I know Aika
graduated a while ago (Although sometimes I forget that Morning Musume is not the
group it once was back in 2007), I just want to say that I hope she does
something soon. Like a stage play or something else *cough* solo single *cough*. Oh and btw I’ve already done a few Aika appreciation posts before and I
think that is enough which is why I didn't blog at the announcement of her graduation as someone asked me XD. I am still a forever Aika fan!
I have
received my copies of ‘One Two Three!’ by the gorgeous Morning Musume And ‘Pera
Pera Perao’ by AKB48’s best sub group ‘Not Yet’. I have listened to all the B-sides but not
for about 2 weeks. I only feel like blogging about 'One Two Three' atm.
One Two Three
I love the
dance shot because Ayumi ROCKS the dance. Queen of the Juukies!
The MV is
meh. Too many sparkles and it just looks kind of cheapish If I’m honest. It’s
not showing something that we haven’t seen before.
In terms of
the song I actually love it. It’s infectious. I think the Reina-Riho lead works
well and the Sayu/Mizuki parts make everything really nice, not to mention that
Eripon gets a ‘Ru’ line which literally made me jump up when I heard it was
her.
Ignoring
all these, the best parts are the incredibly sexy and super cool Reina whisper
parts in the middle. This is why people should stop complaining about who
leads. THEY LEAD BECAUSE THEY’RE AWESOME. Can you imagine where Morning Musume
would be without strong leads such as Nacchi, Miki, Ai, Risa, Reina, Eri and
Riho? No you can't. There would be no Momusu for Momusu would not be popular.
Riho is not the best person to sing the ‘Woahhhhhs!’ bits but hopefully
she will improve. (Hehe, Ri-hope).
This is a
good song and there are some amazing bits. (Side note: Aika, and Gaki I
suppose, would have looked AMAZING in these outfits. ><
The Matenrou Show
I LOVE THIS
SONG.
It sounds a lot like ‘Kono Chikyuu’,
especially the middle parts where Reina sings her solo ‘Aaa, Ai ni oboretai…’
It’s just like when Aichan sang ‘Saa yuke mirai wa…’ in Kono chikyuu. It gives
you the shivers. Honestly, I like this song far more than Kono Chikyuu. There’s
something about it that makes me happy and …makes me want to dance! If Aichan
had been in it I think it would have been perfect.
It’s true
that no one gets solos but Reina and Riho (Sayu gets some double lines) but all
of the group lines are really nicely put together and genuinely just…pretty
sounding. Riho sounded better here than she did in ‘One Two Three’. Reina sounded
pretty much as flawless as always. I can’t wait for her rock band! This is the
kind of music that I love. Will we get an MV? Please lord.
Watashi no Jidai
Again, I’m
sorry if I annoy you by saying this, but Reina’s voice has never sounded better
as Tsunku mentioned earlier this year if I’m right. She can’t graduate yet. Neither can Sayu.
The intro
sounds really Mario cart-ish, or actually the whole instrumental. When I listened to it a few weeks back I
thought it sounded like a boring Anime song but I’ve changed my mind. It’s
totally cute and I’ll make sure to come back and listen to it ^^
There’s not
much else to say except that you can really hear the girls’ charm in this song
somehow. You can feel their character =D
Aisaretai no ni
The first
thing that I noticed was…Kanon opening line! I like it!
The whispers
are really nice too! Perhaps I didn’t listen as thoroughly as I thought I did
Haha. I don’t remember this at all ^^’ I don’t understand how it sounds like
‘Ooki hitomi’ though. It sounds like a mixture of many of the recent B-sides. I
can tell this is a melody that I might forget easily, but then again might find myself humming while walking down the road.
The part in
the middle with the instrumental sounds really familiar, maybe like ‘Namida
Iro’ or something. I’m not sure at the
moment.
(Side
note: Eripon sounded so nice \o/)
Seishun Domanaka!
As soon as
the song started I got the image of little ducks walking through a wood with
umbrellas XD
It’s a cute song as it would be since they are the kouhais of the
group (Edit: not for long. Shit I forgot
about the 11ki audition. We need news of that).
I’m glad I can differentiate the 10ki’s voices
well now. I think it comes easily when you know their speaking voices which is
why I tried hard and watched all of the ‘One Two Three’ TV performances and promotional events that were available. They speak a lot now.
~Thanks! Mayachan ~