LogFAQs > #973243879

I did notice two names there and the X to signify the collaboration between them, but somehow I could have sworn Dinger's name was listed first... ah well, apologies for the mis-attribution on that one. I'll add a note to check out that first song on his channel at some point.

...actually it'd be less work to just click the link now to make sure I don't forget about it.

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moki - love:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0G-P1AdUiU4

Estimated Score: 75.36

I feel validated for calling him the likely best singer from that group. I like his voice, the instruments are generally nice (there are some notes that feel like "tapping on my headphones" type noise that are unpleasant, but I'll give the benefit of the doubt and presume that they might sound better on a better pair of headphones; also, they're a very minor part of the song and easy enough to forgive), and I rather like the lyrics here. The romantic lines are very tame (just hugging and waking up together, nothing explicit) & there's also an unhealthy amount of self-loathing:

The pitiful me shows my face
disgust
No matter how hard I try to hold you
For one thing, I can't get used to it.
everything that comes from you
I want to love
Eventually

Ah... sweet romance, self-loathing, hope to eventually learn to love, the lyrics are pushing a lot of buttons for me right now. It may not have been a detour you particularly wanted me to take, but it's one that I found well worth it.

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Kuriyama Yanmi - SWEET SWEET MARRON (composer: Natsume Ryuichi):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Inp78zaMOTc

Estimated Score: 70.00

Unexpectedly good. With the name and thumbnail picture, i was expecting a low-scoring food song. This is definitely not that, though I'm not quite sure what it is. it's one of those songs that are kinda all over the place musically... it's mostly a distant, dreamy & cute song. But then we have a really fast-paced section which (as far as I can recall) features the only animation as she's suddenly driving a jeep (or "a green car marked by a squirrel" as the auto-translated lyrics put it) which is followed by some retro gaming sounds. The outro is practically dubstep with this pulsing beat and endlessly repeating "La la la"s", but somehow it all works out? I think I really like this one.

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And my phone internet has decided to completely cut out here. It was nice enough to wait until that last song ended, but I've been failing to get Star<3Letter to play for about fifteen minutes here so I'm going to... *song starts*....well never mind. I was going to quit early and play a game, but I guess we'll continue!

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Amakawa Hano - starletter (composer: Mitsukiyo)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fU-FaqDkMmU

Estimated Score: 62.26

It's another track where I'm being rather strongly manipulated by the autotranslated lyrics:

A rabbit is lonely alone
[...]
Are carnivorous rabbits no good?
It's your fault, just look at me!
[...]
I want to be praised by that voice (Pat, Pat)
Cuddly
[..]
Purr like a cat
Sitting next to you

Mixed animal metaphors and cuddling... well, it works for me. The song itself isn't quite a favorite, but is good enough that i like it & I think the lyrics give it enough of an edge to push it above the 60 point mark.

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And the phone internet is down and not coming back this time, so I'll be taking a break here.

*back online*

....Fine, my original plan was to make it through Kotono's song since hers is right before a playlist link, so one more.

*song freezes ten seconds in*

....Okay, really taking a break here and coming back to this song tomorrow. Perhaps we'll have more luck with the internet connection then.