First Time Hearing Calliope Mori x Gawr Gura "KING" | Reaction

[@GOTGames]

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[@cry9438]

The quality of this song is so goated, hundreds of artist have covered it. Have a listen to the original King as well!

[@thetalantonx]

Please remember to try to turn on CC for Subtitles for any Hololive video.

[@bikaskumarkundu2638]

Can you react to Noragami openings 1 and 2?

[@jdogzerosilverblade299]

one thing people tend to not understand with music is you dont need to be able to speak the language to nail all the vocals and lyrics for the song. its just like repeating someone someone said. you can not understand a single word but you can still pronounce the words. though these 2 are good at speaking japanese so it doesnt apply to them.

[@redroseibarahime8755]

if you want to hear Callie sing I recommend her song Dawn Blue - the music video put together in anime style of different hololive members is amazing as well [Dawn Blue】 ホロライブオルタナティブPV、ホロアースPVまとめて見たいAMV kzbin.info/www/bejne/Zn2XinSbpq2Vhqs

[@greedo1531]

If you are liking Calli's music, then I could not recommend "End of Life" enough. "Excuse my Rudeness" is her most well known song, but in my opinion End of Life is her *best* song. It's also more of a song rather than rap, so you'll get a better idea of how good of an artist she really is.

[@CyrusMajin]

I think one of the best descriptions I've given someone to explain "end of a life" (yes, there are no caps) is to call it a "Rap Ballad." The singing in it is very similar to how I think of ballads (which I might be wrong about), and there is still wrapping that even at it's highest syllables per second or at it's most emotional still has a feeling of being somewhat subdued. Link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eImlY2mGr7tmZ80

[@ZeroShrimpy]

indeed highly recommended

[@effortlessfury]

I agree with "end of a life" being one of, if not her best, but another singing song I'd recommend is "Scuffed Up Age."

[@jetfireify]

@@effortlessfury got "end of life" on my fav playlist on spotify and listen like at leats once daily . its so chill ,kinda sad but still uplifting.

[@hectorjuncal2312]

In my opinion, End of a Life is her best song, cuz the deep meaning

[@CasualVideoGamer]

Someone describe Gura perfectly... she has this uncanny ability to just mimic sounds and the way people speak. Not only is she able to read the lyrics, but she's able to had accent and general dialect - the stuff that makes a language truly fluent - into her speech. It's a scary talent to have and that little agent of chaos thankfully uses it for entertainment.

[@GOTGames]

Jeez... That is crazy!! 😮

[@h.4315]

This exactly gives her the edge of sounding like a native Japanese despite not being close to fluent. This means that she can act with Japanese speaking lines or singing like a Japanese person just by ear. Seems like the perfect little package for Hololive to further their entertainment brand. You might have noticed Gura’s ability to mimic Japanese pitch in her original song Reflect. If you want to hear more of her covering of Japanese songs, check out her cover of _Sorairo Days_ with Natsuiro Matsuri.

[@Vasharan]

Gura is like a human Lyrebird. Play her a song in any language, and she will be able to remember and reproduce it, even long, complicated musical passages. In her karaoke songs, she has sung spanish, french and portuguese songs, and sounds amazing in them despite not speaking any of those languages. This may be linked with how good she is at rhythm games, she can not only remember complicated passages after a single listen, but also tune in to and predict the flow of the music naturally. This does come with some downsides, though. Once she "learns" something, she has a very hard time unlearning it, even if she learnt it "wrong" the first time. After Kiara taught her some uncouth phrases to say in Japanese, she was able to remember them a year later when interacting with her JP senpais.

[@Wirenfeldt1990]

@@Vasharan never put that together but holy hell is that comparison scary accurate..

[@chaoton]

@@Vasharan Dunno if this is a member info or not, can’t remember, but she said when she practices her singing she would listen to various versions per song to pick up the right pronunciation for her iteration. Shork is precious.

[@modothegreat108]

KING is one of the most popular songs for VTubers to cover, probably because it’s “safe” in terms of getting copyright strikes on it. Because there’s so many covers of the song, it’s become a challenge for covers to add individuality and stand out from the bulk. The Calli + Gura cover achieved this by modifying the lyrics, adding to them (such as adding raps in the instrumental parts) and turning the song into a duet.

[@lareolanKFP]

So true, between VTubers and utaites (Japanese cover artists) there's hundreds of covers of this song out there if not more, and yet Calli & Gura managed to create a definitively unique take on it. Though I'd also say that Reine's cover of the song is pretty distinct as well, and Suisei has definitely put her stamp on it with her powerful vocals.

[@SKy_the_Thunder]

Fun fact: These two didn't record this in the same studio at all. Calli was living in Japan (which was under travel lockdown at the time) while Gura lives in the US. Their "jam session" lasted over several days or weeks, with them sending back and forth the different tracks, adding new things and building off of what the other did with the song. The result is a cover that is considerably different from the original, with a more fun tone to it, added rap sections and a different instrumental interpretation. For both Calli's singing voice, as well as an animation starring several Hololive VTubers in one, I'd recommend checking out the "[hololive Alternative] Teaser PV (full ver.)" on the official Hololive channel.

[@interrobang8645]

It is interesting to compare "Dawn Blue" (the track used in the first Hololive Alternative PV) and Calli's recent cover of "The Worlds Continuation" to see just how far her singing has come.

[@bhikku23]

Good call! Hololive Alternative teaser is an amazing example of Calli's singing!

[@GOTGames]

Oh okay! Thank you for the recommendation! And that is crazy! Considering how well they click on this song! Usually when the artists aren't together it's more separate with verses, this really felt like the two of them were right next to each other 💯

[@matthewwilliams3579]

@@GOTGames The group has met more recently for what is called an offline collaboration back this past June. That marks the first time that the 5 girls have actually met each other in person all together since they started working together 2 years ago.

[@yohannbiimu]

This cover of "King" is so good that all others seem boring in comparison, even if it's fantastic.

[@zigawits]

Calli is fluent in Japanese, not the most fluent in HoloEN but more than she gives herself credit for. Gura is learning Japanese and can probably have a very basic conversation in it, but both are very good at singing in Japanese. Please check out Tokoyami Towa next! Either Pallette or Error

[@rafaelcalmon2858]

To complement, it's a well known fact that Calli lives in Japan, so it's kinda out of necessity that she learned japanese, though she isn't fluent enough to be fully confident in it. *Irys and Kiara,* both her friends in HoloEN, are fully fluent. Irys lives in Japan and Kiara used to live in Japan, but moved back to her country.

[@zackrose6261]

Gura could probably sing in any language pretty well. She just has a natural talent for that kind of stuff.

[@inkmatt5035]

I also want him to react to Pallette!!

[@GOTGames]

You'd really think they were both Japanese in some songs, they're incredibly talented 💯

[@RangerJoe77]

Gura and Calli first language is English. They are even in the English branch of hololive. Calli is extremely good at Japanese bc she moved to Japan a couple years back. Gura is still learning but can hold up a conversation with the Japanese branch.

[@brunox93]

Calli speaks Japanese, quite well actually! She is humble enough to say its not that good, but she collabs with the Japanese girls just fine! Also writes music with japanese parts and keep the good flow! She lived there for quite awhile, got back to the US because paying taxes twice is an absurd! XD Gura knows the basic weeb stuff and a bit more It shows she studied a bit but she is far from knowing how to speak Japanese, but its alright, Japanese is very hard to learn for english speakers! She has a very popular stream that the JP audience loves that its she learning Japanese through Duolinguo! And recently she had a JP learning collab with Takane Lui, a japanese girl who can speak english quite well!!

[@jesarablack1661]

Yeah Calli is solidly conversational in Japanese, even if not quite technically fluent.

[@jorex4011]

Gura did good when she was playing Rust, she found the jp girls by chance and stood there interacting. Of course it was hard for her but she did it

[@brunox93]

@@jorex4011 she did great yeah! She used translation tools and kept really simple, but she did amazing indeed!!

[@GOTGames]

Oh thank you so much for the breakdown ❤️

[@haloidz69]

King is such a fun song isn't it Non-Fiction is still my recommendation, Calli and Gura sound amazing and the rest of HoloMyth as well!

[@trxceles3]

I love non-fiction so much

[@dragonguard666]

Gura does speak English despite singing primarily Japanese. Just check out her youtube channel :P. King isn't their song, but is a popular song to cover among vtubers and they put their own spin on it. Calli's raps aren't in the original. More songs to check out - Moona Hoshinova - High Tide, Mori Calliope - End of a Life (especially since you mentioned wanting to hear a slower song) & Hoshimachi Suisei - Stellar Stellar.

[@lareolanKFP]

Might also check out Suisei's cover of King while he's at it, just so he can see a different take on the same song.

[@Seele2015au]

@@lareolanKFP Every cover of "King" saw the vocalist's personal twist, and there are loads of them, even if just within Hololive. It's unfortunate that Kanata pulled her version though.

[@GOTGames]

Thank you for the recommendations ❤️

[@Seele2015au]

@@GOTGames By the way, dragonguard666 mentioned a few numbers in the epic category, but there are some others which are not meant to be but quite wonderful nonetheless. Suisei's "Bluerose" is a favourite of mine, and Okayu's as well.

[@peterdrew4098]

Gonna drop my usuals here: Palette by Tokoyami Towa, Hide Tide by Moona Hoshinova, Stellar Stellar by Suisei, End of a Life by Calli, I'm Your Treasure Box by Houshou Marine. Gura and Calli are both Americans, part of Hololive's English language branch. Suisei, who you also reacted to, is part of the main Japanese branch. At the time this was recorded, Calli was still living in Japan full time, and Calli and Gura had never met in person. They both recorded their portions separately, with additional bits then added in over time, which apparently caused this cover to take a long time to actually come out.

[@marcusreading3783]

I'd recommend Play Dice by Hakos Baelz. Its...well, Bae is supposed to be the embodiment of Chaos and the song is a perfect demonstration of it.

[@tombworld9012]

They recorded this half a world apart from each other. At the time, Calli was living in Japan and Gura was in America. Yet as you said it sounded like they were in the same studio riffing off of each other. Their synergy is just that good.

[@ArchangelNashan]

At this Point in times it's almost like a Badge of honor to say that you've been able to cover this song and Do it well. A number of the Hololive girls have all done a cover of it but Gura and Calli are the first ones to do a Duet cover.

[@ArchangelNashan]

For a Calli Signing or like more poppy style song look at Mera Mera from Shinigami Note or Resting Power from her Un-alive Album bothI feel really show off the work she's been putting into her Signing talent to add another weapon to her arsenal as an artist.

[@GOTGames]

I can't wait to hear some more covers to it!

[@peterdrew4098]

@@GOTGames If you want to hear another cover, Suisei has one as well. There is also the version by Ayunda Risu that I have seen many people claim as their favorite from Hololive.

[@sebastionlender]

king and vampire are two of the most covered songs by vtubers, doing those two songs well is like a badge of honor

[@Dragon-Believer]

I love Vampire. I love Deco27 but that song specifically is so funny. The English cover by Rachie is great. kzbin.info/www/bejne/h3fPdIaDodWEf7M Is this about Vampires or oral sex? Yes.

[@Helmir]

Yeah one of the things about King/Vampire is they're under particular licenses that are not difficult to get so you tend to see vtubers doing a lot of those songs. When one of them happens to be popular they just kind of explode. Much easier to deal with NexTone than most labels like UMG, Sony, Victor Entertainment, etc even if those labels have some more popular songs.

[@kenkaneki3873]

Still going to plug I'm Your Treasure Box by Marine for the interesting reaction it would cause 🙂 I'll also through out Towa and say you should check out both Error and Palette by her! If you want to see Gura and Calli doing nonsense as friends you should check out their regular streaming clips 😉

[@thetalantonx]

Agreed! The animated MV video first, so he can turn on CC for subtitles.

[@cry9438]

I doubt he can react to NSFW content, I remember he said he can't react to Food Wars because it's just food and bxxbs.

[@x149te]

This MV may be uncomfortable for him.

[@rafaelcalmon2858]

I don't know man. *I think he will feel fairly uncomfortable.* It's looks very erotic for someone who isn't used to ecchi stuff. (I mean, he thought something as mild as some of the Fairy Tail's openings were erotic. How do you think he's gonna react to Your Treasure Box? XD) As I see it, the reason Marine can do a song like that for Hololive is because everyone is in on the joke. But if you watch it without context...

[@rafaelcalmon2858]

@@cry9438 *He can, but he doesn't want to and that's fine.* I've watched at least 5 reaction series to Food Wars and 7 to Cyberpunk here in KZbin. All you have to do is hide the screen whenever something you *think* might be bad shows up. *AND EVEN IF YOU DON'T CENSOR IT, sincerely, I think you'd have less trouble reacting to Prison School (which is pretty heavy on erotism) than to Naruto for example.* _KZbin cares more about copyright than about how erotic is the stuff on screen in their platform._ Hell, if you look hard enough you can find even uncensored hentai games' gameplay here in KZbin. Those I believe would be blocked if bots found them though.

[@saynay302]

King is a vocaloid song originally, which is a whole new rabbit hole in itself. The english rap in this was Calli's invention, but the rest sticks close to the original (with their own twist on it). To add on to others suggestions, Calli's "End of a life" has both her singing and the slower pace you were asking about (plus some sick saxophone).

[@Seele2015au]

Another song by Kanaria, "Envy Baby", also got the Calli treatment.

[@Spmochi]

This song is covered by a lot of people vtuber or not, so you could probably check out other people's covers.

[@Helmir]

A very creative take on KING. Can't do this with a lot of songs because there are a lot of problems with getting permissions to alter them. Also once again recommending "My Song" from Tsunomaki Watame. It's one of the best you'll find in Hololive and a heavy song about her history with music. It's a must see. Amazing anime level animation as well.

[@fuisharu]

and dont forget to turn on the cc on that one

[@Fierbreth]

this is probably my favorite collab between those two I'll go ahead and recommend a couple more covers: Calli's Roki and Gura's Believer. Gura does such a good job every time she sings that, and Roki is just really freaking cool. Wagakki Band's version of Roki is also worth checking out if you haven't already

[@thetalantonx]

4:01 - For a "singing song" of Calli's, check out End Of A Life.

[@Obsidianhealer]

If you want to hear Calli sing listen to her song End of a Life, its such a good song.

[@JezSharp]

Thank you as ever for a great reaction. I really love the energy and enthusiasm you bring to your reactions! For a singing song for Calli I would say End of a Life is probably the best one, it's also a deep dive into her past. For Suisei I'd recommend Stellar Stellar (with English Subtitles) which was the lead song for her first album.

[@Mr.DudeFluffy]

You have no idea how good it feels to be in different time zones and waking up to your reactions. From the English Hololive side, I would like to suggest all of Myth collaboration as well as Council. "Country Roads" cover by Myth was the first time they worked toghether on a song and it was beautiful. Lot's of love to Skid, he's great. Can't wait for him to drop his own album lol.

[@GOT_Clips]

ilysm 🤣

[@x149te]

2:34 - yes, she doesn't know japanese but few phrases. She has really good ear and tongue. Very talented. She sings many karaoke streams, "The Last Stand" by Sabaton for example

[@x149te]

5:32 - If I remember correctly, they recorded the track via discord, sending pieces of the song to each other.

[@nestharus]

Gura is not a Japanese speaker. Calli can speak English and Japanese but her first language is English. Gura is currently learning Japanese. Calli and Gura are genmates ;).

[@GOT_Clips]

Let's gooo! These 2 are a sick ass duo. VToobers taking over the world! ❤️

[@phntmthf5505]

Calli has lived in Japan for several years and is fluent in Japanese, which is why it’s so easy for her to switch between languages. Gura has a talent for pronunciation and, while she only knows a little Japanese, she can just nail sounds (even the little differences between spoken and sung Japanese).

[@matthewwilliams3579]

If you want a song that is mostly Calli singing then it has to be "End of a Life". Just prepare for emotions when you do listen to her.

[@Shaehl]

If you want a song where Calli really shows how amazing her singing has gotten, check out her cover of World's Continuation.

[@Draxeid]

Personally, seeing as you are quite liking Ironmouse, I do recommend reacting to her cover of KING its very good in my opinion

[@Sinsystems]

You should watch the rap duet between Mori and Watame, it is called "Reaper vs Sheep" and it is a duel language rap battle style song. There are two versions, the one I recommend is the Ouen versions.

[@XCanG]

It's better watch them both in one go, as you can compare them.

[@x149te]

Duel Compliment rap battle

[@jaronlunau1198]

"High tide" from Moona Hoshinova is really good

[@Gytis_Of_KFP_The_4th_PenKing]

i think it would be a crime not to mention suisei cover of "Saga Jihen"...also as for Halloween hololive EN group released song "myth or treat" where u can hear all of the EN group sing (first group)

[@cherryhile]

I hope people make sure to credit the original artist. King is originally a vocaloid song by Kanaria, originally sung by GUMI. I know it's listed in the video and Luke mentioned it, but they are so talented as well. Thanks for another great reaction. :)

[@xionnoctis7908]

As someone who recently became one of your subscribers in the last month or 2 when you popped up in my recommended section due to one of your reactions, I'm glad you got into the anime/Vtuber rabbit hole of music. It's been fun seeing such a genuine reaction to each of these songs. My dad refuses to listen to this stuff because he's stuck in liking songs from the 60s, 70s and 80s. Good songs but as you've found out there are plenty of songs such as this one that really are great. I look forward to seeing more of your reactions in the future :)

[@connorr8071]

I suggest Calliope Mori's songs "Oroboros" and "Make 'Em Afraid"!

[@vegetarex155]

I recommend Towa next please 👀 Her cover of Error , her original Palette,Her version of King , her cover of Eye and also her cover of “Black Sheep” and from her ep, Fact

[@puffy1700]

I really want him to listen to Palette. It's SUCH a good song that you don't need to know the language to feel what it's trying to convey. 😭

[@vegetarex155]

@@puffy1700 thats sooo true even without knowing the backstory and just listening to the song and lyrics u can just tell

[@x149te]

If Towa: Pallete - emotional My Roar (マイロア) - guitars Fact - drums

[@vegetarex155]

@@x149te i wanted to suggest my roar aswell but i thought it would be best to hear her in general first, as My Roar is a very unique type of song and not something she *Usually* does

[@GOT_Clips]

THIS PLEASE 🙏

[@zomblesallegoy]

Still recommend Kiara Takanashi's Hinotori, it's damn good! Best song in Hololive for me.

[@lalalalasmith4903]

Check out IronMouse and Nyanners “Getcha” and Omae Wa Mou with Ironmouse and Caleb.

[@rbanarchy303]

My suggestions Hololive Myth (Calli & Gura's generation) - Journey Like a Thousand Years Hoshimachi Suisei- Template Moona Hoshinova- High Tide Ayunda Risu - Alice & U Tokoyami Towa - Pallete

[@hagg3r]

Would strongly recommend "Red" by Cali.

[@marinoconnor8592]

To answer your question, neither is a native Japanese speaker. Another topic you touched on is that you felt they had fun recording the song together. Based on what I understand, they've only met in person a couple of times and likely didn't record the song in-person. They have collaborated extensively on their streams, however, and do have great chemistry. To echo others' recommendations: Moona's "High Tide" and Calli's "End of a Life" would make fantastic next stops.

[@megarayquaza9054]

Gura's thing is being able to almost perfectly mimic any language and accents, it's pretty scary actually lol

[@jmdtaelon]

Singing "King" is a well know tradition for Vtubers, you can find a version of it for each one of the Hololive members, each one having a different style matching the singer theme, wich is fun and deepens the tradition, its not only a "cover", is technically a statement of their creativity. By the way.. i cant wait you cover Marine, her latest song "I’m Your Treasure Box" its a must, "Unison" is an otherworld see experience, and "Ahoy!" the best song ever made XD

[@lareolanKFP]

Don't forget "Marine Shukkou!" 😁

[@jmdtaelon]

@@lareolanKFP ofc, i like all Marine songs, she ironically have a mature artistic taste in music styles XD for a 18y idol XD. Beside her theme shenanigans, she is a well rounded artist.

[@walterroche8192]

The really COOL part about this cover is just how they really made it their own! The original is very different, Techno/Punk, and if you listen to the IronMouse version it's surprising! Gura has done DOZENS of covers and had a weekly sing-along nearly ever week in mid 2021.

[@Clipping_filming]

9:54 One of Calli's deep ,slow music is "end of a life". That song is talking about Calli's personal life before joining Hololive. Not only the lyrics, the beat and music is sooooo beautiful. You must react to this song, trust me.

[@tehrickles1447]

These two are awesome together because they just have fun with what they do. They're both goofballs and it shows, and that's why people love their content so much. Another track from the HoloLive lineup that I absolutely adore is a cover by Hakos Baelz called Hontou no Oto. Absolutely stunning song.

[@daricwolfe5038]

Ironmouse did a cover of KING as well

[@sebastionlender]

mumei's cover of dilemma by deco*27 is amazing

[@MilethCitizen]

Your reactions are fantastic! I really enjoy how you have your own way of recording these and your own method! What I'll recommend first though is checking out Demondice's track "Soundless". The second recommendation is for more Hololive which would be checking out the cover of "Ochame Kinou" by Hololive EN. As for Kanaria, they do Vocaloid tracks which I believe you're familiar with. Which ever way you go, I'm looking forward to your next video!

[@GOTGames]

❤️

[@DarkG7X]

I see what you did there 😄

[@MilethCitizen]

@@DarkG7X What? Advertise the room mate? They're both excellent at music.

[@xclrtr5747]

I think youd like Guras cover of Target for Love which I believe is her first and only solo cover so far

[@FabricioKarim]

There are so many covers of this Music. I recomend versions by Enna Alouette, Ayunda Risu and Hoshimachi Suisei.

[@athanasiosdemertzis8847]

First of all, you MUST check the original MV in Calli's channel with all 5 of the Myth gen called "Non-Fiction" . At this one Calli does NOT rap. For other recommendations: - Suisei, has stuff like Comet. - Towa(-sama), has stuff like Error and Palette. - Marine, I see is mentioned mostly because of her recent original Treasure Box song. - If we want to talk recency bias, we have Sora that did a cover with Calli - Suisei - AZKi - IRyS. - Towa(-sama) also did a cover of Hikaru Nara with Chloe - Lui - Robocco - Mel. - Mel has a rap cover of Luvoratory with Kanata and Calli. - Watame did a two sides song with Calli. Each side on their channels. - Personal favorite of IRyS is Berserker. - Then you have Moona with High Tide. - Risu with Flos. - Reine with two sides cover with Risu of Kakumei Dualism.

[@calebgoodman3028]

Just so you know. This is a cover, not an original. The song is from Kanaria and sung by a virtual singer named Gumi. It’s also part of a series if I remember correctly.

[@mechagm]

If you'd like to hear Ironmouse doing a totally differen style of song from the one you reacted to, here she is absolutely crushing "And I Am Telling You." kzbin.info/www/bejne/q6u2aYuDbbl8oZY

[@nahuel3433]

I mantain that Ayunda Risu has the best cover of this song. (in no small part because the mixing was also killer.)

[@Mordaedil]

5:43 Sorry to say, they didn't record this in the same studio because Callie was still in Japan and they were stuck in their respective countries due to a little C-thing.

[@SoushiMinashiro]

You should check out High Tide by Moona Hoshinova, absolutely amazing original song with stunning visuals. Moona is from Indonesian branch of Hololive and she's amazing, as well as the rest of the girls from HoloID.

[@ThePurpleFantum]

Sounds like my playlist to be honest, from 'Hatsune Miku - Lucky Clover Club' to 'Disturbed - Down With the Sickness' and everything in between. You like what you like and i'm the same in that regard. Genre be damned.

[@dorasziladi3962]

Ado - Crime and Punishment, you will not regret it!😊

[@Shuujin_Gustavo]

Wow a year already? well, with a genuine reactions like that, it's easy to see how much you like music! you channel gonna grow "Even further BEYOND" (that's a famous anime quote btw). You're awersome dude!

[@halmachi3627]

Another great reaction. Thank you for always bringing energy to it, it is refreshing after hard days! As recommendation for this rabbit hole I will keep pointing out Tokoyami Towas' Palette. There is a lot to discover in Hololive. Even if you look aside the usual "singers", most members have original songs and they differ vastly in style .

[@neroliian]

I also highly recommend "Graveyard Shift" from Mori and BOOGEY VOXX in my opinion a banger song. And also right on time for Halloween :)

[@VampyrMygg]

On the topic of covers, ironmouse also has a cover of this song that's pretty good. As for speaking Japanese, Gura is learning I think? Calli however lives in Japan and speaks it pretty well, but she's originally from the US. Just remembered, for Calli singing there are a few, but they released a song not too long ago called "Non-fiction" where you get to see and hear each member of their group, so Calli, Gura, Ame, Ina, and Kiara all in one song singing together.

[@xaizard]

Calli is one of the best rappers of Hololive. The other one is Watame. They both have a Rap battle called Reaper vs Sheep. I really recommend it, it has two versions, btw.

[@pikachus0358]

ayo we got the same headphones :D

[@zoisekai]

Minami - main actor

[@karactr8361]

I don't know if someone has already mentioned this as there too many comments for me to readily check, but King is a song originally written/produced/mixed by an EDM artist named kanaria using the Gumi voicebank. As such it is an excellent electronic vocaloid work which tend to have very forgiving "free use with attribution" terms so covers are generally safe to record. He has quite a few original pieces that are in the same set which also get a lot of covers, but none quite as many as King.

[@natsumikusunoki5871]

Mori-chan is an amazing artist. You should listen more of her mainstream songs > Mera Mera > Let's end the World > End of a Life > Red > Holy嫉妬

[@AntaPengoon]

I really would like for this guy to react to "Do U" by Takanashi Kiara

[@TheCardinalbiggles]

I second all the suggestions for: Suisei - “Stellar Stellar” and “Her Trail on the Celestial Sphere” Taku Inoue - “3:12” (Sanji Juunihun) Towa - “Error” and “Pallete” Calli - “End of a Life” And I also suggest checking out EN Hololive member *Hakos Baelz (Bae)* cover of “A Million Miles Away”. It’s actually stunningly good.

[@EDFscout]

4:36 Not sure if you noticed, but it's not just Mori singing here. (Focus on your right ear)

[@notfunny6606]

You can just tell they had so much fun recording this song

[@RangerJoe77]

How about you react to Gawr Gura Shark d. It's a animated short on her channel about when she first came to the surface from Atlantis.

[@MegaApostel]

Gura cant speak japanese at all where Calli is from America but lives in Japan right now and can speak it very well as she also writes her song in both languages. A really emotional and more "singie" song would be "End of a life" from Calli For other Hololivemember once again Towa,Kanata,Mona, AzKi, Sora Reine

[@Geminosity]

I enjoy this version and how they clearly had fun with it. That said, my fave cover of this will forever be Reine's. Redshift really revs the song up and it's nice to see a different take on the video with it being a lot more dynamic instead of just redoing the art for it like most do :3

[@Davkas]

These two are so good together! This song was originally a vocaloid song (another huge rabbit hole to potentially enter) and they did a really good job with the cover. As some mentioned, believe it or not these two actually recorded this separately since Calli was living in Japan and Gura in the US, but they often will stream together and it's nonstop fun shenanigans. Also, did you catch in the second half that Gura is whispering the lyrics in the background ASMR-style? It really adds a lot of depth while Calli is singing in that verse. I've said it before on other videos, but Steller Steller from Suisei will blow your mind! Also, I highly recommend checking out Tokoyami Towa who is another incredible Hololive singer that I think you'll really like. Great reaction dude!

[@adamjki]

You should definitely react to "End of Life", "Excuse my Rudeness" , "DEAD BEATS" by Calli and also Villain Vibes by AmaLee, feat. Calli its a total banger also a honorable mention to "RED" also by Calli

[@usernobody3768]

You should watch some clips of gura karaoke streams, they are hilarious lol

[@TheAndrain]

My fellow deadbeats (Calli's fans) already recommended her entire library to you at this point. I wanted to highlight ones that I haven't noticed in your comment section before. IRyS - Caesura of Despair - IRyS was brought onto Hololive specifically for her singing ability. The others are considered multi-talented for many reasons. She has a soothing voice and positive messages in her songs. This is her debut song. Tokino Sora - Step and Go - Sora is the OG, HoloLive's first and one of the longest active Vtubers there is overall. She's one of the pillars that built this form of entertainment and that came from immense talent and grit all in a sweet and humble package. She naturally has an extremely huge song library, but Step and Go is one of my favorites of her. Omaru Polka - Hologram Circus - Polka is sort of a Clown, but in reality, there is so much talent she's rightfully considered an entire circus. Polka's streams and songs are something out of legend. As one commenter put it, this song Hologram Circus has enough energy to power a small country (and she got it subtitled in English too.) Special Mention - Blue Clapper - One of Hololive's most addicting song I can't recommend it enough.

[@RangerJoe77]

How about you react to the Gawr Gura experience video. It's ok to react to heck she even reacted to the Gawr Gura experience on her 2 year anniversary.

[@05stapj]

KING is an exceedingly covered song. Gura and Cali's version stands out by being a duet, as well as their ad-libs and Cali's rap between verses

[@triluxx_03]

King is such a great song! I don't watch hololive often, but in the times I do, I'm blown away by how good they are with this kind of stuff If you're interested in diving deeper into the Vtuber rabbit hole, I'd recommend NIJISANJI :) It's another popular Vtuber agency- There's the main branch (Originally it was just the Japanese branch, but the Indonesian and Korean branches have since merged with them, which is why it's mostly just referred to as the main branch since some members don't even speak Japanese), an English branch, and also by extension, what's basically a Chinese branch (Virtuareal, which is on Bilibili) I don't know too many covers/original songs from the main branch, so all the recommendations below would be from the EN branch I really like all of Enna Alouette's songs - Wish of This Songbird and her cover of King are my favorites. Also, Maria Marionette's cover of God-Ish is just- great. When it comes to original songs, my two favorites would have to be Deja Vu (Uki Violeta) and the previously mentioned Wish of This Song Bird (Enna Alouette) Another thing about NIJISANJI is that similar to how Hololive debuts vtubers in "Gens", they debut them in waves (For example, Finana Ryugu, Elira Pendora, and Pomu Rainpuff were all part of wave 1 which is named Lazulight) and release a song along with them. I'd recommend the first wave song Diamond City Lights and fifth wave song Stuck in the Abyss Apologies for the wall of text but also Millie's Marshall Maximizer/Kanon covers and Sana Ako Nalang to be completely honest, just nijisanji as a whole

[@brotquel1592]

These two are incredible! Each and every single member of Hololive interact with the others in their own unique ways (obviously) and Calli and Gura (whom call themselves "Bonebros") have this unique chemistry of, I don't know, sisters? Like Calli being the older, calmer but still mischevious sister and Gura the hyperactive gremlin. Truly incredible! Even if we are past Halloween, I highly recommend "Myth or Treat", the song that the 1st gen of Hololive EN (aka HoloMyth) made for the past Halloween. Also "Non-fiction" is breathetaking, sung by all five girls in occasion of the second anniversary of their debut. If you want to know a bit more about Gura, recently a short animation came out, named "Get Shark'd" that narrates her first few steps on land.

[@Malcontentus]

End of a Life by Cali. Stellar Stellar by Suisei. Both of them also have songs with Taku Inoue that are awesome. Yona Yona Journey is an upbeat Jazzy kinda song with Cali, and Sanji Juunihun aka 3:12 with Suisei is a very mellow song. If you want something a little closer to a Halloween vibe there's Myth or Treat which Cali wrote the lyrics for and is sung by all of her genmates including gura. Also Graveyard Shift with Cali and Boogey Voxx.

[@thaan9344]

0:25 I'm looking forward to this to see his face

[@HolyNatanil]

You need really to hear all the King Covers from hololive and if not all then at least Suisei, Risu, and Sora King Covers

[@kallethen9389]

This is my absolute FAVORITE cover of "King". I love it so much cuz Calli and Gura sound like they are having so much fun recording it. You can really hear it in their voices. Recommendations: "Play Dice" by Hakos Baelz is one I think you'd really love. It kicks off fast and goes full throttle through to the end. Also, for a different pace, Calli's "End of a Life" is quite an emotional ride. IMO, it's her best song because she really bares her soul.

[@kiryukaimemorial]

Next time I fly into Mildenhall I'll look you up, and I want a Bar-B-Q Pastie! Thanks for giving Vtubers a listen again, as always it's great to see someone expand their music repertoire! I agree with the others in comments, 'End of a Life' is an important milestone for Calli, if you really react to the lyrics and understand them you will be blown away how deep it goes.

[@CyrusMajin]

When Gura and/or Calli talked about the recording process for this cover, it was mentioned that they sent the recordings back and forth to each other, especially with the adlibbing, which in turn let them have that call and response feel. This was necessary since Calli was in Japan at the time while Gura was in the US (I think on the East Coast, but I'm not sure). Who ever did the audio mixing deserves mad props, as well. From using the left and right channels for "Left Side, Right Side" respectively to putting Gura whispering the lyrics in the back half of the second verse so you can barely tell it's there elevates what would have been great and skillful cover of the song to something amazing. Since it is Halloween season, you really should try "Myth or Treat.": kzbin.info/www/bejne/jKbThWyAeK-Uhbs I would also again recommend something by Steam Powered Giraffe. Maybe "Automatomic Electronic Harmonics" for an early song on their channel (though not with the current roster of performers): kzbin.info/www/bejne/nYK6imCAhM15aKs Edit: I'm curious if you'd be down for some recommendations for some Vtuber fan animations. Admittedly that is a whole other rabbit hole. It's interesting to see how different animators interpret some of these events or conversations. It also gives you a loose idea about how they all interact.

[@buttoningrex850]

The little opening part is unique to this version of king, both girls are English speakers calli is fluent in Japanese & gura (as far as I'm aware)she knows enough Japanese to hol3a conversation but is still learning to become fluent

[@Segmented]

I would recommend checking out some of the other Hololive King covers. My favorites are probably Sora's, Risu's, Watame's, Shion's, Towa's, and Suisei's. There are more than that though 😂.

[@Seele2015au]

Since you're at it, I think I can add Reine's, and one foot outside the Hololive universe, her mother Pochi's version as well: Pochi's version might not be on the same level as Reine's in terms of vocal virtuosity but the video is eye-popping with Easter eggs aplenty.

[@Daimah]

Since Halloween is coming I would like to recommend "Myth or treat". It's a song that Holo Myth (the group Gura and Calli are part of) made for last year's Halloween, it was going to be just a joke song but the guy they commissioned the track from gave them a banger. It was a last minute thing, so much that Calli wrote the lyrics in one night.

[@ezekial7028]

You should also check out the original from Kanaria.

[@momon5994]

Предлагаю сделать реакцию на такие аниме как : Steins;Gate Another Death Parade Mirai Nikki Yofukashi no Uta Многие имеют только 1 опенинг поэтому разные аниме можно добавить в одно видео как ты уже делал.

[@Kurukuu]

King has been covered by a lot of people. In Calli's and Gura's case they'd made the song theirs, with the adlibs and such, so you could say that it's theirs, in a way. Kanaria is a Vocaloid producer that has released songs that have been viral in the vtuber (and other circles), King is maybe the most popular one, but all are worth a listening. Calli did a translated (by herself) cover of Kanaria's 'Envy Baby', it's worth a watch

[@grey57]

Just a Dad and her kid rockin out together Gura def has the best seat in the house lol. I love the chemistry these 2 have together its always like they are havin so much fun together even out of the music side. Hololive has a crazy amount of talent that is being cultivated so theres so much to pull from try out another girl from EN IRyS and her song Here Comes Hope

[@Terralventhe]

I feel obligated to pitch some of the less promoted Hololive singers and their amazing songs: Sakura Miko: "My Name Is Elite", "Sakurakaze", "Baby Dance" Amane Kanata: "Tokusya-Seizon Wonder-la-der!!", "Tenshi no Agape" Shirakami Fubuki: "Say! Fanfare!", "KONKON BEATS" Oozora Subaru: "Pleiades!" Honestly I could keep going for a while but those are some standouts for me.

[@afterbirth5906]

I was pretty hesitant on whether it'd be good to recommend you outright covers from vocaloid songs or you wanted to listen to the originals first and then the cover, but if you have no problems to directly check out covers, then hell I have some recommendations: Hiiragi Kirai - Bocca Della Verita (Mika Melatika cover) Kanaria - Unaware Drunkard (Iida Pochi cover) Kanaria - Identity (Enna Alouette & Millie Parfait cover) Kanaria - Queen (Tachibana Music, Epic Metal cover. Not a vtuber but his version is imo beyond amazing. I'd recommend to check the original version first and then compare that to his) Kikuo - Aishite Aishite Aishite (Vestia Zeta cover) PinocchioP - God-ish (Ado cover. Also, not a vtuber but a godly singer) And then, as you were down to react to live karaoke (Ironmouse's), I thought you may like these ones as well. Naming the vod and timestamps so it'll be easy to find if you want to check them out: - [#NijiMelodyTime] end of summer singing time~! [NIJISANJI EN | Elira Pendora] YOASOBI - Yoru Ni Kakeru (14:45) - [#EliraBirthday2021] SINGING WHATEVER I WANT [NIJISANJI EN | Elira Pendora] MikitoP - Roki (1:32:28) Got quite excited there- hope I'm not being a pest, and that you keep digging deeper into this rabbit hole, everyone is crazy talented. Have a great day