American fans may not be familiar with the singing and songwriting duo
with the unusually-spelled name of yozurino*, but they're becoming
familiar with their music. Rino (left) and the uniquely-named yozuca*
(right) have been responsible for theme songs for series such as Girls
Bravo, Daphne in the Brilliant Blue, Nanaka 6/17, Midori Days and Zatch
Bell. Rino said that Sentimental, the Midori Days theme, "...was the
first time when I had to make an uptempo song by writing the lyrics and
the music - I had a hard time with that. For Daphne, I wrote the lyrics
and the music for The Time That Is Known As You. The song was
originally written for another performer, but since the director liked
it so much, the main voice actor for Daphne sings the later part of the
song. For Gash Bell (Zatch Bell's original name), I wrote the insert
song, I made a demo tape and they ended up using it in the actual
show." yozuca* said "The theme song for Girls Bravo is called Going My
Way, written by Otororo. As usual, it was a very difficult song to
sing."
The work pays off when they get to hear their performances used in home
video or on television. "It's really amazing to hear my voice and songs
from the TV as it plays along with the animation," yozuca* said. "I
write lyrics for animation songs, and to hear my lyrics and the visual
animation merged together, as someone who is creating the lyrics, it's
really electric - it touches me a lot." yozurino* appeared cute and
giggly during their interview session, but the performers admitted that
was their way of working off their nervousness, since they were just a
few hours away from singing at an Anime Expo concert. "We haven't
gotten over our nervousness at all, It's our first time in Los Angeles,
and we've been a nervous wreck since we set foot here, but we're still
excited," yozuca* said. "We came to the U.S. thinking that no on in the
U.S. would know about us. After the opening ceremonies, a fan came up
to us with a CD in hand and asked us to sign it. I was really touched."
Rino said "I also felt the same. It was like in the autograph session,
we had fans who listened to us on the online radio show. There was a
nine year old girl who came up to us at the autograph line - I was
amazed and touched at the same time."
American fans may not be familiar with the singing and songwriting duo
with the unusually-spelled name of yozurino*, but they're becoming
familiar with their music. Rino (left) and the uniquely-named yozuca*
(right) have been responsible for theme songs for series such as Girls
Bravo, Daphne in the Brilliant Blue, Nanaka 6/17, Midori Days and Zatch
Bell. Rino said that Sentimental, the Midori Days theme, "...was the
first time when I had to make an uptempo song by writing the lyrics and
the music - I had a hard time with that. For Daphne, I wrote the lyrics
and the music for The Time That Is Known As You. The song was
originally written for another performer, but since the director liked
it so much, the main voice actor for Daphne sings the later part of the
song. For Gash Bell (Zatch Bell's original name), I wrote the insert
song, I made a demo tape and they ended up using it in the actual
show." yozuca* said "The theme song for Girls Bravo is called Going My
Way, written by Otororo. As usual, it was a very difficult song to
sing."
The work pays off when they get to hear their performances used in home
video or on television. "It's really amazing to hear my voice and songs
from the TV as it plays along with the animation," yozuca* said. "I
write lyrics for animation songs, and to hear my lyrics and the visual
animation merged together, as someone who is creating the lyrics, it's
really electric - it touches me a lot." yozurino* appeared cute and
giggly during their interview session, but the performers admitted that
was their way of working off their nervousness, since they were just a
few hours away from singing at an Anime Expo concert. "We haven't
gotten over our nervousness at all, It's our first time in Los Angeles,
and we've been a nervous wreck since we set foot here, but we're still
excited," yozuca* said. "We came to the U.S. thinking that no on in the
U.S. would know about us. After the opening ceremonies, a fan came up
to us with a CD in hand and asked us to sign it. I was really touched."
Rino said "I also felt the same. It was like in the autograph session,
we had fans who listened to us on the online radio show. There was a
nine year old girl who came up to us at the autograph line - I was
amazed and touched at the same time."
