Misc [Project stuff + auds]

I've noticed a few projects made short videos about their latest going-ons, so I wanted to share them with y'all. And I was excited to see Hoshi's Dubbing History! Totally going to listen to that! I'm also going to add in some auditions videos~

Hoshi Dubs 【ほしＤｕｂｓ】 Dubbing History!



ChARmSproject Rebirth

MorningFanProjectm Website + News




HaatoProject 2nd Gen. Auditions

Junjou Project Auditions - Generation 3



Hanabi! Project Gen 3 [Moonbeam Auditions]

°MorningFanProject° [Audition video OPEN] ~°P-ower~

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 Auds

"Charms! Project is now open for Generation 2! This Generation is called Nikkou which means sunshine! ♥ We'll be looking for 5 talented girls to join our project!" The audition form is displayed in the video along with other information. Charms also listed a 'what we're looking for' bit in the drop-down. There is currently no set deadline. This video is really cool & colorful!



"8/8/10 TSUBAKI PROJECT IS OFFICIALLY OPEN FOR AUDITIONS!! (3RD GENERATION). AUDITIONS WILL END WHEN I GET ENOUGH AUDITIONS." There it is folks, in capslock. Guidelines, how to audition & etc can be found in the video's drop-down section.



"Yaay~! We are now expanding Sakura! Project" ~ There is text on the video, but it's not always easy to read (depends on the color inside the tealish outline). Luckily, I think most of the info is also listed in the drop-down section, like the current open spots. Also listed is the rules for auditioning and the application form.

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Cast:
Raii [HanonHoshoAquaPearl]
Rei [Rareiroo]
Saya [AnimefreakXDD]
Ai [lovelybeige]
Kate [piratecool192]

Koi no Jubaku by Amai Natsu (ChARmSproject) / CClyrics / WOW! Thank you to Rei for sharing this with me, cause it's spectacular!! I already downloaded and slapped it on a playlist. Raii's first solo is kickbutt, unique and super ear-pleasing. She's got an adorable+lovely voice and sings very well. Her "-de yo" is mind blowing. I wasn't expecting it, but I totally love it. Following her is Rei; I love her "shiranai" ~ she has such a clear pretty sound. Cute too.

0:47 is Saya and I can't help but think; Momoko. Saya is perfect for this part with her energy and utterly kawaii singing. 1:01 is the pre-chorus; Kate has the first solo and she sounds wonderful! Following is Ai (1:04), Saya (1:07) & Rei (1:11). Chorus time 1:21!! O M G, rabu rabu rabu rabu. The chorus is AMAZING. I think I am hearing Raii and Rei more so than the rest of the girls on the full-cast parts, but the overall sound of the chorus is fantastic! The blending rocks!

Inbetween the group parts are smaller groups- 1:24 is Ai/Ka and 1:31 is Re/Sa/Ra ~ both groups are terrific. Kate has the first "Koi no jubaku" at 3:06, I think it could be stronger, but she did really good. Her notes are lovely. Ai does have a solo in the first verse but in reality, talking about every solo in a dub would be killer, lol. And when I heard her in the second chorus I knew I wanted to mention it more than her 0:54 solo. Ai at 1:44ish is sensational! She delivers well, I really like her "-de yo" ~ she sings it with attitude.

Rei at 1:51, goodness do I love her singing. Her transition from word to word is smooth, she has a delicious voice and I immensely enjoy listening to her. Following her is Saya, who's so spot on!! She's darling and her solo is fabulous. 2:14ish is Raii, I like her "tame no" ~ she's magnificent overall, even though you don't hear her all that much. Other solos in the second round of the pre-chorus are Ai (2:11), Rei (2:18), & Saya (2:21).

More chorus at 2:31!! Again, the blending is epic! 2:34 is Ai/Ka/Ra and 2:41ish is Re/Sa. I haven't yet mentioned that I also like the "aaa"s in this dub. 2:47 is Raii and her "koi no jubaku" is very pretty, I love it! The next chorus is by the full-cast, and starting at 3:08 it's the less-background-music part of the song (and I've always liked those parts). After two lines the music comes back in fully and the girls keep on rockin'! Pure win!

Saya's "koi no jubaku" at 3:24 is awesome!! She sounds so so so good! I love her "baku" & her whole solo is excellent. 3:32 is more group singing, which I looooove *o* 3:38ish is Ai/Ka/Ra again, who make a splendid trio. I especially like their "yappa koko de unazukenai aaa" ~ Rei has the last "koi no jubaku" of the dub, and it's fantastic! khjrtlkhmtrkl This is an outstanding release and I freakin' love it. Totally worth a listen.

Misc Project Releases [C] Part 2

Aika -- Risa
Yurina -- Nina
Saki -- Yuri
Risako -- Belly

Summer has Come! (Charms Project) / While I don't like many from them, I've always liked this Guardians4 song. I'm really happy that a concert version was used for this dub, since it's way more interesting than the actual PV, for me at least. I think everyone really suits their part, but from a look at the comments, Yuri doesn't think she's much of a Saki. I may say that someone 'fits their part' or 'makes a good Miyabi' but it's mostly an observation.

The leader of Charms Pro put it very well! "Charms! is not about being a voice clone of the one your dubbing, it's about being charming in your own way~" Ohmygosh, that is so well said and so true. I still think everyone suits their parts pretty well, including Yuri. Nina's singing sounds so natural coming from Yurina's mouth (whom we all know I love), they just have a similar way of singing.

Risa also commented about not sounding like her part, and yeah; she doesn't make me think Aika at all - She's much cuter!! She does have the same sweetness that you simply pick up on while listening, and she has a somewhat similar delivery. I think she's adorable and I'd never say that about Aika. Another point for the leader, "Charms! Project is all about having fun while singing! We don't really care if you're not Aika's voice clone~"

And while Belly may not be a vocal clone of Riisako (which is much prefered), she's has the same great energy combined with her own unique and awesome voice! It's her strong delivery that makes me think she suits the role. With Yuri, I think it's the pep that she sings with, since Saki always has good umph! Pwsh, Yuri has a cuteness that is totally unSaki-like, but I wouldn't have her any other way~

I think all of the girls did a wonderful job on their solos and the group parts sound fabulous! This is a marvelous dub overall! I don't know which part I like the most; they're great individually, but I think I like them together most. Group parts always make me happy. Togetherness! Belly does tend to sometimes stand out with the strength of her vocals, and other times it's a great balance and blend. And even though the girls aren't always super together, I still love'em, like at 2:43. Awesome!



Tachiagare Otometachi (Charms Project) / This is only my second time hearing this song, and I really like it. The verses, like the beginning part, are EPIC. I love whoever it is that wrote them (even if it's Tsunku, lol). Going from the last dub to this, I had to instantly lower the volume because it was such a difference that it made me wince. Either the previous was too soft or this one is too loud.

Even with the volume lower, I'm still picking up on some static fuzziness. It's a little bit distracting, but not super awful and mostly during the chorus when the girls sing together. What is that high voice that sings the little parts right after lines in the verse? Is that part of the instrumental? Part of the song that the girls sung? Or simply something extra? I'll admit that I find it a little weird.

3:14 to the end is my favorite part; it's starts the solos with less background music and they sound terrific! And then we get some more chorus and one last round of the amazing "Tachiagare Otometachi" ~ Overall I give these girls props for taking on this song that many people haven't picked to dub. They did a really nice job on it, and despite the minor things, it turned out pretty well. The timing is right on and I love love love the blending!! Plus, the video is a fun and creative idea.

Back Track [Misc Project Releases]

Ishikawa Rika: Saya (animefreakXDD)
Miyoshi Erika: Malice (maliciousdevice)
Okada Yui: Ami (amiswami2)

*KireinaProject ~ Kacchoiize! JAPAN by Ajisai / The girls sound super sweet together, but overall and individually the energy level of this dub sounds a bit on the low side. But! Part of it may stem from the fact that this trio is made up of higher / quite-sounding voices; I mean, they all are real cute but, er...soft spoken? idk how to describe it.

They just don't have naturally loud volumes, so this dub comes across as being low on energy. I think it's partially subtle in this case, though they could have used a bit more umph! Anyways, I actually like this quite a bit. Aside from what I just rambled on about, everything else seems to have turned out wonderfully! (don't ask Aya for mixing opinions LOL). Nice solos & group-parts galore. Splendid job.



Yuuka -- Risa / Saki -- Nina
Ayaka -- Yuri / Kanon -- Belly
[Nina as temporary cover for Jelli-chan]

*ChARmSproject ~ Yume Miru 15sai by Sakura Dreams / Gosh I love this song, so freaking catchy. There are a handful of off notes in this but nothing really jumps out at you. Nina has some real pretty notes, Risa and Yuri are cute, and Belly is strong & fabulous. I really like how the chorus sounds; all of the group parts in fact! I wasn't sure at first, but it was because I didn't have the volume up enough - I turned it up and was like, wow! These four sound fantastic as a group, and their solos are marvelous as well.



Singers: (In Order of Hearance)
Tsuina, Sootie, Asuka, Pichi, Moni

*KisetsuProject ~ Ryuusei Boy by Aki Koubou / As Sootie mentioned, the volumes and blending could be better, but the girls sound marvelous overall. Though some people could have used a bit more umph / strength to their solos. I adore that the vid shows who is singing when, even if it's not always. And the video sort of stops and goes a lot, which is odd. Aside from some pitchiness, I hear a lot of lovely voices.

The blending isn't really there; sometimes people aren't singing together, or it's the volumes, or a bit of discord. This dub isn't top notch, but I give'em all props for giving it a go; other than a few minor things, it turned out fairly well. Also there is a good level of energy in this, which is always a plus and makes dubbers more fun to listen to. One thing about following projects, is that you can hear as they improve along the way. So I look forward to hearing more from Kisetsu.



Takahashi Ai - Karri (cover)
Niigaki Risa - Natsumi (cover)
Tanaka Reina - Hanna (HannaPulla)

Kamei Eri - Karri (LittleKarri)

Michishige Sayumi - Mai (dblingchiu)
Kusumi Koharu - Kurichii (KuriDesu27)
Mitsui Aika - Natsumi (Konatalzumi124)
JunJun - Lizzie (Liz9419)
LinLin - Jessie (yessenia12)

*Yoku Project ~ Nanchatte Renai by Night Musume / The timing of some of the lines is a little off, but overall this is pretty cool. I adore the rap, Natsumi rocked it! Ohemgee, Mai is SO cute. Karri sings as two girls in this giving her the most lines and she does a terrific job on lead vocals. To keep this brief, I'm trying not to break this down too much. lol. It's hard. All of the girls sound wonderful, I especially like the group parts. I enjoyed listening to this group on this song (since we all know how much I like it)~

MY BOY [Chiyo BBD Debut]

Tsugunaga Momoko - Yuuki (JenniferdeGraaff)
Suzuki Airi - Nina (AnimeXLover28Kat)
Natsuyaki Miyabi - Belly (Rasubelly)

My BOY by Ai~Su Cream (CharmsProject) / Hello everybody! It’s Chiyo here with my first entry! Ah~ I’m kinda nervous. Lol, but here we go anyways~ I’m currently sooo hooked on this song. And I don’t need to go to projecthello for the color-coding since I know it like… cookies… ;D

NOW TO THE DUB. It starts with Yuuki (0:22) and damn she sounds soo good! Cute, yet mature at the same time. I liked her 'sou' from the "kizukazu sou warukatta" part, like how she goes softer on it, gives a really nice effect! Second is Nina, who suits Airi like PURRFECT if you ask me, no she doesn’t sound like her, but I could totally imagine that kind of voice coming out of Airi. Love it!

And then we have our lovely Belly (0:32)! Such a strong and mature voice! Also I love her energy level, this kind of energy suits the verses the best. Then we have Yuuki and Nina again! Actually, I can’t say a lot about the first verse because of the shortness/fastness of the lines… so let’s move on to the pre-chorus part!

FINALLY A LONG SOLO, starting with Belly’s epic, mature voice (0:46). But at the end of her solo, her energy level goes a little bit down. Then Yuuki’s one-word solo lol, what I liked is that the mixer actually thought of the echo! Props to that! Last on the pre-chorus is Nina (0:55), I love it when her voice hits the higher notes! Her voice sounds soo pretty while doing that!

CHORUUSS—Mah favourite ;D These three blend soo well together! And props for saying all the words right with the right timing, it’s damn hard *I’ve tried it lol*. I TOTALLY ADORE BELLY’S "fukaretara" part (1:11 ish)! She handled it soo well!

Yuuki sounds amazing as well! I love her "It’s so nice!" (1:22), it sounds like she had a little vibrato on that part, or it could be me, either way lol. 1:23, Nina sounds so cute on this solo! I really like her style of singing *o* - and we finish the chorus with Belly’s "MY BOY" and YAY ECHO IS INCLUDED WHICH DESERVES MAJOR POINTS!

I’m kinda gonna skip the second verse and pre-chorus, but my favourite parts were Nina’s first solo (1:49), Yuuki’s "nai deshou?" (2:14), and Belly’s second solo (2:07)! AND AGAIN YAY FOR ECHO’S. THE SECOND SOLO IS PURE WIN. AMAZING YUUKI + CUTE NINA + MATURE BELLY + YUUKI’S MY BOY + ECHO = PURE WIN. Amazing explanation, right ? ;D

Moving on to the last chorus, which is also the best chorus if you ask me. The blending is amazing again and Nina sounds soo good (3:29)! And Belly’s energy level was back on her following solo! Yuuki (3:44) has a little vibrato at the end of her solo again, or again, it was just me! And Nina ends this song with an amazing "MY BOY", I like her 'BOY' a lot for some reason :3

AND THIS IS THE END OF CHIYO’S FIRST REVIEW!—

I’ll be back ;D (If Aya lets me, that is ;D) (Aya: PWSH I so will)

AIYA [Shared Vid]

Fail. I slept in to catch up on my sleep, then I spent a long while looking into H!P merch (so much stuff I want) before I decided I'd go with pictures this time around. Though I really want to get my hands on Berryz's Maji Bomber when it comes out! And then I watched Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland. What a win day for blogging LOL~



Momoko Tsugunaga - Yuuki [JenniferdeGraaff]
Airi Suzuki - Nina [AnimeXLover28Kat]
Miyabi Natsuyaki - Belly [Rasubelly]

Independent Girl by Ai~Su Cream (Charms Project) / CClyrics / Oh, I've never heard this song before; it's pretty cool. I like the melody of the verses, but I sort of find the chorus repetitive. I've listened to this a lot LOL. So much that I am tired of hearing "Independent Girl" being sung, but not enough that I won't review it. Especially since this was shared with me on YT.

First solo is Nina at 0:24 and fjkwjke fjknewfjk !! She sounds fantastic! homg, I am loving her voice. I like her opening "me wo samashite yo" quite a bit. I don't think I'm that familiar with her, aside from the other dubs I've listened to by this group - but, I'm more than happy to become familiar with her lovely singing!

0:30 is Bellychan! I'm so glad I met her; she's a super nice gal and I adore listening to her, in both her solos and in groupdubs. She never disappoints me, always doing her thing with her awesome mature voice. On her solo her, I really like her "aishiteitara." And the rest of her solo after that; "kitto hidoi koto dekinai hazu desho" = EPIC. She does a fabulous job singing on beat with the faster pace and not goofing up the lyrics.

Nina again at 0:38, her "furimawasarechatte" is nice - I kind of wish I got to hear her on a different melody. Each girl only gets 2-3 solos in this, and Nina's are all the same melody and all not very long. I need to listen to more dubs from these three, not only because I mega love'em, but also so I can keep on hearing them sing in different styles and melodies.

Following is another wonderful solo by Belly at 0:45. I like her previous solo more, cause the last bit of melody is different since it's leading up to the pre-chorus, but this one is still great! I like her "natteru" even though there is a tiny strain on the 'teru' she tackled the slightly higher notes well! And finally! Some Yuuki at 0:53! It's just the way the song goes; Miya & Airi on the verses and Momo gets the pre-chorus. I like her "no ai wa sonna" - she does a good job on the high 'ai' and 'na'

Chorus time~ As I've already mentioned, I'm not a big fan of the "Indepent Girl" parts of this song. The chorus' melody is pretty rocking, but, I don't know. Just something about it makes me not like it as much as other parts of the song. Not that these gals don't sound marvelous; they most certainly do! But my 'meh'ness towards the chorus makes it lower on the totem pole for me. This group sounds wonderful together, and I heard oodles of nice notes.

1:48 is Nina, 1:55 is Belly - both of which did a smashing job on their solos. And 2:03 is Yuuki - who sounds great as well; her "nai AIYA" is fun. The rest is all chorus. As much as I 'meh' it, it really is fantabulous by these three. Don't let my dislike (song wise, not dub wise) taint your own thoughts, lol. You don't have to like a song in order to enjoy someone singing it. Nice job, Ai~Su Cream! Plus, extra points for picking a song that hasn't been done by half the dubbing population.

KAMO KAMO

Cast: (Yume is covering for Rei)

Daniel - 0:28 [loveneko10000]
Chiyo - 0:36 [xchiyochii]
Yume - 0:43 [leafsoul4gone]
Raii - 0:47 [hanonhoshoaquapearl]
Mari - 1:10 [sailorsednapgsm]

Naichau Kamo by Twilight Kisu / I RABU YOU, CHARMS PROJECT! Not only do they clearly tell you how things go in the drop-down section - "Solos in order of appearance (excluding the 'Kamo's)" - times are also provided for each singer AND there are CClyrics. I altered the times a little so that they are more accurate, though it's really only a difference of seconds. Also! I love the little image thing in the beginning of the video, it looks cool!

The "Kamo"s sound strange to me, I don't really like the effect that was used on them. The first round of solos (Daniel, Chiyo, Rei, Raii) are all nice; everyone sounds great and the energy level is fairly good. I think this group of gals did a fabulous job on all of the harmonies!!! The verses are all fine and dandy, but I am in love with the chorus!! Total RABU RABU.

The epicness starts the first time at 1:01- I love how they all sound together!! You can really hear all of the different parts sung by different voices but at the same time it all flows, meshes, blends! wonderfully together. I really like the "sono bun tsurasugiru no" - and right after that, at 1:10 is Mari; you can tell that she is singing on the higher end of her range, but she manages the notes without going pitchy. And her + the harmonies on the second part "kokoro wa tooku hanareteku" = awesome!

Oh something to point out, it says "Solos in order of appearance" not in order of hearance. The solos do not keep going in the order that the cast is listed. The times are just a reference for when you first hear them in the dub - for everything else, you refer to the lyrics. I had to double check on that at one point, and successfully prevented myself from being confused! YAY! lol, anyways.

Raii at 1:23, ohmygosh she sounds cute!! And she sings with good emotion; I think you would be able to hear it more if she didn't have such high notes to sing on this solo. I really like the first part, "kaiwa no naka de nando mo" - on the next line the harmony joins in, and while the two sound good together, the "kedo" is a little loud.

1:35 "NAICHAU KAMO" don't we all love this part of the song? The first two are sung by everyone, and then two groups go back and forth with the rest of the parts; Ch/Da/Re and Ma/Ra. It's all lovely. Back to the verses at 2:00 with Chiyo. There are a couple of times I think she could have gone pitchy, but she didn't! She kept good control of her voice, and while her solo isn't exactly smooth, she does have good pronunciation. I think I like her 0:36 the most in this dub.

Yume at 2:08, I really like her voice! She sounds, er, not adorable, sort of sweet & lovely? Whatev, I like listening to her. She did a pretty good job on her higher notes. The "kara" at 2:30 in the pre-chorus is a duet, and the harmony is slightly off; wrong note. But though noticable, it's not horrible. Following right after is more of the fantastic chorus!! Daniel at 2:41, I like her "mitai ni" - she also had a good solo back at 0:28.

The rest of the dub is more "Naichau Kamo"s and chorus. Overall I really like this! This song has grown on me a lot, and listening to it sung as splendidly as these girls did is delightful!

Hanabi Charms

Yuuka -- Nina
Saki -- Belly
Ayaka -- Yuri
Kanon -- Risa
-Nina as temporary cover for Jelli-chan-

/ Review by Fae / Waahhh my first entry for Aya's blog! This is exciting~ I don't want to ramble and bore you all though, so without further ado, onto the dub! This is Ama no Jaku from ChARmSproject's group Sakura Dreams! Ama no Jaku is the second single from this group. (I wonder what they did first? ... apparently Otona ni Narutte Muzukashii, covered on here by our lovely Aya!) This song has been covered a lot, so I always find it interesting to hear new versions of it, although I have to admit I prefer the later smileage releases!

Major props to Nina for stepping in as a cover! I don't think I know any of the singers in this, so this is doubly exciting (Ah, I notice ChARmSproject have their logo in the corner of the video! I don't remember if Aya mentioned it before, but it's super cute! Noticeable enough without drawing too much attention from the video itself!)

This song launches straight into solos giving me a chance to listen to the voices individually~ And wow! These girls all sound so cute here! First up is Nina as Yuuka. (Ok, the amount of times I'm going to squee over how adorable these people are while I write this will be ridiculous). I don't know what it is, but the last word of her first solo really stands out to me! So much character, it really fit with Yuuka's expression! Her pitching is great as well! One thing I would love to hear more of from Nina, and in general from this cast is just a tad more energy! It seemed like they were holding back a bit to fit the song.

Next is Belly! Her voice is more mature than the rest of the cast and it sounds great! I really loved the feeling in all her lines. Her voice is very unique and pretty! Then we come to what has to be the cutest voice in this cast. Yuri sounds adorable! One thing that really stood out to me while watching this was how well the singers fit their member. Not that they were voice clones, just that it seemed so natural to hear their voices coming out of the faces! Finally we get to Risa's lines. Risa's voice has a really soft feeling to it which is great to hear! This can make her sound a bit quiet at times though, so don't be afraid to sing out!

I must say I really enjoyed the choruses in this song! I'm so glad the mixer went to the trouble of putting in all the echoes, and the girls blend really nicely. All the timing is spot on as well! Whoever mixed this did a brilliant job with that. Gah, I really enjoyed this dub. I'm definitely going to keep an eye on them from now on~

Kerri-chan [StarburstSunDrops]
Sootie [SootjeNL]
Peachii [Animeobsessed40]
Rii [AzNxRawRx]

Subete wa ai no chikara by Miracle Musume (Hanabi Projects) / Review by Ayu / [CClyrics] Blending is very good! It's the first dub I've heard of this song; I've been waiting to hear a good one, and this is very kawaii. Kerri's solo at 0:46 is beautiful. Her line at 1:11 is very sweet too. The girls could use a little more energy overall, since this is a song that requires it a lot. But I think everyone did a very good job besides that.

Good pitching overall and pronounciation is very nice too, I think what i like the most is the mixing and the chorus blending. Sootie at 2:46 is my very favorite part of the dub; great energy, phrasing and pitch - she kinda reminded me of Takahashi's voice. Lovely lovely.

~Aya here! Adding onto what Ayu's already said, I've had a listen myself and I agree with the majority of what she says *nodnod* But I wanted to toss out there that I adore the group parts! The solos are nice, but I think the chorus is my favorite. I really like all of the "Hey Hey Sugoi/Sugoku"s - great blending.

There are a lot of duets sung by different pairs throughout the song; the first set at 0:53 are each of the girls paired with Rii. And the second set is at 1:52, this time it's each of the girls singing with Peachii. I like all of them, especially Kerri and Peachii on there "Aa Maru de jinsei" at 1:56. As Ayuchan said, this could use more energy, but it's nice overall.

Hanabi & Charms [by Kappa]

Rii [ AzNxRawRx ]
Bananacho [ amandaphobia08 ]
Sootie [ SootjeNL ]
Peachii [ animeobsessed40 ]

Resonant Blue by HanabiProjects / This is the first track off of Hanabi Project’s second single, titled Blue Moon. I’ll have to admit that it’s not one of my favorite songs to hear anymore, because Tsunku keeps trying to make it the new Love Machine and play it all the bloody time, but knowing some of these girls’ voices, I was interested to see what they do with it.

Despite that I know some of these girls, without color-coded lyrics I’m having a hard time telling who is who, so bear with me if I point out people by timemark instead of name. :P

I like the tone of the Reina—is that Rii? (*read some of the comments*) She totally sounds 20x better here than she did in the Onna ni Sachi Are by HoshiDubs that I reviewed just a couple days ago. The energy is much more appropriate, and although she’s still having some microphone issues, it’s much easier to listen to. Great emotion out of her here!

I’m guessing that Bananacho is the Ai here. She did a pretty good job overall and has pretty voice and emotion behind her lines. I noticed some pitching and pronunciation errors throughout, though, so be careful about falling flat and your tongue tripping you up. Singing almost half of the song solo can give you a lot to focus on, but I would have liked to hear juuust a little more accuracy out of her. Still, there were some lines in here that she sounded awesome on!

It’s hard to say too much about Peachii and Sootie, since they barely got any lines, but I think they sound good! Loved the ah ah ah’s! The only thing I would have wanted was a bit more energy out of them, and it’s a shame the Sayumi’s HELP ME!! at the end got left out. As a note to the mixer, I would have found someone to cover it if you couldn’t get the line from the file it was supposed to be in—it could have been done pretty quickly by anyone, including yourself.

On the mixing side, I would have liked to hear reverb on the lines to make them blend together a little more, and be careful about the volume between people on duet lines. Rii often overpowered Bananacho—while part of that is probably energy differences, sometimes you can help it out a bit by just lowering the volume of the more energetic singer. Overall, though, the mix was okay—just work on evening out volumes and making sure you’ve got everything in the mix before you export and post it!




Tsugunaga Momoko : Yuuki-chan
Suzuki Airi : Nina-chan
Natsuyaki Miyabi : Belly-chan

Goal by Ai~Su Cream (from ChARmSproject) / I ADORE this song, first off. It’s one of the best Buono songs ever, in my opinion.. and totally reminds me of Viva La Vida every time I hear it still. But anyway, I’m SO glad someone dubbed this!

On the vocals as a whole, I felt they had the perfect feeling and tone for the song, altough I would have liked to hear a bit more energy out of Nina and Yuuki. It sounds like they were trying a bit too hard to fit the song and held back just a little too much. I loved Belly’s energy, though! She had the perfect balance that made her shine out, but kept her sounding subdued enough to still fit the song.

My favorite part of this are the choruses. All three girls blend well together, and their high notes sound really soft and pretty! I might have wanted a little more out of them energy-wise, but even so they were pleasant to listen to.

The mixing is nice and together, except for a couple syllables here and there where one girl will stick out. The verse solos were all perfectly in time as well, so great job to the mixer who put those together. As people who know me know, I am absolutely neurotic about timing and I hear everything, so I totally respect anyone who can mix something and there’s nowhere I would move the syllables around.

One thing that did bother me a bit about the mixing is that the weird mic qualities paired with a low quality concert rip instrumental are keeping me from really believing the dub. I know from experience that you can’t use regular instrumentals with live Buono dubs because of their live band that plays at a different tempo, but I probably would have looked for a better quality rip and thrown on some filters to the channels to get your instrumental to come out a bit better. I’ve had to make instrumentals off of this concert before and I know for a fact that if you get the audio rip HD enough, the center channel will extract pretty well.

Anyway, I enjoyed this a lot! I find myself a bit jaded and cynical about Buono cover groups these days, but I’ve got some respect for this one now. Great job!

Charming~

Things have been crazy on my end; so much to do! Sorry for the slower activity, once things get more organized, I promise it'll all move smoother. Bare with me, my dears~



Momoko Tsugunaga - Yuuki-chan
Airi Suzuki - Nina-chan
Miyabi Natsuyaki - Belly-chan

Our Songs by Ai~Su Cream (Charms! Project) / I adore this song, so I couldn't resist. I've covered this once or twice though, so I'll try not to ramble on. The instrumental (or something) sounds a little funky to me. But all of the lines turned out wonderfully; these three girls sound fantastic! Starting at 0:37, I loved everyone's first solo, followed by the little group part. jhbfehjwbf all of the parts in this are fabulous!

Wow, I really like Nina's voice!! It's very lovely, she has a lot of nice notes. lol, I loved the Miyabi singer first off before I even looked at the cast list. Belly sounds awesome, I almost forgot how much of a uniquely mature voice she has, it's pretty. I'm not sure who is the Momo, I can't bring a username to mind, but she's darling. Now and then she sounded a little on the quiet side; sing it out, girly!

Gah, my brain is a little fried today, so I'm not writing all that smoothly. But I really do like this. I've been listening to it practically all . . . .midday / afternoon. And I've had my eye on it for the past few days. I could have asked one of my team to write about it, but I was selfish cause I wanted to do this cover. I like how these gals blend together on the groups parts. Very nice~

Charms Project has also had a release by their group Kawaii Stars;



Cast: (solos in order of appearance)

Ai [0:21]
Belly[0:33]
Boo [0:45]
Raii [1:38]
Nina [2:56]

Campus Life ~Umarete Kite Yokatta~ / CClyrics

Shared Vids [from 05.04]

I don't know an official start date, but CharmsPro debuted in February of this year. Since then they have released a total of six dubs from among their four active groups; Twilight Kisu, Kawaii Stars, Ai~su Cream, Sakura Dreams. Their fifth group, Amai Natsu, has not had it's members listed/announced yet. Behind the workings of the project, there are three people who help keep things going; Nina, Raii and Nika. I should interview them.

Discography~

(02.20.10) Twilight Kisu Debut Single / Kanashimi Twilight
(03.26.10) Ai~Su Cream Debut Single / Co.no.mi.chi.
(04.23.10) Ai~Su Cream [2nd single] / Renai Rider
(05.01.10) Kawaii Stars Debut Single / Namida no Iro
(05.01.10) Ai~Su Cream [2nd Single] B-side / Garakuta no Yume


And the latest; Otona ni Narutte Muzukashii by Sakura Dreams



(Solos in order of appearance)
Belly / Risa / Nina / Yuri

Usernames would be nice in the drop-down section. I know Belly, but have no clue if I know the others. As for the dub, it's incredibly cute! (I'm feeling a little tired right now, so sorry for any epic fail entries). The girls have great energy on their solos and the chorus is wonderful. Some off notes here and there, but this song may not be the easiest to sing, idk.

This is a good cast, well balanced. Nina and Belly have maturer voices; Nina sounding lovely-borderline-cute and Belly mature with a cute edge to her singing. Risa and Yuri have cuter/higher-ish voices; Risa sounds freaking kawaii and Yuri endearingly cute. The blending is pretty good too.

I didn't care for this song the first time I heard it, but it's grown on me a lot. It's so catchy! And this group did a fabulous job singing it! I know they aren't casted as any certain members, but Nina makes an adorable Kanon, and Risa suits Saki really well. Yuri is charmingly enthusiastic on her lines, so peppy. And Belly sounds as fantastic as ever!

She's actually the one who shared this dub with me! It's nice when your voice suits a song, whether it's your range or tone. But it's never a necessity. Three of the S/mileage girls are 15, Saki is the youngest at 13. And you know what? She's got the most mature voice in the group. Belly just happens to have a mature voice at her age and I certainly like it.

If you wanna sing songs originally by cute/cute sounding girls with a not-as-cute-but-just-as-good voice, go for it! Goodness knows I go around singing Arigatou ~Ookiku Kansha~ by SCE in my totally not cute voice. I can make myself sing in a higher cuter slightly kiddy voice, sometimes just for kicks. But I enjoy singing the song even if I can't sound like the adorable girls in the group.

[/ramble] Anyways, I think Belly sound marvelous- all of the girls do!! I'm still new to Charms, but I think this is quite a good dub. And with this being only their 6th, that says something about this project; they're off to a great start. There aren't many things to pick at, but if I had to; Watch pitching. Yuri and Nina; it's not ear wrenching but could be better. Risa might have had a few off notes but I barely noticed & Belly's notes were spot on!

Overall this is mega adorable and a fun listen~