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This was a decision that took some thought, but I've finally decided. I have some news, some amazing news, and some not so awesome news.

1. Yesterday (October 11th) was my birthday! I'm now 21- for us USAers that means drinking legally and getting a horizontal I.D. I don't really care about either of those, but it's just one of those milestone ages. I'm now in my 'early twenties' LOL. I didn't party or anything, but my mom & I had pizza and cake, then went straight to bed 'cause we were tired.

2. I am now an aunt! AND GUESS WHAT?! My niece (Juniper Leigh) and I share a birthday! She was born yesterday at 8:24am. 7 lbs, 10 oz, 20 in. I haven't gotten a chance to see her, but I think I will tomorrow. We're all very excited around here, cause it's the first grandbaby in our (intermediate) family and in my mom's side of the family. YAY! Best birthday present ever.

3. And here comes the sucker punch....I am putting Blabodu on hiatus. The main reason is because it's become bigger than I ever thought and I honestly can't keep up with it. I started this blog just for fun and it ended up going way beyond that, which I have all you lovely people to thank for.

There are always going to be new projects and groups, and I'm only one listener. I'm tabbing somewhere between 80-100 groups & am buried so deeply and always a step behind. I love this place and all y'all to gorgeous little bits. And before I even wrote this I'll admit that I cried some (cause I'm a cryeasy gal). But I feel this is the right choice for me.

Being a part of the dubbing world has been an awesome experience. I've met some wonderful, talented, hilarious, incredible people along the way, and don't even get me started on all the amazing dubs 'n covers I've heard since I discovered that people actually did stuff like this. I've been running this blog for about seven months now, and I've had such a good time!

So thank you, thank you, thank you. All you singers, mixers, and listeners. All you dreamers, encouragers, and hard workers. Everyone that's shared, commented, replied, requested, complimented, etc. This is my 502nd entry, and I'm glad that I also reached that milestone. Thank you for everything.

Now I don't plan to fall off the face of the earth or anything. I just won't be posting here for the time being. I've got a niece to spoil rotten!! I'm sorry for the things I've left undone or halfdone. Like the Interdubbing Medley Concert, Pocket Kisetsu, coverage of the YTC Battle of Choruses, interviews I've had in mind or already in progress, etc.

I hope all of you keep on singing, and doing your thing. Don't let anything get you down. Take the good with the bad, and keep chugging along. Be positive! Stay optimistic! Music is one of the most epic things in this world, in all it's shapes and forms and ways of being created. And y'all have made -and will continue to make- some beautiful music with your voices, dedication, humor, knowledge, willingness to learn and love.

I couldn't possibly name all of the individuals that I hold dear to my heart, but I feel I must mention a few. Rae, you fabulous girl. I love your singing and I'm so glad I met you. Thanks for opening the door for me. That makes you extremely special to me. Your latest dubs have especially touched me. Kappa and Liana, I never got to know either of you super crazy well, but you have always been friendly, funny, and helpful. I think (from an outsider / listeners POV that is) that you're kickbutt leaders.

Fae, you're like, my number one supporter ;w; You've always been there for me, encouraged me, and we've definitely had our laughs. We've triumphed over our time differences (lol) and I hope we're friends for a long time! There are many many more of you, but it'd take too long to list everyone (and I'd end up being crazy picky about trying to mention everyone), and I think I should end this.

I have one more thing to share with y'all. Enjoy.

Aya's Wish List + CP

As some of you have seen, Kitty mentioned in my shoutbox that I should request songs I'd like to hear. I wouldn't know who in particular to ask to sing, so consider it open to all y'all~ So I decided to put together a list of songs that I would LOVE to have dubbed ;w; If you do choose one of these songs, you can send it me (I plead that you do!) when it's done and I will totally write about it on here!

I may think of some later on, but this is all for now. I tried to label what language they are, and how many people they are originally scripted for. But!! You can always do color-coded lyrics and sing any of these songs with however many people you want. This isn't only for projects, but for anyone!! I also tried to include a link to the song on YT. The first section is misc, the second is mainly solos.


23:45 by Juliet (Japanese)
Three person song
[MV]

zǎoān kāfēi (Morning Coffee)
by Ice Creamusume (Chinese version)
Six person song
[No MV, song on YT]

Xie Xie Ni De Wen Rou by Fahrenheit & S.H.E
(two Taiwanese groups collab)
Seven person song
[MV]

Top Secret by Karen Girl's
Three person song
[No MV, song on YT]

Wonder Woman by Seeya, Davichi, T-ara (Korean collab)
Seven person song, I think
[MV, you can also find concert versions]

Sweeeets by C-ute (Japanese)
Duet (Chisato & Kanna)
[Concert vid]

Chao Xi Huan Ni by Fahrenheit (Taiwanese)
Four person song
[Concert OPV....thing, video]

Xin wo by Fahrenheit & S.H.E (two Taiwanese groups collab)
Seven person song
[MV]

Way to Go by Girls' Generation / SNSD (Korean)
Nine people I think? lol
[MV]

liànài gémìng 21 (Love Revolution 21)
by Ice Creamusume (Chinese version)
Six person song
[MV]

Aisareru to iu koto by Ice from AKB48 (Japanese)
Five person song
[Song on YT]

S.O.W Sense of Wonder by Idoling!!! (Japanese)
...a lot of girls, idk how many
[MV]

Now and Forever by Hinoi Team (Japanese)
Four person song
[MV]

OR

On My Own, I'm Gonna Carry On
All also by Hinoi Team!

Koishiteru Toki wa Itsumo... by Berryz Koubou
Eight person song
[No MV, concert vid group version, also many solo versions]

liànài dēngchǎng (Love Appears)
by Ice Creamusume (Chinese version)
Six person song
[Japanese ver MV or concert version]


Lydia by F.I.R (Chinese / Mandarin)
[MV]

Zhuan Shu Tian Shi by Tank (Taiwanese)
[MV]

Wish by Olivia inspi' Reira (Japanese)
[MV]

Dragon by Zwei (Japanese)
[MV]

Higher by Lecca (Japanese)
[No MV, song on YT]


OMG I so SO EXCITED when I went to search for the MV of one of these songs, and saw that it had been dubbed by a project! And crazily enough, it's by CherryzProject, who has recently asked me to look at their stuff! HOW COOL IS THIS! So yay~



Hikari [SweetieRainbow]
Rae-chan [Braceface9999]

Seishun Ni, Sono Namida Ga Hitsuyou Da! by Cherry Spring / CClyrics / I always think 'GIRL POWER' when I listen to this, lol. I love the video and the song is extremely catchy and so much fun to sing and rock out to!! I am really happy to see that this was actually dubbed by someone! Stereopony has a lot of good songs, but this is one of their best happy songs I think.

Dub wise; I love this!! When Rae and Hikari sing together it's explosively ear-pleasing and superbly fantastic!! I love love love how they sound as a duo! Both girls have lovely voices, the blending is rabu! This isn't a really easy song to sing, the lyrics can be tripped over (goodness knows I do it enough, lol) and I think these two sang it really well! Their solos are all wonderful, and overall they did a smashing job! I am totally downloading this!!

. . .

Oh sorry, this is just me. Falling off the face of the earth.

OMG. I can't say how sorry I am for neglecting this blog and all of the awesome people who take the time to read. My main reason is my wrist, but usually one thing leads to another, though I shall not ramble on about me. I'm doing alright and have two days off after today. So I was like; perfect time to get back to blogging, you crazy lady!

I am so behind I don't even know where to begin. I have a buttload of requests and projects to catch up on, but I'll figure something out. I always do, lol. But I feel I need to start things off with two dubs from two of my favorite projects. I love them to death firstly for being so amazing, but secondly for providing MP3s. Extra thanks to Buggy!



Oshima Yuko : Kinsenka [ shockingbuggy ]
Maeda Atsuko : Suiren [ nephiminechan ]
Shinoda Mariko : Nadeshiko [ giselledesu ]
Itano Tomomi : Kikyo [ tomokyohamasaki ]
Watanabe Mayu : Tanpopo [ juwibean ]
Takahashi Minami : Kanna [ tokidokihaato ]
Kojima Haruna : Ibara [ chiiayu ]
Kashiwagi Yuki : Boke [ letigressfabulous ]
Miyazawa Sae : Kisagi [ airuchu ]
Matsui Jurina : Asagao [ yumeangel29 ]
Matsui Rena : Kuchinashi [ frauleintrucy ]
Kasai Tomomi : Tsubaki [ pixienyan ]
Takajyou Aki : Momo [ fantasykingdom1227 ]
Minegishi Minami : Rina [ disturbedstrawberry ]
Ono Erena : Hinageshi [ meghitomi ]
Kitahara Rie : Kiri [ singingondemand ]
Akimoto Sayaka : Sayuri [ xmikipinkux ]
Sato Amina : Higanbana [ renshikyo ]
Sashihara Rino : Aoi [ chocolateblakberri ]
Nakagawa Haruka : Hakuren [ luinestel23 ]
Miyazaki Miho : Himawari [ karyhoshi ]

Heavy Rotation by KMT48 (HanaProject) / Because this is a new AKB48 song there was even more of a chance of any kind of video and/or material etc that involved the song in any way being taken down on YT. Kappa had a 10 second video linking the MP3 stream up for a little while before she made it private. But when I searched the title + KMT48 on youtube I discovered that Buggy (aka Kinsenka) had an acapella version up on her account, so I'm using that!

I've heard a lot of crazy kickbutt stuff from Hana in my time as a fan. I have my favorites from them, and this definitely makes the list. One of the best AKB48 dubs they've done! I still hold Kimi wa Pegusas and other HPD48 songs dear to my heart, and the re-released River cover was pretty extraordinary, but I am really really super loving this latest AKB dub.

A lot of the time I hear new songs as dubs before I ever (if I ever) hear the actual thing. Such is the case with this song, and after hearing Hana's version, I don't need to hear the real thing *clings to MP3 happily* I love the beginning "1 2 3 4" (Kinsenka? I think) and every single "I __ you" etc line flat out rocks!! The verses are lovely and I totally dig the blending on them as well as throughout the song. The chorus is fabulously jammin' and deliciously delightful! Pure complete win.



Cast (Appearance):
Narsha: Ada [adelutzah03]
Jea: Kran [kran117]
Miryo: Beth [bibblebobble629]
Ga-in: Hitomi [MegHitomi]

Sign by 예쁜 ♦ Diamond (IKPOP) / I first listened to this only yesterday (I know, shame on me) and at first I wasn't in love with the song, but I downloaded it today and I haven't been able to stop listening!! The song is really pretty, as is mentioned in the drop-down section, and these girls blow me away with the incredible job they did on it. Someone said in a comment "if it didn't say dub I wouldn't know it was...." and I so agree! The overall sound, vocals, quality, mixing and everything is freaking brilliant!!

I could spend forever trying to put into words how much I adore this dub, these girls, and IKPOP. I'm pretty sure I'll confuse who is who if I tried to break it down, so I won't. The rap parts are spectacular! The chorus is gorgeous!! I really like the part at 2:33 too, but every part of this song was utterly pwned by this group. Beautiful. Fantastic. Impressive. Epic.

--I will be listening to both of these dubs for a long time to come.

SHIZEN!

As you can see from the banner that assaults your eyes the moment you click your way to my blog, I changed it! I don't only blog about H!P dubbing groups, and so I felt my previous banner was misleading. Plus I started out only writing about a handful of projects; now I keep tabs on over 80. It doesn't seem fair to have the name of only about a dozen of'em up there, and none of the rest.

Plus- AK and SnM cover all kinds of songs (Asian, English, and much more), there are AKB48 groups, kpop groups, etc on YT, and I like to listen to solos too. Also, people who don't know me or don't follow the YT & dubbing communities were probably confused by my old banner, lol. So even though I stuck to a very basic banner this time, I'm happy enough with it for now.



Nashi [ missgumbiecat ]
Kani [ madleybloomingstar ]
Ringo [ thecutieastig ]
Hiduke [ fantasykingdom1227 ]
Ichijiku [ crazyselphie ]

Campus Life ~Umarete Kite Yokatta~ by Amai Hikage (ShizenProjectDubs) / I was a millasecond from being really sad that I didn't know who was singing when and stuff, then I remember that Ayaka gave me the CClyrics AGES ago when she sweetly asked me to look at it. (OMG they even named it 'color codes for Aya' gaaaah ILYGUYS) I downloaded it then and have been listening to it ever since, and it's one of my favorite dubs of this song. And definitely one of the best.

jkgneswjgn I love Kani. She is so amazingly kawaii, I could say it twelve dozen times and I know it'll still be true, but I can't help fangirling over her voice. She has the first solo and instantly you're loving the dub when you hear her. Not that it's all about her, no no no, she just starts the song off wonderfully and I'm loving it!

0:33 is Ichijiku, she's such lovable mix of pretty & cute!! She sounds soooo good and delivers well! I like her "suwatteru" though every word from her is magnificent! 0:46 is Hiduke, her solo is semi-short but super lovely! I love her "kiita" ~ she's followed by Na/Ri, and ohmy they sound fantastic together!! And then it's the chorus!! YAY.

This song has grown on me a lot, as many songs end up doing (except for Seishun Collection, lmao). I really like the melodies, and on them this gorgeous group of gals is great to the gillionth power, and then some. Seriously. The chorus sounds sensationally spectacular!! I love love love LOVE it!! I'm just bobbin' along in my chair and enjoying this 'music to my ears' quite literally.

Kani has the first "SUKI" solo at 1:24ish, and it's purely adorable! On to the second chorus- 1:38 is Ringo, who reminds me a bit of Ichijiku, in that they both have a similar sound; mega pretty + cute, just in their own different ways! I really like Ringo's "tappuri to" ~ she sings with oodles of emotion and dazzles my cilia with her outstanding vocals!

1:51ish is Hiduke, I don't know why but she reminds me of Rae (SingingOnDemand) in this. I've heard her sing quite often before, maybe it's just this song, or me being weird? lol idk. Anyways, she is delightful!! I don't know which part of her lovely solo to pick out, cause it's all awesome! Following is Ichijiku, again not a long solo but she's cute 'n charming. I like her "kara ne"

2:09 is Na/Ka, and they are making me believe -even more so than I already do- that it's likely impossible for this group of girls to sound anything but amazing together!! And if they don't do it, the chorus right after certainly does!! The blending in this overall is through the roof! I love the chorus to pieces, and if this dub were cake I'd say screw the pieces and take a fork to the whole kickbutt confection!

Ringo at 2:42, I really like her last "SUKI" but all three of them are sweet. (*has the stupid hiccups*) And then 2:57 is Martha Nashi! I need to get used to the names in this project, lol. Goodness gracious, do I love this lady's singing; she sounds incredible! I love the sound of her voice and the emotion she puts into her lines. After the last set of lines in the chorus -sung by everyone- Nashi has the final "SUKI SUKI SUKI"

klefeklfej lgkernjgklr YAYAYAYAY, yes if you read between the lines that is my name in caps, but the main point is a big YAY for this dub!! I totally love it and will go on loving it, and am happy to share my adoration with y'all and hope you enjoy listening to it as much as I did the first time and still do!

ALSO *HINT HINT* I am downloading their Suki Sugite Baka Mitai dub ASAP (which will be right now if technology keeps being nice to me) and y'all shouldn't hesitate to give that a go as well. Though I can't say anything about it yet, since I haven't heard it. I'm sure it's going to be wonderful. We shall seeeee~

"Gotta recharge my batteries"

*Before I start writing about more dubs, I wanted to say thanks to the people who read my Rambles entry and sent me MP3s ! ! ! Checking my inbox and seeing that I have something that I already know I love simply waiting for me to download it makes me super excited and incredibly happy.

I've already listened to HimeLand's Doki Doki song a ton and I downloaded it only 1-2 hours ago. Kirei no Bijoux's Furare Pattern and HanabiPro's Natsu DOKI Lipstick (Fuyumi solo) are also near the top of my playlist, plus the majority of the more recent releases I mentioned & already had the MP3s of.



*Also EGAH yesterday was such a long day. I worked like 14 hours. I ate dinner at 10-something. But I always try and stay positive, LOL, I worked with these two girls and all day I was staying optimistic and trying to get them to be too. And in the end it worked! Cause I ended up with today off!

Whenever I'm trying to stay positive, a certain dub comes to mind- Hinagiku's Be Happy! Koi no Yajirobee (Hana Project); "BE HAPPY soushisouai ga ii..." I'm listening to it right now actually, since talking about it made me want to listen. It's an awesome dub~



*And lastly my god-sister is over again today. I slept in some after yesterday, and when I came out and got online she came over and wanted to listen to more videos, lol. I've had Our Songs by Shiruku Project loaded on my computer for a few days and so we played that full screen. Then I showed her how you can chipmunk stuff in audacity, which she giggled about.

I talked her into singing something and letting me record her. It's short and she's kind of soft, cause she's shy about singing, but it's a song she learned at school. My favorite part is the "gotta recharge my batteries" part, it totally made me lol. Thought I'd share just for fun. (LOL wrong link. Box isn't being nice to me, so I'll put it in later)

& OMG Faefae mixed it to music for me ;w; (ILY FAE) It's a rock version of the instrumental too. I let her listen to it and was like, "That's you! My friend did it!" We're going to show her mom when she gets here.

Rambles

HI MINNA, I'M BACK! I'm so happy that I didn't get home super late, I was actually a little bummed about going at all today because I wasn't told about the plans very much ahead of time. And also, I missed my only chance to go to this year's NMACON today ;w; It's the 7th & 8th, but I am going to be working a lonnnnng day tomorrow. Ohwell, there's always next year. I did have a good time today~

This morning before we left I took some songs off my MP3 player and added dubs!! I wanted to be able to listen to some of my recent favorites on the way down, and though I didn't have enough time to sort everything out, I did get the following added;

CharmsProject
Koi no Jubaku by Amai Natsu

Shizen Project
Campus Life...etc by Amai Hikage (AMAI CHIRI?)
MY BOY by Shinrin

Milky Star
Narihajimeta Koi no Bell by Ongaku Stars
Shanimuni Paradise by VENUS

IKP
Abracadabra by 예쁜 ♦ Diamond
Moonlight Night by Fuantei
Ikuze Kaitou Shoujo by Hare na Mirai
Yume Miru 15sai by Madoka
Our Steady Boy by AMA-BER
Ganbaranakutemo ee Nende by Madoka

HPAllStars
Girls' Generation
Into the New World
KissingYou
Oppa Nappa
Baby Baby
Gee

HPD48
Ame no Pianist
Heart Gata Virus
Iiwake Maybe
Kimi wa Pegasus

Hana Pro Natsu Matsuri
Koisuru Angel Heart
Massara Blue Jeans
Kiiroi Oosora de BOOM BOOM BOOM
Kokuhaku no Funsui Hiroba
Furusato

Other Hana
Tsuugaku Vector by Sayuri and Aoi
Hitohira no Hahabira by Aoi Bara

I want to add Sakura Mankai by Pinky Team and the Gag 100kaibun groupdub hosted by JjangGeneration as well. I have some other dubs on my MP3 player that I put on other times, but I'm not going to list them all. Also there are some other songs that I really want the MP3s for!!

Onna Be's Sprinter
HimeLand's Doki Doki! My Sister Soul
HanabiPro's Natsu DOKI Lipstick by Fuyumi
Kirei no Bijoux's Furare Pattern by Shiny Sapphires
& Starduster by Karu [LovablexKarupin ]

Among others. I have somewhere around 5-6 different playlists on my computer, and I listen to whichever I feel like but I'm always listening to something if I'm not checking something else out. And I listened to the dubs I put on my MP3 player for at least 3 hours.

AND!! On the way home my mom and I sat next to each other and she reached over and snagged one of my ear buds and listened to the rest of Femme Fatale's Baby Baby with me, and then we listened to the full length of IKPOP's Acabradabra! I thought that was cool, cause my whole family thinks I'm weird for listening to Asian music. The one sister who doesn't live with us today (and so doesn't know how obsessed I am with) gave me a funky look and was like, "You do?"

Yeah I do! And my mom didn't even know that we were listening to dubs!! Cause they're just that good. LOL, Abracadabra just came on my playlist. Anyways, I want to eventually switch out all of the songs of my MP3 player with a dub! It's a work in progress.

THANKS FOR BEING AWESOME Y'ALL!
You make each and every day of mine better and brighter!

Misc

HEY HEY! Just wanted thank those who've taken the time to thank me lately. As well as the people who support me a lot. A big thank you to everyone who reads this blog and drops a comment, it's my baby. I have tons of fun and hear some pretty amazing dubs. Don't ever give up on your dreams, and continue to sing your hearts out!

Annnnnd moving on~

Fun story of the day: We babysit my sister's best friend's six-yr-old daughter a lot, my parents are her god-parents, so she's my god-sister for easier termage. She came over while I was writing the ChiiAyu entry on Blabodu and wanted to know what I was doing. So I shared an ear bud with her and we listened/watched Ayuchan's whole Eyes on Me dub together. She agreed with me that it's very pretty.

Next thing I knew she was sitting on my lap and we were watching the Reina, Maimi, Megumi, Momoko concert video I have of Suki Sugite Baka Mitai......You can read the rest of my rambling here. But long story short; I had fun sharing the epicness that is H!P with a sweet little girl.



Seishun Collection by XangelfirebabeX / Waaaah, I didn't know that Angeru had dedicated a dub to me!! That's incredibly sweet of her ;w; I'm glad she told me about it in the shoutbox, or else I don't know if I would have run across it. I'll explain some info on me in this entry, but first; the dub! LOL I find it somewhat amusing that Angeru dedicated this song to me, because I don't like it. But! It is most certainly the thought that counts. This is wonderful!!

She's somewhat pitchy now and then, but overall she sounds terrific. For all that I don't like this song, it's melodies suit Angeru! I like her the most on the verses; she starts the dub off nicely, and the second verse is just as marvelous as the first. The chorus is swell, but there's a bit of strain on the higherish notes. I think she's stronger on the verses. Though I really like the little chorus-piece with less music at 3:41. Song choice aside, this is lovely. Angeru delivers with a good amount of emotion, and regardless of her pitchiness, I truly enjoyed listening.

Dubbing isn't about being perfect; we're humans not robots. There are always going to be some things that we think could be better or use improvement, but it's those things that are part of what makes dubbing what it is- a bunch of people singing, working hard but above all having fun. Whatever is learned in the process is just cherries on top, and if you want to go further than dubbing, beyond the clouds and try to reach for the stars; DO IT!

One of the reasons I didn't know about Angeru's solo is because I work off my subscriptions list, and if you aren't on it, it's less likely that I'll see your dubs. The other reason would be that I'm sometimes too busy cause of work, but in that case usually the whole BTW is pushed back.

SO! The image above lists my active YT accounts. MiriuOniaya is my main. Blabodu is where I sub to projects and groups, because it's an easy way to keep track of them all. BlaboduNP is the account I made once I started dedicating BTW entries to solos. The NP simply stands for 'non project' and it's where I subscribe to dubber's main accounts, to help me when I blog about solos.

If I'm not subbed to you there, unless you request that I check out your solo, I might not know about it. And it's not just solos; when I see duets or other non-project dubs on someone's account I often give'em a listen. So I would like to take this time to say; shoot me a message or add the account as a friend and I'll sub you. It's not nesscessary, but if you're interested in me keeping an eye out for your dubs it's easier on me.

Arigatou ~Ookiku Kansha! LOL, no really. Thanks y'all!

Rockin' Remixes

I don't remember what I was looking up the other day, possibly a song or lyrics? idk. But one way or another I found the blog ★MINI MONI MANIA★ run by Kirarin☆Snow. "This is a mostly Hello! Project-themed blog for an intended audience of Hello! Project fans and interested passersby." I don't exactly know how to sum it up, so I shall point y'all to the About page.

I didn't poke about this blog too much, but through it I was lead to another of K's blogs; K! Mixed ("DJ Kirarin☆Snow Remix Blog"). Just as the description would suggest, she does song mash-ups, though her work is better refered to as remixes, since they are so well done and awesome!

Y'all know how much I'm into dubbing, but I still enjoy listening to actual H!P singers from time to time too, lol. I can listen to their oldie-but-goodie stuff, the newer releases, and the songs that fall inbetween. And I can also wait around excitedly for new singles. BUT! This is like an extra bonus. [*note* I have no idea of K's gender, but I am going with 'she' because of the name Kirarin]

Kirarin releases mixes as she makes them, but she also puts together volumes of 'The K!☆Mix Kollection' ~ Much like a H!P album, it often has remixes she's already released as well as some she hasn't. The only one I've listened so far is her latest, Volume 7.

K combines the names of the songs she uses, coming up with things such as Rottara Rottara Has Come! and then lists which groups (some non-H!P) she's mixed together !!! Y'all should check this stuff out! I am in LOVE with four songs off of V7, and if you're into remixing or up for something different, I think you should check this blog out.

I haven't been able to get these songs out of my head. I am dying to download other volumes, I've already seen several songs remixes I want to hear so baaad. But the only downside is that you have to download the whole volume in zip form. So with my slow internet it took ages.

My The K!☆Mix Kollection: Volume 7 Faves:
(In no certain order)

Kousui no ∞ Power
[Buono! × Melon Kinenbi]

Polyphonic Experiment in D
[Berryz × Buono! × Watarirouka Hashiritai × Idoling!!!]

Shiawase no Katachi ni Ai ga Aru
[(Momusu. Sakura Gumi ∪ Momusu. Otome Gumi) × THE Possible]

Dream Rival Dreams!
[Berryz Koubou × NICE GIRL Project!]

Blabbing & Thanks

AHA! Before I start this next review, I figured I reply to some of the comments in the shoutbox!! Thank you so much to everyone who drops me a few words now and then (some of you more often), it means so much to me and always makes me crazy happy. I apologize for my slowness in updating, my internet hates me lately. Anyways!

DEE; OH YES SNM! I checked in on them and AK like two days ago or something and was SO excited to see new stuff up. But I'm swamped with things on YT at the moment, so it'll have to wait a few days until I'm less busy. But thanks for stopping by and sharing the news with me anyways! You sweetheart~

Kerri & Rii; You two totally make me lol. Thanks go to Chiiayuchan for doing the writing on Hanabi, it's one of the projects she requested to write about, I only did the coding and stuff. But you're welcome, always glad to put up stuff about you lovely ladies.

Celia; D'aw, thanks for the nice words ;w; I'm so glad that people like to read this blog, cause I have a blast with it. Sayuri; ILY TOO! Kappa; dfqjkwbkwq thanks!! It has gotten popular, ohmy. Congrats on Hana surpassing 450 subs!!

Rixie & Saya; LOL the box blocked out part of 'shite'? I was wondering why I kept seeing the little star symbol things, and then after reading the comments a few times, I caught on. Rixie, silly girl! You may not like your lines, but I sure do! Saya, the lyrics were mega helpful! Thanks again! So we don't know who sings the 'ishiki shite'? A mystery! GASP.

Naoko; I saw Kaori Basket's name when glancing briefly at my subs list, er, today I think it was. Thanks for the information! I'll be sure and check out KB's latest as soon as I can! OMG maliciousdevice, I'm sorry I never saw your comment and request! Feel free to send to me on YT in the future. I'll check it out ASAP

Camille; You can always share videos with me on YT via PM or shared vids. Or if you post them in the shoutbox, I prefer for them to be entered in the url section, so it doesn't clutter up the box. But thanks for sharing! I've already been asked to check out the IKP one, and I'll get to both it and the other dub when I get the time.

Thanks also to: Tomomo, Karen, Mandy, My-Chan, Faefae, Izumi, Ayaka, Liana, Purply, Belly, Angeru, Eririn, Miya, Ameimi, Renna, Lailai, Yuri, Michi, Amaya, Eun Mi, Panchii, Aly, Awai, Amber of IKP, Sootie, Miyuki, Aiko, Mitsuki, Hikki, Asuka, Phiy, and Babychi! That's just viewing one page of comments! There are more of you and I thank you as well!



Pwsh ASAP. How about NAO?! Nante Jibun de Kangaenasai na by maliciousdevice / . . . .what is this song? LOL, the most random lyrics ever. Well, I've never seen the show, so I can't make any connections, but most of it had me WTFing. The melody is very fun though!! Malicious does an epic job on singing at such a fast pace and maintaining energy on top of singing with fantastic emotion! She puts such character into the her lines, I love it!!

She hits oodles of awesome notes, and I freaking adore her voice. It's so rich and mature and just fabulous. It suits the melody and vibe of this song so well, you can hear the grin in her voice, and she sings with the same amount of attitude that the girl in the vid uses to swing her hips with. Very upbeat and fun to listen to.

LOL, siyome on YT commented on this dub, saying the exact right thing, "You sound like a smexingly kick ass elegant phsyco chick" OHYES. I totally agree. Thanks for sharing with me, Mal. Sorry it took me a flippin' week to notice your comment, it's lucky that I backtracked through them or else I wouldn't have even known ;w; Anyways, smashing dub!!

YOU KNOW

Cast (in order of solos):
Miyabi, Yurina: Lucy (CherryXJuice)
Risako, Momoko: Lizzie (Liz9419)

Nanchuu Koi wo Yatteruu YOU KNOW? by XxChiPanxX / Anyone who knows me fairly well, probably knows that I ADORE this song. Berryz is my favorite group, and I love a lot of their songs. But this is one of the songs I listened to and loved early on. I actually much prefer the live concert versions, with the girls being older. I don't need lyrics for this cause I know the words - "'WANT YOU koi!' to icchauu SHUUTO jirasareru BAIOREESHON!!"

Erm, anyways! So when Liz sent this to me as a shared vid, I shot right up in my chair, instantly OH YES. I don't care if this came out three months ago, the song choice alone makes it worth listening to, for me at least. And you know (LOL YOU KNOW), I never thought about it but this is a great song to do as a duet ~ because a good half of the song is just that; duets. Then there's solos on the pre-chorus and (mainly) group parts on the chorus. Anyways, to the dub!

One of the girls is louder than the other on a lot of the duets. I don't know much about mixing, but I am thinking that maybe the volumes could have been played with so that Liz didn't overpower Lucy so much ? (Unless they planned it to be that way?) Cause even though you can hear Lucy, she's sort of in the background sometimes as opposed to Liz's more easily heard vocals. There are some duets that are more balanced and some that are less, but when you hear the two of these girls together, the blending is nice.

Now, solo time!! 0:55 & 1:05 is Lucy, ohgosh, she has such a pretty voice! One I've been hearing more often lately, and have really come to adore. I think they did a good job on picking who got solos by which girl; Lucy suits Miyabi and Yurina very well. Her first line is short but sweet, and I really like her "jiman shitai naa" solo. At 0:58 to 1:04, both solos are by Lizzie. She suits Risako more than Momoko, but has a maturer voice. She borders on pitchy sometimes, but sounds swell all the same.

Next is the chorus, which is good, but I think out of it and the duets and solos, I like the solos the most. So I'm going to skip around now to focus on those. Ohh, I like the second verse a lot, it turned out marvelously. 2:12 & 2:22 is Lucy; her first solo is a little on the soft side, but her second one, "anata no egao" is well delivered. Though, I don't care for how she dropped on her ending 'whoa' sound; it doesn't drop, it stays steady on the higherish note. But regardless, she sounds splendid.

2:16 to 2:21 is Lizzie! I actually really like how she sounds on her first solo, even though she sounds a bit funky on the end of it; the lyric is "shita" and she pronounces it more like 'shitai' ~ but actually, that's my favorite part of the line, lol. I think her following solo is the weaker of the two, but she still did a fab job. Liz also has the first solo at 3:11, which she sounds good on, but I really see this as an Umph! part of the song and I think her solo could have been stronger.

Lucy at 3:21, she sounds fairly good, but the middle of her line is a bit iffy. The whole thing is "itooshii hito" and it can be slightly tricky. Lol, it was (and sometimes still is) the line that I often goof up when singing this song. You've got to make sure to get the right syllables on the "too" and "shii" or else it throws off the rhythm of the solo ~ 'i to o shi i hi to' and then the little vocalizing 'whoa' bit. Lucy's second 'i' isn't very clear and she maybe rushed the tiniest bit getting to the 'hi' ~ but I think she managed it well overall. I like how her 'to whoa' sounds, though she again dropped on the final note.

Gah, I have always loved hearing and singing "shocchuu nou ni macchau chuucho" in the second part of the chorus. It's so fun. Towards the end of this dub, it's around 3:47ish, and I think the girls sound wonderful on it, they did a good job on hitting the note. Energy seems to lessen a little, from beginning to end. Lizzie's 3:49 "dakishimete" ends on a bad note; a held off key note. But a few off notes out of the kajillion notes that make up a song isn't that bad. Lucy follows with her lovely "kanata" ~ and that's it! Nice job girls!!

On a totally random note, about half way through reviewing this, I got the urge to make a Nanchuu icon. I don't know why I picked Chinami. I think it's cause I paused the dub to write something, and when I clicked back to that window, that's where it was paused. And it was like BAM inspiration. I like it but don't like it. I wish I hadn't put the border line thing so close to her chin.

And as for the writing (yes, there is writing), I didn't put it on there with the intention of it being readable. I realize how faint and small it is, but if you look close vertically it says "You Know" and horizontally it's " Know You Know" sort of as if it was being repeated. I just didn't like how blank the lines look, so I threw the text in. Not my best, but the colors are pretty and so is Chinami, and the song's awesome.

Do y'all know what the name of the font I used in the above image? Barbie's Jealous Sisters. And I think it is the perfect choice for this entry. I've written something like this before, but it was smaller and actually. . . .I can't find the entry LOL. *goes back and edits* Aya is a smart cookie. I found a date and it helped me to narrow it down to a month, then I just searched through until I found it!! I still think what I thought then, probably even more so now.

I first knew of AkaAnzu as Ikenokoi, I remember seeing his name in some cast lists and such. Back then I had no idea who he was. He goes by any of the following; AkaAnzu, Ikenokoi, Iky-kun, Anzushii, etc. And most recently, his profile says; Akachiu~i. For some reason, my mind likes to mix up the vowels in his name and I always call him Aku, lol. The first time that I actually recall listening to him in anything (though now, I'm sure I had before) was in a dub that is no longer on his current channel.

Even I - like many many others - thought; Wow, this kid's good. But now, I'm not even sure if it was him I was listening to. About half of you right now are nodding your heads cause you know what I'm talking about, the other half of you are like; Huh? Well my dears, it's time for a little crime show; dubbers version. Kind of like Cops and America's Most Wanted where they tell you about the kind of people you don't want to be associating with. Except...way less extreme. (Okay, Aya fails at comparisons sometimes).

I have not even talked to Aku more than maybe once at most. I subscribed to him and left a comment somewhere. I also briefly blogged about him here. Then a couple people contacted me, telling me some things that quickly changed my opinion of him. That's when I wrote that other little bit about him on here. I don't doubt that this kid can be nice when he wants to, but that doesn't make up for anything.

It sort of went to the back of my mind for a while, until it was recently resurfaced by something passed along to me by a project leader. And then today, one thing lead to another, and I found myself on his profile. It really saddened me to see how many of the dubbers I listen to, like, and respect - interact with Aku. Not that it isn't their choice, but I think many don't know what they're putting themselves out there for. Again, I can't speak from personal experience, but I'll share with you what I know.

Some people may believe that it's solely a Hana Project & AkaAnzu thing. And as far as I know, HP is the project to have had the most problems with him. But they aren't the only ones. This isn't gossip, rumors or me trying to push some buttons with libel. The members of Hana are highly respected and with good reason, and I believe what it's leader tells me as well as what I have read from other project's members.

*shakes fist* I wish the image would have loaded bigger, but it won't. You can simply click on it to view it in a bigger size. Nobody wants to be friends with a fake, or someone who is definitely less than honest. Dubbers put a lot of time and hard work into what they do - sure, it's nice to have other people like your dubs, to recieve compliments, to be good - but it's all about singing for fun. Having fun. Meeting other people and experiencing things. Not a 'whose is bigger / better' competition.

I could do some more summarizing with the information I have, but I think instead I'll give it to you in their words. 'Their' implying other dubbers, project members, project leaders, etc. I am leaving out names on purpose.




It's not my intent to make enemies or stir up the fire. I just think everyone has the right to know. And sort of in reference to what the random BOB said in my shoutbox as well - this is my blog, it's supposed to be a place to express one's opinion. And that's what I'm doing. I hope not to lose any readers over this. Here's one last quote, from Kappa;

"I want to make it very clear that it's not my intention to start some army against him, or try and affect any friendships he might have with any of you. I'm just here to give a warning of what he's done and been doing because if nothing else, people deserve to be aware of his tendencies."

Hooray~

Angeru!! (XangelfirebabeX) I wasn't subscribed to her on this account, I don't know about my other two - but that would be why this next dub didn't pop up on my subs list. I like it when people ask me to listen to things, and I'm always more than glad to! I know that I've seen her name in several cast lists, probably from Kisetsu Project and Totally Up! Project? So I've heard her before, but here we go with a solo of hers~



Nakidasu Kamo Shirenai Yo / Angeru mentioned in the drop-down that she thought this song should have been the A-side - I have to disagree with her. I've come to like Onna ga medatte naze ikenai over time, and while I'm not a huge fan of Momusu's outfits, I think the song makes a good A-side. I really like the melody of the verses in this song, but part of the chorus reminds me of Massara Blue Jeans. Anyways!

I don't know if Angeru made this video herself, or found a OPV that someone else had made? Cause this is a pretty snazzy video. I give this girl tons of props for singing this song acapella!! *EDIT* LOL, Faefae was like; Aya there is music. And I went back and was like, what? For some reason, I had to max out my computer's volume in order to hear the music. I heard her just fine though. . . .weird!

Angeru did a smashing job on this song; she stays on beat and in key awesomely! Gah, verse and pre-chorus melodies are so win. I adore the way she sounds on them! From what I hear, she has very good pronunciation too. I think she truly has a beautiful voice. She's got a little bit of matureness to it, but can also sound rather cute; sort of borderline.

Her high notes are lovely! She has so so so many pretty notes in this dub. Angeru also pwns the chorus; I really like the melody of the first two lines or so and she's awesome on it! Here and there she maybe had a couple of iffy notes, but nothing bad. All of her lines in this are well delivered and I think she a spectacular job overall!


OH! I also wanted to tack something onto this entry! I was looking at Angeru's profile and such, and I saw something that made me do a double take, and then once I clicked once or twice I was all; W T F and GRR. Some jerk with the username BoastingCritic on YT spends all of their time picking on Angeru. They probably even created the account just for that. Even going far enough as to post rude comments on dubs that she's in!!

This makes me annoyed but mostly; PFFT COME ON LOSER. Angeru is an awesome singer! I don't even know her that well, but I'm sure she is a super nice girl, and most definitely undeserving of this kind of thing. A freaking year?! That's how long this person's been around. I'm actually talking to Kappa at the moment, and when I told her about this, she was mega nice and left a comment;

"Angeru, I don't know you personally, but I found this and you CERTAINLY don't deserve it. Take it this way, though--someone cares enough about you that they're taking the time out of their sorry lives to hate on you. It's a little flattering, when you think about it ;]"

I added my own little bit too. Kappa is right, whenever one of Hana Project's dubs get a thumbs down they are all "LOL WE HAVE A HATER, HOORAY" - Just gotta see the humor in it all, and the fact that haters actually take the time to hate on people. "I've got all my singing friends behind me and who have you got? NO ONE! So go and pick on somebody your own size and leave me alone!" Three cheers for Angeru!!

Freeze! / Don't Stop!

I've listened to this well more than a dozen times now, and I wasn't going to blog about it, since I have craptons of other things to blog about, but I felt the need to at least say a little something about this dub. Some of you know how much I love to play around in paint, making my craptastic little banners and whatnot. But something I really get a kick out of is making my own icons. I like to pull them from screenshots I take of PVs - lol, I usually just get struck by the urge while listening to a dub.

I know I just changed my avatar the other day to the Haruna one I just made, and I also changed my profile colors to match (cause I'm weird and things need to match). But I was listening to this dub, and whenever I listen to one of this song, I easily get distracted watching the video, because the dancing is so epic!!

And so I was listening, all 'la la la' and then when it got to 3:13, during the little musical dance bit, the urge to icon-make was like BAM! the second I watched Kanna's shoes land in the water puddle. My brain was like, 'Nee! Aya, that would make an awesome icon.' And so I submitted to the urge and made one, and I rather like it!! So I went and changed my YT icon and profile, again, lol. Sorry Haruna!! I love that 'OH BBY' icon of her, but after making this one I just had to use it.

And so, I shall make a divider to seperate my rambles from my thoughts on the dub, and it will be made out of some of my more recent fave icons, just for kicks and giggles. heh, the one on the end of Chinami; I had the icon already made except for the text, which I just added. Way to get distracted~ Look, they can form sentences! Freeze, oh bby. Or I'll give you the Sayumi Stare then blow your mind with Tomomi's cute&sexy ness. Just Smile! LOL

Cast members ~ Maimi: Iaukiro, Airi: Rainbowrii
Chisato: Flugelmations, Mai: Hibikun, Saki: rainbowrii

Tokaikko Junjou by P-eekaboo (AisuruProDubs) / The beginning little talking part by Iaukiro is pretty darn snazzy! Her and Rainbowrii did a good job taking on the lead roles in this song, they both sound fabulous! There is some strain on the notes that fall on the higher end scale, but not too much. Iaukiro tends to be a little pitchy when singing, and Rainbowrii often hits wrong notes when finishing a solo, like at the end of the chorus. But these are small things.

I don't think the dub follows the solos as they originally go, because 0:55 to 1:00 is all Airi, but it sounds like someone else sings the second part of the solo. And right after that it's Mai's solo, but two people split it. idk. This uncertainty makes it hard for me to comment on the other dubber, since I'm not entirely sure when they're singing.

But! the "Don't Stop"s in the pre-chorus and the whole chorus itself is sung by different groups of four, so Flugelmations and Hibikun both contribute to those parts!! Overall, I rather like this dub, even if it's not the best one of this song I've ever heard. Props to the cast!

AR & Kireina Project's latest~

Crap, I forgot I had a wedding reception to go to today at 4pm. So before that I showered, then got distracted tidying up my room some and did a bit of laundry. I ended up staying longer than I wanted, because they took forever before getting around to cake and presents, which is what I was waiting for.

My second oldest sister has been into cake making lately, and she made the cake for this (it looked awesome!! I have a pic somewhere. . . ) So I wanted to try it. Plus, my mom made the couple a big quilt and I wanted to see her open it. I played with some cute kids I didn't know, blowing bubbles. But most of the time, I was bored out of my mind. I didn't know anyone, and though I can be social when I want to be, it's hard to when all I wanted to do was come home and blog.

I lost like three whole hours. Then, I *cough* got a bit distracted by TV. So I feel mega lame that I didn't get more done on here today. Hopefully y'all have had a good start to the weekend. Now, enough rambling, on with the blogging~




Cast, not in order of solo:
Lily (therealallisons)
Kimiko (KimikoOkami)
Saya (animefreakXDD)
Reika (candyraver009)

Passion E-CHA E-CHA by Shiawase Clover / I know I say it a lot, but I ADORE this song! I really like a lot of Berryz older B-sides, especially the ones with Maiha. And when I saw that this was going to be SC's B-side I got really excited. And now, it's here!!

*EDIT* Thanks for the CClyrics!! The cast as listed is not in order of solos, which is why my lyrics were incorrect. So I'll be changing names around a little bit. I'm actually a little frustrated, since it's time consuming. Providing CClyrics in the drop-section, when dubbers are not assigned a certain person, is one of the nicest things you can do. Not required, but greatly appreciated.

The first solo is Lily at 0:32 - at first I was thinking; needs more umph! But! This is actually how Maiha sings it. It's got sort of a easy-going vibe to it, especially on the "kikanai no." I love all of the "Tell Me / Call Me / Big News" parts in this song! All of the solos that are from 0:42 to 0:57 sound wonderful. The 0:59 solo by Reika is fantastic!! She sounds really cute and delivered her line well.

Following at 1:04 is Kimiko, her line is short but sweet, and she reminds me of Yurina a bit here. The chorus starts up at 1:14, and it's awesome! I love the "E-CHA E-CHA"s! And the little 'whoo's. The Chinami line at 1:57 by Saya sounds freaking adorable!! Not everyone gets the same amount of solos; Kimiko and Saya get one more each.

2:15 is Kimiko, and right before her is Lily, both of their solos are on the short side, but still good. Saya at 2:23 is more cuteness, and it looks like a semi-tricky solo, but it's well done. At 2:28 it's Reika; I liked the "TAIMU" part. And it turns out that the duets did get done, but I'm not going back through to listen to them. All of the vocals in this sounded good though, the blending too; so I know the duets were lovely.

Even with things that could maybe be picked at, I really really like this dub. First off, just cause of song choice - but these girls did a good job on it. The overall energy level is really good and I liked listening to everyone. I'll be your best friend if you do more Berryz B-sides, lol.

-EDIT- *tosses up hands* Fixing this entry really pushed my buttons. I was blogging about something else and now I feel fejkgfe fjnqwjkf efkjfnwkj. So I'm just going to go to bed. Sorry for my crappy mood.




Suzuki Airi: Saya (animefreakXDD)
Natsuyaki Miyabi: Rii (AzNxRawRx)
Tsugunaga Momoko: Moka (animeobsessed40)

Bravo☆Bravo by Kanpeki / As I've said before when reviewing this song, there isn't too much that can be commented on, because it's all group parts except for three solos; on by each of the girls. I like this song, but sometimes I find it overly repetitive and just okay. Anyways!

In the beginning, the group parts sound great! I like Saya's solo at 0:49 - she sounds adorable! The chorus the first time around turned out nice as well, including the higher notes. On the group parts at 1:39, one person is louder than the others; I think it's Rii. This is probably due to the mixing? I can hear another one of the girls on the "oku" words though, especially the first three.

1:59 is Rii's solo; she had good energy and sounds pretty good. The following chorus is marvelous, and after some "P-A-T-I"s is Moka-chan's solo at 2:59 - her pronunciation is off. I barely understood her "ichinengo" and towards the end, her "tte run darou ne" is very unclear. So she should work on that, and I would have liked to hear more energy from her.

BBD Baby ;D

Just a little announcement! Blabodu will be trying out something new, an idea by one of it's new team members! I usually cover solo dubs just whenever I happen to get to them or when they are shared with me. But they often get lost in the mix of project releases, that was my main reason behind Back Track Weekend; I'd get so caught up in blogging about the latest from Projects that I'd push aside the solos and other things until later.

So this is more a branching off of BTW; I want to separate the projects releases and non-project groupdubs from the solos. The days of the week aren't set in stone yet - It might still be weekends; it all depends on my schedule and what works for my people. I'd like two days a week, and on one day to write about as many of the group dubs (project & non) that haven't been covered as possible, even if it's a brief mention. And on the other day to feature only solos.

Where I'm going with this is; I've created two other accounts so far - Blabodu and BlaboduNP. The first is where I'm going to subscribe to projects so my own account is less busy, lol. The second is where I'm going to subscribe to dubbers' accounts so that I can be updated on their own solos (etc), - I'd like to center on those who are active on their own account and not only in projects.

Also on the Blabodu YT, I am going to archive all of the dubs I've listened to, in order and by month. March is done and displayed as a playlist, but I still have to work on getting April and May up. You can still share any and all dubs with me on my main account, but please note that the existence of the other two accounts. It'd be easier to have most things shared with me there.

The MAIN main point of this was to let y'all know that I have recieved the solos sent through Shared Vids recently. I'm not ignoring them, only waiting until the BTW(Solo ver) day comes up. There is a lot of stuff going on behind the scenes here lately, so many things I need to makes lists of and organize. A big thank to you all the people who've been helping me out, and to all my readers and supporters! Once things are organized more, it'll all run smoother.

gnmkj wjkrg SOAB

Egah, I wanted to get more done tonight, and I had a good amount of time. But my younger sister just got back home from college today for the summer and I got mega distracted playing dub show and tell with her, lol.

*Edit* And then I got caught up in chitchatting a bit.

*EDIT* FREAKING JKLBJHBVJVJHBVHJBKJBJKL. I just deleted part of this entry by accident. I'd typed up a whole little mini-cover thing on a dub and now it's gone. Way to go Aya / autosave. I'm so pissed / upset now. Sorry StrawberryzProject, I did something stupid and blogger saved my mistake before I could go back and change it. I'll have to re-type it tomorrow.

Yume to Genjitsu vs Mikan

The poll is over! And much like the first Aa! & Momusu battle, it ended up almost a tie; Yume to Genjitsu won by only one vote! It's been quite popular ever since it came out by the new generation of Aa! And though Mikan has been out for a while now, it's still a favorite for many.

I enjoy both songs a lot, and I can't really decide between them. I like different things about them, and would listen to one or the other depending on what I'm in the mood for. Thanks to everyone who participated!

"OMG IDEA"

. . . .that's what I said to Rae (SingingOnDemand) like half an hour ago, when I had this idea!! Work, school, etc - it often gets makes time managing difficult. And with my sometimes-evil internet and work I've been falling behind. My subs list only holds 100 at a time and once they've been bumped off, it's hard to keep track of what I've seen and what I've missed.

On top of that; BTW = Back Track Weekend. Well, depending on when I get off of work tomorrow, it might have a different meaning for a little while. BTW = Back Track! (Whenever Aya's Days Off Are). Now that this month is over, I don't have weekends off anymore. My usual days are Wed & Thur, but that might change. I have vacation days I have to use up, so I might be off three days a week; I just don't know which yet.

I was thinking that over when the idea hit! What if there were other people helping me to write entires?! I love this blog to pieces, it's my baby. And I hate when I only average two entries a day. So I have decided to strongly consider doing 'guest entries' - where other project leaders, members, or really any dubber (who can write without bias) would review a dub, much in the same way I do.

You could either suggest a dub for reivew, or I am going to keep a constant list (made from my subs) of recent releases that they can take from. Then you'd listen and write down your thoughts and one of the following; A) if I am too busy, it would be solely your entry; I would (of course) look it over, discuss anything if need be, maybe edit, and put it up.

B) I will would get together with you (MSN perhaps?) and we'd both go over our notes and make it sort of a back-and-forth review, that I'll type up and make into an entry. C) Two people, other than me, could get together and review, making it a joint entry, back-and-forth, only not with me (lol).

Blabodu would still remain my blog, with me doing my own entries and my rambling. But (hopefully) more entries would get posted, and it'd be more interesting; with views from other people (like mixer-smart people *Aya is not one of these*). I'd try as hard as possible to avoid drama, but I don't think there'd be much of it. Most of the projects and dubbers I listen to are mature enough to take the good with the bad when it comes to views.

Anyways, I just wanted y'all's thoughts on this. Please let me know if you like this idea and/or if you're interested in being a guest. Also, Rae suggested I make a YT for Blabodu, and I told her. . . .I actually have one, lol. I just haven't done much with it yet. So I might try to work on that sometime soon~

The 'bla' in Blabodu really does stand for blabbing

I warn y'all in advice that this is long~

Thanks to Liana of Yoproject for her nice words about Blabodu ;w; I feel a little bad for those that check this blog everyday, as I don't always get done as much as I'd like. Sometimes I just get distracted, and other times my internet or YT decides to hate on me. It's being difficult right now and hasn't been very fast all morning. Maybe because of the rain. idk.

I again point you in the direction of Batmanz Kikaku's latest releases; Otakebi Boy WAO and Tomodachi wa Tomodachi. Downloads can be found in the thread, and I also linked y'all to the YT vids. Props to Liana as mixer, Joel as Tsunku, and to the singers; Rei, K, Nyanko, Suu, Bakapai, Molly, Msaki.


I can never say no to a request / shared dub from Izumi~ It makes me immensely happy when people send things my way, so don't ever hesitate! "alo!kira did a cover of Nanchatte Renai by Morning Musume! I know what you're thinking: REALLY SERIOUSLY?! NOT AGAIN!!" lol, not in the least. I love this song and I really like listening to dubs of it. Good suggestion, Noeruu.



Izumi [faraBANG]
Risa [omgspazattack]
Noeruu [kingdomheartstibute]
Okie [DivaDagger]
Yuri [Fuonyuri]

Nanchatte Renai by alo!kira / My OCDness about colors is niggling at me. But I chose the ones I did because they are close to those used in the color-coded lyrics, and I figured it'd be less confusing than if I had picked totally different colors. CClyrics are my new best friend, I love having them. Just like I adore having a MP3 download link.

"She also hand-made every single echo and every single backing vocal here, which I've not seen many dubs do." The 'she' that alo!kira's producer is talking about, is Izumi. (Thanks to Kappa of HanaProject for answering a few questions I had regarding NR's instrumental). That means that every time you hear a second voice singing quietly in the background, that's her! She did great on the harmonies.

0:37 is Noeruu; cute! She has good energy and I'm loving her bits of vibrato. Okie at 1:06, sounding as sweet as usual, she always delivers her lines really well. The echo tailing her "aa" at 1:12 is great. 1:15 is Risa and Noeruu, and they sound so cool! The autotune on the rap parts is epic! In the middle of the rap at 1:20 is Yuri on her little "Oshiete hoshii" - though small it's fabulous. Okie's "Otona ni naru" sounded fab. Risa's "Ikenai ne" at 1:27 is lovely.

The chorus the first time around starts at 1:30. The "Nanchatte"s are sung by the whole group, but the rest of is by Yuri(1st part) and Okie(2nd part). Both were spot on; great pitch and timing. 2:04 is Risa, I really liked her "waratteru ko nante Iru no ka na." She also has a nice vibrato, and sang with good emotion on that part.

Yuri sounds wonderful at 2:33! I've always liked this part of this song. It's upbeat like a rap, but she's still singing. idk if that makes sense. More fabulous rapping at 2:42, again, the added autotune is cool. But with or without it, Izumi and Okie pwned. I really liked the way Izumi's "watashi" and Okie's "Imi naku guretari" sounded. And their ending "Aishitai" is spectacular!! Okie has the line and Izumi does the harmony & ohemgee, they blend perfectly. The chorus again at 2:57, by Risa(1st part) and Yuri(2nd part). Both gals sound magnificent.

SHAME ON YOU, AYA. I decided to turn this up real loud so I could hear everything really well. And I'm surprised that I've never actually listened to the instrumental. It by itself is a thing of beauty. I know I sound corny when I say that, but I mean it. I love orchestra-music and I have a weakness for string instruments (violin, cello, double bass, etc). Probably one of the things that subconsciously drew me to this song. That and the piano.

The violin parts in this sound amazing. 3:33, Izumi's singing + the music blew me away. Her solo is splendid, but combined with the backing music, it's beautiful. I also hear a harp? some kind of string being plucked during the verses, and it's awesome. I could write this entry entirely about the instrumental itself. I wonder what a ballad version of this song with music only would sound like ;w;

Noeruu's "aiso warai" at 3:46 sounds great, and is an awesome way to lead into the main group part of the song a second later. iogegnjkrgnjkregr, these girls sound so good together!! It's epic. I really really liked the ending because of the blending. I listened to this dub with my amazing wireless huge ear-incasing headphones and also with earbuds. Just to see if I missed anything.

As I said already, Izumi did a wonderful job on the harmonies. I really focused on them with the second set of phones. She sings them on the last line of the first part, each time the chorus is sung. The first time I didn't notice it as much, but at 2:05 she sings along with Risa on the "Iru no ka na" but she goes low, and it's brilliant.

What's cool about the echoes is, there are a total of about five well-heard echoes and if you're wearing headphones they go back and forth from one side to the other. I guess if you have earbuds it depends on which ears they're in. I heard three on my left and two on my right every time, but if I switched the earbuds it flipflopped. A faint 6th sometimes can be heard if you really listen.


Bah, it's just past midnight and I work tomorrow. So I have to be finishing this up. Goodness, I talked a freaking enough. Alo!kira did a super job on NR. Thanks again to Izumi for sharing. I think I might have gotten more dubs covered if my internet wasn't so evil to me today. I spent some time doing other things because I was frustrated with trying. I'll have to catch up tomorrow, and then there's always BTW after work on the weekend. Nightnight dears~