Post by BassSquared on Nov 25, 2021 10:59:14 GMT
Minami (美波) (14 September 1997 - Present)
Vocal Range: D3 - A5
{Vocal Summary}Minami (surname unknown) is a somewhat enigmatic Japanese singer-songwriter who burst onto the scene with "Crying for Rain", a song that became known as perhaps the finest modern example of an anime opening that is far, far better than the show it is attached to. This was in large part due to Minami's distinctive vocal style, characterized by a raw, powerful belting register that she contrasts with a breathy, vulnerable softer side. And I mean "breathy" in multiple senses- perhaps Minami's signature trait as a singer is her intentional embrace of the sharp, audible inhalation as a way of punctuating phrases, lending her vocals a desperate quality, as if periodically gasping for air. Though her vocal technique is far from orthodox, and her live performances are somewhat inconsistent, the power of her searingly emotional upper range combined with her excellent songwriting chops have made her a promising new talent with multiple bangers already under her belt.
Written by BassSquared.
Written by BassSquared.
{Album Ranges}Emotional Water (2017): E3 - G5
Crying for Rain (2019): F3 - G♯5 - A5
DROP (2021): F3 - F5
Lose Loose Day (2023): E3 - F5 - A5
Crying for Rain (2019): F3 - G♯5 - A5
DROP (2021): F3 - F5
Lose Loose Day (2023): E3 - F5 - A5
Significant High Notes:
A5 ("main actor", "Rude Lose Dance")
G♯5 ("Hollowness", "Kokoronashi", "Monologue")
G5 ("Blank Post", "Gurenge", "Henna", "Honest Diary", "Lilac", "Time Gram", "unravel", "Yoake to Hotaru")
F♯5 ("Eternal Blue", "main actor", "Time Gram")
F5 ("DROP", "Eternal Blue", "Good Lucker", "Hollowness", "Monologue", "Namae no Nai Kaibutsu", "The Sea, the Summer, and You", "Waiting for Rain", "Water Reflection" livestream ver.)
E5 ("Blank Post", "Blue Glass", "Crying for Rain", "F and B", "Haru", "Henna", "Kimi to Boku no 154 Shousetsu Sensou", "Lilac", "Rude Lose Dance", "Sensei, Ano ne", "Time Gram", "Water Reflection")
E♭5 ("Horoyoi", "Kokoronashi", "Kono Machi ni Hare ha Konai", "Lemon", "Marunouchi Sadistic", "Monologue", "Professional Girl", "Waiting for Rain")
D5 ("Aiue", "Blue Glass", "Chouchou Musubi", "Departures", "DROP", "Good Lucker", "Gurenge", "Haru", "Honest Diary", "Kimi to Boku no 154 Shousetsu Sensou", "Lemon", "main actor", "Prologue", "Namae no Nai Kaibutsu", "The Sea, the Summer, and You", "Tabako", "unravel", "Waiting for Rain", "Water Reflection", "Welcome to Japari Park", "Yoake to Hotaru")
C♯5 ("Aiue", "Chouchou Musubi", "Crying for Rain", "DROP", "F and B", "Freiheit", "Kimi to Boku no 154 Shousetsu Sensou", "Kokoronashi", "Prologue", "Renai Circulation", "Rude Lose Dance", "Secret Base ~Kimi ga Kureta Mono~", "Sensei, Ano ne", "Time Gram")
C5 ("Astor", "Blank Post", "Blue Glass", "Boku to Kimi no Lullaby", "Freiheit", "Henna", "Hollowness", "Kono Machi ni Hare ha Konai", "Kyouran Hey Kids!!", "Lilac", "Marunouchi Sadistic", "Nandemonaiya", "Professional Girl", "unravel", "Tabako", "Welcome to Japari Park")
Significant Low Notes:
B♭3 ("The A Team", "Blue Glass", "Happy Birthday to You You", "Lemon", "Makka", "Marunouchi Sadistic", "Namae no Nai Kaibutsu", "Professional Girl", "The Sea, the Summer, and You", "Sugar Song to Bitter Step", "Yukimi Daifuku no Uta")
A3 ("Astor", "Blank Post", "Chouchou Musubi", "Crying for Rain", "Departures", "Good Lucker", "Haru", "Lilac", "main actor", "Prologue", "Sensei, Ano ne", "Tabako", "Time Gram", "Water Reflection")
G♯3 ("DROP", "F and B", "Freiheit", "Hollowness", "I Love You", "Kataomoi", "Kimi to Boku no 154 Shousetsu Sensou", "Kokoronashi", "Kono Machi ni Hare ha Konai", "Monologue", "Nandemonaiya", "Renai Circulation", "Suna no Wakusei")
G3 ("Blank Post", "Charles", "Good Lucker", "Gurenge", "Henna", "Honest Diary", "Kyouran Hey Kids!!", "Lilac", "main actor", "Makka", "Nandemonaiya", "Professional Girl", "Waiting for Rain", "Yoake to Hotaru")
F♯3 ("Blue Glass", "Crying for Rain", "Eternal Blue", "Loser", "Prologue", "Rude Lose Dance", "Sugar Song to Bitter Step", "Time Gram", "Yoake to Hotaru")
F3 ("The A Team", "Boku to Kimi no Lullaby", "DROP", "Freiheit", "Hollowness", "Kono Machi ni Hare ha Konai", "Kyouran Hey Kids!!", "Lemon", "Peace Sign", "The Sea, the Summer, and You", "Suna no Wakusei", "Tabako", "Waiting for Rain")
E3 ("Eternal Blue", "Honest Diary", "I Love You", "Loser", "Rude Lose Dance")
E♭3 ("Boku to Kimi no Lullaby", "Peace Sign")
D3 ("Charles")
{Questionable Notes}
E3 "Gurenge" [5], "Kimi to Boku no 154 Shousetsu Sensou" [2]
C♯3 "Aiue" [4]
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[1] marks yelps and short trills in high range or anacrusis and short dips in low range.
[2] marks notes of questionable identity that cannot be confirmed to be the singer in question.
[3] marks non-melodic notes that don't have a significant enough pitch to warrant inclusion.
[4] marks notes that possess uncertain pitch or have been pitch-shifted.
[5] marks notes that do not fit the previous criteria but are not of a substantial enough quality to warrant counting towards the singer's range.
E3 "Gurenge" [5], "Kimi to Boku no 154 Shousetsu Sensou" [2]
C♯3 "Aiue" [4]
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[1] marks yelps and short trills in high range or anacrusis and short dips in low range.
[2] marks notes of questionable identity that cannot be confirmed to be the singer in question.
[3] marks non-melodic notes that don't have a significant enough pitch to warrant inclusion.
[4] marks notes that possess uncertain pitch or have been pitch-shifted.
[5] marks notes that do not fit the previous criteria but are not of a substantial enough quality to warrant counting towards the singer's range.
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Blue marks falsetto or whistle notes.
Underlines mark notes that are obscured in the song mix.
Italics mark non-melodic notes.
Boldface marks notes that are considered to be particularly notable examples of this person's vocal capabilities.
