I’ll come right out and say Stephanie has an amazing voice. It’s powerful, it has a wide range, reaching some amazing highs (she can supposedly sing five octaves), and it’s simply beautiful. All that, and not only is she a singer, but also an actress (like Nao Matsushita who we covered last year), and only 22 years old to top it all off!
This single, Pride ~A Part of Me~ Feat. SRM, is actually the theme song for a film she recently starred in titled Pride. It’s the film adaptation of the shōjo manga where she plays the series’ protagonist. She doesn’t get all the credit here, however, as she’s joined by singer SRM for the main attraction, but she stands on her own on the B-side and bonus track found on this disc. I have to say that this one sounds strikingly like a Final Fantasy vocal theme, as I found myself constantly reminded of “Eyes on Me” from Final Fantasy VIII.
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