Qualification 1. block 15 A OTONOVA2023 - Band vs. young singers with guitar

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. すいれん。
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 I have 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 let's show her support.

2. さささきさき
Sasaki Saki is 17 years old and a sophomore in high school. Her desire is to speak to people's hearts with her voice and guitar and become someone's memory through 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, we can get to know her rearranged (covers) of well-known songs, duet performances, rehearsals of her own songs.

3. JUNCTION LOGOS
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 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 4 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.

4. 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 the Youtube channel, we can enjoy various rearranged songs of the band, recordings of live performances and solo covers performed by Mari.

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 JUNCTION LOGOS and the duo シュバルツ・ガルテン but I am very curious to see how all four will fare in this Otonova2023 qualifier.

I ask everyone to give it their all.