Shirota Yu - Die Schatten werden langer

Music video by Shirota Yu performing Die Schatten werden langer. (C) 2018 Sony Music Japan International
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[@EpixAndroid]

So Tuxedo Mask and the Phantom are singing together. Best thing that I never knew I needed until now.

[@actualtorchwoodagent]

I thought this was my comment for a moment; I said the same thing almost word for word on a different video 😅

[@sailorcat]

Haha, yeah. xD I stumbled upon a video from the musical and was like: "Itn't that Yu Shirota, a Tuxedo Mask actor?" xD

[@InesJosie]

This is awesome but I would be so up for Ramin singing in German, I'm a 100% percent sure he fits the role of death perfectly just like he did with the Phantom

[@Chronia]

Ironically, Yu plays the role of Death in one of the Japanese performances and he is AMAZING!

[@kaya8023kagrra]

can't belive my eyes that Ramin's Japanese pronounciation is so perfect

[@VeraPageMeltzer]

Ramin continues to AMAZE me. He has a great voice, stage presence, and just seems like a wonderful human being. Listening to him now on his station on Pandora.

[@AnimeAngel88]

Yu probably helped teach him for the song

[@TimeandMonotony]

I just got into Elisabeth (loved it), and I was thinking what a great Death Ramin would make in the unlikely event we ever get an English-language production, then this popped up in my recommends and when I saw the thumbnail I was like... is that Ramin?! This was fantastic! Would love to hear him sing it in the original German!

[@NOONE-cd4gu]

Oooh so there you are .... I thought i had seen you before that 70s video but couldnt really remember😂

[@TimeandMonotony]

@@NOONE-cd4gu Hehe hi! I'm a pretty new Ramin stan, so I've been binging all his videos. Love how all his/POTO fans keep running into each other in the comments! 😄

[@NOONE-cd4gu]

@@TimeandMonotony hahahahah oh so u must be after the april phantom stream right?? And yeah we are a very close community of fans and we also bump into each other in the comments and I kinda know when there is a new fan commening because its more like (fans before april 2020 and fans after april 2020) U can tell 😂

[@NOONE-cd4gu]

@@TimeandMonotony oh and if u need any info or bootlegs of his show or anything just lemme know

[@TimeandMonotony]

@@NOONE-cd4gu I actually missed the April stream, but I suddenly got a bunch of POTO vids in my recommends, which surprised me as, while I was really into it as a teen in the aughts, I hadn't thought much about it in years. Then I heard about the live stream and how well regarded that particular production was, so I rented it in August to see what all the fuss was about, and fell in love with it! Plunged me right back into my teenage Phantom obsession, now with added Ramin. 😝 I bought the DVD and CD (also the CD of the original London cast) and have watched and listened to it I don't even know how many times since, plus watching clips of other actors, and of course other Ramin songs. It's helped in these stressful times! And I've been recommending POTO 25 to everyone I know (my sister and her boyfriend loved it.) It's so cool that the livestreams have introduced or reintroduced so many people to POTO! And RAMIN. 💕

[@motionless_22]

Great! Ramin doing a German version like in the original Elisabeth would be amazing. Also, great job Shirota. A man of many talents.

[@rumpelstilzchen7871]

that is not German xD

[@minajahan5313]

Rumpel Stilzchen the song they’re covering is from the German musical Elisabeth das Musical! It’s a visually stunning musical with lovely songs!

[@timothy3848]

@@rumpelstilzchen7871 the original Song is in German

[@rumpelstilzchen7871]

@@minajahan5313 ah, okay. das habe ich noch nicht gesehen, steht noch auf meiner Liste :)

[@lamia8312]

|This is great! Ramin and Sierra are my dream cast for an English version of Elisabeth (though I know it probably will never happen)

[@RealAngelOfMusic]

@@morningmoon90 there is a full version of the original German show with English subtitles ❤️ kzbin.info/www/bejne/f3jdZaSpmsaretU. In the end they actually sing some of the songs in English as a special 😊

[@TimeandMonotony]

I was just thinking about that and then BAM, I saw this video!

[@turbajzlik]

One of my favourite songs from the Elisabeth Musical, it’s so beautiful. Arigatou gozaimasu!

[@d-tox3862]

Now Ramin singing the original version (German) *-*

[@deAzka]

I thank he was signing on Japanese

[@wigburgflossapientiae2308]

i'd love to hear him singing the german version :)

[@excaria5949]

Oh dear God please let that be a thing

[@justamusicalnerddontmindme7608]

p l e a s e

[@f.s.moh1982]

@@deAzka it is indeed Japanese

[@crisjapopcris1564]

I discovered the Austrian musicals through their Japanese versions. This song with Yu and Ramin is amazing! If there could be an Elisabeth performance with them, oh God I would go to Japan just to see it!

[@memelovescaps2]

I fell in love with this since the moment I heard it on Ramin's instagram. AMAZING 😍😍😍

[@deborahsweeting999]

I don't understand a word but it is fantastic. .Ramin, you always put your all into everything you do with such passion and power.

[@JAMoore-zz3ki]

GREAT duet. Your voices work so well together!

[@aleinalister3661]

Through this rendition of the song, I discovered 'Elisabeth das Musical' and I've fallen in love with it! Thank you for your talents, Ramin and Yu!!!

[@nyomidoom]

This is so good. If Ramin played death, then there would have been no hope of anyone surviving ahahaha. Would be awesome if Ramin did a version of the original Austrian one (starts singing "ich hab dich nie vergessen" in distance) ...

[@Yu_shirota_official]

こんにちは、これは私のラインIDです 1shirota

[@AliceJadeCeline]

Perfection!😍 I love Ramin so much.❤ Ramin is my favourite Phantom. I love Elisabeth the musical. Ramin singing Der Tod's part is a dream come true. Thank-you so much.

[@FreelancerStellar]

I keep trying to figure out which one singing high pitch. If I get it right, the first part is Ramin, second part is is Shirota, but the third part is a bit confused....both of them do a part in turn?

[@maryprice6090]

OMG! America NEEDS this show!!!!

[@sebastianwuschelkopf7259]

well...it's a European drama maybe the Americans would prefer a funny show? I really adore Elisabeth but don't you think that there is a reason why it hasn't been on Broadway yet?

[@TimeandMonotony]

@@sebastianwuschelkopf7259 I doubt it. It's basically a German Phantom of the Opera, which is wildly popular in America. It just needs a good English translation.

[@sebastianwuschelkopf7259]

@@TimeandMonotony well, if you think of what happened to "Tanz der Vampire" / "Dance of the Vampires"? It's a great show in Germany and Austria, but the Broadway Producers had to make it funnier and it was a terrible production. I hope they'll do better with Elisabeth...Honestly saying I don't believe that this show is going to come to Broadway/West-End. They've already been trying to bring Rebecca there for years now and no producer seems to want the show...

[@TimeandMonotony]

@@sebastianwuschelkopf7259 Ah, that's a shame. Hopefully if it ever gets an English-language production it would follow the Les Miz example of a non-literal translation that keeps the spirit of the original.

[@crisjapopcris1564]

So weird Elisabeth doesn't still have an English version. In Japan Elisabeth is so popular that they have 2 versions of the same musical: the Osaka (Takarazuka style) and the Toho.

[@portillojeanne]

Love it! Hope yuu’s talent can be more recognized one day :)

[@miharu9340]

Wow, Ramin, Shirota Yu and Xia Junsu are doing a great job singing this song. I want them to sing this song together!

[@angie.LoReLo]

It sounds so beautiful! I am from Germany and the Japanese version is one of my favourites next to the German and Hungarian versions

[@itstetulina]

Ramin como Der Tod, algo que no sabía que necesitaba!! ♥

[@JihoonKim-qf2ry]

Oh, how did this good music end up like this?

[@aoirse7487]

Waaaa I'm so impressed by Shirota You I

[@ruicoco]

I hope I can see Yuu as der todd again in japan 😢 this is SO AMAZING IM CRYING

[@motionless_22]

*Tod

[@amberreed5964]

Hooshit so happy I found this

[@Angie_Wien]

スゴい！ このコンビ最高💕

[@adzra__]

Playing this on repeat until I finish writing my paper lol.

[@CandyDiababa]

Gosh these two!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@danielquinones-cruz5059]

Beautiful song

[@sailorcat]

My favourite song from the musical.^^

[@freemind.4]

Please release a version with JaeJoong from the concert

[@darkestwhite6500]

Help! I'm addicted to the song ♡

[@MiMiluvRiki]

So beautiful, i love it

[@zoraidarodriguez1451]

Impactada sorprendida maravillada ramin wow fabulosa voz fabulosa voz 😻👑

[@rhubarbpie5933]

Very nice... Ramin's pronunciation of Japanese is perfect!

[@wigburgflossapientiae2308]

Incredible! I love the voices!!!

[@ladyastralis]

Phenomenal

[@SuzukiRie7]

Strange to see Ramin singing in Japanese but very good 👍👍👍

[@Maten1502]

This is so beautiful😍 this reminds me of the elisabeth toho musical❤

[@SidneyB1999]

this kinda sounds like an anime op ngl it's excellent, though! I love love both of them.

[@deborahsweeting999]

Absolutely amazing!😊

[@Lika1414]

Lindo!

[@AliceJadeCeline]

So beautiful.❤

[@mariadelosangelesmascareno3359]

mis dos cantantes favoritos, muero felizzzzzzzzz

[@ayusurya653]

this song very eargasm 😌😌😌😌😌😌 i could die in peace

[@ogaoms8985]

Can we get an English version tho? And Ramin in it of course...

[@yunamchill9169]

Was I the only one who didn't know that Ramin could speak Japanese? What a lovely surprise...

[@francescapatti2934]

Ramin would absolutely DEMOLISH the performance of this song. He has the threatening but seductive vibe absolitely DOWN , I would love to see him perform it.

[@sintan8551]

This is amazing 😍🤩

[@historiaycultura7946]

Tezka canta bien v: por cierto de todas las peliculas q vi yu shirota es el unico q se parecia mas al anime , me gustaria q cante canciones en español tambien seria genial

[@sweety000]

Tiene alguna en español

[@keitheleazar9318]

imagine its ezekiel roswell ackk

[@mohammadalgbry4976]

I love you the 🎼

[@bertaaa_28]

My two masked boyfriends singing together

[@MoonMoon-pv9gx]

Mr. Ezekiel Roswell.💘

[@nathychan9725]

Nunca en mi vida he sentido tanto una canción, impactante

[@krseilynjeon7080]

Mafias? I hope Yu shirota's entertainment will notice the ever famous book launched in the Philippines entitled 'My Husband is a Mafia Boss'. Where he is the male protagonist's fictional character (Ezekiel Roswell) and he's REALLY VERY famous in the Philippines because of that. I just wish a company will translate the said book to japanese languange and an anime version of it will be launched. Or Mr. Shirota and Mrs. Emi will portray the said story in a japanese movie. Minsan nalang tayo mangarap, lubusin na. Malay niyo manotice.

[@athenareyes8341]

Omg 😍 im a fan of ''My Husband is a Mafia Boss " sana nga ma notice nila tong comment mo 🥰

[@historiaycultura7946]

Porfa musica en español canta .. eres genial saludos

[@ssian5678]

Lovely song, lovely rendition, lovely dudes - so glad you chose this to cover together - more people should know this show. The vocal interplay is sublime and the interpretation is everything I wanted and more. Well done and thank you both, Yuu-kun and Ramin! It's a rare treat to hear Yuu in Rudolf's part even though I have to confess that at first it sounded odd to me (as I'm so accustomed to the TOHO Elisabeth). Yuu's Rudolf is vulnerable & affecting, so I love hearing him sing it just as much as his old part. Versatility! But Yuu sounds so beautiful as Death, I can't let it go. Could we get another 'Die Schetten' from you guys, only with the roles flipped? (And maybe with costume?) ;) just as a fun experiment. You could throw one up casually on IG maybe?

[@BostonTerrierGrl56]

Where can I find a recording of him playing Death? Is there one of him in this song as Death?

[@yarmilaym8826]

BostonTerrierGrl56 you can see a little glimpse of Yu Shirota as Tod here (he's amazing) kzbin.info/www/bejne/hnTYpGuIg56kn7c

[@Anton_OORer]

Me encanta

[@lunamarts4544]

Please quiero ver la versión con #Jaejoong 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏 #YuuJae 🌳🐨🌳🐨🌳🐨🌳🐨🌳🐨 Beautiful song 😍

[@akijimenez6528]

I’ll stay at this comment section. My favorite things comment section is full of ezekiel -.- anyway, been following shirota since 2003. Imagine?

[@joyceannpreglo6211]

Grabi bossing! kumakanta ka pala. Shit nakakainlove boses mo. Btw, si Aemie hinahanap kana. Uwi ka na raw Mr. Roswell.

[@fernandosolis8807]

Sounds much better in japanese. :3

[@kristalcascio942]

These two do something from Dracula the musical

[@AnimeAngel88]

That would kill me from blood loss if they did.

[@katlynwebb8474]

I think Shirota would be fantastic in Elizabeth because he’s hot as hell and he’s done Tods role before for the Japanese production of Elizabeth.

[@JamesCrow]

there is somthing Ramin Karimloo can't do? 😍

[@움뇸뇸-i2g]

진심 귀뚫고 싶을 때 옴... 라민 독일어로도 불러줬으면 ㅜㅜ

[@유카-j5r]

굉장히 한국과는 다른 해석이네요;;

[@rere2086]

The four people that dont like this are tone deaf

[@SSIDRAGOON]

일본어 하는 라민 카림루라니 이...이게 머노....

[@darachen1511]

This one is the most powerful Japanese version I've ever heard. Yuu and Ramin's voice is harmonious. They did a great duet! Look forward to your next concert

[@princessravendiamond4288]

If you love this, then I'd recommend taking a listen to the recent cover of this version by Rafscrap. I had never heard of this musical before her cover of this song in Japanese. It gives me chills just like this one

[@enriqueramirez2063]

Der Tod: Nagai chinmoku no toki ga owatta no sa Kimi ga omoidasu Kodomo no koro no ano yakusoku ha kimi ga motomereba Arawareru Rudolf: Tomodachi wo wasure ha shinai Boku ha ima fuan de kowaresou da Der Tod: Soba ni ite yarou Both: Yami ga hirogaru Hito ha nanimo mienai Dareka ga sakebu koe no tayori ni samayou Yami ga hirogaru Kono yo no owari ga chikai Rudolf: Sekai ga shizumu toki Kaji ha toranakutewa Boku ha nanimo dekinai Shibararete Der Tod: Fukou ga hajimaru no ni Mite ite ii no ka Mirai no koutei heika… Rudolf: Gaman dekinai! Both: Yami ga hirogaru Hito ha nanimo shiranai Dareka ga sakebu Kakumei no uta ni odoru Yami ga hirogaru Kono yo no owari ga chikai Der Tod: Misugosu no ka Tachi agare yo Oza ni suwarunda Rudolf: Oza… Both: Yami ga hirogaru Ima koso tachi agaru toki Shizumu sekai wo sukuu no ha Omae da Yami ga hirogaru Koutei Rudorufu ha tachi agaru

[@chikatetsuanimestationtv344]

I remember that Yu-san had the opposite role in toho's Elisabeth play. I have to admit that altough, I LOVED IT. Yu-san doesn't have the bright baritone nor dramatical tenor voice that Ramin has, so the role really fits more Ramin. However, it's the same for Yu-san. I think he tends to get the bad guy's role in Japanese plays just because of his heigth and "non fully japanese" look. But I really LOVE Yu-san with the hero's role. He has a bright yet masculine and softly texturized voice with a good range for high notes. I wish he could had more record opportunities where he could get his whole vocal range exposed, because even if he has not a dramatical tenor voice weight, he can reach low notes and he sounds really elegant. "A singer" focuses more on his middle voice and head voice, which sounds beautiful and natural. I just WOULD LOVE to hear more of him, specially if he took his career as a composer again...

[@ZeeTaylor25]

He needs to show off his talents more... Well I need him to show off his talents more. Haha. I wish he'd release his compositions and release more songs.

[@jonna1657]

I think he’s more focused on Musicals that’s why he has not much general recording music(album). He’s been into the Musical industry way way back. But he did have his own concert recently. He was on a roll last year if I’m not mistaken with musicals here and there. If he gets into recording that will totally give him a year with no rest at all since musicals in Japan could go running long in a year.

[@tozaki8559]

Yu is so talented, plus, his visuals are no joke.

[@toughnfluff4027]

I don't know how many versions of Elisabeth I've seen by now and in how many languages. And while some Deaths are extraordinary and some Rudolphs are as well, I've honestly never seen a pair whose voices fit together so PERFECTLY. Wow. Man, I wished there was more.

[@laguna4life]

This is probably the only version I can truly say has an almost ASMR feeling for me. It can actually help decrease my rotator cuff pain and later on almost energize me. It is tied, for me with the later Hungarian cast.

[@oswaldears]

This is probably why Tuxedo Mask dies so much, dang

[@AnimeAngel88]

Most likely.

[@zoeyzou7138]

Listening from 2022, this is still THE BEST 闇が広がる ever!! Absolutely love Ramin's singing! The best Death ever! Yu and Ramin's voice fit and support each other so well! Great performance!!

[@nuriiaCR]

It sounds really beautifull, this song is my favorite from Elizabeth's Musical and this version is killing it right to the top, I love it! I hope we can find more excelent music in Shirota's channel in the future

[@MarinaSelena]

I want to see your duet with Mate Kamaras - the best Der Tod ever. And I know, that he is learning japanese. 😉 From Russia with love 🤗❤

[@YatenKou]

I have no words! It was great, wonderful, amazing! I heard Shirota Yu as Death and it was very expressive and perfect! I love his Death! And now he was as Rudolf and it was very cute, emotionally and also perfect! may be I feel it because it is my favorite song in musical Elisabeth! but it was very cool! Bravo!

[@CandyDiababa]

OH MY GOD. Or should I say "Oh my Ramin?" 😂😂 *NO OFFENSE TO ANYONE WHO MAY BE OFFENDED IN ANY WAY* *YU IS ALSO GREAT AS USUAL*

[@raventan6433]

This is a dream come through for me, I mean ramin being der tod would totally be awesome. But love yu shirota too!

[@IngenuousSoprano]

Their harmonies are so good!

[@amarie_2]

Holy craaaaaap 😵 Why didn’t I know this existed?! (Now we need an ENGLISH translation of Elisabeth, so Ramin can play Death!!!)

[@TheCNRProject]

what the hell. I had no idea Ramin did a cover of this! SO awesome!

[@chrissyschhhh]

I hope Ramin sings more from Elisabeth, one of my favorite musicals

[@salomej3710]

Dong nasan si aemie?

[@paulabenvinda]

Yuu Shirota is amazing as always. Hope there's more of him singing in this channel in the future. :-D

[@theminxiekitten3812]

The voices on both of these amazing gentlemen - stunning! I'm in awe.

[@riniakina236]

After all, Shirota's voice is splendid. And I really love his version of Death in Elisabeth

[@zarnaihmarchessa7033]

Gosh i love shirota's voice

[@owlprincess5242]

Shirota I am a big fan from America since 7 years ago. Your voice is amazing. You have been my inspiration. Excellent cover!

[@Rosedawn321]

Yu-san, please add more videos! We love listening to you!

[@tashasmum]

This is awesome! Great blend of voices :-)

[@Flareontoast]

It's always so good to see that "our" musicals are beloved and adopted by other countries. As a language nerd and translator, I truly love seeing these videos. What a great combo, it sounds so good!!!

[@lys763]

J'adore ! Sacré musique et quel duo 😍❤

[@NOONE-cd4gu]

Why wasnt this on my reccomended earlier?🙄

[@safaaelgoutaya8557]

your voices are so mind blowing , I really liked this collaboration thank you stay safe. stay positive. from ur positive energy girl

[@Sara-hz9zk]

SWEET JAYSUS I am SCREAMING. Ramin singing Elisabeth!??!?!?! How am I just finding this??? SOBBING

[@claudiosouza6455]

Its funny that they changed a bit: int the takaruka's version, deaths voice is the loudest while rudolfs is mor softly and lower tone.