Kaleide - English Nijigasaki High School Idol Club Cover Group Auditions
Project Overview
"Let our dreams collide!"
Kaleide (from kaleidoscope; pronounced 'Collide') is an upcoming English Love Live cover group who will be covering songs from Nijigasaki High School Idol Club (Nijigasaki Gakuen School Idol Doukoukai). All nine of the main idols (Ayumu, Kasumi, Shizuku, Karin, Ai, Kanata, Setsuna, Emma, and Rina) are open for auditions, however, I will taking one of these positions when it comes time to make casting decisions. Future members, such as Shioriko, will be cast at a later date once Kaleide has been established.
For this audition I have written English lyrics for the song TOKIMEKI Runners - please follow the timing guide (which can be found here) and sing the lyrics that are written in the role sections below. TOKIMEKI Runners will not necessarily be Kaleide's first cover, and is just an example for this audition to be used as a blend test. As such, it is important that you match the timing and tuning of the provided guide as closely as you can and submit your lines completely raw. Optionally, you can include within your audition a small sample (30-45 seconds) of yourself singing one of the solo songs of the character you are auditioning for. This sample may be in English or Japanese, raw or mixed, and would only be used to hear your voice in the context of the character you are auditioning for.
In terms of staff, while there is a chance that I will take on some of the staff roles myself, I have opened auditions for timers, mixers, sprite editors/artists, and animators, which can be found below the vocalist auditions. Please follow the guidelines listed on the respective roles for these positions.
Guidelines (for vocalists):
- As stated previously, please try to match the timing and tuning of the provided guide as closely as you can. Please also do not sing harmonies or adlibs within your audition. This said, please only audition if you are comfortable with singing harmonies and adlibs in general.
- USB/XLR mics only please! Auditions submitted using phone or other mics will not be considered on this occasion.
- You may audition for as many roles as you would like.
- Please submit your audition completely raw (with no effects) and acapella (with no instrumental).
- Auditions from vocalists of any gender and voice type are welcome, however, auditions that more closely resemble the original characters' voices are more likely to be successful.
- As this is going to be a long-term group, please only audition if you will be able to commit to at least 1-2 group covers and 1 solo cover per year (in terms of upload frequency).
- As group communications will be through Discord, please be willing to create, or already have, a Discord account (no need to include this in your audition).
Latest Updates
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Thank you so much to everyone who auditioned! There were so many amazing auditions and it was really hard to choose, but I've decided on Kaleide's cast!! I've sent messages to everyone who was successful with the link to our Discord server. Please don't be disheartened if you weren't cast - it was honestly very, very close with a lot of roles, and in the end a lot of decisions came down to how well a voice blended with the rest of the cast. If you would like to follow along with our journey you can follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/kaleide_idols) and subscribe to us on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCw4lloqni2QeL9RYxWurpcw). We will at some point be casting for a Shioriko, and possibly a Lanzhu and Mia, so I'd love to see you all again then! - Crayon
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Mistake in the Lyrics
Hi everyone!! It's literally the day before the deadline and I've just realised that I forgot to change the lyrics in Kasumi's audition section (I had filled out some of the roles, along with the lyrics, before I'd fully finalised them and recorded the guide...) and as a result the lyrics there do not match the guide. I'm super sorry about that and I apologise if it caused any confusion for anyone! If you sang these "incorrect" lyrics then please don't worry about it!! I will accept all auditions regardless of the lyrics you sang because this was 100% a mistake on my part! Good luck to everyone!! - Crayon
Ayumu is the centre of Nijigasaki High School Idol Club. She has a relatively soft and sweet voice.
(Please see timing guide in the project description)
Let’s create exciting brand-new stories
We could make them anything you want to see
What could it be but miracles true that we all met right here with you
Let’s create exciting brand-new stories
We’ll have so much fun together, you and me
Straight from your heart yell “I feel alive!”
That feeling is what I want to feel all the time
So, let’s begin!
(Optional) Sing a few lines of one of Ayumu's solo songs (Yume e no Ippo, Kaika Sengen, Say Good-bye Namida, or Dream With You) in either Japanese or English (approx. 30-45 secs)
Kasumi has a very strong and cute-sounding voice.
(Please see timing guide in the project description)
Let’s create exciting brand-new stories
We could make them anything you want to see
What could it be but miracles true that we all met right here with you
Let’s create exciting brand-new stories
We’ll have so much fun together, wait and see
Straight from your heart yell “I feel alive!”
That feeling there, I wanna feel that all the time
So, let’s begin!
(Optional) Sing a few lines of one of Kasumi's solo songs (Diamond, ☆Wonderland☆, Muteki-kyuu*Believer, Margaret, or Poppin' Up!) in either Japanese or English (approx. 30-45 secs)
Shizuku has a nasally and highly emotive voice. She is able to sing softly or more strongly to match the mood of a song.
(Please see timing guide in the project description)
Let’s create exciting brand-new stories
We could make them anything you want to see
What could it be but miracles true that we all met right here with you
Let’s create exciting brand-new stories
We’ll have so much fun together, you and me
Straight from your heart yell “I feel alive!”
That feeling is what I want to feel all the time
So, let’s begin!
(Optional) Sing a few lines from one of Shizuku's solo songs (Anata no Risou no Heroine, Audrey, Yagate Hitotsu no Monogatari, or Solitude Rain) in either English or Japanese (approx. 30-45 secs)
Karin has a strong and deep voice. Please note that some of Karin's songs have mildly sexual undertones, so please be comfortable with singing these types of songs if auditioning for her.
(Please see timing guide in the project description)
Let’s create exciting brand-new stories
We could make them anything you want to see
What could it be but miracles true that we all met right here with you
Let’s create exciting brand-new stories
We’ll have so much fun together, you and me
Straight from your heart yell “I feel alive!”
That feeling is what I want to feel all the time
So, let’s begin!
(Optional) Sing a few lines of one of Karin's solo songs (Starlight, Wish, Fire Bird, or VIVID WORLD) in either Japanese or English (approx. 30-45 secs)
Ai has a strong and nasally voice. Many of Ai's songs include rap sections so please be comfortable with rapping if auditioning for this role.
(Please see timing guide in the project description)
Let’s create exciting brand-new stories
We could make them anything you want to see
What could it be but miracles true that we all met right here with you
Let’s create exciting brand-new stories
We’ll have so much fun together, you and me
Straight from your heart yell “I feel alive!”
That feeling is what I want to feel all the time
So, let’s begin!
(Optional) Please sing a few lines from one of Ai's solo songs (Meccha Going!!, Yuu & Ai, Tanoshii no Tensai, or Saikou Heart) in either Japanese or English (approx. 30-45 secs)
Kanata has a soft voice with an almost sleepy quality to it.
(Please see timing guide in the project description)
Let’s create exciting brand-new stories
We could make them anything you want to see
What could it be but miracles true that we all met right here with you
Let’s create exciting brand-new stories
We’ll have so much fun together, you and me
Straight from your heart yell “I feel alive!”
That feeling is what I want to feel all the time
So, let’s begin!
(Optional) Sing a few lines of one of Kanata's solo songs (Nemureru Mori ni Ikitai na, My Own Fairy-Tale, Märchen Star, or Butterfly) in either Japanese or English (approx. 30-45 secs)
Setsuna has a strong and energetic voice and frequently belts in her songs. She hits some low notes so please be able to reach around a G3.
(Please see timing guide in the project description)
Let’s create exciting brand-new stories
We could make them anything you want to see
What could it be but miracles true that we all met right here with you
Let’s create exciting brand-new stories
We’ll have so much fun together, you and me
Straight from your heart yell “I feel alive!”
That feeling is what I want to feel all the time
So, let’s begin!
(Optional) Sing a few lines of one of Setsuna's solo songs (CHASE!, MELODY, LIKE IT! LOVE IT!, or DIVE!) in either Japanese or English (approx. 30-45 secs)
Emma has a very soft and sweet sounding voice, however she can also belt (for example as in Aion no Uta).
(Please see timing guide in the project description)
Let’s create exciting brand-new stories
We could make them anything you want to see
What could it be but miracles true that we all met right here with you
Let’s create exciting brand-new stories
We’ll have so much fun together, you and me
Straight from your heart yell “I feel alive!”
That feeling is what I want to feel all the time
So, let’s begin!
(Optional) Sing a few lines of one of Emma's solo songs (Evergreen, Koe Tsunagou yo, Aion no Uta, or La Bella Patria) in either Japanese or English (approx. 30-45 secs)
Rina has a soft and cute-sounding voice.
(Please see timing guide in the project description)
Let’s create exciting brand-new stories
We could make them anything you want to see
What could it be but miracles true that we all met right here with you
Let’s create exciting brand-new stories
We’ll have so much fun together, you and me
Straight from your heart yell “I feel alive!”
That feeling is what I want to feel all the time
So, let’s begin!
(Optional) Sing a few lines of one of Rina's solo songs (Doki Pipo ☆ Emotion, Teletelepathy, Analog Heart, or Tsunagaru Connect) in either English or Japanese (approx. 30-45 secs)
Looking for 1-2 people to support me with timing (I've got tuning covered), particularly for 9+ member covers. Please provide 2-3 examples of songs you have timed, with at least one being a chorus of at least 5 people.
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Looking for someone to help me with mixing/mastering covers for Kaleide. I'm more comfortable with mixing solo covers, so I'm looking particularly for someone who can handle the larger choruses (9+ members). Please provide 2-3 samples of songs you have mixed, with at least one of them being a chorus of at least 8-9 vocalists.
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Looking for potential sprite editors/artists in order to make the sprites for Kaleide's videos. This would be a very minor role as it is likely that we will use unedited character sprites of the original characters for the majority of our videos.
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Looking for an animator to create motion graphic videos for our covers. Simple videos with lyrics, minor movement, and particles would be more than sufficient. Please provide 2-3 examples of works you have created fitting this description.
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