When I saw May’n’s DVD I wanted to write some sort of post about but never found the time and the motivation. Until this post.
Let me first declare that indeed, I like Sheryl more than Ranka; I like May’n’s voice more than Megumi Nakajima’s. It could be because I find Sheryl’s/May’n’s songs to be more mature. Not that I hate Ranka’s/Megumi’s songs; I love Seikan Hikou and Anata no Oto. Sheryl’s/May’n’s songs just appeal more to me.
I’m really hopeful that May’n has what it takes to make it as a moderately succesful musician, if not a as real star. I looked at some of the comments on Youtube:
さすが銀河の妖精だ – As expected of the Galactic Fairy 
無茶苦茶上手い – Absurdly skilled (?)
ビックリ – I was surprised
ライブでこれだけ歌えるって凄い- – If she sings just like this in a live it’d be amazing.
この方は、普通にかわいいですし、 – This person is of average cuteness,
とてもキレイな歌声をしてると思います。 – but her singing voice is very beautiful.
I know these comments are not really proof she’ll make it really big (and my translation may not be that accurate), but she does have promise.
I’m more worried with Megumi–her cutesy voice is fine, but she can’t stay like that forever. Until she levels up, she’ll just always be associated with Macross Frontier. I know she’s just starting out but I can’t help but be gloom.
Now let’s get to the meat of this post–the forced smile. Megumi does it, May’n does it, J-Dorama actors do it. This practice among the Japanese celebrities that I’ve seen that really bothers me. The smile is there, but the eyes don’t sparkle. Maybe I’m too used to seeing Western celebrities, and their smiles seem to appear effortlessly. Even most local celebrities in my country don’t look like they’re making an effort to smile.
Maybe this is a natural thing in Japanese showbiz, especially for the ladies, I guess I’ll just have to endure it. ^_^;
May’n Youtube link
Megumi Nakajima Youtube link
