予選1st 第16ブロックA】OTONOVA2023 - strength of personality

As someone for whom life would be empty without music, I'm very excited about the Otonova2023 event and I'm looking at all the performers taking part.

I have looked through the musical work of all the participants in this block and I can say that it is a very diverse group, which makes me very happy because it will be an interesting duel.
I am very curious to see how this block will turn out, where we have four amazing personalities such as:

1. YUU
Yuu worked as a child model from an early age. Then in elementary and middle school, he was active as a member of a male vocal group performing at events in musicals, concerts, etc. After that, he was a member of the vocal and acoustic duo Daisuke & Yuu in Kiusiu, performing in commercial venues, social venues, festivals of all kinds, etc. He then moved to Kagoshima Prefecture with the desire to expand in a new place and follow his own personality. He heeded the words of a friend " attend a show audition in Kagoshima Prefecture" and as a finalist, he started his career in Kagoshima. Since April 2017, he started as singer songwriter Yuu with the motto of being honest with his feelings. He gives numerous performances at live restaurants and events at commercial venues. He is also active as a beauty ambassador, model and actor. He then released his first solo single "素直になれたら" in December 2020, also releasing an MV and CD at the same time.
Last year he released his first mini-album "Anemone" containing 4 tracks. On his Youtube channel and Tik-Tok account (@yuu_record), we can get a glimpse of his entire oeuvre, including original songs, numerous rearranged songs by well-known artists such as Utada Hikaru, Shinee. Recordings of live performances are also available there, and his achievements as a model are also available on Tik-Tok. He is a very interesting young artist.

2. Fanny Hill
Formed in 2019, Fanny Hill is a four-piece band creating music incorporating sounds from ska punk, post-punk and new wave. It is mainly active in Tokyo. It is noteworthy that the band's vocalist Asei Iwamoto is also a guitarist and brilliantly combines both. The other members of the band are: Kosuke Kikutani (Guitarist), Dorji (Bassist), Atsushi Tada (Drummer, who joined the band in 2022). Their Youtube channel is worth a visit, as the band released their second MV 'Sea Bass Fishing' this November, which introduces us to a world of playful punk. Among the performers of Otonova2023, they are probably the only group offering such sounds, so I am very curious to see how their future will unfold.

3. EMPTY DRUG×Say hi kids
EMPTY DRUG×Say hi kids is a collaboration between Epty Drug which is a four-piece band from Sendai city in Miyagi prefecture and Say hi kids a hip-hop band from Sendai city in Miyagi prefecture. 
The band's vocalist Yusuke has a very strong, interesting voice. It is worth visiting their Youtube channel where we can check out their first EP "怒号" containing 5 tracks, including the song Mayday, for which a live MV is available on the channel. This is a very interesting band.

4. 春夏
 春夏 is a young artist born in 1996 in Fukuoka Prefecture who has been singing and dancing since she was born.  春夏 danced for 8 years from the age of 9 to 17, but when she was 17, she wanted to pick up a guitar and walk around town with it, so she quit dancing and started playing the guitar and singing. When she turned 20, she wanted a lot of people to listen to his original songs, so she started performing live, playing guitar and piano. When she was young, songs by artists such as Billy Joel, Bruce Springsteen and Wham were playing in her house. She enjoys listening to western music. Her roots are in musicals, and when she was in primary school she saw the film Dream Girls, which inspired her to take up music as a career. She also enjoys performing on stage as an actor. It is worth visiting her Tik-Tok account (@5656haruka) and her Youtube channel, where we can enjoy her numerous recordings of live vocal and acoustic performances and covers of well-known songs. It is noteworthy that 春夏 harmonises her singing with her guitar playing in a beautiful way.

Among this diverse foursome, it is hard to choose a favourite, as each represents a different kind of music. Personally, I was most impressed by the band Yuu and 春夏  but I am very curious to see how all four will fare in this Otonova2023 qualifier.

I ask everyone to give it their all.