The Goddess' Playlist: "Add the Berry to My Big Love"

Happy New Year, lads, and welcome to my first blog entry for 2021! How's the celebration and rest days? I'm sure you deserve a wonderful time with your fam and friends before going back to the crappiest game in the whole freaking universe known as reality.

And for our first offering, I'm gonna discuss "Add the Berry to My Big Love" by Karen Miyama, who is best known for voicing Ichika Usami aka Cure Whip from KiraKira PreCure A La Mode.

First heard in the season's pilot episode, the song was fully released on April 26, 2017 as part of its first sweet etude character single featuring Whip herself, and also included in the second vocal and vocal best albums of the season.

I have to say nothing can describe this song but it's just too catchy but jolly! Other than that, it's also enjoyable and shown about Ichika's passion in making sweets.

Anyway if you wanna memorize and sing-along to the lyrics then here you go!

Romaji:

Beriberī daisuki min'na ni todoketai

Taruto shūkurīmu shifon tiramisu

Ichiban shōtokēki☆

Kirari karafuru kaori afureru

Hapi❤suītsu taimu

Tabete wandafuru kokoro hajikeru

Fuwafuwa no fushigi

Omoide wo (tsunagu) tedzukuri no (kizuna)

Aka shiro kīro no yume tsukurou

Kirakira wo tsumekonda kono kimochi meshiagare

Kogete mo megezu ni hoippu・suteppu・janpu!

Oishī nette egao ga mitai kara ganbareru

Shonbori suponji mo goaikyō de

Kurīmu tappuri dekorēshon

Beriberī daisuki min'na ni todoketai

Kyandī kyarameru suware mirufīyu

Ichiban shōtokēki☆

Dajare pawafuru suberu zukkokeru

Maji, choi tsurai

Nakama hātofuru yaruki minagiru

Yūjō no reshipi

Mazekonda (kosei) fukuranda (yūki)

Issho ni on'naji yume tsukurou

Arenji wa mugendai kono pawā goran are

Pinchi mo karei ni hoippu・suteppu・janpu!

Oishī nette egao wo zenryoku de mamoru tame

Jama suru yatsura wa yurusanai

Chikara awasete dekorēshon

Atafuta maze maze kurukuru dekiagari

Hekondari (gakkari) nayamu tabi (ittsumo)

Genki wo kureta no wa mai・suītsu❤

Kirakira wo makiagete watashi rashiku susumu yo

Ashita e mukatte hoippu・suteppu・janpu!

Oishī nette egao ga mitai kara ganbareru

Shonbori suponji mo goaikyō de

Mainichi suteki ni dekorēshon

Beriberī daisuki min'na ni todoketai

Taruto shūkurīmu

Shifon tiramisu

Ichiban shōtokēki☆

Japanese:

ベリベリー　ダイスキ　みんなに届けたい

タルト　シュークリーム　シフォン　ティラミス

イチバン　ショートケーキ☆

キラリ　カラフル　香りあふれる

ハピ❤スイーツタイム

食べてワンダフル　心はじける

ふわふわの不思議

思い出を（つなぐ）手作りの（きずな）

あかしろ　きいろの夢　作ろう

キラキラを詰め込んだ　この気持ち召し上がれ

焦げてもめげずにホイップ・ステップ・ジャンプ！

美味しいねって笑顔が見たいから頑張れる

しょんぼりスポンジもご愛嬌で

クリームたっぷりデコレーション

ベリベリー　ダイスキ　みんなに届けたい

キャンディー　キャラメル　スワレ　ミルフィーユ

イチバン　ショートケーキ☆

ダジャレ　パワフル　スべる　ずっこける

マジ、ちょいつらい

仲間　ハートフル　やる気みなぎる

友情のレシピ

混ぜ込んだ（個性）膨らんだ（勇気）

一緒におんなじ夢　作ろう

アレンジは無限大　このパワーご覧あれ

ピンチも華麗にホイップ・ステップ・ジャンプ！

美味しいねって笑顔を全力で守るため

邪魔するやつらは許さない

力あわせて　デコレーション

あたふた　まぜまぜ　くるくる　できあがり

凹んだり（ガッカリ）悩むたび（いっつも）

元気をくれたのは　マイ・スイーツ❤

キラキラを巻き上げて私らしく進むよ

明日へ向かってホイップ・ステップ・ジャンプ！

美味しいねって笑顔が　見たいから頑張れる

しょんぼり　スポンジも　ご愛嬌で

毎日ステキに　デコレーション

ベリベリー　ダイスキ　みんなに　届けたい

タルト　シュークリーム

シフォン　ティラミス

イチバン　ショートケーキ☆

English:

I want this to reach everyone as I love all of these berries too

Some tarts and choux creme, chiffon and tiramisu

But the best is shortcake☆

Overflowing with this bright, colorful fragrance is our

Happy❤sweets time

Eating is so wonderful that it makes my own heart burst

It's such a weird feeling too

These memories will (be connected) and hand made to make (a nice bond)

So let's make our dreams red, white and yellow now

When I bake in the glittering light, go on and eat up all of these feelings

Even if it's burnt, don't be down, just whip・step・jump!

I want to see a lot of smiles so I'll do my best to make it tasty

Even a sponge cake can make it all fun again

With a lot of whip cream to decorate with

I want this to reach everyone as I love all of these berries too

Some candy, caramel swirl and millefeuille

But the best is shortcake☆

A bad joke is powerful enough to knock yourself down

Ouch, that must have hurt

Encouraging your fellow friends with those heartfelt comments

Is the recipe for friendship

Mixing all of our (personas) until it swells with (some courage)

Let's make our dreams the same together now

Arranging everything to be infinite with this power that you can see

When you're stuck, just do a brilliant whip・step・jump!

To protect your smile I'll use all of my power to make it extra tasty

I won't allow anyone to disturb us at all

When we combine our powers to decorate, we

Gotta mix it all up in a hurry, spinning and now it's complete

When you feel depressed (disappointed) or really worried (always)

I want to make you happy with my・sweets❤

I roll everything up into the bright, bright light so I can move on by myself

By jumping into tomorrow with a whip・step・jump!

I want to see a lot of smiles so I'll do my best to make it tasty

Even a sponge cake can make it all fun again

Everyday will be awesome if we add decorations

I want this to reach everyone as I love all of these berries too

Some tarts and choux creme

Chiffon and tiramisu

But the best is shortcake☆

And that wraps the very first blog entry of Yona's Blog for 2021 and also, happy birthday to Ichika! I hope she has a wonderful and brilliant day with her fam and friends. Plus, we still really miss the KiraKira Cures so much that's why! Till the next content, lads!

#YKCosplay Corner: Pikario/Rio Kuroki (KiraKira PreCure A La Mode)

Welcome to another newest segment of Yona's Blog called #YKCosplay Corner! And for its debut, I'm going to discuss about the birthday boi himself, Pikario/Rio Kuroki from KiraKira PreCure A La Mode. But before that, let me do a brief profile about Rio and why I choose him as my most recent crossdressed cosplay.

He's the younger twin brother of Kirarin/Ciel Kirahoshi aka Cure Parfait, who has an aspiration in using sweets-making to bring happiness to everyone. However, our poor waffle boi got actually brainwashed by Noir before the season started due to having a personal hatred towards his twin sister, thus he was under the name of Julio. But Rio's redemption started when he took the hit for Ciel, which led the latter to become Cure Parfait, then a few episodes since he got a deep coma, he rose again thanks to the temporal powers gave by the late Cure Lumiere and aid the KiraKira Cures during the doomsday in Ichigozaka. Finally, the twins had made a full reconciliation and restarted their relationship on the episode afterwards.

Anyways, the reason why I chose Rio as the third character from the Pretty Cure series to be cosplayed is because not only I somewhat related to him in terms of experiencing sibling envying, but also I like how he slowly but steadily corrected his past mistakes and wanted to reconcile with Ciel by restarting their twinning relationship completely thanks to their new friends. Also, IchiRio are one of my favorite ships in the fandom, so it's a bonus reason to do so tee-hee!

Well, happy birthday to both Ciel and Rio! I hope they have a fantastic day and keep making sweets always.

What do you think about my Rio Kuroki cosplay? Any adjustments to improve it for future cons and shoots? What is your wish for the mascot twins? Comment down below, on FB page or on my Twitter @goddessyk13.

Photos © Mickey Julian, Daryl Fabonan and Jei Evangelista.

The Goddess' Playlist Pride Special! Macaronage of Love and Excitement

Welcome to another edition of The Goddess' Playlist and this time we are celebrating Pride Month as I featured another song from the Pretty Cure Series, "Macaronage of Love and Excitement."

Performed by Saki Fujita and Nanako Mori aka Cures Macaron and Chocolat's seiyuus, and written and composed by the music group Nostalgic Orchestra, the song was released on July 26, 2017 as part of KiraKira☆Pretty Cure A La Mode Vocal Album: Cure La Mode☆A La Carte and again of KiraKira☆Pretty Cure A La Mode Vocal Best Album: Suite☆Etude☆A La Mode which released on January 17, 2018 under the label Marvelous!, distributed by Sony Music Marketing.

Some fans noticed the song as the gayest among the Cure songs as well as how it compared to Love Live!'s "Glass Garden/Garasu no Hanazono" and had quite similarities to Sailor Moon Crystal's "Eternal Eternity" (plus Sailor Uranus and Pikario/Rio Kuroki shared the same seiyuu that is Junko Minagawa).

Anyway I just can't contain any longer and my shipping goggles and gaydar went overload whenever I hear that song like several times and honestly speaking, ChocoMaca are among my favorite ships in the Cure series because they're so sweet (no pun intended) and their relationship is just very irresistible in both the anime (espcially episodes 25 and 29 oh my freaking gosh aaaaahh) and the manga, wherein the latter has some oozing gay content. Ahhh man, I really love this ship so much!!!

Okay fangirl squealing aside, check out the lyrics below if you want to sing along:

Japanese

中途半端な優しさなら　これ以上ごめんだわ

放っておいてよ　ほっとけないよ

甘いだけじゃ罪ね　ショコラ

強がらないで　わがままの裏　隠してるのは

今にも壊れそうな　やわらかなHEART

まっすぐに　こっち向いて

見つめないで　見せてよ

ゆれる瞳の奥まで

ちぐはぐな心ざらつかせて

混ざりあわないマカロナージュ

タイセツを傷つけて失ってしまうくらいなら

守りたい理由はただひとつ

君が大好きだから

受け止めるよ気まぐれも

手間暇かけて愛情こめて

クールなとこも繊細なのも本当の君だから

見過ごせないよ　関係ないでしょ

フタツでヒトツさ　マカロン

完璧じゃない誰も知らない臆病な私

弱さを包み込む惜しみないLOVE

逃げないで　どうしてなの？

離さないよ　戸惑いを

焦れる瞳に映して

ウラハラな心重ねあわせ

確かめあいたいマリアージュ

態度より　声にして

熱いこの想いを伝えなきゃ

守りたいぬくもり優しさを

知ってしまったなら

味わいましょ　ときめきを

心ゆくまで　もっと溶けるまで

お人好し　でも嫌いじゃないわ

意地っ張り　仮面を外して

まなざし　まるで王子様

ショータイムさ　お嬢様

まっすぐに　こっち向いて

見つめないで　見せてよ

濡れた瞳の奥まで

抱きしめて

ちぐはぐな心ざらつかせて

混ざりあわないマカロナージュ

タイセツを傷つけて

失ってしまうくらいなら

守りたい理由はただひとつ

君が大好きだから

受け止めるよ気まぐれも

手間暇かけて愛情こめて

Romaji

Chūtohanpana yasashisa nara kore ijō gomen da wa

Hōtte oite yo hottokenai yo

Amai dake ja tsumi ne Shokora

Tsuyogaranaide wagamama no ura kakushiteru no wa

Ima ni mo kowaresōna yawarakana HEART

Massugu ni kotchi muite

Mitsumenaide misete yo

Yureru hitomi no oku made

Chiguhaguna kokoro zaratsukasete

Mazari awanai makaronāju

Taisetsu wo kizutsukete ushinatte shimau kurai nara

Mamoritai riyū wa tada hitotsu

Kimi ga daisuki dakara

Uketomeru yo kimagure mo

Temahima kakete aijō komete

Kūruna toko mo sensai nano mo hontō no kimi dakara

Misugosenai yo kankeinai desho

Futatsu de hitotsu sa Makaron

Kanpeki janai daremo shiranai okubyōna watashi

Yowasa wo tsutsumikomu oshiminai LOVE

Nigenaide dōshite nano?

Hanasanai yo tomadoi wo

Jireru hitomi ni utsushite

Uraharana kokoro kasane awase

Tashikame aitai mariāju

Taido yori koe ni shite

Atsui kono omoi wo tsutaenakya

Mamoritai nukumori yasashisa wo

Shitte shimatta nara

Ajiwaimasho tokimeki wo

Kokoro yuku made motto tokeru made

Ohitoyoshi demo kirai janai wa

Ijippari kamen wo hazushite

Manazashi maru de ōjisama

Shōtaimu sa ojōsama

Massugu ni kotchi muite

Mitsumenaide misete yo

Nureta hitomi no oku made

Dakishimete

Chiguhaguna kokoro zaratsukasete

Mazari awanai makaronāju

Taisetsu wo kizutsukete

Ushinatte shimau kurai nara

Mamoritai riyū wa tada hitotsu

Kimi ga daisuki dakara

Uketomeru yo kimagure mo

Temahima kakete aijō komete

English

If it's halfhearted kindness, I've had enough

Leave me be; I can't leave you alone

Being nothing but sweet is a sin, Chocolat

Don't put up a front, hidden beneath the selfishness

Is a soft heart, even now about to break

Don't look at me; face me

So straightforwardly like that; show me

Into the depths of those trembling eyes

Mismatched hearts in a frenzy,

A macaronage that won't blend

If I were to lose or hurt, what's so important to me is

My only reason for wanting to protect you

Because I love you

I'll accept everything, even the memories

I'll go through all the trouble for you, with all my affections

Your coolness and your delicate side are all the real you

I won't lose sight of you; that's all beside the point

They're one and the same, Macaron

I'm not perfect, the cowardly me that no one knows

Has no problem hiding all her weaknesses for love

Don't run; why

I won't let go of you; I'm at a loss

Reflecting those impatient eyes

Hearts at odds overlap

A marriage wanting certainty

Rather than gestures, put it into words

I have to convey these burning feelings

This warmth and kindness I want to protect

If we're aware of it

Let's savor our racing hearts

As much as we want, until we melt even more

You're pushy, but I don't mind it

I'll take off that stubborn mask

Oh my, aren't you just like a prince

It's showtime, Madam

Don't look at me; face me

So straightforwardly like that; show me

Into the depths of those tearful eyes

Hold me tight

Mismatched hearts in a frenzy,

A macaronage that won't blend

If I were to lose or hurt

What's so important to me is

My only reason for wanting to protect you

Because I love you

I'll accept everything, even the memories

I'll go through all the trouble for you, with all my affections

Thanks for reading another edition of The Goddess' Playlist! I hope you enjoy celebrating Pride Fest even at the comfort of your homes and Happy Pride to our mates in the LGBTQ+ community! Till the next featured contents, guys!

Lyrics reference: https://prettycure.fandom.com/wiki/Macaronage_of_Love_and_Excitement

CON REVIEW: Pinoy Otaku Festival 2019 [05-17 to 19-2019]

Finally it's the final part of my POF highlights and this time I'm going to tackle the last year's edition with the theme of "Asobi," or play in Japanese!

The con had moved to its new venue, Robinson's Novaliches, and for the first time that it'd be a three-day con than a two-day one. The activities were still the same with the exception of the battle of the bands and the two-sub karacons from the 2018 edition, but adding a new sub karacon which was the Ultimate Karaoke Royale.

In terms of my cos lineups, it was east meets west this time as I cosplayed Rio Kuroki and the 13th Doctor, who were also both debuted from the past year, for the weekend session only. 

The 2019 edition marked the 3rd time that I joined the YCSF, this time singing the KiraKira PreCure A La Mode opening theme, and my 1st KRB appearance with AKB48's "Heavy Rotation" in a brilliant friendly contest with my mates in Team OKE.

Not only myself, my elder brother was one of the panelists about the local idol scene and speaking of idols, Ivy! Musume, CH4U, JAPH Dolls and Aidoru Sozai made their own oozing numbers the now 3-day POF. Though a bit lost about the exact venue but overall it was a very nice change of view as well considering the more spacious way and a twincool experience!

As of this moment, I'm still cleaning my backlogs from last year, so it'll be taking time before finally posting my POF 2019 vlog so please bear with the WIPs.

And that concludes my Pinoy Otaku Festival experience highlights! Hope that you've been taking back into the past and how the con itself expands over the years. Till then, see you all in POF 2021! 😊

Photos © Jeff Cao, Team OKE Gakuen, Francisco Mendoza, Goki