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Yuki Kajiura's melodies (FictionJunction, Kalafina, Sword Art Online,...) 3rd Thread
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Kalafina (カラフィナ) is a Japanese band formed by composer Yuki Kajiura in 2007, mainly to perform theme songs for the anime Kara no Kyōkai. The band debuted in January 2008 with two original members from Yuki Kajiura's FictionJunction project, Wakana Ōtaki and Keiko Kubota (not confirmed until the first Dream Port 2008 concert held on April 29, 2008). In May 2008, two vocalists Maya (who is no longer a part of Kalafina) and Hikaru, who had been chosen from an audition of 30,000 participants held by Sony Music Japan and Yuki Kajiura, were confirmed as the final members of Kalafina. ~ MEMBERS ~ Spoiler:
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Can some mod please move this into the Artists & Bands section? Q__Q
Watched many of their lives this days and I'm in love with their voices. My favourite must be Hikaru's, her voice is so innocent-sounding in some songs. Natsu no ringo and snow falling are so good live, hopefully I'll see the girls someday in a concert. After Eden has really grown on me as an album, there are so many great songs there. Just finished listening to Consolation. I really like the addition of the accordion in tracks like Hatanaba and Signal. Yees for more experimentation. |
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I really love the song. I wish the release was earlier than April, though.
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Wow, I really like the sound of the new song. The rich instrumentation gives the feel of a folk song but at the same time it reminds me of old-styled japanese music (for ex Hibari Misora).
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Arcila no hoshi is available to download : http://aichun.co/?mp3=36963
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Finally got my hands on far on the water album. And with this I've listened to their whole discography.
Lead singles from "far on the water" are anison-ish, similar and disappointing except Ring your bell but at least we've got a lot of good bsides and album tracks. My favourite tracks from this era are : in every nothing, Lapis, koibito no mukashigatari no yuugure no, When the early summer rain has passed (forgot japanese title), into the water, monochrome (amazing), Gogatsu no mahou, ring your bell, Usumurasaki, sorairo no isu (love). Enough to create new album lol. I don't think they have a single bad era but I hope they don't continue with these anison inspired singles. |
Oh? The thread continues?
Anyway, I kinda hope the discussion is expanding to Yuki Kajiura works but well.. So, Surreal17, after you finished the whole discography, you need to see the lives. You can start from Red Moon, but whichever is good. Their lives are fun to watch, especially the recent one with -a lot of- choreographies. Also, Samidare ga Sugita Koro ni (When Early Summer Rain Has Passed) needs more love. |
I've seen almost all their tours. The Red Moon one, the After Eden and Consolation ones and also Red Day Live 2015. I only have left Blue Day Live.
Agree, their lives are really good vocally speaking and also fun at times. I particularly like the Te to Te to me to me performance which include the dancing. |
I see. Did you notice the change in Hikaru's voice from early concerts to recent one? or it's just me..
Blue Day > Red Day for me. While in Red Day, fairytale is the highlight, you gotta see Magia in Blue Day. and seventh heaven. and heavenly blue. and Ongaku. and.. the rest of it. |
Yeah, I did notice. Her vocals in the Red Moon tour were splendid but somewhere between 2012 or 2013 her voice got a bit..I don't know how to say, maybe hoarse. Wakana also has some problems at one point if I remember correctly but in recent tours her voice is top notch. Keiko seems to control her's very well.
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"Eir Aoi and Kalafina will be providing the opening and ending theme songs respectively for the second season of the TV anime “Arslan Senki”, scheduled to air in July.
Based on the manga illustrated by Hiromu Arakawa, the second season entitled “Arslan Senki: Fujin Ranbu” (The Heroic Legend of Arslan: Dust Storm Dance) continues the adventures of Arslan, the crown prince of Pars, as he fights to reclaim his kingdom. “Arslan Senki” was originally a fantasy novel series written by Yoshiki Tanakabut was later adapted into a manga by Hiromu Arakawa of the Full Metal Alchemist fame. Details such as the title of the songs have yet to be announced." |
Good news, finally a new song! I like One Light from the series.
Anyway, does anyone here interested to see their sales? (Singles & Albums) |
Actually, I hope its different from One Light. I want something more folkish.
Yeah, why do you ask about their sales? |
Yeah for the second season of Arslan Senki :D
As Kajiura said it in one of her interview, she composed her song in accordance with the anime's story. So, there is a lot of chance that we get One Light II, in particular that it's the ending song again. But who know? mellody : sales aren't important for me to be honest. |
Well, I don't really care about sales that much, though, even the girls (Kalafina) themselves, they said it's okay if you're just buy one copy of their physical release.
There was an interesting story about them and the fan during the release of heavenly blue (as a re-cut) single. They are doing a promotion in NicoNico and during the show, they read some fans comments. There's a fan saying that he wanted to buy more than one copy for this single, because they want to support them. Interestingly enough, Keiko answered that comment by saying that one copy will do, and Wakana added that as long as our song can reach their heart, it's more than enough and I also heard that Kalafina gained more recognition after this. (Have I told this story before? I think I did.) Anyway, speaking about sales, their sales numbers are really determined by the popularity of the tied-in anime. This is one of the most trusted source: http://anisonsinger.blogspot.co.id/2.../kalafina.html Madoka Magica was really popular and it helped to boost Magia sales, and I think Kalafina popularity as well. All the singles related to that anime (Magia, Hikari Furu, Kimi no Gin no Niwa) is really helping. That being said, we can conclude that Kalafina sales numbers depends on the tie-in. I hope this is an interesting information (and open for discussion). |
Anime helps a lot to promote songs and artists. But I also think that being a Yuki Kajiura's band is one of the big reason that the girls are doing well too. She is a solid value.
There is a new song called into the world that is the theme of Rekishi Hiwa Historia. You can hear a preview here :http://kalafinafanblog.blogspot.be/2...-historia.html |
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Kalafina LIVE TOUR 2015～2016 “far on the water” Special FINAL at 東京国際フォーラムホールA ・2016年6月22日(水)リリース ・DVD：SEBL-210 ￥5,800 (税込) ・BD：SEXL-77 ￥6,800(税込) 収録内容 01. こいびとの昔語りの夕暮れの 02. monochrome 03. 五月の魔法 04. ～MC01～ 05. 空色の椅子 06. lapis 07. 輝く空の静寂には 08. ～MC02～ 09. むすんでひらく 10. storia 11. misterioso 12. One Light 13. nightmare ballet (「劇場版魔法少女まどか☆マギカ[新編]叛逆の物語」オリジナルサウンドトラックより) 14. into the water 15. in every nothing 16. 闇の唄 17. believe 18. 灯影 19. うすむらさき 20. identify 21. signal 22. 音楽 23. heavenly blue 24. ～MC03～ 25. seventh heaven ～Encore～ 26. ring your bell(in the silence) ～ ring your bell 27. ～MC04～ 28. 真昼 29. far on the water 30. End Roll 特典映像 The Document of Kalafina LIVE TOUR 2015～2016 “far on the water” in Hong Kong / Special FINAL source: official website |
Yay! Finally!
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New single called blaze
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blaze CM
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Arslan Senki's ending :
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The song is quite repetitive, but in a good way. Definitely a grower.
Hopefully the full song is better, I still like One Light better. |
I'm glad that Kalafina is back, I hope the single is succesful. I don't like the song tbh, but they have sooo many great songs that I'm not too worried. Maybe the full ver. will grow on me.
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I'm really not feeling the song.
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Anyway, I watched far on the water tour yesterday and it's a must-watch concert. Kalafina is really stepping up the game in this concert. They have more choreography now, but it wasn't as bad as previous ones, Budokan concert was great but this one is even better, they have some interesting concept for this whole performance. More entertaining as in performance wise, vocal wise, visual wise, and so on.
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Those covers are gorgeous!
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Agree! The blu-ray cover is my favourite. Hopefully, the bside is good.
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Nothing really news but you can see the far on the water pamphlet scans here
In the first set the mist create a beautiful peaceful and mysterious atmosphere. Very artistic ♥ |
Until the release of the single here is the short version of the pv :
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The pv makes the song a bit better. Tommorow is the day of the release!
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Yep, I prefer Natsu no Asa than Blaze. It reminds me pre-2010s Kajiuya's work mixed with Pandora Hearts a lot.
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blaze sounds like... super sentai or japan superhero song in early 90's, kinda generic but not boring. I prefer One Light all the way for this anime.
I can tell Natsu no Asa is amazing right away when the flute comes in. |
Blaze full pv was added on Vevo's playlist :
This youtuber wrote a piano + vocal sheet for Natsu no Asa: |
An intermezzo, this is a Keiko appreciation post:
For those who have heard before about Keiko infamous abs, here you go... https://twitter.com/Sai_fina/status/764035378701479937 |
New song Märchen will be used as the theme song of Zaregoto. The soundtrack'll be composed by Yuki Kajiura. First OVA released on 26th October.
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Winter acoustic album
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If someone want to have the Calendar 2017 here is a link to download it :
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The cover and the tracklist of Winter Acoustic album are out :
http://pimg.imagesia.com/fichiers/1b...b2k9_large.jpg 1. from heaven above 2. In dulci jubilo 3. fairytale ~with strings ver.~ 4. sprinter ~with strings ver.~ 5. Jingle Bell 6. we wish you a merry Christmas 7. Kimi no Gin no Niwa ~with strings ver.~ (君の銀の庭) 8. ring your bell ~with strings ver.~ 9. Morobito Kozorite (もろびとこぞりて) (Joy To The World) 10. have youself a merry little Christmas 11. dolce ~with strings ver.~ 12. Alleluia ~piano ver.~ (アレルヤ) 13. Yasashii Uta (やさしいうた) source: generasia and http://kalafinafanblog.blogspot.be/2...h-strings.html "a marry little Christmas"? I tried to check the official website to understand who did the typo but the information page doesn't work for me anymore. It's loading eternally. >.< |
The official website made some mistakes for this tracklist. It's In dulci jubilo not duici, I believe it's Bach music (including from heaven above). Also, there's one track supposed to be acoustic (or piano) version (it's Alleluia), not strings I think..
Morobito Kozorite is correct, but maybe can add it's Japanese version of Joy To The World and Yasashii Uta is reported to be a new track, according to Sony Music website description (though for real the title always reminds me to the last line of 'to the beginning'). Quote:
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^Thank you. I changed the wrong title.
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Don't forget the 10th track, it's supposed to be Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas :laugh
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The album is out :
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I had totally forgotten about that Märchen song until I watched the first episode of Kubikiri Cycle. Here is the ending :
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20th single announced : into the world / Märchen (メルヒェン)!!
Kalafina's newest ED theme for NHK's Rekishi Hiwa Historia 「into the world」 as well as the ED theme for the Zaregoto OVA "Kubikiri Cycle: Aoiro Savant to Zaregototsukai" 「Märchen」 will be released on April 5 as a double A-side single!! Release date April 05, 2017 CD Tracklist 01 into the world 02 Märchen (メルヒェン) 03 into the world ~instrumental~ 04 Märchen ~instrumental~ DVD / Blu-ray Tracklist *Limited Edition into the world MV *Anime Edition Märchen MV "Kubikiri Cycle Aoiro Savant to Zaregototsukai" Non-Credit Ending Eizou (「クビキリサイクル 青色サヴァンと虚言遣い」ノンクレジットエンディング映像) |
Yes! Finally a release for both songs.
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the covers of the new single are out :http://www.c-k-jpopnews.fr/2017/03/0...ide-de-lannee/
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The single is out : http://alljpop.co/kalafina-into-the-...83%b3-mp3-rar/
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New single Hyakka Ryouran 'll be released on 9th Augustus.
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Hyakka Ryouran (百火撩乱; Riot of a Hundred Flames) mv short ver.
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^I like the pv and their outfits are ones of their best. The introduction is beautiful with this mix of traditional and classical. The rest on the other hand is boring. The arrangement isn't new and the melody doesn't move me.
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Anyone liked the recent studio album?
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If that's what you mean, I personally not too much. I like the first half of the album, but the second half (starting from Musunde Hiraku) isn't really memorable for me. Sure it's showcasing an evolved Kalafina with the songs like Gogatsu no Mahou, identify, and Usumurasaki, but it feels like not having 'Kalafina' touch, something magical about them. If you mean the very recent album Winter Acoustic, I like that a lot, as much as original album. It's my December's album. |
Lol, I thought I completely missed out on a new album.
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OMG :laugh
I simply responded because the thread is kinda dead so I thought you're just wanting to review that album. Anyway, did anyone watched Kalafina 9+ONE concert? |
OMG It's the end of en era. Could you really imagine Kalafina without Kajiura?
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Wow, I never expected that something like this might happen. Never even imagined Kalafina existing separately from Kajiura, but of course they would be under a different contract. It's sad that their working relationship comes to an end like this.
However... I haven't been impressed by anything Kalafina has released during the last few years and I've felt like Kajiura's sound and songs have been kind of uninspired, so best-case scenario? Kalafina's music might get a shot in the arm and be better than it's been for a while. Not sure how likely that is, but I want to hope for the best, for both them and Kajiura. |
Started out as a rumor before their 10th anniversary, now it's confirmed by Kajiura herself and in February 2018 that she's leaving for good.
Kajiura stated before there will be a new single in spring for Kalafina, but this news makes their future undecided (although Kalafina is about to release a documentary movie regarding their 10th anniversary + their future projects, now it's unknown whether their future means a future without Kajiura or disbanding, or etc.) and now Spacecraft is considering to hire someone else to direct Kalafina, which is very hard. Seriously, Kalafina without Kajiura is just like... Haruna Luna, or other singers who worked with her before (some of them are still working with her) like Nanri Yuuka and Kaori Oda. No more Kajiurago, no more classical rendition of their older songs, it will become very different. At this point I'm just hoping FictionJunction will be back. Wakana and Keiko are also part of FictionJunction, I wonder how they feel about this. Also, Kalafina became a trending topic (Twitter) in Japan several weeks ago because of this news. To my surprise, I never thought this news was very big and Kalafina popularity is actually high demand. |
For me their last songs are not as amazing as their first ones, but it' really hard to imagine Kalafina without Kajiura.
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Kalafina disbanding at the end of Spring
Vocal group Kalafina is said to be disbanding at the end of Spring. The catalyst for the group falling apart is due to Yuki Kajiura making her departure from SACRA MUSIC, which is a subsidiary of Sony Music. Kajiura was a “support” member for the group, while she didn’t appear in promotional pictures and videos she was responsible for many duties behind the scenes. This includes composing, arranging, producing, and providing backing vocals. While it was reported that the group would continue on without Kajiura, things eventually fell apart behind the scenes. On March 11th the girls held a live event, and after that their schedule is virtually blank. Their radio show Kalafina Club is still happening, but an announcement has already been made that the final episode will air at the end of March. It’s rumored that the sudden stop, and eventual departure of Kajiura and the group will put a huge burden on their office resulting in an alleged blow of 2 billion yen. Kalifina isn’t the only one suffering from issues with their office, last year both Rola and Mariya Nishiuch went head to head with their management. Kalafina made their debut in 2008 with the release of their single Oblivious, theme song for the anime series Kara no Kyoukai Fukan Fuukei. They have went on to gain notatriy among anime fans by providing themes for Sora no Oto, Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica, and Rekishi Hiwa Historia. They released 5 studio albums, and 21 singles. http://aramajapan.com/news/kalafina-...-spring/86176/ |
Ok, let's clear things up, Kalafina is not disbanding, but only one member will leave the group. One of my friends who is the member of Harmony (Kalafina Fan Club) is confirming this news, so we decided to go with this news, and it's official as well.
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I'm guessing the one who is going to leave is either Keiko or Hikaru. Why? The recent 10th anniversary pamphlet interview reveals Hikaru's thoughts for so long, she said that her voice is somehow out of place, and saying that the combination of Keiko and Wakana is the true sound of Kalafina. Keiko's interview was rather simple, something like, "Wherever Kajiura is going, I will always follow her." So, yeah. |
I'm also thinking the same thing. I'm glad that they are not disbanding but I really want to know who is going to leave. Whoever is it, it's definitely not going to be the same.
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Speculations and rumors said, Keiko is the one who leave. There's even a tabloid pic something, but let's just wait.
Kalafina is a duo without the alto voice? I'm not sure anynore if I'm still interested. |
To me with a member leaving it's the same than disbanding. :/
Yes we'll get new music but without Kajiura and three voices, it'll be as a new band or a bad copy. And I can't imagine how their old songs'll sound in concert now. |
Apparently Keiko owns the trademark to the name "Kalafina," so if she leaves, the group might have to be renamed. The whole situation is pretty sad - I was never super into Kalafina but I love Yuki Kajiura, and it just sucks seeing things go down like this.
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Imagine how Perfume would seem if they lost a member? I'm slightly traumatized just thinking about it. I think if kalafina reforms as a duo under a different name, maybe with another dedicated composer, that may work out well. I'd love to see the girls try new things with those voices too. I've always found gems in kalafina's albums, but I've also thought they're too constrained in terms of what they can do vocally. |
Even if only one leaves the group won't be the same - ever again.
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Kalafina as a trio has three different voices, Wakana as Soprano, Hikaru as (somehow) mezzo-soprano, and Keiko as alto. If Keiko is no longer part of the group, then it's only Soprano and mezzo-soprano and some of their songs can't be performed very well, since Keiko's low register is very unique and irreplaceable. I'm quite surprised that this news about Kalafina garnered quite a lot of attention. I never thought many people like them even though they are quite popular now. |
Kalafina without one of the girls would not be the same. It would be difficult to keep promoting as Kalafina without the main producer/composer and without one of the talented girls.
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Keiko was always my favourite, her deep voice, her visuals, I'm going to miss her a lot. I don't know if the other 2 girls will continue with Kalafina, but I hope they don't add a third one.
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Mine as well. Songs that she had the main vocal were always my favorite.
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Wakana will release a song in solo called Toki wo Koeru Yoru ni
source: https://www.c-k-jpopnews.fr/2018/10/...lo-debut-2019/ |
Kalafina will also release all-time best 2008-2018.
Sorry but kinda lazy to put the source, I was emailed by Sony (I subscribed to Kalafina newsletter). |
I saw it in my e-mail via CDJapan. I think it's really the end even they did they'll carry on with the two last members.
Did we get some news about the next work of Kajiura? |
You should watch the documentary movie about their 10th anniversary to (somehow) figure out what they are going to do next, even though I'm really really not sure if they'll carry on with the two last members. Wakana just held solo live along with Hikaru but they still couldn't find any producers yet. I'm not sure either if they will continue as a duo, the quality of their music is as good as Kajiura. I'm afraid they will become something generic.
Next work of Kajiura? There are many actually. Here's the list as far as I can remember:
During her previous concert, Joelle was in the list of the singers. I think many will know her from her previous works in Linked Horizon. But, what makes me kinda worried is that Keiko is never in the list of Kajiura concerts anymore. Not to mention Wakana as well. The aftermath of this situation is kinda complicated. It makes me wonder if Keiko has a problem with Kajiura but hopefully it is not. |
If Keiko left Kalafina to follow Kajiura I doubt that. Maybe there is something wrong because of the contract with Sony? I remember that Mariya Nishiuchi can't also get new work before her contract wasn't over with her label.
Thanks for the infos. :) |
Maybe Keiko's taking a break, or so I optimistically hope. Wonder if there's any chance of her doing something solo?
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There's this rumor about Keiko trying to get the trademark of Kalafina's brand name or something but the application was rejected. Never know what happened after that rumor. ALSO ALSO, Aimer new single is confirmed will be released in 9th January, which is yet another theme song for Fate/stay night Heaven's Feel movie (for part II lost butterfly, to be exact) and it will be composed by Kajiura again! 2nd collaboration after Hana no Uta! :love EDIT: Hikaru is also leaving Kalafina. Source: https://lineblog.me/kalafina/archives/67149767.html I guess the name "Kalafina" itself is a trainwreck now, only Wakana left. Go back to your mother NAO! The news about Keiko kinda makes me sad, but this time, the whole thing is kinda funny somehow. |
Wakana, please leave Kalafina too !!!
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Kalafina has officially disbanded - http://www.spacecraft.co.jp/kalafina/
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Why Spacecraft waited for a year though. They surely couldn't find any distinctive mastermind like Kajiura so... yeah, inevitable.
Kalafina 10th anniversary stuff is actually a final goodbye. If you want to read Kalafina's history, here's a page made by canta-per-me.net with all the details. Meanwhile, Wakana solo album is coming soon. |
I was so sad to hear they disbanded. I stumbled upon one of their concerts on YouTube and it reminded me how much I loved "oblivious" and "sprinter" when they first came out. So many memories :heart
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It's the end of an era.
Should we keep that thread for solo activities and Kajiura's activities? I can change the title to fit that. |
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Kajiura herself is being independent now with FictionJunction and Wakana is being solo in the meantime perhaps due to a certain contract. If anyone is interested, Hikaru is having a personal Twitter account now and sometimes she communicate in English too. She's sometimes being the voice of Keiko too so yeah, it will be fun to connect with her in such a way. |
The last biggest anime she worked on is Sword Art Online series.
Yuki Kajiura's world (Kalafina, FictionJunction,..) Thread? Sword Art Online Yuki Kajiurazation thread? XD |
Something like that... I guess :laugh
Everything Yuki Kajiura? Just.. I couldn't think any of good titles. |
XD I was running out of inspiration too. But I went with Yuki Kajiura's melodies because it includes all her projects. ^^
It's already an old video. Someone made a digest of Kalafina's songs : |
The name of the thread sounds like inspired by my name :laugh
They will be missed. |
^XD I haven't paid attention to that at all. Maybe it worked as a subliminal message ah ah.
What's your view on Wakana's 1st album? They're going with the identity of a ballad girl with some orchestral-ish arrangements. Overall the album is good but I wasn't taken with any songs. Some of them are lacking of power. A song like Ai no Hana should make me shivers but the outcome is kinda flat. It's like a cook who failed his soufflé. I think that if the album wasn't sung by such a beautiful voice I would have gone on my way. |
I finally managed to listen to her debut. I really enjoy the album, it is way better than I was expecting. Even if most of the songs are on the slower side, they have interesting arrangements, using many instruments. It is true that not all songs have that wow factor from the first listen but all of them have pretty melodies and sometimes unexpected twists. And what can I say about her voice, just beautiful
It is nice to see her finding a musical identity outside of Kalafina, while still keeping that ethereal quality and not going too pop or in a very basic ballad direction. |
It's a good thing if many people like it, but I'm not in that list. I knew she's always wanting to have a solo career but I guess it's not my taste at all. I mean, knowing what she did with Kajiura so far, this is somewhat bland. I only like the first track, and the rest are forgettable.
She sure does have a beautiful voice, but I'm stuck with her during this period. Check out the video under the spoiler box. (Even Keiko is doing amazing job as backing vocal doing her ad-libbing here) Spoiler:
Since this is now a Yuki Kajiura thread, I recommend anyone's visiting this thread to watch this concert, it's a God-tier performance in my opinion. Also, great news for anyone's looking for Keiko, she's back in the next Kajiura concert. http://fictionjunction.com/information/4916/ |
The song that Yuki Kajiura composed for ASCA, isn't bad at all
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