When it comes to the live shows, male seiyuu artists and 2D music projects were quite active in 2023, concept series and CDs were starting to become a trend, and there were plenty of veteran seiyuu making a comeback after years away from the spotlight.

In this episode, you and I are going to revisit some of those things and notice how this year was, despite what it may seem like, quite an awesome year if you’re a fan of seiyuu artists and 2D groups.

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2023 may have been a quiet year, one in which there was neither a focus on innovation nor a focus on enhancing the quality of the already ongoing 2D music projects out there. Still, there were a couple of warriors that made their way through in a year to forget.

At the same time, there were, indeed, some 2D music projects that started to fade away from the spotlight. Some announced hiatuses, others ended activities whereas others didn’t have any activity but also no official announcement of an end in sight.

In this episode, let’s cover both the highs and lows in 2D music projects in 2023, with a big focus on the newly launched 2D music projects.

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The end-year features kick off with this episode of SEIYUU LOUNGE! In this episode, you and I are going to cover the solo artist and 2D group debuts of 2023 and explore a bit why there was barely any activity this year when it came to, especially, 2D group and seiyuu units debuts.

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2023 was the very first year since 2014 in which less than five 2D music projects were launched. 

Given how we all got used to many 2D music projects launching per year, it sounds crazy to have so few launching in 2023.

It seems that after getting dozens of new projects per year since 2015 - to the point of oversaturation - things have started to slow down.

But why is that happening? 

What could be behind that? 

Do we have fewer seiyuu available to voice characters? 

Are projects getting more expensive? Are seiyuu actually charging more? 

Or are fans’ expectations higher than ever before?

Well, this episode is all about what was once a trend and is now declining quickly.

And I got answers for you in this episode!

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Extremely underrated yet surprising debut mini-album, Koutaro Nishiyama's “CITY” counts with a beautiful, loungy set of tunes that are made to bring a smile to your face. This mini-album channels the summer regardless of the season you are in. You can feel that late afternoon warmth, staring at the sea/beach while enjoying tasteful lounge music.

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Digital singles have become the latest trend for male seiyuu artists and 2D groups. However, most of the times, these songs make their way into the full CD releases down the road.

When a seiyuu artist or 2D group releases multiple digital singles leading up to an album and that album includes all those songs and barely any new, aren’t digital singles ruining the fun that should be reserved for full-length albums?

In this episode, let’s talk about what digital singles are, how important are they for an artist’s career, and how this trend both keeps seiyuu artists’ music alive but also removes all the novelty of their full-length albums.

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Nowadays, everywhere you look, a male seiyuu artist or 2D group is releasing digital singles. These are a small taste of what a seiyuu artist or 2D group has been doing, an intermission between big CDs. 

In this unscripted episode, let’s talk about digital singles and how some examples in 2023 may end up setting a weird trend down the line.

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Shoya Chiba finally announced his solo debut with King Amusement Creative, set for the release of his 1st EP in January 2024.

This was long overdue but why am I saying this? Why do I consider Shoya Chiba to be the next big thing among male seiyuu artists? Time to analyze - and finally celebrate - this solo debut.

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Get ready to dive deep into the art of voice acting auditions with an insight that might just turn your perceptions upside down! 

Join me as I uncover the secrets shared by Takaaki Saiki, a Manager at Amuleto, one of the voice acting talent agencies in Japan, in a seminar held in April 2023 in Japan titled "The Key to Passing a Voice Actor Audition: Trying Not to Act Too Well!?"

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Although it easily goes under the radar for many fans of male seiyuu music, Shouta Aoi's "ECLIPSE" is a genuinely solid single. But in this episode, more than talking into deep detail about "ECLIPSE", I ended up going into a bit of detail into what is Shouta Aoi's best song to date, the 7-minute long, post-rock ballad, "I am".

This is an unscripted episode and trigger warning, "I am" is a song that tackles themes of mental health in there. If you feel emotionally fragile, I do not recommend you to listen to that song.

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