tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8585408539260734116.post2256105229685329250..comments2024-02-17T07:06:13.345+00:00Comments on Okay! Musume Time: The Bland, The Ballad and The Basic; In A Nutshell, That is Morning Musume '15's 58th SingleChiimahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09701328512389573612noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8585408539260734116.post-83333003904494078202017-08-04T15:37:20.308+01:002017-08-04T15:37:20.308+01:00NOOO, YOU CAN STAAAAY XD You can like what you wan...NOOO, YOU CAN STAAAAY XD You can like what you want!!!!!!! <3Chiimahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09701328512389573612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8585408539260734116.post-81683234953995296372017-07-31T04:49:27.772+01:002017-07-31T04:49:27.772+01:00I actually really like Seishun Kozo ga Naiteiru!
...I actually really like Seishun Kozo ga Naiteiru!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />.... I'll go now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8585408539260734116.post-21596403395201168492015-05-01T16:44:09.319+01:002015-05-01T16:44:09.319+01:00Awwww <3 Nice to have agreement haha~ But, I do...Awwww <3 Nice to have agreement haha~ But, I do hope they take a different route, too. I like their ballads, but, they need very STRONG A-sides. Maybe bubblegum pop would be good?Chiimahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09701328512389573612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8585408539260734116.post-29581355541368427162015-05-01T10:54:24.468+01:002015-05-01T10:54:24.468+01:00Yeah this wasn't the best single.. i agree wit...Yeah this wasn't the best single.. i agree with everything you said Chiima. hope they ditch the EDM and go with pop for their next song.gustave154https://www.blogger.com/profile/01970923981954776513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8585408539260734116.post-76417237271719506152015-04-25T06:15:30.176+01:002015-04-25T06:15:30.176+01:00It took me a while to even have One Two Three on m...It took me a while to even have One Two Three on my MM playlist because I hated it with a passion around the time of its release, so I feel you there. And for the rest of your thoughts on the single in general. It's fairly weak in comparison to Angerme, C-ute, and even J=J's single this year, plus the strong debut of Country Girls.<br /><br />Hopefully it's due to the 12th Gen joining and MM getting "very" close to the largest number they had (13 now, 16 back when Iida was leader) so they're experimenting with the sound.<br /><br />Yuugure wa Ameagari was definitely the saving grace, but when the two other songs I'm also meh about then... Yeah :/<br /><br />Even the anime tie-in wasn't as memorable so I don't know... Hope they do a lot better for their next single.Chantinghttp://chanting-to-u.tumblr.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8585408539260734116.post-50880375149944645742015-04-24T14:34:52.968+01:002015-04-24T14:34:52.968+01:00This whole release was pretty disappointing to me,...This whole release was pretty disappointing to me, and I agree with most of your thoughts (though I really enjoy One Two Three </3) <br />I hated the disjointedness bits of silence in seishun whatsit, and the chanting was like a really awkward version of the aisaretai bits in wagamama ki no mama ai no joke. As for yuugure ameagari, I REALLY wanted to like it. But it did nothing for me, and I found the bits just before the chorus where they sing something like tabidachideshou somehow way too aggressive or loud to fit with the mood - they jolt me every time. Super meh. It's a tie with Green Flash for me in 'songs that have nice lyrics but which I just don't care about'. And the other one... Most easy listening of the bunch, but totally forgettable.<br />Out of interest, since I've been curious about e-girls for a while... Do you have any recommendations? :)SophieShiorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08172272664466373986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8585408539260734116.post-56198354871765439972015-04-24T06:32:31.367+01:002015-04-24T06:32:31.367+01:00Oh gosh, thank you!!! I've edited it XD And re...Oh gosh, thank you!!! I've edited it XD And regarding the single, I know a few people who love it, but I'm just not into it... and I don't mind EDM, as long as its done okay. I feel like UFP don't try with EDM; they make it feel messy, but yeah, it's not my favourite sounds in terms of music. I prefer pop more.Chiimahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09701328512389573612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8585408539260734116.post-73945408616376782102015-04-24T05:55:29.242+01:002015-04-24T05:55:29.242+01:00Hi there just wanna point out that it's 'I...Hi there just wanna point out that it's 'Ima Koko Kara' not 'Iro Koko Kara'. Other than that I agree completely that this is a weak single for all 3 songs, though I like Seishun Kozou the most. Also, I find it curious that while you don't like the EDM heavy music you listen to E-girls instead?haohaohaonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8585408539260734116.post-27302085135526178052015-04-24T01:33:41.116+01:002015-04-24T01:33:41.116+01:00ABOUT SEISHUN-BLAH-BLAH-BLAH:
Not bad, but not goo...ABOUT SEISHUN-BLAH-BLAH-BLAH:<br />Not bad, but not good. It feels like Only You 2.0, and even though I like Only You this is not good for a single.<br /><br />ABOUT YUUGURE-BLAH-BLAH-BLAH:<br />I don't know what to feel. I mean, it has lots of flaws, but I liked it. A lot. I have to agree with you, this IS the best song in the single.<br /><br />ABOUT THE TIE-IN:<br />Listen to the movie version, the one sang by the VAs. It's better and it doesn't have the unnecessary EDM parts.<br /><br />ABOUT THE PVS:<br />It's funny how Karin appears a lot while replacing Kanon but Kanon herself rarely appears. I have to admit that she fits nicely with Morning Musume, though.<br />The Another Ver. of Seishun-I'll-Never-Remeber-The-Full-Title is boring as hell. I mean, it tries to give us a story, and BAM random dance shot. The Another Ver. looked great, and the girls were awesome, but that was talent wasted. <br /><br />Now, let's remember that the 48's are going the opposite way.<br /><br />Funny, isn't it? Resuming...<br /><br />Yuugure wa Ameagari, for the first time, shows how Tsunku sucks the energy of the newer girls to himself. IT LOOKS AWESOME. Even I would like to stand in the middle of that circle.<br />Other than that, the simplicity was great, fits the mood of the song.<br /><br />The most notable thing about Ima Koko Kara's PV is the lack of Karin. And those kids whose gender we can't define. I will not say a thing.<br /><br />On my rating system, that goes like AKB48,Worst,Worse,Bad,Meh,Good,Better,and Best, this single would be on Meh. While the single have the weakest songs since wktk back in 2011, and it's the worst between H!P recent singles, these songs are great concert filler, and this is enough for me.<br />--<br />By the way, I would like to ask you if you could review some early idol stuff, like Seiko Matsuda, Hiromi Iwasaki, ANRI or Mari Iijima. Could you?Atsuke Akiyamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10396735039728784367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8585408539260734116.post-39952268884021256232015-04-23T05:43:12.847+01:002015-04-23T05:43:12.847+01:00Kerriririiiiii~~ it's me, Ryan! Haha.
I reall...Kerriririiiiii~~ it's me, Ryan! Haha.<br /><br />I really liked this review! You expressed your opinions really nicely and well-thought-out...-ly.... yeah.<br /><br />Hmm... my thoughts. Well, I didn't really like Seishun at first. I found the big gap between the slow parts (the "da kara watashi waratte ageru" parts were really tough to get used to for me because it was EVERY TIME not just once or twice) and the chorus really disjointed.<br /><br />Nowadays, I can tell you that I really dig Seishun, but mostly just for the "saigo wa kimi no udeshidai" parts and the chorus, which I think is the only good part about the song.<br /><br />MV-wise, I actually prefer the H!P version over the one directed by the guy just because while it is, yeah, a hell of a lot more boring, it feels more streamlined and put together.<br /><br />Just.... the.... Karin, man. X.x No.<br /><br />But the other PV was definitely enjoyable, I think, and it seems to have done it's job of being wacko and bringing spotlight to the members.<br /><br />As for Yuugure, I really loved it when I first heard it, and it's definitely my favorite of the single, but it's kind of grown a bit duller for me. It's very pretty and has a nice beat to it, but it feels so.... lackluster and unfinished.<br /><br />It's just a song that's.... TOO simple for my tastes. Like, you have the opening verse, then a little "wakatte iru no ni / mou modoranai ne" part and then BLAM chorus. It feels very rushed for this sort of song.<br /><br />I agree that Riho stood out in a bad way, usually I like her voice sounds it's powerful and full of stamina (which is why, objectively, she's one of the better singers in MM, despite her tone being really bad because of the huge lack of training they give her; she's a really deep voice to start with, and they just don't bother to correct the bad, nasally placement she has, or try to train her to sing higher without straining) but this time, it didn't mesh very well with me...<br /><br />Fukuhime was definitely a great choice for this, Masaki I'm iff on since while I think she's a great singer, technically, I dislike her voice since it's too squeaky and childish for my tastes. Her real voice, like she used on her parts in Seishun, is much more to my personal liking... but hah, just different tastes.<br /><br />The PV.... *^* I really liked it, simple in a good way and quite pretty.<br /><br />Ima Koko kara.... yeah... I. No.<br /><br />Just plain no.<br /><br />Song bores me to /death/ so badly. I really have nothing to say other than the MV was pretty in a overly sparkly way.<br /><br />I feel like this single could've been so good but it fell so flat. All of the songs had HUGE potential, but were just really rushed and not nearly as good or as interesting as they could've been. And then came the Karin fiasco, which really alienated the foreign fanbase's attitudes towards it, and it was just a recipe for disaster on all fronts, which makes me really sad since 12ki is a REALLY good generation in MM.<br /><br />Probably my favorite since, well, 6th. They've all got wonderful personalities (even if Maria is personally is a bit too fake and overly shamelessly self-promoting to me) and while they're hella unpolishing, I feel like they have great potential. All of them save Oharu are decent singers already, which is more than 9 and 10ki could say at the time they joined. (Well, maybe with the exception of Riho, Mizuki and possibly Duu)<br /><br />I was really looking forward to this, and after the really long wait, I'm... unsure how worth it the wait was, for this.<br /><br />It just felt very rushed, and I really wanted a lot more for 12ki than this. :/<br /><br />....That was a novel. O.o Man, this is why I rarely comment, I go off on giant tangets, haha!Ryannoreply@blogger.com