Jammin' out to. . .

Takahashi Ai : Sayuri / Kappa [ xmikipinkux ]
Niigaki Risa : Ajisai [ homeschooledchick17 ]
Kamei Eri : Kanna [ tokidokihaato ]
Tanaka Reina : Suiren [ nephiminechan ]
Michshige Sayumi : Mizuki [ telenagikinetic ]
Kusumi Koharu : Aoi [ chocolateblakberri ]
Mitsui Aika : Nadeshiko [ giselledesu ]
JunJun : Asagao [ yumeangel29 ]
LinLin : Boke [ letigressfabulous ]

TRACKLIST:
1. Bon Kyu! Bon Kyu! BOMB GIRL
2. Please! Jiyuu no Tobira
3. Hand Made CITY
4. Odore! Morning Curry
5. Bon Kyu! Bon Kyu! BOMB GIRL

Indies Special: C/W Medley by Egao 9 (HanaPro) / I was lol-ing and smiling and giggling and stuff as I listened to this, on top of rocking out to this amazing medley! This is some seriously good stuff. The opening Bon Kyu part is short but dazzling. I really like the second part/ song!! The "Please be freedom"s are cool, the verse and pre-chorus wonderful. I love the "Kawaritai" at 1:15. But the chorus pwns hardcore!! The girls sound awesome on the melody.

I am not a fan of Hand Made City. Well at least not the beginning part, the repetitiveness gets to me after a while, lol. Kap & Kan did a great job on the solos though! And 3:06 is pretty! I love the melody change and the girls sound outstanding together! The fourth track is such a fun song! OMG! Ajisai and Kappa's "Mooningu karee!" are EPIC. kjdfnqjkwdnjkwdnwq. I love love love them! The pre-chorus is smashing, I like hearing all the smaller duets and trios.

Suiren's "Ironna karee aru ga" at 4:43 is mega kickbutt! I love the melody of this part of the song, whatever it would be considered. It's awesome and Egao9 dominated it. And what better way for the H!P people to end and begin a Momusu medley besides Bon Kyu? It's a classic. Kappa mentioned Ajisai's "YOW" so I was waiting for it. 6:07. It's incredible. So fierce!!

Yay, some solos from other people! (I don't fault E9 for H!P's line division) 6:37 is Aoi, I love her whole "Aishite kudasai na" line!! She's adorable as ever and so spot on fabulous. 7:02 is darling Mizuki, and Kanna's superb 7:13 line is the last solo. You don't get ot hear Nadeshiko, Asagao or Boke solo but they contributed to this a ton and deserve props along with the rest of the girls. I'm really glad I sat down and really gave this a listen. It's spectacular!!

Aya's Playlists / Misc Stuff

This is going to be my 'stuff I listen to a lot' entry, while I wait for my lame slow internet to load some more videos. I have a several playlists of dubs- when one gets too full I make a new one. I'm going to go through them and pick out the ones I've listened to a lot lately.

These aren't in any certain order, just random. I realize that many of these are featured on the right-hand side, but I wanted to include them in this anyways. They deserve some more plugging, so they're getting it. I won't list all the Femme Fatale dubs (lol) but I listen to those a ton as well.



Asu e no Kizuna by animezirow / I don't remember how I first discovered Sherry, but I know she's been in a few of my BTW solo version entries. A while ago I downloaded an album she put together of about ten dubs, zip file format making for an easy dl. I really like it, but lately I've been listening to this cover quite a bit.

I forgot how much I enjoyed it until I randomly was going through my dub mp3s looking for stuff I hadn't listened to in a while. Sherry is a wonderful singer that I suggest y'all give a listen to. She's in a few dubbing groups that I have yet to really look at, but you can check out her profile for links. This cover is marvelous~



Takahashi Ai: Sayuri [ xmikipinkux ]
Niigaki Risa: Ajisai [ homeschooledchick16 ]
Kamei Eri: Kanna [ tokidokihaato ]
Tanaka Reina: Suiren [ nephiminechan ]
Michishige Sayumi: Kinsenka [ shockingbuggy ]
Kusumi Koharu: Aoi [ chocolateblakberri ]
Mitsui Aika: Nadeshiko [ giselledesu ]
JunJun: Asagao [ yumeangel29 ]
LinLin: Kiri [ singingondemand ]

Aki Urara by Egao 9 (HanaProIndies) / Out of nowhere one day I was like "I LOVE YOU Aki urara" and that made me wonder if I had the mp3 for that dub, so I looked it up and it turned out I didn't! I downloaded it ASAP and have been listening to it lately. Before this Genki+ was a popular listen with me. E9 has a whole bunch of sensational dubs- there is some good stuff to be found on the Indies channel for Hana.



Star Star Star by X♡X♡ / I play the shit out of this dub. I can listen to it over and over and over again. It's exquisite. A masterpiece. I flat out love it. I was going to ask for the download, but then I got off my lazy butt after I realized that Liana probably made a thread in the yoproject forums for it. I struck luck, because not only did I find the mp3 for this dub, but also for X♡X♡'s Genie and Oh! - I downloaded all three and merged them with my Femme Fatale playlist, to make one smashing playlist of SNSD dubs.



Starduster by LovablexKarupin / I love Karu's singing. Or Ju-chan, as her girlfriend calls her in the video's drop-down section (aww). I hear her in a good amount of groupdubs from various projects and always drink her voice in greedily. Solos are even better in a way, because you get to hear her oodles and oodles! A lot of time when I hear her I think OMG CUTE JKFNJKF! So I really liked getting to hear her on something slow like this, where she really shines and sounds so pretty!



Chinatsu [ fandubzrmylife ]
Coco [ coconstorm ]
Kiro [ iaukiro ]
Nina [ animexlover28kat ]
Reika [ candyraver009 ]

Namida ga Tomaranai Houkago by Yuuyake (KiramekiDubs) / I've listened to this like, a dozen+ times today. The chorus' are nice, but I really enjoy the solos during the verses and pre-chorus. These girls sound so lovely and sweet, and them singing this song is very relaxing.

I'm really glad I downloaded this and it's mainly thanks to Chiyo! She fed me mp3s via MSN and though at the time I wasn't very attentive, I did finally sit down and listen to what she sent me. Kirameki has sounded like a promising dubbing group thus far, and I'll be glad to write more about them in the future! P.S- Their DESTINY LOVE dub is really good too.



Ogura Yui: Amaranth [faraBANG]
Ishihara Kaori: Amber [bibblebobble629]

Our Steady Boy by AmaBer (IroKokoro) / This is so adorable!! I love that these two dueted together! It took a few times for the song to grow on me, but I couldn't resist the cuteness that is AmaBer. I wonder if this was a one time thing, or if these subleaders will sing together again? Even if they don't, I can always listen to this wonderful dub whenever I want and there is lots of other stuff by IKP. I'm still addicted to Abracadabra and recently Sign. But if you're in the mood for something cute, this is for you!



Umeda Erika: Sayuri / Kappa [ xmikipinkux ]
Arihara Kanna: Aoi [ chocolateblakberri ]

Tsuugaku Vector by Gangsta Boo (HanaProIndies) / Yay! I love this dub! The song is really catchy, I adore the melodies. I love Aoi to pieces and this is one of my fave -smaller cast- dubs (off the top of my head at least) that Kappa's been in. The chorus is awesome, and all of the solos sound superb! There is a download link, so if you like it, get the mp3!

It's back on the first dub playlist I made, second from the top- over about the past week and a half I've taken to playing it more often, cause I like it so much. I believe this is the only duet they've done together (if there is another, somebody let me know!) and I'd love to hear them together again!



Eyes On Me by ChiiAyu / I think everyone likes something like Final Fantasy deep down. Maybe you mainly like the music, or you like the storylines and characters. You love to play or read fanfiction about it. Whatever whichever. I like a lot of the songs used in video games as well as some animes but I don't really play or watch.

This is a really pretty song and I loved Ayuchan's version of it so much I pleaded for a mp3. This is part of her Niji iro Kanji Video Collection in celebration of her first dubbing anniversary. I'm a bit behind on the latest parts she's released, but I will catch up! I've been stuck on this cover lately, because it's beautiful. Y'all should check out all of the parts done so far, cause Karen is a terrific singer/dancer.



Kamei Eri: Katie & Serenyty
Mitsui Aika: Yumiko
Kumai Yurina: Hinaki
Okai Chisato: Ameimi

Oujisama to Yuki no Yoru by Totally Up! Project / This is sweet, cute and lovely all mixed together- I love the differences in vocals. Each girl is unique and delightful to listen to in her own way. I like the song a lot, maybe not the "lonely love"s so much (if that's what they're saying and that's the song though, not the singers). The solos and chorus are splendid! I really like this a lot, it's lovely! It's the 10th track in TU!'s current concert, y'all should look into it if you haven't yet.



TANE: Boo-chan, Nozo and Boss
GuruGuru JUMP: Nichan, Nikki and Nozo

MottoImouto Summer Shuffle 2010! Part One / I've always loved the song Tane so I mini-freaked when I saw that it was the first song. And I've come to really like GURU because of this dub. Thanks to Malice and Boss for sending me stuff by MI. I go around singing "owatta koi dake ga TANE ni naru" and "Nee nee hora" etc & "OH DAARIN Motto motto motto GURUGURU Datte datte datte GURUGURU" lol. I love it.

This two-tracked mp3 (or video, depending) is kickbutt. I love both dubs and all of the singers. This was at the top of my most recent playlist, but it's been bumped down to second by Sign. I listen to it quite a bit because it's fun and I always want to sing along. Is part two out yet? idk, I'll have to look!! Thanks again to Malice for the mp3!



Saying I Love You by / I love Suzumi so much for giving me the download for this. I'd never talked to her or anything, she could have been wary and told me no. But she was flattered and said yes, thus making me very happy! I read something on a dubber's profile not too long ago that said something about how you shouldn't tell people they're good if they aren't. That it isn't nice to encourage them and build up their hopes.

I think that's true to a certain degree. If you're wanting to become a serious performer or recording artist, then yes, you've got to be good. But even though the world of dubbing can be dramatic because some people make it so, I think the majority of people are in it for the fun of it. And so when I listen to dubs, it's for my pure enjoyment and I understand that the humans singing aren't going to be perfect all the time. Small errors are no big deal.

This isn't the most incredible cover ever and I'd never heard Suzumi prior to this. But I fell in love with this after a few listens and I play the mp3 constantly. There are some iffy parts and even one spot that is pretty pitchy. But I "pfftpwsh" it and just enjoy the cover as a whole. I shall keep encouraging dubbers to sing if it's what makes them happy, and derive as much pleasure as I can from the experience of listening, interacting and blogging.

Tachiagare!

Sugaya Risako : Kiri [ singingondemand ]
Natsuyaki Miyabi : Sayuri / Kappa [ xmikipinkux ]
Tsugunaga Momoko : Aoi [ chocolateblakberri ]
Kumai Yurina : Kanna [ tokidokihaato ] *cover
Tokunaga Chinami : Asagao [ yumeangel29 ]
Shimizu Saki : Suiren [ nephiminechan ] *cover
Sudou Maasa : Botan [ missgumbiecat ]

Maji Bomber by Yamabuki (HanaProIndies) / OMG I LOVE THIS SONG. I am a huge fan of Berryz and loved this song from the moment I heard the preview for it. So of course I am excited to hear dubs of it coming out, most certainly the one by this group! So let's get right into it!! I adore all of the "Natsu jan"s & "wow wow"s and "wow yeah"s a ton! They are part of what makes this song so fun and this group of gals sound totally awesome & rockin' singing'em out!

Kappa kicks things of fabulously with great energy! Uwah! 0:25 is Kanna, wowza; I adore her voice and delivery, I like her "egakou" and "URU" a lot. Kiri at 0:31ish -omgilyraebee- she worked hard on this, singing and mixing wise, and asked me a few times if I'd listened to it or if I liked it, and now I can fully express my thoughts!! The full turn out of this dub is top-notch, outstanding and vibrant. I love Aoi's 0:35 solo!! Her growlish "Atsuku" is fierce & epic, and her fun vibratio on the ending "re" is so cool/cute/funky.

The beginning two lines of both verses, including the echoes, are catchy, fun and terrific! Like the "Asobi mo hyaku" & "Manabi mo hyaku" starting at 0:45. I am guessing they are sung by Ki/Kap, with the rest of the girls on the echoes, since that's what the PV makes it seem like. But I have no CClyrics, thus I'm not positive about anything. So I'll just say the group parts rock!! I'm digging the blending and how everyone sounds together, but that's no surprise when it's a cast like this. Raburabu.

0:50ish is Suiren, her solo isn't very long but it's super! I like how she sounds on "seiippai" a lot. I love her singing to pieces. Lol, just listening to this song makes me want to sing it. So good. Anyways!! 0:53 is Asagao, and she only sings for maybe a second, but it's a second packed with sweetness that punches your cute-button making you go D'AW. She's endearing. Another part in this song that I adore is all of the...okay, is it 'BONBAA' or 'BOMBAA' cause I've seen it in lyrics both ways. Whichever it is, I love'em in this!

Botan at 0:56ish! Gaaah, feels like it's been a while since I heard her, idk if it really has been. She makes such a great Maasa, I love her mature unique lovely lowerish voice oodles; makes my ears very happy. The little "soro soro" is awesome and the following group line is pure win! Well, all of them are really. "Jinsei choisu no renzoku" leads into the first chorus wonderfully!! 1:06 is Kanna, frick does she pwns her line again. Such energy!! And I love her little bit of attitude on "yatsu"

1:11 is Kappa! I like her "Iroiro" and "datsu" a lot. I'll admit that I like her more on other songs, but she's still as marvelous as ever. I've always admired her strength, the confindence that she sings with, her power and energy. LOL sorry, random thought. That cheer that goes, 'We've got spirit, yes we do. We've got spirit how 'bout you?' just jumped into my mind as I was thinking; Kappa's got heart. She does though! Anyways, I'm going from rambling to fangirling, so I'd better move on.

1:16- Aoi sure does pluck at my heartstrings and puts a smile on my face. She's got such an amazing, addicting, adorable, unique, fun and awesome vocals. Kiri at 1:21, I love her whole solo, but her ending "Tachiagare" is spectacular. More duets and echoes at 1:30, this time I believe it's Ao/Kan, with the rest of the cast on the echoes. In the previous verse Saki & Chi had the solos following the beginning duets, the only difference between verses is the order in which they sing. I'm glad that you get to hear the girls on at least two different melodies.

Suiren had the first solo and this time around Asagao has it (1:36), I like her "homerare" a lot, she sounds pretty. Suiren's following solo is spot on and peppy, her "deru" is my fave part of it. If most of y'all hadn't already guessed it, one of the reasons I dig this song so much is because Yurina actually has the same amount of solos as Risako! *shock* I get happy flutters everytime her face shows up on screen, so it can't be helped that I sort of love up on whoever is Yurina. But even when I'm only listening without visual, Kanna's singing (1:41) rocks my world!

Uwah, I love the "Aozora no kanata HOPPU STEPPU JANPU" group line at 1:46 ~ Yamabuki faitingu!! The chorus at 1:51 is the same as the beginning one, except that it's just mixed up as to which solo the four girls have. Kanna's "Miageru sora aoi umi" is deliciously killer. Kappa's "URU" is fierce! I adore Aoi's "Maji BONBAA" and Kiri's "Atsuku nare" is clear, kickbutt and beautiful in a rockin' sort of way. It sucks hardcore that Maasa (therefore Botan) only gets one solo, with my recent adoration of her it kind of makes me sad. ILY BOTAN! And keep in mind that the lovely Suiren & Asagao both contribute to all the group parts!!

I really like Aoi's "PEACE" at 2:46ish, followed by Kiri's "tachiagare" ~ BUT OMG the last chorus is probably the best!! Cause it's everyone all together!! Or er well, groups of them together. I think it's Su/As/Kap/Kan, and then Ao/Bo/Ki. I am loving it!!! The blending is so so so awesome! The last "Atsuku nare" just make me melt. WIN WIN WIN! I love this. YAY YAMABUKI!

HANA TIME

There is too much I can say about Hana, so I'm going to just jump right into things. For this entry I am going to do a little of everything from their recent releases. I'll probably end up doing this entry now and another one later on, cause I have a lot to catch up on with them. Now, to start things off;

~ Egao 9 ~

Takahashi Ai : Sayuri / Kappa [ xmikipinkux ]
Niigaki Risa : Ajisai [ homeschooledchick16 ]
Kamei Eri : Kanna [ tokidokihaato ]
Tanaka Reina : Suiren [ nephiminechan ]
Michishige Sayumi : Kinsenka [ shockingbuggy ]
Kusumi Koharu : Aoi [ chocolateblakberri ]
Mitsui Aika : Nadeshiko [ giselledesu ]
JunJun : Asagao [ yumeangel29 ]
LinLin : Kiri [ singingondemand ]

Aki Urara / *NEEDS EDITING* / I don't think anyone can make beautiful music with their vocal chords like the Hana girls can. The beginning round of solos are fabulous (Kap, Su, Aji, Kan); goodnessme, I adore this group. On the Jun&Lin solos starting about 0:42 you can really hear the harmonies, & Asagao and Kiri sound flippin' epic with them! I am digging the melody of their parts a ton, and both of'em delivered wonderfully.

The Aoi/Na duets at 0:58 & 1:06 are sensational! I like their "samui wa" a lot. Kinsenka has a solo inbetween them (1:01), her whole solo is pretty smexy, like her "Baby" ~ I really like the melodies in the chorus, oodles and oodles. They're beautiful in a unique and upbeat way...gah, I don't know how to describe them. I adore 1:16 and 1:24, the girls sound awesome together. Kappa (1:20) and Ajisai (1:28) both have solos, which are fantastic! I especially love Aji's "I LOVE YOU Aki urara"

1:56 is more kickbutt A/N, Kin, A/N, and then 2:15 Suiren! Gosh, she's such a great Reina! I know I've ooooed and ahhhhed over how much many of the girls suit their parts before, it's just so cool. Suiren pwns her part and sounds magnificent. Following another epic group line is Kanna (2:27), who totally rocks her solo. More brilliant blending, another awesome solo by Ajisai (2:35), and Kappa finishes the dub off; she's super lovely, though I particularly like her "I LOVE YOU Aki urara" Another delightful release from Egao9!

~ HPD48 ~

Akimoto Sayaka : Akizakura [ babychi ]
Sato Natsuki : Sayuri / Kappa [ xmikipinkux ]
Miyazawa Sae : Tsubaki [ pixienyan ]
Noro Kayo : Hinageshi [ meghitomi ]

Kimi wa Pegasus / I love this ;W; I don't even know what to say. I downloaded this back when I covered Ame no Pianist and fell in love with it instantly. This is so beautiful. Incredible. Exquisite. The beginning chorus is wonderful! Aki starts off (0:26ish), sounding very very pretty. Kappa has the following solo; I like her "kodoku wo" a lot. 0:42 is Tsubaki, frick I love her vocals. She has such a clear, lovely sound and I'm loving her light vibrato. (She also did the harmonies in this song) After her is Hina, who's very sweet.

OMG OMG RABU x 1825620479 kjenfjkj ejfnkn EXPLOSIVE AMAZINGNESS *snifflysnuff of amazement and happiness* The pre-chorus in this dub is so so so so so intensely, dazzlingly, breathtakingly beautiful. The blending defines EPIC. How the hell does Hana accomplish such awesomeness? The first two lines are by Aki and Kappa & the last two by Tsubaki and Hina; the blending and harmonizing is divine.

More chorus at 1:15, and it's just as fantastic as the first time you hear it. The gals are so in sync! Completely together, entirely magnificent and totally spot on. The next set of solos - Hina, Tsubaki, Kappa, Aki- are all splendid! At 2:24 is more crazy insane blendingness, except the two duos switch order in which they sing. The rest of the dub is all lovable chorus. Gosh, this is really really good. Definitely a dub to listen to.

~Hana☆Pro Natsu Matsuri 2010~

Ishikawa Rika : Mizuki [ telenagikinetic ]
Miyoshi Erika : Nadeshiko [ giselledesu ]
Okada Yui : Aoi [ chocolateblakberri ]

Momusu: Kappa, Ajisai, Kanna, Suiren,
Kinsenka, Kiku, Aoi, Akizakura, Chuurippu

Berryz: Himawari, Kiri, Menami,
Botan, Rina, Nadeshiko, Asagao

C-ute: Tsubaki, Ibara, Hinageshi,
Chuurippu, Akizakura, Asagao, Rina

Melon Kinenbi: Satsuki, Momo, Chika, Kinsenka

Refer to the video's drop-down section
for the entire full cast (it's big, lol)

Koisuru Angel Heart / Ohgoodness, this dub makes me emotional, which then makes me feel like a dork for getting emotional LOL It's just so good. It's beyond my vocabulary to put into words how much I love this and how awesome it really is. Mizuki OWNED her part. Like the yelling in the beginning. The first two lines are sung by the Momusu cast (holycrap, they sound amazing together), followed by Kappa at 0:24. I love how this is scripted!! 0:29 is the Berryz cast (more epic blending), followed by Himawari.

0:39ish is the pre-chorus, all by the v-u-den cast, which makes sense with this being their song. Nade and Aoi sing the "I LOVE YOU"s together (which are fabulous) inbetween Mizuki's solos (I adore her energy, she sounds snazztastic). The majority of the "Koisuru ENJERU HAATO" lines in this are by the full cast, and they're one of my favorite parts (like the one at 0:50). The chorus is mainly Mizuki (with the exception of Nade's terrific 1:16 solo) and she rocks it! Her "wo" (1:09ish) is a bit off, but the "Tatta ima" right after it is smashing!! She's got an adorably gorgeous voice.

1:34 is the Melon Kinenbi cast, (they're the smallest group, and a mega marvelous one) followed by Satsuki. 1:45 is the C-ute cast (excellent; the blending in this dub is like chocolate for your ears), followed by Ibara. 1:56 to 2:41 is a repeat of the pre-chorus and chorus, just as sensational the second time as the first. The main difference is that the last solo is by Aoi time (she's so peppy & darling). After the instrumental break it's Nade/Aoi on the first line of the last chorus, and then the rest is the same as before.

I only touched based on the (non v-u-den) solos, cause with so many people I'm trying not to trip over names and have this all make sense, lol. Ka, Hi, Sa, Iba all did a magnificent job!! I love each of their vocals, they all have good energy too! And as for the v-u-den cast, these ladies are spectacular! Overall, every part of this dub is mind blowing and extremely enjoyable. I

Egao 9

Takahashi Ai : Kappa [ xmikipinkux ]
Niigaki Risa : Ajisai [ homeschooledchick17 ]
Kamei Eri : Mandy [ tokidokihaato ]
Tanaka Reina : Palla [ nephiminechan ]
Michishige Sayumi : Buggy [ shockingbuggy ]
Kusumi Koharu : Aoi [ chocolateblakberri ]
Mitsui Aika : Giselle [ giselledesu ]
JunJun : Yume [ yumeangel29 ]
LinLin : Rae [ singingondemand ]

Aruiteru / I know a lot of people don't like Sayumi, and I used to be one of them. She isn't the best singer, she's actually quite pitchy usually. As well as kiddy sounding -worse than young Momo- and she sings short seperatedish syllables. But, in a way...I've been converted LOL Just cause she's so cuuuute. I want to buy her pictures, not download MP3s of her solos.

And so listening to this, even though Buggy is a pinch pitchy, she pwns Sayumi's singing out of the water with her awesome and adorable performance that is like a mega bomb shot from a snazztastic canon of HELLAYEAH to sink Sayu's good ship lollipop. Buggy has fantastic energy and sings with such emotion that you can't help but love hearing her. She gets a kajillion stars for doing her thing (thang? lol) and rocking the boat with her kawaiiness.

Ohmygosh, I LOVE the part when the others jump in. From the cast list I guessed that everyone would be singing at some point, but I didn't expect it when it happened. It was a delightful surprise (1:19) because this group sounds so epic together! The blending is gorgeous, and the fact that it's this song -which is pretty and meaningful (even if repetitive)- turns me to mush.

I really like the way the "Aruiteru" at 1:37 sounds! D'AW togetherness, it's so kekjf kefjnef YAY! The visual for us listeners is Momusu, yes. But we're hearing the amazingness that is Egao 9, which is basically Hana (it just falls under HanaProIndies). Aoi's small solo at 2:18 is spectacular! Roll call; Goddess of kawaii, present! I love her.

Palla is so awesome on Reina's part, if MM wota fanboys knew of her, they'd be all over that smashtasticness, a'chanting her name. It'd be cool if one time, Hana got people to volunteer to be the crowd (wotas galore) so that we can all chant their names all sing-song like in the right places; "la la blah la *KI RI*" or something. Instead of having to hear "SAYUMI" when we're thinking "BUGGY" ~ Anyways!

2:25 is Kappa sounding as fine as ever. I mean that in the way that a guy is like; she is fine! You know, the enlongated accenty first syllable. But in a totally nice 'her voice makes me squee' way, as opposed to 'I dig her and her fine body' ~ I dig Kappa and her fine vocals! Following her we get another solo from Buggy (and it's fabulous) before more sensational group singing. GAH I love it all. Keep singing together forever and ever, gals.

PWN PWN PWN

Umeda Erika : Sayuri [ xmikipinkux ]
Arihara Kanna : Aoi [ chocolateblakberri ]

Tsuugaku Vector ☂ by Gangsta Boo (HanaProIndies) /Gah! I know a lot of people think I'm too nice, but I really mean what I say. So yeah; I get a little carried away fangirling sometimes, but it's cause I can't help myself! Kappa's singing RINGS MY BELL AND PUSHES MY RABU BUTTON. HARDCORE. Just in case any of y'all didn't know that. Ohmygravy (lol, Amazing Race, Cowboys), her first solo makes me brain all fkqnf fkjenk fkenfjk in a very very good way.

In this dub there are some harmonies that aren't by these two, and wow! Kappa and Aoi both sound great with them! It doesn't matter that they didn't do them; it goes to show how good they are at singing things spot on & sounding good with each other and others too! Even random H!P harmonies, lol. Epic win.

I am going to have to download this one. It's too good not to (which reminds me, I couldn't get freaking Seishun out of my head the other day *shot* You have not won Seishun, I still dislike you. It's just that Junran pwned your arse, so much that I can't resist). Anyways!! Aoi's first solo is right after Kappa's at 0:27, and Va-va-voom! The lyrics to this song may be pretty innocent/normal, but I think the melody of the verses is very....not sexy, but something close. Sultry-ish? (I'm probably the only one who thinks this, lol) It's gorgeous, and it + Aoi's crazy cute voice is like, indescribly fantastic.

0:35 is Kappa on the pre-chorus, which has a nice melody too; her "Fudan wa jitensha tsuugaku ka na" is fabulous, but really, her whole solo is great! I really like her on the quick syllables of 'Fudan wa' ~ following is Aoi (0:48), and flippin' A, do I love love her "MAAKU ame." She sounds spectacular! Only four syllables, but a whole lot of OHYES. Her "ruterutezuubo" is mega awesome as well!

Chorus at 1:01! Ah, now this I think suits the lyrics a lot, it's a very fun and pretty melody; one that these two lovely ladies sound totally wonderful on! They make a great duo, the blending is super ear pleasing. Ohmy. When I listen to music, like certain violin pieces or orchestra music, or even just songs / vocals that I instantly really like - I often get shivers or I get emotional.

LOL, that sounds so lame. Not like, I'm going to cry, emotional. Just like, omg omg omg omg juwndjk knekfn ;w; this is so good happy sappy feelings ness....if you know what I mean. And I sometimes get that with dubs that I really like. For example; Egao 9's Ame no Fuwhatever dub. I LOVE that song to beautiful little bits, especially the chinese version. So that, on top of the fact that I completely adore the Hana girls, makes that a very special dub to me. Thus you can assume that I get all....what I said before, lol.

Anyways! Where I'm going with this whole ramble is; that's how this dub is making me feel. It's just that good. So I am most definitely downloading it and adding it to my favorite dubs. *cough* Back to where I left off ~ all of the solos in the chorus, occurring inbetween the duet parts, are brilliant. jjkfen! Like Aoi's "chau no" at 1:26, amazing!! And Kappa's "peki da shi" around 1:29-ish; totally love it.

D'AW, their little 'whoo' sound before the next verse is so cute! And speaking of, 1:50 is where the next verse starts up, followed by the pre-chorus at 2:04. The girls have one solo on each of the parts, and all of them are excellent! I especially like Kappa's "kawatteru, ruterutezuubo" at 2:20. Then we have more wonderfully sung chorus; the last two part of the song! I adore it all, especially Aoi's "you ni" at 2:58ish and 3:58ish - they're crazy lovely magnificent!!

All of the "Tsuugaku BEKUTORU"s in this are awesome, including the one they end with! This duo pretty much rocks this song, there isn't one line that I don't love - only those that I like a little more than others; this whole dub is just pwn pwn pwn. Tremendous job Kappa and Aoi!

MUUUU

The latest from Egao 9, hosted by xmikipinkux
Also found on HanaProIndies~



Kamei Eri : Mandy (Kanna) [ tokidokihaato ]
Mitsui Aika : Giselle (Nadeshiko) [ giselledesu ]

Haru Beautiful Everyday / Even in a duet, Aika gets shorted lines in favor of Eri. I don't think H!P knows how to make a song with fair lines, tsktsk. But anyways!! As Kappa said on the Hana blog, "We’re currently on the section of the concert filled with small group songs, so individual members are getting more of a chance to shine." - And shine they do! This is a wonderful duet!!

One thing that I really like about Hana concert dubs, that I don't see a lot of other groups do, are the speaking parts! I think it's so cool that they do them! It's cool to hear the girls talking, and like, 10 times out of 10 (lol) they sound incredibly adorable / awesome. Mandy did really good on Eri's small part in the beginning, she sounds super sweet throughout the dub! She sings with great emotion, which is always a plus; it makes the dub more interesting to listen to. She sounds epic on the chorus, the first time, when she has a lot of the lines. Epic!

Giselle has such pretty low notes, her emotion is more subtle but still there. She hits a lot of lovely notes and sings so smoothly, her lines flow. I really like her singing. It's a shame Aika doesn't get a longer solo. The chorus is total love! I adore the "It's so beautiful everyday" lines. These two make a fabulous duo! The blending is so lovely! And I really like how both of them sound on the chorus; it has a nice melody that they do well on. Homg, I love the ending speaking part. FOW.



Takahashi Ai : Kappa (Sayuri) [ xmikipinkux ]
Tanaka Reina : Palla (Suiren) [ nephiminechan ]

Kioku no Meiro / Omg, this song again. LOL, sorry. It's just that I have seen so many dubs of it over the last few weeks. Don't get me wrong - this is totally a cool song, a fantastic duo and a marvelous duet! Kappa starts this off well; she has strong vocals, and most definitely does not suck (MUUUU). I love that when she sings, she sings!! Like, she doesn't hold back, at least that's what I get when I listen to her. I always really feel the energy and emotion from her.

Holycrap, Palla sounds SO much like Reina. Pwsh, let's just get rid of Reina and replace her with Palla, no? Her first solo is epic!! I've always liked the line "dakishimeta yoru" in this song, and she sings it fabulously! She's got an amazing voice and delivers well with it, like, mind blowingly so. Palla's always a delight to listen to. I love the "Ah"s that these two sing at 1:35, they're so good. And a perfect lead into the chorus! Which is spectacular!!

2:35 is super awesome, Palla shines there! And Kappa's following solo is just as rockin' - and then we get both of them together again! This dub is just chock full with pwnageness. I really like how these gals sound together, they nailed their solos, and did a killer job on this song. Props, y'all, props.

Egao 9

Takahashi Ai : Kappa [ xmikipinkux ]
Niigaki Risa : Ajisai [ homeschooledchick16 ]
Kamei Eri : Mandy [ tokidokihaato ]
Tanaka Reina : Palla [ nephiminechan ]
Michishige Sayumi : Buggy [ shockingbuggy ]
Kusumi Koharu : Aoi [ chocolateblakberri ]
Mitsui Aika : Giselle [ giselledesu ]
JunJun : Yume [ yumeangel29 ]
LinLin : Rae [ singingondemand ]
A Wild Chinese Tsunka♀ : Nagi [ telenagikinetic ]

Ame no Furanai Hoshi de wa Aisenai Darou? by Egao 9 (hosted by xmikipinkux) / I EFFIN' LOVE THIS SONG, and Chinese ver pwns Japanese ver so badly, for me at least. lol, I'm so lame. I was getting all emotional listening to this (;w;) I think this is a beautiful song, the melody really touches me, and to hear these amazing wonderful lovely ladies sing it made my day.

O M FREAKING G. Rae sounds fantastic, Yume is amazing, the group parts are gorgeous; fqbawfjkfbejkf fkjenwjkfnekfj efkjnejwks !! I can't even put into words how much I love this. When everyone sings together it's beyond beautiful.

Rae and Yume sound brilliant on the Chinese. All of the lyrics in this sound splendid, I love love love the sound of Mandarin words put to music. It's not as easy to sing as Japanese, but I think it sounds magnificent; especially on slower or semi-slower songs when you can really hear the words.

And even if what Kappa says about the harmony being pitchy is a tiny bit true, the pure EPICNESS of this blows minor things like that off into the black hole of it-doesn't-matter. I love Egao 9 to pieces for doing this song. I know it's just cause it's part of the Nine Smile concert, but I'm really happy that they sang it.

Takahashi Ai : Kappa [ xmikipinkux ]
Niigaki Risa : Ajisai [ homeschooledchick16 ]
Kamei Eri : Mandy [ tokidokihaato ]
Tanaka Reina : Palla [ nephiminechan ]
Michishige Sayumi : Buggy [ shockingbuggy ]
Kusumi Koharu : Aoi [ chocolateblakberri ]
Mitsui Aika : Giselle [ giselledesu ]
JunJun : Yume [ yumeangel29 ]
LinLin : Rae [ singingondemand ]

Genki+ by Egao 9 (hosted by xmikipinkux) / Kappa shared this with me over MSN the other night and I listened to it, but I'll admit I was a little busy at the moment, so I didn't give it the focus it deserves. This is superb!! (ILU KAPPA *clings to CClyrics*) What I love about the beginning of this song is that the first two lines are a trio (Kappa, Giselle, Yume), and on the next two Palla joins the them on the melody and Aoi comes in on the harmony.

The two lines after that are the same girls on their same parts, plus Buggy on the melody and Ajisai joins Aoi on the harmony. See a pattern? It's like a pyramid from the top; it starts out with a few singers and each time more get added! Mandy and Rae come in on the last lines, which is the whole cast all together; six on melody and three on harmony. I love it!!

To simplify things (those underlined have the harmony)

[Ka/Gis/Yu] Yasashii koe ga kikoeru
[Ka/Gis/Yu] Yasashii sono koe ga

[Ka/Pa/Yu/Gis/Aoi] Yasashii koe ga kikoeru
[Ka/Pa/Yu/Gis/Aoi] Yasashii sono koe ga

[Ka/Bu/Pa/Yu/Gis/Aoi/Aji] Yasashii koe ga kikoeru
[Ka/Bu/Pa/Yu/Gis/Aoi/Aji] Yasashii sono koe ga

[Ka/Bu/Ma/Pa/Yu/Gis/Rae/Aoi/Aji] Yasashii koe ga kikoeru
[Ka/Bu/Ma/Pa/Yu/Gis/Rae/Aoi/Aji] Yasashii sono koe ga

I think the most noticable addition is from the 0:23 lines to the 0:30 lines, mainly because it's simply more people singing (from three to five), and it goes from all melody to melody+harmony. Every line sounds epic, these girls are so awesome!! They're in the beginning and the end as well. Geesh, I talked so much about one part of the song, lol.

0:58 to 1:30 is busting with oodles of awesome two- and three-group parts!! Kappa, Giselle, Yume sound so good together! Rae (1:11), Mandy (1:18), and Aoi (1:19) each solo as well. The "Nee genki"s in this dub are fabulous!

The "Mainichi anata ni moraeru yuuki" line at 1:30 is freaking lovely, the "yuuki" is AMAZING, the high notes there blew my mind; so clear and beautiful. I also like the "anata" - I could hear Kappa's energy really well. 1:37, Palla and Aoi really shine in their duet; this is a great melody for their strong pretty voices.

Buggy and Ajisai at 1:44, the end of their line was a little off, but! The first five or six times I listened to this while doing misc things online, I didn't even notice the off "na shunkan." It's not glaringly bad, and really, it's like two seconds. 2 out of the approximately 125 total seconds of singing. These two pwn. & Rae and Mandy has the last line; fkjefjknwefew, they sound great together!

I love the blending and energy in this dub. The rest of the song is just as EPIC as the first half is, but it's super late at night and I've already spent forever on this entry, lame me. I really really adore Egao 9's latest dubs~

Aya's a blondie (RANCHII O.L)

Shimizu Saki - Aji [homeschooledchick16]
Tsugunaga Momoko - Aoi [ chocolateblakberri ]
Tokunaga Chinami - Buggy [ shockingbuggy ]
Sudou Maasa - Martha [ missgumbiecat ]
Natsuyaki Miyabi - Kappa [ xmikipinkux ]
Kumai Yurina - Kary [ karyhoshi ]
Sugaya Risako - Rae [SingingOnDemand]

Gag 100kaibun Aishite Kudasai by RANCHII O.L. (hosted by Rae, mixed by Kappa) / HOMG. This is priceless. SO good. Cute, upbeat and definitely fun to listen to. Sorry Raebee, that it took me freaking forever to get around to this. I'm really glad I finally clicked on it, cause it's totally worth it; as I expected it would be. Anything by the Hana girls is fabulous!! (RANCHII Office Ladies is made up of HanaProject members)

Miyabi's face at 0:46 = Aya's face at really cute parts. Maasa's face at 1:44 = Aya the rest of the song. LOL. So many cute/awesome little sounds and parts, like the "SO DO SO DO" and "SO RA SHI DO." The "da wa da wa" and all of the "suki"s. Kappa's "woo" at 1:31 was adorable!! Butbut, I really loved everyone in this!!

I already covered this fully though (IKP's dub), so I'm going to stop rambling. All of these lovely (RANCHII) ladies did a fantastic job!! I'd press that 'Like' button once for every girl in this and a few more bajillion times for good measure; alas, I can only do it once. This dub is also uploaded on the HanaProIndies channel!

HOMG. ilu Kappa. Really I do. She IMed me about something and it perked my mood up a little bit right away. Dubbing, YT & blogging make me happy. I'm sick of being in this 'blah' funk. BE HAPPY AYA. And so, I shall blog!


"After throwing this idea around with a few of the leaders, I've decided to make a channel totally devoted to playing home to the independent projects that we do on this board." So says HanaP leader, Kappa!

She announced this on HanaPro's forum yesterday, and I am super hyped about it! I think it's a wonderful idea! Here is the YT channel for it. I've already listened to everything that's up, but I subscribed and I shall definitely keep an eye out for more from them!




And on a different note, IroKokoro Project just released a re-mixed version of C/C (Cinderella Complex) by their group Ransuu. So have a listen if you like~