#not a3
just out of curiosity,,, how many of you are utaite fans???
ᴛʀᴀɴꜱʟᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴄʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀ ᴘʀᴏꜰɪʟᴇꜱ ꜰᴏʀ ꜰʏᴀ’ᴍ’, ᴏɴᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀ ᴄᴀᴘᴘᴇʟʟᴀ ɢʀᴏᴜᴘꜱ ꜰᴏʀ ᴀᴏᴘᴘᴇʟʟᴀ!
ʀɪʀᴜʜᴀᴘɪ ᴘᴏꜱᴛ ʜᴇʀᴇ
ᴘʟᴇᴀꜱᴇᴅᴏ ɴᴏᴛ ʀᴇᴘᴏꜱᴛ ᴍʏ ᴛʀᴀɴꜱʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴꜱ! ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪꜱ ᴀ ꜰᴏʀᴍ ᴏꜰ ᴘʟᴀɢɪᴀʀɪꜱᴍ! ᴛʜᴇꜱᴇ ᴛʀᴀɴꜱʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴꜱ ᴛᴏᴏᴋ Qᴜɪᴛᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴇꜰꜰᴏʀᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ꜱᴏ ᴘʟᴇᴀꜱᴇ ᴅᴏɴ’ᴛ ꜱᴛᴇᴀʟ ᴍʏ ᴡᴏʀᴋ! ʙᴇʟɪᴇᴠᴇ ɪᴛ ᴏʀ ɴᴏᴛ, ɪ’ᴠᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ᴅᴏ ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴇ ʙᴇꜰᴏʀᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ɪᴛ ᴡᴀꜱ ɴᴏᴛ ᴀ ɢᴏᴏᴅ ꜰᴇᴇʟɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ꜱᴀʏ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴇᴀꜱᴛ.
ʟᴀꜱᴛʟʏ, ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴀʀᴇ ᴛʀᴀɴꜱʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ɴᴏᴛᴇꜱ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴜᴛ ꜰᴏʀ ᴛʜᴏꜱᴇ ᴡʜᴏ ᴀʀᴇ ɪɴᴛᴇʀᴇꜱᴛᴇᴅ! ᴀʟꜱᴏ ɪɴᴄʟᴜᴅᴇꜱ ꜱᴏᴍᴇ ᴀᴅᴅɪᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ ɪɴꜰᴏʀᴍᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴏʏꜱ!
ᴇᴅɪᴛ: ʏ’ᴀʟʟ ɪᴅᴋ ᴡʜᴀᴛ’ꜱ ʜᴀᴘᴘᴇɴɪɴɢ ʙᴜᴛ ᴛᴜᴍʙʟʀ ɪꜱ ᴇᴀᴛɪɴɢ ᴜᴘ ᴛʜᴇ ɢᴇɴᴇʀᴀʟ ɴᴏᴛᴇꜱ ꜱᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ɪᴍᴍᴇᴅɪᴀᴛᴇʟʏ ᴀꜰᴛᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴜᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴀᴋɪɴɢ ᴠᴇʀʏ ᴡᴇɪʀᴅ ᴇᴅɪᴛꜱ. ꜱᴏ ɪꜰ ʏᴏᴜ ꜱᴇᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ, ᴊᴜꜱᴛ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ’ꜱ ɴᴏᴛʜɪɴɢ ɪ ᴄᴀɴ ᴅᴏ. ɪ’ᴠᴇ ʙᴇᴇɴ ᴛʀʏɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ꜰɪx ᴛʜɪꜱ ꜰᴏʀ ʟɪᴋᴇ 30 ᴍɪɴꜱ ɴᴏᴡ ᴛᴛ
fya’m’ ’s name is derived from the first letter of each member’s first names. but because there was a dupe in the a and the m, they added the ’ behind the respective letters to indicate the duplication
check riruhapi’s post about the note on the schools
the two emblems/logos seen on the top right of fya’m’ ’s image is of their school emblem and group logo respectively. the top one being their school emblem while the bottom is their group logo
the two emblems/logos seen on the top right of fya’m’ ’s image is of their school emblem and group logo respectively. the top one being their school emblem while the bottom is their group logo
Coresawa Maito:
don’t ask me what a work-leader is because i don’t have a clue lol (the original japanese phrase used is actually “part-time job leader)
he is in class 2-1
his favourite food is dagashi (cheap japanese candies and snacks)
his hobby is making money(mood)
what he likes about a cappella: …isn’t it just fun to do something like this with people? it gives you the vibe of being normal teenagers
others introduce him as the following:
the work-leader at his part-time job in a family restaurant
he wants to get the drivers license for his motorcycle
a word to his group members: “aoppella… if we’re doing this then we’re doing this to win.”
Ayase Mitsuo:
“little devil” is a japanese term used to describe a specific personality. the little devil personality is essentially someone who likes to tease others and toy with people’s hearts by seemingly giving them what they want but in reality, have no intention in doing so. they often like to act all cute to let people’s guard down in thinking that they’re of no harm.
“wicked-hearted” is translated from the japanese term 腹黒 (haraguro) which literally means “black belly.” basically, it’s someone who always likes to tease others and usually has an ulterior motive (usually to tease) when asking people to do something for them. haraguro can sometimes play hand-in-hand with sadism (not always) because the things haraguro people like to ask others to do are usually things against their wishes or things they don’t want to do (which in terms can make them suffer).
he is in class 1-3
his favourite food is skewered chicken (team salt without doubt) <- referring to the add-ons, usually it’s between sauce and salt
his hobby is photography (his dad is a photographer apparently)
what he likes about a cappella: it’s the best chance to appeal my cuteness to the world
others introduce him as the following:
a complete narcissist to the bone who has the world revolving around him
the other member who is responsible for arranging their songs
his emotions are more reliable than anybody else (i’m kind of confused myself on this line so don’t quote me)
a word to his group members: “do your best but only to the point where you won’t stand out more than me please~”
Shigaki Akira:
he is in class 1-4
his favourite food is anything that is recently popular between girls
his hobby is reading(especially romance novels targeted towards female readers)
what he like about a cappella: whenever i sing, all of the girls become super happy for me. but recently, i’m beginning to find joy in singing itself.
others introduce him as the following:
he disrupts the school discipline
super strong at social media (meaning he has a lot of followers)
he has way too many posts on social media that include girls
a word to his group members: “recently, singing with everybody has become so much fun. it may not be such a bad idea to seriously aim for aoppella, just kidding.” (he’s totally not kidding)
Soenji Asaharu:
asaharu’s name means “sunny morning” in japanese where sayo’s name means “rainy night.”
there’s a video posted on aoppella’s official yt channel that involves asaharu explaining the basics of a cappella and breaking down all of the parts.
he’s in class 2-2
his favourite food is traditional japanese meals (especially family dishes)
his hobby is walking his dog (a borzoi) and visiting dog parks on days off
what he likes about a cappella: he’s able to explore the deep topic of “using only voiced to charm people’s hearts” and thinks of a cappella as a deep and complicated subject
others introduce him as the following:
the student council president
the main music arranger for the group
can be very scary occasionally
a word to his group members: “they say that if you slack off even for a single day while doing arts that it will take 3 days to gain back the progress you have made. so, let us not slack off at our basic trainings.”
Nekoyashiki Yui:
yui’s surname, nekoyashiki (猫屋敷) literally means “a house for cats”
the student disciplinary committee is actually quite a common student body in japanese schools. the title sounds scary because i legit couldn’t find any other translation for it but basically what they do is make sure students follow the school rules and code.
he is in class 2-2
his favourite food is onigiri (especially the ones his grandma make)
his hobby is paper craftandwatchinghistory dramas (from tv to stage shows, he is a total history nerd) (also i’m pretty sure history drama in this context refers to the samurai and sengoku era shows based on yui’s personality)
what he likes about a cappella: a way to improve one self and to sharpen his skills alongside his friends to create high quality performances
others introduce him as the following:
a grandpa and grandma’s boy
super straight-laced samurai
has a surprisingly cute hobby
a word to his group members: “i don’t work well with half-assed people so give nothing but your best from now on too.”
Shinkai Fukami:
the name “fukami” can be interpreted as “a deep person” (referring to personality) or even translated to “a deep sea.” this is interesting because fukami’s surname, “shinkai” (深海) literally means “a deep sea” in kanji.
total side note but when translations fukami’s profile, i totally got hisoka vibes from him, please tell me i’m not the only one.
he is in class 2-3
his favourite food is chicken
his hobbies are muscle training, jogging, and collecting panda goods
what he likes about a cappella: the atmosphere when singing
others introduce him as the following:
mystery boy
a hidden high-spec (means that he’s secretly very capable and skilled)
the amount of panda stuff he has increased recently
a word to his group members: “thank you for singing with me.”
ᴛʀᴀɴꜱʟᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴄʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀ ᴘʀᴏꜰɪʟᴇꜱ ꜰᴏʀ ʀɪʀᴜʜᴀᴘɪ, ᴏɴᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀ ᴄᴀᴘᴘᴇʟʟᴀ ɢʀᴏᴜᴘꜱ ꜰᴏʀ ᴀᴏᴘᴘᴇʟʟᴀ!
ꜰʏᴀ’ᴍ’ ᴘᴏꜱᴛ ʜᴇʀᴇ
ᴘʟᴇᴀꜱᴇᴅᴏ ɴᴏᴛ ʀᴇᴘᴏꜱᴛ ᴍʏ ᴛʀᴀɴꜱʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴꜱ! ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪꜱ ᴀ ꜰᴏʀᴍ ᴏꜰ ᴘʟᴀɢɪᴀʀɪꜱᴍ! ᴛʜᴇꜱᴇ ᴛʀᴀɴꜱʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴꜱ ᴛᴏᴏᴋ Qᴜɪᴛᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴇꜰꜰᴏʀᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ꜱᴏ ᴘʟᴇᴀꜱᴇ ᴅᴏɴ’ᴛ ꜱᴛᴇᴀʟ ᴍʏ ᴡᴏʀᴋ! ʙᴇʟɪᴇᴠᴇ ɪᴛ ᴏʀ ɴᴏᴛ, ɪ’ᴠᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ᴅᴏ ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴇ ʙᴇꜰᴏʀᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ɪᴛ ᴡᴀꜱ ɴᴏᴛ ᴀ ɢᴏᴏᴅ ꜰᴇᴇʟɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ꜱᴀʏ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴇᴀꜱᴛ.
ʟᴀꜱᴛʟʏ, ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴀʀᴇ ᴛʀᴀɴꜱʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ɴᴏᴛᴇꜱ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴜᴛ ꜰᴏʀ ᴛʜᴏꜱᴇ ᴡʜᴏ ᴀʀᴇ ɪɴᴛᴇʀᴇꜱᴛᴇᴅ! ᴀʟꜱᴏ ɪɴᴄʟᴜᴅᴇꜱ ꜱᴏᴍᴇ ᴀᴅᴅɪᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ ɪɴꜰᴏʀᴍᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴏʏꜱ!
ᴇᴅɪᴛ: ʏ’ᴀʟʟ ɪᴅᴋ ᴡʜᴀᴛ’ꜱ ʜᴀᴘᴘᴇɴɪɴɢ ʙᴜᴛ ᴛᴜᴍʙʟʀ ɪꜱ ᴇᴀᴛɪɴɢ ᴜᴘ ᴛʜᴇ ɢᴇɴᴇʀᴀʟ ɴᴏᴛᴇꜱ ꜱᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ɪᴍᴍᴇᴅɪᴀᴛᴇʟʏ ᴀꜰᴛᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴜᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴀᴋɪɴɢ ᴠᴇʀʏ ᴡᴇɪʀᴅ ᴇᴅɪᴛꜱ. ꜱᴏ ɪꜰ ʏᴏᴜ ꜱᴇᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ, ᴊᴜꜱᴛ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ’ꜱ ɴᴏᴛʜɪɴɢ ɪ ᴄᴀɴ ᴅᴏ. ɪ’ᴠᴇ ʙᴇᴇɴ ᴛʀʏɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ꜰɪx ᴛʜɪꜱ ꜰᴏʀ ʟɪᴋᴇ 30 ᴍɪɴꜱ ɴᴏᴡ ᴛᴛ
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riruhapi’s name can also be translated into lil’ happy. but since idk if the devs meant this translation i’m just gonna leave it as the original katakana pronunciation.
otowa high is a metropolitan high school meaning that it is directly governed by the state. metropolitan in japanese is “toritsu”this is also where the name team toritsuortoritsu-gumi comes from when referring to riruhapi and“shiritsu” on the other hand, means “private school” and that’s why team shiritsu orshiritsu-gumi is used to refer to fya’m’
otowa high is a metropolitan high school meaning that it is directly governed by the state. metropolitan in japanese is “toritsu”this is also where the name team toritsuortoritsu-gumi comes from when referring to riruhapi and“shiritsu” on the other hand, means “private school” and that’s why team shiritsu orshiritsu-gumi is used to refer to fya’m’
edit:from now on, otowa will be referred to as a public high school based on the english official translation! just to clarify, the reason i didn’t initially translate it to “public” is because public is usually referred as “kouritsu” 公立 in japanese instead of “toritsu” 都立 so it was semi-confusing TT
the two emblems/logos you see at the top left of riruhapi’s image is of their school emblem and group logo respectively. top one is school logo, bottom is group logo.
Suzumiya Hajime:
“my-pace” is essentially a term used to describe people who does things at their own pace without being considerate of others around them. in hajime’s case, he often causes some trouble to others by being so my-paced.
his name is hajime(means “the beginning” in japanese) because his birthday is 1/1
he’s in class 2-D
his favourite food is miso
his hobby is watching game livestreams and he’s a big fan of a streamer named “zou” (the name also means “elephant” in japanese)
what he likes about a cappella: all of it
others introduce him as the following:
he’s unbelievably directionally challenged
he’s super duper good at singing
and he looks at his smartphone way too much
a word to his group members: “from now on, let’s do our best together!”
Tanba Rin:
his name is actually a pun—can’t figure it out? repeat it a few times in your head and you’ll see :))
the third section of his translations which includes the “clown” and his “comebacks” refers to the typical japanese comedy style of “boke”and“tsukkomi.” you see a lot of it in japanese comedians and manzai where one person intentionally acts dumb and air headed so the other can reprimand them as a joke.
he’s in class 2-D
his favourite foods are ramen, beef bowls, fast food, and basically food that he can gobble down a lot at once
his hobby is bike touring
what he likes about a cappella: it feels good to be able to sing loudly and it’s fun to do things like this with everyone
others introduce him as the following:
he works the same part-time with maito
he’s the most fashionable in his group
his tsukkomi’s are smooth af
a word to his group members: “i’ll never get bored when i’m around you guys!”
Kariyazono Michitaka:
he’s in class 1-C
his favourite foods are milk, dairy products, and all dishes that use milk in them
his hobby is randonneuring (but by himself)
what he like about a cappella: we can make people smile with our singing
others introduce him as the following:
he helps at his dad’s shop and cares about his family a lot
he wants to drink latte art someday
you would want an older brother like him
a word to his group members: “it’ll be great if we can keep singing forever and ever with these members…!”
Shihou Luka:
luka’s last line in his character dialogue is translated to “i’ll always be watching over you” but the original japanese phrases means more like “i’ll always be watching you” if translated directly. even if it’s not meant to sound creepy, it kind of does when directly translated over so therefore i added the “over.” but basically think of it like he’ll always have his eyes on you (non-creepy ofc :p)
he’s in class 1-A
his favourite food is the vegetable-filled blt that his father makes
his hobby is going to the gym
what he likes about a cappella: he can come closer to being his ideal self through the support from everyone
others introduce him as the following:
the smiling prince
he’s kind of an airhead
he worries about calories way too much
a word to his group members: “singing in front of other people, this was something my past self could’ve never imagined…it’s thanks to all to you, thank you.”
Soenji Sayo:
when referring to sayo’s “overwhelming behaviours due to his wealthy family background,” i’m pretty sure it doesn’t mean that he acts like a spoiled brat. in this context, it’s more so referring to how he does unthinkable actions (like calling a helicopter to help search for a missing cat or smtg idk) for everyday trivial problems.
sayo refers to his twin brother as “asaharu-niisan” because due to japanese culture, even if they are twins, there are instances where the younger one refers to the older one as “older brother/sister.” and sayo respects the hell out of asaharu hence “niisan” with the “san” honorific
sayo’s name means “rainy night” in japanese where asaharu’s name means “sunny morning”
he’s in class 2-D
his favourite food is french cuisine (the specific dish name is too long)
his hobbies are visiting airfields (to fly planes I assume???) and reading
what he likes about a cappella: he can make the audience happy by giving form to his emotions with the people he likes
others introduce him as the following:
knowledgeable
occasionally air-headed
he can actually do kado (japanese flower arrangement)
a word to his group members: “the high school life that i’ve experienced with everyone is one of the most precious treasures in my life.”
huuUUuUUU i knew when they announced it was mtc vs fp that it was gonna be a death match,,,,
like, as much as i simp for samatoki mr.hc but why is every single one of fp’s songs such a BOP ahabshsjsabsbbsbn,,,,,, also we’re even not gonna talk about the lyrics because,,,(;´༎ຶД༎ຶ`)
