The Night I Uncovered the Truth About the "Little Star" [chocoZAP & Karaoke Diary 2025/10/30]
I go to chocoZAP using my shareholder benefits. To keep my motivation up, I keep a record of my muscle training and my karaoke battle scores (JOYSOUND National Scoring Grand Prix; a total of 1000 points from the BEST 10).
Today's exercise record
None
Thoughts & Diary
I skipped muscle training for a final karaoke push.
Today's National Scoring Grand Prix
965.192 points (+1.088 points)
Ranked 2,400th out of 40,465 nationwide
It's been a while since I've done three consecutive days of karaoke at the end of the month. I haven't pushed myself this hard since the end of June, before I decided to take the TOEIC exam. My throat was already hurting before I started, but I'm taking care of it with throat lozenges.
Yesterday, I made it into the national TOP 10 for a "fleeting moment" withKen Hirai's "Grandfather's Clock" but I gave up on that halfway through today. I changed my goal to a total of 965 points for the BEST 10.
I'm 0.896 points away, but my throat isn't great. As a last resort, I've decided to go all-out, including cover versions of "Look Up at the Stars at Night".
The original and the cover squad are teaming up to take on the final boss of
965 points... What is this heart-pounding (?) development!
And the leadoff hitter is the original version by Kyu Sakamoto.
Actually, there's a phrase I'm bad at. Every time, I miss the pitch on just the "chi" in the second "chiisana" of "chiisana hoshi no chiisana hikari ga," which results in a point deduction.
Even though I understand it, I just can't correct my voice, and I failed again today orz
Next, I moved on to the Hiroshi Miyama version. I noticed for the first time that it's overwhelmingly slower and more straightforward than the other covers.And for some reason, there's no "chi" trap, so even if I sing it the same way, I don't get points deducted.
So that's why the average score is so unusually high! As a result of focusing thoroughly on hitting the notes, I easily cleared 97 points and 965 points total.
Well, I'm happy, but...
The way my avatar is looking down perfectly matches my mood at the time lol
Finally, I moved on to the Ken Hirai version. After singing this a few times, I discovered point deductions in specific places. I'll try listening to the song without singing.
Huh? "Chiisana hoshi no" isn't "ho-shi-no" like the original, but "ho-shi-no"!
And what's more, "Bokura no you ni na mo nai hoshi ga" also changes from"ho-shi-ga" halfway through to "hoshi-ga" just for the last one!
Ken Hirai, why would you arrange it to be so obsessed with this star?
...And once I corrected that overly niche change, I successfully set a new personal best.
It feels more fulfilling than the Hiroshi Miyama version, but what I'm doing isn't karaoke; it's more like detective work.
"The truth (of the pitch) is always one!"
...Wait, am I Detective Conan now?
Despite the twists and turns, I managed to reach 965 points for now. Next, on the final day, I want to challenge the national top 10 for 'Grandfather's Clock'.
Achieved the goal of 965 points
TO BE CONTINUED...
Details on the National Karaoke Scoring Grand Prix are below ↓