Note: This sample is being streamed directly from the utaite's original on TmBox, as he has forbidden reprints to video sharing sites outside of Nico Nico Douga.
A sample of a cover song by Ashikubi "Koshitantan", composed by Umetora |
Ashikubi (足首) is an utaite known for his flexible, mid-range, powerful and emotive yet somewhat sultry voice, with a slight (but distinctive), breathy, almost raspy lilt. Though his voice is often described as being "cool" and ikemen, it is also very versatile - ranging from sounding "creepy" and rather unsettling, as seen in covers like "Macaron" and "Ten Sho Sho Ten Sho", to sounding more rough and forceful, as seen in covers like "Jikochuushinteki Kairaku Shugisha no Shikou he no Mousouheki Shoujo no Shikou to Sono Kousatsu" and "Bye-bee Baby Sayounara".
His song choices naturally skew towards high-paced, uptempo, or rock songs, as ballads are an self-admitted weakness of his[2] - despite the fact that his voice itself is also considered to have a fairly calming effect on listeners, he feels that slower songs tend to not suit his singing style. He does occasionally cover more downtempo songs like "Sora no Sakana", however these are usually limited to the works of the producer nekobolo; of which he has covered "Tawagoto Speaker", "Haru ni Kimi to", and "Aishouka Context".
He is quite new to utattemita, having first started uploading in mid-2011. He has participated in many duet and group covers since his debut, and is close friends with fellow utaite MAM, Mimy, KomeYoungTea, and Renoa, all four of whom he has collaborated with multiple times. He is also friends with the producer EZFG, who occasionally mixes for him - however, he usually mixes his own covers in addition to mixing for other utaite.
He prefers to stay secretive about his appearance and other personal details, citing his discomfort when in the public eye[3]; as such, little is known about him aside from what can be gathered from his Twitter feed. Nevertheless, he is an active Twitter user who is known for being sociable and particularly kind to his fans; often personally replying to their tweets and thanking them individually for retweeting or listening to his covers.
Affiliations and Collaboration Projects[]
- Kamikyoku wo Utattemita 7 (Released on October 16, 2013)
- Kamikyoku wo Utattemita 8 (Released on January 15, 2014)
- Tajuu Jinkaku (Released on December 30, 2014)
- Hyakka Kenran (Released on May 05, 2015)
- Shikisoku Zekuu (Release on December 30, 2015)
Collaboration Units[]
- Mimikubi (耳首) with Mimy
- Ashimam (あしまむ) with MAM
List of Covered Songs[]
- "Cendrillon" feat. Ashikubi and Atomun (2011.05.27) (Not in Mylist)
- "Suki Kirai" (Like, Dislike) feat. Ashikubi and Io (2011.05.29) (Deleted)
- "Unhappy Refrain" (2011.06.05)
- "Nakimushi Kareshi" (Crybaby Boyfriend) feat. Ashikubi and Atomun (2011.06.07) (Not in Mylist)
- "Kusare Gedou to Chocola-wi-te" (Rotten Gossip and Chocolayte) (2011.06.25)
- "IMITATION BLACK" feat. Ashikubi, Maa★ and Atomun (2011.07.02)
- "Ama no Jaku" (A Born Coward) (2011.07.11)
- "Hitobashira Alice" (Alice Human Sacrifice) feat. Nekosogi, Ashikubi, Atomun, ks and Shigure (2011.07.11) (Not in Mylist)
- "Aa, Subarashiki Nyansei" (Ah, A Wonderful Cat's Life) feat. Ashikubi and Meriku (2011.07.29)
- "Swimmy" feat. Samegai, Ashikubi, Rapunzel, Atomun, Bungy, Teku, Chicoba and Napoli (2011.08.07) (Not in Mylist)
- "Sunset Love Suicide" feat. Ashikubi and KomeYoungTea (2011.08.15)
- "Babylon" (2011.08.24)
- "Asadao" -Emorock Arrange- (2011.09.21)
- " Jabberwocky・Jabberwocka" feat. Ashikubi and Shimata (2011.09.25)
- "Kagerou Days" (Heat-Haze Days) (2011.10.08)
- "Mirage Rouge" feat. Ashikubi and KomeYoungTea (2011.10.18)
- "Envy Catwalk" (2011.10.30)
- "Bye-bee Baby Sayounara" (2011.11.19)
- "Sora no Sakana" (Sky Fish) (2011.11.27)
- "Mikansei Ningen" (Incomplete Human) (2011.12.14)
- "Sasameku" (Whisper) feat. Ashikubi and KomeYoungTea (2011.12.30)
- "Yurufuwa Jukai Girl" (Fluffy-Haired Woodland Girl) (2012.01.03)
- "Caseaman" feat. Ashikubi and KomeYoungTea (2012.01.07)
- "Watashi Rice Teishoku Tabe ni Kita" (I Came to Eat the Rice Special) (2012.01.08) (Community only) (Deleted)
- "Watashi Rice Teishoku Tabe ni Kita" (I Came to Eat the Rice Special) (2012.01.09)
- "Totemo Itai Itagaritai" (Hurting for a Very Hurtful Pain) feat. Ashikubi and Jirou (2012.01.24)
- "Tawagoto Speaker" (Nonsense Speaker) (2012.02.04)
- "Yuurei Yashiki no Kubitsuri Shoujo" (Hanged Girl in the Haunted House) feat. Ashikubi and Mimy (2012.02.05)
- "Nekomimi Archive" (Cat Ear Archive) feat. Ashikubi and Renoa (2012.03.10)
- "Tsunagaru Uta" (Connecting Song) feat. Nicki, Goti, Ashikubi, Shimata, Mochisuke and Rui (2012.03.12)
- "Jikochuu Shinteki Kairaku Shugisha no Shikou he no Mousouheki Shoujo no Shikou to Sono Kousatsu" (A Day-Dreaming Girl's Thoughts and Considerations on the Tastes of Egocentric Hedonists and Other Inquiries) (2012.03.18)
- "Kamisama no Yuuutsu" (A God's Melancholy) feat. Ashikubi and KomeYoungTea (2012.04.09)
- "Haru ni Kimi to" (In Spring, With You) (2012.04.14)
- "Checkmate" (2012.05.08)
- "Shinzou Democracy" (Heart Democracy) (2012.05.14)
- "magician's operation" (2012.05.24)
- "Madara Cult" feat. Ashikubi and Mimy (2012.05.27)
- "Smiling" ~ZER☻ Edition~ feat. Galyu, Ashikubi, Koppe, Eve, Chiruri, Kart, TAKARA, Kumakuma, nady, Darumaya, S!N, Renoa, Sakuno, Conoi, YOME, Chiko, Minipuni, Riu, 38Ban, Mihomi, Keropi and yu-k@ (2012.06.02)
- "Nibyokan" (Two-Second Span) (2012.06.15)
- "Kuwagata ni Chop Shitara Timeslip Shita" (Time Warped After Chopping My Stag Beetle) (2012.07.05)
- "Kimi ni Todoke" (Reaching You) (Kimi ni Todoke OP) (2012.07.02) (Community only) (Deleted)
- "Waltz" (2012.07.08) (Not in Mylist)
- "Hatsukoi Gakuen・Jun'aika" (First Love Academy・Department of Pure Love) feat. Renoa, MAM and Ashikubi (2012.07.22)
- "Omoide no Hito" (The Person in My Memories) (Original with Error) (2012.08.05)
- "Rin Len Uchuu Kaizokudan" (Rin, Len: Space Pirates) (2012.08.09)
- "Kaitou Peter & Jenny" (The Thieves Peter & Jenny) feat. Ashikubi and MAM (2012.08.16) (Deleted)
- "Kamisama Nejimaki" (Wind-Up God) (2012.09.01)
- "Cyber Thunder Cider" (2012.09.14)
- "Kowloon Retro" feat. Ashikubi and Mimy (2012.09.18)
- "Envy Catwalk" -retake- (2012.09.20)
- "Macaron" (2012.09.30)
- "Reon" feat. Ashikubi and Moko (chorus) (2012.10.16)
- "Sarishinohara" (2012.10.28)
- "Shinpakusuu ♯0822" (Heart Rate ♯0822) (Horo Horo Chou's birthday) feat. Ashikubi, Sana, *Nano, Pepperoning, Yuikonnu, Sugiyama and Nacle (2012.11.12)
- "Ten Sho Sho Ten Sho" (Reincarnation Ascension) (2012.11.14)
- "Cantarella" feat. Ashikubi, rick, Ayakawa Yukiya, Ponge, teksy, Keysuke and Horo Horo Chou (2012.11.28)
- "GOLD" feat. Aito, Hiko, Line, Suka, Ashikubi, MAM, Amane, Komori, Nobunaga, Nire and Ponzu (2012.12.07)
- "Mr. Music" feat. Ashikubi, Mimy, Renoa, Swi, Gasyu, Koppe and Galyu (2012.12.25)
- "Yankee Boy・Yankee Girl" (2013.03.10)
- "Lost One no Goukoku" (The Lost One's Weeping) feat. Ashikubi and Mimy (2013.03.15)
- "Toys" (2013.03.26)
- "Abstract Nonsense" -Band ver.- (2013.03.31)
- "Children Record" (2013.04.25)
- "Azalea no Bourei" (Specter of Azalea) (2013.05.04)
- "Aishouka Context" (Elegy Context) (2013.05.14)
- "Threadnation" (2013.05.23)
- "Ai to Nasubi to Heiwa na Kajitsu" (Love, an Eggplant, and a Peaceful Fruit) (2013.06.16)
- "Yotsuya-san ni Yoroshiku" (Leave It To Yotsuya-san) (2013.06.22)
- "Jibeta Travel" (Bare-Earth Travel) (2013.07.02)
- "Akenai Yoru wo Kowase" (Break the Night That Won't Dawn) (2013.08.10)
- "addict girl" (2013.08.16)
- "Nibyokan" (Two-Second Span) -retake- (2013.09.17)
- "end tree" (2013.09.20)
- "Zouka no Shizuku" (Drops of Artificial Flowers) (2013.10.04)
- "Donut Hole" (2013.10.30)
- "Outer Science" (2013.11.05)
- "Yonjuunana" (Forty-Seven) (2014.01.13)
- "Jittto Miteiru" (St-aring Down) (2014.01.16)
- "Girlfriend" feat. Nanato, Yuikonnu, Ikasan, Au, Himeringo, Hiiragi Yuka and Ashikubi (2014.02.05)
- "Eimin Douwa" (A Tale of Eternal Sleep) (2014.03.17)
- "daze" (Mekakucity Actors OP) -TV Size ver.- (2014.04.17)
- "Tsukiakari" (Moonlight) (2014.05.12)
- "Kenshinteki Ningen wa Yasashii Hito ni Narenai" (Devoted People Are Never Gentle) (2014.06.06)
- "Kaitou Kuroneko Chat Noir" (2014.07.03)
- "Gishin'anki" (Suspicion) (2014.07.10)
- "Juusanban-me no Husking" (The Husking of No. 13) (2014.09.19)
- "unravel" (Tokyo Ghoul OP) -Dubstep ver.- (2014.09.22)
- "Ifuudoudou" (Pomp and Circumstance) -Arrange ver.- (2014.10.22)
- “Happy Halloween” (2014.10.30)
- "Yoake to Hotaru" (Dawn and Fireflies) (2014.11.24)
- "Shouchuu no Tama" (The Apple Of My Eye) (2015.01.01)
- “Umiyuri Kaiteitan” (Tale of the Deep-sea Lily) (2015.01.18)
- "Attakain Dakara~♪" (Because It's Warm~♪) -English ver.- feat. kalon., Shakemii, Stungun, Ashikubi, Shoose, Sou and kain (2015.01.18)
- "Queen of Hearts" feat. KomeYoungTea and Ashikubi (rap) (2015.02.05)
- "DYE" (2015.02.18)
- "Tonchinkan no En" (Feast of Absurdity) (2015.03.07)
- "Umitagari" (Disillusioned) (2015.06.16)
- "Raimei Over Drive" (Thunder Over Drive) (2015.08.16)
- "Glucagon" (2015.09.07)
- "Dekinai Sagi" (Original with) feat. Ashikubi and KOMEyoungTEA (2016.02.13)
- "Natsu ni Sarishi Kimi wo Omou" (Leave In Summer, Yet You're In My Fluffoughts) (2016.05.01)
- "Ghost Rule" (2016.05.23)
- "Chaldene" (2016.06.01)
- "Tender Rain" (2016.08.18)
- "Waltz of Anomalies" (2016.09.19)
- "Karan to Naku" (2016.10.19)
- "Sharuru" (2016.10.20)
- "Mirroring" (2017.04.03)
- "Xenosphere" (2017.04.14)
- "World Lampshade" (2017.05.17)
- "Nonsense Literature" (2017.05.23)
- "Dramaturgy" (2017.10.14)
- "Inochi ni Kirawareteiru." (2018.01.07)
- "Outsider" (2018.04.15)
- "Vocalo-Colosseum" (2018.08.31)
- "Suroudaunā" (2018.09.07)