be heard. I started this last night, and relistening now, I'm already altering some of my first thoughts. The volumes are a little different throughout the dub - the Ev & Ki parts are often louder than the Br, Ma & Ay parts. But I think Brittany did a pretty swell job mixing. Also the video and audio are not always in sync throughout the dub.

I ADORE the way the Br/Ma/Ay parts sound in the first chorus. The girls could maybe be a bit louder, but the blending is fab. Ev/Ki have the "OH YES" at the start, and the "life is one time" half way through - ohemgee, they make such an awesome duo!! Both have good volume and energy and sound smashing together.

2:02 is Ayuchi, I like her "garu darou" - she has a sort of subtle energy, you can hear the emotion she is singing with, it just doesn't always come across as super noticable. Brittany's one solo in the dub is at 2:09, and it's not much to go on, but from what I hear she sounds very lovely. 2:19 is Kiyami's only solo, she sounds marvelous, though the 'ta' of her "kiita" is a little off. Though it's very cute, even in it's slight offness!

More chorus at 2:35, this time it's mainly Ev/Ay/Ki/Ma. Eva kind of dominates the group, but it's simply because she is the strongest singer in the group. I think I'm hearing Ki or Ay second most, and then Mai hardly at all. Fricking A ~ Eva's 3:20 solo is EPIC. One of the highlights of this dub for me. The Br/Ki "life is one time" around 3:38 is darling.

The following chorus is more balanced and sounds great, and the ending "OH YEAH YOU'LL GET A CHANCE" parts (by everyone) are a fabulous finish. Eva sounds awesome on her solo, and Ayuchi's "chance" is adorable. Overall, the energy and singers' volume could be more equal, not so much in mixing, but individually so. A few girls could notch things up a bit, but I still really enjoyed this.