This week, we have a lot of covers courtesy of the queen of Len covers, OrebananaP. There are also surprisingly a lot of returning songs, most probably because of their covers in the Utattemita Ranking. We also have quite a few unfamiliar names in this ranking so if you can, please spare a minute to check their music out!

↑# - 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

original nicovideo link

Songs are arranged from 1-30.

( top 30 under the cut )

Weekly Vocaloid Ranking #175 (January 31-February 7, 2011)

This week's ranking doesn't have as many new stuff as before, but the few new ones are all awesome. At the same time, there's quite a lot of movement among the old songs (and a few familiar ones are rising again...). Pardon the lack of intelligent comments (I'm mostly spazzing, it's unforgivable). It's 1AM LOL.

↑# - 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

original nicovideo link

Songs are arranged from 1-30.

( top 30 under the cut )

Yuxuki

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Yuxuki's works are actually under the name of his group "Sorairo Club" which includes him as the composer and two others as musician and PV-maker. They started uploading their works around April 2009. For the purpose of this post, I'll be using Yuxuki's name instead of the group's. :).

Yuxuki's songs are almost similar to U-skeP's, except that Yuxuki uses guitars and drums in his works and has more upbeat and more alternative rock-ish songs. I won't classify Yuxuki's songs as sugar pop, since they're too varied, but all of them somehow sound so soft and gentle and nice to listen to. His songs have this serene feeling to them, despite the guitars and snappy drums. Yuxuki uses Miku for all of his works, and even if not an Append (as noted), his Miku sounds smooth and clear, not ringing but more of breathy.

Composition aside, the PVs for Sorairo Club's songs are very colorful and cute regardless of the meanings of the songs. So, it's also a pleasure to watch the PVs.

sample songs
• oval
• photograph
• Last Scene
• Sorairo Radio
• color

nikki says
I first heard of Sorairo Club/yuxuki in their song "oval" and I instantly fell in love with their works. I like how they manage to make Miku sound nice to the ears even if the song is high. The guitars might sound a bit too loud at times, though and it drowns Miku's wonderful tuning out. Despite that, their songs are nice to listen to if you want upbeat, alternative songs minus the hard/edgy vocals. The PVs are also adorable and a must-watch. (especially "color", gah those pinwheels I can't stop staring).

I personally like the new Luka and Rin songs in the ranking this week, as well as the Hayabusa tribute. Most of the songs are new, I think. But there are strong ones which have made a home of the ranking /coughwowakacough.

↑# - 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

original nicovideo link

Songs are arranged from 1-30.

( top 30 under the cut )