Niji Kirei

The lovely Miss Hannah contacted me early this month and asked me to check out the duo group she's in with her sister, Zarah. I actually didn't see the message until like, five or something days after she sent it to me. I've downloaded a handful of the tracks by Niji Kirei of KyokuProject and now I'm going to share them with y'all!

I've been fangirling madly over Zarah since the moment I first heard her. I wasn't blogging then so it was mostly silent fangirling, lol. I know she's been in some of the group dubs I've covered since I started Blabodu, but to hear her in a small group means I really get to hear her!! And on top of that I get to hear Hannah AND Hannah & Zaachan together!

I've heard their duets on Zarah's channel before, but I can never hear too much of these lovely ladies. As far as I know, Hannah doesn't take part in as many other groups as Zarah does, so my chances to hear her are less. Discovering this subunit makes me extremely happy, and I hope to hear more more more from them!



Takahashi Ai: Zarah (ChunkyyBanana)
Tanaka Reina: Hannah (HannahChan97)

Everyday Everywhere / This is the dub that was sent to me, so I shall start with it first! kgfnekwjgn kjfnewkjf. The song isn't an instant favorite, but these two sound AMAZING!! Zarah's opening solo is sensational!! Her voice is gorgeous and she's a strong singer. Hannah comes in at 0:40, she suits Reina so well, except she's way cuter!! Zaachan's "love" at 1:17 is beautiful and brilliant! I also like Hannah's "love" (1:04) but her vocalizing at 1:26 (following her "da wa") is short but so lovely!

The girls' duet line at 1:30 is fantastic ("samishii yoru mo aru yo ne")! They blend so so so SO well with each other! That also applies to their "Every/Some day Every/Some where"s throughout the dub, like in the first chorus at 1:42. These two are naturals. They sing out passionately with lots of personality and captivate those who are listening. Zarah's "watashi no seishun" at 1:49 is dazzling, very smooth and divine. And I really like Hannah's "anata to nara" solo at 1:58.

Zarah's following vocalizing bit really shows off how well she can sing, I also like her "everyday everywhere" at 2:29. Some of of the higher vocal parts in this are a little much for me, but the girls still pulled them off well. 2:58 is another wonderful sounding duet line, and then the rest is all chorus. I love Hannah's sweet+superb "watashi no seishun" at 3:47. And Zaachan's very last note in the dub (4:16ish) is beautiful.



Fujimoto Miki: Zarah
Matsuura Aya: Hannah

Aijou Oasis / THIS ROCKS!! Of the dubs I've listened to from this group, this is definitely my favorite! I love it's upbeat cool+smexy vibes. Jumping right into things, I love Zarah's "Chanto Kocchi mite yo" ~ The duet line at 0:45 is spectacular! The girls are great at singing harmony and melody parts, which shows they are flexible and skilled- they're a double package feature with the promise of blowing your mind.

Hannah has the first solo of the chorus (0:54) and it's smashing ("MAJI ni wa honki de...")!! Zaachan's following solo is also mega kickbutt! I really really love this duo on the chorus melody; it's addicting to listen to. I wish the verses weren't the same exact line division- I'd like to hear the girls switch parts in the second verse, but alas; it's how H!P divvied'em up. I'm glad that you get to hear both girls sing both parts in the chorus though!!

1:46 is another magnificent duet, and then the remainder of the dub is all chorus. At 1:55 Hannah has the lead of the melody, and on the last two rounds Zarah does. I utterly adore all of Hannah's solos, she delivers epically! Zarah rocks her last four lines, singing with oodles energy and sounding tremendous! I love that their solos overlap at 2:43, Hannah's low "OASHISU" is so lovely. Overall, this is outstanding!



Takahashi Ai: Zarah
Tanaka Reina: Hannah

Shining Itoshiki Anata / So pretty!! This song has grown on me lately, mainly because of this dub. I had it stuck in my head for a while after I heard it the first time. It's a very good song choice for both girls (I'm starting to think they can sing just about anything and totally pwn) and they sing it so well! A simple song, but one with lovely melodies that Hannah and Zarah sound charming, splendid, and allout delightful on!! So worth a listen!

--I'm not going to ramble on anymore, since I could never type out enough adjectives to fully define how extraordinary both of these gifted gals are. I searched for more by their group and found three more of dubs!! Melodies, Iroppoi Jirettai, and Jounetsu no Kiss wo Hitotsu. I've downloaded them within the last hour, but haven't really gotten the chance to listen to them. Still, I strongly suggest y'all give them a listen!! And as for KyokuProject, I shall get around to listening to stuff by their other groups when I can!

HEY HEY

Kuri [KuriDesu17]
Alie [AlieOngaku]
Rina [Finalheaven93]
Hanna [HannaPulla]
Ai [lovelybeige]
Naoly [oONaolyOo]
Zlil [zlilzlilzlil]
Asuka [ScarlettAlchemist17]
Zarah [ChunkyyBanana]
Mikitty [Mikitty330]

Ambitious! Yashinteki de Ii Jan by Morning Akari (KyokuProject) / The opening group part is sensational! I remember this project!! They used the cool colored names to show who's singing when (so helpful) in their 3, 2, 1 Breakin' Out dub as well, and have a wonderful sound as a group. Plus lots of energy! Yay, I haven't even listened to more than half of this and I'm already liking it. lol, I wasn't super excited because of the song choice, but it grows on yeah, eh?

I actually like the melody of the verses quite a bit. 0:33 is Mi/Ri/Za, golly they're a fabulous trio! I love how they sound together, blendingraburabu. Following them is Ha/Ku/Ai, it's hard to see Ai's name, I almost missed it. Hanna & Kuri are a perfect mix, because they have similar sounds; funky but cute. Ai is lovely and blends right in. One thing that did confuse me when I first saw Kuri's name and went to make it purple; she isn't in the original cast list. Instead it's Suki (ArabianLover27). I had to go to the project's YT channel to figure it out. So, confusing information.

Na/Al kjjgnejk rkjgnkj amazing! Naoly & Alie sound SO good together (0:39)! So strong, lovely, mature, uwah! Their "mainichi wo" is epic. Definitely my favorite duo in the dub. Following them is As/Zl, who are a bit of an odd pair with their different sounds, but not a bad one. I'd like more umph! from them both & I like their "meru" ~ Starting at 0:45 the three groups just mentioned cycle through again, in the same order. And I love all of their lines!!

Ha/Ku/Ai really are darling, I enjoy listening to them & As/Zl have better energy on their 0:54 solo. Mi/Ri/Za set of sparklers in my brain with their awesomeness, and Na/Al are pure win in my book. But moving on! Kuri at 0:56ish, I like her "mete ne" ~ she's followed by Alie at 0:59ish, goodness I love her voice and her energy is addictive. 1:02ish is Ri/Zl, they're both a little pitchy on "mete ne" ~ whoo three notes, who doesn't sing something off once in a while, eh?

After them is Ha/As, Hanna comes close to overpowering Asuka, but it's cause she's a strong singer whereas Asuka is more passive. Regardless, I like their "ima wa" ~ 1:06ish is Mi/Na/Za/Ai, their "daijoubu dakara" is loud compared to the rest, but it's terrific! 1:10 chorus time!! And it's all loud too, not horribly, but definitely more so than what's been heard so far. I love this group as a group (lol). The first line, "HEY HEY happy na mainichi" is spectacular!!

1:16 is Rina, I love her "minna datte" ! Not a very long solo, but one I enjoy immensely. Following is Hanna and her line's even shorter but delivered wonderfully! 1:19 is Ai, I'm happy to have a chance to actually hear her! Her whole solo ("hitori ja naize") is excellent, though her 'ze' is kind of loud, it's kickbutt. "JUMP JUMP take off shiyouze" at 1:22 is more full-cast fabulousness. Both times, following the group line is one by about half the cast. The first one is marvelous (1:13), and I totally adore the second at 1:25ish by Ha/Ri/Ku/As/Ai!!

Naoly at 1:28, her solo isn't long enough for me. But what we do get to hear from her is awesome! Zlil follows and so far it's probably my favorite from him, his "mirai" sounds superb! "Boys & Girls! Be Ambitious" OhYeah! I like the group parts that open the chorus more, but I can't help but like the lyrics cause it says 'boys and girls' (lol, I love the "RONRII BOYS & GIRLS" part in Koko ni Iruzee). Besides it's a good message; be ambitious! And regardless of all that, this group sounds outstanding singing "Boys & Girls! Be Ambitious"

Ohmygosh, who has what part changes in the second verse! I love getting to hear Na/Al (1:48) on a different melody, they sound tremendous!! Mi/Ri/Za as well (1:54), I adore them on the lower notes. And 1:57 is Ha/Ku/Ai, totally cute+attitude. Asuka at 1:59, she's still on the passive side some but I can tell she's trying and I give her props. 2:01ish is Ai & I'm digging her "nan dakara" ~ Mi/Na/Za/Al (2:09) is mega splendid, and a great lead into the next chorus (2:13ish)

With the number of duets/trios vs the amount of solos, you don't get to hear the individual cast members solo more than about twice. I like hearing them in smaller groups, but at the same time it'd be cool to hear more solos or at least longer solos. 2:19 is Zarah, her "ashita datte" isn't much for length but she delivers terrifically. 2:22ish is Mikitty! She's super sweet and sounds swell. Zlil at 2:31, I like his "-ke no" a lot. Such nice low notes. He's followed by Asuka, her "gishiki" has good volume and is kawaii+sweet.

3:09 is everyone together! And it's not just one line, it's several, one chunk of the chorus sung by all! I'm totally lovin' in. The "iru" at 3:14 is so strong and spot on! And their "miagereba mirai" is sensational! All of the girls blend amazingly, Zlil I can hear because he's in a much lower key; it's not like he sticks out or sounds bad, he's just noticably there. The rest of the dub is all chorus. Zarah at 3:28, I adore her light vibrato on "datte" ~ Naoly follows & the way she sings "ji" made me laugh, in a good way. She's fun.

Hanna's "kara" is crazy adorable (3:32 solo). She nails the note on 'ra' and sounds so so so cute. I can't help but scrunch my nose and smile as I internally AW. On the "take off shiyouze" around 3:36, I like how the group sounds with the slight pause; the "shiyouze" is fiercer because of it. 3:40ish is Mikitty, her "-ke no" is pretty! I love Rina's following "gishiki" - she's delightfully endearing & mega cute! And with one last "Boys & Girls! Be Ambitious" the dub is over!

Wow, I don't think I've ever listened to this song all the way through, but I'm glad I did. This is a very fun and spectacular dub that I had a good time listening to. I strongly suggest y'all give it a go yourselves, and keep an eye out for more from Kyoku Project!

CONTACT ESTABLISHED~

Lol, when I think contact, I think aliens. So the title of this entry is super random. The other day Asuka (scarlettalchemist17) contacted me via email to recommend Kyoku Project. She also hoped I would promote their latest releases & the recently opened Kyoku Project 5th Generation auditions. She was extremely polite, and since I don't get too many PMs or emails asking me to check stuff out, I jumped at the chance. I've been a busy little bee, so I haven't gotten around to it until now. But here we go~

"To give you a little information about Kyoku Project, our founder & leader of the project is Naoly (oONaolyOo). We have a total of six groups (Morning Akari, Amaki, Hana Faiya, Tamago!, Niji Kirei, MarionKing and Sololists). Also overall we have a total of 18 members as well."

From what I can tell, Kyoku doesn't manage things by generations of the overall project, but by the gens within their different groups. Much like how Momusu runs things. Their most recent releases are by their soloist Ayuchi and their group Morning Akari, whose third single was released all at once on May 20th. It has an A-side, B-side and a Special Track, totaling three in all.

Asuka sent me the links to all of these, but since I was only going to talk about one of them here, I chose 3, 2, 1 BREAKIN' OUT - mainly because I don't think I've ever covered it. But also because I've seen / heard a lot of Onna ga Medatte Naze Ikenai dubs lately, lol. So for this dub, here is the cast, as listed by generation;

1st generation:
Hanna / HannaPulla
Mikitty / Mikitty330

2nd generation:
Zlil / zlilzlilzlil
Rina / Finalheaven93
Suki / ArabianLover27
Asuka / ScarlettAlchemist17

3rd generation:
Naoly / oONaolyOo

4th generation:
Zarah / ChunkyyBanana



3, 2, 1 BREAKIN' OUT by Morning Akari / I'm not a huge fan of this song. I think it's incredibly cute / fun, but it's not something I'd pick first off of a list songs to listen to or anything. I didn't know what to expect, and to say I was surprised almost makes it sound like I wasn't expecting much, but I totally don't mean it that way! I was just like; WOW, when the singing actually started. And I'm not just talking about Mikitty's epic opening solo.

Everything! There are some iffy notes here and there, and once in a while on a group note there was some minor dischord, but overall I really like this! There are a lot of awesome singers, which in turn there are oodles of fabulous solos and more! Back to Mikitty, she has an amazing voice and sang with loads of energy / emotion; I love it! I really like Rina and Naoly together at 0:30 - You don't hear either one by themself much, but they sound good together; and one of the two sounds SO good on their duet, but I don't know who.

0:45 is Zarah and Zlil - aha! I swore I heard a low voice somewhere and it's Zlil! He isn't super easy to hear, but I really like his "kibou." Zarah is a fantastic singer, and one that I'm familiar with. She rocked her lines! The "tachiagare" by Hanna, Asuka and Naoly right before the 'AH's has great attitude. The 'AH's start out nice the first few, but as more people join not everyone is on key and so it sounds a little off in the end.

My total favorite part of this dub is the chorus! There is some great blending going on there, and plus it's the best part of the song itself. I really like all of the "Count Down 3, 2, 1 Breakin' Out" parts throughout. Asuka's "mou mate nai sa" solo at 1:31 was pretty good, and Hanna sings with awesome attitude at 1:44, Saki follows at 1:57.

Oh! You can hear Zlil much better at 2:04, and I like it! Mikitty and Hanna make a super duo, like at 2:10; fricking marvelous~ jkfbjkwfbew ! More epic chorus! I also like the little "woo" sound after the 'AH's right before the chorus; adorable! Rina, Zarah and Mikitty sound awesome as a group at 4:01. Overall there are a few people who are a little pitchy or hit some iffy notes, but I really enjoyed this~

I didn't blog yesterday cause I had a bad day at work. Today, I had a ridiculously crappy day at work. I'm feeling a little better now though. Friends/dubbing/YT have perked me up some. I get annoyed when I think about my day, so I try to avoid doing so. It screws with my focus. Anyways!

I know I always say; send me videos!! And I love it when people do. But I've realized that I don't always cover the songs sent to me. I don't have to do a full entry on every one of them, but I should give them a little spot on here for being nice enough to give me stuff to listen to~



Himitsuni / Harvest / I couldn't help but smile/giggle from time to time while listening to this. The higher voices are adorable, and the upbeat melody is so catchy.



KyokuProject / Skirt, Hirari / I love this song. And I don't believe I've looked into Kyoku project at all. Perhaps I should. I listen to so many female dubbers, so it's always nice to hear a guy in the mix. This is pretty good. Some nice solos~


I just started to feel like crap again. Thinking too much about my day. Need to tell my brain to stop that. gknrgnkgnjknhjthk.



AsunaSasaki is hosting auditions for Ambitious 21Seiki Project. They just opened up and the deadline is the 22nd of April. Check out the video for details, and if you're interested; audition!


I have been really looking forward to SHUNKAN's first release. SHUKAN covers the girl group SCANDAL, which I adore. They've been in progress for a little bit, and one of their members (hikaraseru) recently put up a preview!



Very short, but it still makes me excited! It's mega lame that not only AKB but now SCANDAL vids as well, are being taken down from YT. So the SHUNKAN girls are working something out that won't have them being striked.