Misc [KnB + HMPro]

Takahashi Ai: Danica [DanicaFairy]
Niigaki Risa: Memoire [Memoiree]
Kamei Eri: Coco [CocoNStorm]
Michishige Sayumi: Jang [jangbong13]
Tanaka Reina: Ameimi [Ameimii]
Kusumi Koharu: Fuyu [SAILORKONA]
Mitsui Aika: Miri [XxLuvleeMerodiixX]
Junjun: Sootie [SootjeNL]
Linlin: Mystery [xLittleMystery]

*KireinoBijoux ~ Naichau Kamo by Dazzling Diamonds / I like this song, and it's been a while since I've heard it dubbed! There are a good deal of terrific duets and trios in this, like the "Naichau kamo"s at the end of the chorus. And in the pre-chorus you hear Me/Am and Da/Co sing together. Sadly this song is dominated by Ai and Reina solos, but you can't blame the girls for that and this is still a smashing dub all the same.

Ameimi sounds sensational, and Coco blew my mind at 1:28. I love Jang's Sayumi solos in the pre-chorus, and Memorie's 3:00 solo is fantastic! You don't hear any of the other singers solo, but they are in the various smaller groups AND in the two groups that sing in the chorus (Da/Me/Ja/Fuyu/Sootie & Co/Ja/Am/Miri/Mystery). I totally love them!! The blending is hardcore epic! This dub is so win.



Erika - Nao-chi (LuckyChansuProject)
Maimi - Ayuna (AyunaDaisuki)
Saki - Kei (SumomoKei)
Airi - Eun Mi (eunmijjang)
Chisato - Veri (everidian17)
Mai - Kurichii (MonkiiSuki)

*HanaEmiProject ~ Shochuu Omimai Moushiagemasu by Hikari / Ohmygosh, I am really like this project! I love their Waracchaou yo BOYFRIEND dub and their Yuke Yuke Money Dance is good too, and then they come out with this excellent release!! I'm not in love with this song, but I think it's ridiculously cute! HanaEmi's strength IMO is that they blend really well with each other! The group parts in this are spectacular!!

Ay/Kei/Ve and Nao/Eun/Ku are the two trios that sing together, besides that it's a few solos and full-cast lines. I love the verses!! Especially the little "ah ha ha" & "whoo oo" sounds inbetween the lines. They're a bit on the quite side, but SO CUTE! Plus I really like the simple but nice melody, and the brilliant blending.

As for solos, Ayuna sounds lovely and though her lines are short they're splendid! Eun Mi doesn't always have the best energy, but I think she did a great job in this dub! I am in love with her "desu"s (0:58, 2:34). The singing overall is awesome!! I like the trio-sung "Kotoshi no natsu wa"s and every "Shochuu omimai moushiagemasu" ~ I shall be on the lookout for the next HanaEmi release!

BTW [P2]

I just want to remind y'all that just cause I write a little about a dub here, it doesn't mean you can't still ask me to write more about it. I'm just going through my subs, and I already see stuff that I'd like to maybe fully write about, but not at the moment. It's just BTW right now, and then on to other things~



Hopeless Dream Chasers:
Izumi [sparklingIZUMI]
Risa [omgspazattack]
Noeruu [kingdomheartstibute]
Okie [DivaDagger]
Yuri [Fuonyuri]

The Mandarins:
Rixie [RixieMixiePixieDixie]
Juju [BvbyJuju]
Karri [LittleKarri]
Ai [lovelybeige]

*alo!kira (xxHelloSparkle) ~ as long as there's love IT'S ALRIGHT / I don't know if I've ever actually heard the second Gen...I think I have, but maybe not with the first Gen? *looks at channel* OMG PIRIRI TO YUKOU I need to listen to that ;w; And make an alo entry soon! Anyways~ The blending in this is wonderful!! Both generations sound incredible with one another, they work well together!

I love love love all of the trios and other smaller group parts so much!! The solos are spectacular, and the chorus is sweet + pretty. This is such a heart-warming dub!! There is some iffy timing, but nothing major- and the little bits of laughing are so kawaii! I can't begin to say enough good things, and express how much I adore this release. The girls' singing is so clear, spot on, and extraordinary! It's pure enchanting win.



Cast (In order of solos)
Mitsuki [MitsukiUsagii]
Hikki [DisturbedStrawberry]
Michi [HitsugayaHinamori]
Aiko [Reinaloverai]
Awai [MadleyBloomingStar]
Jko [TheJayKo]

*xPinkyTeamx ~ Natsu Remember you by Pinky♡Team / I couldn't help smiling and swaying in my seat as I listened to this! I love the melodies and overall it's so sweet + cute! The girls sound so good on the chorus! Those "I'll remember you"s are definitely my favorite parts in the whole dub! And OMG the verses are crazy kickbutt lovely!

There is some great blending going on throughout the song, and oodles of sensational singing! This is another one of those dubs that makes me insanely happy and filled with good feelings, so much that my brain fails with words. It's SO worth a listen. I'm glad Pinky Team makes sure to do something ballad-like every once in a while, cause they're amazing at these kinds of songs. I got a little teary eyed listening, heh.



Saki - Ayuna [AyunaDaisuki]
Momoko - Kaede-chan [lolypop227]
Chinami - Kurichii [MonkiiSuki]
Maasa - Veri [everidian17]
Miyabi - Eun Mi [eunmijjang]
Yurina - Kanny [kannychan21]
Risako - Kate-chan [PirateCool192]

*HanaEmiProject ~ Waracchaou yo BOYFRIEND by Bouken Berryz / Ohmygosh, this seriously impressed me. I've only heard a few dubs from this project, and I actually really like their Yuke Yuke Monkey Dance dub- but this is tremendous! The blending on the group parts is divine and the girls are so together! The solos are clear and adorable! And the energy level is pretty good too!

I'm also happy that this song was picked, because it's not dubbed very much; so extra points for song choice! This is so ridiculously cute, I love it! This isn't a dub that knocks your socks off, but it's very darling and makes you smile hardcore. I immensely enjoyed listening to it!! I am so downloading! Y'all should keep an eye on the Bouken Berryz girls~



Asami: Chiiemiemi
Miuna/Konno Asami: midorixdd
Satoda Mai: Kuridesu27 (MonkiiSuki)
Fujimoto Miki: KonataIzumi124

*SakuraProjecto ~ Shining Itoshiki Anata by Cherry Eggs / The cast list confuses me a little bit, so I just listened without thinking about who sang when. I've never seen the MV for this song! Only the Ai+Reina duet. There is lots of lovely + cute singing in this, but I think overall I'd like to hear the girls deliver their lines with more emotion. There is some pitchiness throughout the solos, but I give'em all props for effort. The mixing sounds fine to me! Some girls' pitch could use some work is all and I'd like to hear them get really into what they're singing.

Misc

Tsugunaga Momoko: Shinju
Natsuyaki Miyabi: Aurora
Suzuki Airi: Chii

Hoshi no Hitsuji Tachi by Saiko-kyuu (AtarashiHappyCharm) / Frick, I love this song. So when I saw that AHC had dubbed it, I just had to write something about it. If there was a download link, I'd be clicking it in a heartbeat. This dub is so so so sweet!! So lovely and cute and pretty. I can't say enough good things about it. I love Shinju's part, she sings it fantastically! And Chii & Aurora sound so awesome on the overlapping chorus'! Plus Chii's solos are splendid! This is definitely worth a listen!!!



Ryo: Ayuchi (AyuchiTatsu)
Massu: Miyo (Miyoxan)
Koyama: Sora (beckylovese7en)
Shige: Kurumi
Tego: Anari (TeppeichanWaT)
Yamapi: Mirii

Sakura Girl by BANG (BangProDubs) / CClyrics / kjnejkwfnew the group parts in this are brilliant! And that's what makes up the majority of this dub! The solos are wonderful as well, but I really really love the blending. This group is beautiful together. I especially like the "sakura"s at the end of the chorus' ~ And I really like the way they sound on this song- I'm new to it, but BANG sings it very well. This deserves a thumbs up *gives it one* Lovely.



Ai, Saya, Rei, Raii, Kate,
Mari, Rei, Chiyo, Daniel

Inshouha Renoir no you Ni by Twilight Kisu & Amai Natsu (CharmsProject) / CClyrics / I LOVE the "Dakishimete"s in this!! The verses rock! The chorus' are flat out fabulous too! The overall emotion, energy and smexy-attitude is magnificent! Some girls have it more than others, and some parts of the song have it more than others, but overall, I think everyone did great!

I love hearing all the different voices on the solos, and then hearing them come together on the little trios and duets. Charms' Koi no Jubaku will always be special to me, but I really enjoy them as a project and have fun listening to everything by them. I'm not a huge fan of this song but these two subunits sound terrific!



Risako: Kanny [kannychan21]
Aika: Eun Mi [eunmijjang]
Saki: Ayuna [AyunaDaisuki]
Yurina: Nae [NaeHoshiChan]

School Days by Tamago! (HanaEmiProject) / I had to turn my computer's volume up to listen to this. The girls aren't quiet, perhaps the audio's volume level was? I don't think anyone is crazy about Guardians4- in that they haven't had a lot of good singles. But even though they aren't my favorite, I find their music charming and catchy. Like this song!

I've learned the first half of it, so I was mouthing along with these four as they sang. And though there are little things that can be picked at, I think they did a swell job! Eun Mi is a little noticeable in the chorus' and everyone could use a bit more umph! But the blending and pronunciation are great, and I didn't notice a difference in mics (but note that I'm not a mixer, lol). I think this is darling and delightful overall!

Misc [H] Project Releases

Reika [ candyraver009 ]
Jess [ lilmenchi ]
Awai [ madleybloomingstar ]
Ash [ diabolicbread ]

*Hello Stage ~ Take It Easy by Kuusai / Ohmy H!S, it's been a while. This is a darling song and these girls did a fabulous job on it! I'd love to have some CClyrics, since it's a trio scripted to four people, but since I am without, I shall simply enjoy listening! The chorus is awesome!! I love everyone together, they sound so good!! The "shinging"s are terrific, as well as the many verse and prechorus solos.

Not sure if I'm matching names and voices up correctly, but- Reika and Awai are very cute & Ash and Jess sound lovely. All of the higher notes are well managed, and though the timing is a tiny bit iffy sometimes the mixing seems fine to me. The chorus is my favorite, but the dub overall is splendid!



Cast: Reika, Sara
Scarlett, Yumi, Shinju

*Hoshizora Dubs ~ Shabondama by Nikkou / Maya sent the MP3 of this to me not too long ago and I downloaded it then. I've listened to it a few times since, but I'll admit that I'm not crazy about this song (it's been a popular song choice lately though, eh?)- Nonetheless, this is a sensational dub! Oodles of energy and kickbutt singing! The lovely ladies that make up the cast sound magnificent! I love all of the "Shabondama"s! I may not being saying much about this dub (mainly because I wrote about this song somewhat recently) but it's definitely worth a listen!!



Sootie (SootjeNL)
Rii (AzNxRawRx)
Alie (AlieOngaku)

*Hanabi Project ~ Kacchoii ze! JAPAN by Hana-Bi-N / CClyrics / "If it wasn't for Alie graduating then I would have made these three a permanent group, they sound so good together!" I happen to agree with Hanabi's leader! The "KACCHOII ZE"s throughout the dub are swell but I like other parts more. Such as both of the "VERY VERY" solos; 'wonderful love' at 0:47 and 'beautiful kiss' at 2:13. All of the solos inbetween the group parts are marvelous! It's hard to pick out a few that I like from among them.

I think I'll go by girl, starting with Sootie! I think my favorite from her is at 1:20. I love her mature lovely voice, and she sounds great on the melody of the line, I especially like her ending "aru" ~ she hits the higher 'ru' wonderfully! I also really like her "sukoshi no magokoro areba ii" solo at 2:48 and her "subarashii machi" at 3:37!

Rii is such a cutie!! Though she's a little quiet in volume, her lines are all really sweet! I like her 1:44 solo, especially her "areba ii" ~ Then there's her "WELCOME TO MY TOWN" at 2:17, gosh she's so kawaii! I love how she sounds on "town" with that little bit of adorable attitude. And I also really like her "daisuki na machi" solo at 2:44!

Alie rocks! She's a strong singer that delivers well and sounds great, which you can really hear in her "WELCOME WELCOME" at 0:49! I also like her "sore ha yaranakya hajimaranai" at 2:24, her 'nai' is a soft but pretty. And I like her last solo of the song, her "sukoshi no magokoro areba ii" at 3:45. The girl are great individually and as a group, and overall I think this turned out really well!



Shimizu Saki : Kuri [KuriDesu27]
Tsugunaga Momoko : Arisu [RaReiRoo]
Tokunaga Chinami : Lily [SytheMeisterLily]
Sudou Massa : Kim [Miriko96]
Natsuyaki Miyabi : Natsumi [KonataIzumi124]
Kumai Yurina : Ayuna [AyunaDaisuki]
Sugaya Risako : Chinatsu [fandubzRmylife]

*HonkiProject ~ Otakebi Boy WAO by Kagayake Koubou / Lovely. Pretty. Ear-pleasing. This dub is many things! But this song is one that packs a punch & calls for a lot of WAO and I'm not hearing it. The girls don't sound bored, but they could definitely step up the energy. Don't get me wrong, they all seriously sound amazing!! Clear, cute, charming! Most certainly enjoyable. But this dub is lacking fervor. I love the cast dearly and look forward to hearing them again.



Saki: Ayuna [AyunaDaisuki]
Momoko: Kaede-chan [lolypop227]
Chinami: Kurichii [KuriDesu27]
Maasa: Kate-chan [PirateCool192]
Miyabi: Eun Mi [eunmijjang]
Yurina: Kanny [kannychan21]
Risako: Kate-chan [PirateCool192]

*HanaEmiProject ~ Yuke Yuke Monkey Dance by Bouken Berryz / I'm not a big fan of this song, but I actually enjoyed this dub a lot! I love the "TIKI TIKI TIKI"s and the Bouken girls sound really good on all the melodies and parts. Kate is fantastic on lead vocals & she and Kuri are marvelous on the solos following the "EBIBADE" lines.

I really like Eun Mi on Miyabi's part, and Kaede isn't always clearly understandable. You don't get much of a chance to hear Ayuna or Kanny, but their short solos are swell and they -and everyone else- contributed to the spectacular group parts! *downloads* I like this! Yeah maybe there could have been a little bit more energy, but I still think this turned out nicely!

Misc Requests~

Saki: Ayuna [AyunaDaisuki]
Momoko: Kaede-chan [lolypop227]
Chinami & Maiha: Kurichii [KuriDesu27]
Miyabi: Eun Mi [eunmijjang]
Yurina: Kanny [kannychan21]
Risako & Maasa: Kate-chan [PirateCool192]

21ji Made no Cinderella by Bouken Berryz (HanaEmiProject) /I utterly adore this song gjkenwgkjgn. I already downloaded this dub because while it's not the best ever, I still really like it. (I also downloaded the Yoshino Musume dub from last entry). It sucks that only four girls get solos *shakes fist at H!P people* thus you only get to hear Kate, Eun Mi, Kaede and Kanny.

But the group parts are crazy awesome!! and Kurachii & Ayuna contributed to those. This isn't a full eight person cast because Kate and Kura each took on two parts, but two less singers doesn't make it any less of a kickbutt dub. There are a good amount of smaller groups throughout the song, and they are all fantastic; in fact, I think they're my favorite!

Kaede & Kanny's solos are muffled and at first I thought it might have been something with the mixing that made all the solos like that (because they have the first two solos), but then realized it was just them. Mics probably? It makes the adorable Kaede a bit hard to understand sometimes. And though Kanny still sounds super awesome, sadly the muffling takes away from her overall sound a bit.

Eun Mi and Kate did a wonderful job, though they could use a little more umph! I suppose they're more noticable to me because their lack of muffling. All of the girls have their more energetic solos and those that are a little on the low side. But that aside, the full cast sounds spectacular; individually and together! So many lovely + cute voices! I love the group parts, kjfefbjhfb.



Cast: Mikuri, Momo, LilRae, Awai

Morning Musume no Hyokkori Hyoutan-jima (ChocolateProjectz) / This is the first track of the project's single ChocoPro Revived, and the title says it all. The group is starting back up again! They get a YAY from me already, simply for having CClyrics. But also because they sound pretty darn fabulous! This video for this song is funny and the song itself catchy if somewhat silly.

I love the verses because the repeated words are cute+funny, and cause you get solos as well as a little bit of the group together! After the beginning speaking part, LilRae (0:38) starts things off; she sounds mature yet cute, I like her "kakiwakete" ~ Awai (0:43ish) is easy to pick out with her energy and adorableness, I love her. According to the lyrics 0:48 should be a duet, but I only hearing one of the girls? I think it's Mikuri.

The duet pairs are the same throughout the song- Mo/Aw (ex 0:50) and Mi/Ra (ex 1:46). More solos are Mo (1:07), Mi (1:09), Ra (1:12), and Aw (1:14).The group lines scattered about are awesome!! I love how this cast sounds together, like the "matte iru"s (1:04ish, 2:03) and the "susume"s. Also the "hyokkori hyoutan-jima"s in this are cool! I love they're sung by one pair, then the other, and then everyone!

1:36 is Mikuri, I'm not sure if I've heard her before, but whether I have or haven't- she's so cute+pretty! Momo follows, sometimes she could use a bit more umph! but she did a swell job on her lines. I love Mi/Ra at 1:46, their blending is kickbutt! And I love Mo/Aw's "yuku" (1:50ish, 0:52ish). After one last set of solos starting at 3:00, the rest of the dub is all "hyokkori hyoutan-jima"s. YAY, this was cute and fun~

Mini Interview time!!

I am freaking bushed, but happy that I got stuff accomplished today. I was trying to figure out what my next days off are, and when I asked my mom she said Thursday and Friday -which would be awesome!!- but I don't know for sure; I'll find out at work tomorrow. So anyways, here is some information on HanaEmiProject, thanks to leader Othello for taking the time to respond. Please forgive any typos.


AYA: *Where did the idea for your project come from?*

OTHELLO: "What really made it happen was that I wanted to kind of recreate the first project I ever tried to get going. That was several years ago....basically dubbing has been a bit boring to me recently and I remembered how fun it was back when I started and I wanted it to become that fun again...I didn't successfully make it just as fun as it was, because I can't sing in any of the groups myself...so this is why I do all the mixing..."

AYA: *What would you say is the goal of your project?* Are you set on making progress as a group, or is your main goal to just have fun? Somewhere inbetween?

OTHELLO: "I definitely want both myself and the members to really have fun with it, but I would really like it if we made a lot of progress too."

AYA: *Was it difficult putting together your first two groups?* (Note: now there are three groups. There were only two when I asked, lol).

OTHELLO: "No! Actually, I got a lot of auditions really fast, and I just thought that they were all really good singers, and I didn't do the 'recieved auditions, will cast later'-thing, I casted everyone that I wanted to cast like right after listening to their auditions, so it all went really fast and it's wasn't difficult at all."

AYA: *Will there be generations in each group (like Momosu?) or just new groups added along the way? & Do you think there will ever be shuffles, or non-casted dubs?*

OTHELLO: "I don't think that I'll be doing generations. I'm trying to do it like I did with my first project...and for that one, I had a Buono! group, a Momosu group, a Berryz and a C-ute-group, so that's almost like this one. I think I'll add more groups later, maybe even for non-H!P things. & There will be shuffles when the groups have like settled down with a cast and released at least a few singles each."

AYA: *Is there a rhyme and reason to your singles?* a order you've come up with, or a way to decide song choice? Or is it more free choosing?

OTHELLO: "I choose 10 songs, and then the group's members get to vote for 3 songs each. The two songs with the most votes becomes the A- and B-side for the single. : ) And I randomly choose the 10 songs, unless one of the members have asked me to at least include a songs they would like to sing in the vote."

AYA: *What does BOUKEN mean and why did you choose it?*

OTHELLO: "Bouken means adventure, and I chose it because...I've always thought that Berryz is a really...like adventure-ish group? At least their older songs all makes me think of like exploring and adventure and stuff xD Does it make sense?"

AYA: Yes it sort of does! Happiness ~Koufuku Kangei!~ springs to mind, with the train through the sky and all. Plus Piriri to Yukou too, with the outfits, the green grassy field and the bus trip.

rakkii happii ~ Go Go Yeah!

Risako: Kanny [kannychan21]
Aika: Eun Mi [eunmijjang]
Saki: Ayuna [AyunaDaisuki]
Yurina: Nae [NaeHoshiChan]

Omakase♪Guardian by Tamago! (HanaEmiProject) / This is a new project for me, but I haven't gotten ahold of any information on them yet. It's pending. So I'm just going to jump right in with this single and try to talk more about the project later on~ I didn't look at the cast or anything before I first played this and my first opinion of the overall sound was really good. But! The energy level could definitely be much better. Still, everyone sounds marvelous and the blending is fantastic! I adore the chorus.

0:25 is Kanny, who's a bit pitchy once in a while and could a sinch more pep at times, but she sounds sweet. Following is Eun Mi, energy!! I've heard her in several dubs now and it's the same every time; she has a beautiful voice and hits awesome notes but she sounds bored while doing it. Ayuna and Nae sound wonderful, both have sort of a subtle energy that varies a little; though I think Ayuna is the most consistent in the group.

I guess the reason I'm being picky is 'cause this groups shows SO much promise! They've already got the blending down hardcore, and this cast is composed of nice gals with terrific voices. Timing and pronunciation sound fine to me as well. If the energy is kicked up even a few notches, Tamago'd be blowing peoples minds. Dubbing isn't about being perfect; no no no. But there's never harm in improvement, eh?

0:51 is fabulous!! Eun Mi hit her "bon" super spot on and sounds so lovely!! Her whole solo is splendid, but her "harisenbon" is the highlight of it. Goodnessgracious, I could marry the chorus of this dub. It almost sounds like the real thing! Blendingraburabu! 1:31 is the second verse, and my thoughts are pretty much the same as the first verse. And after it, that's all there is for solos. Kanny's shine time is at 1:57 - her "byooshi" is fantastic! I think this is her best solo.

My favorites from Ayuna and Nae are the last two solos in each verse. Ayuna's "do" (0:44ish) and "nara" (1:50ish) -both ending notes of her lines- are clear and pretty. She sounds lovely+cute overall. With Nae, her 0:45 & 1:51 solos are when she has the most pep! You can hear the smile on her face as she sings, which I love. Y'all know that I'm clueless about mixing, but it doesn't seem bad to me.

I think this is awesome for a debut dub, not only for this unit but also for the project as a whole! I look forward to learning more about them, and listening to all of the members sing in future singles. Congrats to the girls and HanaEmi on their honors thus far~