【予選1st 第15ブロックA】OTONOVA2023 - Participation Report

I am very happy that Mudia exists and supports artists of all kinds. I am glad that events such as Otonova2023 are organised, which I am participating in for the first time.

As someone for whom life would be empty without music, I am even more excited about the Otonova2023 event and looking forward to all the performers taking part.

The course of the first qualification of this block 15 A was very interesting and exciting, as we were able to witness the confrontation of participants representing different musical genres and artistic achievements. It was also noticeable that the criteria for choosing to support a particular performer varied widely: admiration for their work, familiarity with a particular performer, following the majority of people.

Congratulations to all the performers taking part in Otonova2023 for their excellent participation! It was a really exciting duel, which in this group resulted in the following outcome:

1. JUNCTION LOGOS

Congratulations to JUNCTION LOGOS for winning first place 🥇 in this qualifying group and advancing to the next stage. Please continue to give your best 💪 .

JUNCTION LOGOS is a four-member (vocals: Yuyu, Guitar and Scream vocals: Munehiro, Bass: Matsumo, drums and chorus / chours: Sho) rock band that started in 2021 year and hails from Hyogo Prefecture. Each member brings an original idea for a song, so their musical output features a wide range of genres for each song. They are a free-form band that changes parts depending on the song. On their official website, we can listen to their amazing EP "'Error", which consists of four diverse songs, including "Rain Song", for which they produced the MV. The band actively performs live in concert houses. On their account on Tik-Tok (@junction_logos) we can get acquainted with their original songs, short reports from their live performances and numerous reworked songs (covers) from well-known artists such as Coldrain or Ado. They are an unusual band and well worth a closer look. To give a little insight into their work, below are the lyrics of their original song 'Rain Song'.

"Rain Song"

懐かしい匂いがしたあの夜に

震える唇ふいに噛みしめて

青に染められただけの記憶を

刹那に晒され1人佇む

蘇る思い出はただ残酷で

空色さえ変えていく絶望が

青に染めたままになれと

「君がいれば、、」　叶わぬ未来

雨に映る冷たい手を

ただ濡れた髪を広げて

静かに見つめる君だけが　ただ

泣いて　砕いて　刺して　思いのままに

離して　引き裂いて　ただ忘れたいんだ

抱いて　懐いて

まだ映るのはあの日のままで

静かに鼓動するこの心臓が

孤独なんだと思い知らされて

僅かな灯りを求めて来たんだ

小さな手を広げたまま

泣いて　砕いて　刺して　思いのままに

離して　引き裂いて　ただ忘れたいんだ

抱いて　懐いて

ただ残るのはあの日のことで

泣いて　砕いて　刺して　思いのままに

離して　引き裂いて　ただ忘れたいんだ

抱いて　懐いて

ただ残るのはあの日のことで

I am very curious to see how his future will turn out in the Otonova2023 competition.

2 すいれん。

In second place with 4170 points was the band すいれん。🥈 Congratulations on advancing to the next stage! Please continue to give it your all 💪 .

すいれん。is a first-year middle school student with a huge passion for love. After perusing her rearranged well-known songs on her Tik-Tok account (@suiren727),one can tell that she has a high sensitivity and feel for music. She can also play the guitar and has a wonderful way of combining playing an instrument with singing at the same time. She is probably the youngest participant in the Otanova2023 competition, so leťs how her support.

3. ささきさき (Sasaki Saki)

Third place along with 1011 points went to Sasaki Saki, 🥉 who has seventeen years old and she is in sophomore in high school. Her desire is to speak to people's hearts with her voice and guitar and become someone's memorythrough music that only she can produce. She has a very warm and interesting tone of voice with a hint of sweetness. She is able to synchronise her voice wonderfully with her simultaneous guitar playing. Both on her Tik-Tok account (@sasakisaki727) and on her Youtube channel (@sasakisaki), we can get to know her rearranged (covers) of well-known songs, duet performances, rehearsals of her own songs.

4. シュバルツ・ガルテン

By the decision of the audience, fourth place with 14 points went to シュバルツ・ガルテン.

シュバルツ・ガルテン are a five-member band (vocals: Mari Yuzuki; guitar: Kenki; guitar: Fat, bass: Yuki Mizuno, cello: Ton) that mainly produces music in the symphonic rock genre with a dark fantasy theme. Currently, the band releases new music every year at the doujinshi ”M3” sound system / media mix fair, which is held twice a year in spring and autumn, and also conducts various online distributions. Vocalist Mari Yuzuki has a delicate Ghibli-style Voice, hails from Saitama Prefecture and currently performs as a Yosakoi singer, mainly in Tokyo. On their Youtube channel (@user-jg1kg3lx7n), we can enjoy various rearranged songs of the band, recordings of live performances and solo covers performed by Mari.

Everyone in this group proved to be very strong and intriguing, from which it was difficult to choose two performers who . I'm rooting for the winners JUNCTION LOGOS and すいれん。, and I can't wait to see how they will fare in the Otonova2023 competition.