Just another Hello! Project Blog
When the title of this single was announced, I had my doubts because temari translates to “handball”. I feared that this single would be another cute one like LALALA or Sakura Chirari. After hearing the preview, I still had my doubts about whether or not I liked this single. Now that the PV is out, I have come to a conclusion. I fucking love this song and PV.
Continue reading ‘Edo no Temari Uta II is Better Than the Title’
The new covers for Gachinko de Ikou have been released, read more to see them.
Continue reading ‘New Single Covers for Gachinko de Ikou – Buono!’
Okay, I lied! I decided to do a review of Arashi’s latest single, One Love even though I should study for finals. :P
I think the whole “blog about C-ute” thing is kind of falling apart, ’cause I want to blog about all units! So, ignore the fact that the blog is named ºAbsol-ute ºC-ute, I WANT TO COVER EVERYTHING, INCLUDING JOHNNY’S.
But anyways, let’s begin reviewing some ARASHI!
PV
Eh. I didn’t like the weird animation thing where they looked all weird. The first time I saw them I was all, WHAT THE HELL TOO MUCH MAKE UP, until my brother pointed out that they were just edited. I like the PV, I guess, but it’s not exactly my favorite. If they weren’t edited to look like they were drawn instead of real people, I think I’d have liked it a little better. The PV is a little simple, but I guess they’re supposed to be at a wedding? Eh.
6/10 :(
Outfits
I couldn’t find a picture of their outfits. If anyone has one, send me it, please! :)
These outfits kind of made me go WHAT THE HELL, as well. NINO WAS WEARING SHORTS. WHY? Why would Nino wear shorts… ;_;
I do like Nino’s tie, though, it’s pretty cool.
I haven’t mentioned this before, but Matsumoto Jun is my favorite male idol/singer EVER, because he was in the first drama I ever saw, Gokusen. And that was before I got into jpop, so I actually looked him up and was all “omghawttt” before knowing he was in ARASHI. :P But, yeah, I don’t really like Matsumoto’s outfit. The jacket being buttoned only once made it look a little strange in my opinion.
No real complaints about the other outfits, but I think Sakurai had the best outfit.
5.5/10 DDD:
Song
Alright, the song saved this. I love this song. Catchy, calm, great chorus. I love this song A LOT and it’s just great. The only problem I guess I have is that it sounded a tiny bit boring in the beginning, and as Fly To High said in their review, the chorus is made of awesome. I also agree that this song is not as catchy as Love So Sweet (great song), but better than WISH.
10/10! :D
Overall: 7.2 =/
As you can see, I am in love with the song, but not with the outfits or PV. So, I guess I’ll be listening to the mp3 for a while, but not watching the PV that often.
Sorry for the lack of posting recently, finals and all that stuff, you know? School will end on Thursday so I’ll have a longer post in a few days!
Uh, random thought I had: Berryz Koubou and Perfume are releasing their new singles (Yuke Yuke Monkey Dance and love the world, respectively) on the same date. I wonder if this will affect their sales. I think everyone has been anticipating this single, since it should be fairly popular, and Berryz Koubou’s new single might be overlooked in all the excitement! That kind of worries me.
Most of you guys have probably heard, but Buono! will be releasing a new single on August 20th, 2008! The new single will be the fourth ending of the anime Shugo Chara!, for which they’ve sang all the openings and endings for. The title of the single is Gachinko de Ikou!.
I’m hoping their new song will sound a little more like Janakya Mottainai. Of their singles, A and B sides, Janakya Mottainai is the only single not related to the anime. I wonder if this is connected to the fact that it’s one of their best songs (in my opinion). I’m also wondering about the new outfits. They’ve done two school girl style outfits, and I’m hoping the next one will have no references to school, because the whole punk + tie thing is kind of old.
Suzuki Airi is going to be pretty busy with C-ute and Buono! for the next few months. ºC-ute’s sixth single, as I mentioned before, will be released July 30th, 2008. That’s about a month before our Buono! release. I hope she doesn’t overwork herself with all these releases, because, of course, Airi rules.
Oh yeah, Berryz Koubou will be releasing Yuke Yuke Monkey Dance on July 09th, 2008 (forgot to mention that in the earlier post >_<), so they’ll also be working hard! Go go Buono! girls!
Another thing I’m extremely worried about is whether or not this is going to be the last Buono! single. The anime, Shugo Chara!, is expected to have 51 episodes. Episodes 1-13 had Kokoro no Tamago and Honto no Jibun as their op/ed. Then they switched to Renai Rider for the 13-26 for the ending song, and that was the end of the first season. Their latest single, Kiss! Kiss! Kiss! (and their B-side, Minna Daisuki) were again used for the ed/op of episodes 27-40(ish), respectively. Their next single will be used for the last half season as the ending, and then Shugo Chara! won’t need any new songs, unless they plan on continuing the anime. If they are, great, ’cause I LOVE THAT ANIME. But, yeah, will Buono! be getting a fifth single? Is this the last one? I really hope the girls can continue singing past the anime, because they make great music and sell very well. For now, let’s not worry about all that stuff I’ve been speculating on and await their new single!
