Everyone who knows about anime will probably know about the top selling Japanese anime artist Nana Mizuki, and she has recently released a new PV to add to her collection - Lovely Fruit!
This fun video I discovered when flicking through news posts on Crunchyroll, and being undoubtably the most popular Japanese artist today, I just had to take a look. I found the video to be quite confusing at times - but still fun and really cute. The song is to be included on her upcoming album 'Rockbound Neibours' which is scheduled to be released on December 12th.
Lovely Fruit
Sung by: Nana Mizuki
Language: Japanese
Release Date:October 6th (1st December Full Version with PV)
Album: Rockbound Neighbours (Nana Mizuki's 9th Album)
Genre: J-Pop
MP3 Download: Upcoming...won't be too long~
Featured In: Toriko (Anime)
Japanese Lyrics: Kanji and Romaji Lyrics English Lyrics:
Not yet found~ Please comment if you know where there are, or email me a translation~
To be honest, I think this music video to be bonkers. Because her voice is really deep and mysterious, yet is singing such a happy and amusing song. I love the clothes though~ very sweet and perfectly lolita <3
But what does everyone else think of her new video? Feel free to comment~
This is the most recently released album by BoA, and contains one of my favourite songs sung by her, Only One, which is also the main song on the album. It's upbeat, but still has a full amount of sweetness - probable the best album for lovers of upbeat songs who wish for a bit of a change. In this album, there is collaborations with SHINee and Super Junior members, so those who are more fond of other artists may find this album interesting too.
Statistics
Title: Only One
Artist: BoA
Release Date: 22nd July 2012
Language: Korean
Genre/Style: Ballad/Dance Pop/K-Pop
Album Number: BoA's 7th Full Album
Bit rate: 320kbps
Tracklist:
01. Only One
02. The Shadow
03. 네모난 바퀴 (Hope)
04. Not Over U'
05. The Top
06. Mayday! Mayday! (너에게 닿기를 간절히 외치다)
07. One Dream (Feat. HENRY Of Super Junior and KEY Of SHINee)
08. Only One (Inst.)
09. The Shadow (Inst.)
Music Videos from Songs in the Album:
Only One (Dance Version)
The Shadow
Downloads: SendSpace 4Shared (Premium 4Shared account holders only (not my fault))
Hope you guys like the album x Please comment :) If you know any other file sharing sites you wish the download to go up on in future, please tell me, since 4Shared has changed it's policy~
Please don't nag me about copyright or I'll have to show you a reeeeeaaalllly long thingy that they put up to fight for Vocaloid album distribution. You really don't wanna read it...
Korean singer and actress, IU is one of the most popular Korean singers, her voice being cute and unique. IU's name originates from the phrase 'I and You', symbolising we can become one through music. She is often referred to as the 'nations little sister' due to her personality.
At the beginning, IU's talents were less recognised, her actually recognition being the year after when she released tracks such as Boo and Marshmallow. She later received more status - as she released a song for the TV show 'We Got Married' with 2AM's Seulong, and later even more when she began acting in popular TV dramas such as 'Dream High' in 2011.
IU is one of my favourite Korean Singers, 3rd of BoA and SHINee. She has a really sweet voice that really brings out my inner fangirl (LOL). She is a real fresh sound to the K-Pop industry, and I hope to see a lot more of her about, (especially being one of my favourite characters in my favourite drama...). I find her songs are really delightful - and would advise any lover of cute to listen to her songs :)
Statistics
Birth Name: Lee Ji-eun
Birthday: May 16th 1993 (Age 19) Height: 162cm/5'3.6''ft
Weight: 44.9kg/99lb
Bloodtype: A
Debut Date: September 18th 2008
Genre/s: Ballad/Pop/K-Pop
Debut Album: Lost and Found (Mini Album, Released September 24th 2008)
Record Label: Loen Entertainment
Active in: South Korea, Japan
IU has currently released 2 full albums and 4 mini albums (this figure is an estimate, please feel free to tell me the real amount).
IU Music Example:
Marshmallow - Released12th November 2009
Debatably the most popular Vocaloid ever, Hatsune Miku's mascot has appeared in the form of everything from figurines to concerts. Being one of my favourite Vocaloids, I feel it fit to post my next topic on her.
Data on Hatsune Miku
Name: Hatsune Miku
Voice Provider: Saki Fujita
Versions: CV01 Hatsune Miku, CV01 Hatsune Miku Append (Creating Miku English Version+Planning V3 Hatsune Miku)
Release Date: August 31st 2007 (Original Miku), April 30th 2010 (Miku Append)
Language/s: Japanese
Official Web page: http://www.crypton.co.jp/mp/pages/prod/vocaloid/cv01.jsp
Strengths: (Original) Very unlikely to loose her original sweet tone, stronger 'attack' notes, results more favourable to new users. (Append) Can be made to resemble voice provider, has variety in tone and volume.
Weaknesses: (Original) Doesn't sound very realistic, nor compares to her voice provider, voice not very smooth. (Append) If not used in variety, songs can song bad - so not very favourable to new users, Hard to distinguish between Light and Vivid voice banks.
Append Voice banks Available: Sweet, Dark, Soft, Light, Vivid, Solid. Mascot Data:
Birthday: August 31st
Age: 16
Gender: Female
Height: 5'02''/158cm
Weight: 92.4lbs/42kg
Mascot Item: Spring Onion
Appearance: (for official appearances, see images)
Original Append
Hatsune Miku
Hatsune Miku Append
Technical Information Original
Optimum Tempo: 70 ~ 150 BPM
Optimum Range: A3 ~ E5
Optimum Genre: Pop Idol/Pop Dance
There are absolutely loads of Vocaloid songs and PVs, but I'd like to introduce you to a really good one - JITTER DOLL!
It is a really upbeat song with a PV that is quite down-scale - but attracted me as of its complexity...and of course because it was catchy. There are multiple Vocaloids who have covered this song, all who have done so incredibly well, my favourite being Gakupo V3's version.
Obviously, I also mentioned the different versions of this song. I'll post them below. Please take a listen :)
Cover: Kagamine Len
I found this cover really good, as it was clearer than most but still quite deep. It also has the full PV attached.
MP3: 4Shared
Cover: Kamui Gakupo V3 Native
This one is my favourite. Although his voice is not as loud compared to the music, his tone really suits the song, being is all deep and husky.
MP3: 4Shared Cover: UTAUloid's Ritsu Namine
This is one of the most popular covers of the song. UTAUloid is a really hard program to get voices spot on, but the person who created this used the mascot's voice in a lower octave - making it (in my opinion) one of the best UTAUloid covers made. By the way, before anyone asks - Ritsu is in fact a guy who dresses as a female...
MP3: 4Shared
So, now they're all down...which one is your favourite? I know there is tough competition, but I suppose everyone will have their fave :)
I'm attempting to build up that empty list of links on my Vocaloid page, and noticed I didn't have a Vocaloid from the first series, so here is my first post for that series!
Data on MEIKO
Name: MEIKO
Voice Provider: Meiko Haigo
Versions: DTM MEIKO (Planning V3 MEIKO and MEIKO English versions)
Release Date: 5th November 2004
Languages: Japanese
Original Illustrator: Shogo Washizu
Strengths: Steady, Straight-Forward, Matches most music genres
Weaknesses: Lesser quality than other Vocaloids and harder to use.
Mascot Data
Birthday: 5th November
Age: Unknown. Usually seen as 18, and 16 to her fanmade mascot, Sakine Meiko.
Gender: Female
Appearance: (see image)
Demo Versions:
Unknown...will add them when I finally find them :)
Promotional Videos for MEIKO will appear in future posts. You can see my current playlist on my YouTube channel, here:
My opinions on MEIKO are really vague. I love her design, but her voice can be quite vague unless you really know how to push her to the limit. I can't wait to see her new versions, however, as I believe I only have such a negative impression on her as she is one of the originally released Vocaloids, so the software wasn't as good. Let's hope they do a good job at improving her <3
Okay, here is a few of Hatsune Miku songs that I've took quite a lot of interest in this week.
I've decided to post a few songs every now and then for you guys to view - saves you taking ages browsing YouTube for the best songs to download or watch. Sadly for some fans, I won't be posting any Vocalo-Electro music, as there are so many similar videos and I'm not a big fan. Here, you are most likely to see PVs, popular and less popular, or my favourite picks off the site. Thanks for listening, and here are the tunes ~ <3
Heart Rhythm - Hatsune Miku Append
So jingly and sweet, this video is almost impossible to ignore.It's simply but lovely, and thought it quite a nice one to share.
Composer: 融合P
Illustrator: 真理恵
English Translation: AmeSubs
Watch on NicoNicoDouga: http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm18374667
MP3: 4Shared
Chaining Intention - Hatsune Miku
This PV is just amazing in so many ways. Although it is produced via MMD (MikuMikuDance), it is still one of the top PVs on YouTube. It was produced for Japan's 4th MMD competition, and actually won! And in my opinion, competition was tough in cup 4 (especially if you compare it to cup 1's winner).
I love this PV. It's just plain adorable. Sure, everyone's heard of melt, as the creator is super famous, but this is the first time I actually watched the PV. I think it matches perfectly, as it is cute and sweet.
Recently, I've come across many images of SeeU, so I thought I'd do a mini-database on here, the same as I did with VY2. She is the first real bilingual Vocaloid, and first Korean Vocaloid.
Data on SeeU
Name: SeeU
Voice Provider: Dahee Kim
Versions: SV01 SeeU (Planning SeeU English, Trilingual version)
Release Date: October 21 2011 (South Korea), December 16 2011 (Japan)
Languages: Korean, Japanese
Official Site:http://sbsat.co.kr/vocaloid/index.html
Strengths: Light-hearted, able to pronounce any sound that can be written in modern Hangul.
Weaknesses: Program concept difficult for non-Koreans, Certain pronunciations are muffled. Mascot Data:
Birthday: October 21
Age: 17
Gender: Female
Height: 5'2''/159cm
Weight: 98lbs/44.5kg
Appearance: For official appearance, see image:
There are loads and loads of Miku-chan's images all over the net. So are there any more good ones to add to your collection?
All of the images here are off my photobucket account, so collected across the entire internet, so may not have a fixed location for where it came from.
I may post more at a later date, as my current photobucket had 322 pictures just in the normal Miku folder (there is many I like). Just in case you want to see my folder now, here is the link:
If you have any recommendations, post me a link :) I'd be happy to see them. Although I've got more than 300 pictures, it doesn't seem that many when you've had them a while.
There are a couple more I also liked, but since a lot of my pictures were the same size they didn't fold into the post very well. I'll post them at a later point.
Best Winter Miku - Smiling Miku
My personal favourite is 'Sunset Miku', so far. What's yours?
VY2 isn't the most popular of the Vocaloid 2's, but he's one of m favourites. So which songs are his best?
Fanmade Image of VY2 Yuuma
I'll give 5 of his best promotional videos, in any order, with their information. I know it is tough finding videos by him, but there are still many which stand out.
If anyone does not know about VY2 Yuuma, you can get more information on this post here:
Yay! An original song by VY2. It's one of the popular songs by him, even though the title and lyrics are a little strange. It shows off his voice really well - and I think people have watched it more not knowing what the title is, as the one with the highest views is posted in Japanese. (And for those of you who don't know, a Loquad is a Chinese fruit)
This is one of the most popular of VY2 songs, and has a really good PV to go with the song. Sadly, its a cover, and it would have been so much better to realise it as an original song.
Such a sweet song for him to sing, and I must say, it may be my personal favourite. Even the picture used is so sweet, and I hope more songs like this get uploaded to the internet.
I like this video as it shows a lot of the potential of VY2's voice. He is one of the only Vocaloids that can perform successful low notes, and it gives a good show.
