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Utaite Spotlight: Kakichoco
Kakichoco / 柿チョコ
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Most of you might have already listened to or encountered Kakichoco, especially if you like listening to covers by Wotamin, Valshe, etc. Kakichoco is a relatively popular utaite, with a ton of uploads ever since her debut in 2008. Her name Kakichoco was decided by herself, when she was uploading her first song in NND and she ended up seeing a persimmon seed chocolate in her house (persimmon seed = kaki), and she used it ever since. Her nickname is "Kakki". Some of her tags like "Kakichoco wa kawaii" and "Kakichoco Oneesan" were coined by Clear during their large group radio shows.
Kakichoco is said to be one of the most versatile female utaite in NND. Her list of covers had spanned almost every genre from pop, ballad, rock, hard rock, jazz, etc. It's said that she can sing basically anything. Her voice is solid and alto-ish, although she can reach very high notes if she needed to. Her diction as well as her sense of phrasing is also nice, which is why listening to her covers makes it easier to understand the lyrics or mood of the song. Her voice can be likened to Choucho, Wataame and other singers who prefer singing in mid-range but can do very high or very low octaves.
Being one of the "older" singers in NND, she is close to the other singers of the same generation, namely Seriyu, Wotamin, Vivienne, Kazukin, Valshe, Ten, Clear, Dasoku, PUPI, etc. While she has not released a solo album, she's part of utattemita collab CDs like VUCA's "New Wave". She also debuted live for the first time during a Dokinama concert this year.
sample songs
A. Solos
• If (MuryokuP original)
• KiLLER LADY (HachioujiP original)
• Yokkyuufuman March (21seikiP original)
• The Servant of the Moon (don original)
• Monochroact (doriko original)
B. Collabs
• Yume Sakura (with Valshe; Hitoshizuku original)
• Knife (with Vivienne and Ten; Rerulili original)
• Never (with Wotamin; DATEKEN original)
nikki says
Kakichoco is not one of my favorite singers, but I find it such a pleasure to listen to her EVERY TIME. She has a wonderful diction and every song she sings, whether it's hard rock like that don-san song above or a ballad, she always sings with a clarity that lets me enjoy the song AND the lyrics. How she can sing fast/loud songs so clearly I don't know.
One thing about Kakichoco's covers is that they are varied. Not all of them are popular songs and she shines whenever she sings something that is not the bandwagon song. Take for example "Yokkyuufuman March", which is a really good song and one of my favorite among her covers. I also like her Killer Lady and Yume Sakura with Valshe.
mylist | community | blog
Most of you might have already listened to or encountered Kakichoco, especially if you like listening to covers by Wotamin, Valshe, etc. Kakichoco is a relatively popular utaite, with a ton of uploads ever since her debut in 2008. Her name Kakichoco was decided by herself, when she was uploading her first song in NND and she ended up seeing a persimmon seed chocolate in her house (persimmon seed = kaki), and she used it ever since. Her nickname is "Kakki". Some of her tags like "Kakichoco wa kawaii" and "Kakichoco Oneesan" were coined by Clear during their large group radio shows.
Kakichoco is said to be one of the most versatile female utaite in NND. Her list of covers had spanned almost every genre from pop, ballad, rock, hard rock, jazz, etc. It's said that she can sing basically anything. Her voice is solid and alto-ish, although she can reach very high notes if she needed to. Her diction as well as her sense of phrasing is also nice, which is why listening to her covers makes it easier to understand the lyrics or mood of the song. Her voice can be likened to Choucho, Wataame and other singers who prefer singing in mid-range but can do very high or very low octaves.
Being one of the "older" singers in NND, she is close to the other singers of the same generation, namely Seriyu, Wotamin, Vivienne, Kazukin, Valshe, Ten, Clear, Dasoku, PUPI, etc. While she has not released a solo album, she's part of utattemita collab CDs like VUCA's "New Wave". She also debuted live for the first time during a Dokinama concert this year.
sample songs
A. Solos
• If (MuryokuP original)
• KiLLER LADY (HachioujiP original)
• Yokkyuufuman March (21seikiP original)
• The Servant of the Moon (don original)
• Monochroact (doriko original)
B. Collabs
• Yume Sakura (with Valshe; Hitoshizuku original)
• Knife (with Vivienne and Ten; Rerulili original)
• Never (with Wotamin; DATEKEN original)
nikki says
Kakichoco is not one of my favorite singers, but I find it such a pleasure to listen to her EVERY TIME. She has a wonderful diction and every song she sings, whether it's hard rock like that don-san song above or a ballad, she always sings with a clarity that lets me enjoy the song AND the lyrics. How she can sing fast/loud songs so clearly I don't know.
One thing about Kakichoco's covers is that they are varied. Not all of them are popular songs and she shines whenever she sings something that is not the bandwagon song. Take for example "Yokkyuufuman March", which is a really good song and one of my favorite among her covers. I also like her Killer Lady and Yume Sakura with Valshe.
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(Anonymous) 2011-09-09 06:28 am (UTC)(link)I'm not sure if we're aloud to ask, but would it be possible to request an utaite that you can spotlight? If not, that's totally alright, too!
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I have a list of names of Ps and utaites I will be writing spotlights about, but yes, it is okay to request. I just don't know when I can accommodate requests, to be honest, but I'll try my best?
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(Anonymous) 2011-09-17 12:24 am (UTC)(link)no subject
I also really like her killer lady, her singing is so good!! I've yet to check out a lot of her other songs though!
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She's definitely one of my favorite female utaite. She can sing everything without sounding bad! Her voice rang is just incredible!
I really like "Killer Lady" (it's much better than wotamin's, though I love wotmain), "If" and "Last effect".
I prefer her rock covers, cuz I love her low voice *q*Ü