- おふろ ♨ タイム -

Since some people were anticipating this, here it is, a CLEWOTA post to commemorate their 2 years of being a unit. There are a lot of other units out there but since I am very, very biased, I am only making a post about them :).

I won't introduce each person since I already had some sort of post about them before. You can view clear's spotlight here and a translation of wotamin's ameblo profile here.


art by ami from pixiv

A small intro since it was included in their discussion in a radio show. Wotamin got into Nico Nico Douga while she was browsing Youtube XD;. She was in YT when she saw a cover of "Kumikyoku no Nico Nico Douga" and was amused by it. She visited NND and its utattemita section and wondered how it would be if she uploaded her own songs. In the meantime, clear already knows of Nico Nico Douga but is a stranger to the utattemita section (since he visits only those MAD/parody vids ^^;). One day, a friend directed him to the category and he viewed some of the videos. He became interested in Hatsune Miku and decided to stick around and explore. The first utattemita song he heard was a collaboration involving Utawa Sakura. Eventually, he was inspired to do covers of his own.

Even though clewota's first song was uploaded July 25, 2008, they have known each other a few months before they recorded a collab. Their first meeting was actually initiated by wotamin. She was looking for songs she wanted to sing in Nico Nico Douga, one of them "lost my music". Somehow, she stumbled upon clear's cover of the song. She found his voice really nice, but she also realized his mixing was a bit off. As she was learning mixing herself, she decided to comment and ask if it was okay to mix for clear. A few days after, clear has left for her his email address where they would correspond with each other...and it had been like that ever since. Clear said that if wotamin hadn't found his song then, he would forever have that sucky mixing (I don't think so, clear, but it's amusing nonetheless XD).

( more under here! )

I'm sure you already know the songs they sang, but just to jostle your memories of them:
• Uta ni Katachi wa Nai Keredo
• Boku Mitai na Kimi, Kimi Mitai na Boku
• Snow Promenade
• Higashi no Akatsuki, Nishi no Tasogare
• Ren Kyori En Ai
• Ggrks
• Juvenile



...I would love to add more, to be honest. Like Clear singing Whitney Houston songs and the two of them singing Happy Birthday to Valshe, but I'm really pressed for time right now. Maybe next time :). I hope you enjoyed the post!

Hanatan is going to release her solo album during Comiket 78 on August 14, 2010 under the name Yurika.



Yurika's first album - Colorful*Flower
Official Site: here
Event price: 1000yen
Online shop price: unfixed
Circle: Cordelia
Jacket illustration: Moka

Tracklist (song + composer)
01. MY TRUE LOVE - noriP
02. ZERO - doriko (guitar: Hajime Nezu)
03. Aitai - Dios/SignalP
04. Rakuen Burenko - SHUN
05. Solitary Queen - Myum
06. Koiri Canvass - Jeet Singh
07. Mellow Dance - kous
08. Red Signal - minato (guitar: prkr)



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In other news, my favorite duo clewota－ｸﾘｦﾀ－ has reaced their second year anniversary as a unit yesterday. To celebrate, clear and wotamin released a new collaboration: JUVENILE. Please do watch, since it's very cute. And since I'm biased, maybe I'll do a special writeup about them. Please look forward to it :).

CELO Project, the group that gave us TRILL, is going to release another album in time for Vocaloid Master 13. The title is "Rubato" and the themes are: flower, wind and rain.



Celo Project 2010 - Rubato
Release date: July 19, 2010

tracklist:
o1. Yume Sakura (ShigotoshiteP) - wotamin
o2. Mitsubachi to Clover (King/NagiP) - nanahira
o3. Sayonara no Kawari ni, Hanataba wo (HanatabaP/ichiP) - Beeeeige
o4. Sakura no You na, Koi deshita (samfree) - Kadzukin
o5. Butterfly (A.I./TokuP) - Hina
o6. Step to You (40mP) - non
o7. Promised Wind (TerakomuroP) - Korosuke
o8. Door of Destinies (HAL) - Nimo
o9. rain stops, goodbye (NioP) - Seriyu
1o. Itsumo Yori Nakimushi na Sora (Rerulili) - Kettaro
11. Amayadori no Futari (Yasuo) - hana
12. End of Rain (Shake Sphere) - lino
13. Toori Ame (KEI) - tonon
14. Ame ga Agaru made (M@SATOSHI) - Chabatake∴

You can also buy the CD online at amazon.co.jp :)

There are only a few new songs, if I'm not mistaken? There's still the rush of the Ochame Kinou parodies as well as remnants of the World's End Dancehall craze. There is also a certain ShounenT who has multiple entries this week. Let's see how they held up this week.

↑# - 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. 【おちゃめ機能】シズちゃんも吹 っ 切 れ たを歌ってみた
• [Durarara] Ochame Kinou - Shizu-chan mo Fukkireta [Odorenai Otto]
• singer's mylist
• Kasane Teto original by GojimajiP

o2. 【恥を投げ捨て】オマーン湖【歌ってみた】
• Oman Lake [Miyo80%]
• singer's mylist
• Hatsune Miku original by OtsuP

o3. ワールズエンド・ダンスホール　ピアノで歌ってみた【そらる】
• World's End Dancehall [Soraru]
• singer's mylist
• Hatsune Miku and Megurine Luka original by wowaka

o4. のろいのめか゛ね ～ stray girl in her lenses 歌ってみた　【リツカ】
• Noroi no Megane ~stray girl in her lenses~ [Ritsuka]
• singer's mylist
• Kagamine Rin original by BucchigiriP

o5. 【少年Ｔ】　 Mata☆一人だね！　【歌ってみた】
• Mata ☆ Hitori da ne! [ShounenT]
• singer's mylist
• a parody of Motto ☆ Hade ni ne! from Kannagi.

o6. ボーカロイド曲をボーカロイド風に歌ってみたらこうなった。
• Vocaloid Kyoku wo Vocaloid Kaze ni Utattemita [Mokou]
• singer's mylist
• featured song is Roshin Yuukai by Kagamine Rin.

o7. 沖田総悟で「ドS機能」を歌ってみた＠うらた
• Okita Souji de "Do-S Kinou" [Urata]
• singer's mylist
• Kasane Teto original by GojimajiP
• I'm really starting to make a favorite of Urata, if only because I'm amused that he takes random calls in his Skype during his namahousou. Also, Souji ♥.

o8. ワールズエンド・ダンスホールを歌ってみた - neko
• World's End Dancehall [neko]
• singer's mylist
• Hatsune Miku and Megurine Luka original by wowaka
• This is very good. It was just uploaded a little too late. I hope it'll be in the top 30 next week. :)

o9. 【K 太】rain stops, good-bye【歌ってみた】
• rain stops, good-bye [K-ta]
• singer's mylist
• Hatsune Miku original by NioP

1o. 【少年Tの弾き語り風】　約束をしよう　【歌ってみた】
• Yakusoku wo Shiyou [ShounenT]
• singer's mylist
• original song by Yanaginagi and supercell

( Overall Weekly Ranking under the cut )

Today is quite a predictable ranking, but nevertheless an interesting one. A few things to mind for this ranking is Kuripurin's Anniversary week of uploads, Tourai's 1 year celebration of "magnet" and PUPI/RE awesomeness. I'm sure you can figure the rest out! :D

↑# - 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. 【鋼兵】けいおん！！はB'zだった件について【GO!GO!MANIAC】
• GO!GO!Maniac [Hagane Tsuwamono]
• singer's mylist
• original song from K-On!
• Hagane's back with another screaming cover Xd.

o2. 桜前線異常ナシ　歌ってみた【エリィ】
• Sakura Zensen Ijou Nashi [Elie]
• singer's mylist
• Hatsune Miku original by WataruP
• Right after we put her on spotlight for this comm, she releases a cover <33.

o3. 桜前線異常ナシ　歌ってみた－遊
• Sakura Zensen Ijou Nashi [Yuu]
• singer's mylist
• Hatsune Miku original by WataruP

o4. 【栗プリン】「トカレフと少女」を歌ってみた。【水】
• Tokarev to Shoujo [Kuripurin]
• singer's mylist
• Hatsune Miku original by MochiibeP
• Last week was Kuripurin's anniversary week! We'll be seeing a lot of her songs as we go through the ranking :).

o5. 時の回廊を歌わせていただきました（コゲ犬）
• Toki no Kairou [Kogeinu]
• singer's mylist
• original

o6. ガチ桜 ver.ニコニコ湘南乃風 【歌ってみた】
• Gachi Sakura [Nico Nico Shounan no Kaze]
• original
• This group is composed of Paaraa-[Me], Denirou, Sekihan and LOLICOM.

o7. 折れてないマイクで指切りを歌ってみた
• Yubikiri [Dakishimeta Tonight]
• singer's mylist
• Hatsune Miku original by scop

o8. 【オリジナル曲】毒姫【マチゲ×このり×たわし】
• Doku Hime [the grave of princess]
• singer's mylist
• The grave of princess is a doujin group consisting of Konori, Tawashi and MachigeritaP. This is one of their original works. If you know Machige, then you know this is creepy as hell XD.

o9. 冥王 -Sound Horizon- を歌ってみたいさぱん。
• Meiou [Isapan]
• original song from the album Moira by Sound Horizon
• It's been a long time since I've seen a SanHora song in the ranking. This is, btw, a collab between Isaji and Kanipan. XD

1o. 【栗プリン】「星屑ユートピア 」を歌ってみた。【木】
• Stardust Utopia [Kuripurin]
• singer's mylist
• Megurine Luka original by Kuripurin
• This is my favorite otetsu work and I'm glad Kuripurin covered it!

( Overall Weekly Ranking under the cut )