10 posts tagged “morning musume”

 

 [Left to Right:Regular Edition, Limited Edition A CD & DVD, Limited Edition B CD & DVD, 40th Commerative Edition]

      Today, via Dohhup! the promotional video for Morning Musume's 40th single was released. The PV features dance scenes in a dark room with the looks of an abandoned warehouse, lots of group scenes, and beautiful white dress solo shots. On a more personal note, this is slowly becoming one of my favorite Morning Musume PVs for sure.

     The current theme that UFA is going with MM's PVs lately is really for the better. This one of their first PVs which uses multiple angle shots to create sad feeling which continues throughout the entire video. The lighting, as I said before, is just phenominal in this video the use of darkened lighting on the personal shots and in the group dance scenes is just perfect for this song. It really makes you feel the pain and hardshp that they must have felt through the "fake love" they had. The use of white and black theme colors creates a contrast that really catches your eye.

 

 

     One of the things I really hate about this PV is the outfits. I can see how they fit, but they really don't work for me. However the white dresses work pretty well with this. My only concern is this...Risa really looks sickly, especially since I last saw her at AX. I hope that this is only a temporary thing. However, Reina I like much better with her hair down as in this PV. The pigtail thing has never worked for me.  

   Another thing I don't enjoy about this PV is the dance. I love the use of ballet but it really is a boring dance other wise. From what I could see, it shuffles the girls a bit during the music breaks but not much else. I had hoped that they would take more advange of the breaks and do something really beautiful to fit but they didn't.

  All in all, I love this PV even with its faults.

8.5/10

As Part of my Grand Reopening, each new post this week with be embedded with a hidden clue randomly on the page.

Rules

1. You will need to check back to see where the clue is hidden each week. Every day of the week, I will change the clue's location and remove them after two days time has past.
   
2. The clue will refer to a clue to song from Morning Musume prior to 2007.
   
3. you will need all the clues to win the grand prize which will be announced at the end of the contest. The only hint I will give you now is that it is a rare item...
4. Have fun!

~Kimberly

 So I recently went on a shopping spree and this is what I have bought.

Top: Resonant Blue( Limited A Korea), 4th Ikkimashoi w/ poster, W-Aa Ii Na!

Middle: Souda! We're Alive w/ stickers, Mr. Moonlight, Renai Revolution 21

Bottom: Happy Summer Wedding, I wish, The Peace!, All of Tanpopo

 

and my favorite new item, an Ambitious Promotional poster from Ohta's E-bay store.  

 

1. What was the first Japanese song that you ever listened to?

It was probably Every Little Thing's Times Goes By, which I heard on the radio when I first moved to Okinawa.

2. Did it inspire you to like that group/singer, or did it turn you away?

It actually inspired me to love them. The Lead Singer, Mochida Kaori, is one of my favorite vocalists of all time.

3. What is the one song that you have been listening to for the longest time?

Morning Musume's Daite! Hold on Me. It's the reason I fell in love with Morning Musume, from the moment that I heard this song on the radio.

4. What group/singer have you liked the longest?

Every Little Thing. It was the first Japanese band that I every listened to. They continue to grown as a group while not surrendering anything about them as an artist.

5. What is the song with the most plays on your itunes/media player?

Keitbetsu Shitetai Aijo by Akb48, another group that I have a huge collection of.

6. Is that song your favorite?

By that perticular group, yes. Overall, no.

7. If not, what is?

奇跡の香りダンス。by Matsuura Aya. It is just a completely fun song that always puts me in a better mood.

8. Is there any one group that you can listen to all/most of the songs by? If so, who?

Yes, Utada Hikaru. 

9. What is your favorite agency?

Stage 48, The one that AKB48 is under along with Chocolove.

10. What is your favorite group/singer?

Ami Suzuki.

There are so many great things going on in the world of MM lately. With concerts in Taiwan, Mainland China, and Korea, along with the release of Resonant Blue, Morning Musume is revolutionizing J-pop as we know it. Here are some predictions I have as the next stop on the road to MM's rule of Asia (maybe even the world).

• MM will get a new member who is Korean. She will be able to speak no Japanese, but be able to talk to Gaki-san all she'd want.
• Morning Musume will continue from here on out  with only 3 main singers per single in order to create a new image (please not!).
• Morning Musume will have subgroups like pettimoni and Tanpopo again.
• Haromoni@ will seize to be anything like the way it is now and go back to the ways of good old Hello Morning!
• Reina will become a famous soloist do to her anime and her sales will eclipse Koha's.

I know some of these are a little odd but I really do believe that at least number one may happen sometime within the next year or do, due to all the promoting that they are doing in Korea lately.

~Yours truely~

Kimberly

So, I finally got around to taking Paul's raking quiz and I was actually surprised how much my MM ranking had changed since last time, first of all. I found that I now enjoy Risa more than Ai, which in a way is a weird thing since Ai has been my favorite member since she joined. I figure this is for the better, *wink*.

Morning Musume

1. Risa Niigaki
I have just recently began to take notice of Risa in MM. She doesn't have a lot of major parts in songs, but she has a great voice. I really love her attitude towards everything, upbeat and extremely positive all the time. Her best characteristic, in my opinion. She is always smiling and stage and seems to enjoy herself 24/7.

2. Ai Takahashi
For those of you who know me, know I have always love Ai, every since she was in the audition process for MM. Also for those of you who remember the post in my old blog about her(located here for those of you who haven't), you'll know I will always have a special place for her.

3.Reina Tanaka
The "yankii" who just happens to have one of the best personalities in MM. She is very opinionated and always knows just what to do, it seems. She would make a great leader some day...

4.Eri Kamei
Very funny person who makes me laugh. Never has had a big part in MM ever but is very talented and overlooked by a lot of the fans. really a same, I believe.

5. Koharu Kusumi
I believe the first time I began to like this girl was this summer. Someone had posted the MM in Hawaii night event on Youtube and there was a clip of her doing the Spaghetti  Dance. I was the funniest, most random thing I have ever seen. For there on, Koharu has continued to surprise me.

6.Lin-Lin& 7. Jun-Jun
This was actually more of a tie, so I decided to list them together. I have never really been a big fan of either of their voices, but I have to believe I like Jun-Jun's more than Lin-Lin's due to the fact that she has much better control. Both have great personalities & I think I am slowly being to warm up to them.

8.Aika Mitsui
Although she has a good voice, I really haven't been a fan of hers due to her lack of personality. I do feel though she might change as the years go on, though. I have enjoyed her more now that she is in Athena & Robikerottsu, she seems to be growing as a artist as the months go on as well. Who knows maybe this time next year, she will be in my top 3.

9. Sayumi Michishige
Notably one of the cutest members of MM. I have never really like her much due to the fact that I feel she is a little childish in some ways, though I feel I may get some haters on this comment. The reason why I feel this way is although she is the same age as I am, I can never really tell. She always is acting very innocent & has really changed much as a person since she first entered the group almost 6 years ago now. I really feel that if this where to change even a little She could be in my top 4 for sure.

(If anyone would lie to know my C-ute or Berryz rankings just say so in a comment and I'll make a post about it. ;) )

For those of you who don't know about me, I tend to listen never listen to the B-sides of any single I every buy.(the exception to that was The Peace! Single) Recently, I decided to do just that and I discovered something...I actually like quite a few of them! Which surprised me a bit.

The first one I like to note is 恋ing from MM's Go Girl! ~Koi no victory~ single. I really liked the fact that was slower paced that its A-side and seems to feature Eri a bit, which is a really nice bit in the song because she does really well with ballads such as this one. I felt it was a breath of fresh air on the single after the A-side, though it happens to be one of my favorite MM songs of all time.
 

The next one I decided to try was on °C-ute's Tokaikko Junjou single,Shiritsu Kyougaku. It really wasn't sometime I enjoyed very much at all. I do like the fact that that Okai Chisato has a nice part in this song. I hope it means that she will get a bigger part in an A-side, (prays). although that might not happen...Altogether it wasn't a bad song it has a great beat but all together forgetable, even for a B-side.

Vuden_koisuru

 

My third try at a B-side was Let's Live off V-u-den's Koisuru Angel Heart single. I actually really quite enjoyed this one! It was a very upbeat, uplifting song that worked a lot off harmonies and counter melodies which were very good considering v-u-den's never been the best at those sort of things. I really did enjoy this song, I repeated it a few times in a row. :P

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My last go at a B-side for tonight was Tsuugaku Ressha from Happy Summer Wedding Day. It is a moderate fast paced ballad, (which I'm being to believe almost all B-sides are.) This song really featured all the members at the time without featuring any one over another, which is a big turn on for me when it comes to songs. I also really enjoyed the instrumentation in this song, very creative use of instruments. I think that they really made this song as great as it is, without them I just don't think I would like it as well as I do. This is certainly in my top ten MM songs.

(Sorry, I havent written much lately! I promise I will as soon as I can!)

Just like to show a performance from Kouhaku Uta Gassen 2007!
This chip has all the H!P groups(Berryz, C-ute, MM) preforming. MM does love machine, Berryz does Tsukiatteru no ni Kataomoi, C-ute does Tokaikko Junjou, and then all three groups does a song I'm not familiar with...Really great performances from all three groups, although the outfits, I'm not so sure about. ;( And poor Sayumi, whoever did her hair must have been really insane or a huge star wars fan. :(

Ah...Kaasan. My favorite 2nd generation member next to Mari. Even though you are gone from the music industry, I wish you luck and a Happy Birthday!

As It will soon be New Year here in the US, I have decided to leave you all with a little treat! I was actually at this concert. It's Yossie's Graduation concert at the Saitma arena. Roman~My Dear Boy~ Has to be my favorite MM song for a lot of reasons. It shows a completely different style from the single before it( Ai Araba! It's all right). Also, it was the forthcoming for Takahashi Ai as a main singer in MM. Enjoy!