Utaite Spotlight: maro.

[southerncross]

maro.

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It's fitting to write about maro. since he'll be celebrating his second year on February 15. He is one of those types that have that ikemen voice perfect for sexy covers like in Ee A Sou and SPICE. He doesn't have a wide range but his voice is very soothing that it fits gentle voices like Ryo-kun and Inakamono.

The good thing about maro. is that as time goes by, his uploads have improved. The mixing probably helped but his voice quality has become better as well. There were instances that his voice was pitchy, this is because he chooses songs that requires him to hit high notes. As long as he chooses songs within his range, it'll turn out great. Ballads and acoustic arranged songs fit him a lot. He's not bad with rock songs but it should be those low range ones so he won't sound strained.

maro. released an album with Ryo-kun called a.c.t. You can listen to the crossfade demo here.

He's said to live in the Kansai area. He likes curry rice and he dislikes tomatoes.

sample songs

Blackjack (YuchaP original)
Shiryokusensa (40mP original)
Shinpakusuu #0822 (papiyon original)
Doku Ringo to Cinderella (yuzuhiko original)
Shinkaron: code variant - with Ryo-kun- (ORYO original)
Kagayaku Mirai -with Mes- (I See the Light -Japanese ver- from Tangled)

len says
I first found out of maro. because of his collab with Ryo-kun. I started following his uploads too. I like his Doku Ringo to Cinderella a lot. To really appreciate maro., one has to listen from his first upload up to the present because you will really hear the improvement in his voice.

I also like the covers he has collaborated with male utaite. Somehow, I think maro's voice fits more with males than with females. He has done collabs with Mes, Wataame and Kuxia but it didn't impress me as much as his collabs with the males.

Comments

[clefairy]

eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee maroooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

I mean.

Uh.

I mean, I am a calm and collected, civilised fan.


(girl)

eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[southerncross]

We are all calm, collected and civilised here! :D /screams with you

[clefairy]

He's sending me his and Ryo-kun's album, so aoisdhgoaibvaiohdoigabosoigd eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

I mean.

I'm not weird. Noooope.

But yeah thanks so much for doing an article on Mr has-the-vocal-quality-of-a-disney-prince maro. //A// It's a shame not a lot of foreign fans know about him, his voice is so prettyyyy.

[clefairy]

Also I totally just finally read through the article properly, and I agree with you for some part in that, to date, his collabs with other males sound better, but I think it's just because the females he's sung with so far have really "stand out"-ish voices, that don't particularly go with his mellow voice that stays in the background? Wataame probably would sound good with him if they didn't do Matryoshka and a ballad instead hahaha.

[nezuko11738]

I adore his duet "Aoi Bench" with Inakamono ♥ I agree that maro. doesn't have the best of voice, but the soothing feeling and sincerity in his voice does it for me ♥

[southerncross]

Aoi Bench is very pretty. <3 His voice blends well with Inakamono!

[dakedo]

sjfhka marooooo

thank you for the write up!! I didn't know he and Ryokun did an album together ♥

[southerncross]

i am thinking of getting it. ;;

[aera]

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa maroooooooooooooooooooo. (*A* )

I'm always like him ever since I heard his 'Aoi Bench' collab with Inakamono! And recently his Domino Taoshi featuring Ryo-kun. (*-* ) I like his Shinryokukensa(?) andddd asfmkjshfksahdsakas
/shuts up

I wanna listen to a.c.t ! (;v; )

[southerncross]

His Domino Taoshi is really good. I debated in putting that but my ORYO bias won. :D

I want to listen to a.c.t! I hope I still get to buy it ;;

[(Anonymous)]

Hi, I would like to buy it, too! do you know where to buy it? i am living in europe! :D

[stephieku]

You will need a deputy service, but you can buy it here at Toranoana's online store http://www.toranoana.jp/bl/article/04/0030/02/12/040030021207.html

[wax_rain]

I know him from his Aoi Bench with Inakamono, and sometimes listen to his covers too~ his voice is quite nice to listen on <3

[southerncross]

It is <3 Definitely something you should put on your mp3 player! <3