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Today's week is interesting for two reasons: 1) there's a new CM meme people will cover over the next days; 2) There is quite a large number of covers of non-Vocaloid songs.

The CM I'm talking about is this one. If I'm not mistaken, this is an ad for a deodorant and the singing boy does not seem to have any connection to the product aside from the fact that he is cute. Of course, when covers come up, crack ensues. You do the discovering XD.

As mentioned in the past post, the utaran is now color-coded according to the colors in the Utaran video.

↑# - the song moved up from a previous top 30 rank
↓# - song moved down from a previous top 30 rank
↵ - song is a re-entry to the top 30 rankings

I'll be including the weekly top ten and the overall top thirty of the week. Links to the nicovideo are included as well as some information. You may download the .mp3 file by inputting the link @ nicosound. Enjoy!

original Nico Nico Douga Link

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Weekly Utattemita Ranking #121 (February 21-28, 2011)

This week retained a lot of songs from the previous ranking, but there are some new (and special songs) worth listening to. Someone dominated the rankings this week and it doesn't take much to guess who it is XD.


↑# - the song moved up from a previous top 30 rank
↓# - song moved down from a previous top 30 rank
↵ - song is a re-entry to the top 30 rankings

I'll be including the weekly top ten and the overall top thirty of the week. Links to the nicovideo are included as well as some information. You may download the .mp3 file by inputting the link @ nicosound. Enjoy!

original Nico Nico Douga Link

( New Upload Ranking )

( Overall Weekly Ranking )

Toriko / 鳥子

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Toriko is not a new utaite, having uploaded covers since 2008. However she...he... had gained fair popularity with her cover of Unbalance and Himitsu ~Kuro no Chikai~. Since then s/he's gotten satisfactory views and comments in her uploads. To be honest, my first impression of Toriko is that she is a girl. But after being duped by a ton of other utaite and after reading comments from the videos "I love this guy! He's actually a guy??" I'm uh, a bit at a loss now (especially after I watched his/her Eh? Aa, Sou cover). Anyway...I'm sure I'm not the only one confused. Usually, the comments in her videos will be dismissed with "Girl? Guy? It's a lost kid" and "We're all Toriko's slaves" (Toriko no toriko).

Let's address her as a girl for now :D.

Toriko is mostly known for having a boy-ish voice and at the same time a high girly voice. There is no specific way to describe her voice to be honest because she reminds me of a lot of singers: Valshe, Lon, Hitori, even Kogeinu orz. The versatility of her voice allows Toriko to sing wonderfully even at high notes and very low parts. She can also do duets by herself ^^;. The songs she chooses to cover are broad in genre, too. She can sing pop, rock, and even those with hanamogera. She also has her own "counting sheep" upload where she sounds like a cute little girl. One thing that's good with her covers is that s/he always comes up with ways to make them unique from other covers, whether in terms of serifu or way of singing.

sample songs
• Toosenbo (wowaka original; this made me go *___*)
• Kurikaeshi Hitotsubu (NekomushiP original)
• ...and taboo (maya original)
• Kanji wo Komete (HatanoP original)
• Gallows Bell (buzzG original)
• Heart Groove (SuketchP)

nikki says
You might remember Toriko from the recent rankings as the one who covered that insane MyGodP song Tsureta Otoko to Yume. I'm reminded of Toriko when seraphictune said she hasn't found her favorite Gallows Bell cover. I remembered Toriko's cover of the song as really good and I checked it out, and everything followed from there. Of course, Toriko is also southerncross's favorite and got spammed about her in the past :P.

I first knew Toriko from her Unbalance cover and liked it, even though I thought she was a newbie. While I didn't like her Himitsu ~Kuro no Chikai~ cover, I loved her Torinoko City rendition...and everything that followed. She has a really wide range not only in pitch but also in the songs she covers. I am mostly amused at the way she covers songs (like her oneesan Nugebai tte mon ja nai) and the reactions she gets in the videos XD.

Apologies for posting this a little late, I was having so much fun doing Skype karaoke with my friends. Have you ever tried singing any of the Nico Nico medleys (Ryuuseigun, Nanairo, Nijigen) in Skype call together with your friends? Ultimate chaos. I strongly suggest you try it XD.

Anyway, this batch is really different from the last. There are a lot of drops and surprising pulls to the top!

↑# - the song moved up from a previous top 30 rank
↓# - song moved down from a previous top 30 rank
↵ - song is a re-entry to the top 30 rankings

I'll be including the weekly top ten and the overall top thirty of the week. Links to the nicovideo are included as well as some information. You may download the .mp3 file by inputting the link @ nicosound. Enjoy!

original Nico Nico Douga Link

NEW UPLOAD RANKING

o1. 【彩】初音ミクの暴走＊歌ってみた【ななひら】
• Hatsune Miku no Bousou [Nanahira]
• singer's mylist
• Hatsune Miku original by cosMo/BousouP

o2. 【ヘタリア】1人で独普墺で爆乳音頭をノリノリで歌ってみた【甘め】
• [Hetalia] Bakunyuu Ondo by Germany and Prussia [Ikutame]
• singer's mylist
• I must admit the images of Prussia dancing around made me laugh.

o3. Boku-Boku .β　歌ってみた【そらる】
• Boku-Boku .β [Soraru]
• singer's mylist
• Hatsune Miku original by AVTechno
• I've heard wonderful covers of Boku-Boku Beta in the past, so I'm not that impressed with Soraru's cover. Still, it's pretty well done.

o4. 『きみがすき』歌ってみた　Version 将太
• Kimi ga Suki [Shouta]
• singer's mylist
• Hatsune Miku original by yukkedoluce
• I really love Shouta's voice :3.

o5. 【古川本舗】Good morning Emma Sympson を　うたって【みた＆ちびた】
• Good Morning Emma Sympson [Fullkawa Honpo]
• singer's mylist
• Hatsune Miku original by FullkawaP
• Fullkawa Honpo is composed of FullkawaP and Chibita.

o6. 「三日月ライダー」歌ってみた：Nimo
• Mikazuki Rider [Nimo]
• singer's mylist
• Hatsune Miku original by 40mP
• I have a love-hate relationship with Nimo's voice. Sometimes it's a little too high-pitched and cutesy, but there are times when she sings wonderfully. Like here.

o7. BossDeath歌ってみました【そ～ま】
• Boss Death [So-ma]
• singer's mylist
• Hatsune Miku original by IsoP
• There's a sudden wave of Boss Death covers, probably started by Amu's. I'm not complaining, though. I like So-ma's version because it's deep and cool-sounding, and a little different from amu's and Valshe's versions.

o8. 【エルシ】A Whole new world 2人で歌ってみた【でにろう】
• A Whole New World [Erusi and Denirou]
• mylists: Erusi, Denirou
• Instead of singing the A Whole New World Japanese version covered by Meiko and Kaito, Erusi and Denirou decided to go all out with the English cover. It's not bad at all. There are, as usual, awkward lines but the overall effect is really nice. :3

o9. 【リツカ】RX ベンゼン【なぜ歌ったし】
• RX Benzene [Ritsuka]
• singer's mylist
• Kagamine Len (and Rin) original by OwataP
• I've rarely heard good covers of OwataP's brainwash songs because they're too random/fast, but as usual, Ritsuka pulls it off nicely.

1o. 折れてないマイクでmugsを歌ってみた
• mugs [Dakishimete Tonight]
• singer's mylist
• Hatsune Miku original by FullkawaP
• This is the first mugs cover that I've heard! Well, considering the really confusing lyrics, I kind of understand. It's pretty good.

( Overall Weekly Ranking under the cut )