Kaori? (And everyone else?)

[wintersviolet]

(I THINK "Everything Yuki" is the right category for my question. If it isn't, the mods can move this topic without notifying me. )

I marveled at Kaori's perseverance to finish her university degree, while managing to participate in two professional vocal groups (FJ/SH) alongside her academic work. Just one of the (many) reasons I admire her.

I'd like to ask:
Can anyone tell me what university Kaori attended? And more importantly, what she studied?

I think the answers may be hard to come by, but any information is appreciated. Thanks in advance!

 

[mf4361]

I think it was mentioned here that Kaori majored in a language..(or is it?) I would like know more about it too since Kaori is my favourite in FJ :D

Actually it would be great if someone knows education of other members of FJ/Kalafina..We know Yuriko studied classical music. Wakana sounds very much in a way a classical singer does.. And Kaori sings in many ways like many classical pop singer does. Maybe she also received some classical vocal training too? I'd love to know more too~

 

[wintersviolet]

I think someone said French! But I'd like that confirmed.

Ooh, good idea! So FJ/Kalafina is open to this discussion too.


Wakana's mother was a piano teacher, so it's likely that Wakana learned piano and fundamental music theory. Possibly this is where her classical style roots come from. I read somewhere that Wakana likes to "touch" pianos, but she didn't say she likes to play them. Maybe her enthusiasm for music got channeled into singing instead. XD

Yuki said in vol. 2 MC that Kaori studied music by herself. I wish Yuki was more specific, but that was all she said.

 

[murrue02]

Hikaru also studied piano right? or i'm not

i would also love to know what the girls studied in a University

 

[Yuki88]

@winter: as far as I can remember (from Kalafina Club), Wakana can play piano (and she used to ask for hard piece to play from her mother ) and Hikaru said she ever learned a bit of Piano and DRUMS

 

[wintersviolet]

@Yuki88: Thanks!

Oh! And Keiko can probably play the guitar. Proof thanks to this photo (looks like an F chord):


We also shouldn't forget her awful violin skills that she got teased about in vol 2.

If Keiko's on guitar, Hikaru on drums, Wakana on piano and all three of them singing, they could form their own band!

I'm still hoping someone can answer my original Kaori question.

 

[KONIcchi]

Re: Kaori?

(I THINK "Everything Yuki" is the right category for my question. If it isn't, the mods can move this topic without notifying me. )

I marveled at Kaori's perseverance to finish her university degree, while managing to participate in two professional vocal groups (FJ/SH) alongside her academic work. Just one of the (many) reasons I admire her.

Kaori? Degree?
Being my fav singer, I'm so proud of her
(ugh~ favorite singer but i don't even know that she goes to university..... )

 

[Alphard Sokaina]

Re:

I think someone said French! But I'd like that confirmed.

Yeah, I remember it mentioned here...

 

[Yuki88]

It's quite possible that she studied french... I saw 2 pics or so from her old blog where she posted a photo of her writing in french (her learning, I guess). No idea if that's what she was majoring or just some casual learning, though

 

[wintersviolet]

I wish we could know for sure! But it's not a subject she talks about often and her blogs don't mention it, so I guess we'll have to leave it up to speculation.

Moving on to another topic, I dunno if the rest of FJ/Kala attended university, since none of them (besides Kaori, of course) have spoke of it. And was it vocal school that Yuriko went to, or was she studying classical music?

 

[icedphoenix]

Re:

@Yuki88: Thanks!

Oh! And Keiko can probably play the guitar. Proof thanks to this photo (looks like an F chord):


We also shouldn't forget her awful violin skills that she got teased about in vol 2.

If Keiko's on guitar, Hikaru on drums, Wakana on piano and all three of them singing, they could form their own band!

I'm still hoping someone can answer my original Kaori question.

That picture is trippy. For whatever reason, I never imagined that they could do anything but sing... I guess it never crossed my mind b/c I never saw or heard them do anything else.

Needless to say, my respect for them has shot through the roof (and it was already pretty darn high to begin with).

 

[Pontianak]

(ugh~ favorite singer but i don't even know that she goes to university..... )

I don't even know their favourite colours...

...Actually, I don't know their favourite animals, either. I know Wakana's is a shark, but other than that, I have no idea. Hikaru seems the kind to like rabbits or butterflies. And Keiko's favourite "animal" is probably the female species.

 

[mf4361]

Re:

I wish we could know for sure! But it's not a subject she talks about often and her blogs don't mention it, so I guess we'll have to leave it up to speculation.

Moving on to another topic, I dunno if the rest of FJ/Kala attended university, since none of them (besides Kaori, of course) have spoke of it. And was it vocal school that Yuriko went to, or was she studying classical music?

Looked up at canta-per-me.net, Yuriko graduated from Kunitachi College of Music.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kunitachi_College_of_Music

So she has a music degree.
[[And she graduated from the same school as Joe Hisaishi]]
She also composed a few songs for other animes so it makes sense that she received musical trainings

Let's not forget Yuuka. She did musicals and theatrical performances before she does voice acting. (Wikipedia) Maybe her vocal techniques were learn from there.

A bit off topic: Kaori likes frog.

 

[Pontianak]

Kaori likes frog.

That's... a good choice! Frogs are lovely and adorable.

I had to physically restrain myself from making a terrible "hopping" pun.

 

[wintersviolet]

Re: Re:

I wish we could know for sure! But it's not a subject she talks about often and her blogs don't mention it, so I guess we'll have to leave it up to speculation.

Moving on to another topic, I dunno if the rest of FJ/Kala attended university, since none of them (besides Kaori, of course) have spoke of it. And was it vocal school that Yuriko went to, or was she studying classical music?

Looked up at canta-per-me.net, Yuriko graduated from Kunitachi College of Music.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kunitachi_College_of_Music

So she has a music degree.
[[And she graduated from the same school as Joe Hisaishi]]
She also composed a few songs for other animes so it makes sense that she received musical trainings

Let's not forget Yuuka. She did musicals and theatrical performances before she does voice acting. (Wikipedia) Maybe her vocal techniques were learn from there.

A bit off topic: Kaori likes frog.

Thanks! I wonder if Yuriko specialized in music composition or voice or something. Or if she took the all-around route.

Very off topic: Wakana likes sharks and dinosaurs. Keiko likes white snakes. Hikaru likes butterflies (but only stuffed ones, I think).

 

[ninetales]

^ White SNAKES?

Looked up at canta-per-me.net, Yuriko graduated from Kunitachi College of Music.

Wow...

 

[wintersviolet]

Re:

^ White SNAKES?

*nod nods*

The rare albino ones.

 

[Pontianak]

Continuing the off-topic, perhaps, but:

Wakana likes sharks and dinosaurs.

Well, that's a surprise! She's never mentioned that she likes sharks before, especially not in interviews.

Keiko likes white snakes.

Excellent choice.

^ White SNAKES?

Is that weird? ...Snakes are cute, especially when you hold them.

Hikaru likes butterflies (but only stuffed ones, I think).

Not jewellery? I would think that a butterfly hairpin would be nicer than a butterfly you killed and stuffed. Butterflies are too small to be stuffed, anyway.

~

Hah, I feel some kind of satisfaction at being right. Hikaru is a butterfly person!

 

[wintersviolet]

Wakana was teased about her shark love in live vol. 2. Yuki said something like Wakana talked for half an hour straight about sharks and how great they are, and everyone was only pretending to listen

Oh, sorry, I wasn't specific enough about Hikaru and "stuffed butterflies". I believe Hikaru likes fake butterflies, but she doesn't enjoy real ones.

 

[Pontianak]

Wakana was teased about her shark love in live vol. 2 Yuki said something like Wakana talked for half an hour straight about sharks and how great they are, and everyone was only pretending to listen

Learning things is always interesting. Or at least, it is to me. I can talk even longer about demons and urban legends.

Oh, sorry, I wasn't specific enough about Hikaru and "stuffed butterflies".

Ahah, forgive my sarcasm.

I believe Hikaru likes fake butterflies, but she doesn't enjoy real ones.

Completely understandable! Any variety of bug is disgusting and should be exterminated upon coming within 5m of my person.