#Danbara Ruru

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Kishimon, Danbara, and KitaRio doing Shall We Love at Hinafes 2023

This is exquisite. While in most covers, the participants are so bowled over by the song's reputation that they do little more than SING HARDER AT IT, the participants here are all experienced and refined enough in their abilities that they can actually think about subtleties in execution. (I'm reminded of my beloved H!P 2015 Akai Nikkichou).

Danbara gets the MVP, because this is the first time I've ever heard vocal interpretation of that level applied to the falsettos in this song. Most of the singers in H!P are concerned with the belting side of things, so their falsettos are pretty basic. Kishimon's falsettos are very well controlled R&B goodness (although I smell BR scrubbing for everyone, as usual :\\\\), but Danbara imbues unmistakeable timbre to her falsetto. Like, think Barbara Cooke. How the fuck is she doing that.

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Juice=Juice段原瑠々写真集「ルルイロ」CM

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2024 list of 20 H!P vocalists

Tsutsui Roko (OC) Nishizaki Miku (OC) Yofu Runo (TF) Fukuda Marine (TF) Yagi Shiori (TF) Kasai Yumi (TF) Nishida Shiori (Byonz) Yamazaki Yuhane (Byonz) Matsunaga Riai (J=J) Inoue Rei (J=J) Dambara Ruru (J=J) Matsumoto Wakana (Anju) Hirayama Yuki (Anju) Kamikokuryo Moe (Anju) Yamazaki Mei (MM) Kitagawa Rio (MM) Oda Sakura (MM) Hayashi Nina (KSS) Goto Hana (Anju) Kawashima Miju (J=J)