すでにインタビューも3度目となるダブル。熱心な読者なら、彼女達が姉妹であるとか、ましてやR&Bシンガーであるとか言う必要もないだろう。前号でも触れた通り、今回4枚目となるマキシ・シングル「Shake」がリリースされる。ダブルの二人がラップにも挑戦している表題曲「Shake」は、パーティーを主題としたフロア・ライクな曲。そして前回のマミー・Dに続き、今回リミックスを手掛けたのはジブラ。もちろん自身もラップを披露しているこっち は、オリジナルとはうって変わり地下の臭い漂うダヴィーなリミックスとなった。もう1曲の「Make Me Happy」は細かく打ち込まれたドラムとピアノによる、ハネたビートの曲。両曲とも姉妹ならではのコンビネーションもバッチリ。ダンサーと共に踊るダブルが見られるヴィデオもかなりカッコイイ仕上がりなので要チェック。では、以前に比べるとかなりインタビュー馴れしてきた二人のインタビューを、どうぞ。
▶ 「Shake」のヴィデオを見せてもらったんですが、カッコイイですね。
T (TAKAKO) むこうのヴィデオっぽくしたかったんで、狙い通りにできました。
S (SACHIKO) 私もがんばって踊ったんで、みんなも(見て)踊って下さい。
▶ その新曲「Shake」はやはりクラブでかかることを狙って作 ったんですか?
T まず、今までの曲は一人用の曲を二人で歌ってたって感じだったんで、(今回は)二人で歌う形の曲を作りたかった。あとはライブで映える曲を作ろうってことで。
S このくらいのテンポならパーティー・ソングしかないだろうと思って。パーティー・ソングにはどんな歌詞がいいんだろうかと考えて、具体的な言葉を入れるよりも何を言ってるか分らないく らいの歌詞にしました。
Sandaime J Soul Brothers, anciennement simplement J Soul Brothers et également connu sous le nom de Sandaime J Soul Brothers de Exile Tribe, est un groupe de chant et de danse J-pop formé par l'ex-leader et producteur d'Exile Hiroyuki Igarashi au Japon en 1991.
met usagi and kuina in middle school they’re besties; this was a funny story, so basically usagi and kuina were playing like volleyball and usagi hit the ball too hard and it went flying hitting yn in the face. usagi profusely started to apologize while kuina was just laughing at the distressed usagi. after that those three became a trio.
met Ann through mira and kuina in highschool; mira was walking to where yn was and she was with Ann, introducing Ann to Yn. It took them a while to hit it off since they were polar opposites but Yn ended up to rub off on Ann, bow they listen to the newest kRnB & jRnB together.
met arisu in highschool from usagi before usagi started dating arisu — theyre like the brother sister dynamic; at first arisu was always getting on yn’s nerves for being so close to usagi but soon he started being petty towards her thus creating the brother sister dynamic. one of the closest relationship on this smau.
met heiya through arisu in high school — besties part 2; heiya’s love for makeup and yn’s love for fashion made them click so easily that whenever they’re together its nonstop talks and gossip about the latest fashion trends and makeup trends. mira was added alongside the trio.
yn knows abt saori bc of mira but hasnt fully met her; she would like to meet her bc of all the things kuina and mira say about her.
mira is her closest cousin — theyre like cousin besties; told huge secrets to eachother and are literally eachothers ride or dies.
met chishiya in like fifth/fourth grade and has declared him to be her sworn rival
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met mira in fifth/fourth grade and they clicked — always around eachother (platonic)
met kuina in highschool through ann and mira — instantly became the brawns and the braina duo. if he isnt with mira he is probably with kuina. (platonic)
met ann through kuina in highschool; although chishiya has seen Ann through the hall ways and taken interest in her, he never tried to talk to her—kuina soon introduced ann to mira and chishiya.
met arisu in beginning of highschool; arisu and chishiya had very different views on different subjects and life, they clashed. chishiya liked that making him talk to arisu more. they have a very bro bro/always fighting brothers relationship.
met heiya through arisu and kuina in university actually; chishiya found heiya interesting when he found out he did archery.
met usagi through arisu and kuina end of high school year; chishiya already knew about usagi when he saw her climb over the fence trying to leave campus, thought she was an interesting case.
met saori in middle school; introduced saori to mira and those three clicked instantly. saori was a very active working girl, chishiya liked that for her, overtime they became besties and go to cafes when saori isnt busy working.
met yn in fifth/fourth grade; was constantly beating her in test scores, yn became upset causing them to become “academic rivals”. yn beat him in subjects he wasnt good at and he beat yn in subjects she wasnt good at it. and tbh chishiya has felt a little butterflies for some time but has never really admitted it pushing them to the side.
SO YEAH. I dont know if you asked for it like this or what not, but this is how they met their friends! i probably shouldve done this earlier but this will help in the future chapters !!<3 - hanni
(i saw this when i woke up and have been working on it for a while lmao)
Hi there! Welcome to the place where you can satisfy your curiosity about me (albeit a bit overconfident but still, you are here because you are curious about me, right?)
Ok so, I go by the name Ella Angelique and most of my closest friends usually call me Angie or Enji. Nonetheless, I wouldn’t mind if you gave me a new nickname because I love having any nicknames from my friends, as long as it’s not offensive. I have reached my legal age and if it matters, I’m a Scorpio sun that preferably to be addressed by feminine pronouns.
A little notes that this account is an unlabeled slash dump account of mine that contains real life related stuff, hyping my
Music
I tend to go with pop, alternative, rnb, and hip-hop music, but sometimes I also listen to loud music when I need to be distracted. Taylor Swift (I’m a proud swiftie!!), SZA, Ella Mai, Kehlani, Cigarettes After Sex, Yerin Baek, Reality Club, Ariana Grande, Avril Lavigne, Paramore, Jannabi, Big Naughty, Be'o, Ash Island, Chase Atlantic (+ new entry) and The Weeknd are among my favorite musicians. However, I do enjoy J-Pop and Jrnb on occasion, albeit infrequently.
Aside from the music genres and musicians mentioned above, I also enjoy K-Pop in general. Treasure and aespa are two of my favorites, with Sukhoon and Ningselle as my main. But don’t worry, I often listen to other K-Pop songs all the time! Especially some YG artists’ songs (psstt.. 🤫 I’m a YGA stan).
Movie/Series
This is funny to explain because I used to dislike movies, but recently I’ve spent a lot of time watching movies that I believe suit my tastes very well. So, basically I’m into Asian movies, particularly Japanese (ALL JAPANESE MOVIES ARE GOOD) and the majority of what I watch is Ghibli Movies.
If you’re curious about my favorite movies, some of them are listed below:
1. Thread: Our Tapestry of Love
2. Drowning Love
3. My Tomorrow, Your Yesterday
4. Poetry Angel
5. We Were Here
6. Spirited Away
7. When Marnie Was There
8. Whisper of the Heart
9. The Wind Rises
10. 26 Years Diary
Apart from movies, I occasionally watch series (if I have a lot of time), but boredom often haunts me every time I watch a series, so I can’t remember what series I’ve watched 😔 (but right now I’m gathering intentions to watch The Summer I Turned Pretty and Todome No Kiss, so please pray for me).
Anime, Manga & Manhwa
If you thought I was a normal person, you were mistaken because I am not 😩 It’s impossible for me to like Japanese movies without also enjoying anime and manga. Although I’m not as enthusiastic as I once was, I still enjoy watching anime (only if it fits to my taste). One Piece, Attack on Titan, Fruits Basket, My Hero Academia, One Punch Man, Death Note, Black Clover, Hunter x Hunter, Dororo, Banana Fish, Demon Slayer and Jujutsu Kaisen are some of my all-time favorite anime.
As for manga, I rarely read it and usually stick to anime sequels (if any). Some of the manga that I am currently (and have been reading) are One Punch Man, Tokyo Revengers, Spy x Family, Jujutsu Kaisen, Chainsaw Man, Haikyuu, and Oshi No Ko.
Apart from that, I also enjoy reading manhwas, though not as frequently (well, manhwas and webtoons are the same, right?) If so, then I’m not going to sit around without mentioning my favorite webtoon. Some of my favorite webtoons that I think are irreplaceable are Lookism, Wind Breaker, How to Fight, Dice, Wonderwall, The God of Highschool, Questism, Omniscient Reader and Denounce.
Books
I used to be someone who enjoys reading books (especially fiction) because I find it fascinating and sometimes I unconsciously enter into the story. But as I get older, I find that reading books is boring and makes me sleepy:( I tried to get excited about reading my book again by buying a book (which I thought would be fun), but I didn’t finish it because, yeah.... I think it’s boring, until I finally found some books that really suit my taste. The books that I think really suit my tastes are:
1. It Ends With Us
2. Kim Ji Yeong born 1982
3. Cantik Itu Luka
4. Hujan
5. Punk 57
6. A Gentle Reminder
7. Love, Rosie
8. A Man Called Ove
9. To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before
10. Laut Bercerita
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「3曲目の "Stay With Me" なんかそうだと思います。その(レコーディングの)日は体調も良くなかったんですね。だから荒っぽいんだけど、声が出ないことに対しての一生懸命さも出てて、勢いがあっていいって感じですね。しかも中断しないで一気に録ったんで、それもいい方向に出てる。この曲はかなり好きですね」
▷その "Stay With Me" のヴォーカル・プロデュースを手がけているのはヴィニー・ミランダですが、彼が所属するブラック・オバール・エンターテイメントについて教えてください。
「ウォーレン・J・マクレー、オードリー・マーテルズ、そしてヴィニー・ミランダで組んでいるユニットですね。 "Stay With Me"と"Home"はブラック・オパールのプロデュースですね。オードリーとヴィニーは仮歌を歌ったり、ヴォーカルのディレクションをしたりするんですよ」
▷また、シングルの "Angel" には "U" のKREVAによるリミックスが収録されていますね。彼は今年のB・ BOY バークのMCバトルで2年連続チャンピオンになりましたが、プロデューサー/リミキサーとしての KREVAをどう評価しています?
「すばらしいと思います。このリミックスもポップな要素 もあってすごい好きですね。「I Like lt」という感じです (笑)。流れとしては "Bed" のリミックスとかにも通じる部分もあると思います」
▷シングル・カット済みの "Handle" ではF.O.Hと、そして最近平井堅の "Love Or Lust" にも参加してましたが、男性ヴォーカルとのからみの方が自分のヴォーカルも引き立つと思います?
「どうなんでしょう? それはあまり意識してないんですが、平井堅さんは男性にしては声が高いじゃないですか。で、彼がコーラスをやってる部分を聴いて、時々自分の声と聴き間違えるんですよ。すごい自分の声と似てるよなと思ったりはしましたが。あと、"Love Of Mine" は海外の男性の方に歌ってもらいたいなと思ってて、 アメリカ人の男性に歌ってもらったんですよ。この人は、 歌い方がすごいセクシーで中性的でした。あと、例えば「朝の金の日がWakes me up」っていうところを訛った日本語で歌ってもらってるんですけど、彼はスペイン語も話す人で、スペイン語には日本語に似た発音が多くあるらしいんで、レコーディングはスムーズにいきましたね。その他、"Home" と "Love Of Mine"はステファニーに、"Angel" と "Untouchable"はアンジェラ・ジョンソンにやってもらったりと、今回のアルバムはバック・コーラスを海外の方にやってもらってます。それは、私の場合一人でコーラスをやると厚みが足りないかなと思う場合もあったんで。特にステファニーは声が深くて、SACHIKOの声にそっくりだなと思ったりしました」