Same, I've found it extremely easy to read romaji. The only thing I have trouble with is the unspoken 'u' and 'i'. I think I subconsciously broke the words down to each syllable when I read it to speak it....or something
I plan to put together a cover of a Japanese birthday song for myself, and share it with my friends next month. I’ll definitely use this video to clarify my pronunciations! As person who majored in vocal performance, it was really easy to follow you and what you’ve spoken of. Very professional. Thank you very much!
I've been taking singing lessons for a while now and I love listening to Jrock music quite a long time. I've never sing in Japanese so it's challenging for me to pronounce it but I'm currently a beginner on learning the language. I really love to cover Japanese music one of these days. Looking forward for you making these kind of videos !
I love this video! I’ve been singing Japanese songs for as long as I can remember, but something that I struggle with as an English speaker is that I notice my vocal chords become much more strained when I sing in Japanese. I’m a belter, and I think the way I’ve been trained to sing in English makes it difficult for me to belt or blend my voice in Japanese.
Well pronouncing Japanese is easy for Indian ascent speakers compared to English speakers . I am trying to learn how to sing Japanese and your lesson really helped .
This is the first time I’ve actually tried singing Japanese and it seems like it comes natural to me even though I am a native English speaker and or have been speaking English all my life
That’s interesting! The similarities between Italian and Japanese sounds can definitely make it easier to pick up Japanese songs. Thanks for sharing your perspective! 😊
I found it funny that I was able to sing the first part of the Evangelion intro in the first try *as an attempt* I'm in advanced choir so it's natural for us to sing songs mostly in Spanish or Latin but not Japanese so this is a new experience for me.
Hi Ko, I've studied Japanese for 3 years now. I'm a singer (in English) and I've been having trouble with vibrato in Japanese songs, especially for sustained え and お sounds. When these vowels are held in English songs, we usually change to a similar vowel that is easier to do vibrato. But in Japanese, I noticed sometimes singers will hold these vowels, but only use a small amount of vibrato, or even none at all. Do you have any tips or comments? Thanks for this helpful video! Manakyn
Hi Manakyn, thank you for your message and your question! Good question! Depending on the genre of music, vibrato isn't used much in Japanese songs. Many of the anime songs are Rock music and it's more likely that they avoid singing with Vibrato to respect the style. However, there are a lot of Japanese artists known for Vibrato such as Ayaka, Misha, and Naotaro Moriyama. It's hard for me to answer your questions about your voice without hearing your actual voice but If you feel difficulty singing え or お vowels, it may be that you are applying some extra tension singing those vowels. Let me know if you need more help in improving your vocal technique singing Japanese songs!
@@kovocalstudio Hi Ko, Thank you so much for your response! That makes a lot of sense. I will keep you in mind when I start looking for a vocal coach. Best, Manakyn
I don't even know why did I watch it when I know it all perfectly well as a Pole but it was nice to watch. It's interesting to watch the translation of something that is natural to us. (The same goes for Polish swear words. One swear word can represent three completely different words in English.)
Thank you for watching and sharing your thoughts! It’s fascinating how language and culture shape our perception of things, isn’t it? I love hearing how these tips resonate with people from different backgrounds, even when they’re already familiar with the topic. 😊
This makes sense! I've had problems singing some of my favorite anime opening songs. Hard to pronounce the "ra, re, ri, ro, ru" and in some instances, when to hold and when not to. I don't want to totally copy, but I just want to learn how to sing, but better! This is a challenge!
Hi! I find this tutorial very helpful as I'm learning to cover Japanese songs in the future :) and I also want to learn the language itself too so was wondering if you have any free recommendations on where to learn as a beginner
The one main thing I struggle with that isn't covered in this video is singing along to Japanese songs when they sing very fast (Lucky Star's OP ("Motteke! Sailor Fuku"), "Say Fanfare" by Fubuki (Hololive), etc. I also struggle with reaching high and low notes so there's that (I tend to try and match the tone of the singer instead of trying to work my voice comfortably, haha).
I hope this video helped you to some extent. We have the part 2 video just came up so you may find it useful for you to learn to sing black catcher. th-cam.com/video/9GRVe1X-Jak/w-d-xo.html
I found this video too late :( I started learning Japanese and watching lots of anime to sharpen my pronunciation! The first Japanese song I sang was Gurenge (LiSA) and thanks to a hard start I don't have to worry about singing any other Japanese song wrong.
I Was Trying so hard to do this maybe it's just the Vocal Range of the songs or how I pronounce things, But I couldn't do this after 1-2 Tries and I don't even know how to get better at it, I watched this 2ish times.
Hey Michelle! Thanks for checking out the video and I totally understand your difficulties. It's hard to sing the way you'd like to and I bet you are not the only one on the boat. If you need any help, you can visit our website to get more tips. kovocalstudio.com/. Good luck!
こさん、can you please make a video explaining why is hard to sing in Japanese? Is not about pronunciation my Japanese pronunciation is good, because I am a Spanish native, but when I sing in English Spanish I sound better than when I sing in Japanese.
Hi Juan, thanks for your comment and for suggesting a video idea! "Why is singing in Japanese hard?" would be a great topic so I'll make a video on this soon. Thanks again and I hope you can find the video when released:)
Hey there, quick question Mr Ko. i'm currently putting together a song, and i've been interested in learning to sing in Japanese correctly myself. i'm currently learning a LOT from your videos! i can sing Well in English, but i'd like to work on My pronunciation in Japanese as well. Though i only know some Japanese Words, i want to learn all i can. Have you perhaps run across any phrases Like, "神に栄光あれ" (Kami ni eikō are) I think That's "Glory to God" in English.. but How would i go about singing it respectfully, and correctly both ways?
Great video!! Recently I started to hear japanese songs. I've learned some songs and your video was really helpful for me (o_ _)ﾉ彡☆ However I think is easier to me because I'm Spanish native speaker.
Thanks, Hanny! I'm glad the video helped! I hear from other people that Spanish shares common vowels with Japanese too. What are your favourite Japanese songs?
@@hannylemus8728 Oh, I've heard him do voice-over for many animes but had never sung him sing. I'm listening to "carpool" and yeah he has a beautiful voice:)
Thanks for checking out the video, SReaper! That's amazing that there are so many ahs in your language. Japanese Ah should be easy for you to pronounce :)
Maybe a little to late to ask for this, so I love one utaite on youtube named mafumafu, and curious how did he train his vocal to sound like that?? anyone know any tips? please let me know, thank you very much.
I am currently learning to sing Get Closer by Kodo from the Witchblade Anime znd it is proving to be very challenging. I have the jist of the song learned up to the first chorus bug the enunciations of certain words are really tough for me to get the hang of in time. So I I play the song stop and skip back until I get it right, singung it in time is the ussue though. Warriors from the Yugioh Anime, I absolutely love singing along to this and I can mostly fo so without reading the lyrics.
Thanks for checking out the video and for your comment. I recommend you to slow down the music and learn the song first. I hope you will be able to sing the song you wanna sing!
I am a N2 student. I make music and make melodies recently I got vocaloid 5 I do make vocal melodies but don't know how to write lyrics in Japanese as i fear writing wrong Japanese or anything that means wrong. So any tips, sir?
Hi Shiiji! Thanks for your comment and I’d love to help you out! It’s hard to know what you can improve without hearing your voice. I recommend you taking our online trial lesson from the link below, so you can get professional feed back and know how to practice to get better. kovocalstudio.com/trial-lesson/. Please send any questions to kovocalstudio@gmail.com. Talk soon!
Hi 55 moon! I'd never heard the song until now but it’s a cool song. I'll look into it and add it to the list! Thanks for watching the video and subscribing!
That’s an interesting observation! The vowel sounds in Japanese do share some similarities with Spanish, which can make singing in Japanese a bit easier for Spanish speakers. Thanks for sharing your thoughts!
Hi, Indianとり！I'm a native Japanese so I don't take Japanese classes but we teach English speakers to sing Japanese songs in a proper way. If you are interested, you can find out about our lessons from here. kovocalstudio.com/learn-how-to-sing-japanese-songs/
I hope you could answer this question of mine, or anyone would see this question. Why is it Japanese Singers don't do riffs or runs in thier songs? I notice this ever since but I just couldn't find any answers. 🙁
Hi Feb Feb, Thank you for your comment! It's a great question! I think one of the reasons Japanese singers don't use many riffs and/ or runs is that Japanese music tends to focus more toward the meaning of the lyrics than melodies. Japanese music has been influenced by very old traditional genres such as Minyo and Enka where they put most of the attention towards the meaning of the words and the feel of the song rather than the technical singing style. With that said, there are many Japanese singers who use riffs such as Misha, Ayaka, and Dreams come true. They sing more so like R&B J-pop rather than typical J-pop, This is what I think based on my experiences as a vocal coach and growing up in Japan, so I hope this helps:)
There are songs I want to sing that are in Japanese but I'm concerned about something. I'm concerned about being seen as appropriation or offensive I'm any way since I don't speak Japanese. I've been practicing pronunciation for a long time now but I just really want to respect the songs I love so much even if that means I can't sing them the way they were originally written. I don't really want to them translated into English for two reasons: it messes with lyrics and rhythms.
It depends on the range of the song and your vocal range, but yes, it is possible. It's a good idea to change the key of the song you'd like to sing to see which key feels more comfortable for your voice. Hope this helps!
@@dokushintanuki401 You can watch this video of our from the link below. th-cam.com/video/qv9fPHvPSnk/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=KoVocalStudio-SingJapanesesongs-%E5%8C%97%E7%B1%B3%E5%BC%8F%E3%83%9C%E3%82%A4%E3%83%88%E3%83%AC The video explains things in Japanese but there are great exercises in it so this can be a good practice video for you. If you'd like to get a more personalized set of exercises, you can book an online trial link from the link in the description. I hope this helps!
The japanese r... is difficult also for italians, we have a... yakuza r X°°°D けど、今の問題は発音ではなくて演歌のその小さいノートなんです（こぶし。。。？っていうのかな。。。もう帰国から5年過ごして、色んな忘れています。。。スナックへ行きた～～～～い T__T）（すごく馬鹿なコメントすみません）
-When you already knew how to read Romaji correctly, but don't know why-
Samee
I know how to read it and pronounce it fluently BUT I CAN’T
CONSISTENTLY DO IT
Same, I've found it extremely easy to read romaji. The only thing I have trouble with is the unspoken 'u' and 'i'. I think I subconsciously broke the words down to each syllable when I read it to speak it....or something
Lol
Well you are right
As a Portuguese speaker, I see this as an absolute win.
I'm also a Portuguese speaker too lol
Os brasileiros jogam no modo fácil kkkk
I plan to put together a cover of a Japanese birthday song for myself, and share it with my friends next month. I’ll definitely use this video to clarify my pronunciations! As person who majored in vocal performance, it was really easy to follow you and what you’ve spoken of. Very professional.
Thank you very much!
I'm glad the video was easy to follow. Good luck on your cover:)
I've been taking singing lessons for a while now and I love listening to Jrock music quite a long time. I've never sing in Japanese so it's challenging for me to pronounce it but I'm currently a beginner on learning the language. I really love to cover Japanese music one of these days. Looking forward for you making these kind of videos !
Thanks!
As a native spanish speaker, it is easy for me to pronunciate and sing in japanese, but just wanted to check out how to perfect my technique
I hope the video helped!
Hidden gem lol.I was searching for this kind of channel for hours
Thank you! I’m glad to hear that!
POV your singing sounds better in Japanese so your learning to sing in Japanese
That’s me too 😂
For real😂
He chose evangelion and one piece for his tutorial, this man is a man of culture.
Thanks, just me!
a simple japanese lesson and singing lesson in one. thank uuuu
I can read japanese but slowly ;-; thank you for this ;w; of course Evangelion xD
Hi Ravist! Thanks for your kind message!
頑張ってください！
:D
I love this video! I’ve been singing Japanese songs for as long as I can remember, but something that I struggle with as an English speaker is that I notice my vocal chords become much more strained when I sing in Japanese. I’m a belter, and I think the way I’ve been trained to sing in English makes it difficult for me to belt or blend my voice in Japanese.
Thanks for checking out the video!
Basically the vowels in japanese are pronunced as italian vowels. Thank you for this video,it really helped me a lot
I can now sing hatsune miku songs thank you very much sir
My pleasure. I'm glad the video helped!
The video was so good, thank you. Keep making these videos. Much appreciated
Me:*who can sings japanese songs without tutorial and tips
Also me:*singing kikuo song without seeing lyrics
Well pronouncing Japanese is easy for Indian ascent speakers compared to English speakers . I am trying to learn how to sing Japanese and your lesson really helped .
Glad to hear that!
This is the first time I’ve actually tried singing Japanese and it seems like it comes natural to me even though I am a native English speaker and or have been speaking English all my life
That’s great! Thanks for checking the video:)
@@kovocalstudio omg u replied lol hi I did not expect that
Thank you so much :) I’m glad I speak German because we pronounce the letters like the Japanese letters
My pleasure! Yes, it's nice we share the same vowels!
Thank you for sharing this!!
You're welcome! I'm glad you found it helpful.
I loved Japanese singing techniques
This is actually easy for an italian, the sounds are similar.
That’s interesting! The similarities between Italian and Japanese sounds can definitely make it easier to pick up Japanese songs. Thanks for sharing your perspective! 😊
One of my big fears with singing is singing in Japanese to others and getting it wrong. Thanks for making these videos they help me reduce this fear
My pleasure! I'm really happy to hear that this has helped and reduced your fear of singing in Japanese! Have fun and keep it going!
@@kovocalstudio thanks for your encouragement
OMG YOU'RE CANADIEN!?!?!?! I'M COMMING TO SEE YOU RIGHT AWAY!
I found it funny that I was able to sing the first part of the Evangelion intro in the first try *as an attempt* I'm in advanced choir so it's natural for us to sing songs mostly in Spanish or Latin but not Japanese so this is a new experience for me.
This is actually super helpful! This is very helpful and very recommended! This made me improve singing "Be the music!" On pjsk! Thank you so much
Glad it helped!
what an amazing channel
Thank you so much! I’m glad you enjoyed the channel. 😊 Your support means a lot!
Thank you so much for the tips!😊
You're so welcome!
I’m trying to learn Merry-go-round by man with a mission, and I’m using this to help me pronounce it properly. Thank you
My pleasure! Good luck:)
英語うますぎーーーーー！
Wow I also live in Vancouver Canada
Awesome! What a small world:) Thanks for checking out the video!
Hi Ko,
I've studied Japanese for 3 years now. I'm a singer (in English) and I've been having trouble with vibrato in Japanese songs, especially for sustained え and お sounds. When these vowels are held in English songs, we usually change to a similar vowel that is easier to do vibrato. But in Japanese, I noticed sometimes singers will hold these vowels, but only use a small amount of vibrato, or even none at all. Do you have any tips or comments?
Thanks for this helpful video!
Manakyn
Hi Manakyn, thank you for your message and your question! Good question! Depending on the genre of music, vibrato isn't used much in Japanese songs. Many of the anime songs are Rock music and it's more likely that they avoid singing with Vibrato to respect the style. However, there are a lot of Japanese artists known for Vibrato such as Ayaka, Misha, and Naotaro Moriyama. It's hard for me to answer your questions about your voice without hearing your actual voice but If you feel difficulty singing え or お vowels, it may be that you are applying some extra tension singing those vowels. Let me know if you need more help in improving your vocal technique singing Japanese songs!
@@kovocalstudio Hi Ko,
Thank you so much for your response! That makes a lot of sense.
I will keep you in mind when I start looking for a vocal coach.
Best,
Manakyn
This video is very helpful
I want to do Japanese covers but I just realized that the real problem is I don't have a good singing voice wwww
Yes, being able to sing well can be challenging. Let me know if you need any help!
A great video. I will be using these tips at my next karaoke visit! Thanks.
Thanks!
thank you for this, I will finally be able to sing bink's sake as a native english speaker. thank you so much!
You're very welcome!
@@kovocalstudio 👑
So pretty much everything I already know since ive been learning the language for the past ₆ months lol
I don't even know why did I watch it when I know it all perfectly well as a Pole but it was nice to watch. It's interesting to watch the translation of something that is natural to us. (The same goes for Polish swear words. One swear word can represent three completely different words in English.)
Thank you for watching and sharing your thoughts! It’s fascinating how language and culture shape our perception of things, isn’t it? I love hearing how these tips resonate with people from different backgrounds, even when they’re already familiar with the topic. 😊
Wise words. Details tutorials. I hope theres part 2.
Thankyou
I really liked how every sound similar in hindi
Hi. Kusha! Thanks for watching the video! It's good to hear that hindi shares similar sounds as Japanese!
Thanks for checking out this video! We now have part 2 of this video so please find it from this link. th-cam.com/video/9GRVe1X-Jak/w-d-xo.html
you should pin this
@@itsnotmyname1277 Thanks for the suggestion! I just pinned this video!
Learning to Read Japanese will help though with syllable length
Thanks for this. Love from PH!
Thanks, Jack!
the fact u got the exact song in here tht i want to learn to sing (evangelion)
This makes sense! I've had problems singing some of my favorite anime opening songs. Hard to pronounce the "ra, re, ri, ro, ru" and in some instances, when to hold and when not to. I don't want to totally copy, but I just want to learn how to sing, but better! This is a challenge!
I really want to lean the Japanese version of the Pokémon Journeys theme song and this helped that you
I’m glad this helped!
Greeting friendly from Indonesia...
Greetings! Thanks for the comment and for checking out the video!
good quality video
Thank you for your kind words, IMP! I hope you enjoyed watching the video😊
lol i wanted to sing A Cruel Angel's Thesis from neon genesis and he had that song as reference nice thankyou
My pleasure!
Your name is my favorite too
Hear I am, after watching "your name" And wants to sing Sparkle now,
Are you serious😂😂😂 actually he is explaining the one which I really want
im gonna try to learn koi no uta… wish me luck 😭
Hi! I find this tutorial very helpful as I'm learning to cover Japanese songs in the future :) and I also want to learn the language itself too so was wondering if you have any free recommendations on where to learn as a beginner
To my dearest mother who tried to get me to say my Ls at the front of my mouth: ha.
Very informative! Though I know the Katakana and Hiragana but still this is helpful. Reminiscing my time at n Japan. Gambatte on your channel!
Thank you, Mommy!
Hello i m trying to sing Sparkle your name. Can you make a full tutorial .
Arigato
Thanks for the request! It’s added to the list
❤️
The one main thing I struggle with that isn't covered in this video is singing along to Japanese songs when they sing very fast (Lucky Star's OP ("Motteke! Sailor Fuku"), "Say Fanfare" by Fubuki (Hololive), etc. I also struggle with reaching high and low notes so there's that (I tend to try and match the tone of the singer instead of trying to work my voice comfortably, haha).
Check this one out for the top singing fast Japanese songs. th-cam.com/video/9GRVe1X-Jak/w-d-xo.html
Bro I watch the one piece anime ever since it's started nowonder why I knew romaji and I could sing(edit btw the for the advice it was rly helpful
i want to sing black catcher thats why im here :)
I hope this video helped you to some extent. We have the part 2 video just came up so you may find it useful for you to learn to sing black catcher. th-cam.com/video/9GRVe1X-Jak/w-d-xo.html
I found this video too late :( I started learning Japanese and watching lots of anime to sharpen my pronunciation! The first Japanese song I sang was Gurenge (LiSA) and thanks to a hard start I don't have to worry about singing any other Japanese song wrong.
Any tips for old folk songs? Im learning sakura at the moment
I Was Trying so hard to do this maybe it's just the Vocal Range of the songs or how I pronounce things, But I couldn't do this after 1-2 Tries and I don't even know how to get better at it, I watched this 2ish times.
Hey Michelle! Thanks for checking out the video and I totally understand your difficulties. It's hard to sing the way you'd like to and I bet you are not the only one on the boat. If you need any help, you can visit our website to get more tips. kovocalstudio.com/. Good luck!
i already know some words in japanese
hai!
i already can read romaji very well the problem its i get struggle when the lyrics are fast
A lot of my students are having a similar struggle too! Slowing down music will help you on this:)
@@kovocalstudio thank you so much! I will try :]
my tounge is flexible and i can pronounce some hard japanese words
Thanks for checking out the video and for your comment!
I almost live in Japan for 4 years but I still can’t sing some fast part :(. But thanks for making this helpful videos!
Thanks for watching the video! I’m glad that this video was helpful! Yes, fast parts are always tricky to sing😉
こさん、can you please make a video explaining why is hard to sing in Japanese? Is not about pronunciation my Japanese pronunciation is good, because I am a Spanish native, but when I sing in English Spanish I sound better than when I sing in Japanese.
Hi Juan, thanks for your comment and for suggesting a video idea! "Why is singing in Japanese hard?" would be a great topic so I'll make a video on this soon. Thanks again and I hope you can find the video when released:)
New subscriber here thank you so much 🤗🙏
Thanks for subscribing, Jodi!
i’m nervous when i sing so i never know my full potential, maybe when everyone is gone in my house and i’m all alone Lolllll.
Hey there, quick question Mr Ko. i'm currently putting together a song, and i've been interested in learning to sing in Japanese correctly myself. i'm currently learning a LOT from your videos! i can sing Well in English, but i'd like to work on My pronunciation in Japanese as well. Though i only know some Japanese Words, i want to learn all i can. Have you perhaps run across any phrases Like, "神に栄光あれ" (Kami ni eikō are) I think That's "Glory to God" in English.. but How would i go about singing it respectfully, and correctly both ways?
I seriously need to learn Japanese
I completely forgot how to learn a new language
I am currently stuck with 3 languages
Kick back... Imma just say that
I want to sing a song and have a dream to release my own Japanese song one day…where do you live now bro?
Hi Rosh! Thanks for checking our video and your comment. I live and teach in Vancouver, Canada!
Great video!! Recently I started to hear japanese songs. I've learned some songs and your video was really helpful for me (o_ _)ﾉ彡☆ However I think is easier to me because I'm Spanish native speaker.
Thanks, Hanny! I'm glad the video helped! I hear from other people that Spanish shares common vowels with Japanese too. What are your favourite Japanese songs?
@@kovocalstudio I love Soma Saito's songs, he's a seiyuu and has a beautiful voice
@@hannylemus8728 Oh, I've heard him do voice-over for many animes but had never sung him sing. I'm listening to "carpool" and yeah he has a beautiful voice:)
@@kovocalstudio I'm glad you liked his songs, I love carpool 🤩
as an asian reading romaji is really easy for me lol
Yo in my language there three way to say a ah ahh ahhh and 2 way to say d ya and da
Thanks for checking out the video, SReaper! That's amazing that there are so many ahs in your language. Japanese Ah should be easy for you to pronounce :)
Maybe a little to late to ask for this, so I love one utaite on youtube named mafumafu, and curious how did he train his vocal to sound like that?? anyone know any tips? please let me know, thank you very much.
1:27 u sure that’s not just German
I am currently learning to sing Get Closer by Kodo from the Witchblade Anime znd it is proving to be very challenging. I have the jist of the song learned up to the first chorus bug the enunciations of certain words are really tough for me to get the hang of in time.
So I I play the song stop and skip back until I get it right, singung it in time is the ussue though.
Warriors from the Yugioh Anime, I absolutely love singing along to this and I can mostly fo so without reading the lyrics.
Can you please do a tutorial on how to sing peace sign by kenshin yonezu
I only want to sing Japanese so I can sing a renai circulation
Omg same Lolllll how’s it going?
Oh yeah! I heard this song before! This song is so cute 😊
@@carolinenicole333 been doing good (not with Japanese but I’m good
I want to sing the song king but I cant speak fast
Thanks for checking out the video and for your comment. I recommend you to slow down the music and learn the song first. I hope you will be able to sing the song you wanna sing!
I am a N2 student. I make music and make melodies recently I got vocaloid 5
I do make vocal melodies but don't know how to write lyrics in Japanese as i fear writing wrong Japanese or anything that means wrong. So any tips, sir?
Try Italki:)
@@kovocalstudio
ありがとうございます!
-Just repeat what you hear-
How do you remove letters?
I've always known what konnichiwa means
Why this channel is underrated . Subscribe your channel.
Thanks, Surix! Thanks for your kind words and your comment means to me so much!
I'd make a japanese song but my Japanese friend said that some part are error, I'll hope you can help me😞🙌
Hi Shiiji! Thanks for your comment and I’d love to help you out!
It’s hard to know what you can improve without hearing your voice. I recommend you taking our online trial lesson from the link below, so you can get professional feed back and know how to practice to get better. kovocalstudio.com/trial-lesson/.
Please send any questions to kovocalstudio@gmail.com.
Talk soon!
Can you teach Lost Umbrella? New sub btw :)
Hi 55 moon! I'd never heard the song until now but it’s a cool song. I'll look into it and add it to the list! Thanks for watching the video and subscribing!
I speek spanish, i think that is more easy the pronunciation? Jaja
well the vowels it's like spanish
That’s an interesting observation! The vowel sounds in Japanese do share some similarities with Spanish, which can make singing in Japanese a bit easier for Spanish speakers. Thanks for sharing your thoughts!
Know how to read Romaji and just listen to song I wanna learn way too much for me health, that's how I've been doing ig
I've always been really confused about singing words with ー versus っ. They always sound the same to me in songs but is there a rule for singing them?
Good question! the "っ" has a pause between 2 syllables and ー is a sustaining tone.
I wanted to sing Shinjinrui but can’t sing the English cover bc I can’t pronounce English Rs so I’m here
How did you get your dumb cane to look so nice??
Hello sir
Do you take any Japanese classes....
I want to learn Japanese singing...in proper way
Hi, Indianとり！I'm a native Japanese so I don't take Japanese classes but we teach English speakers to sing Japanese songs in a proper way. If you are interested, you can find out about our lessons from here. kovocalstudio.com/learn-how-to-sing-japanese-songs/
@@kovocalstudio yes I'm interested.... I'll definitely join it arranging my schedule 🙌😻
@@Purna1099 Great, talk soon!
the vowels pronunciation,that kinda sound like spanish pronunciation words-
yeah,i do speak Spanish, but sometimes i wish i could be Japanese c':
Thanks for checking out the video and for your comment! It's good to know that Spanish shares similar vowel pronunciations!
I hope you could answer this question of mine, or anyone would see this question. Why is it Japanese Singers don't do riffs or runs in thier songs? I notice this ever since but I just couldn't find any answers. 🙁
Hi Feb Feb, Thank you for your comment! It's a great question! I think one of the reasons Japanese singers don't use many riffs and/ or runs is that Japanese music tends to focus more toward the meaning of the lyrics than melodies. Japanese music has been influenced by very old traditional genres such as Minyo and Enka where they put most of the attention towards the meaning of the words and the feel of the song rather than the technical singing style. With that said, there are many Japanese singers who use riffs such as Misha, Ayaka, and Dreams come true. They sing more so like R&B J-pop rather than typical J-pop, This is what I think based on my experiences as a vocal coach and growing up in Japan, so I hope this helps:)
There are songs I want to sing that are in Japanese but I'm concerned about something. I'm concerned about being seen as appropriation or offensive I'm any way since I don't speak Japanese. I've been practicing pronunciation for a long time now but I just really want to respect the songs I love so much even if that means I can't sing them the way they were originally written. I don't really want to them translated into English for two reasons: it messes with lyrics and rhythms.
It’s easy for us to become perfectionist but at the end of the day, it’s your voice and your art so don’t too much about being perfectly natural:)
is it possible for an asian man to sing song sung by japanese woman?
It depends on the range of the song and your vocal range, but yes, it is possible. It's a good idea to change the key of the song you'd like to sing to see which key feels more comfortable for your voice. Hope this helps!
@@kovocalstudio ok but what type of practice I should take for a beginner like me?
@@dokushintanuki401 You can watch this video of our from the link below. th-cam.com/video/qv9fPHvPSnk/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=KoVocalStudio-SingJapanesesongs-%E5%8C%97%E7%B1%B3%E5%BC%8F%E3%83%9C%E3%82%A4%E3%83%88%E3%83%AC The video explains things in Japanese but there are great exercises in it so this can be a good practice video for you. If you'd like to get a more personalized set of exercises, you can book an online trial link from the link in the description. I hope this helps!
@@kovocalstudio thank you so much!
The japanese r... is difficult also for italians, we have a... yakuza r X°°°D けど、今の問題は発音ではなくて演歌のその小さいノートなんです（こぶし。。。？っていうのかな。。。もう帰国から5年過ごして、色んな忘れています。。。スナックへ行きた～～～～い T__T）（すごく馬鹿なコメントすみません）
スナックいいよね：）