Graveyard Shift Reaction - Calliope Mori ft. BOOGEY VOXX

[@MunckFu]

From the vtuber wiki: BOOGEY VOXX is a Japanese VTuber duo consisting of Ci the Jiangshi and Fra the Monster who dub themselves a virtual undead unit. They are a hip-hop group with Ci mostly handling the melody and Fra handling the rap parts of their songs.

[@MunckFu]

Jiangshi is a Chinese zombie of sorts.

[@Mattables]

@@MunckFu thanks bud!!

[@DR_REDACTED]

@@MunckFu Close its a Chinese hopping vampire. The Chinese character for "jiang" (殭/僵) in "jiangshi" literally means "hard" or "stiff". It is believed that the jiangshi are so stiff that they cannot bend their limbs or body, so they have to move around by hopping while keeping their arms stretched out for mobility.

[@jotusmas4038]

One of her vtuber group members from Hololive, Gawr Gura, has a great song "Reflect". Almost all in Japanese, but it would be great song for your international song playlist!

[@Mattables]

Thank you bud!!

[@effortlessfury]

7:20 the genre you're thinking of is "Swing." While Calli's music jumps around from genre to genre, she's a fan of electro-swing.

[@Mattables]

YES thank you!!!

[@farzanahizzati]

I guess me and calli are based

[@timewizardphil]

Great reaction. if you do want to dive deeper into Calli’s work (which I definitely recommend), she might not always be a good fit for international Wednesday though. This one worked out because of Boogey Voxx and a lot of her songs do have some Japanese in them, but she is a predominantly English language artist (and American, though she currently lives in Japan) and a good portion of her songs have minimal to no Japanese. They’re all great though. Oh and, the idea you mentioned near the start of a younger talent cycling in to take over as a vtuber, sounds promising in theory, but the fans of vtubers more often are drawn to the individual persona of the vtuber than the character model and such, and being a vtuber isn’t really the same as acting as a character. It was notably attempted a couple years ago to swap out the person behind a big vtuber, Kizuna Ai (who is often regarded as the vtuber to popularize the vtuber trend in the first place), and the fans largely rejected it, prompting the company behind her to stick with the original talent and, if I recall correctly, relegate the would be replacement to a side character.

[@Mattables]

Thank you so much for all of this! I was a little nervous recording this Bc I don’t always know if it’s going to be in a different language or not. I think that’s why I’m gonna rely on the comments for specific songs 😅 Also that makes a ton of sense! I think more than not it won’t work, but maybe if they ease ppl in to the new personality or what not, just an interesting idea.

[@effortlessfury]

@@Mattables Something to consider is that, because you're not visibly on screen, the stigma associated with the visual appearance of age is removed. Age is much less of a factor if you're vTubing.

[@Mattables]

@@effortlessfury good point!! Just find it interesting that this character is technically a "skin" so there are a TON of creative solutions with things

[@chrisbennett6236]

Fra and Ci are Boogey Voxx. Fra has some seriously good energetic flow that's so invigorating. Ci has some serious power, attitude, range and rhythm with a dark edge like you'd hear in Gothic Symphonic Metal.

[@hybrid22003]

I think you would love the new Calli and Gura song "Q". Gura is a small, cuty and sassy vtuber.

[@farzanahizzati]

This guy thinks vtubing are fun, while others thinks vtubing are cringe.. Im with this guy

[@Mattables]

Well it also looks sick too! Who doesn’t wanna be an anime character? Lol

[@farzanahizzati]

@@Mattables this guy understand the assignment

[@bovimaster]

The CC give you translations for most of the songs! helps with figuring out what they are saying!

[@Mattables]

lol how did i forget that this was an option

[@effortlessfury]

@@Mattables It's not as frequent an option with Calli's music that features Japanese as one might like, but definitely should check every video for them just in case.

[@AZDfox]

@@Mattables the CC for this is especially impressive, because they made the translation also rhyme and fit the flow. It is a masterpiece of translation.

[@monsterhunterayame4941]

It's kind of a shame that you didn't watch this with CC on. They were written to match the vibe of the song and it actually translates the Japanese lines and it has rhymes and flow even in those translations. It's great.

[@Odysee89]

for those saying german sounds always super harsh, please react to Naruto Shippuden「Blue Bird」- German ver. | FULL | Selphius Selphius has a very lovely voice, you gonna love it!

[@Frixon_]

If you want more of a change up with Calli I'd suggest Live again, Red and Bully, would also recommend if you want a more somber tone definitely recommend Cursed Nights or End of a Life

[@Cheonging101]

6:20 The word you're thinking of is "theme", I believe. Not just a song as it defines the entirety of a story.

[@SenseofNoneYT]

This genre is a bit more niche. I believe the old genre you're looking for is Swing. This song is basically ElectroSwing fused with Japanese Rap. The niche has been going on for a while now but it's usually flying under the radar. Personally, I friggin love it. It's so fun to listen to. It's a genius of genre fusion. Also, it makes sense that this feels like it's part of something. And I think their VTuber personas are contributing to it. The song is written with their respective lore in mind. A reaper and two zombies. So in a way, it *is* part of something bigger. Other songs I can recommend that are like this, if you're really interested, are "Reflection" by DYES IWASAKI and "Princess" by TOPHAMHAT-KYO. Both songs involving FAKE TYPE. Similar energy and beat. They're hella fun to listen to.

[@Kurukuu]

After releasing her first single, Calli hosted a contest/community activity of covers of her song, and reviewed the top ones with her genmate Takanashi Kiara, and boogey boxx participated and got featured in the livestream. I'm not sure if Calli knew them beforehand (probably), after that Boogey and Calli did a double collab, with a diferent collab song released on both their channels featuring the other

[@MrJcTTK]

should really check out the collab song they made for Boogey Voxx channel called CROWN, is freaking great

[@podtrooper3219]

Newly found you because you're giving our Queen Callie some attention. Appreciate and enjoy your reactions. My guy - I know you have to pause occasionally, and definitely like the commentary. But, can you let the song go for more than 4 seconds between breaks???!! Only criticism I have. Otherwise doing a great job!

[@Mattables]

I usually have to stop Bc I have a comment I wanna make, and if I don’t let it out, it’ll distract me until the next stop 😅. I’ll def get better about it, only started doing this a few months ago. Thanks for giving my content a chance !

[@podtrooper3219]

@@Mattables I get it. I have to fight the tangent gremlin in conversations too. And don't take it wrong. Your comments and observations are interesting and entertaining. Just could stand a little time between them. Already loads better than 'reactions' where the "creator" sits like a stone, basically just replaying someone else's content. You actually provide your own take and analysis - so props on that. Best of luck going forward.

[@Mattables]

@@podtrooper3219 appreciate the dialog about this. Luckily this was one of my first reactions, so HOPEFULLY moving forward I did a better job about it lol at least in my newer reactions.

[@derekm328]

You should totally listen to Demondice. Her songs are very good, and her rap is also really great

[@podtrooper3219]

Here's an idea for the twice a week foreign language. International Wed as usual. And add Mori Mondays - Just dedicated to our reaper goddess. 👍👍👍

[@AZDfox]

Boogie Vox is made up of Fra, a zombie, and Ci, a vampire

[@jotusmas4038]

Another international anime artists would be Anirap! You can check out any of his recent tracks!

[@angrycanadians]

Miss cantaloupe man I’m done. 😂😂😂

[@Mattables]

I promise I got better since then lol

[@angrycanadians]

@@Mattables I know, seen the newer stuff but I wasn’t expecting to hear that. Think I woke the whole house up laughing

[@Justakatto]

ok now i'm convinced you're doing the "coloopee" pronunciation thing on purpose

[@Mattables]

lol i do not, i am HORRIBLE at pronouncing things. And when i do the international videos weekly, i forget the actual way to say it when i learn it. My bad

[@DemonCap-g1i]

You should listen “your ace kid”, “Alcatraz “, “Hazyskyscraper”, “suckerz” or really any song by DemonDice ( the original persona of Calliope Morí)

[@SinzPet-]

Tbh i dont understand how u cant say her name still tbh 😅 she literally says it in songs u've heard Including this one, and u still get it wrong 😅

[@jupiter926]

i hope this helps pronounces, its calli-o-ppe

[@hooliganj391]

It's . She took the name from the Greek muse of epic poetry. It's also an actual word in English as the name of an instrument often associated with circus performances. I'm always a bit nonplussed that most people seem to have trouble pronouncing it, despite this being the only case in HoloLive of a talent with an English word as part of their name.

[@jupiter926]

@@hooliganj391 srry if i dont know, in my lenguage calliope pronounces exacly how it is

[@jupiter926]

@@hooliganj391 and i dont speak english very well so... yeah

[@hooliganj391]

​@@jupiter926 Because it comes from Greek, it isn't pronounced as you'd expect for a Romantic language like Spanish or English. But it still surprises me because Calliope (the Muse) is not an obscure character, and is named in a lot of Greek literature that's still read today including Homer's Iliad and the Odyssey. Anyway, I didn't mean to call you out specifically. I was pointing out that a lot of people mispronounce the name... even when it's in the lyrics of a couple of her songs. 😆

[@DR_REDACTED]

@@hooliganj391 It is yeah. But even she has said she donsen't care how people say it.

[@ElquiHayashi]

The idea of changing the vtuber voice actress might sound good to you but it had been done before and they went downhill. Gamebu changed all the original voice actors and it started going downhill. Kizuna Ai added more voice actors and people hated that. Most of the vtuber models die with the departure of the original voice actors, this is to keep the memories of them even though it just stop there. There might be some that left the company and "reincarnate" into other vtubers elsewhere.

[@Odysee89]

first again