TU!P

I've been meaning to write about TU!P for a bit now, and it's just been pushed aside while I got to other things. But I've had all my info and windows open since last night for this entry! I'm doing it now!!

Goodness me, where to start?! I will always love Star!U's dub of Nobody, because it is fabulous! I haven't listened to everything by them, but of what I have it's probably my favorite! The group has released quite a few other wonderful dubs, all Korean. In August the group opened their own YT channel, StaruTUP. There I read something exciting!

"We are looking for 1-2 new members in October during the Star!U GOTTA KICK IT UP! 3(rd Gen) Auditions hosted by Totally Up! Project. It will run from October 1-31 and results will be announced on November 3." -- Yay! October is turning out to be a promising month! All this Star!U talk is leading up to this;



Jessica: Katie [ sayuriku ]
Yuri: Kappa [ xmikipinkux ]
Yoona: Zoey [ XoZoeymonxx ]
Taeyeon: Katie [ sayuriku ]
Tiffany: Teefah [ xeefah ]
Sooyoung: Sachiko [ TinyTaiphoon ]
Hyoyeon: Zoey [ XoZoeymonxx ]
Sunny: Hachi [ giulialex ]
Seohyun: Eva [ waterpixieva ]

Into the New World by Star!U of Totally Up! Project / Ohgolly I had a huge LOL moment. I have a playlist that turned into a SNSDlist, which has Femme Fatale, XOXO, and now Star!U. There are two dubs of this song, one at the beginning and one at the end. So if I have it on repeat I end up hearing one right after the other. Oops.

While waiting for this video to load, I played the mp3 I downloaded days ago- except after one play through I was going to play it again, but somehow forgot and it went on to Femme Fatale's version. And when I was looking at the CClyrics I kept playing the solos in the dub over and over, because the line that said it was Kappa, didn't sound like her. WELL DUH AYA! Cause it wasn't Kappa. Sadly, it took me a little while to figure out exactly what happened.

ANYWAYS, back to the Star!U dub; it's sensational!! I love this song to pieces, so when I glanced at the TU!P profile and saw it was one of the recent releases, I was super happy. The group parts are SO good ;w; So pretty, and blendy and strong and pretty! Totally my favorite part of this! All of the girls did an outstanding job on their solos too!! But the chorus touches me. Such a lovely melody sung so well by these gorgeous-sounding ladies. Star!U should be proud of their hard work and talent~

Other recent releases include the above solos, Kataomoi no Owari ni by Katie (left), and Natsu Doki Lipstick by Hitomi (right) who is a featured soloist on the blog right now! OH WOW, I was just re-browning TU!P's channel and noticed that they have a blog! It's been open since July of this year!

I think blogs are SUCH a good idea for projects. It really helps listeners and fans keep on top of the news, and there are so many fun things you can do! Such as Inside the Project, which is "a segment where we ask members from Totally Up! Project questions and they answer them. It gives others more insight into the fun natures of our members." TU!P's blog is very pretty! And pretty active.

One thing that caught my attention was actually at the bottom of the page, in the farthest down entry; mention of Ikenokoi / AkaAnzu. I wrote a whole entry on this kid (it took me forever forever to find it though, because I fail). And he is not someone you want to make yourself vulnerable to.


I haven't really been on top of concerts lately, heh. It's just another thing I need to catch up on. But while I'm already blogging about TU!P, I wanted to share the latest track from their ongoing concert! And something else too! But first;



Tanaka Reina: Zoey
Sudou Maasa: Molly
Michishige Sayumi: Angelfirebabe
Yajima Maimi: Jaydie

Suki Sugite Baka Mitai by Totally Up! Project 2010 Summer / On the PV first; I love the Momo, Reina, Megumi and Maimi version of this a lot. BUT I love that this version has Maasa and Sayumi and Maimi!! Reina is okay, but she's miss popular. I love that the other girls got to sing this song!

I adore this song to death, so this group get lots of love for song choice. It does call for a lot of energy, and I think the amount this is sung with is pretty good. I really love Zoey and Molly, but all of the girls -definitely Angeru and Jadie as well- did a splendid job! I love the choruses!

Annnnnnd *trumpet going BA BA-BA BA*



Legend 9 Cast:
Yumiko, Purply, Katie, Michelle, Hinaki,
Danica, Rika Chihara, Ameimi, Menami

SWEET 8 & Purply Cast:
Aly, Molly, Eva, Purply, Serenyty,
Angelfirebabe, Yuki, Corsica, Boo

Medley Song List:
- Bon Kyu! Bon Kyu! BOMB GIRL [Legend 9]
- Please! Jiyuu no Tobira [SWEET 8 & Purply]
- HAND MADE CITY [Legend 9]
- Odore! Morning Curry [SWEET 8 & Purply]
- Bon Kyu! Bon Kyu! BOMB GIRL [Legend 9 then All]

Nine Smile~ Medley / Another project recently did this medley as well, not as part of HPAS Interdubbing, but it's still funky listening to the same medley so soon again. But I don't mind in the least, because this is rockin' and I admire the work that these girls put into this dub. I know a lot of projects felt very happy + special to be apart of this concert, and TU!P definitely deserves it!

Michelle's "Come On" is darling! The beginning is upbeat and fantastic, and a short but great start! I love the second part of the medley so much!!! Eva and Aly 's solos are excellent & lovely! All the girls really brought it in the chorus, they sound spectacular! They also totally pwned the verses, delivered the song with lots of energy, and the "Please Be Freedoms" are awesome!

The first part of HAND MADE CITY could have used a little bit more attitude, but it's still really good- Katie and Yumiko did a magnificent job on the solos and I think the girls' echos are adorable. I love love love the second part of the song ;w; The melody is insanely pretty and everyone sounds exceedingly pretty together; it makes me mushy-smiley! The blending is so good.

Oh goodness, I love this group on Morning Curry!! They sing it with oodles of energy! All of the smaller groups parts are smashing!! The girls sound beyond amazing on every line! I am failing at using a good enough vocab to really say how wonderful they sound. Molly and Aly 's "Mooningu karee"s could maybe have used a tiny bit more growl but they still pack a punch! And Purply's "Ironna karee aru ga" at 4:43 is fabulous!!

I love the chorus in this part of the medley!! The gorgeous various group parts makes this dub the level of win that it is. Then it's more BON KYU to bring this to an end. It's such a fun, cute song and I love how the TU!P gals sound on it! All of the solos are sensational!! Hinaki is so sweet at 6:35, And Danica's following "Aishite kudasai na" is terrific!

Overall this is a really enjoyable listen!! All of the girls -those with and without solos- contributed to this greatly and they're the reason this is so epic!! Thank you to TU!P and HPAS for bringing this medley to us; keep on being awesome!

And last but not least, I end this with Totally Up! Project's most recent release;



Yoshizawa Hitomi: Boo
Ishikawa Rika: Writerserenyty
Konno Asami: Tomie
Satodai Mai: Corsica
Noto Arisa: Hanna
Korenaga Miki: Suki-chan
Sengoku Minami: Hayashi Ame

Ready! Kick Off! by Black Night

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.

2010 Natsu Interdubbing Medley Concert

ATTENTION!

I must interrupt the plans in my head for the next few entries to write this entry. I fell in love with Renna's singing the moment I discovered her through yoproject forums via hearing her Ame no Fu etc dub. Then I learned that she's an amazing mixer and a hard worker who puts together her own ideas and projects as well as helps out other people. After a friendly nudge from Liana I looked into HelloProjectAllStars -run by Renna- and was impressed with her work there, and shortly thereafter, fell in love with Femme Fatale.

Then a little but ago, Renna told me about this next project she was working on. I haven't talked to her since, so I don't really know any of the ins and outs (and no one that would know is on MSN *shot*), but I shall stumble through this entry anyways!! I'm sure she's had some help from the participating leaders, and overall many people worked -individually and together- to make the following possible, and thus it is born!!

Yo!Project, Totally Up! Project, Hana Project
IroKokoroProject, SekainoMelody, MilkyStar Project
Pinky Team, Charms! Project, Hoshizora Dubs
Creme Project, Kirei na Project, Pafekuto Project
BonBon Project, Kaori Basket, Hello! Stage
Hanabi Project, Kanashimi Twilight, Saikyo Studios
Genki+Rabu, LolliProjectDubz, Hello!ProjectAllStars

The above are the 21 groups that are to participate in 2010 Natsu Interdubbing Medley Concert. Which is basically a huge collab, a bunch of groups coming together to sing a full concert for us! Each project has it's time to shine among the program of 17 tracks + the finale + an encore.

Setlist Details: (CT = concert tour)

one
SMAP & Momusu, Power Zenkai Special Medley
by Yo!Project

two
Momusu Fall CT 2009 ~Nine Smile~
by Totally Up! Project

three
CT 2005 Haru Dai Rokkan Hit Mankai! Part 1
by Hana Project

four
CT 2005 Haru Dai Rokkan Hit Mankai! Part 2
by Kanashimi Twilight & Pinky Team

five
H!P 2006 Summer Live ~ Wonderful Hearts Land~
by Kirei na Project

six
Momusu CT "The Best of Japan Natsu ~ Aki '04"
by Milky Star Projects

seven
°C-ute CT 2009 Natsu Aki ~Cutie JUMP!~
by Hoshizora Dubs

eight
Buono! Live 2009 ~Hybrid Punch~
by Creme Project

nine
57th Kōhaku Uta Gassen, Momusu+GAM
by Saikyo Studios & BonBon Project

ten
H!P 2000 Shuffle Units, first half
by BonBon Project, latter by Charms! Project

eleven
H!P 2001, Together! Summer Party
by Hello! Stage

twelve
H!P 2002 Shuffle Units (LIVE Pop Jam)
by Sekai no Melody

thirteen
H!P 2003 Shuffle Units
by Kaori Basket

fourteen
H!P 2005 Shuffle Units
by Hanabi Project

fifteen
Berryz Koubou CT 2009 Fall ~Medachitaii!!~
by IroKokoroProject

sixteen
2007 Haru ~Hajimatta yo! Cutie Show~
by Genki+Rabu

seventeen
AKB48 Music Japan 100404
by Pafekuto Project



Fall 2009 ~Nine Smile~ Medley
by Totally Up! Project

"The songs are coming out in (hopefully) the same order listed in the menu. In the case where a group still has not turned in their files, the next available video will be uploaded!" I am guessing that since this is the first track to be released but the second track in the concert, the first track is not ready yet.

I have no CClyrics, I'm not positive the castlist is completely correct, and I don't know all the songs used in the medley. I'd like to get a bit more info before I write about this, but I thought I'd share with y'all since it's out! I really like the "Please be Freedom" part of this! Have a listen and enjoy!

Concerts+

Because all of these projects have only come out with about one track since I last blogged about concerts, I decided I'd listen to all of them. Again, if I'm missing a concert feel free to shoot me a message about it and I'll be more than happy to start including it! I'd also like to take a moment to be...MP3 greedy. I know, I'm so bad!!

But I just love dubs so much that I wanna listen to'em all the time, without waiting for YT to be nice to me. Just *click* and TADA. My list is rather short this time, but I haven't really taken stock of what I want. I would LOVE to have an MP3 of MottoImouto's Summer Shuffle 2010! Part One (GuruGuru JUMP! & Tane), as well as Onna Be's two latest groupdubs (Sprinter & Perfect Girls).

Thanks to everyone who takes the time to please little ol' me~



Totally Up! Project
2010 Summer

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

Oujisama to Yuki no Yoru [Track 10] / Ohmygosh, I haven't watched any concert performances by the new Tanpopo, so this is a treat for me! Wow, I checked out the MP3 and it doesn't have any of the wotas and other sounds. I get that they're there in the dub cause it's a concert, but the sound is so much better on the MP3! You can really hear the girls, so I suggest that y'all give it a listen. You don't need to download if you don't want to, cause it's on box!

To prevent me from rambling on, I'm going to pick out my favorite solo by each girl. Starting with Hinaki; her 0:53 "ofuro ni hairou to" is short but splendid! Many of the solos in this song aren't very long, so there isn't always lots to say about them but that doesn't make them any less marvelous. Hinaki sounds very sweet on all of her lines! I like the "shitara" at 0:56 too, how the word is split up and sang slowly.

I don't know Katie and Serenyty apart, I can tell the difference between their voices, but I don't know who is who. The wonderful beginning solo ("TEREBI wo mitetara") and the lovely solo at 2:09 ("oujisama mitai na hito tte") are by faves from the two. Ameimi is sooooo cute!! I like all of her solos, like the short little "BAITO" at 0:59. My fave from her is tough- I like her at 1:18 and also at 5:53ish.

What I like most by Yumiko is actually really short; her "dakedo" at 1:23 is pretty! My first thought when hearing her was that she sounds kind of quiet / muffled. In the MP3 you can hear her much better though! I also like her 2:36 solo. The group lines in this are super lovely and sound terrific overall! The girls did a real nice job on this song~



Kireina Project Aloha!
~Summer~ 2010 Concert

Yajima Maimi: Saya (animefreakXDD)
Umeda Erika: Juri (Juwibean)
Nakajima Saki: Rei (RaReiRoo)
Suzuki Airi: Kimiko (KimiOkami)
Okai Chisato: Lily (therealallisons)
Hagiwara Mai: Okie (DivaDagger)

Shiritsu Kyougaku [Track 3] / The tracks in this KireinaPro's concert seem to be short but sweet, with none of them being over 2 minutes. But even with the length, all of the girls get a chance to sing- which makes me happy. Rei starts the song off and just blows your mind with her extreme kawaiiness. I adore her singing and think she did a smashing job!

0:29 is Juri, who sounds very pretty, and cute too! She also sings with emotion, as all of the girls do! That's it for the longer solos; following are Kimiko, Saya and Okie, they may not sing long but they certainly sing well and sound fabulous! Ohmy, I love the girls altogether on the chorus, especially the first line, "Anata wa donna kakkou shite kuru no" ~ but all of the group part is fantastic, and so is the dub!



Yoku Project Concert 2010
Summer ~*Ai wo misete kudasai*~

Tsugunaga Momoko: Mai (dblingchiu)
Natsuyaki Miyabi: Lizzie (Liz9419)
Suzuki Airi: Belly (Rasubelly)

Nakimushi Shounen [Track 9] / Whoa, is that the instrumental that sounds weird? Whatever it is, the vocals totally take your attention away from it almost instantly! The chorus of this song is so freaking catchy, I love how this trio sounds on it in the beginning. I really like them on "kono basho wo tobikoete ikou" ~

I love Belly's mature sound so much, she's super lovey and delivers wonderfully! Liz totally rocks her solos and sounds sensational! Mai is so cuuuute! She's much more than cute, but that's the first thing I think of when I hear her, cause really- she's adorable!! She sings terrifically in this. All of the girls have a moment of odd timing in the second verse, but it's no biggie.

For some reason, my head likes to mix up Lizzie and another dubber with a somewhat similar sound. But with this other person I often think "more energy" and so sometimes I make a mental note of that before I hear Liz, then I realize I'm confusing people, lol. Liz has got great energy! Mai has a more gentle energy, because of her cute yet quietish singing. It's more noticeable at different times.

Wow, this is a Momo & Miyabi dominated song, which is surprising 'cause Buono is usually pretty fair or if there is anyone with a few more lines it's Airi. But Belly has 4 solos while Mai and Liz has 7 each! I try and talk about cast members as evenly as possible, but it can also depend on line division- Belly doesn't have as much to comment on, but she did a swell job!! And all of the girls contributed to the delightful chorus!



PA-FE Kyuuto! 2010
KIRAMEKI SweetZ
Summer Concert

Cast: Awai, Aiko, Ai

Pira! Otome No Negai [Track 6] / CClyrics / Whenever I think of this song, the duet by Kohaku and Himawari comes to mind. Sadly the video is no longer up, but AHA HA HA I have the MP3 that I downloaded ages ago. I love being able to listen to stuff I like, even if something happens to it. I can pop the MP3 on my box account if anyone is interested, just let me know! But on to this dub!

"Yes we decided to sing the crazy tongue twister song" and a tongue twister it is indeed! With those "PARAPIRAPORAPORAPPO" and "PIRAPPOPPOPPO" parts. But they're really fun!! Geesh what a spectacular job this trio of tremendous gals did! The whole beginning part is awesome and spot on, with oodles of emotion and good pronunciation!

0:37 is Awai! I always have good things to say about her- she's fantastic as ever in this! Cute + pretty + & peppy! I wish the volume of solos was a little louder; it'd be nice to hear the girls more. 0:50 is Aiko with her strong and lovely vocals, followed by the fun & epic "WO AH OH..." by all three. 0:57 is Ai, who is utterly adorable. I like her "Setsunakute"

More solos- Aw (1:04) & Ak (1:11). And then it's another round of...would it be considered the chorus? lol idk. The tongue twister followed by a short solo, part of the song. The first time (0:23) Ak & Ar had the solos, and this time (1:20) Ak & Aw have take turns on them. I'm going to skip over the magnificent solos and the kickbutt "PARAPIRA..." part from 1:33 to 2:57, and jump into the solos thereafter;

YAY we get to hear the girls sing the one of the main parts individually! I have to say that I like Airu the most. The melody is higher, lower, higher, lower- Airu really sounds great singing both and delivers well! That's not to say I don't like the other girls; Awai and Aiko both sound excellent! As listeners, we all have different things that catch our attention, eh? The rest of the dub is mainly more group-sung tongue twisters, with a few solos here and there. I really enjoyed this!!

*EDIT: it was Ai, not Airu. I got confused because the CClyrics said it was Airu, and it was not noted anywhere in the drop-down section that Ai was covering. So without such a note, I put two and two together, and figured it was Airu in both the castlist and lyrics, simply shortened to Ai in the cast. Thanks to Airu for setting me straight!



Hana Project
Natsu Matsuri 2010

MORNING MUSUME: Sayuri, Ajisai, Kanna
Suiren, Kisagi, Kiku, Aoi, Kuchinashi, Chuurippu

BERRYZ KOBOU: Himawari, Kiri, Kikyo,
Lilmenchi, Rina, Nadeshiko, Asagao

C-UTE: Tsubaki, Ibara, Hinageshi
Chuurippu, Kuchinashi, Asagao, Rina

Souda! We're Alive [Track 32] / I've never been a big fan of this song. So even though the Hana girls sound amazing, this dub doesn't float my boat a ton. I do like parts of the song, and love the emotion that it's all sung with. 0:29 is fun, and 2:00 & 2:38 are pretty. The solos are outstanding, the group parts beautiful yet packed with punch, and overall this turned out awesome!

Poll + Concerts

YAY POLL TIME! Blabodu went for so long without one because I fail at thinking things up sometimes, lol. But with it being summer and quite a few concerts going on, I randomly decided to make a poll about them! Thank you so so much to the 75 people who took the time to click!!

As you can see from the results, about 57% are participating in only one or two concerts. I'm sure the amount of free time each person have varies, depending on different factors; other dubbing related stuff, work, school stuff over the summer, or perhaps other plans. But even so; about 22% said they are participating in 3-4 concerts- I'll bet they are busy bees!

12 of the 75 choose the "No" option, probably cause they A) aren't in a project that is doing a summer concert B) don't have the time, or C) because they chose not to. With the last choice I didn't think there would be much of a percentage, because 5 is quite a few concerts! Only 3 people selected it when voting. Props to them for taking on such a load!

I think if I didn't blog but dubbed instead, I would probably be the first option; my job would prevent me from doing more than that. Before summer started I was forewarned by a dubber that the season would probably be busy, with a lot of people free from school and concerts starting up. I am and have been very behind, but I chug along like a happy little steam boat. I'm hoping for some time off in October or November though~

And while we're on the subject...

I am going to try and stay on top of concert releases. I haven't listened to many of these, a few here and there, but I'll try to in my own time. I'd mostly like to acknowledge that I've been seeing them released and to share them all with y'all! It'll be the same set up as last time. If I don't list a concert you're in and you'd like me to add it to this list, I'm more than happy to. You only need to let me know!

Something that crossed my mind last month or something; have any of you (project / concert leaders) thought of putting the MP3s of your concert once it's completed into a zip file for download? I would definitely be willing to give those a shot, even with my sometimes lame internet, lol. If not, even simple individual MP3s make me ridiculously happy~



~ 1st Natsu Matsuri! ~
Cosmos Pro & Hoshizora Pro
Collaboration Concert Summer 2010

[Track 01] Natsu LOVE Romance

Full Cast Listed In Video
(way too many people, lol)



LolliProject Natsu 2010
Concert ~ Ganbatte LP

[01] Resonant Blue

[02] VTR

Lolli☆Star: Rei, Michi
Ayu, Yume, Tomo, Belly

Lolli~Eggs: Kaye,
Momochi, Miya



Previously mentioned:



Kireina Project Aloha!
~Summer~ 2010 Concert

[Track 02] Homerare Nobiko no Theme Kyoku

Yajima Maimi: Saya (animefreakXDD)
Umeda Erika: Juri (Juwibean)
Nakajima Saki: Rei (RaReiRoo)
Suzuki Airi: Kimiko (KimiOkami)
Okai Chisato: Lily (therealallisons)
Hagiwara Mai: Okie (DivaDagger)



Yoku Project Concert 2010
Summer ~*Ai wo misete kudasai*~

[Track 08] Suki Sugite Baka Mitai

Tanaka Reina: Hanna (HannaPulla)
Yajima Maimi: Belly (Rasubelly)
Tsugunaga Momoko: Hanni (HanniLoreee)
Murakami Megumi: Lucy (CherryxJuice)



PA-FE Kyuuto! 2010
KIRAMEKI SweetZ
Summer Concert

[Track 05] Seishun Song!

Cast: Awai, Michi
Malice, Ami, Ash



Totally Up! Project
2010 Summer

[06] First Kiss

[07] Yume to Genjitsu

[08] Pirai! Otome no Negai

[09] Chokotto Love

Hagiwara Mai: MichiChan
Nakajima Saki: Purply
Mano Erina: Menami



Hana Project
Natsu Matsuri 2010

[27] Furusato

[28] Momoiro Kataomoi

[29] Te wo Nigitte Arukitai

[30] Kanashimi Twilight

Same Cast as Listed Below



[31] Ambitious! Yashinteki de Ii jan

Takahashi Ai : Sayuri [ xmikipinkux ]
Niigaki Risa : Ajisai [ homeschooledchick17 ]
Kamei Eri : Kanna [ tokidokihaato ]
Tanaka Reina : Suiren [ nephiminechan ]
Michishige Sayumi : Kisagi [ airuchu ] (covering Kinsenka)
Kusumi Koharu : Kiku [ froghaterk ]
Mitsui Aika : Aoi [ chocolateblakberri ]
JunJun : Kuchinashi [ frauleintrucy ]
LinLin : Chuurippu [ berrycutekinenbi ]

2010 Concerts

I don't have enough time before bed to really do any actual writing. I need to make sure I don't stay up too late since, sadly, this is the last day of my layoff and I go back to work tomorrow. Something that I've been wanting to do, but haven't gotten around to, is making a sort of status update entry about the currently ongoing concerts.

The video displayed for each concert will be the latest track released. Then all the tracks will be listed in order after that- to lessen confusion I'll bold the last track's number as an reminder. Not too long ago I did an entry about the first 20 tracks of HanaPro's concert; you can find that here. I've written about a few other concerts semi-recently;

Milky Star : [x]

Kireina Project : [x]

Yoku Project : [x]

Hopefully I didn't mix up any of the links in this, cause they're all over the place. If I did, feel free to tell me. I was going to include download links in this, for those that provided them. But that's more work and I need to get this done. I'm sorry if I missed your project's concert. I surfed through all 80+ of my subs and this is what I found. You can always send the info my way~



PA-FE Kyuuto! 2010
KIRAMEKI SweetZ
Summer Concert

[01] BonKyu BonKyu Bomb Girl!

[02] First Kiss & Yume to Genjitsu

[03] Happy Stand Up!

[04] Love Like Crazy!



Totally Up! Project
2010 Summer

[01] Uwaki na Honey Pie

[02] VTR

[03] Pen Pen Kyoudai

[04] Tiny. Strawberry Pie

[05] Going On!



Hana Project
Natsu Matsuri 2010

[21] DANCE & CHANCE

[22] Kokuhaku no Funsui Hiroba

[23] Meguru Koi no Kisetsu

[24] Ai ~Suite Room~

[25] LET'S LIVE!

[26] Shining Itoshiki Anata



Koibito Koe Project
Summer 2010
~Mobekimasu~

[01] Bonkyu Bonkyu BOMB Girl!

[02] Dschinghis Khan

[03] Member VTR

[04] Suki-chan

[05] Love & Peace = Paradise

[06] Lucky Aura



Creme Project 2010
~Aisukuriimu to Keeki~

[01] Shiroi Tokyo

[02] Mr. Moonlight ~Ai no Big Band

[03] Sakura Chirari

[04] Time Capsule

[05] Yuki Ai Anata Suki

[06] Balalaika

[07] Yaruki! IT'S EASY

[08] Hare Ame Nochi Suki

[09] Kaccho ee!

[10] Kousui

[11] Ookina Ai de Motenashite

[12] Yuujou Junjou oh Seishun

Run run run

I'm trying to get through my requests, but I really really really need to catch up on Totally Up! Project releases. They have a concert going on, plus a good handful of other releases that I haven't checked up on over the course of the past few weeks. ilypurply & all TU!Pers!



Jessica: Rae
Yuri: Katie
Yoona: Teefah
Taeyeon: Rae
Tiffany: Sachiko
Sooyoung: Eva/Zoey
Hyoyeon: Teefah/Zoey
Sunny: Hachi
Seohyun: Eva

Back-Up Vocals: Purply & Eva

Run Devil Run by Star!U / CClyrics / I like this song, but I don't love love it. And I think that's part of the reason I've been putting it off, aside from the whole no energy thing. I just can't get motivated to write about this fully. I love the girls in this to pieces!! But I'm going to sort of jump around, say whatever catches my attention~

The first part of this is awesome! The solos are as follows; Rae (0:12ish, 0:35ish), Katie (0:20), Teefah (0:28, 0:34), Sachiko (0:42) and Eva (0:50). Rae does well on starting the dub off, I like her "bad boy" ~ Teefah's 0:28 solo is very smexy and ear-pleasing!! *o* I especially love Eva's part, she's so gooood. And the backup singing by Pu/Ev is fabulous! 0:57 is the first chorus;

"You better run run run run run" ~ ohmygracious, the blending is outstanding!! So there and OHYES. 1:01ish is Hachi, who sounds a bit off to me, like she was in the wrong key or something. Eva's "hey" at 1:11ish is delicious+attitude! Zoey (1:24) finishes off the chorus. Second verse solos; Eva (1:30), Sachiko (1:37ish), and Katie (1:45). I like Sachiko's "Na obseul ddaen" a lot, and I think Katie's solo is marvelous! More chorus at 1:52, the group parts are so win!

Frick, I could marry Teefah's 1:57 solo, her "geodeocha jullae" is incredibly good. Like the best chocolate, only for your ears not your mouth. Hachi at 2:04 is terrific!! Solos after that are; Rae (2:07ish, 2:26) and Sachiko (2:19). I love Rae's smexiness in her 2:26 line. OMG 2:33! Zoey and Hachi show you their stuff; and they're smashing!! Zoey only has one solo before this and so I didn't have a lot to go by, her "Neol saranghae jul ddae jal haretji" is brilliant! The back&forth lines between these two are amazing! Hardcore pwn.

The remainder of the solos are; Katie (2:50ish), Zoey (2:58), Eva (3:01), and Rae (3:13. Rae also does some extra little "run run run"s, like at 2:55. Because my mind is fail when it comes to this for some reason, I haven't said nearly enough goods things about this dub. Just cause a song doesn't rock your boat doesn't mean you can't enjoy the vocals of a group of talented ladies.

Misc

Oh! Better idea! Instead of doing a bulk amount from one letter, I'll just do whatever feels like a enough (cause it depends on who's released new stuff or not, and how much, etc) and then move on to another letter. This just ensures that it's random and means less time screenshotting and organizing for me, since I used to make lists and work off those. Here is one more K~



Singers: (Order of Hearance)
Angeru, Manda, Reika, Aly

Sakura Mankai by Kasei Gumi (Kisetsu Project) / This song always gets my heart a fluttering happily. I tend to sometimes do arm-dance movements while listening to a dub (watching too). The other day I was doing the wavey motions to Asu wa DEETO, and with this song I stick my hand up in the air and use it as my fan, lol. Not to mention swaying in my chair and mouthing the words. I also dance around the house when going one way or another and sing a lot. I'm such a dork. Anyways!!

I love this dub right off the bat for song choice alone, it's so pretty and though it can be a bit tricky for some, it does have a slow and simple melody. All of the gals who participated in this did a splendid job! So much prettiness; I'm loving it! It seems like there was some confusion with who recorded what line, so I won't be going into detail since the CClyrics are probably off.

The overall sound is lovely! I don't think I heard any wrong notes, maybe a few tiny bit iffy ones, but whatev. I think most of the higher and lowers notes in this were well managed. The group parts are marvelous and the solos wonderful! These girls really did a nice job and I love'em for it.




Suzuki Airi: Mitsuki
Natsuyaki Miyabi: Ameimi
Tsugunaga Momoko: Molly

Bravo☆Bravo by Kawaii-Sono (Totally Up! Project) / Even though this song is repetitive and not really anything special or different, I can't help but like it. Makes me wanna dance around. Just hearing the "PATI"s in the beginning I knew this was going to be a cute and awesome dub! I love love love and adore the verses in this! Mitsuki rocked her Airi solo! She has good energy and pep, and sounds like she's having fun. And! She sounds fabulous~

D'aw, I really super like the chorus too! The music is a bit loud, but in turn the girls' overall sound is pretty loud too, so I suppose if you turn your volume down a little *does so* it's less...overwhelming? lol. I kind of like listening to it turned up though, it's more fun (unless there is static, then it's not). 1:59 is Ameimi, she's a tiny bit pitchy but not horribly so and it doesn't take away from her solo as a whole really. She's got good pronunciation!

And after some dancing and music we get to hear Molly at 2:59. Gosh I love her voice. I especially like her "na tte run darou ne" ~ This song always makes me want more solos! Though the group parts in this are epic. This song goes by quickly too. These kawaii girls are fantastic!




Cast in hearance;
Rei ~ Nao-chi

Onna Ni Sachi Are (hosted by LuckyChansuProject) / "This is a NON Lucky Chansu Project dub,so...just so you know." / I shalln't go into detail on this dub, but I wanted to share it with y'all cause I really enjoyed it! Rei and Nao are lovely gals with skillz. They both did a mega marvelous job on this song, and make a fantastic duo. Solos from both of them are delightful and when they sing together the blending is wonderful and they sound super! This song has grown on me, and while some of the pronunciation is a little iffy, I think this is tremendous! YOU GO GIRLS!

T!U

Wada Ayaka: Shaolin
Maeda Yuuka: Molly
Fukuda Kanon: Zoey
Ogawa Saki: Ayaka

Suki-chan by SWEET Delight / Yay! This is really good! Molly nailed her first solo, she sounds fantastic!! You can hear the difference, in mics or something, between her and Ayaka's following line, which is marvelous. Next is Zoey and uwah, she's cute+sweet! I like her "RU RU RU" ~ Shaolin at 0:29, kawaii! Not a very long solo, but super adorable.

0:43ish is the pre-chorus, which the gals are fabulous on! And then we reach the highlight of the dub, at least for me; the chorus!! It's my favorite part! I really like the group lines, like the "Kirawaretara" at 1:07. The second verse starts in at 1:30, I really like Molly's "Nareru ka naa" at 1:50. I sort of find the verses of this song boring, lol. One reason they don't catch my attention in this.

After another terrific pre-chorus (1:52), it's another round of the peppy and excellent-sounding chorus. I adore the "WOW(x3) FOREVER" part! And I find the little chanty-echoes SO cool & cute. The "Suki-chan"s at 2:27 are great! I've always loved that part of this song, and the girls sang'em wonderfully. Last chorus at 2:49 following the little instrumental break = fabulous. Molly caught my ear the most, but all of these lovely ladies did a sensational job.



Cast, In Order of Appearance:
Awai, Hayashi Ame, Logan,
suki-chan (A bit....confusing)

Night of Fire by Biscuit ROUGE / HINOI TEAM!! Ohmygosh, their music is not dubbed enough. This song is so crazy and funny, lol. Awai pwned this hardcore!! Ohmy, raburabu. Ame and Suki (if that's the right names?) could use a little more energy and volume overall. You can pick up on some very subtle energy in the way they sing, but it doesn't come across very well in the dub. Logan could use a but more umph, but he did pretty swell!

I don't have oodles to say about this. I like some parts more than others, and some things could use some work, more so individually. The "Night of Fire"s all turned out nice, but this song calls for a lot, and I think it was a little on the low side when it comes to line delivery and energy. Awai easily shines in this, but I give everyone props for singing this cool song. I really like all the groups in Totally Up!

MP

Takahashi Ai: Danica/Yumiko
Niigaki Risa: Purply/Katie
Kamei Eri: Ameimi/Hinaki/Rika Chihara
Tanaka Reina: Michelle/Menami

Kimagure Princess by Twilight Legend (Totally Up! Project) / Love this song, maybe not super crazy love, but I've always liked it. Even if it is dirty. Since the cast has got about two people listed per girl, I'm not sure how you're supposed to know who's singing when. So I'm going to BS this, lol.

First Ai solo at 0:34 is nice, good energy, though the ending "jan" is a bit off. Whoever has the Reina solo at 0:45 - really cute voice! Maybe a tiny bit more umph would be cool. The Eri solo at 0:59 isn't very long, but it's fabulous! Another cute-ish sounding voice; I really like. 1:02 to the end of the pre-chorus is all trios. It's all pretty snazzy, I like the ending "kuru" leading up to the chorus.

1:11 chorus time! It's so freaking catchy, even if they are talking about butts and breasts. I like the "Chou no you ni" of the first line, by a group of four. Oh! I have no CClyrics, but you can always refer to projecthello's. Second Eri line at 1:15, again not very long, but marvelous all the same. The Ai solo at 1:19 is good, I like the whole line by whoever sings it, "Ii ja nai Choi ERO egao."

The following small group line is fantastic!! (1:26) I really like how the four girls (whoever they are) sound together, especially on the "Kuchibiru wa" - nah, scratch that. I adore the whole line! 1:29 Reina solo, not a long line; kind of makes me wonder how the solos were split between the singers. Maybe the first girl had Reina's long solo, and the second girl had her other two short ones? idk, but this one is nice. Ai solo at 1:33, I really like the "Kimagure PURINSESU"

The Eri solo at 1:58 is awesome! I think this and the 0:59 is the same girl, because of the super cute voice. Very nice solo, I like the "SHIKU SHIKU shiteru jan." Finally!! a Risa solo at 2:09. A little quite, the backing vocals should be just that; backing - instead the singer isn't much louder than they are. But she sounds good all the same. The next Risa solo is at 2:39, different singer this time, she has a softish lovely voice; I really like her whole line "Sono miryoku no munamoto"

Okay, that's three Ai solos, two Reina, three Eri and two Risa. Hopefully I mentioned at least one solo by each girl? All of the group parts are splendid and I know that everyone contributed to them at one point in the song. Oh! One more solo, lol, I was listening to the rest of the dub as I wrote and I really like the Ai solo at 3:22! Overall I like the group parts a lot, and I think this is a magnificent dub!

Misc Project Recent Releases~

Akiyama Yurika: Catanaition
Hashimoto Aina: Corsica
Morozuka Kanami: Catanaition/Writerserenyty
Okada Robin Shouko: Writerserenyty
Oose Kaede: Boo
Goto Yuki: Boo/Corsica

Shiawase no Katachi by J-unior SWEET (Totally Up! Project) / "The 1st track in J-unior SWEET's 5th single, Form and Happiness. This track features J-unior SWEET gen 9 members. . . .Corsica is a special guest on this single as she is a gen 6 member of J-unior SWEET."

This song is alright, but it doesn't exactly float my boat. And I don't know any of THE Possible girls by name, so I'm lost as to who is singing when. The verses are nice, though they seem like they are semi-tricky; like they'd be easy to sing off-time on - you kind of hear that as well, where some people got close. But they turned out pretty well in this dub! I think I like the chorus the most; it's catchy, has cute/sweet vibes and I like how everyone sounds on it. Overall, the energy level is good; the girls did a marvelous job. Delightful~




Saki Shimizu - Awai [madleybloomingstar]
Momoko Tsugunaga - Okie [DivaDragger]
Chinami Tokunaga - Kazzy [Vendready]
Maasa Sudou - Aiko [ReinaLoverai]
Miyabi Natsuyaki - Choco [chocolateblakberri]
Yurina Kumai - Ami [amiswami2]
Risako Sugaya - Ayu [ChiiAyu]

Tomodachi wa Tomodachi Nanda by Cookie Koubou (cremeproject) / I got distracted by the PV for a little bit, lol. I forgot what a sweet vid this song has. Then my computer went dumb on me and I had to restart. And I'm hungry. But anyways!! Uwah, such a wonderful cast! I know everyone except Kazzy, I think. Ayuchan makes such a great Rii!! It's a bit funny to hear Choco as Miyabi when I'm used to her as Momo, but either way, she is a fantastic and adorable singer. Both her and Ayu pwned their lines in this.

Okie!! Cuteness defined! All of her solos sound very sweet & good. Ohemgee, I love Aiko as Maasa! And following her is Awai as Saki, more omgIloveit! Both of them delivered fabulously! Kazzy is cute, too bad her and the other two only get one line in this song. 3:08 is really good, all of the verses are great and I adore the chorus!! Everyone sounds good together. I haven't listened to a dub of this song in a while, actually. And this is one marvelous dub!




Hiduke [ fantasykingdom2177 ]
Ichijiku [ crazyselphie ]
Sakuranbo [ harpiegirlsuzuka ]
Kyuuri [ reinaloverai ]

Suki Sugite Baka Mitai by (ShizenProjectDubs) / Generation 2's debut! their premier single is titled, Everyday In Perfect Form, and this is it's B-side. The A-side has yet to be released, but is in the works. ~ This is one of my favorite songs, and I think it requires a lot of energy. These girls did a good job, but I didn't get the umph! from this that I was hoping for. Yes, not every line is supposed to burst with energy, but this song does call for a certain amount of, if not energy, emotion. I am looking foward to their A-side, EVERDAY Zekkouchou - it's a good song.




Rii (AzNxRawRx)
Chisako (JapanGirlHellopro)
Mashiro (iwearatshirttoday)
Rixie (RixieMixiePixieDixie)

Sakura Kiss by SakuraRanbo (SakuranboDubs) / As noted by a few members of the dub, the mixing could be better. Even though everyone wasn't together, they all still sound good. The ones whose recorded lines kind of fell together had great blending. I really like the chorus, even with the jumbledness. The beginning and ending parts, "Kiss kiss, fall in love" & etc - I like those. I'd like to hear this with better mixing, I think it would be fabulous~




Ai [lovelybeige]
Hanna [HannaPulla]
Ceci [CeciiIceChii]

In the drop-down section it's listed as 'solos in appearance' which leads me to believe it's in order of solos - that the three girls will cycle through repeatedly until the song ends. But I kept getting confused and my ears were like; AH! So I finally found my way to their forums and luckily they had CClyrics up. But, things do not go in order of solos. I find it very frustrating when I'm looking at it in a 'order of solos' mind frame, when it isn't actually like that. Not just for when I'm writing, but also simply as a listener.

Edo no Temrai uta II by SweetxHeart♥ (ShiningStarCovers) / I really like this song, it's quite short, but super catchy. And I have fun lol-ing at Airi & Kanna's hats. I think Nakki looks adorable. Anyways! Ai starts the dub off awesomely, she has a mature and lovely voice. Following her is Hanna (and again at 0:42), she certainly has a lot of energy, which is a good thing. Her solos were sometimes a bit funny because of her amount of umph! but not in a bad way; she made me smile. All of the girls have good energy!

I love the chorus to pieces! Even if a dub isn't perfect, if it's got you laughing / smiling / feeling good / whatev, then the dubbers sure did something good and are worth a listen. This trio gives off such fabulous vibes as they sing this! I also like how they sound together. I love Ceci's solo after the first chorus, her "hey hey" at 1:10 is adorable!! And the rest of her solo here is wonderful. Following her is Hanna at 1:17, and the last solo of the song is by Ai at 1:23. Then we have more marvelous chorus before this short but sweet dub ends. Other than my initial confusion, I greatly enjoyed this.




Sugaya Risako - Jess [ lilmenchi ]
Natsuyaki Miyabi - Reika [ candyraver009 ]
Tsugunaga Momoko - Beth [ bibblebobble629 ]
Kumai Yurina - Kayla [ goraxscene ]
Tokunaga Chinami - Chiyo [ xchiyochii ]
Sudou Maasa - Ayuchi [ ayulantina ]
Shimizu Saki - Rae [ talentlessloser ]

Otakebi Boy WAO! by Hello!Stage Shuffles (HelloStage) / This song again, lol. I don't actually really tire of it, but sometimes it's just like; really?! Some of Jess' lines were iffy, but she's got energy. I super adore Beth's parts and Reika sounds awesome. And as we all know, the other four girls don't get many lines - the ones they do have sound swell though. I like the "WAO"s and the mixing sounds good to my unknowledgable ears. Overall, a nice release from H!S.