I NEED a full album, PO! 🕊️ | Cluppo, With You
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- RIP to my mascara! I was smiling so hard it ended up on my lower lid. I loved this, PO! 🕊️
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The pop style REALLY matches her energy! Miku's personality seems so colorful and full of light that this style of singing and music really suits her. She can be the adorble rockstar on stage, but I love seeing her in this light and I definitely wouldn't mind more of it!
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Ai means love so the line “Ai won’t lose” has a double meaning. She is a clever pigeon.
I think the best line I ever heard about Miku is "You could drop Miku into the middle of the desert with a kazoo and she would walk out a week later a ROCK Star" !!!!! That's OUR Miku !!!!!!!!
Hahaha - love it. Mostly because it's true!
@@Kevin6059 very true !
Not only would she walk out of the desert a Rock Star... She'd come out with her own signature kazoo...and Chuck Norris in a headlock...😲🤯
@@frankandre4385 🤣🤣. And convince Zemaitis to make it.
I will always watch or listen to anything Miku does, regardless of whether or not it's my preferred style, because I have undying respect and admiration for her. She's just incredible. Po!
Me too.Not my taste, but boy she's a workhorse. Love her❤.
Ditto. My humble respect for the founder of Band-Maid. They have brought me a lot of musical joy and I hope it never ends.
Miku laughingly hinted in one of her radio broadcast talks with Saiki that calling the original Cluppo release an April Fools' joke was a sort of defense: in case the project was seen as a flop, she could say it wasn't meant to be taken seriously. She shouldn't have worried!
I have listened to her album "Hatofull" (hato meaning pigeon/dove) quite a lot. Sometimes I need a bit of a rest from the intensity of Band Maid. Cluppo music is like a sweet dessert after a spicy, savory meal :-)
I think I read someone else's quip... Being a rock star is Miku's job. Being a pop star is her hobby!
Akane is Cluppo’s biggest fan.
There is a video of misa and akane dancing and cheering for cluppo, i think it was the performance of the song "Peace and love ," which is the opening song of the okyuji " Day of Maid" 2021 ,,
DJ-Achi needs to remix that EP
It was the rehearsal for the concert where Cluppo opened for Band-Maid.
Miku offered the opportunity for her bandmates to be involved. They encouraged her to make this her own project. From top to bottom, Miku called the shots, including the musicians who supported her (watch Peace and Love to see what I mean). Akane was very impressed with the effort and got her own autographed copy of Hatoful . She also said she would have to learn the drum part for Voice. ( One of the hilights of the EP, IMO ) Thank you, Miss Picc-olo ! ♥️
Almost! The producer interrupted her all the time in this song, insisting that she should sing even softer and sweeter. It was very hard for Miku, since she has tried to sing in the opposite way for a long time in Band-Maid.
@@nussekuddenxxx6564 Thank you for that. I only base my comments on Ryan Mear and the bits I've gleaned off Reddit.
@@frankandre4385 She said this about the singing in an interview somewhere just after the release. I used DeepL to translate articles in Japanese.
@@nussekuddenxxx6564that will be because she was supposed to be voicing the character singing it in the anime so she had to be like the voice actor. There is a trailer.
My favorites are the songs she didn't do videos for. Especially Voice. It has some great emotion in it. I hope you check out those ones too
You probably want to react to "Peace & Love" first/next. "Peace & Love" came out as a single in 1 Apr 2021 (the April Fool's joke, which had big shoes to fill because the previous "joke" was Gion-Cho and a full Band-Maiko album), then "Flapping Wings" came later along with the album "hatofull". Meaning, "With You" was actually released after Cluppo's first album (it's also written as an anime song). Not all the songs on "hatofull" are pop, it's quite an experimental album. The other members don't have anything to do with the production or recording of any of the songs.
The amount of respect I have for this unstoppable pigeon is immense. The amount of things she has managed to make happen through that unstoppable willpower of hers... That pigeon has wings, and I can't wait to see where she'll soar to next.
Yep - always makes me want to pick up my guitar and practice just a little more.
Miku, Miku. She is a sweet smart woman. Does not put his ego first but allows what is best for the band to happen. Admires independent women.
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Not everyone understands, but Miku is a recognized poet, her song texts are very difficult, there are puns, references to various works. This girl is very smart, by the way, she is the one who transferred the group to the Pony Canyon label, she is a cool producer and just doesn’t do anything)
How she sounds is largely a decision she makes. She has a very large vocal range, in terms of notes she can hit, but also the character of it. e.g. Saiki remarks that Miku has gotten very good at sounding like Saiki. Another reactor, Rock Candy, describes her as the band’s Swiss army knife. She’s just very flexible. A lot of people have remarked at being surprised at how low pitched her speaking voice is in the Yokohama documentary, when she’s out of character.
Which is all just to say I think she’d find a way to sound at home in whatever genre she felt like just by force of will.
This song is the ending song of an anime featuring adorable girls. When you listen to this song, you can hear Miku using about 3 voices like a voice actor.
This is a story of girls who accept each other and are overflowing with ``AI = love'', and ``AI = me( I )'' will not lose.
On the Band-Maid official fan site (behind a paywall), there's a Behind the Scenes video of The Day of the Maid from May 10, 2021 where Cluppo opened for the online okuji, and Akane and Misa are shown rockin' out in the studio during the Cluppo soundcheck, with Akane having learned most of the MV choreography. It is so charming.
This single was commissioned for the anime Smile Of The Arsnotoria, so is influenced by the subject matter and not so typical of her Cluppo material but more like music from her Lil Cumin group Jpop trio days. The same applies to Band-Maid, as apposed to songs that are chosen after being released. In the past other members of Band-Maid chose not to contribute to Cluppo. The drummer from the band Unchain and members of other bands are known to have contributed to her music. The lady is just a genius and knows exactly what she is doing.
The bass player is from "SCOOBIE DO"...They have a great 70's funky groove style.
There is a promo clip with a couple of minutes of the song.
Viewing it you can see she's voice acting the main character for the song. Hence a particular style different to the other cluppo numbers.
Miku has very eclectic musical tastes. She's a fan of rock, pop, Enka among others. She's a big fan of Sheena Ringo, a veritable musical chameleon, and maybe the coolest on stage performer ever. Miku flew from NYC to Las Vegas to see Bruno Mars while working on "The Dragon Cries."
Thanks for the reaction and comments. We Maidiacs will forever LOVE Miku!!!!! Everytime I hear this song it brings back fond memories of old friends and family members. Cheers!
I love Miku’s vocals, she is definitely a pop singer but her background vocals and occasional lead vocals in Band-Maid are some of my favorite things about the band
The whole "hatofull" EP is great, with arguably the best songs being the ones without MVs. I think we need a Cluppo marathon, when you get time of course :)
I don't think anybody but Mr. Mear's done a reaction to the non-MV tracks HINT HINT MS. PICC
I always look at this project as Miku's subtle "screw you" to everyone who told her she couldn't make it in the pop music industry. Clearly she's talented & she's worked hard to get Band Maid where they are now & getting a chance to try this on the side. Joke or not, she nailed it.
"AI" means “love" in Japanese. So “AI won't lose" has two meanings:“I won't lose” and “Love won't lose"
It also means a meeting or tryst (逢い) which she uses in the chorus of Sayonakidori, lots of "ai"s meaning different things! Miku loves her wordplay eh
There is a cluppo song that imo is the best song in the cluppo album, the song was " VOICE"..
And this gal is a back up singer???
She is such a treasure. Thank God for Miku. Her vision, lack of ego, business sense and way clever lyrics is THE main reason Band Maid is so feakin good.
She is a back vocalist, rhythm guitarist, lyricist, producer, advertiser, manages the finances of both the group and the ladies themselves.
@@user-ii1ke9ex4u Yes, I know 👍🏻 just being sarcastic
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Also, everyone should look forward to Brightest Star, on the next BAND-MAID album, this summer. A Miku lead vocal song--they've played it live at Yokohama and a few other places. But the studio version is yet to emerge.
Her voice in this song has an ethereal quality to it that literally made me feel shivers up my spine the fist time I heard this. Even today during the chorus I feel the shivers.
Of course she had to have another hollow bodied deluxe zemaitis made for this project. Very pretty instrument.
Miku released a mini-album as "Cluppo". It's a diversion from Band Maid with a distinct sound. The songs are awesome and worth reviewing.
Great "City Pop" influenced song by cluppo. Iirc, this video was shot during the winter, so she was freezing for this one. There are three more official cluppo music videos as well as an EP (this song came out after the EP). Imo every song is worthwhile.
This song, for me, is an experiment which Miku agreed to undertake, just because it was a commission, and she thought, "Why not?"
From her interview in PMC Vol. 24 (2022-07-28):
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- You have made astonishing progress in With you, the new Cluppo song digitally released on July 7.
Kobato: I’m glad to hear that, po. This time, the vibe, the way of singing, and the groove were all new challenges for me, so in that sense, I think the song made me grow, po.
- I was especially surprised by the new aspect of your vocals.
Kobato: That must be so, po! I had never sung this way before, so a lot of people were surprised, and I didn’t imagine myself that I would sing this kind of song when I started Cluppo. I think this song was only made possible because of the anime tie-in, po.
- Uh-huh, so it was written for the client’s specific order, wasn’t it?
Kobato: Yes, po, exactly, po! I had an online meeting with them first, and I was told “We want a song you haven’t done before while having past Cluppo elements.”
- That’s a tough order.
Kobato: It’s the ending theme of the game-based TV anime Smile of the Arsnotoria, and I got the impression that they were very particular about the details of the song because the original game already had a well-written story, po. They specified like “a soft-feeling song” and “to sing like telling a story”. We Band-Maid haven’t had detailed specifications for tie-ins in advance like this, so it was challenging in that sense too, po.
- That’s probably because they believed in your possibilities as Cluppo. Also, what I found interesting is that after listening to this song, the first EP Hatofull, released in March this year, sounds rock. I thought it was a pop album at the time of its release, though.
Kobato: That’s right, po. Those who usually listen to Band-Maid might think the Cluppo music is pop, po, but if you listen to Hatofull after With you, it sounds very rock, po (laughs). However, I recorded them at the same time, so it’s really only different in my way of singing and my approach, po.
- It must have been quite difficult to record it in parallel with Hatofull, in the sense that its vibe and your way of singing in it are totally different.
Kobato: I had a hard time then, po! Even though I recorded them in the same period, they had different vibes and different ways of writing lyrics, so I recorded them as separate things by changing my mind, po.
- However, the lyrics definitely have Cluppo-like words like “wings” [note: at 2:02] and “birdcage” [note: at 0:36].
Kobato: The anime team asked me to have images like birds or wings, so I was like “Yes, I’d love to!” and included them, po.
- This time your way of singing is different from the previous songs. What kind of approach did you take?
Kobato: In Band-Maid, it’s centered around singing strong, and in vocal harmonies, I usually make my vocal nuance and texture a little solid to match with Saiki’s voice, but in Cluppo, I usually sing more brightly, with some strong parts and occasionally with relaxed parts, po. However, regarding this song, I talked with my vocal coach and decided to record it in a more relaxed way, as if I sang with breath, po. So, from the A-melody to the B-melody [note: verse], I was conscious of how I could relax and sing only with breath, po. But I couldn’t help but sing strong, so I needed two or three times more lung capacity than usual, po.
- So you need a lot of technique.
Kobato: I think most people find it more difficult to sing strong, po, but I’m so used to singing strong that it was hard to recover my sense of singing soft, po.
That's a great interview excerpt Vlad, thanks for posting! Hopefully NittPicc sees it, I think it will answer some of the questions she had in the reaction about Cluppo/Miku Kobato's voice & the distinctions between the two. 👍
Thank you, Vladimir ! I wish you had posted several hours earlier...It would have cleared up alot of questions. We can always count on your wealth of information ( or Maid formation ) . 😁
@@frankandre4385 I remember that when I first heard this song, I was like, "Nooooo, how awful!" And then I read this interview and realized that Miku was specifically requested to sing it so shallowly. I don't know why the anime producers wanted it this way. For me, it just sounds plainly wrong, when the voice has no depth. But obviously, they wanted it to sound precisely like this, and Miku thought it was an interesting challenge.
The song is very catchy indeed, though. But I still believe it would benefit from giving Miku the freedom to sing in her "strong" voice, as she calls it. Now it sounds as if she was sick at the moment, and instead of really singing, she was whispering.
@@VladimirChupinShe’s voice acting the anime’ character from the game.
Princess Nittpic, compliments on your multi-colored jersey. It fits perfectly with reacting to Cluppo (and her dress).
Thanks!
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Thank you! 🙏🏼
Miku said Cluppo was Hippie Pop Po ! Please check out "Peace and Love"
This is the ending them of the Anime 'Smile Of The Arsnotoria'
This is definitely the most poppy Cluppo song. Peace & Love has a bit more edge and a fun MV. There's also Pogo which has an MV. The best three songs on the EP are the ones without an MV though; Superstar, Fuwa Fuwa, and Voice 🕊️❤️
This video was actually shot in January, so the wind on the top of the building was freezing! Miku had to bundle up in a coat between each take, and it took a while since they filmed from sunset into the night.
If they ever do a behind- the- scenes for an MV where they're like, "It's 73 degrees, perfect humidity, very light breeze, the sun's not blinding, the only bugs are butterflies..." I'll fall out of my chair. Their MV shoots always seem to be ordeals 😅
@@stevehall5128 True! I think they were roasting hot for influencer, freezing for non-fiction days, etc., etc. The indoor ones seem to be a lot less difficult!
Love Miku, love this song, future is bright for our Little Pigeon
The record label they are now on , Pony Canyon, is part of a larger group also called Pony Canyon, one part of which does anime. They made the anime this song was for. They also did the animation for the Band--Maid song "Unleash!!!!!". (Yet another MV you need to see.) They are also responsible for the BM videos having English subtitles more consistently. Signing with Pony Canyon was a smart move.
Akane seems to be a big Cluppo fan. And the name is a bit of pun. The Japanese would pronounce Cluppo like Kuruppo, one of Kobato's famous phrases. She describes her style as "hippie-poppo", the rainbow colors a deliberate contrast to the black&white Band-Maid look.
Our little dove soars when she sings. 🕊
Miku is awesome. She released an album Hatoful. It's great 🙂
She's shows a lot of versatility in her Cluppo songs. On the Hatoful album, the 4th through 6th songs are so good, and not just poppy. She even shows the lower end of her vocal range. Definitely give them a listen.
Smile of the Arsnotoria - ending theme. 🕊️ This is the story of the fun-filled "daily life" of girls who strive to be true ladies, while being educated and trained in magic, and learning proper manners at the dorm-based magical academy city of Ashram.
In a magic academy, a group of girls known as Pentagrams pursue their studies and train in manners and magic to become "true ladies."
You should watch the anime closing this was written for. The song and video matches perfectly.
The cinematography in this video is just wonderful. The way the went from night to morning and still maintained the gorgeous colors was such a delight to the eyes, not unlike the desert cinematography in "Memorable". I also love the way the subtle Japanese font are presented.
April Fools Day to present new things but never said they were jokes. This year was a huge disappointment because they did absolutely nothing for April 1st....sigh. "POGO" Next please. You'll love that one.
good morning Nittpicc. from Northern Vancouver Island. My understanding is that Miko asked the other members if they wanted to participate in this project, and the answer was no, you go out there and create. I found Band Maid while cruising UA-cam at 1:00 am looking for fun uplifting rock. I was so tired of growling and screaming rock. I wanted music. I discovered the Japanese scene and others from the east. I still check out western music but nothing hits the mark yet. To close sunday moring is always great watching your videos. I love you musical ear. I played my first gig in 1969, so the musical break down is truly appreciated. Peace have a great day.
The original "Peace and Love" did come out on April 1st and was done in the spirit of April Fools. This track is much more IDOL, and remember, those are MIKUs roots with Lil' Cumin. Miku could probably sing the phone book and we'd listen :) .
I remember that day ... talk about a radical change. Just the color! And sweetness!
You've definitely got to check that one out!
Edit: Cluppo once again brings into focus how intelligent and forward-thinking Miku is (imo). Like the above said, this is more in her roots. But once the band was formed she could feel that her voice wasn't the right fit for the rest of the band, and took a step back to bring in a *perfect* fit. And in doing so, has since learned new skills and grown so much more.
Edit-Edit: LOL, I wrote this before you got to that point in your video :D
It's pop., not idol music. Idol music is supposed to be danced with some cheesy choreography.
@@ausoleil8269 I love people that enter the comments just to try to correct and criticize ... maybe go back and read what I actually wrote. The style of music is IDOL undoubtedly. Sorry MIKU didn't dance for you.
@@PANIC_aka_PinD You shouldn't post on some public place and don't expect reactions.
I disagree with your assessment, this is not Idol music.
@@ausoleil8269 Not a very good defense of posting like an ass. Miku was an IDOL singer and this is very much in that style. If you have an axe to grind lets take it somewhere private so I can tell you what I really think.
Perhaps you have noticed that Miku's singing voices are usually higher pitched than her normal, talking voice. Watch enough interviews and social media posts, every once in a while Miku seems to forget to use her stage voice. Her normal register seems to be much lower, maybe similar to what she uses in the song Alone?
A little secret, Japanese women, including artists, do not speak in doll voices at all
@@user-ii1ke9ex4u Who said anything about speaking in doll voices? I am talking about her singing and chosen persona voicing during interviews and stage speeches.
7 songs. 4 videos. And I think the 3 EP cuts that don’t have videos are Cluppo’s best songs. Go figure.
Great reaction and she said in an interview that she had to use a different voice for this song, something that she had not done before and it was a bit of a struggle. Thanks for continuing to support Band-Maid and the little pigeon.
An other Japanese rock artist with a bunch of pop side projects is Ikkyu Nakajima from the band tricot (they are a math rock band, very much woth checking out imo). She has a couple of pop projects including more chilled out pop like this one (好芻 -> Susu), Genie High which is pretty experimental pop and she has announced an other project under her own name that will release in a month or so which I believe will be also pop (not sure what kind). Also, I can't help but recommending Zutomayo for Japanese Pop, I am typically not a huge fan of Pop, but I do enjoy Zutomayo quite a bit (and their live stuff is a sight to behold).
Cluppo released an EP 'Hatotfull' with 6 songs, Peace & Love and Voice being my favourites. Kobato's vocals on Voice are superb , particularly the chorus. I gather the titles of 5 of the songs are references to each member of Band Maid. Pogo - Akane, Flapping Wings - Kobato, FuwaFuwa (fluffy) - Misa, Voice - Saiki, スーパースター (superstar) - Kanami
It's possible that I have Misa and Kanami the wrong way round now I think about it - Fluffy seems to be more appropriate for Kanami than Misa
I wish you had followed my recommendation to start with the first CLUPPO song, Peace And Love. Then you would have a clearer understanding of the whole project. WITH YOU is my favorite song (maybe it makes me nostalgic, as I was living in Tokyo in the 90s, the heyday of City Pop), and it would have made sense to save it for last, as it was released as a single, after the Hatoful (another Pigeon pun) EP and has a rather different sound.
Ending theme for the anime Smile of the Arsnotoria!. Great. My favourite song by Cluppo is Voice, in that song she displays a greater palette of vocal colors. Good job NittPicc,.
Not all of her songs are vocaloid styled. Her song Voice is probably her most emotional singing yet.
Yes please. I need more cluppo to fill my playlist. i listen to her every other day :). And i'm mostly a metal/rockhead :)
the 1st video was dropped on April first. So most of us figured it was just another of Band Maid's infamous April Fools days videos
That 1st song was called Peace & Love. Bit later Cluppo dropped an EP. This song/video didn't actually come out till later
I'd suggest checking out Cluppo - Peace & Love and Pogo (my personal fave)
BTW - few years before Band Maid, Miku was in an idol band/show. I like to think of this as the road not taken
The band is called Li'l Cumin and I think there's still a video somewhere on youtube
I love watching you fall in love with these videos. This is a great side project by Miku and is so well done. I think my favorite from Cluppo's album - Hatoful - is the 6th and last track, Superstar. You've heard the expression "dance like no one's watching?" Well Superstar is that song. It is impossible to not be happy hearing that song and I'm sure it will appeal to your girlie side. I'm just glad no one is watching when this song plays, cause I dance like a total fool. I'm sure my friends would wet themselves laughing if they ever witnessed this. Even if you don't react to it - Superstar has no video - please check it out. Thank you for another fantastic and fun reaction. I love With You.
I'll keep an eye out on Ant's channel for your dancing video. Antony will no doubt place the Maids in this video. Be sure to wear your USPS tutu for extra effect. I will, in turn, be sure to be wearing extra absorbent undergarments for the inevitable reaction. 😲🤪
@@frankandre4385 🤣🤣🤣 I literally can't help myself!
There are actually 7 songs on her UA-cam channel - this one and the 6 from her "Hatoful" EP. It's just that 3 have no music videos (those 3 are my favourites). All great and varied songs and I think you'll love them all.
I agree: the non-video songs are all worth hearing, in addition to the MVs.
She designed that costume just for the project but it turns up on her at other times now. She's obviously very fond of it.
"Well thought out, well planned, well done" ... Would we expect anything else from this beloved pigeon? 🤭
Like Band-Maiko, Cluppo started out as an April Fool's thing and it may not have gone down well with every Maidiac, but still with many. And the story repeated itself again. I also suspect that Miku 'needed' this outlet for her creativity, which is why she stuck with it and made more of it.
Musically, I used to be into a lot of different genres due to a lack of quality, so I have nothing against pop music as long as it's well written and interesting to my ears. And you hit the nail on the head that Miku uses similar principles to Band-Maid, both vocally and in the instrumentals. Repetitive doesn't seem to exist in the Japanese language. :) Also we have to add that 'With You' is the only song of its kind so far. The others will surprise you po. 🕊🤘🏻
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From all of their side project, this is my most favourite song. It's very beautiful song and deeply touch my heart. Btw notice your shirt is exactly the same color to Miku, that's nice.
In so many ways Miku is a Jpop idol who just happened to form a rock band. You should watch miku's magic time or rock in me performance. Miku is a character. A showman.
She literally started out as an idol in the group Lil Cumin, so that is in fact what happened. The Omajinai Time stuff she does during live sets basically takes the stuff she did when she worked in a maid cafe to a rock stage. Those maids do "magic spells" on the food the customers order and Miku's "spells" are very close to what they do there from what I understand. And yes, I agree, the maids in those cafes (and Miku as well) are basically showman. I can not imagine how much effort it takes to do that kind of stuff.
"anime for girls about to fall in love" -- or a song for cynical Gen X'ers (me) who need a reminder that good still exists in the world. "Believing in a gentle world, I walk on..." gets me every time. (EDIT: also "Nope. I will resist" and so much more.)
The Cluppo side project was an "April Fools Day" thing (sort of) when it first came out (digital release 2021/04/01). It was only one song, "Peace & Love". That's all there was ever supposed to be. Miku was not expecting the reaction that she got. So on 2021/08/10 a physical disc of "Peace & Love" came out. Again the reaction was more, more, more!! So Miku, with the blessings and support from her BAND-MAID family she went back into the studio to record the EP "Hatofull" which was release on 2022/03/09. The EP did incredibly well. Even after "With You" released on 2022/07/07 the fans are still looking for a follow full album. It is safe to say that Miku's little side step was welcomed with open arms by the entire international BAND-MAID family. Maybe some day we will get a proper follow up to this, if not we still have the joys that come with "Hatofull" & "With You".
I guess you can look at singing Miku in two modes - Pop-Star Miku and Rock-Star Miku. Both are equally competent, both are equally powerful, but with Band-Maid, Rock-Star Miku makes more of an appearance, for obvious reasons.
You need to trace Miku's career to the beginnings and realize that she started her singing career out as essentially an underground pop-idol with the group Lil Cumin. Hence, Pop-Star Miku has always been in her (but so has the Rock In Her 😉). She does indeed have this as a side project Cluppo, with a full EP "Hatofull", that allows Pop-Star Miku to thrive even while Rock-Star Miku remains dominant in Band-Maid. I'm kind of waiting for Cluppo's next EP or album release.
Go to I-Tunes or any equivalent site and buy her EP "Hatofull" there - it's worth it really. Oh, and my favourite song there is "Pogo" (which somehow is strangely not more popular... can't figure out why 😛)
Miss Picc, I do believe you never miss a thing! Best reactor on UA-cam today. 🙏🕊&❤
Thanks Princess Nitt❤, Starting my Monday morning with this Very very SWEET song, hope you will get to “ROCK IN ME’ soon. Unfortunate no live offical ( you’ll see how happy our 🕊️ singing and dancing on stage😊). Hopefully they release Live from YokoAri Okuyji. Of course I said it bcuz 🕊️is my most favourite maid. Take care n have a nice day. Je’-na
the world is a better place with the pigeon
Thank you Miku for giving us Band-Maid...incredible the journey has been so far :)
This song is amazing. Many people say that ``Japanese is the most beautiful language in the world.'' This combination makes the whole beautiful.
This just goes to show that she could have been a huge J-Pop idol, but that wasn't what she wanted, and we're all better off for it.
The Cluppo album is influenced by Band-Maid, in that every song is completely different. It's a fun album and worth the listen.
Miku's penmanship is excellent and she's got a thing for homophones, "AI" in japanese sounds like "I" in english, so she uses that a lot. "AI won't lose" means I won't lose, as well as "love won't lose"
This was also an April's fool project, all ran by her. She chose the musicians and everything else.
"Peace and Love" and "Fuwa Fuwa" are great cuts of her Hatoful EP
Japan has lots of artists that are influenced by R&B, funk, jazz, and disco, each with a different sound. Pizzicato Five, The Band Apart, Polkadot Stingray, Sheena Ringo and Tokyo Jihen, Kroi, Tempalay, Kirinji, Bradio, King Gnu, Gacharic Spin, just to name a few.
The Cluppo EP is very diverse, just how Band Maid albums are. It’s not what I’d listen to as much as Band Maid, but it’s quite good in its own right.
This is the ending song of the anime " smile of the arsnotoria" btw..
Not quite an album but Cluppo has released an EP where 5 of the songs have titles that describe, poetically, the other members of Band-Maid. This was Miku's April Fool joke in 2021 but her songs were still the best Pop songs around. She invented a new genre for this project, HippyPop, and even got Band-Maid's talent agency, Platinum Passport, to add Cluppo to their New Artist listings on their website. Gotta recommend you check out the other releases on MV from this project, especially Peace and Love.
Only three words can describe our small pigeon and this song, gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous. Miku Kobato = Unstoppable Spirit 👍🍻
it's definitely worth checking out cluppo's EP for anyone who liked With You although each track is a bit different from each other.
there's always going to be real guitar since all of cluppo's stuff is sponsored by her guitar maker Zemaitis
the thing i found surprising with With You is that i've heard it playing in stores through radio. I liked the EP too but never heard those songs on the radio - but this song IS actually anime theme song.
we've only gotten 1 live performance of 1 cluppo song but would love to hear cluppo busking outside the shinjuku bus terminal singing cluppo songs but doubt that will ever happen - hopefully at least one day, cluppo will make a surprise appearance at a band maid concert.
And, hopefully band maid will find enough free time (in a good way) here and there to see more cluppo releases in the future
Ahhh! You got me..I've been approvingly peeking at your material for some time now , but yesss, Miku.. this songg, ...i really don't care about 'genres' , I care about 'what is this song about" ie what is the musical aspiration here? This song...is just a masterful tapestry if melodic finesse and lyrical genius...Miku calls us masters and princesses, but it is she who is the master of melody and princess of lyrical splendor! Luv her so much 😊❤ loving your content too!❤
The song is a theme song for an anime "Smile Of The Arsnotoria". It's a sweet anime of magic.
This song ends fade out, all Band Maid songs just end...
Yep, this is the only song to date in the entire BAND-MAID/Cluppo/BAND-MAIKO catalog that ends in a fade out.
Miku loves her some April fool's pranks. Like the others said, the other band mates didn't want to join in, so she decided to go solo for it. She has a single and EP under Cluppo which was pretty high quality(as usual) for an April fool's joke.
命！glad she decided to go for it - have enjoyed all of cluppo's songs to varying degrees but could do without the american april fools thing - april 1st is the worst possible time to make that kind of day =P
This is my most fav Cluppo song!
"voice", "super star", and "Peace & Love" are also very good Cluppo songs.
Miku said that she was embarrassed when she took the stroll scene in the night because there were some middle aged drunk guys giving curious looks at her.
Secret My Lips. Still one of my favorite outtro to a Band-Maid song. Miku goes from her low voice in the back up vocal and switch to lead with her sweeter voice all the while Saiki switches to her lower voice.
Princess Nittpicc, Good to see and hear you again. I love your insight into Band-Maid music, (individual or group). Miku, despite being an ambitious young woman, is still one of the sweetest people in rock. Every Maidiac has their favorite member. I personally love thm all because of their individual traits and talents. I love Miku because, in my opinion, her voice is the epitome of sweetness and love. I also love her occasional sexy girly breathless voice in tiny bon mots during many of their face melting songs. They add just the right adorable touch to the songs. She is such an enthusiastic spokesperson for the band yet encourages the other members to join in (except during Miku's Omajanai Time LOL) the converstions with the media. Anyone who looks at and listens to Miku is naturally attracted to her sweetness.
Because Miku’s Omajania time is “is the most important time in Okyu-ji” PO!
That's right and everyone in the audience has two choices. Join or ... Join!
The song is evolving
Even the lyrics
There is a EP Cluppo - Hatofull and she has videos for PEACE & LOVE and POGO!
Don't forget 'Flapping Wings"!
Love this song and would love it if they remade it as a Band-Maid tune!
she is a genius in her own right, much like Kanami, but they come at music from different directions, Kanami comes from the composing/arranging mindset, Miku comes at it from the business side, if it's not good for the band it's not acceptable, anything Miku is involved with will always attract my attention
Wonderful magic from Miku. ❤😊
I recommend you to have a listen to their song 'Beauty and the Beast'. With Miku singing lead it's a wild ride through genres like J-Pop-Punk, Funk-Rock and a Slayer-like intermezzo.
My favorite favorite Miku song is “Rock in Me”. I love to watch her do it live. She’s so bubbly. She’s also a bit crazy. Po
Luckily ... there is one!
Also, Miku isn't the first to dab between rock and pop, before her (in the 90s) Tomoko Kawase had 3 bands, all different genres with different 'personas'. The Brilliant Green was her rock band, Tommy february6 was a synth-pop project and finally Tommy heavenly6 was her goth alt rock project. She even had 'features' (many TF6 + TH6 collabs).
Not sure if Miku drew inspiration from her but she is followed by multiple J-scene artist (included Silent Siren)
The pigeon is indeed quite "pigeon-toed".....naturally.
cluppo🕊️beautiful voice🎵KAWAII🤩👍
This is a closing theme that Miku wrote for the anime "Smile of the Arsnotoria the Animation" based on a video game and manga. This was described as an anime where nothing happens. As I've heard it described, the story switches between a group of young girls at a school where they are taught magic and general education, and a group of young men who are on a mission to find that school and destroy it. The anime was heavy on character development and little in the way of action, the idea being to build suspense and conjecture as to why there was opposition between the two groups.
Cluppo's EP "Hatoful" featured five songs, one for each member of Band-Maid (including herself!) and was released on April 1st. "With You" was released much later. I had thought that other Band-Maid Members were involved, but is not the case, as four of the songs were 'gifts' to the other band members.
Will there be another Cluppo release? I dunno, but on April 1st, 2024 Miku made a series of super-chats where she announced Band-Maid news, talked about various things like her hair color and the costume she was wearing. She said she was wearing her new Cluppo costume and that she does her hair vibrantly multi-hued mainly for Cluppo projects. She didn't say anything more, but it was April 1st and who knows?
Another not-Band-Maid side project is "Wonder", that Saiki sang as a duet with the group 'Unchain' as part of their 20th anniversary concert and album "The 20th Sessions". Miku wrote the lyrics for "Wonder" and Saiki shines on this jazzy pop song.
hatoful is the EP release by Cluppo. All the songs are good w many being exceptional. I love Voices & Fuwa Fuwa most
Best pop song of 2022 in my opinion.
Band Maid's 'Bestie' song contains the words "with you". Also has the word "smile" - the title of a Band Maid song. Not a coincidence. Band Maid's lyrics often contain 'Easter eggs'.
Bestie definitely caught some useful cluppo germs.
If I remember correctly, I read in an interview that Band-Maid is about world domination and she want this to be love, peace and happiness. To show her softer side.