[nilmind]

I'm sure everybody from around here agrees that the name Erika Mochizuki and her voice carries a really heavy stigma. This stigma is so strong that I'm reluctant to admit that those 2 songs are actually pleasant to listen to although still just a bit jarring to the ears. But I don't think they sound better simply because she's singing in Japanese, but maybe because she's also singing at a lower range without getting into that annoying style as much (she gets squeaky during the chorus in that first song, but hmm, maybe that style does seem to work better in Japanese rather than Engrish).

Oh yeah, and that fat trumpet dude totally made my day.