[Kalafina] They woke up in a fairytale

[milky_way]

They sound amazing on the DVD!!

[Ranma Matsuri]

I watched mine last night... even the documentary though I was so sleepy by then. Couldn't resist their cuteness!

Great concert overall.

Highlights:

Spoiler:

Red Moon started off the concert beautifully. Such power. <33

Tetometome was very fun and kinda sexy, the dancing and hip shaking was pretty cute and the girls were really into it.

fantasia: Never cared much for this song but the live was so gorgeous it made me appreciate the composition and vocals a lot more.

Hoshi no Uta/Yami no Uta: My two favorites non-singles of the Red Moon tracks. Sounded every bit as as amazing as I'd hoped.

Natsu no Ringo: Wow, they sounded so... youthful here. The change in pitch almost made them sound idol-y, not that I mind it was a beautiful performance.

progressive: This one seems to always get the audience pumped and at home is no exception. XD I was bouncing out of my seat, Hikaru's solo towards the end was just epic.

Haru wa Ougon no Yume no Naka: The costume change into the black outfits started off what was pretty much my favorite section of the concert, even though it didn't contain as many of my favorite songs... hmm weird. Even though I never much cared for this song, the execution was flawless. I loved the beginning.

Mata kaze ga tsuyoku natta: Rockstar!HikaruxKeiko FTFW! The girls rocked this out hard. This was easily my favorite performance.

overture~love come down: (I'm just realizing, this was a long ass concert lol no wonder I was so exhausted just watching it xD ) Was looking forward to this almost as much as sprinter and wasn't disappointed. Loved the energy.

sprinter (which I was most looking forward to) was done well but it sounded so weird with Keiko doing Maya's part and the arrangement was different. I didn't care for Wakana doing part of Hikaru's line at the end either, that's one my favorite parts of the song and it kinda ruined the effect. But still, they pulled it off well and the crowd seemed to love it.

[mellody]

I think I'll watch the DVD tomorrow, so excited!

Anyway :

Kalafina new single "Magia" in February!

For CDJapan :
CD Only
CD+DVD
Limited (?)

I rip a little preview from the anime CM itself : http://www.4shared.com/audio/S3OhulMU/Previews.html
Seems like a rock venture with Keiko or maybe Hikaru as lead vocals

[adantatu2]

^thanks!!!
Woww Magia (at least the preview) sounds amazing.

[» Kuya •]

^^Thank you! It really seems like a rock song, i really hope so!!

I'm downloading the dvd right now, i'd really love to download the blu-ray instead but 38 GB it's a bit too much ._. it would take months to complete XD

[mellody]

Go here if you want to watch the 15s CM : http://say-move.org/comeplay.php?comeid=109236

I think the girls sing together at this part~

[Ranma Matsuri]

*jaw dropping to the ground*

... never expected them to release a rockish single, hell they didn't even have a rock song on their last album. This is a very nice surprise, loving what I'm hearing so far.

I definitely heard Keiko in that preview and I believe Hikaru as well. So yeah, it could be either a Keiko lead with Hikaru backing up or a Hikaru lead with Keiko backup. Either way, I pretty sure it's going to be Keiko/Hikaru centered with Wakana singing the Kajiuran (did I spell that right? lol) and the crazy high notes in the background like in pretty much all of their fast pace songs. xD

[mellody]

Distinctive sounds, different from Mata Kaze ga Tsuyoku Natta~
I'm also loving the previews, though it's only 5 seconds

I didn't realized with this thread tag, who tagged this thread with "sharks" and "tsundere"? XDD

Anyway, I forgot to tell you guys here, Yuki Kajiura has a Twitter account : http://twitter.com/Fion0806

AND just before, she tweeted about another song that Kalafina will perform ending theme song for NHK TV programme "Rekishi Hiwa Historia". The song is entitled "symphonia"

I don't know if it's only coupling songs or maybe this single will become a Double A-Side single since sprinter / ARIA? HELL YEAH! XD

[adantatu2]

^thanks
Another new song!!!!
yay!!!!!!
Can't wait

[Chiharo]

The titles are amazing! I seriously can't wait!

[Ranma Matsuri]

symphonia? Loving the sound of it already.

Originally Posted by mellody

I didn't realized with this thread tag, who tagged this thread with "sharks" and "tsundere"? XDD

.... I got bored.

[Yoake]

I'm really glad for the new single^^

[adantatu2]

symphonia and Magic are really interesting titles. I hope they can release a new album in the summer

[milky_way]

^ I'm pretty sure we'll get another single before an album release.

[Aderianu]

only few second, but I love how Magia sounds

[mellody]

Originally Posted by Ranma Matsuri

.... I got bored.

So it was you

Anyway, there's a difference between 2 different version of the singles "Magia"

Spoiler:

From canta-per-me.net

Title: Magia

Regular edition:

1. Magia
2. (new track)
3. Magia (instrumental)

Price: ￥1223
Product code: SECL-941

Limited CD+DVD: Same CD as Regular edition, + DVD
Price: ￥1575
Product code: SECL-939

Limited Anime edition:

1. Magia
2. Magia TV version
3. Magia (remix)

Price: ￥1300
Product code: SECL-942

No remix since Re/oblivious, if I'm not mistaken~

Also, this is Top 10 Anime Songs of 2010
Kalafina got #8 with Hikari no Senritsu

[Chiharo]

I'm really confused now since I've watched the DVD and their performance of red moon. The part in the song that goes "hajimete no uta ga sekai ni umareta" in the live is sung by Wakana, but I always thought it was originally sung by Keiko? Now I'm really confused as to who sings that part in the original song, even though I can bet it's Keiko, hearing Wakana sing that part got me really confused. And IMO sometimes it's hard to distinct Wakana and Keiko's voice since Wakana can also go pretty deep with her voice too.

[Ranma Matsuri]

^^Meh, should be #1 but then, my opinion is biased.

Glad there's a difference between the two CD only versions now so fans and collectors can get more bang for their buck but I'm still gonna stick with just the Limited Edition CD+DVD... unless, the anime version's cover is like really good. xD

[mellody]

The new coupling track for Magia single!
Entitled : snow falling *WTF?*

[DISC:1]
1. Magia
2. snow falling
3. Magia instrumental

http://www.sonymusicshop.jp/m/item/i...=SECL000000939

Judging from the title, it seems a ballad.
Maybe because Magia is too intense, so they decided to put a ballad

[milky_way]

Can't wait to hear both songs