The Day I Realized the Forgotten Secret Weapon: Yutaka Ozaki [Karaoke & Muscle Training Diary of an Around-50-Year-Old, 2026/05/19]
I go to ChocoZAP and keep a record of my muscle training and karaoke (JOYSOUND National Scoring GP. 1,000 points for 10 songs). This month is the final showdown.
Summary of the previous episode
(The following is set to the background music of the Dragon Ball opening theme)
The goal for May, the one-year anniversary of my karaoke journey, is to exceed my personal best of 970 points.
After finishing the TOEIC, I went 'Yahoo!' and immersed myself in karaoke, but I only added 0.317 points across three songs. Will I really make it in time at this rate?
Come to think of it, Yutaka Ozaki
I'm singing from the top of my list, but I don't have the same momentum as before. Also, my high notes haven't fully returned.
So, while I was looking for some good songs... I realized something.
Huh? Haven't I been singing Yutaka Ozaki?
Yes, actually, I got hooked on Yutaka Ozaki last autumn and winter, and eventually 'Shelly' reached 3rd place nationally (out of 101 people).
To think I completely forgot about that...
The memory of an around-50-year-old is terrifying orz
I immediately started throwing in Yutaka Ozaki songs one after another. Man, they really soak in... Especially 'Graduation' and 'Night of Fifteen' make me want to listen to them when I'm driven by something.
Still, once again, 'graduation from control' is just an illusion, and life is just 'feeling like I've become free' no matter how much time passes...
Setting such monologues aside, in terms of pitch, it feels a bit high for my current throat.
However, having sung them so much in the past, they all score relatively high. 'OH MY LITTLE GIRL', 'I LOVE YOU', and 'Graduation' all exceeded the average score on the first try.
Even so, the one I felt most confident about was, as expected, 'Shelly'. Although I hadn't sung it since January, it immediately reached a position where I could aim for the Top 10.
This might make it into this month's Top 10.
So, I went to the analytical scoring mode to check the pitch. It's a pretty high rating for the first time in a while.
After correcting the pitch errors, I moved up to 10th place!
It's unclear if the number of participants will exceed 100, but this is definitely worth a challenge.
I almost let a secret weapon remain a secret weapon... Am I Takaaki Ishibashi from Tunnels (of the Teikyo High School baseball team)? orz
JOYSOUND National Scoring Record
962.342 points (- points)
1,970th / 28,666th place (top 6.9%)
No changes in the top rankings.
7.658 points left to reach this month's goal
Strength Training Record
Shoulder Press: 20kg, 80 reps
Chest Press: 60kg, 69 reps
Leg Press: 65kg, 100 reps
Adduction: 65kg, 60 reps
Abduction: 80kg, 100 reps
Ab Bench: 100 reps
Even if it's for a short time, I do it thoroughly. I want to at least make sure I get the Ab Bench done.
TO BE CONTINUED...
Author: Shisa Taro
A multi-otaku near 50. Hobbies include traveling to all 47 prefectures, karaoke, a cappella, sanshin, and strength training.
For karaoke, I don't discriminate by gender, genre, or era. Restarting my journey to beat my personal best of 970 points in the JOYSOUND National Scoring Grand Prix!