First time reaction & Vocal Analysis of "Hollowness" - 美波 (Minami) MV

Minami's emotional connectedness, grit, power and guardedness are all in perfect balance with this thought-provoking piece. This song spoke to me. Her performance allowed me to feel it! Free Voice Lessons: chrisliepe.com/free-your-voice/
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• 美波「ホロネス」MV
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[@artyomshay]

Waiting Waiting for rain and Main actor

[@sorasoramame7721]

アメヲマツ❤︎ 私も好きです！！ ブルーグラスとグッドラッカー、ルードルーズダンスもオススメです！

[@faridalhafizz5288]

"If you'd like more help... connecting to your voice" oh, i thought you're overing therapy session after listening to this song

[@chrisliepe]

I am haha

[@gooddoggo3547]

she writes, sings, and composes her own music!!!

[@0XteaZz0]

And play guitar as same time !

[@gooddoggo3547]

@@0XteaZz0 yes that too

[@alexdragneel5204]

When ever i hear main actor from her, i just cry because of her emotion she brings through singing she is sooo good!!!!!! pls main actor for the next reaction!

[@jesseschuberg1878]

Seconding this, if Hollowness gives me chills, Main Actor gives me tears

[@maxinesenior596]

@@jesseschuberg1878 if Hollowness gives me tears, Main Actor gives me waterfall tears

[@Wabu]

Got goosebumps during that final long high note...! Her breath control is next level.

[@LIAMpv]

Damn, made me shed tears. I had listened to this piece multiple time but never read the translated lyrics. It was already making me emotional, but after paying attention to the lyrics, I found myself crying.

[@valdris86]

Main Actor is definitely the next Minami song to check out, one of her absolute best

[@isaacfentom8684]

I love watching vocal teacher react to minami cuz i can learn a lot and it make me interested in singing even tho i can't sing that just how impactful minami's voice are😂

[@Chocobooo92]

Minami is the queen of emotions. And you know what? I see a similarity between you two. You are both very expressive in what you do and I absolutely love it. This makes it easy for me to resonate with your feelings and emotions. That's why minami is my favorite singer and your channel is my favorite among others similar.

[@jangjangjangjong]

Dealing with self-image and identity is not easy and she nails it with the lyrics and performance. Makes me emotional everytime. Great reaction. Main Actor next for more great lyrics and performance.

[@fromant65]

i'm always flabbergasted every time I hear this song. It's singing emotion and expression at its peak

[@thisisakoolname9927]

You're taking me back, man. I recall listening to her non-stop in the last year of highschool and 1st year of uni. She was my Oshi, but it's a bit sad she's not as active.

[@zaimanity8893]

She made a mini album last year, it's not that bad.

[@pokerraper1]

She's been on tour in Japan, so I guess thats the main reason

[@XieLian_s]

YEESSS i've been hoping for this one 🥹 thank you Chris!!

[@Goofzillers]

MORE MINAMI i love your reactions and analyses and i love minami!!

[@spicyweasel]

Thank you Chris for disconnecting yourself for a little bit from the vocal analysis part and talking about your feelings too. That really adds to how you feel listening to powerful music like this.

[@zhymonspuzzle9186]

I came for a decent vocal analysis. I did not expect an excellent take on the meaning of the song as well. With personal associations too. Cool bonus.

[@irs5desuyo]

日本では美波さんはそこまで有名ではなく、解説動画も無いので困ってました。英語はわかりませんが、このように解説を聞いてるだけで、歌うときに意識するべきことが伝わりました。MVを初めてまじまじと見ましたが、本当に心にきますね。美波さんの息の吸い方は到底真似できません…

[@SlaventiyEFT]

Она популярна из-за трека Домашней подруги,там 214млн просмотров,остальные треки до 70млн и это только за рубежом.

[@gilletteguy]

I absolutely love minami's way of using her voice, just hits so straight on to the soul.

[@klemenkrizan4343]

thank you cris. Best reaction channel ever, much appriciated for reacting to my favoruite song that has been my favourite for more than a year now and now making it even more favorite by showing me how good she is, cus man i just don't realize half of her golden voice. see you on the next one, have a great day!

[@FamilyVilla54]

Her way of making you connect with the lyrics. You can truly FEEL what shes saying in the song. I've dealt with depression for a long time, and I've never felt more identified with a song than her song "Main Actor". It's just beyond words what she's capable of communicate So glad you're making this videos, I'm loving them :)

[@yugoxgc]

I absolutely LOVE this track. The clear breath & voice breaks add SO MUCH emotion. So rarely can I hear a vocalist use the sound of them taking a breath in to add to a song. Usually, it feels like it gets avoided. Not from Minami. She deliberately makes you hear her breath. Gasping for air in desperation to give more impact I get brought to tears very often listening to it.

[@Willy-lc6df]

Minami's "Drop" is a fantastic song I think you'll enjoy as well!

[@supacharagiratisunton25]

drop-minami wellll

[@gomilopez1]

Oh man, I always get teary with Minami, and the fact that you're also reactin to it akes it miles better!! Thank you again for al your openess and transparency, that makes me appreciate you a lot more! Makes me happy to see you enjoy this artists, hopefully it does makes you happy to see us enjoying your reactions aswell! Thank you for all the insights!

[@debau9832]

thats why I love minami so much siince she can put so much emotion in her music since she was a actress before

[@irfannbs9031]

Yeah, I love Minami. Thanks for the content!

[@WatchByrde]

So so happy you reacted to this!! One of my favorite songs and probly one of if not the most emotional songs I know, and with such a powerful message. Minami is such an incredible singer, gives me goosbumps evertime I listen to her. Amazing video Chris! Keep up the amazing work!

[@cry9438]

Wow love the singing in english lyrics XD makes me pretend that you're singing an official english cover!

[@duckkeebs]

Have loved minami and this song for years but never read the lyrics. Really adds to the song/performance honestly now that I know. Keep it up Chris!!

[@0XteaZz0]

Got the Chance to see her in live 2 times the emotion she can transmit with her voice it's amazing i never felt that with any singer before but she gave me goosbumps everytime i hear her and even sometimes tears, My favorite song from her is Ame wo Matsu

[@objectobject410]

Let's go more Minami! What she lacks in quantity of songs, she more than makes up for with quality, every single song of hers is a masterpiece I would highly recommend checking out.

[@uS0ra]

her song gives me goosebumps every time

[@pokerraper1]

From Minami, I think Good Lucker has a lot of good features that she uses in all her songs. Like, everything she has is used there

[@Edenharley1]

Omg yessssss this is my favourite song ever I’m so excited you did this

[@CyberX-X]

Love getting to come to these videos not only for your amazing knowledge but for the amazing music recommendations 👏

[@world4saker]

the thing about all these artists ado minami all these jp artist they mastered the art of using emotions to show us a song does not have to be one way. we all feel pain but to keep going despite it. whether we like or not broken people find each other and it can go any way. if you have a chance listen to gravity by Irys from hololive it makes me cry each time but after that cry I feel better more calm and at ease

[@inorinvoid5080]

For me personally, when I look for artists that I like, I never go/ seek out those with great techniques or having a "great voice" or what most people consider "good singers". I go for those who are genuine, and really connected to what they are singing. Those that mean and truly believe in what they are singing. Technique and polish can always be improved on, LiSA is a PRIME example of it. If you heard how she sounds like at the start of her career, most people(especially in mainstream) wouldve just not given her a second thought. But look at her now. Her technique has gotten so polished but her very essence, her genuine approach to her songs and performance are still the same as she did way back then. You can see and hear and FEEL it. And to me, Minami also has something similar to that, though i have not listened to Minami live like i had from LiSA, I believe I wouldnt be disappointed. And on that note, react to LiSA's old performances(especially lives) back in the early 2010s. Youll see what i mean.

[@AceofspadessMusic]

Been waiting for this one!

[@frnono]

one of my favourite things about this song is at the last chorus (and the first) the bpm slows down from 205 to 185 and when she starts screaming is goes back 205 which amplifies everything even more

[@brayan_9254]

Finally! I love Minami's voice and in this song his interpretation stands out a lot. I recommend Eternal Blue for the next reaction👌

[@tikiman48]

one of my favorite songs of all time. Great vids as of late

[@tikiman48]

your reaction to that last note is spot on too

[@Sever2107]

YAAAY!! Finally we do Hollowness, love your reaction Chris, thanks for it!❤

[@peterpham2424]

Minami’s nice tunes 🎶 and strong words. Off I head forward into my day now wanting to be earnestly gentle

[@KHmaxX]

Been waiting so long for this one! Main actor or Waiting for rain would be my recommendations next!

[@Grom000]

Her squeeky inhales remind me of fingers running on acoustic guitar strings, which also add more flavor to the sound.

[@bocchi2729]

I'm so glad that I went to her concert before, I love minami so much!

[@YanamonYT]

total goosebumps. first and last chorus also have slower tempo which increase the despair feeling of the song,

[@quwane]

If anyone is with me, please like this comment to let Chris know that Eve is really worth looking into. Rebellious emotional singing can be done even without techniques like distortion

[@JustJack3898]

I love you reacting and discovering Japanese artists. This song gives me goosebumps

[@shiinaui]

Minami is just a ball of emotions. I just feel so many different emotions when listening to her.

[@ArthurrS2.]

I really like your reactions, i wish u could do more artists, there is so many great ones, Tatsuya Kitani, Milet, Aimer, i really recommend those ones, it would be great to see u reacting to them. Greetings from Brazil

[@user-jc1xb7xr9u]

Couldn't find the "Kawaki wo Ameku" by Minami, so I higly recommend to check it out and would like to see it. Also i higly recommend the "Bad apple", also couldn't find it on your channel

[@flowm.agardwell352]

I find that singers are much too smooth in their way of singing in the majority of what we hear “industrialized” (pop, rock, rap...) and no longer allow themselves as much vocal madness. Where as the Japanese are more creative and free in their singing. They live their songs, the emotions linked to them, and convey it all in their voices, whether in music or anime. Emotions are omnipresent in their interpretation and emotion. Which is paradoxical in their everyday social lives. I think it's their way of expressing their emotions that they keep to themselves. And it's taking whether we understand the lyrics or not, emotions are enough to understand a context an emotion ... That's why I love music. For me, music should be a means of transmitting emotions and bringing them to life. The best universal expression. Thank you for your honest and true way of living with the songs you're listening to and discovering for the first time. And for your love for music !

[@AiQ_00]

9:29 IKR that's why I love her. My girl deserves all the love ❤ thanks Chris.

[@mylittledota4653]

Consider checking yorushika sometime. They also feel very connected, they express emotions so well, particularly in the "that's why i gave up on music"

[@user-pi9it2ew6m]

Yeess more Minami! Would like to suggest Dir En Grey's Vinushka or Obscure for reaction video. Kyo is amazing vocalist and love to experiment with his voice a lot. If you like Ado, I think, you'll definitely like his singing haha.

[@NikoCat11]

I love this girl

[@une.cosplay]

YEAHHHH I'M SO READY FOR MORE MINAMI

[@DanteS-119]

Thanks for the vulnerability at 2:20. It’s hard, the connection or lack thereof especially

[@Teozkx]

thank you for your content, the next song of minami should be main actor!!

[@LeeJayBird21]

This has quickly become one of my favorite songs over the last month or so. The last 90 seconds absolutely destroy me.

[@itachi_was_not_wrong]

Best reaction Chris, you show so much I dont see, for the next song, definitely gotta be WAITING FOR RAIN PLSSS, subtitle is kinda obscure in this song but the concept and progress of that song will be pretty new for you too I believe cus that song doesnt have a hook, it is sung out like a poem with some absolute gem of a composition, Would looove to hear more from u

[@RandomTL]

You can also react to ILAW by SB19, it also talk about being trapped in spotlight

[@wormspeaker]

You can listen to this song with no visuals at all without understanding any Japanese and you can just feel her emotion.

[@chrisliepe]

absolutely what I love about this!

[@elmanderlokendero25]

VAAAAMOOOOSSS finally!!! Minami God

[@somebird4757]

First of all, hi! I'm new to the channel but ended up binging a ton of videos... I just can't get enough. I saw you covered a lot of Ado and some The First Take, so might I recommend you listen to Hoshimaru Suisei? She's the first vtuber to participate in this event, with her originals Stellar Stellar and Ghost.

[@somebird4757]

I keep misspelling her name, my bad... Hoshimachi Suisei!

[@Yoran_w]

I like DROP and Waiting for Rain the most, after Hollowness and Crying for Rain! Hollowness is definitely my number 1.

[@elmanderlokendero25]

thank you, this was a great analysis, next one from Minami has to be Drop!

[@ericktiradoperez1945]

Minami is amazing, i need your reaction to Waiting for rain and Time Gram, please. AMAZING!!!!

[@fezzman9898]

Just to point out, that's her on the guitar :D

[@chrisliepe]

Ohhhh!!!!

[@putukrishnasathyasanjaya4817]

Main actor and Lilac must be the next reaction of Minami. Both songs has a great message

[@user-bs2zd6ef9m]

There are other interesting Japanese singers that I would like to recommend. The singer name is Fukuwa(腹話), and although his singing style is very strange, he is very good at it. There is a song called 「Red Purge!!!」(レッド・パージ！！！)that I would like you to listen to. And that he also sings a mashup of Linkin Park's Faint and Britney Spears' Toxic, so be sure to listen to that too. Doesn't have to be a video. You won't regret listening to it.

[@davguev]

Same here. I don't know if I like more Kawaki wo Ameku or Hollowness. Both are so so so good!

[@gaoalexander73]

i feel like eternal blue is one of her more unknown songs, but its great

[@clydeines8548]

I literally just discovered it this morning, and instantly fell in love with it!

[@gdnprimo]

Minami-main actor next

[@clydeines8548]

If you want more amazing vocals from her: Main Actor and Eternal Blue Best I know

[@eugeniusari4491]

Try Minami's Rude Loose Dance

[@vinidbu]

her breath looks like a violin string OMG

[@-_raviolli_-7150]

Finally!

[@sunnymaharjan4999]

you should check out her "main actor" too

[@user-us3j7dg4x]

Nice‼︎ More More Minami‼︎ Next ‘Drop’‼︎😢

[@herokenzan2231]

ty

[@yam3ka1]

👍

[@Il3Lf]

Lilac / Main actor / Drop 🙏🙏🙏

[@DrenKrasniqi-gd6ct]

Chris can you make a long video on how to be able to sing everyday withoutvstrain and tell us how many minutes should a singer warm up and practice singing????🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔

[@chrisliepe]

You would be VERY interested in my course Discover Your Voice. Even a LONG video would not do the trick. You need a lifestyle program that guides you through various phases of discovery so that you can learn how to grow stamina, resonance and ultimately feel out how to practice and how long to practice etc... It's a journey! Here's a link to Discover Your Voice if you'd like to check it out further: www.mymusicalvoice.com/p/discover-your-voice/

[@July-gj1st]

3:40 ok now you have to react to La-hee both the actual song composed by Soken and the special version sang and performed by himself and an unsuspecting pianist.

[@Charlitos-gn7fe]

first 15 seconds of this song always reminds me of kevin penkins composition with all the wierd noises fresh out a pantheon.

[@raytintyzen3556]

Finally!!!😭😭😭

[@andriyvoitovych8036]

Fabulous, we need more of Minami. Also would like to suggest getting listen into the:☀︎☽ 小説　夏と罰（上・下） - 傘村トータ / Lucia × Lukia（Cover）or ☀︎☽ 透明エレジー - n-buna / Lucia（Cover)

[@megarockfreak]

Thanks for the video. One question: I don't understand the squeek of the singer at 1:32 in your video. Edit: her squeeks sound extremely high. but mayby not because she's a girl and I'm a men? Is that the start of learning a whistle?

[@jdchiaki]

Please react to “Eternal Blue” by Minami

[@violet.k.z.]

For the list of suggestion i want to suggest Creepy Nuts especially the (First Take) versions

[@Phatxual]

She has such a beautiful, story teller voice💯🥰 I keep finding myself getting lost in her voice when trying to stay locked into the video/lyrics on screen😅

[@andrew_rivex]

am I the one who dreams about a Floor Jansen ft. Minami?

[@Charlitos-gn7fe]

hoping you'll check out ados new song on the 31st MIRROR. all the previews seem fire and can't go wrong with Ado.

[@SunGodJon]

Idk if you will see this comment but there's still one well two ado songs you should check out: 1 Backlight and 2 Love ka.

[@aureasmortem]

Has anyone recommended him the Chainsaw Man op and endings yet?? Lots of vocal variety there!

[@customhouseyears]

Have you tried a reaction to Peter Hammill. I would suggest his live performance on Swiss TV in 1974 just him on acoustic piano, or do you not go back that that far? 3 songs my choice would be A louse is not a home. Give it a try 70s prog rock at its best.

[@artembal1106]

Please watch "Rude lose dance" and "blue Gurasu" for Minami

[@hybridmeteora5467]

Can you give the beatles a chance? Id suggest oh darling and I want you(shes so heavy) bc those are one of their best vocals. itd be lovely!

[@chrisliepe]

There’s a reason you don’t see many analysis videos for the Beatles. They are more difficult to work with as far as getting copyrights cleared and getting permission to use their music under Fair Use which is what I do with all my videos. I will try again sometime in the future but need to be strategic :) !!

[@Dracmord]

3:45 La Hee!!🤣