A little while ago I blogged about the opening of Cosmos Project's1st Natsu Matsuri! ~Natsu LOVE Romance~ concert, featuring members of Hoshizora Project- since then they have released four more tracks!! I haven't been keeping on top of concerts very well, but I shall try and catch up!
I honestly totally forgot that Edo no Temari Uta II [03] was a dub to begin with. I was staring at the pretty costumes and listening to the beginning group lines that blended awesomely and sounded fabulous, and then I remembered! Yuusaku, Kiro, Martha, Ayaka, Bee, Kagami, and Sachiko are freaking epic together!! They could be the real thing, with their talent and spectacular overall sound. The solos are all superb too! I've always really liked this song and I'm delighted by this smashing dub of it. So downloading.
C-ute may not be everyone's favorite group, for various reasons (mine is unfair line division), but they do have their share of good singles. I love it when their songs are scripted, and I really like how Cosmos divided Namida no Iro [04] up! The girls take turns singing the solos, and in the chorus it goes between the Cosmos cast, Hoshizora cast and full-cast lines! You can check out the CClyrics for reference~
I'd like to hear a bit more energy and volume from Sachiko (0:23), she's endearing but a bit quiet. Jaydie (0:29) is a tiny bit pitchy now and then, but I really like her "Sayonara itoshi hito" solo. Kiro (0:38, covering for Yumi) sounds incredible, I love her mature sound and strong delivery. And Saya (0:44) is utterly adorable, sweet and irresistible. Gah, listening to this is making my giddy and smiley.
The pre-chorus is magnificent, I love the Hoshizora girls on "Uwaki nara sore nari ni" ~ Martha (2:33) completely owns her solos, she nails'em hardcore and sings with a terrific abundance of emotion and dazzling umph! The full-cast part at 1:55 is marvelous, I love hearing the girls altogether. Though in a group, Martha does tend to stick out. Overall, I think this is sensational!
Juri! She has the first solo track of the concert; Panpancake [05]! I remember when she sang Happy in HanaPro's concert, also as Koharu. She is really cute, not a Koha clone but fun, peppy, and kawaii in her own way. I really enjoy listening to her, and can't help the squishy smile that crosses my face as I do so. She did a great job!
"WELCOME 3RD GEN MEMBER MOMO! She's a member of Ceres, and I'm so glad she covered Rixie so quickly. Everyone, please take care of her, and the rest of gen 3 as they debut!" Egah, Gen 3? I either forgot or didn't know *shot* Martha is talking about the 6th track and latest release, Anataboshi, in which Momo sings along with Reika and Bee. They all sound marvelous!! The verses are swell, the pre-chorus super splendid, and I totally love them on the chorus!
*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!!
*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!
*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.
*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!
I like to know when new dubs are released, because even though I may not watch the video right away or get around to writing it until later, if I'm not busy at the time I love to download the MP3s (when possible). Cause all it takes is a few minutes and then I can slap it on a playlist and listen to it whenever I want. I often listen to a dub 20-30 times before I write about it.
So even just a PM or shared video letting me know that something is out -not necessarily a request- is cool. It's also nice to have a good listen of a dub in advance. I downloaded two of these next three dubs almost right after I saw them in my inbox from the Hoshizora account, and have listened to them several times since then.
Shimizu Saki: Rin [rixiemixiepixiedixie] Tsugunaga Momoko: Juri [juwibean] Tokunaga Chinami: Kay [momsbaby1996] Sudou Maasa: Miri [xxluvleemerodiixx] Natsuyaki Miyabi: Coco [coconstorm] Kumai Yurina: Saya [animefreakxDD] Sugaya Risako: Malice [maliciousdevice]
Maji Bomber by HoshizoraDubs / Most of y'all know by now that I love this song. It's fun and pure win. There have been quite a few dubs of it recently, as does happen with newer releases. This is really only maybe the third dub of it I've listened to, and a marvelous dub it is! The blending and overall sound is awesome, there is a variety of voices that makes for a great mix.
I really like Malice on Risako's part! I was just immediately drawn to her. I heard her first solo and went; whoa. I love her mature sound. Saya is peppy+adorable; irresistibly so. Not that I'd try to fight my affection, lol. She's great in this. The terrific Coco fits Miyabi so well! I know I've said it before, but she does! And Juri is mega darling!!
Rin is fabulous!! I wish the lines were fairer, cause I'd love to hear her more *shakes fist at H!P line divider people* Kay is utterly sweet and her somewhat gentleish+cute sound really suits her part. Gah, I'd love to hear Miri more too, she only has one line but it's wonderful!
All of the girls sound great- though I do think this dub, as a whole, needs more more energy!!! Malice's"Tachiagare" at 2:45 is one of my favorite solos in the song, and the group chorus after that is my fave part of the dub! I love how the girls all sound together!
Seishun Collection / This is another one of those songs that I've been ruined on -for lack of a better word- groupdub wise. One dub comes to mind when I think of it and it's sometimes hard not to compare in my head. The blending is nice, though the togetherness isn't always spot on. Some minor volume / mic stuff too, and though I wasn't really taking notice, someone mentioned that there are some pronunciation slips.
Still, I think these gals did a nice job; the solos are lovely and the group parts swell. Overall this could use a little more energy and there are some iffy notes, but nothing super off. I don't think anyone singing this likes this song anymore than I do, lol. But don't let my dislike of the song put y'all off of this! My 'ugh' thoughts about it are trying to wiggle their way into my words about the dub. At least they gave singing this song a go, nee? I can't even stand to watch the PV. Anyways!! (lolataya)
Kojima Haruna: Reika Maeda Atsuko: Chiyo Kasai Tomomi: Shinju Oshima Yuko: Sara Takahashi Minami: Scarlett Watanabe Mayu: Yumi
Aitakatta / Now this is what I'm talking about!! I really like this dub a lot! The cast sounds fantastic, I love the blending, the energy is pretty good and overall this is very enjoyable. The "Aitakatta"s are all splendid- I wish I knew how this was scripted. I know there are no solos, but it sounds like different mini groups? With the chorus by everyone. idk for sure. But however they did the lines, this turned out excellentally and I'm digging it. Totally worth a listen, I'm glad I have it downloaded. Defintely a keeper.
Cast (in order of solo): Saya / Rii / Malice Rin / Tsukimi / Juri
Love Like Candy Floss by Kyuusoku (HoshizoraDubs) / I wanted to say THANK YOU to Saya, for sending me the CClyrics to this dub ahead of time!! It was a very considerate thing for her to do and I greatly appreciate it. I took the google doc of lyrics she gave me, edited and uploaded them so that they were updated ~ the first set still had Momo listed, but she is not in this release; Rii and Malice covered for her, splitting her lines.
Wow, I tracked down some color coded lyrics for the original version, and I must say; the scripting for this is well done. Aya and Haruna are such line whores, and that was not carried into this dub; everyone gets a good amount of solos! Anyways, the beginning melody is really pretty and the girls sound splendid on it. All of the solos are by Saya, who sounds darling. I love her "wakaranai yo" at 0:34. Her solos go back and forth with duets, all of which are marvelous!
Rii at 1:03, ohno I'm confused. The majority of the solo sounds like one girl, but the last two words sounds like someone else ? idk. This is Rii's only solo, and I give her props for helping out by covering; she sounds wonderful. The "ishiki shite" (whoever sings it) is so lovely. It could be by Rii, and if it is; whoa, she sounds totally different. Next is Rin; it's hard to tell because it goes by so quickly, but her little "koe wo" sounds like there is a tiny bit of vibrato and I love it.
The melody of the verses kind of....bores me. I don't think they're anything special, and so even though the girls did a swell job, I don't have much to say about those parts, heh. 1:22 is Tsukimi; I like the rhythm of her "tomodachi ja nai" and her ending "kanjiteru" is sweet ~ Following her is Juri, ohh she has good energy! My favorite part is the "douka" which is her plus Rin singing the harmony.
Okay, jumping around some now; I adore Saya's solo at 1:51, and right after that the "Candy floss watagashi ga" sung by the whole group is fantastic!! I also like Saya's 2:09 solo. Rin at 2:48, I like her the most on "kotae wo shiru toki ga kuru no kana" ~ it has such a pretty melody and Rin sounds nice on the lowerish notes. 3:08 is just like the very beginning, only this time Juri has the solos inbetween the duets. Her first solo (3:10) is really nice, but I think her "Candy floss" is the best part; she sang it spot on!
Because of Momo's lines being split, Rii and Malice each only have one solo, but! they sang the her last solo together! 3:22ish, and I love it!! You hear mostly one girl on the "ano ama" but then you hear them both after that and the blending is lovely. Their "yume no you" sounds awesome. About 3:40 is Tsukimi, very nice! Her "you" sounds a little off, but I like her solo overall.
I think the girls did a really good job on all of the duets; as I said, the verses (song wise, not dub wise) bore me a little, so the duets are one of the parts I like a lot. That, and all of the "Candy floss watagashi ga"s in this turned out wonderfully!
Nikkou (HoshizoraDubs) / See?! More Rival. Not that I mind, it just goes along with the poll. In xbluecrystalsx's they said, "I've had a weird obsession with Rival lately." See! It's just a popular song recently. Thus so many dubs of it. It's such a sweet song~
After like an hour of listening to this on repeat while I've been distracted with reading (hehe) I can really say that this is a fantastic dub! I kind of wish the speaking parts were louder; were the volumes lowered during mixing? Some of the "Go Go Fight"s were also a little quiet (0:21).
All the of the parts in this; verses & chorus, solos & duets and group parts - I adore'em all. This dub has a very real sound to it, sure there are minor things, but I still think it turned out quite professional. And even though leader Maya commented on the blending, I think it's pretty darn good. No one clashed or anything, and the parts with more than one person sound fine. More than fine; fabulous!
I totally downloaded this right away. I'm like a she-dragon with dubs as my treasure. I lovingly hoard them, admiring different ones from day to day, and I'm keeping 'til I die. Or something like that, lol. Anyways, this is a really really good dub.
Shiroi Tokyo by Kira Kira Eggs (KireinaProject) / Such a bubbly sparkly song. I love Malice as Maimi, she suits her so well and sounds marvelous. I liked all of her solos a lot. Mieko sounds really cute, but I'd like a little more umph from her lines. Especially since her part as Megumi is basically the main. I just didn't feel enough emotion from her.
Yuki is such a sweet but. . . .passive? singer. Well I think I've only heard her in this and she's an egg which might mean she is still newish to being a part of a group or to fandubbing itself, idk. I know she could do really well if she just sang with a little more confidence. I like Yumi's enthusiasm a lot, she only needs to watch her pitch the slightest bit.
I really like Me-chan's voice, and she sings with pretty good emotion, though she could turn her volume up a notch when singing. I also like her smooth transition from one note to the next, it's lovely. There was one tiny moment when I thought Siyome might go off-beat, but she slipped right into the flow of her line easily and sounded swell. She has a darling voice and sang with pep. Aside from the minor things I've mentioned, this turned out really well. These Eggs did a wonderful job. Malice is graduating from this group, and Mieko has been named the new leader. KONGURACHUREESHON~
Ai - XxHitomixX Risa - Mariko Eri - Bakapai Reina - Me-chan Sayumi - Liana Aika - Manami JunJun - Molly LinLin - Luinestel
Onna ga Medatte Naze Ikenai by Osaka Koi no Uta (Yoproject) / Awesome!! Another fantastic dub from YP, originally released by Othello on the forums. I have to admit that I'm not feeling focused enough to break this down, but I do really like it. So worth a listen, and I'd give it kajillions of stars if I could~
SHOCK by °C-ustard (cremeproject) / This isn't my favorite song, and it hardly counts as a groupdub (*glares at H!P*), but none-the-less I think this turned out really good. I love when everyone sings together!! Like the lines before the chorus, before the "shock, shock" & also on the chorus. Sayuri tackled the high notes well and sounds lovely. I think so, and bunch of other people think so too; she's got mad skillz and a voice we all adore listening too.
Nanchatte Renai by Shuensha (HoshiDubs) / LOL. I'm sitting here fangirling before I even listen since I really like this song, and then as the Momusu girls start moving on the screen, I wait for the music. . . .and wait. Then I realized that I had turned my headphones off when the phone rang. imadork.
The volumes seem a little odd to me. Like, idk. Parts seemed too loud at times and distracted me from listening to the singers, and I think I was picking up on some static throughout? Could just be me though. Also some off notes here and there, but regardless of the little things; I totally enjoyed this!
First of all, cause the song pwns. And 'cause even though it's not the best ever, I know that everyone really tried. I can hear it in the many many energetic lines! So props to all these lovely ladies for their gung-ho-ness. This is a keeper~
Celeste / Aqua / Amaranth Heather / Pearl Pink / Amber
Soku Dakishimete by Bishoujo (IroKokoro Project) / The first track off of their third single, "There's still time." I'm having a slow-moving thought-process out of now where right now. Probably cause it's been like seven hours and I'm hungry again, lol. On my eighth or so time through this dub, and I must say even though it probably could have been a notch better overall, I still think it came out really well!! Definitely worth a listen. All of the girls sound great!
And to finish this entry off, here is a preview of Rival by Nikkou (HoshizoraDubs) ~
Sunday, April 4, 2010
With work cutting back my time, it seems like the best way to go is with these misc dub listening entries. Yeah, I don't get to say oodles about each dub, but at least I cover more of them so I can share more with y'all. Now and then I'll pick out something to do a full entry on~
It's been a while since I listened to anything with Miichan in it! Her and Ai are a great duo! I've never heard this song. It's sweet, and simple with a slow tempo. Some of the high notes were a tiny bit strained, but overall these two sounded lovely!
Michi's voice + Run Devil Run = Epic. And this is only the preview!!! I am so looking forward to this, even though I've already heard like three other awesome dubs of this song. Michi sounds amazing. Maybe she'll offer up a MP3 of this when she releases it *cough* We'll see!
Wow, this has got some high notes. And Ayaka does really well on them! I can't say that I like this song all that much. I kind of find it boring, but not Ayaka's singing! I'd like to hear her on a different Berryz song. Maybe I'll do some poking about.
This song always makes for a fun dub! & I really really like this. 0:39 and 1:43 were a little too quiet, but everything else was fabulous! I loved all of the solos, and the group parts rocked! Love the blending too.
I'm so so glad to still be hearing things from Ai, since I know she's busy with school. I adore her singing! She suits Miyabi the best in this song, but she does great on every single line. Not a very long dub, but a wonderful one none-the-less. HAATO.
And on a side note, Martha (the leader of Comos Project) recently mentioned on her blog that she's been a busy bee, "I’m mixing Pluto’s next single (Uwaki na Honey Pie) and Jupiter’s next single (Meguru Koi no Kisetsu) so look out for those soon! As well as Eris’s 2nd single (Asu wa Deeto….) and Saturn’s 3rd single (My Boy)!"
I got sidetracked by the poll I found through Martha's blog ;w; I spent probably a half hour or so trying to make up my mind and then I was messing around in paint. Lameness. I have a few dubs in mind to do a full entry on. I'll have to wait and see tomorrow. After work.
I finally ate my pizza, but that was around 11:30am, it's now 4pm. Yeah, I take forever to blog. I talk too much, plus I was distracted by Law&Order a little, and then our old house tenant stopped over like half an hour ago and I talked to her a little and that slowed me down on getting this up. Now I'm hungry again, and definitely no longer chilly.
On an off-topic side note. I mentioned before about how I baby talk my dog. Sometimes I'm sure it sounds like I am speaking an alien tongue. Now and then I come up with new phrases to say to her (out of nowhere). Before, it was something like "jubba jubba jubba." No lie. I'd say it all baby like, in a cutesy 'I-love-you' voice while petting her belly.
Well now, for some reason, I'm moved onto "Ah cha puh paow" I don't even know how to spell what I say. The ending 'paow' I exaggerate and hold out, and sometimes I'll throw in an extra 'puh' or two. Why is my brain so lame? And I call her every pet name there is, but my recent favorite is 'sugarbean.' Sugar doesn't even come from beans! Anyways, I just felt like sharing more about my weird self. Onward!
[*] Kappa is adorably funny. I admire that she accepts and shares with us that there are ups and downs to being in charge. When Buggy asks her what she doesn't like about running HanaP, and she laughs and says the same anwser as for what she does like, with different reasons; I couldn't help laughing a little along with her (& smiling).
I like how Kappa runs things, from what I've heard. If there is a way to do something or set something up so that things get done smoothly and quickly, with a good result; it's definitely preferred. A little OCD isn't so bad. Organization is a great quality for a leader to have! And as she says, Kappa always has her sub-leaders to "make sure that I'm not doing anything off the wall crazy."
[*] Wow. I had run across KawaiiStarProject's first comment on cremeproject's profile, and I my first thought was; WTF? I didn't know that they'd posted yet another one. Like Buggy mentions, it's awful that KSP resorted to posting their hater comments on someone else's profile!! Cremeproject is wonderful, and it sucks that their page got such trash posted on there.
And I agree with what Kappa said in her reply comment, "Not that I understand like, anything they said down there." I don't either. KSP doesn't seem to be run by the most literate person. And it wouldn't be as bad if KSP was more than just a hater. If they were some amazing jaw-dropping project that was feeling extremely threatened or competitive, okay.
But the other day as I was browsing through YT, under the Recent Activity section I saw that someone (who shall remain un-named) had rated a video 1 star. My first thought was; only one? Is it really that bad? So I clicked and had a listen. And Yes. Sadly, it was that bad. I can't claim to know anything about mixing, but I do have two ears and they didn't enjoy what they heard. The dub I clicked on was KSP's first actual dub.
And I'm not bashing the singers. They all sounded rather good! I actually liked most their solos, some cute voices. They show promise. But their parts were all over the place, mixing wise. Almost nothing was together. Some of that might be due to possible off-timing when it came to the singing, but the dub overall was just badly put together. It seems likely that KSP is just hating on HanaP out of jealousy, perhaps? (oh, and when I say KSP I am referring to whoever runs the thing is, not it's members)
If you look down at 'How to Deal with Haters' in Keywords&Quote section, take in what Kappa says in the second paragraph. The leader of KSP has managed to give their project a bad name through their actions. Immature nonsensical hater. That is what's in my thoughts now.
I love how Kappa and the Hana girls dealt with this. They were very mature. Well, I think the LOL bit was really funny, but it wasn't horribly offensive and Kappa wasn't trying to push buttons. Hopefully this is finally smoothed out, and KSP will just go on doing whatever, and HanaP will go on rockin'
DR- Episode 3 Part 3 Keywords & Quotes ~
On Being a Busy Bee "Currently I'm in my last year and a half of college, so it definitely doesn't make the work load any easier to keep up with. . . .so as much as I don't want it to be, some days it gets really stressful. But it makes it worth it in the end, that's why I keep with it." -Kappa
Haters "They're an unfortunate part of the package, sadly." -Kappa
How to Deal with Haters "I have an extremely quick temper. . . .somebody has to hold me back, cause I'll be like gung-ho to go tell somebody off. I have to make myself take a deep breath first, which gets easier the more it happens. . . .
I don't know if any project leaders out there realize this, but. . . .You're a main representive of that project, and if somebody sees you acting immaturely, no matter how the rest of your project acts, that's how they're gonna think about your project." -Kappa
Right on to the final part!
!! I'm so happy that Buggy mentioned Sayuri (Lilacsilk28)! She is a super nice girl, and it's lame that she had to put up with KSP's comments. It's cool that Dubber's Radio, HanaProject and CremeProject all support each other! UWAH~
Another thing I love about dubbing in general (but HanaP included) is that it has no age limit. I think it's awesome that 25-30 year olds are still dubbing. Heck, I still wanna be a huge dubbing, blogging, Hello!Project fan in ten years. Whether your 14 or 22 or 27, it doesn't matter! It's all about having fun!
Hoshizora'sOnna ga Medatte Naze Ikenai was the dub selected this time around for the Critique. Buggy had to do a lot of cutting, and so if you'd like to hear more than what she fit into the video, download the full critique. I did!
Both Kappa and Buggy had a lot of good pointers. And even if you're not a part of Hoshizora, but you're looking to improve your dubbing, your project, or you're planning on singing this song; have a listen!
On a sidenote, Buggy sounds so much like this girl I was in girl scouts with a long while ago. Her name is Amelia. It's weird how similiar their speaking voices sound. So every time I listen to Dubber's Radio, I am reminded of her. I wish I had a voice sample of Amelia's so I could show y'all, lol. But yeah. Random.
& I don't really have any good Keywords or Quotes this time around. Lameness. I'm just not focused enough to sort through this 4th part to come up with a few good ones. But I really enjoyed listening to this entire episode, and I look forward to the next!!
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Just over an hour ago HoshizoraDubs released a preview of Kyuusoku's next dub; Otakebi Boy WAO!. It's only a mere seven seconds, but with "No volume adjustments or reverb added" it sounds pretty darn good to me.
I'll admit, I try not to cover the same song more than once, even if it is sung by two different dubbing groups. It's a little boring, since it's the same song, the same lyrics, the same time points that I am going over and over and over. So I don't think I'll be covering this HD dub here, but I wanted to give a shout out about it's coming release~
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
I have so much I want to blog about (x wx)
My sister wants on today, and I'm like; I'm blogging *puppy eyes* and and I need to free my mind of all the ideas bouncing around in my head. And I thought she was going to go all biatch on me, but she didn't! So I shall continue! I have. . . .three more entries I want to make at the moment.
I'm so lame. I should have done this back when I first covered Hoshizora, but I waited. And so now they are getting another little entry, just for this. Like I did with Bonbon Project, I interviewed HD. I'm not smart (or un-lazy) enough to come up with better questions than last time, so here we go~
MINI INTERVIEW TIME !
AYA: *When did your project first start?* Is the date listed on the project account accurate?
MAYA: "I made this account on November 26 and on the same day I opened up auditions for Gen 1."
AYA: *Have you gone through any data loss or had to start over with a new account due to some YouTube lameness?*
MAYA: "Nope, we haven't gone through any data loss yet (and we hope we never will). . . .I'm not taking any chances. . . .I'm going to be very careful with what I upload here from now on to lower the risk of getting suspended."
AYA: *Where did the idea come from?* Did it take a lot of time to get going?
MAYA: "I knew about fan/groupdubbing since it started way back. . . .I have a few real life friends who like fandubbing but fail when it comes to mixing. So I offered to mix for them. Overtime, I got better at it and I found out a lot of people are posting their dubs online now.
Not long after that I found out that there are actually PROJECTS for these kind of things now. I procrastinated a lot for 2 years before I finally had the guts to make an account and open auditions. And I'm very glad I did."
AYA: *Who are/is the leader(s) and/or sub-leader?*
MAYA: "We just started, so I haven't really appointed anyone as leader or sub-leader yet. Things aren't really. . . .to the point I need a leader or sub-leader yet, so I'll just keep it at that for now."
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 in between?
MAYA: "My goal for this project is to mainly just have fun and produce good dubs. We do however WANT to make progress, but maybe when we're a little bit more established."
AYA: *Any questions for me?*
MAYA: "When will you post up and official video of your dub? I downloaded your sample thing and you sound good!"
AYA: "D'aw (;w;) Thank you! I am mixing-stupid, but I've had offers from people who'd mix for me. It's just a matter of choosing a song, finding quiet time, and going from there. LOL. We'll see."
Sadly, I don't have extra time to cover this. But I figured I'd put Hoshizora's latest dub up, for your listening pleasure.
Monday, March 22, 2010
Roughly 3 and a half months ago, Hoshizora Dubs (HD) held auditions for three groups that would "focus on dubbing Hello! Project, AKB48 and anime theme songs." Today, they are; Kyuusoku, Nikkou, and Akebono. At the time they also took on four HD Eggs, one of which has since been added to Akebono.
Each of the three groups have already released their debut singles, all with A and B tracks. Kyuusoku = Kanashimi Twilight, Nikkou = VERY BEAUTY, Akebono = Namida ga Tomaranai Houkago. Hoshizora also takes members from the different groups to dub together and release a Hoshizora group single, similar to what Hello!Project does during concerts and with shuffle units.
More auditions were held in a search for 3-5 new Eggs in February of this year. HD leader has already commented that "I'll be going through all the videos now." Since then two girls have been added as Junior Members on the project's YT page; Malice (maliciousdevice) and Chii (chiidoki). Congrats to them both!
[*] I actually began this entry about 12 days ago. At the time, I wasn't interested enough in the song I had chosen to cover, and so this got pushed to the back burner as I focused on other entries. It was acutally HD's very nice comment on my profile today that prompted me to finish this. They heard about my blog through Dubber's Radio, and took the time to compliment me.
And so! In turn, I set out to finish this entry!! It took me a bit to decide on a song, I was going to go with Fighting Pose. But on a whim today, I clicked on Kyuusoku's dub of Wakkyanai (Z), and after hearing, I just had to cover it!
Cast; Saya (animefreakxdd) Juri (juwibean) Momo (maluxyneonlyt) Tsukimi (mayreanna) Rin (rixiemixiepixiedixie)
[*] As previously mentioned; unless it's listed who sings for what girl, or if it's clear that it's solos in order of hearence; I get confused. So I could sit here and try to figure out who is singing when, and I'm sure I'd be right quite a lot. But I could be wrong too, and I don't want to misinform. So I shall refrain from commenting on individual girls.
[*] Ohmygoodness~ So so many cute voices!! The solos lines all sound really good; I was often reminded of the actual H!P girls. And I totally love it when the group sings together!! It just sounds SO gooood.
I'll just toss out some spots I like; the very opening line, 0:46-0:51, 1:01-1:03 gotta love the HORA, 1:07-1:11 homg awesome solo, 1:21-1:23 I adored the 'kyouzame.' 2:12-2:15 another nice solo, 2:25-2:29, who doesn't love those 'yossha? yossha? yossha's
2:46 was fantastic! I really liked that solo. Especially with it being during the little less-backing-music part. The following solo is also really good too. All of this was fabulous, really. (Sorry if this entry fails in any way, it's really late).
This is one of my favorite C-ute songs, and I think the Kyuusoku gals did a wonderful job on it.
[*] OH! I do want to say that I love it when a download link is provided ! ! ! I love to put stuff on my MP3 player (which is all H!P & other Asian music, lol), including dubs! Or sometimes I just leave them on my computer's playlist and I listen to whatever comes on, which could be your dub! I understand that sometimes it's just not what you (or the group) wants, but I just wanted to express that I love the option.
~ BUT YEAH. My lame sleep brain isn't saying nearly enough good things about this dubbing group! I should interview them, like I did with Bonbon, so I can gather more information. But I suggest that you check out their YT, and have a listen of some of the other group dubs.
Blabbing about dubs. Hello and welcome to my blog! I'm just an Asian music lover who enjoys taking part in the dubbing communities on YouTube. Here I am going to be tossing out my opinions just for fun, and hopefully meeting more awesome people along the way!
