音時雨 ~Regentropfen~

2009-Jan-03 (Sat), 3:07@GMT+8

✽ YUKI LIVE 080731 – REVIEW

January 1, 2009 – January 2, 2009
I got the DVD a few days ago, but I finished the watching till today >_<. I went crazy. I re-watched (without any skips) the live two times again in the same day. I got many, many things want to say. I adore YUKI KAJIURA, and I decide, in my next world (if it is still me), I will study music and become a singer under GODDESS YUKI KAJIURA’s holy halo~ So, YUKI KAJIURA, please still be a composer in your next world!
Chapter 1 – the world
Flash blue rays flowing from the background, the famous and familiar chant soaring out, the high-beating drums, the lead violin, the four singers, and our goddess shows up.
The low voice of KEIKO opened the entire perforation (KEIKO wears the hair ornament in PV “sprinter,” and her shirt and skirt are cute~). KEIKO’s low voice is very charming to me (I used to sing as an alto too); then it was the other three’s accompany chording. In the live, songs are re-mixed and added more e-elements. This opening song, the world, sounds richer (maybe because the light effect?) than that in the original OST. In all, it’s a good opening.
Chapter 2 – dream scape
It’s one of my favorites in all FJ series. KAORI’s voice is smooth and vigor. KAORI is in an one-piece, I still love KEIKO’s low voice part, and I also like YURIKO’s high pitch chording. There are many KEIKO-KAORI’s face-to-face scenes. In my mind, it’s so wonderful when they stand together! But, what about WAKANA? Really I still not find more exciting part about her so far. It doesn’t matter, however, in this song, KAORI is the heroine!
Chapter 3 – MC 1
The first YK-talk! She talks many things about her promise of the live, the hot weather, her music and appreciations, and the date of live (she says the date is rather subtle?!). She wished this live may make everyone feeling cool.
Chapter 4 – vanity
Another beautiful song I like best. Red light, not bad, together with the clear piano, I really got the feeling of the coolness in summer days (oh, my! It’s winter when I’m writing -_-||). This time, WAKANA is the heroine! WAKANA’s voice is clear and beautiful (she herself today looks really like a doll!). Again, I catch KEIKO’s chorus melody, plus with YURIKO and KAORI’s. The two, WAKANA and KEIKO, their motions are more than the other two, especially YURIKO (KAORI has almost no more to sing). YURIKO is standing between them, without more motions, and singing her part perfectly. Nice!
Chapter 5 – Liminality
Again comes the blue lights, give us the endless mystery. WAKANA-KEIKO combination (Kalafina original version?) leads out this song. Then YURIKO and KAORI. I LOVE WAKANA’S VOICE! This song sounds a bit sad, like most of Yuki’s works. Of course, we can’t miss YURIKO’s performance (in the live, she looks very… well, very cute, and very noble). WAKANA is as good as YURI KASAHASA, I’m sure about it! Listen to the ending phrase of WAKANA!
Chapter 6 – in the land of twilight, under the moon
Firstly, YURIKO leads out a piece of typical YK melody (sight-reading? Ps. The first three notes misled me into thinking this song would be “Akatsuki no Kuruma” -_-||), and then, Yuki’s piano tells me another familiar and beautiful song: in the land of twilight, under the moon. Now KAORI sings. The cross-shifting lights, heart-beating drums. Very rhythmic! Here I can discern clearly each singer’s part (exciting)! I very enjoy the “lalala” phrase! It’s a so good quartet!
Chapter 7 – MC 2
Yuki talks about her English title (a little troublesome to the others ^-^), and then introduces her singers:
WAKANA: she has a beautiful goddess-type voice, liking sharks (she can talk about the shark without pause in 30 minutes!)
YURIKO KAIDA: she has joined Yuki’s so many pieces that even she herself loss count about them. Her voice is delicate, like an angel. And, she is rather like a male being (should we call her KAIDA-SAN ANIKI)?!
KEIKO: Yuki doesn’t know that KEIKO makes the self-introduction so different from her own thinking (KEIKO should be more shame?). she has the excellent middle-low voice range, very important among all singers. She is fever in tennis (a good player).
KAORI: Yuki praises her singing all the time (Umai, umai, umai~~~). She is just 20; her saying “ganbaruzo~~~” is so cute! Yuki also mentions her one-piece: you’re a girl sure enough ^ ^ (ps. She’s tall)!
Chapter 8 – the main theme of Petit Cossette
This is also one of my favorites! I’ve listened to the entire CD for… not less than 60 times! Of course, YURIKO takes the work to lead out the melody, with KEIKO and KAORI’s chording. In the live, YURIKO adds some different phrases, still beautiful. I can also remind the feeling when I watch the animation. Ha! Yuki also joins into! The background ice-blue light is rounding (charming!). I love YURIKO’s part very much, however, the entire quintet sounds excellent.
Chapter 9 – Houseki (jewel)
I think KEIKO’s performance is better than Marina Inoue, or maybe I just love KEIKO? The others’ chording is perfect! Here, the heroines are KEIKO and KAORI. I seldom hear KAORI sing as the low part, but here, I find she is also good for such part: her voice is flexible. However, I believe WAKANA will always be good at working on main melody part. Hey! I see KAORI and KEIKO turn to each other (why I am so sensitive to such scene?)!
Chapter 10 – fake wings
Well, here I really think Emily is the goddess of “.hack//SIGN.” In live, the song is not as transparent as the original, the version which I far-more prefer. Ok, although KAORI’s leading isn’t so freely, YURIKO saved my impression of the live version.
Chapter 11 – Himeboshi
Oh, dear! My beloved “Himeboshi”! Trust me! The Kalafina singers give us a more perfect show! WAKANA is good for singing the single main melody, and her chording partner will be KEIKO definitely!
Chapter 12 – Mezame (awaking)
Yeah~! WAKANA makes me crazy! Why WAKANA and KEIKO didn’t sing in MY-HIME??? It’s an exciting, blood-boiling work (now it’s the crimson light)! YUKI-SAMA, please, re-mix the entire MY-HIME/OTOME vocal pieces for these singers! Besides, in the live, I find KAORI and KEIKO is vigor on her motions! But even only a little, I think WAKANA and YURIKO’s motions look funny? Oh, hold on! Why I come to pay attention on only the Kalafina duet? – They’re so charming! Ok, now, I’m catching with YURIKO and KAORI! Ps. The light effect here is marvelous!
Chapter 13 – you are my love
Here comes the special guest: Eri Itou. Today in the live, her voice isn’t as sweet as that in Tsubasa OST. There isn’t much difference between the two versions. For me, I prefer the live version. Oh! Eri is beautiful; I like her dress!
Chapter 14 – MC 3
It’s Yuki-Eri conversation. Praising/mocking (?) to each other about their music/singing (ah~~~ Yuki’s so shy~~~).
Chapter 15 – godsibb
Now it’s a quintet, a piece from Xenosaga III. Eri’s voice is wonderful (like WAKANA’s)! I also get the feeling in listening to the OSTs. The sound from guitar + violin is cool (till now I know what a e-guitar sounds like >_<)! The violet light is beautiful! But, really I want to know, how the singer can remember the strange lyrics so smoothly? @_@
Chapter 16 – a song of storm and fire
The orange light opens the grand chant. Like the original version, Eri performs so charming! And the other four singers can even beyond TOKYO KONSEI which choruses in the original version! I really like to find each part in a chorus sure enough! The videoing of this song is very, very good. I like the vista of the solo + quartet with YK band members!
Chapter 17 – MC 4
Front band member introductions:
Bass: Tomoharu “Jr”.Takahashi. a sun-glass man. He’s flying kisses! An erotic player~~~
Drums: Kyoichi Sato. Is he a prince?
Guitar: Kouichi Korenaga. He drives the singers crazy! ^-^
Violin: Hitoshi Konno, an erotic player. He looks cute. An interesting story: before the live, KEIKO tried to play “the world” on his violin, and he’s mocking her on it! Three irregular tones on violin.
Manipulator: YOSHIO OHIRA. An pure-looked old aged man (?). He’s in a place we can’t see, so Yuki asks him going out.
Chapter 18 – canta per me
Wow! The famous chant from noir! YURIKO takes the main melody of course! Beautiful! Later, KAORI joins into (they match to each other perfect). I love YURIKO, and her voice, and her song! There is no more complex arrangement, but the splendid violin. Drums are rhythmic; the song is clear as the original one.
Chapter 19 – salva nos
Hey, firstly WAKANA + YURIKO, and then KEIKO + KAORI, good! Yuki’s piano is free and emotional! WAKANA/YURIKO’s part is more like the original version, and KEIKO/KAORI’s is more like a re-mixed version. Oh! The song-pause (as well as the faint yellow light) is cool, just like the scenes in animation! Then violin plays a… cadenza? The last phrases is little different, and I very love such modification! The guitar gives a long show at the very ending, although I not very enjoy such noisy (?) sound, but he’s really cool in the live (all audiences calling “Kouichi”)!
Chapter 20 – zodiacal sign
Yuki calls out “one two three four”! Then the four singers, and Yuki herself, start to sing out the song together. Saramiya yaramiyai yenmaramiya yarenmarama; Saramiya yanrenramarama * 4~~~ Yuki ever mentioned the spell-like lyrics on her blog, oh, it’s here! “Aquarian Age.” I don’t enjoy the animation, but Yuki’s music is charming! The song is really a spell, my soul fall deeply in her melody! I enjoy these works and think they are composed for my own sign: Aquarius (so happy)! I rank this song at least in top 5 in the live.
Chapter 21 – open your heart
The last song in the live??? Oh, no! Before, I didn’t pay more attentions on the song, because, I think it doesn’t have the YK-style (?). However, the song in the live is not bad. I think I’ve come to love it. The violin is in a moderated speed. Again I find each part from the quartet (I confess I’ve been addict to such thing)! Ps. I love KAORI’s “open your heart.” Maybe she is good at singing some wild songs (rock’n’roll, but I don’t enjoy the genre)?
Chapter 22 – Encore!
Yuki and singers and other band members go off from the stage. Encore, encore, encore * …many many many times!
Chapter 23 – everlasting song
Finally, the familiar YK-tempo goes out. The ice-blue light turns on. YURIKO leads out another piece of sight-reading (still so familiar with one YK-song)! Soon others join into. Oh, they’re all in simple-designed “YK” T shirts, as well as the front band members, and Yuki herself! YURIKO’s hair and KEIKO’s skirt is cute! KEIKO sings out the famous “everlasting song – Japanese version.” A good encore beginning. Then WAKANA, YURIKO, and KAORI. I seldom hear that YURIKO sings in Japanese, except Gensou Rakuen ^-^. Again, the sight-reading melody! WAKANA’s high part and KEIKO’s low part are what I love best! Everyone’s happy, flying high into the eternity!
Chapter 24 – MC 5
“Thank you for your encore.” Talking about the YK-T shirt. And about the live: a happy time. And a short self-impressing about the next EC song.
Chapter 25 – yume no Tsubasa (the wing of dream)
The drums are full of spirits. KAORI leads out the song (I wished they would sing the English version). Yes, in the live, the quartet version is far better than Yui Makino version (I can’t accept Yui’s Lolita-type voice yet, especially in her songs)! Ah~ KAORI~~~ ah~ the “lalala” unison~~~ the encore climax!
Chapter 26 – ring your song
Eri comes again, sings the last encore song. The quintet is still charming. Their voices have blended into one, so silent, beautiful, and cherished. The real ending, everyone goes onto the stage, hand in hand,
Arigatou gozaimashita!
2009-Jan-01 (Thu), 9:18@GMT+8

♧ アルト・Alto

偶然か定めか、私は小学校からずっと合唱部にてアルトとしていた。
小学生だったので、オーディションもなく、先生は簡単に「私の右手の半分は低音部」とすることになった。もちろん、私は音楽教室の席は先生の右手のほうだった。でも小学生のせいかどうか、私はあまり低音部に歌うことが自信がなかった。メインメロディーじゃないし、よく高音部たちに誘われがちだし、自分の旋律がちょっぴり変と聞こえて学び難いし…というような経験がいっぱいだった。
その後、3年ぶり中学にコーラスをやめて、高校に進学とすぐにそっちの合唱団に申し込んだ。私の高校の合唱団は町中小さく有名なものである。先生もトップレベルの楽長及び一人のピアニストであった(今はすでに退職したんでしょうね)。優しくて笑い顔が最高の老人だった。彼は自らの手であらゆる新入生を一人ずつオーディションして、相応の高音や低音に決めた。今はちゃんと覚えてる、私の歌った時のこと。彼の音階を歌いついたのち、彼が笑顔にして「S1」と私の名前で記した。ソプラノ、ついにソプラノとして歌えるんだ、よかったとその時私はすごく楽しかった。でも、いくつか日の後、私たちが始めて合唱部に来てから彼はまた私たちにお知らせをした。「各音部の人数のバランスをとるため訳、私はオーディションの結果について一部の人を調整にした」その新しいリストで、私は「A1」、つまりアルト1の分に、自分の名前を見つめた。またアルトに落ちたのか、私の運命がせいぜいあるとしかないのかなと、少し低落した後、先生がまた言い始めた。それが合唱部に入ってから彼の始めての、または私にとって一番大切な話だった。
「先日より、私はみんな新入生たちをオーディションをした。今と同じく、一部の音痴くらいなのにコーラスが好きな生徒たちに、私は仕様がなく止めようと勧めた。そして、音感のいい生徒たちにまた二つのタイプがいる。高音や低音しか歌えることが出来ない人と、両方どもできる人。もともと、女性にはソプラノ、男性にはバスがより多いが、もちろんそれが天然音質のことで、合唱の場合はそんな絶対的なことではない。ソプラノがアルト、バスがテノールとしてることがよくある。そして今ここで、私から覚えて欲しいことがある。確かに、合唱の低音がいつも和声として役立っていて、主旋律じゃないが、低音が高音に勝てぬことちっともない。低音により能力が欲しくて、簡単にうまく出来ないことだ。メインメロディーじゃなくても、学び難くても、よく音程外れることがいつもあっても、あなたたちの和声がなったらあれは合唱とはいえない。低音の皆さん、あなたたちはアルトやバスとしてることに誇るべきだ!」
なるほど、あれからの歌から、いろんなリハから、私はだんだん分かっていた。私は、ユニゾンが好き、でも私が音部別々違う旋律をして組み合わせることがより好き。全員が素晴らしいセブンズコードをするたびに、私も和音の美しさを感じられる。これが合唱、これが耳に聞こえるだけの音符の虹。私は、本当に自分がずっとアルトとしていた事に誇っている。
♦♫.。・*゜*・。.♦♫.。・*゜*・。.♦♫♦。・*゜*・。.♦♫
By accident or kismet, I was an alto in both elementary school and high school.
Because we were children, without any audition, our elementary music teacher just divided us into the high/low voice part by the “high-left/low-right” rule. Of course, I became an alto because I sat at the right side of out teacher. However, maybe then I was only a child, I didn’t have enough confidence to sign as an alto. In my memory, I’ve experienced too much like that “it’s not the main melody,” “we always tend to follow the soprano,” “our melody sounds strange, and not easy to be learned,” etc.
Later, after a 3-year long span without singing in middle school, I applied the choir of my high school. Our high school is a little famous at least in my city, and our teacher was an excellent conductor as well as a pianist (he’s retired a few years ago). He was gentle, and his smile looked so nice! He did all auditions for newcomers by his own, and then divided us into high or low voice parts. I remember clearly, when I followed his musical scale, he gave me a smile and marked a “S1” besides my name. It means soprano. Finally I may sing as a soprano! How happy was I. But some days later, he gave us another attention at the first activity. “I have to make a balance between the high and low part, so I regulated some of you into a different part, according to your audition results.” I found my name under the “A1” or “Alto 1” list. Again I’m an alto?! No matter what I wished, how kismet wants to get me as an alto? I felt a bit slumped. Then, the teacher started his speech again. It was his first “welcome speech”; for me, it was also the most important one.
“Some days ago, I did the audition to all you newcomers. The same as before, I suggested these ones who like chorus but don’t have enough quality quit this choir. Now, you who have enough chorus quality can be put into two types. One is single-part-only, and the other is doing-well-in-both-parts. Usually, most females are soprano, and most males are bass. Nevertheless, it’s your natural tone quality, and in choir it’s not absolute. Some sopranos/tenors often sing as altos/basses. Here, one thing I want you to remember. It’s true that low voice parts often do the chording work, you’re not the main melody, but you are as good and important as the high parts. Certainly, singing a low part needs more skill, and such singing cannot be performed well without enough exercises. You’re not the main melody, you may have difficult on learning to sing, you may get many off-keys too, but it’s not chorus without your chording. Everyone who is in the low voice part, you should be proud of you’re an alto or a bass!”
I got it, really. Later in every song, every rehearsal, I understood little by little. I like unison, but I like greater the chording among different melodies. Every time when we are making a perfect seventh chord, I feel the beautifulness of chording. That’s chorus, the rainbow of tones we may touch by ears. Actually, I feel proud of that I’ve ever been an alto.
2008-Dec-22 (Mon), 11:41@GMT+8

❆ a lolicon's happiness

Strictly, I’m not a real lolicon. Originally, I’m not male person. That’s one. Also, I don’t mind age. If a girl is a Lolita or not is not important, as long as she is sweet and lovely. Moreover, I like girls, but not from any sexual drive, (sex sounds terrible)! But, how can I give myself a proper title? ~(゜゜)~~(゜゜)~
Ok, no more puzzles on the issue. Now, let me talk about the recent events.
Due to some reasons, I’ve paused writing my story for almost a half of month. About 5 days ago, I exploded with “I can’t bear myself in such situation!” and then I decided, “I’ve got to finish chord (chapter) 5 before Xmas Eve.”
So I threw all tardiness, and I made it on December 21, including the original Japanese version (about 3 and half days) and the translated English version (about 2 days). Being tired…
In the middle of working, I took a short rest to choose for the image music. I’ve made the decision that I’ll use KOKIA’s “tenshi” as the opening theme song at the beginning of December, and the later choosing was went smoothly. At last, track 10 came; it was Lia’s “Star Light Night.” Since then, my heart started to an endless strong beating. I very like it, for one thing. Also, the next two songs – they are Fumiko Orikasa’s “Hello!” and Saeko Chiba’s “Hikari” – have driven me to a complete Moe (cute)-mode. However, (from now on, I shift into whisper) when I was designing the most first version of characters, I’ve given each one a voice. So, no matter what aspect I choose, the title, the lyrics, the singer’s voice, this time, I think I’ve got the best music list!
I tried to write some my own lyrics for my story recently. Also, I want to draw another group of pictures. In fact, I’ve finished one, and it looks very good. Ahhhhh, I’m becoming full-powered in my cute world!
I don’t mind if lolicon or girllover or something else, I just feel very happy! ♪♪~
厳として、私は本物のロリコンじゃない。本来私はおじさんじゃないのに…年齢のみから見れば分かるね。かわいい女の子であれば、ロリであるかどうかあまり重要なものじゃない。なお、私は女の子を好きな理由はぜんぜんセクシー的じゃないの、(なんだかセクシーなんかはこわー)。ならば、私の場合は一体なんと言ったらいいのかしら? ~(゜゜)~~(゜゜)~
まあ、どうでもいい。最近の私について一言を話そう。
自分の物語がある原因にゆえ、すでに半月ほど停止された。約5日前、「もうこのままじゃ駄目」って、ついに私は爆発した、「どうしてもイヴに第5話を書き終わらなくちゃ!」と決心した。
そしてぐずぐずした仕草を蹴り去って、今日21日、原文(総計3日半)及び英訳(総計2日)を全部終わらせた。疲れた…
中途、原文を終わった頃、暫くひと休んで、イメージ音楽の選曲をした。オープニング・テーマはすでに今月初にKOKIAさんの「天使」を使おうことになっておいて、あと何曲かの選びもとても順番にした。ついに10曲目、Liaさんの「Star Light Night」から、私の心がドキドキ、ドキドキして止まらなくなった。第一、この「Star Light Night」が大好きだから。第二、あとの二曲、折笠富美子さんの「Hello!」と、千葉紗子さんの「ひかり」であって、私は萌えさせてならなかった。だって、(以下、囁く)キャラ設定した頃、私はもう心に決めた、各キャラの声のことを。タイトルから歌詞から声からどれから見ると、今度の音楽リストが一番相応しいからね!
最近また、一組みの新しい絵を描こうと思って、実は、すでに一枚を完成しまって、いい感じだな、本当に。うぐぅ、萌えあがる!
ロリコンでも少女愛でも何度も言い、私はすっごくハッピーなのです♪♪~