Sending Mails to Yuki about Kalafina

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Mina-san, I've been thinking about this. As you know Kalafina labeled under Sony and making lots of lives and a lof other stuff. Especially these two months they've done 5 songs in an instant. Although I like new singles, albums, lives but as a fan I think of their health too.To put it simply I want Kalafina to have a rest. If we send mail to Sony about this, I don think they will take them into account however if we send Yuki instead, since she knows how we love her and her works, she will understand and do sth about this matter. Think about thousands of fans sending mail to Yuki about Kalafina's health, I think it will work. This is my opinion of course.
You can send mail to Yuki from here:
http://www.fictionjunction.com/

I wanna have your opinions, too.
 
^ but what if Wakana feels bad and get offended by these concerns ? Sometimes when you care too much about somebody, it starts getting irritating. Also think of something else, we dont know the state of Wakana's condition, it might be for example in a state that it can no more be cured, what if she get fired, she wont be able to find a new job as a singer.

Also Wakana is part of FictionJunction too, if we send these mails, if Yuki takes them seriously, the new album as well as the scheduled concert tour will have to be cancelled, and I dont think we would be able to press them this much. Just some thoughts.

Its also very possible that these emails will just get ignored.
 
we have addressed this issue many times and definitely Yuki-san has done her own, more than anyone else is aware of the health conditions of her Uta-hime's! Then (this is my opinion) Wakana spent her time of crisis, I find her much more serene in this period and vocally speaking I have not noticed any major problems ^_^
 
I also think she has improved compared to ~2 years ago, eg, in the recent studio live she didnt do well only in hikari furu, while in misterioso and kimi no gin no niwa she was perfect :)
 
Oh, not this again... :uh..:
Well, to be honest, I agree with Hime and george. Since Type Moon Fes I've been very satisfied with the way Wakana's sounding. She doesn't sound tired/stressed/fatigued to me, she just sounds like she's started to sing in a different style to the way she used to. I found her recent performances to be pretty spot-on. Kimi no Gin and misterioso were indeed almost perfect for me. It was just Hikari furu, but then she's always seemed to have trouble with that song, specifically the beginning not because of tiredness (to me, at least) but because it sounds as though those notes are in an awkward part of her range. That said, I only found the beginning of Hikari furu dodgy, the rest of it sounded fine to me. I thought the middle and ending were great.
And I know I'm a big Wakana fan, so I'm probably biased, but compared to that bad patch in late 2012 I really think she's recovered a lot now.
 
George wrote: I also think she has improved compared to ~2 years ago, eg, in the recent studio live she didnt do well only in hikari furu, while in misterioso and kimi no gin no niwa she was perfect :)
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Cerise wrote: Oh, not this again... :uh..:
Well, to be honest, I agree with Hime and george. Since Type Moon Fes I've been very satisfied with the way Wakana's sounding. She doesn't sound tired/stressed/fatigued to me, she just sounds like she's started to sing in a different style to the way she used to. I found her recent performances to be pretty spot-on. Kimi no Gin and misterioso were indeed almost perfect for me.
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Yes yes, I totally agree with both of you minna!

Cerise wrote: And I know I'm a big Wakana fan, so I'm probably biased, but compared to that bad patch in late 2012 I really think she's recovered a lot now.
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The same for me! :XD:

Ps: I'm so curious about Consolation DVD! Luckily December is near! :sohappy:
 
I agree with the rest. The 'troubles' (note the '' ) with Wakana seem to have gone and she's coming out strong as evidenced by Alleluia and Gin no Niwa singles, and the Consolation album. I especially liked her singing in Alleluia. Keiko and Hikaru look and sound fine to me unless its my ears playing tricks.

I believe now that Kajiura-san knows and tries her best to work out something that can benefit Kalafina's and the individual girl's careers, without affecting their health. To be really crass, they're in the same boat. If something happens to Kalafina's or FJ's members, she will also lose a stable (if small?) income. And I believe that she really cares for the girls as if they're her daughters. And hence, she would look out for them the same way a concerned elder and 'guardian' would. For the girls themselves, they are adults and they should know their own situations better.

If Keiko and Wakana (and also Hikaru if she joins FJ in the future) feel too stressed with their dual roles, I trust they can approach Yuki for advice and help. They should also know that overexertion, if any, is not good for their vocals and going too hard could potentially end their careers prematurely. While there may be the chance that they are working hard because they don't want to let the team down, I think (and trust) the environment and those around them will not let this silently go by and will speak to them.

So, in my opinion, I think we should just trust Kajiura-san and Kalafina (and the other FJ members) to know their own situations and health, and let them decide for themselves when they want to stop and take a break, and when they want to go full speed ahead.

Just my two cents' worth. :bow:
 
You have expressed your opinion in a perfect way ^_^ I also totally agree with you! We have to believe in Yuki-san!
 
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Is something wrong with Kalafina? I haven't noticed anything and Wakana still sounds amazing. Are there reported articles about this or are people nit-picking on their live performances and think they're having health problems? Do we know what they do in their daily lives? How do you know how much rest they're getting? It sounds like a lot of assumptions to me.
 
Is something wrong with Kalafina? I haven't noticed anything and Wakana still sounds amazing. Are there reported articles about this or are people nit-picking on their live performances and think they're having health problems?
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There aren't official articles or interviews, there was only a hint (she said she had spent a difficult period, but thanks to Keiko, Hikaru, Yuki and everyone else has passed) in the solo interview of Wakana in Record and it goes back a few years ago, but we discussed it for too long, I think :XD:
 
I don't think they're overworked.

Especially these two months they've done 5 songs in an instant.
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They don't spend all day in the studio. Studios are usually reserved for a few hours, and from what Kajiura and the girls have said before, they don't record all songs on the same day.

Concerts are probably the most exhausting thing they do, but they haven't performed a full concert since the Consolation tour. Everything they've done after has been 12-13 songs max.
 
@George-kun: I had said that you shoul have change it T.T it made me misunderstood. Yes Wakana's voice chance was one of my reasons then one of friends said that you should fix your message or else they will misunderstand you and I did.

Firstly sorry minna for not clearing things early. I was having my lessons in uni. I suggest you to read my first message again. I did not say let's send mails to Yuki because of Wakana's voice is like this or that. I just wanted to state that since both Wakana and Keiko in both groups and when I think about how many lives events all Kalafina members(this includes Hikaru) I tried to put myself in their shoes and I came to conclusion that Wakana, Keiko and Hikaru, all of them need a rest. Because Kalafina's schedule is much more dense. It's not like they're not adults or dunno what they do or thid is neither a kind of humiliation nor disbelieving them BUT SHOWING CONSIDERATION to them.

Everyone here I think knows that not every group in America or Europe release an album every year and they don't have to too. I don't mean "Hey Yuki hold Kalafina back a bit" harshly but instead give them -mainly to Wakana and Keiko- a rest. It's not hold back but slow down their pace a bit. It's not like they don't know any of this but consider about us Kalafina fans, they're getting bigger and bigger and Kalafina's popularity is increasing day by day they're trying to respond this love.

You stated that it would be bad idea to send right before their FJ release but whether we send mails or not "cancelling concerts of FJ is out of question". There are other group members, agreements with the places which the concerts are going to take, also staff members and their agency. These points are which is why they cancelling is out of question. So you can be at ease.

If we send mails and in the content if we state our love and support and also respect there won't be any problem. This would just provide Yuki that we're considering Kalafina and she would take our opinions into consideration in her future projects.

Although I'm in love with Kalafina so much that even wish they would release a new single/album every month *-* which would be inhuman >.> I do think their schedule should slown down a bit.

So it's up to you of course to send mail or not. Again I'm underlying the fact that the topic is not about Wakana's voice but about Kalafina whole. Please reply considering this. And sorry if I was being harsh with my word choice above (namely my diction) however I wanted to be clear and as as much as I can. Since English is not my mother tongue I cannot reflext my opinions as much clearly as I do in my mother language. Sore de wa yoroshiku omnegaishimasu :bow:
 
Now I understand better what do you mean! :)
According to me, I'm sure Yuki-san will take the right steps, if she notice the tiredness of her singers! She's a great professional *____* So I don't think we should worry!
 
^ I'm agree with Casarina & HimeWakana. I'm believe in Yuki-san and in Kalafina. Why you make a problem from nothing? When I saw this thread i'm really was nervous about theirs health! Now i'm feeling relief about this.
Cute and funny Wacchan please take care about voice!
 
I remember that forum thread where we were discussing our concerns, and when I watched the After Eden live DVD I did think that Wakana sounded strained. That was quite a while ago though, and in more recent recordings/performances the problem seemed to have disappeared.

Looking back, especially after coming back to After Eden after listening to Consolation, the 'After Eden era' strikes me as a bit of a fraught and hectic time generally. The vocalists, songwriter and musicians seem to be in a more confortable place now, and reading translations of interviews - and listening to the songs - the writing and recording process for Consolation struck me as a bit smoother and more relaxed. Maybe it was a case of the notorious 'Third Album syndrome' with AE? The three girls were certainly on good form when they performed in Germany, and Wakana was in fine spirits then. I don't *have* a favourite, but if I did...that event was the one that pushed me in that direction! :spotlight:

It's always a worry when artists are working under a big label with commercial pressures, but if they have experienced a rough patch, it's long since over now. I hope so, anyway.
 
Gonna chime in with my two cents. In short, I'm in the "At this point, there's no reason to worry" camp.

Kalafina has had a very busy year. They've been travelling overseas, doing the Consolation tour, recording albums and singles non-stop. Add in the FJ work for Wakana and Keiko, and I'm sure it ain't easy.

Yes, at around the beginning of 2011, Wakana's voice--or, more likely, her singing style--changed. I think their performance of Magia at Lisani 2010 was the last time Wakana used her "old voice." Well, last official recording of it that I know of, anyway. There were some performances in 2011 that really worried me--Wakana sounding tired all the time, and some smaller issues with Keiko and Hikaru (but they're not severe enough to go into detail about). My worries pretty much culminated in the Vol.9 stream, where Wakana... really didn't sound good on songs that she'd previously performed (I guess because I had superior versions to compare them to).

However, several things made me believe Wakana isn't "losing her voice," she's adopting a new singing style.

1. Seeing Kalafina live at ACEN. I won't lie, I was both excited and worried to finally see them in person. I've heard so many phenomenal videos pre-2011, but everything since then has disappointed me a little. Was all the previous stuff just clever editing, or perhaps Wakana really lost her voice?

I came out of ACEN completely (and pretty much equally) impressed with all three girls. Yes, Wakana was using her "new" voice. But there's definitely aspects of her old voice present in many songs (Kagayaku, the "ahhs" in Signal, Hikari Furu). And while the tone was predominantly her new voice, it packed all the power I expected from the pre-2011 videos, and then some.

2. If we look through the Niconico lives, Wakana is sounding better with every one.

3. Regarding the beginning of Hikari Furu, I don't think it's strain on Wakana's part, so much as a) it's freaking tough to sing--a transition from a low note to a pretty high one, with no breath between them. Try singing it sometime ;) b) The way she sings that line is probably a stylistic choice. I had a "er... what?" reaction when I heard the first Niconico live, but after getting used to it, I think it's just how it's supposed to sound--the studio version is that way too.

4. She sounds excellent in the Christmas lives included with the Alleluia single. Pretty much like her old self, actually, except singing more softly to fit the arrangement.

Anyway, my conclusion: because of the new singing style, Wakana is less consistent than she was before. However, the Niconico lives show her improving, and she was truly amazing at ACEN. There are some worrying performances, I don't think sending a letter is needed at this point.

Disclaimer: I am a Wakana fan, so you can take my thoughts with a grain of salt. However, I am also a Wakana fan who greatly prefers her old voice and actually wants her to go back to it. While I can accept her new voice, I can be critical of it.
 
^ agree about ACEN; Wakana sounded great

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Yes, at around the beginning of 2011, Wakana's voice--or, more likely, her singing style--changed. I think their performance of Magia at Lisani 2010 was the last time Wakana used her "old voice." Well, last official recording of it that I know of, anyway. There were some performances in 2011 that really worried me--Wakana sounding tired all the time, and some smaller issues with Keiko and Hikaru (but they're not severe enough to go into detail about).
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I read somewhere that around that time Wakana was recovering from influenza/something else...is that true?
 
I've heard those rumours too, though nothing concrete. But something was definitely up during Kitakyushu 2011. That performance of Lacrimosa was... maybe Wakana's worst recorded performance to date? At least she clocked in a few decent performances in Vol.9, while the entire Kitakyushu recording sounded... really bad. (Vol.9 sounded kinda dry and thin; in Kitakyushu, Wakana genuinely sounded hoarse and sick). Probably something worse than a regular cold--in my experience, those aren't enough to change your voice that much when you're only performing a few songs.

...Er, to not get anyone worried again, that Lacrimosa performance was two years ago. Hasn't been repeated since, so it was probably a one-time illness. But Wakana's voice/singing style did change afterwards, irrc. There might be a connection, but I'm glad she's steadily doing better.
 
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