Aya Hirano can’t sing
That’s the truth and you know it.
Well she certainly sings better than me, but so does most of the entire population of this planet! I will be lying if I say that I don’t like “God knows…”, but I think Aya’s over-hyped popularity comes almost entirely from her role as Haruhi.
So anyway, Aya’s 3rd Single “Asu no Prism” went on sale today and the first pressing sold out in a matter of seconds with people queuing overnight, selling their first borns and whatever not for a copy of more mediocre music from a cute-looking girl. Surprise, surprise.
Image from Akiba-blog
After listening to the song, I can safely say that I do not regret not having pre-ordered it, neither do I intend on ever buying it except maybe from a second hand store for 200 yen the next time I’m in Japan.
Seriously, if it wasn’t Aya Hirano I think no one would’ve cared for a song like “Asu no Prism” at all. It’s the kind of song that grows on you after a while, but really, it’s nothing special. It makes me wonder how long Aya Hirano’s fame will last once Haruhi is all but forgotten.
Okay, I think I should stop provoking the Hirano fanboys out there. You can get the torrent for the single and listen to it for yourself.
September 18th, 2006 at 3:28 pm
some like her, some don’t
or is it that you expect everyone to have a voice that you’re familiar with?
(these days almost all the alternative-rock bands in the US have the same voice)
October 16th, 2006 at 10:48 pm
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November 22nd, 2006 at 9:03 pm
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December 8th, 2006 at 9:07 am
You………….. BITCH!!!!!!
No, you’re right though her singles are rather poor, but I blame the songs myself. Her Haruhi numbers (excluding the merchandising—I mean, character—single) were great though, God Knows, it was fantastic….
Range isn’t everything, many of the great rock singers could do with singing lessons but because they have that indefinable “presence” which matches their songs they pull it off. In God Knows, Aya has that presence, in her singles, well who’d want the presence to match tack like that…
December 23rd, 2006 at 1:40 pm
For the record, the single is called “Ashita no Prism,” not “Asu no Prism.” I know there’s a confusion in the kanji but even Hirano Aya says it.
I agree that it’s not one of her best, but that doesn’t mean she can’t sing. Her debut single was released before Haruhi, right? Everyone starts out small, so I think in time she’d have better songs.
February 19th, 2007 at 10:13 am
I feel that your post title has no connection to your post content. One who cannot sing well does differ from one who sings songs that are rather unappealing. It isn’t good to put up a over-generalised statment such as “It is the fact and you know it .” while your views do not represent that of the others. However,i FEEL THAT and agree with you that Ashita no prism isn’t as much attractive as compared to the other singles.
February 27th, 2007 at 10:48 pm
… honestly… God Knows is over hyped… I think Lost My Music is at least 2 times better than God Knows… again, if you compare the two songs, Lost My Music has a much more logical chord progression and harmonic structure than God Knows… and obviously God Knows’ fame comes where — the anime… afterall the anime makes everything… In my mind, Lost My Music is Aya Hirano’s best piece to date. Oh and about her pitch and voice, it’s pretty standard for pop singers, and her pitch is better than most of the Japanese seiyuu singers. I wouldn’t be surprised at all if she become a pro Jrock/pop singer.
March 7th, 2007 at 1:04 am
Parallel Days is better than God Knows and Lost My Music… In fact, I ranked her SHnY songs in this order:
1. Parallel Days
2. Lost My Music
3. God Knows
4. Hare Hare Yukai
5. Bouken Deshou Deshou
6. Parallel Days
Well, I do agree that she sings better than me, but she’s a girl, for Pete’s sake… She can reach higher notes than me.
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June 5th, 2007 at 5:42 am
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June 5th, 2007 at 10:19 pm
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July 7th, 2007 at 2:34 pm
she a seiyuu
she sing in a different voice for this single….
the voice is diff from God Knows & Lost My Music..
zzz….
August 7th, 2007 at 4:31 am
She’s an excelent seiyuu, very versatile and skilled and I hope she continues her work in anime, to be honest. T’would be a shame to sacrifice such a skilled VA to Idol-ism.
August 17th, 2007 at 12:03 pm
ShE CAN SING -_-u to all the idiots!
u says she cant but wtf who are you? xD nothing
^^ I HAVE Suzumiya Haruhi Gekisou
a concert
SHE SING!! and pretty good
don´t be stupid please xD
watch the concert, lives etc first
September 3rd, 2007 at 5:34 am
omg! You can buy anime singles in Singapore!?
Damn…wish I weren’t staying in Malaysia…
September 27th, 2007 at 1:34 am
You dare criticize Hirano-sama???? May an asteroid fall on your house!!!! XD
To be honest, I just like some of her songs because they’re in the anime and they sound good. I’ve just listened to it and you’re right, it’s nothing spectacular. As a seiyuu, she’s great (fantastic even), but as a singer……..I’ll just stick to the anime singles. ^^ - Peace
September 30th, 2007 at 12:55 am
Well,it’s true but Hirano Aya singing is considered good,I mean Lost my Music,that’s her best song I think.Her voice is even better than me too.I think she sing quite nice already.^^
November 9th, 2007 at 12:56 pm
Who cares about hype? IMO hype is overrated :)
If you like her music - like I do - then you do. If you don’t, then you don’t.
It’s as simple as that.
December 26th, 2007 at 2:35 am
She sounds good/ok on record usually.. and then sound really bad live. *covers my ears* urrghh.
January 24th, 2008 at 10:04 am
have the same opinion as u. it’s just the songs she happen to sing maximise her voice capability but i don’t really like the way she drags at some songs. i certainly don’t like listening to her live concert. she just over dragged it.
but she certainly can sing better than me… hahaha.