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[Amped]

Oh god that was awful. Just stop.

[Moh]

Honestly I didn't think it was nearly as bad as y'all made it out to be. The girl w/ pink hair definitely shouldn't have gotten the big lines, but the one w/ the red ombre hair did okay imo.
I don't think I'll ever like SONGS tbh.

[Celedam]

The girl w/ pink hair

That's Seiko Oomori. It's her group. A not-so-nice person might say all of this — partnering with Sayu, forming ZOC — is her vanity project. She was very successful as a singer-songwriter; she's the one who started out as a street performer, wearing a lolita dress and carrying an acoustic guitar, and somehow became an alt-pop sensation. But she's also an idol super-fan and wants to be an idol herself, so… here we are.

[Jessi]

SONGS was okay. Help Me!!! not so much

[koregaboku]

I agree with others-

SONGS was actually okay. Not great but certainly passable. Help Me!! was a struggle but I think it might have more to do with the fact that the song itself isn't very coverable.

This did however bring to light several moments of holy damn ex-HP girls shine damn bright compared to your run of the mill idols. I also suspect though that Kanon's lines were minimized to deflect criticism that she got lines due to having been HP.

Lastly- this is the first time I've actually heard Oomori Seiko's voice without autotune. She's not a terrible singer but certainly not someone who should be signing HP vocalist lines.

[boinsie]

On that note, I'm a bit surprised Ai-chan hasn't established a full fledged brand.

Takahashi Ai to release her own line of clothing under the "fukuu" brandname. Produced in Fukui, Takahashi's home prefecture.

https://www.fukuishimbun.co.jp/articles/-/1293974

[Zunu]

I was totally okay with this performance.

1) Like koregaboku just said, it makes the original versions sound good in comparison, reinforcing H!P's relatively elite status as being an idol troupe with leads who can really sing
2) I don't hate Oomorin's voice. Furthermore, as Celedam alluded to, Seiko Oomori is a kind of uber-H!P fan (Amped himself posted about one of her prior partnerships with Sayu), and she's enough of an honorary member to have her own page on the H!P Wiki.
3) I really enjoyed seeing Sayu and Maro performing again, and not trying to hog the spotlight. Neither one of them were anywhere near top tier singers while in H!P, their talents more lying in their cuteness and creativity, so for me it works out for that they didn't pick a return stage where they'd be upstaged.
4) I tend to like covers in general, and I love the idea of H!P songs being covered, even if it's at a less-than-excellent level of performance. Seems to me it could at least encourage others to do a better job, which leads to the final point:
5) Tsoonk getting performance royalties >>> all other considerations

[koregaboku]

Lmaoooo at Ai-chan finally producing a line. Cute play on words though (Fuku=clothes but also Fukui).

Re: ZOC+ Oomori+ Sayu

Interesting that you don't consider Kanon a top tier singer. I always considered her to one of the better singers. Certainly not a Sakura (or Meimi) but one of the better singers in HP.

[Celedam]

Catching up with Kanon Suzuki, a.k.a. "TamagoEgg".

Yeah, she's not trying to hide her identity anymore. She's still not showing her full face but she is showing the bottom half, quite conspicuously, almost gratuitously, like she's trolling. And she's also not disguising her voice anymore. Consider it confirmed.

Anyhow, she's posted eight videos since the last catch-up a month ago, so I'll just summarize them…

Kitchen reset, and then beef stir fry
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgIlvU3NK8s

Creamy chicken stew (like pot pie filling)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBylu0aSjFI

Carrot cake wafers with milk <- shows bottom half of face
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXb-E3I8XHI

Omurice curry with pork soup
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8F-QlugntE

Handmade gyouza (by the end, she decides it's better to buy frozen)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UJ5RAh5oXA

Microwave "pepper and egg" pasta (similar to carbonara) <- shows bottom half of face again
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9QMsw4vla4

Karaage main with several sides <- features her younger sister
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znFsRpppEoc

Butter chicken with store-bought naan <- features her younger sister again
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uvb0j4OZz5c

[Amped]

yeah, that her. Her voice reveal in the "carrot cake wafers with milk" proves it.