Sonny 2024 Wrapped
Cendrillon w/ Finana:
https://files.catbox.moe/uiu0lx.mp3
https://files.catbox.moe/9ilmam.mp3
his voice throughout this entire cover is so good but i really like these parts where he draws out his voice and the notes get gradually higher and you can feel the power in them increasing. he sounds so fittingly handsome for the prince role. i really like the way he enunciates that 赤くぅ at the end in the first clip it's kind of vkei esque.
https://files.catbox.moe/j0rqt0.mp3
and then i love how sweet he sounds at the beginning here before transition back into that powerful voice for the final line...
Break Free - Noctyx:
https://files.catbox.moe/5rx24u.mp3
i love when sonny raps. every time i hear this verse in particular i cant help but imagine him on stage or in an MV pulling sick moves right towards the camera or something he sounds so cool. i'm still proud of him for rearranging some of the lyrics to have them fit his own image more while still having it flow so well
https://files.catbox.moe/uiylr7.mp3
i remember getting so excited when they showed the moment he pulled off this long note during the recording session in level up. sasuga the lung capacity of a former swimmer
Ringo Mogire Beam w/ Rosemi:
https://files.catbox.moe/0g8z6v.mp3
https://files.catbox.moe/v16wrd.mp3
this cover in particular means so much to me in a lot of ways and was what initially made me really want to start articulating my thoughts on his singing and give appreciation to every detail i could. in these two clips the way his voice rises in pitch and how his tone gets gradually more rough and harsh sounds so cool. his sense of rhythm and his pronunciation of the japanese too. he sounds so anime.
https://files.catbox.moe/imqgye.mp3
https://files.catbox.moe/as0med.mp3
this might be a weird thing to notice but the way he enunciates those あぁ sounds at the end of those syllables and adds this slight growl and rolling of the tongue sounds so cool. especially in that 僕らなrら. i don't know if there's a term for it but again it reminds me of the way vkei vocalists sing lol. he puts so much emphasis and power into some of the words and it just makes his singing feel so emotional and colorful.
https://files.catbox.moe/3t3mju.mp3
i really love how here he sounds so subtly softer and gentler than than in the previous verses, again it feels so emotional. and then again i love the way he delivers that ばー at the end lol
Birthday duet karaoke:
Daydream Cafe w/ Petra
https://files.catbox.moe/yvpo3t.mp3
this duet is one of my favorites i just love how sonny's deep voice juxtaposes with petra's and the overall vibe of the song's cuteness. it's so fun when he sings these kinds of songs because you get to hear him go through a bunch of different voice styles, sometimes it's a handsome style or a funnier more cartoonish style or a cutesy style or a mix of them. i think his passion for voice acting is what brings that out. this duet is a good example of that
Kamippoi w/ Shu
https://files.catbox.moe/01lgb4.mp3 - do you know?
sex
If... w/ Meloco
https://files.catbox.moe/4yqhs6.mp3
https://files.catbox.moe/2dlqfp.mp3
https://files.catbox.moe/qn585m.mp3
another favorite duet, i like it even more than the original. out of all the times he's rapped it showcases some of his best in my opinion. i also love the parts where he draws out those high notes and how he smoothly switches between octaves. the belting too. he sounds so cool and pretty.
https://files.catbox.moe/6r5l4b.mp3
i love the "uhn! wah!" here lol
https://files.catbox.moe/k2zoq4.mp3 - yo check it check it
AR live:
SITA - Noctyx
https://files.catbox.moe/yd1rrw.mp3 -
着いてこいよ!!
Memeshikute w/ Shu, Luca, Uki
https://files.catbox.moe/b92eb2.mp3
https://files.catbox.moe/pugmhq.mp3 (w/ luca)
https://files.catbox.moe/5qjxka.mp3
memeshikute is my favorite performance from the AR live. i love the deep and reverberating way he projected his voice in his lines, he sounds so handsome and it really matches the era of the song
https://files.catbox.moe/jocvpt.mp3
more rap :D
https://files.catbox.moe/mig14r.mp3
https://files.catbox.moe/8nfytd.mp3
i was so happy when he got the chance to rap a lot again in infinity. i really think his sense of rhythm and flow when rapping is great and he has a knack for putting emphasis on certain syllables and words to make it come out cooler. a little thing to note i just realized is that i'm pretty sure in the first verse when he says "work this body all day" you can hear a faint remnant of the more unserious higher pitched version he does of that like in summer jam, i kind of wish they let you hear it more clearly because it's cute and funny
Summer Jam:
Infinity w/ Shu
https://files.catbox.moe/pcxeyg.mp3
https://files.catbox.moe/3zd2ex.mp3
sonny said something similar but i do like how in the summer jam version their vocals don't sound just as processed and they let them keep a little more of their personality in. he sounds more silly too. i like that little bit of umph he puts into the "hurricane spin"
Nijiiro no Puddle
https://files.catbox.moe/ny2h6i.mp3
https://files.catbox.moe/ca8for.mp3
once again his high notes in this sound so pretty and powerful and he adjusts his emotion according to the different moods really well
https://files.catbox.moe/2gb7yc.mp3
short but more rap :D
Kimi Janakya Dame Mitai
https://files.catbox.moe/04y88v.mp3 a little bit of rap here
https://files.catbox.moe/p0mgl3.mp3
https://files.catbox.moe/3qm5r6.mp3 - NAAAAAAAAAAAI
i'm not a fan of the way they mixed parts of this but i really like his growls and the raspiness in his voice for this one, and the springiness(?) in the notes he hits, very fitting for the song
https://files.catbox.moe/2wbd2u.mp3 - 君じゃなきゃ意味がない
sex
Kinyoubi no Ohayou
https://files.catbox.moe/2nxx8z.mp3
https://files.catbox.moe/9v6d73.mp3
https://files.catbox.moe/a94l6u.mp3
his belting here is just so STRONG despite the notes being so high also pretty falsetto
https://files.catbox.moe/frrcpt.mp3
and then in the same song he does this perfectly cute soft and whispery voice
Darling Dance w/ Luca and Uki
https://files.catbox.moe/t3qvvs.mp3 - ごろんてやんやん (にゃんにゃん)
https://files.catbox.moe/qo7kck.mp3 - 暴論お節介で無理 :3
more disgustingly cute taichou
https://files.catbox.moe/qzso9z.mp3
and then an actually really powerful note
Orion wo Nazoru w/ Shu & Luca
https://files.catbox.moe/w13ark.mp3
https://files.catbox.moe/5jd934.mp3
https://files.catbox.moe/7yx0r9.mp3
orion has some of my favorite sonny singing... the strength and pure emotion he puts into each note tugs at my heart. yet there's also a gentleness that makes him sound so handsome. there's a nice raspy texture to his voice at some parts too that adds to that.
Summertime Record
https://files.catbox.moe/lyvbmn.mp3
his voice is so soft here... pretty falsetto
BBBB w/ Meloco & Shu:
https://files.catbox.moe/ktkx72.mp3
https://files.catbox.moe/bkff3x.mp3
https://files.catbox.moe/6q0gmi.mp3
more rap :D thank you meloco... he sounds really cool here. in the last verse especially the way he lands all the different notes sounds so satisfying. there's something about his flow and enunciation here that kind of feels like it's channeling some sort of early 2000s era Japanese rap style...? which i really like but maybe i'm just crazy
https://files.catbox.moe/k2f1k0.mp3
https://files.catbox.moe/wogrx9.mp3 - now singing
i like how in these parts if you listen closely i'm 99% sure that's sonny doing those really low almost opera-esque(?) backing notes/harmonies and i really wish i could hear the isolated raw audio
https://files.catbox.moe/wl2flx.mp3
i was so caught off guard when i heard him do this final higher pitch bit, he sounds so cute
3d announcement karaoke:
Feel so Moon
https://files.catbox.moe/oatvuu.mp3
https://files.catbox.moe/sqkv42.mp3
https://files.catbox.moe/i0gocf.mp3
i loved this performance a lot... the reverberating quality in how he carries those long notes out is so beautiful. there's like... a lot of "soul" in his singing here that really fits well with the feeling the song gives off. it makes me emotional. again his range and ability to match so well to the vibe of any kind of song is what i love so much about his singing. he also applies a sort of raspiness in this at times which sounds nice
Group karaoke:
Shounen Heart w/ Enna
https://files.catbox.moe/52vshj.mp3
i like the harmony bit here a lot
https://files.catbox.moe/qrwrp8.mp3
i love when sonny sings shounen heart so much because he sounds so cool doing the rap and "adlibs" in it... i need to hear him sing more of this kind of j hip hop music. also a good song to hear him sing those higher yet really powerful notes.
Amagi Goe w/ Enna
https://files.catbox.moe/txah6w.mp3
https://files.catbox.moe/twihhe.mp3
https://files.catbox.moe/3rpfxc.mp3
sonny sang amagi goe a lot in 2024, but if i had to pick a favorite i think it'd be this duet with enna (for various reasons). i think his singing was just in good shape in general that day. he may not have the riffs and runs or yodeling part mastered but i think his singing in this still embodies the essence of enka. it sounds so rich and soulful, he brings out his deep register really well and in my opinion really suitably for the song. and he sounds so... 雄. i like the vibrato and tongue rolls he adds a lot as well. not to mention the growls. and again that japanese pronunciation is sometimes so anime... then at the end he pulls out his high voice and it mixes well with enna's. i really like the contrast of his tone against enna's (amazing) voice in general
NMF:
Welcome to Japari Park w / NijiAU
https://files.catbox.moe/8ftjrq.mp3 - ふっふっふん〜
https://files.catbox.moe/fox4eo.mp3 - japari park :D
https://files.catbox.moe/d38u8q.mp3 - 私はサーバルキャットのサーバルだよ :D
https://files.catbox.moe/s3at1y.mp3 - ロックに行くぜー!
this cover had a lot of cute and funny moments like these
https://files.catbox.moe/b7u5lz.mp3
but i also really like how cute/soft yet powerful he sounds in this part, very sonny
Hikaru Nara w/ MEDCS
https://files.catbox.moe/8e33ux.mp3
https://files.catbox.moe/izga54.mp3
what a way to finish this off. his transitioning between that powerful chest voice and the softer head voice i think that's what's happening and that falsetto here... it made me go insane when i heard it in real time. his singing has just come so far. he put so much emotion and energy into his lines here fittingly for the song.
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sonny sang so much music in 2024 but these are just the moments that personally stood out to me the most and that i really wanted to appreciate. there are so many other songs i loved that i'd like to give a "spotlight" to as well but i don't have the mental capacity to list out every single part i liked and i think i've been autistic enough in this. i'll give a special mention to these:
Anime Impulse:
Bohemian Rhapsody w/ Noctyx (proud of his work on the line distribution)
Snow Halation w/ everyone (i like how he channeled Koyasu)
Birthday karaoke:
Howling w/ Ike (too bad he jobbed with Ike's audio)
A Cruel Angel's Thesis w/ Alban (i like the coughing bit and the Bloody Stream mashup)
Super Driver w/ Millie (they should sing more anime songs together)
3d announcement karaoke:
Koi wa Chaos no Shimobenari (i love when he sings these high energy denpa-kei songs and the effort he puts into all the backing vocals)
Hito Toshite Jiku ga Bureteiru rap ver
Amagi Goe on the JP channel
Group karaoke:
Balalaika w/ Maria Shu & Vox (they all did amazing and you can tell it was his idea to do the yaranaika version)
the entire Dragon Ball relay (he put his all into those songs)
Jojo Sono Chi no Kioku end of the world w/ Shu & Claude (please do an official cover)
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