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Post by haruki on Jan 14, 2019 11:14:00 GMT
Hi. I'm Haruki (not real name). Not Japanese btw, just what my friends used to called me after they mistakenly heard my name lol. Malaysian fan but currently studying in Japan. Came here in 2018, so now is my second year. How i found this website? From a web called Scandal Heaven on a thread about Aimer. What i like about her is how angelic her voice is. After going through all her history (about used to lose her voice for 6 month due to some sickness (polyp), i found her journey to be very unique compared to other singers, and become an inspiration for me to work harder. Her husky voice tho. Such a unique feature that no normal artist have. It's like have 2 voice at the same time, with one being a main and the other is like a harmonious effect in her songs. She's also one of the reason why i'm studying in Japan, so that i could go to her concerts and buy her merchandise lol. Went to the ete concert during summer 2018 and it was amazing. But i only went there alone, so kinda hoping i could find other fans that i could go with. The first song that hooked me was, Last Stardust and sAVE (sawano hiroyuki colab). I'm also a casual Fate fan. And my favorite Aimer song genre is romantic/ballad/slow type. Bubbly happy/RnB ones are second and rock are my least favorite. Her colab with Galileo Galilei is a hidden gem. All time favorite is without a doubt, Hoshikuzu Venus (most played), followed by tone, re far, 声色 (kowairo), POLARIS, DAWN, and Yakou Ressha (Night Train) but all her ballad songs are always no. 1 for me. I seriously can't rank them. I'm an engineering major, so i'm not quite good at anything that has to do with music instruments, genres etc. よろしくお願いします。Nice to meet you guys! Who knows maybe we could plan a meetup in one of her concerts someday. Looking forward for it if that happen.
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Post by Westkana on Jan 14, 2019 21:16:17 GMT
Welcome to Brave Shine!! ^w^
You're lucky that you were able to see her live, I haven't been able to but I really want to. Unfortunately I live on the other side of the world (in the US) so it's unlikely she'll perform here. But a man can dream ;-;
I agree her collabs with Galileo Galilei are hidden gems, both with Yuuki Ozaki being on that one version of 眠りの森 (Nemuri no Mori) and Aimer on 2 or so of theirs. Have you listened to her recent collab with androp on the song Memento Mori? Imo it's just as good!
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Post by haruki on Jan 14, 2019 23:32:08 GMT
Westkana Nice to meet you! I'm kinda having trouble finding some Aimer fans, even in Japan, so I'm very happy when i finally found someone with the same interest. Yeah I did listen to Memento Mori. Omg that song really fits with headphones, and felt like both left and right ears are being molested lol, but in a good way. With Aimer singing the negative part of lyrics, and Androp singing the opposite of it. 6.00 minute part of the song , where both Aimer and Androp finally have their middle ground, and joined together is the best part of the song. Since you like Memento Mori, let me guess the song you may also like (quite similar to Memento Mori), Kowairo right? It's not collaboration song but, really felt the same high base-ish atmosphere.
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Post by Westkana on Jan 15, 2019 1:03:41 GMT
haruki lol "molested" XD. You're not wrong. Anyway that effect in Memento Mori is definitely my favorite part of the song, it's so poignant yet strangely uplifting- even though I don't know Japanese. I should probably look at the lyrics XD About Kowairo- that song was also gold-quality XD. Really though most of the songs on daydream were good, I especially liked Falling Alone and us from that album too. And I think Kowairo was a collab song, with TK of Ling Tosite Sigure (same as us), he just didn't sing. My favorite song though, following with the ethereal sounding songs, has to be Hakuchuumu. It gives me goosebumps every time I listen to it
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Post by haruki on Jan 15, 2019 5:03:38 GMT
Westkana i'm not a fan of lyrics myself, just happen to understand some parts of Memento Mori. I'm more of a rhythm guy, which means, i'm not rap fan XD. And Thanks! I finally know the word to describe her music types, like you said, "ethereal sounding", like Hakuchumu. I was thinking for the exact word to describe the that type but i just couldn't find the word lol. It's hard when you have limited vocabulary (English is my second) Anyway thank you! You just saved my life lol. Say, have you listened to "Sailing" yet? It's debuted together with the I beg you single. When i first listened to it,it gave me chills like when i first listen to Hoshikuzu Venus. It has been quite a long time since she debuted another romantic song. Her DAWN album probably her last i think. I was afraid that she would lose herself to more pop-ish songs and milked by the Sony Music Industry (like YUI), but i'm glad that she still stick to her basis. IMO, Aimer trying/exploring new genres is good, but i do think balancing it with her older styles is important too.
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Post by Westkana on Jan 15, 2019 15:42:53 GMT
haruki I just listened to it for the first time last night. It gave me chills too, I was surprised, especially with the guitar part. I don't know why, but it just sounded really great (for lack of a better word). And I agree about her sticking to her bases, I'm really glad she has kept largely the same style (while still expanding into other ones) despite her old record label (Defstar) being absorbed into the giant that is Sony. I suppose they were like "well whatever she's doing is working so we'll just let her be" XD. Anyway, I wonder when Aimer will release a new album, and what will be on it. Her last non-compilation album was daydream back in 2016, and shes so many singles since, I'm not sure they'll all fit XD.
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Post by haruki on Jan 17, 2019 2:50:28 GMT
Westkana It's been 3 years since she last published her album and dying for another one. IKR, all her recent singles are quite messy(not in order) and kinda having doubts how her next album would look like. However, she may follow the day night cycle that she used in her previous albums. Sleepless Night -> Midnight Sun -> DAWN -> Daydream -> ?? I guess it will be between another 「day」related album or 「evening」related album (judging from her previous songs, i find this unlikely because her last evening related song is akane sasu, which is too old for her latest album). In order to make up for an 「evening」album, she must make more songs that is evening related. But i do have i hopes that she'll release another album this year. Because... She's been keeping an RnB song long enough and didn't add it to her i beg you single despite she sang them in her ete concert and soleil et pluie concerts. An RnB song, like AM200, and she said that the name for the song is not decided yet.
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