UPDATE (Jan 15, 2010 5pm): ken0601 from SP LifeArts sent us their transcript of their interview. (Thanks!)

Source: vanpang, from Macross World. An alternate transcript is also available in SP LifeArts.

I quoted some Macross F/Kanno related info from her interview. You may read the full interview at the MW website.

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Interviewer: You have done many duets with Yoshiki Fukuyama-san (Totsugeki Love Heart) and Megumi Nakajima-san (“Lion”), what was it like working with them? Are there any differences working between the two?
May’N: It’s kind of different when singing with both of them. When I sing with Megumi, I have to sing like Sheryl and Ranka. Ranka admires Sheryl in the Macross world so I have to act like older sister.

I have always admire Fukuyama-san and Sheryl also admires Basara in the Macross Universe (laughs). Therefore in duet with Fukuyama-san, the singing would be an expression of admiration of a younger sister. Fans in Japan are very happy with the duet performances for tomorrow concert. Both Megumi and Fukuyama are real professionals so I enjoy working with both of them very much.

Interviewer: I understand that the famous composer, Yoko Kanno-san composed songs for your new album “Universal Bunny”. What was it like working with Yoko Kanno-san? Is Yoko strict, easy or difficult to work with?
May’N: Kanno-san is not strict or mean but every time she gives me a new song, there would be a new challenge! For example in the song “Sagittarius 9pm don’t be late”, I felt the song can’t be sung because I felt the pitch was too high. However, Kanno-san pushes me and tell me “Yes, you can!” and I did! And in another song, Kanno-san needs me to sing very fast, which feels impossible, and again Kanno-san tells me “Yes, you can!” and again I succeed. She always give new challenges to me and I enjoy that. She is like a mentor to me and when she is around, I feel like I can achieve anything.
Interviewer: In other words, she makes you a better performer?
May’N: Yes, she does!

Interviewer: The tickets for the Macross Frontier Galaxy Tour Final concerts were always sold out, on average there were 10,000 audiences packed in a single concert. That’s a lot of people! Do you get nervous or stage fright before each concert? How do you prepare for each concert?
May’N: I always have mix emotions towards live performances, of course, I am very nervous, heart beats goes up but at the same time, I always want to see my fans. I like live performance because I can meet my fans face to face.
Interviewer: I understand that during the concerts, Kanno-san always hugs you before and after every concert?
May’N: Yes, yes she does! She always hugs and tell me “good luck!” and gives encouragement before the performance and another hug after the performance congratulating me for a good job.

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Interviewer: How is the recording for the new songs for the Macross Frontier movie “pink monsoon” and “Tenshi ni Nacchatta/I have become an angel”?
May’N: The Movie’s official setting for both songs is Sheryl’s debut songs prior before she becomes famous. And it’s very hard as I did Sheryl’s singing voice two years back and now I have to record these songs in a more ‘fresh/inexperience’ manner.

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Related Articles:

• May'n at AFA'09
• May'n @ AFA'08 Reports (updated)
• May'n's Interview for AFA'08 Published
• May'n Live in Singapore for Anime Festival Asia 2008 (updated)

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