The 11th single "RingRingRainbow!" from the duo "Yui Natsuori", which formed by popular voice actors Yui Ogura and Natsuori Ishihara, is the 11th single "RingRingRainbow!! was officially released today (August 5).

《RingRingRainbow!! The title song is the theme song of the TV anime "Dandelion in Joshita-cho" starring Yui Ogura and Natsuori Ishihara. They sang to the sound of bright guitars: "Please take a good look!" "I want to respond well!" Bring this cheerful song that complements the comedy of everyday life between the siblings who are the next king's alternates. In addition, according to Ogura and Ishihara, the song was actually a thank you to the fans who came to support the Makuhari Messe concert in Chiba at the end of 2014. Now let's listen to the attitude they want to express in this new song.

The "family" in Yui Naori's mind

──I heard that the two of them have been actively involved in the production of the song's style, direction, and connotation since the production of the single "NEOSIGNALIFE" in January.

Yui Ogura: Yes. We did our best in the show, but we felt like we were being pushed forward by the fans. However, since last year's tour, the two of us have had the idea that "next time, we will lead the way".

Natsuori Ishihara: The staff noticed the change in our consciousness, and when we held concerts and "NEOSIGNALIFE" meetings, they would ask our opinions: "What do you two think?" ”

- This time's "RingRingRainbow!! As the two of them said, there is indeed a qualitative leap.

Ogura & Ishihara: Thank you.

── In the song "NEOSIGNALIFE", you sang "Donow, IknowTARGET" to a difficult dance rhythm. The subject is "I", which means "I". However, in the bright-sounding "RingRingRainbow!! In this song, "Let'sgo! ”“Let‘ssing！” The part that is sung together like this. The subject of the song is "us", which means "we". The audience is also mobilized by a wider range of audiences.

Ogura: Part of the reason is that this time it was the theme song for "Dandelion in Joshitacho", an anime set in a family, but it is true that as I said earlier, we have a sense of "being Yui Naori". In other words, Natsuori and I already have a family-like relationship. Because I think my fans are also family, I want to make songs that will motivate everyone. It's not just about singing about the theme of the anime, it's not just about us. It's a song that contains all kinds of feelings, and I think it's really good.

Because it is a business partner, it can be a family

- Now I feel that the relationship between the two of you is better than that of friends.

Ishihara: It's a frank relationship.

Ogura: Because we can get along naturally like family, we don't feel like we have a handicap. I think both of us are very understandable types (laughs).

Ishihara: It's super easy to understand (laughs).

Ogura: If I or Natsuori don't feel well, "Ah, I'm a little depressed now, right?" "The other person will understand right away (laughs).

- But the two of them are not related by blood, so they are just business partners

Ishihara: Before we formed Yui Naori, the two of us started working together. At that time, we were together almost 365 days a day, so it became a family-like relationship. Also, I think it's because we're business partners, so I'm able to become family.

── Because you're a business partner, you can be a family?

Ishihara: Because it's a job, it's a little different from when I get along with my school friends, and there are a lot of times when I face difficulties and hardships. The other party is a partner who overcomes difficulties and shares joy together, so it can be more than a friend. It was precisely because of the atmosphere between the two of them that the surrounding staff noticed: "Ah, it turns out that the two of you have this relationship." ”

Ogura: Hmm. No matter who we were, we showed our good and bad things in front of anyone, and we also conveyed our mood and state to the staff at that time, so we were able to work well together.

"Oh! It's become like this".

- Needless to say, "NEOSIGNALIFE", "RingRingRainbow!! The word is a new form for Yui Xia Ori. "Give courage to the right hand, love to the left hand, and nothing else is needed" "Ready! Then let's stand up! Let'sgo" moved the audience together.

Ishihara: I started singing without any burden. I'm very casual in front of Yui, but when there is something to convey to everyone, it will be a little different. Maybe I'm the type in my body that can't enter the state without setting a transfer switch. Indeed, singing is a very important thing for me. When I sang this song, I had to switch to the mode of "I'm going to sing like this" and sing with the thought that "I hope we can resonate with everyone."

Ogura: I'm also very smooth on my side. I've always wanted to lead everyone on, and I really appreciate the energy I received from everyone when I toured last year. Since then, I've been thinking about "how to repay my kindness", which is why I came up with this song. This song is really made with gratitude, and if everyone is happy, then I don't have any anxiety or hesitation.

- At first glance, this piece looks simple, but the chorus part is ......

Ogura: I think this is arguably the most difficult "Oh! It's like this" (laughs).

- "Red, blue, white, yellow" is a short phrase and "red" and "white" are intertwined by Ogura and "blue" and "yellow" by Ishihara, so how does the chorus "want to be coquettish" in the second chorus "want to be coquettish" (original lyrics: 甘えたくなる)?

Ishihara: I sing "Gan" (laughs).

Ogura: I sing "えた" (laughs).

- The two of them sang "くなる" together (laughs).

Ogura: Hahaha (laughs).

Passing the baton of "red", "blue", "white" and "yellow".

- Hey, how did you sing that? First the two of them sang "Gan えたくなる" together, then cut off Okura's "Gan", and then remove Ishihara's "えた"?

Ishihara: I didn't go through this treatment, but I assigned the lyrics to the two of us, and I just sang "Gan" (laughs).

──Did the two of them go into the studio together to record it?

Ishihara: Not really. I recorded this song a day earlier than Yui, but I didn't bother singing it that much.

Ogura: It's catchy.

- But wouldn't it be more difficult to inject emotion into the pronunciation of "gan" and "えた" that make no sense when separated, and at the same time to be careful that your own timbre and emotions match those of the other person when singing?

Ishihara: Well, I just have a premonition that "Yui will sing like this." There is also a reason why Yui Xia Ori has been singing together for many years, and there is also a tacit understanding that is cultivated by often playing with each other in the post-animation recording scene. So when singing this kind of scene, it should only be that kind of feeling, and I can sing it like this. I don't know why, but I can guess anyway. In fact, it was only after I was put on track with Yui's voice in the post-production zuò that I realized, "Ah, that's right! "Coincides just right!" (laughs)

Ogura: I also recorded it according to my own imagination (laughs). "That's how Natsuori should have been recorded," he said. Since I was recording after Natsuori, I was able to listen to Natsuori's singing of "Gan" before recording, and I felt like "Ah, that's really the case" (laughs).

Ishihara: It's exposed (laughs). It's just this inexplicable feeling. But sometimes, there will be situations where you don't get along because you care too much about each other and think about each other.

- Then I couldn't help but think, "If the song is recorded separately and then put together in the later stage, how can you sing it at a concert?" ”

Ishihara: If you sing live, you probably only sing your own part like you did during the recording. (laughs).

Ogura: I'm looking forward to it. In particular, in the "red, blue, white, and yellow" sections, the two people seem to be passing the colored baton to each other, so it would be fun if the audience followed along.

- After passing the baton, he shouted "Let'ssing!" The slogan, and the audience entered the chorus part.

Ishihara: Also, unlike the recording, the concert was a handover of voices while Yui was actually standing next to him, so I think something new and interesting will appear.

The only thing that closes the curtains every time is that I don't know that Natsuori can close the curtains

Ogura: So I'm looking forward to the concert and I'm having a lot of fun recording...... Yes! But with the director and sound engineer sitting outside the studio, they may be more shy than usual.

- Why is that?

Ogura: "Let's Go!" Let‘ssing!”“ Preparation! It is a little ...... when the appearance of shouting like this is seen (laughs). When I'm recording, I think about the fans who come to buy CDs or come to the concert, and in a sense, I'm singing in an imaginary world, but across the glass from the studio...... But it's full of reality!

-- Everyone is working hard (laughs).

Ogura: Yes. If I see the directors talking about something, I immediately worry, "Ah, that part is not going to work...... so I keep the curtains closed so that I can't see what's going on outside the studio." I felt that the curtains were drawn very quickly during this recording (laughs).

Ishihara: ...... That is, that curtain can be drawn? I learned it today (laughs). Indeed, it was more embarrassing when recording. Because I sing with emotion or imagining the scene of a concert, I still have a variety of expressions even though I am in the studio. In addition, in order to make it easier to grasp the rhythm, the hands will also make movements. I've always been shy: "Ah, I've been seen again!" "I'm so embarrassed!" While thinking so, she continued to sing...... Next time be sure to close the curtains! (laughs)

My sparkle friend's sparkle

- "CallingCalling" is like "NEOSIGNALIFE", but it is sung with a sudden slowdown......

Ogura: I'm a little weak (laughs).

- "I talked about my dreams for the future, but I didn't feel confident and scared. "Friends who shine brightly, so envious, it's so good." These are all fictional scenarios, right?

Ishihara: No. I think this song is a true portrayal of the two of us.

- But now, do you two feel uneasy about the future, who do you envy? I really can't imagine it......

Ishihara: I'm in my fourth year of university, but since about last year, my friends have been participating in job hunting events, and everyone has been deciding what career they want to pursue in the future.

- But you should have graduated and found a job, so you don't have to worry about those questions, right? I think so.

Ishihara: When you are looking for a job, you take yourself seriously, and you think about the future before you act, right? When you look at them, you have the feeling that you are the only one who is out of the way. I can't help but think, "Shouldn't I be serious about myself?" "I also expressed my feelings on the radio program (the cultural broadcast "The Fruit of Yui Natsuori" (original name: ゆいかおりの実)), so I guess the staff heard my heart and created such a song.

- On the other hand, Ogura, a sophomore in college......

Ogura: (covers his face) No, no, no, everyone's already very dazzling! I think about it every day!

──But whether it's the Makuhari concert at the end of the year or the "KINGSUPERLIVE2015" at the Saitama Super Arena in June, aren't both of them shiny?

Ogura: Nothing like that (laughs). Even if it's shining, the environment is a little different compared to friends. Natsuori and I are proud of the way we are and what we do, so we have fun every day. Still, friends have their own piece of the world where they shine.

Ishihara: Everyone is shining.

Ogura:Compared to the friends around me, I had much less experience as a student. When I look at my friends who shine as students, there are times when they want to pursue unrealistic things, and there are times when they are more uneasy than their friends, but I am sure that there must be something shining in us. It's time for friends to shine, but everyone should be able to meet the moment of sparkle. "CallingCalling" is exactly what it says, so I relate to it.

Ishihara: I was surprised to "why I guessed?" and sang it (laughs).

If you have a first-hand experience, you can sing "CallingCalling" well

- As "CallingCalling" sings at the end, "Be confident, keep your head up, and move forward!" "Take the stress away."

Ishihara: I was able to sing about this feeling because I watched everyone participate in the inaugural event. It's like that, it's like acting, and having first-hand experience is definitely the most important thing. You don't have to have 100% of the same experiences as those described in the lyrics and anime, but I don't think it's possible to sing a convincing voice without similar experiences or moods. That's why I can sing well now.

──Can Ogura still be able to openly sing, "Hold your head up, and move forward?"

Ogura: That's right. Because I don't know that much about the world that my friends are working on...... If only I worked hard in my world (laughs). When I noticed this, I was able to sing the song like Natsuori.

A single that became a good start at the age of 22

──The release date of this single is August 5th. The day before Ishihara's day.

Ishihara: In the PV tidbits, I said "I wish me a happy birthday because of my birthday tomorrow" as a joke. Every time I hear people say that to me, I feel a little embarrassed (laughs).

- I'm sorry for making you shy (laughs). Is this single the culmination of a 21-year-old for Ishihara, or a disc that heralds the start of 22?

Ishihara: If you have to choose, it still feels like you're starting out, so it's a lot of pressure...... (laughs).

- Since they all sang "Give the right hand courage, give the left hand love, you don't need anything else" and "Standup! Let'sgo", then we must work hard with love and courage (laughs).

Ishihara: That's right (laughs). However, in the face of the new year, Yui Xia Ori has sprouted new shoots that have never been before, which is really happy. In order to look back on this year at this time next year, it is possible to say, "Ah, RingRingRainbow!!" "It's a good start", I want to work harder!