Saturday, April 5, 2008
I can't believe it. I mean, I really can't.
Today was the audition day for the voice actors'/actresses' roles for the animation in Singapore called "1000 Stars and Squalls (
千の星とスコール)". The first part of the audition was script reading. In other words, we were given a script from the animation and read it according to the footage shown. So that means that timing is very important. The second part of the audition was a special talent showcase with a limit of 5 minutes. Here you showcase whatever talent you have.
When I reached the Japanese Association of Singapore (JAS), we met up with the other classmates in the voice acting class. Aidil and I were the only ones who brought our guitars. Before our turns, we were all practising very hard and also doing a lot of crazy things to prevent ourselves from killing ourselves due to extreme boredom. When my turn was drawing near, I got more and more nervous. I guess that's common since it's in everyone's blood to be nervous. We were given the choice to do either the Japanese script or the English script. Extra me, of course, chose to do the Japanese script because I find that I can voice much better in Japanese than in English. My biggest weakness was that if I try to read the script that was written in Hiragana, I would stumble on my words and waste my effort. What I did was to write out the Romaji for every character and read from there. I feel that it's much easier.
So my turn came. As nervous as always, I stepped into the audition room with my guitar and my script for the special talent. Yes, what I did for the special talent section was playing on my guitar, showcasing my ability to switch between mine, Kyon's and Kurogane's voice, singing in a voice other than mine, and dancing. All went well except some rare occasions that I stumbled on a word or chord, but ah no matter.
After everyone has gone for the audition, it was lunchtime. Our lunch is a Japanese buffet provided by the JAS, and needless to say, the food was FANTASTIC. The funny thing is that my plate is the only plate that has over 95% brown colour and very little traces of green. In other words, I ate mostly meat. Haha. Oh well, what to do? I'm still a kid XD
After lunch, we decided to play around some more to kill time, and by the time the clock struck 3, I was really tired. I sat down and was thinking about resting when Enomoto-san came in and told us the results of the audition were out. He also announced the best speaker, best team and the most creative team for the voice acting presentation held last week.
After all the commotion, it's on to the audition room where the roles will be announced. By that time my heart was racing like crazy, and I almost went out of breath. Once inside, we sat down as the judges announced the roles. There were three categories: the supporting characters, the sub characters and last but not least, the main characters. We were told that 13 people were selected to be in the cast for 1000 Stars and Squalls. The ones from my class who got in were Shandy, Melody, Nadiah, Aidil, Froggy and Melisa. I thought I was done for and would go back disappointed as I had lost all hope, but I was wrong. There was still one more person not yet announced, and that person is me.
I was selected to be the voice actor for Kouji, the main male protagonist!!!
Interestingly to note though, some people said I sounded like Wada Kouji when I sang his songs, and now I'm doing Kouji's voice. I'm pretty sure this is just a coincidence. Lol.
I was stunned to hear about it, but of course happy. I've not told my family about this news yet, but I will soon. I hope I can do a good job to make my character come alive. The same goes for everyone else in the cast. And for those who didn't get in, don't be sad, all of you will definitely get the chance. =)
With that being said, I now have to worry about tomorrow...Kouhakuuuuuuuuuu~~~
Today was the audition day for the voice actors'/actresses' roles for the animation in Singapore called "1000 Stars and Squalls (


When I reached the Japanese Association of Singapore (JAS), we met up with the other classmates in the voice acting class. Aidil and I were the only ones who brought our guitars. Before our turns, we were all practising very hard and also doing a lot of crazy things to prevent ourselves from killing ourselves due to extreme boredom. When my turn was drawing near, I got more and more nervous. I guess that's common since it's in everyone's blood to be nervous. We were given the choice to do either the Japanese script or the English script. Extra me, of course, chose to do the Japanese script because I find that I can voice much better in Japanese than in English. My biggest weakness was that if I try to read the script that was written in Hiragana, I would stumble on my words and waste my effort. What I did was to write out the Romaji for every character and read from there. I feel that it's much easier.
So my turn came. As nervous as always, I stepped into the audition room with my guitar and my script for the special talent. Yes, what I did for the special talent section was playing on my guitar, showcasing my ability to switch between mine, Kyon's and Kurogane's voice, singing in a voice other than mine, and dancing. All went well except some rare occasions that I stumbled on a word or chord, but ah no matter.
After everyone has gone for the audition, it was lunchtime. Our lunch is a Japanese buffet provided by the JAS, and needless to say, the food was FANTASTIC. The funny thing is that my plate is the only plate that has over 95% brown colour and very little traces of green. In other words, I ate mostly meat. Haha. Oh well, what to do? I'm still a kid XD
After lunch, we decided to play around some more to kill time, and by the time the clock struck 3, I was really tired. I sat down and was thinking about resting when Enomoto-san came in and told us the results of the audition were out. He also announced the best speaker, best team and the most creative team for the voice acting presentation held last week.
After all the commotion, it's on to the audition room where the roles will be announced. By that time my heart was racing like crazy, and I almost went out of breath. Once inside, we sat down as the judges announced the roles. There were three categories: the supporting characters, the sub characters and last but not least, the main characters. We were told that 13 people were selected to be in the cast for 1000 Stars and Squalls. The ones from my class who got in were Shandy, Melody, Nadiah, Aidil, Froggy and Melisa. I thought I was done for and would go back disappointed as I had lost all hope, but I was wrong. There was still one more person not yet announced, and that person is me.
I was selected to be the voice actor for Kouji, the main male protagonist!!!
Interestingly to note though, some people said I sounded like Wada Kouji when I sang his songs, and now I'm doing Kouji's voice. I'm pretty sure this is just a coincidence. Lol.
I was stunned to hear about it, but of course happy. I've not told my family about this news yet, but I will soon. I hope I can do a good job to make my character come alive. The same goes for everyone else in the cast. And for those who didn't get in, don't be sad, all of you will definitely get the chance. =)
With that being said, I now have to worry about tomorrow...Kouhakuuuuuuuuuu~~~

Dempster
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