Aki Rosenthal - 'Shallys'

Thank you so much for checking out this song. It's truly a one-of-a-kind. Aki is quite an underappreciated gem. Not only does she have a sweet personality and amazing singing voice, she's also an amazing dancer. She doesn't just know belly dancing, she apparently actually instructed others in belly dancing for a while before joining Hololive. And creating such a magical-sounding language that doesn't sound just like a weird form of Japanese is also pretty incredible. (Most made up languages sound just like a broken version of the creator's native language, so the fact that this is nothing like Japanese is amazing to me.)

The thing that always just blows me away with this song is that Aki straight up made up her own language for the song. thats just incredible and awes me

If you want a fun album of hers, there's one called Fantasia of Bremen! It's a condensed version of her 2024 birthday 3D live of the same name. All of the in-person Hololive concerts have free parts! The big group ones are on their respective channels (Fes on Hololive JP; Hololive English concerts on Hololive English channel; talent sololives on their channels) All the members/gens who have had sololives: JP Gen 0: Hoshimachi Suisei, Tokino Sora, AZKi, Sakura Miko JP Gen 2: Minato Aqua Gamers: Shirakami Fubuki, Nekomata Okayu JP Gen 3: Usada Pekora, Houshou Marine JP Gen 4: Tsunomaki Watame, Tokoyami Towa JP Gen 5 (called Twinkle 4 You) HoloX EN: Mori Calliope, Ninomae Ina'nis & Takanashi Kiara (duo live, free part on each channel) ReGLOSS (called Flashpoint) Upcoming ones are HoloEN's 4th concert on July 4/5, JP Gen 5's Momosuzu Nene's sololive on July 29th, and IRyS' (EN) sololive on October 6th (with CDs of her 1st album shipping mid-July)

Calli and Aki are my two favorites in Hololive! Watching Tim react to a number of Calli's songs and now Aki too makes me feel so fortunate for having found his channel. Aki has a number of other originals, all with different feels. Please give these a listen! Heroine Audition is more idol but with a big band feel behind it. It's a favorite of mine and always puts a big smile on my face everything I hear it. https://youtu.be/eN--w_NA6hs?is=11BAVQkYmWDSpNtW Rose of the Lamp keeps some of that modal vibe you discussed. https://youtu.be/ss1uZqiSbzM?is=ryWBpHN7yYkVa-xS Your Destiny Situation is a J Pop song backed by a drum line. As a lifelong band nerd, I love the marching snare throughout the song. https://youtu.be/b9XLYeYWWsk?is=XwfTLQqukppu-E19 I also want to shout out her performance of Your Silver Garden with Azki and Mio. The harmonies are absolutely delightful. https://youtu.be/-P6sDt0Yh30?is=Wcvkk9Sy2UTFOXJY

If you are interested in the live concerts, Hololive English 4th concert is coming up in a few weeks. 2 Day live concert July 4-5 at the Shrine Auditorium in LA, streaming tickets available online at SPWN and free portions streamed on youtube (Free portion is usually the opening group song, a couple of solo or duo songs and 1 MC)

I love the fantasy folk-song feel and the expressive singing in this song. I will always remember the first time I heard this on a concert stream and I was blown away by the shift in atmosphere when she started out singing a cappella. It was a magical feeling, and such a beautiful melody too! Something very special that I cherish about vtuber culture are the karaoke streams that truly are all about real singing, unfiltered and without judgement. I'm excited that some of the upcoming vtuber deep dives will have more examples of karaoke singing because for me that's where the real juice is when it comes to unprocessed vtuber voices. Vtubers come from all walks of life, with all kinds of variation in singing ability and confidence. But my favourite thing is that even when someone might be less technically proficient, or less confident in their singing, the audience is there to cheer them on no matter what. Of course there ARE tons of vtuber releases that have over-processed vocals with noticeable audio artifacts and ironed-out "imperfections" and that can be frustrating sometimes. But I do think you're right about vtubers when it comes to celebrating the natural voice. That's something I love about being a vtuber fan.

Tim, thank you so much, this was so nice! I’m really glad I could help push for the song, it’s been a favorite for years & Aki is so sweet & hard working ☺️ Definitely we should check out more of Holo concerts and Aki if you get the chance! Aki has just a few solo music releases, but she puts a ton of effort into producing her 3D live shows, including several styled as musicals 💕 Some of her 3D shows below: 2022 Birthday: Wonder Shower Musical !!!! (Alice in Wonderland theme) https://www.youtube.com/live/TsRo8VuubSk 2023 Birthday : ーStart your journeyー (Wizard of Oz theme) https://www.youtube.com/live/n-pNnnM2ERs 2024 Birthday: ーFantasia of Bremenー (Bremen-town Musicians theme w/original songs) https://www.youtube.com/live/pFZiKpoxuvw Would love to discuss with everyone what we should watch more of 💕

She is crazy talented at dancing and really good at singing too. Will always be a fan of hers.