Amazing news breaks this afternoon that Yuuki Aoi and Taketatsu Ayana are forming a new singing duo called "petit milady," or "puchi mire" for short.
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The name means "little milady" in French/English, and is pretty appropriate for the pair: Ao--chan (left) is 4'9" (145cm) all, and Ayachi is 4'11" (151cm).
The announcement was apparently made on a big video screen in Akihabara. A movie announced: "The birth of a new unit with two seiyuus no-one would ever have imagined."
In the video, Ayachi says she was nervous when they told her she was going to form a new singing duo with someone. But when she heard it was Ao-chan, she became completely at ease.
Their first single will be a new Yu-Gi-Oh Zexal II OP, to debut on the April 14 broadcast. No indication that either of them will do voice roles there, but it remains possible.
Ao-chan is just about to turn 21. Ayanyan is 23. Ao-chan is with the Pro-Fit seiyuu agency and her albums have come out on Flying Dog records (Japan Victor). Ayachi is with Pro-Fit's acting agency Assemble Heart, to which she moved from the big I"m Enterprise agency last April. Her music has come out on Pony Canyon. This new single will come out on Universal Music's anime label Zero-A.
Ao-chan is a natural seiyuu with tremendous vocal power and invention (sometimes too much invention). She never went to seiyuu school, having started as a child TV performer and actress. Ayachi went to a big seiyuu school and, while not really a great seiyuu, has a knack for creating popular characters. She started in 2005 as one of the lustful sisters in KissxSis and her top roles are Azunyan in K-On and Kirino in OreImo (of which a new series starts in April).
Why are they getting (being put) together? Perhaps it's just the normal constant movement of the Japanese entertainment industry. Perhaps it's because neither one of them is good enough, or popular enough, on their own to sustain a recording career. I myself think that with the right music and production (e.g., her songs by DEKO*27) Ao-chan is terrific, but others may well not agree.
Anyway, I'm looking forward to this.
EDIT: I found a pic of the big screen, which ad apparently been teasing viewers in Akihabara before the announcement was made:
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The words are: "A new unit (i.e., singing group) is born."
The name means "little milady" in French/English, and is pretty appropriate for the pair: Ao--chan (left) is 4'9" (145cm) all, and Ayachi is 4'11" (151cm).
The announcement was apparently made on a big video screen in Akihabara. A movie announced: "The birth of a new unit with two seiyuus no-one would ever have imagined."
In the video, Ayachi says she was nervous when they told her she was going to form a new singing duo with someone. But when she heard it was Ao-chan, she became completely at ease.
Their first single will be a new Yu-Gi-Oh Zexal II OP, to debut on the April 14 broadcast. No indication that either of them will do voice roles there, but it remains possible.
Ao-chan is just about to turn 21. Ayanyan is 23. Ao-chan is with the Pro-Fit seiyuu agency and her albums have come out on Flying Dog records (Japan Victor). Ayachi is with Pro-Fit's acting agency Assemble Heart, to which she moved from the big I"m Enterprise agency last April. Her music has come out on Pony Canyon. This new single will come out on Universal Music's anime label Zero-A.
Ao-chan is a natural seiyuu with tremendous vocal power and invention (sometimes too much invention). She never went to seiyuu school, having started as a child TV performer and actress. Ayachi went to a big seiyuu school and, while not really a great seiyuu, has a knack for creating popular characters. She started in 2005 as one of the lustful sisters in KissxSis and her top roles are Azunyan in K-On and Kirino in OreImo (of which a new series starts in April).
Why are they getting (being put) together? Perhaps it's just the normal constant movement of the Japanese entertainment industry. Perhaps it's because neither one of them is good enough, or popular enough, on their own to sustain a recording career. I myself think that with the right music and production (e.g., her songs by DEKO*27) Ao-chan is terrific, but others may well not agree.
Anyway, I'm looking forward to this.
EDIT: I found a pic of the big screen, which ad apparently been teasing viewers in Akihabara before the announcement was made:
The words are: "A new unit (i.e., singing group) is born."