#duet project

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UtaPri Duet Project Ranking - Crystal

Hey y’all! Crystal here!

As always, with my rankings, keep in mind that this is my opinion~ I don’t evaluate how good their music is because I probably have no music sense, this is from my enjoyment.

This was really difficult because I love all the UtaPri songs and the episode contents may have had some influence, but here:

Next Door :: Ittoki Otoya & Otori Eiichi

Mighty Aura :: Ichinose Tokiya & Otori Eiji

Visible Elf :: Aijima Cecil & Amakusa Shion

Lasting Oneness :: Hijirikawa Masato & Sumeragi Kira

Lovely Eyes :: Jinguji Ren & Kiryuin Van

Grown Empathy :: Shinomiya Natsuki & Mikado Nagi

Justice Impulse :: Kurusu Syo & Hyuuga Yamato

Oh wow. I did not want Grown Empathy to be so low on the list since I really enjoyed it too, but all the other songs are good so it has to be placed in that spot.

But Nagi’s voice rubs me the wrong way which is why it is so low. Visible Elf was a pleasant surprise to me, since I’m usually neutral to Cecil’s songs. I have taken a liking to Yamashita Daiki’s lower voice.

Next Door gives me chills. I have a love for innocent characters turning dark. Mighty Aura… can’t say no to those angels.

I didn’t have particular thoughts on Lasting Oneness or Lovely Eyes, but they were both good catchy songs. I generally enjoy Ren’s songs more though, so I was a bit disappointed that it just didn’t stick with me.

Anyways, everyone is free to leave their own opinion. I’d love to know what you guys think. Also, I’ll take requests for things to rank, so if you have anything you want to hear my thoughts on, send in an ask!

[hyperactivemess]

This is a roller coaster of emotions.

We are all used to seeing Otoya’s signature sunshine smile.

But with Episode 9, we are greeted with this:

I know. Truly devastating. Everything went down the hill so fast.

After this episode, I wondered: “Why would Eiichi go so far as to unravel his past self for the sake of their song?” And then it hit me:

I guess Otoya really needed to let go of his past self in order to move forward. He will be dragged down further if he keeps on hiding his pain forever. Eiichi did just that but I honestly think he went overboard. He is longing for love, and he found it with STARISH and Haruka and his other companions. Eiichi took that advantage and played with his emotions. If Eiichi’s intention was to make their song different, then that’s acceptable, but he still went overboard. If he took this opportunity to slowly destroy STARISH, then I can’t blame him. His personality sucks for the record, so I’m not really expecting something nice he’d do for once, though I must say he has a point when he said he can feel his pain and they’re the same. Eiichi was also suffering on a similar case, and they have to feel the same for the song so he did this stuff.

Also, people say that Otoya’s smile is like the sunshine, so it is compared to a sunflower. That’s when Eiichi burned down the sunflower painting, which symbolizes that Otoya needs to destroy his masked self in order to unleash his true emotions. I must say I like the imagery and symbolism of that.

Did Eiichi went overboard? Yes. Was it necessary? Definetely. Was Eiichi being a jerk for all of these? Depends on your perspective. In my opinion, he is indeed being a jerk because he is slowly destroying Otoya’s sunshine personality. But it has another purpose. As I said above, it’s for Otoya to let go his former self to move forward. Eiichi must did it harshly, but it’s necessary so they can make a song that is “soul-shaking”.

I can’t honestly bear to look on Otoya in that state. But I believe that everything will be fine next episode. As for you Eiichi... you can burn in hell. But thanks for “kinda” helping with the character development this week.

[shadowdragon-anime-art-writer]

Uta No Prince Sama Legend Star episode 8 was brilliant. (It gave me second hand embarrassment though) So far Ii have to say this is my favorite song in this season - Lasting Oneness

[utapri-conversations]

*After Tokiya and Eiji sang together:

Nanami: Okay, it's time to talk about your Date Project.

Tokiya and Eiji: Eh?

Nanami_[drops her book: I-I mean Duet Project.

[kpopfanshawaii]

the MV for "Cactus," the duet project of INFINITE's Woohyun and K-indie artist Lucia is finally out.  What do you think: love it, hat it, or meh?