Author: Fish Catcher
In the current blurring of the boundary between voice actors and idols, it is not a new thing for voice actors to debut as singers and perform concerts on CDs. In order to attract popularity, driven by voice actors or record companies, several voice actors composed of "voice actor idol groups" are also emerging, such as the once super popular group "μ's".
Among these voice actor idol groups, the two-person voice actor idol group "Only Natsuori", which has sung songs for anime such as "Kissing Sister" and "Dandelion in Joshimocho", is composed of voice actors Osamu Ogura and Natsuori Ishihara.
Yuki Kokura (left); Natsuori Ishihara (right)
However, this group, which has been quite popular since its debut, announced the "suspension of music activities" on its official website not long ago. The announcement said that in order to further promote the personal activities of the two members of "Wei Xia Weaving", the group will stop music activities from June 30 this year, and Kokura and Ishihara Natsuori will continue in a personal way in the future. At the same time, the official also hopes that fans can continue to support the two voice actors in the future.
The announcement quickly caused a stir in both Japan and At home. Many fans are shocked, because the group has been established for 7 years, has launched many albums, and some time ago also sang the ending song for the new "Akihabara Journey" in January, and the news of this "dissolution" has to be said to be very sudden.
A fan: I was too shocked to hear that "Wei Xia Weaving" stopped moving, and as a result, I took a 30-minute train in the opposite direction.
The dissolution of this popular group, the audience is naturally most concerned about the reason. But before we say that, we have to make a brief introduction to the two voice actors and "Wei Xia Weaving". The group originally originated from the newcomer group project "HAPPY! STYLE Rookies", two like-minded voice actors formed this group in 2009, and in May 2010, ED who sang "Kiss Sister" officially debuted.
Kiss Sister ED cover
As for the two voice actors in the group, friends should not be unfamiliar with Kokura, who can sing. At the age of 15, he became a voice actor as a junior high school student, and has since starred in a large number of works, such as Alice in "The Book of the Gods" and "Genius Mahjong Girl" in "The Genius Mahjong Girl" in The Garden City Temple, and is now even considered by many viewers to be the successor of the well-known voice actor Yukari Tamura.
"God's Notebook" Alice (left); "Genius Mahjong Girl" Yuancheng Temple Pity (right)
In contrast, there may be fewer people who know About Ishihara Natsuori. Although he has won the Voice Actor Award for Newcomer Voice Actor and played major roles in "Magic Flute MAGI" and "The Perverted Prince and the Unsmiling Cat", in recent years, not only have there been few heavyweight roles, but also the number of works has been relatively small, and there is some "tepid" feeling.
"Magic Flute MAGI" Aladdin (left); "The Perverted Prince and the Laughing Cat" Xiao Douzi (right)
In 2013, when the two moved from the voice agency Style Cube to Sigma 7e together, it was rumored that Kokura's liquidated damages were as high as 300 million yen, while Ishihara Natsuori only had 20 million yen, a 15-fold gap that could not help but make people suspicious of "buy one get one free".
The gap between the two is not only reflected in the field of voice actors, but also in the singer' side. Although the songs sung by Kokura for animations such as "The Archangel EVOL" and "God Killer" were spat upon by the general audience because they were too "magical", and even the "Queen of Sacred Sounds" and "Kokura only sang thief good" and other memes were born, but with the high popularity of Kokura himself and the poisoning singing voice, not only did he debut as a personal singer early, but the sales of personal CDs were also very good.
In contrast, ishihara Natsuori, although "Only Natsuori" has been established for 7 years, Ishihara has not yet been able to debut as a solo singer, and can only sing songs as an animated character, or appear on stage with Kokura alone with the "Only Natsuori".
As for the gap in popularity between the two, there is also such a magical phenomenon: the sales of the cd of the combination are not as good as the CD sales of Kokura's individual. This also shows that although the CD sales and popularity of "WeiXia Weaving" itself are very good, it mainly relies on the popularity of Kokura.
Natsuori's "Dandelion in Castle Town" OP sold 10,905
Kokura's "Dandelion in Joshita town" ED sold 13,085
The popularity of one person in the group completely obscures the other person, which is most likely the biggest reason for the dissolution of the group. From the perspective of King Record, the record company responsible for "WeiXia Weaving", two people's sales are not as good as one person's, so it is better to disband the group. Since last year, King Record has begun to smoke for unknown reasons, and his heart is fierce and frequently "chasing people", which has caused popular voice actor singers such as Yukari Tamura, Komatsu Nokiko, kitamura Hideri and other popular voice actors to move elsewhere, and the combination of voice actors Kido Ikubuki and Yamazaki Eiri "everying" also announced "graduation", which may also be the reason for the eventual dissolution of "Natsuori".
After this dissolution incident, Natsumi Ogura Ishihara posted about the matter. Natsuori Ishihara said that in the 7 years of time, there are both happiness and heartache. I will work harder in the future, and I hope that all fans can continue to support it. And Kokura said in his personal blog that he has not sorted out his mood and is still in confusion. However, his relationship with Natsuori Ishihara will not change much from the past to the present, and he will respect the decision made by Natsuori Ishihara, and the two will continue to actively move forward in the future.
According to Ogura, the reason for the dissolution of "Natsuori" seems to be that Ishihara Natsuori chose to leave on his own. After that, Ishihara's voice agency, Sigma 7, announced is Ishihara's departure. However, what is surprising is that Natsuori Ishihara did not go to the new voice actor office as everyone guessed, but chose to return to the "old owner" Style Cube that left that year and become a voice actor again. After leaving, he eventually returned to his old owner's house, which has to be said to be very rare.
Although the dissolution of the group made some fans sigh, from another point of view, it is not entirely a bad thing for the two voice actors. For Kokura, at least he can get rid of The "negative bonus" of Ishihara Natsuori's CD sales and go further on the road to becoming a new generation of "Mizoya". From Ishihara Natsuori's point of view, from the shadow dominated by Kokura, he can also take his own path in the future. Anyway, now that it's happened, let's hope that the future development of the two voice actors will not be affected.
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