Author: Cookieman/Anitama Cover Source: Koizumi Classmate Who Loves Ramen
The anime "Classmate Koizumi, who loves ramen" (hereinafter referred to as "Classmate Koizumi"), which aired in January, was sung by Shiri Suzuki. Suzuki was originally selected from 8,000 candidates and was known to the audience in the 2014 Macross △audition. Active in the industry as a member of the Walküre group. Through this song "FEELING AROUND", Suzuki also officially debuted as a singer. In this article, Japanese media animehack interviewed Suzuki Shisato and shared with us how Suzuki infused his love for "ramen" in the OP song and his feelings after solo.
Suzuki has always dreamed of one day having a stage of her own, to display the stage experience she has accumulated before, and she has been looking forward to this solo album for a long time. Suzuki mentioned that one day last January, her music producer Masao Fukuda asked Suzuki if he liked ramen, and Suzuki replied that he liked it, and Fukuda muttered, "It's best to do your homework in advance", when Suzuki was confused. It wasn't until February that after the end of Live ("Walküre" 2nd LIVE in Yokohama Arena "Valkyrie Never Stops"), it was decided that suzuki would sing the OP of "Koizumi Classmate" and Yasuji Mihara of rock band FREDERIC would be the composer. Suzuki realized the intention of Fukuda's question that day, and was very surprised at the same time.
Hearing demo for the first time, Suzuki felt that it was very FREDERIC's style, and there were some mature elements in the fast-paced pop music style. Suzuki said that he used to sing songs in a cute style, and he was very happy to try something different through this solo.
Suzuki has his own understanding of each part of the song: because of the connection with the work, the climax part depicts Koizumi's classmates fantasizing about eating various kinds of ramen, while A melo and B melo express the anticipation of eating ramen after school. According to Suzuki, the song is not only full of enthusiasm for ramen, rising to a level, but also expressing a feeling for the things he loves, and Suzuki incorporates a love for songs and interpretations.
During the recording process, Fukuda also asked Suzuki to sing the feeling of "pure love", and Suzuki read the lyrics and found that this was indeed the case. It also describes the feeling of loneliness after a happy moment. In order to try to express this feeling, Suzuki consciously paid attention to the tone of the phrase at the end of the climax part. However, the rhythm of the song itself is faster, and the theme is ramen and the style is J-POP, Suzuki said that as a first solo song, it is still difficult to show pure emotion. Of the 3 songs on his solo album, this one was the one that made Suzuki feel the most troublesome.
From the time the recording was completed to hearing the song used in the animation, Suzuki said that the whole process was like a dream without a sense of reality. Moreover, this time it is not as a role in the play, but as a simple OP singer. Before becoming a voice actress, Suzuki had the habit of recording all the OP and ED of a season of anime and watching them all, she has always thought that this is one of the important parts of the animation, and this time she can finally become a part of it, which makes her very touched and has a real sense of debut.
Returning to the topic of ramen, Suzuki said that he has always been confused about how to eat ramen and often thinks about how to instigate noodles. After watching the characters eat ramen in "Koizumi Classmate", I thought of imitating it in the store. Suzuki mentioned that in the anime, takahashi jun used a spoon to scoop up the boiled egg and cut it with chopsticks, which surprised her, and she never thought of such a way to eat, and then tried this method. After moving to Tokyo, I ate ramen many times, which provided a reference for this performance. When Suzuki sees a ramen shop, he often thinks of "wanting to go in and have a look." When it comes to his favorite ramen, Suzuki says he likes thick ramen and even goes to the Tokyo main store of "The Sweet Potato" to eat it, and Suzuki, the "Hirasawa" restaurant in Suidobashi, thinks it is also very good.
Most of the time, Suzuki eats ramen alone like Koizumi in the anime, so he feels very much in common with Koizumi. Although I happen to wear white clothes every time, the soup of ramen often splashes on the clothes. There are also many girls in the shop who eat noodles alone and keep taking pictures, and Suzuki laughs and says that his attention will always be drawn to him.
Finally, in the January anime, Suzuki Shiri also starred in the poem Akiho of the Magic Card Girl Sakura Transparent Card Chapter; as a member of the "Valkyrie", he also participated in the "Theatrical Version of Macross △ Passionate Walküre" released in February. According to Suzuki, Akiho, the poet, is not only optimistic, but also has an elegant demeanor, consideration for others, and a gentle personality, and has enriched her own cultivation in the process of interpreting her. In addition, the sound supervisor is also a Three-Room Masamune who was deeply cared for by the other party during "Macross △", and this time Suzuki also learned a lot from his predecessors, and the weekly recording is growing up with Akiho. According to Suzuki, this time the "Theatrical Version of Macross △ Passionate Walküre" is not a follow-up to the animation, it is completely independent of the plot. The TV version is based on the main axis of the wind and Freya to advance the story, and this game has its own story regardless of the characters. I hope you look forward to it.
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