#utattemita no hon

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Millenials: Nozakibento-san and Nokkuso-san from MeseMoa. will appear in November issue of “Millenials” that goes on sale on 09/30! Order here

Shirofuku: I’m really curious about the interview these two gave

Nokkuso: I can’t remember what I said there and I’m really nervous… so I will appreciate if you don’t say such frustrating things…………. (^^)

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Utattemita no hon September 2017 Park Witt summer interview English translation

(You want the pictures, buy it off amazon jp for cheap)

Park’s interview

[Summer fatique] What sort of countermeasures do you have?

Interviewer: Are you strong against summer?

Park: I’m a half-baked man. If I were to say something, it would be that I’m strong. The time when I’m in my room I don’t leave the AC on, nor do I shut myself indoors when it’s hot. But, I do get summer fatigue.

Interviewer: (LOL) What do you mean?

Park: I am full of energy, but my appetite disappears. I can’t eat plentiful stuff like curry and ramen, so I eat nothing but tofu and soumen. I have no appetite but I’m full energy. I don’t do anything that would make me collapse during practice.

Interviewer: You don’t eat much but you’re energetic.

Park. That’s right. It’s been the same way since I was a kid, I had to miss breakfast and I could only eat in the evening but I’m very energetic. I have such a strange constitution. Ah, of course I drink a lot! Um…In exchange, during winter that might be the reason why I stock up. (LOL). I eat loads during winter.

Interviewer: You’re like an animal! (LOL)

Park: That’s right! I totally understand the feeling of a bear undergoing hibernation (LOL).

Interviewer: Wouldn’t some sort of countermeasure be a good idea?

Park: You’re right. Even if I have no appetite I should fine food that is easy to eat. I eat everday soumen but not just as noodles, I put eggs on them as well as put Chinese plums on udon and condiments on top of them too! But it’s you know! There’s no such decisive blow. I would like you to tell me. If you want to stay on top of your nutrients during summer this is how I recommend you eat noodles. I would like to invite the readers to do it!

 What’s the one thing you (things you want to challenge) want to do this summer?

Interviewer: What’s something you want to do this summer?

Park: I’m very grateful that each year we have a tour and that becomes our summer, so I’ve not really done much normal leisure type activities lately.

Interviewer: That’s right. What’s your ideal?

Park: I want to go to the beach, is what I think every year. The beach, pool and other similar activities; I really want to do them! Also, I want to rent a cottage and pass time in it with my friends. We would all make curry, cook for ourselves and fish in the river, a plateau of summer. I’m a child of nature! I would like to do stuff I wouldn’t usually do during the summer holidays.

 Please tell us how you plan to spend the last day of the summer holidays!

Interviewer: On the last day of the summer holidays, what do you do?

Park: The last day, huh? It’s the season when the jellyfish leave the ocean, right? Well, I’ll probably be finishing my homework though (LOL). I’m the type who leaves it to the last minute. Before the summer holidays you have class and have to study, but it’s finally like ‘Yes, it’s a break!’ so the fact that you have to study again…don’t you think that’s strange? Also, I think that in class you always get those kids that are really smart and they never not do their homework. Because they have an ability to plan. So, in other words, I get those kids to show me their homework! That sort of method exists, doesn’t it? (Kento-sensei) You just said that brazenly, didn’t you? I perfectly heard it (LOL).  Ah, shit (LOL). (Said in my head) But on that day, I go around to all the friends I have.

Interviewer: Do you copy others handicrafts and illustrations diaries?

Park: Ah, I’m fine with those. I like those sorts of things, every time we get print outs I’m like ‘I’m going to do it!’ and soon get to them. Also, I’m good at stuff like math, I finish it quickly. The last day is mainly for doing homework that’s piled up (LOL).

Disclaimer: Might not be 100% accurate. I’m still learning.

[destination-of-fate]

(English) After the Rain interview from Utattemita no Hon Magazine (May 2017 edition)

Buy the magazine overseas here (Includes large poster of the Soramafu cover art, as well as lots of other utaite pics and posters!) After the Rain was interviewed in the utaite magazine “Utattemita no Hon” for their May 2017 edition, which was published at the start of April. They discussed each track on their 2 new single CDs, the process that went into making them, and they also answered some random April-themed questions at the end :P Italicized questions here are what the interviewer was asking them to respond to. Enjoy, and let me know if you spot any typos or anything weird~!

Releasing two singles together at the same time is quite a special event. How did you feel when you first planned this?

Soraru: We never thought that we would receive offers to perform the OP and ED for two anime series in the same season, so it was truly an honor. It made me want to be sure that the songs were as good as we possibly could make them. Mafumafu: I associated “singles” with having very few songs included on the CDs, so I caused a fuss and said that I wanted each CD to come with 4 songs. Do you have any memories or topics you’d like to discuss from the creation process? Mafumafu: We immediately failed our “Have a Reasonable Schedule in 2017” plan. Soraru: I was constantly struggling with my bronchitis. It took me much longer than usual to record my vocals, and I really caused Mafumafu a lot of trouble with that… But I believe I did my best, as much as I was able to. Please tell us about your goals and hopes for “After the Rain” in 2017.

Mafumafu: Even if we do large events or sell out concert venues, I hope to spend each day studying things diligently. I want to devote myself to being able to make great music without slacking off or becoming too proud. Soraru: First, I want to be absolutely sure not to neglect my physical health. Other than that, I want to focus and learn how to create even better music. Just like how I played guitar in the filming for our recent music videos, I want to challenge myself to do things that I’ve never done before. -Single #1: Kaidoku Funou- (T/N: Titles in parentheses are my rough English translations of the names. They’re not the official titles, just the meanings.) Kaidoku Funou (Indecipherable) Vocals/Engineering: Soraru | Vocals/Lyrics/Composition/Arrangement: Mafumafu

Soraru: This is the OP song for the anime “Atom: The Beginning.” This is our first theme song as AtR where we handled the sounds and everything entirely by ourselves, and we struggled greatly with parts, but worked really hard on them. I strongly felt that I wanted to make it sound good, since Mafumafu wrote us a really great song, but the more I listened to it, the more I became unsure of what to do. I ended up making major changes to it right before the deadline. I believe that I was able to make it sound satisfactory for all the time I put into it. The version used in the anime has a different mix and mastering than the CD versions, so I hope you are able to hear both of them. Makeinu Drive (Loser Drive) Engineering: Soraru | Vocals/Lyrics/Composition/Arrangement: Mafumafu Soraru: As far as the sound goes, this is the simplest song out of all 8 of them, and I think it would really excite the crowd if we performed it at a concert. I want everyone in the audience to yell the “woof woof!” part. It was an easier song to mix because it didn’t have a lot of tracks, but Mafumafu has a ton of vocal tracks (harmonies, etc.), so the chorus and harmonies and such during the interludes were really difficult to deal with. I considered its role on the single and tried to make it the kind of song that you can listen to easily and smoothly. Keikoku (Courtesan) Vocals/Engineering: Soraru | Lyrics/Composition/Arrangement: Mafumafu Mafumafu: I wrote about a person who seems radiant at first glance, but in reality they are trapped somewhere that they don’t want to be, and I compared that to a silkworm moth. Silkworm moths look very lovely, but they can’t fly despite having wings, they don’t even have mouths to intake food or drink, and they die after only a few short days. My songs rarely ever contain any sensual content, so while writing these lyrics, I felt a bit excited, like I was doing something I shouldn’t be (laughs). The expression “rain that has never known the sky” is used as a metaphor for tears, and I particularly liked that phrase so I put it at the very end. As for the sound side of things, in order for the low tones that make up Soraru’s voice to come alive, I arranged the song so that each instrument’s rhythm was even more prominent than the musical pitches themselves. I wonder if it would energize the crowd at a concert (I’m sorry the chorus is so high). 

Wasurerarenbo (Forgotten Love) Vocals/Engineering: Soraru | Vocals/Lyrics/Composition/Arrangement: Mafumafu Mafumafu: One day, I happened to come across the words of someone who had drifted away from me, and from that I created this song. The more recognition you get, the more people come to know you as a result, but you also are forgotten by others more as well. That’s what this song is about. I don’t say that in a negative way at all, but rather, I wrote it to say thank you for letting me stay in your life even for just a little bit, and thank you for accepting this purely self-satisfying music of mine. I was very nervous about writing a one-sided song towards my listeners, since ever since I first started this line of work, I’ve always just covered my ears, put up walls around me, and only did the things that I alone wanted to do. I’ve uploaded a video for this song online, and the fact that it was accepted by everyone is just more evidence of how blessed I am. -Single #2: Anti-Clockwise-

Anti-Clockwise Vocals/Engineering: Soraru | Vocals/Lyrics/Composition/Arrangement: Mafumafu Mafumafu: I wrote this song as the ED for the anime “Clockwork Planet.” “Anti-Clockwise” means “counter-clockwise.” The lyrics are about the things in life that we’re unable to change as humans, and the ever-present beings who try to stand in our way. I tried to convey a sense of things coming to their end as I wrote it. The section referring to the “partially-destroyed piano” among other things is supposed to express how as innocent children, we found our own ways to enjoy broken toys, and even if that was the wrong way to play with them, we would get completely absorbed in them anyway. The lyrics are hard to understand, but I think I was able to condense the message pretty significantly with how I put it in the song. As for the music, I wanted to make it sound both robotic as well as convey a sense of mechanical insanity. Even right from the beginning it sounds pretty strange, with the intro piano part adopting the essence of an atonal “twelve-tone technique,” and while the other instruments are playing in a key, the piano partially loses its key as it’s mixed in. I really nit-picked with this song’s arrangement. Saiteki na Hito no Ayamekata (The Best Way to Kill Someone) Vocals/Engineering: Soraru | Lyrics/Composition/Arrangement: Mafumafu

Soraru: This song is about a girl who falls under what you’d call the “mentally ill” or “yandere” type. She wants to fill the empty space in her heart, so she actually goes and… it’s like that. I wanted to bring out the ominous feeling in this song, so I sang it while thinking in particular about the degree of volume in the chorus. This was the last song we finished, so I think we were able to produce its sounds pretty smoothly. Datsuraku Jinsei E Youkoso (Welcome to Dropout Life) Engineering: Soraru | Vocals/Lyrics/Composition/Arrangement: Mafumafu Mafumafu: I wrote this song to share jokes, self-deprecation, and black humor directed towards those of us who post videos online! It sounds like a really dumb song, and the lyrics and music itself really are just dumb. I wouldn’t say that it’s disavowing who we are as people, but rather, it’s a positive song about the various people who live in this strange, fun world, as well as an invitation for you to come join us in this world too. It might seem like these lyrics were written with just the “right brain and muscles,” but there’s phrases like “tachimachi tachimashita” and “ori ga oniai no you” included that I think are fun usages of words!

Suisei Ressha no Bell ga Naru (The Bell Rings on the Comet Express) Vocals/Engineering: Soraru | Vocals/Lyrics/Composition/Arrangement: Mafumafu Soraru: This was the first ATR song where we ever recorded live drums or requested certain performances for each part. It was a real struggle to figure out how to work with those sounds. Maybe in a certain way, you could say it was the most difficult of all the songs… We re-recorded parts of the vocals and changed the mix for the CD as well, but the more we performed it at our concerts, the more the “image” of the song became solidified, so now it sounds quite different if you compare it to the original video that we uploaded. I think we improved it quite a bit.

April marks the start of a new school year. How did you two make friends when you entered a new class? Mafumafu: I wonder how I could have done that. Soraru: Mafumafu’s answer is way too sad. You don’t want to waste your youth while you still have it, so first you need to use your courage. It’s best not to wait with things like this. What do you like to eat while looking at cherry blossoms? Soraru: Meat. Mafumafu: Sweet dumplings and sakuramochi. April 26th is “Bath Day.” Please tell us the process of how you bathe. Soraru: I start with the left arm and then rotate around, washing myself as I go. Mafumafu: I enter a healing capsule and my entire body is washed automatically. I like open air baths and cypress wood bathtubs.

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So, I’m here to ask if anyone’s interested in buying: • utaite magazines (click clap!!, Utattemita no Hon) • Baozi and Hana’s postcards (Touken Ranbu ver.) • utaite posters (kradness, luz, un:c) • Touken Ranbu starter book (+ booklet) • HoneyWorks letter set If so, please contact me here or ask for my LINE. I’ll reply as soon as I can. Details will be posted later. All items are in good/ decent quality.

[succubiikei]

Utattemita no Hon - Issue of July (Release on 6/1)

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MeseMoa. and Traffic Light. will appear in July issue of Utattemita no Hon - the sales start on June 1st.

[destination-of-fate]

Hey there! If possible, could you translate Fukuwa's interview on Utattemita no Hon? (January 2017!)

Hello anon! Unfortunately I do not own that edition of Utattemita no Hon so I am unable to translate the interview, sorry! ;;

[19thxstarryrain]

by the way, here are the magazines I bought last week. all thx to yuukiwii *hugs*

still haven't finished them yet. but I've read some articles there then ended up grinning like an idiot. (well, Yuuto's album, ZimuinG, 96neko, and Soraru's StarPura) 

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MeseMoa. will appear in the May issue of Utattemita no Hon (& they are also on the cover)

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Soraru just posted a picture of his copy of utattemita no hon that will be released tomorrow.

[nndxsoralon]

Utattemita no Hon September - Suzumu × Soraru

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From Utattemita no hon (May issue 2013)

Natsushiro Takaaki (夏代孝明) 

Singing for: about 4 years

Mylist: mylist/28836069 (original), mylist/30043188 (utattemita)

Community: co347768

Blog: http://natsushiro.tumblr.com/

Twitter: _natsushiro_

Birthday: February 25th

Blood type: A

Height: 178cm

Recording place: Home

Mic used: MK5

Software used: SONAR X1 Producer

Other equipment: QUAD-CAPTURE (I/F), K271MK2 (headphones)

Favourite food: Real Brownie (リア��ブラウニー)

Subject you’ve been good at: Japanese

Subject you’ve been weak at: Math

Favourite quote: 長い物には巻かれろ/It is no meddling with our betters (I’m not sure about this one though, please help if you know how to translate it!)

Fetishes: Nape

Favorite phrase: もうダメだ　助けてくれ/It’s no good, help me

Favourite type of opposite sex: I like people who spoil me

Favourite place: My house

Current obsession: Toy wars

―Please tell us the origin of your nickname. My real name is quite similiar to it. When playing around with my surname I added kanji of my favourite season - “summer” and “era” used in Yashiro Aki’s name I listened to a lot these days; it became Natsushiro. Two remaining kanjis (Takaaki) stand for my actual name (laugh). ―Please tell us what made you start uploading videos to NND. When I got to listen to Gom’s and halyosy’s versions of “Melt” (original by ryo) I thought it sounds really amazing. Since I’ve been a band member both in middle and high school, it’s natural I’ve been interested in singing. It seemed really fun so I decided to upload something myself. I had another nickname then but it didn’t sound cool so I had to come up with another one (laugh). ―Do you think courage is necessary when uploading your first utattemita video? My thoughts were something like “I can win! I can compete with others! Let’s try doing it then!” (laugh). Since I didn’t know anything about the equipment nor mixing, things I recorded back then were quite messy (laugh). Of course I’ve already deleted these uploads (laugh). Even though I worked hard, there was no progress. I had 0 comments in my first upload. ―How did you take it? I thought it’d be better if I’ve already died (laugh). Well, I didn’t really get what was the difference between my voice and others’. Now I guess I understand, and I truly respect people being good at singing. ―Since you’ve started uploading videos to Nico until now, what left the biggest impression on you? Getting to know Eve (band member) on Twitter. After listening to our utattemitas I thought he has something, which I don’t. Eve’s an ambitious person. I’m one myself (laugh). Doing all this stuff callled “utattemita” is fun and all but I felt something was wrong. We both thought if you want to express yourself by music, singing other people’ songs isn’t enough. Since it was troubling us, we came up with an idea - if we created a band, we could create songs ourselves. Ah, come to think of it, I’ve known Eve for exactly one year. I’ve been doing utattemita for 4 years but it’s been one year since I uploaded Sarishinohara. I’ve got to meet a lot of new people, I’ve also collaborated with Tomobo-P and others. It’s really been one year. ―Regardless of the band, what kind of songs you’d like to sing? I like when it’s shown in the song how feelings increase bit by bit. I simply love such kind of songs. ―So, what’s the song you’d like to sing now? I’d like to try singing Tokyo teddy bear. I love Neru. ―How long does it take you to record? I finish recording quite fast, but there are also times when it takes me 2~3 days. For example, main parts for Sarishinohara took me about 2 hours, when Kimi no oto took me about two weeks. ―Are there things you should take care of during recording sessions? Of course keeping your body at it’s best condition. We all know you should drink a lot of water before recording to make your voice sound better. Since I wake up at the morning until the noon (when I usually start recording) I drink a lot of water. When my voice doesn’t sound too weak, I begin recording. ―If you won’t do it, what happens? It’s not like you won’t be able to make a sound, right. If recordings aren’t good, you have to rerecord; long recording sessions exhaust your voice. The other important thing you should care about is recording place’s qualities, like the reverb. If you won’t put any attention to it, it doesn’t matter if you’re good or not, the recording still won’t turn out good. I think creating a place where you can sing freely is also important. ―Are there any utaites you’d like to make a collab with in the future? I like SymaG and Rib a lot! It’d be really nice if we could sing something together. ―Do you hold namahousos on a regular basis? I hold 3~4 namas during a week, usually in the evenings. I’m really bad at talking so I always sing. If I could hear the other person’s voice I’d surely talk with them, but talking in the live broadcast seems weird to me - it’s like talking to myself. I also practice playing guitar, so holding a nama where I’d play (and talk) would be nice too. ―Do you have any goals, challenges for the future?  I’d like to do many lives. I find live performances really fun, I like doing them. No matter if it’s as an utaite or as the band, I want to do many lives. ―Is there anything you’d like to tell the readers? I’m really happy that so many people’ve listened to my songs, even though these aren’t that good. Please take care of me from now on too.

[konzii]

nano on the cover of Utattemita no Hon July issue!

[pokorice]

As expected, Michan and Shamuon are the cover for the new Utattemita no Hon issue!

it can be pre-ordered here !

[sailorenna]

cleanero for cover of Utattemita no Hon January! Looks like Jin and Kagerou Project is being featured in this issue, too, as well as 96neko x Kurousa, Ito Kashitaro, Root Five, and un:c.