The PV for Momoiro Clover's upcoming single, and last single with Akari, Mirai Bowl was just released. This PV is another short version, because the PV on the limited version is a whopping 9 minutes and 45 seconds.
The PV is pretty much what Momoiro Clover usually releases. It's completely upbeat and adorable. The PV is cute but it seems to be all over the place at times. But the PV seems to be following a rivalry between Akari, Reni, and Ayaka over Kanako. And of course because it is called Mirai Bowl, they have a bowling match. But the PV also reminds me a lot of Morning Musume's Mr. Moonlight PV. The whole dressing up as a guy and falling in love with one of the members aspect.
I absolutely love these outfits!
The dance is insanely simple. But they are so cute I can't help but like it. Momoka, Kanako, and Ayaka catch my attention the most!
This is cute and all, but it's way too similiar to Morning Musume's Mr. Moonlight PV. Akari is Yossie and Kanako is Makoto.
Look how similiar Mako's scenes are. The both have a flower covered swing!
Shiori looks cute dressed like this. She kinda looks like a hobo though. XD
Momoka looks super adorable.
But woah, she looks like little Orpahn Annie here. XD
I hate Ayaka's hair like this.
I'm not sure I'm following this PV so well. Shiori and Momoka are dressed like homeless people or painters. But at the same time Kanako and Akari are in love.
They are all wearing outfits that don't mix together.
Ok I'm even more confused then before. But I just realzied that Akari looks a lot like Cry-baby Walker!
Lolz.
Nice creepers. XD
The bowling dance move is really cute.
But I can't get how stupid this one is.
Oh ok, they hate Akari because they want Kanako. It makes sense now.
What luck that her bowling hand wasn't broken. XD
WTF is a Danny Team? A Danny Zuko team? Lol.
Isn't two against one a little unfair? XD
Janpu~
Somehow I think Akari is going to win. But I don't know what's telling me that. XD
The PV for Tegomass's upcoming new single, Aoi Bench, was just released. Now the PV says short version but it's only about 30 less length than the original song. So I'm going to do the preview of the short version. I'm going to guess that the long version is either being released on the DVD or if an official long version is released a few days later it will most likely just be an extension of the story line. And I most likely won't do a separate review of that. Mostly because there might be dialogue and I can't speak Japanese. But if something super incredible happens I might add to my review in another post.
Now I was very impressed with this song, even though it's a cover song. I think the song is absolutely beautiful and heartbreaking. I just love bitter sweet songs about lost love. Now I wasn't really expecting a whole lot from the PV because the original was so simple. But I figured since this was JE we'd be getting something a little more impressive. It is too an extent, but it's still pretty simple. The PV is basically Tegoshi and Massu walking around taking pictures of their hometown and old high school. Which works for the simplicity of the song, but does help make the PV memorable. The PV is a little too boring for me to usually make a PV about. But I love the song so much, I had too.
A sad and somber view of a city. If this is how the whole PV is, I'll probably get teary. Also I'm not sure where this is filmed because it doesn't look like Tokyo to me.
Ok, this is already too bright and happy for a sad song.
I don't get the reason they keep taking pictures. I guess to have memories of their hometown? Still, I got a wicked flashback of Mirai from Dareka ga Watashi ni Kiss wo Shita. Lol.
If only Massu did anything for me. I could make a thousand caps of how sexy or cute he looks.
Wow, for once Tegoshi actually looks manly in a Tegomass PV or pretty much in general. But I have to admit, I do have soft spot for Tegoshi with dark hair.
See with dark hair Tegoshi manages to look adorable without looking so girly.
Wow, these are some cutting edge close ups. :/
I wish I could read what this says. But I think it's pretty universal. It probably says some random girl's name or like Tegoshi and Mariko forever. It might even say his name. XD
He looks so adorable because he looks sad.
This is way too hot an outfit for Tegoshi to wear. I'd rather see it on Ryo-chan or Yuto.
So they're making a hometown collage or something? It makes me imediately think of Berryz Koubou's picture that sends friends at the end of their Tomodachi wa Tomodachi Nanda PV.
I'm not feeling Tegoshi's yellow pants or Massu's American flag shirt. XD
This picture is supposed to make it obvious what they are doing on the wall. But I'm still not getting it.
Oh man it's the Aoi Bench!
If waving goodbye on the blue bench was so painful, why is he smiling at a picture of it? It makes no sense!
So, it's a mosaic of the park and the bench. But that just personifies that this bench was a happy place or memory! Which it wasn't! XD
Hey! Say! JUMP sub-group (and possibly Nakayama Yuma w/BI Shadow sub-group?) NYC announced that they will be releasing a new single called Yumetamago. The song will be used as the ending theme for the upcoming Nintama Rantaro Ninjutsu Gakuen Zenin Shutsudou no Dan anime movie. The single will be released on March 9th.
You can already pre-order it from CDJapan. (Just click the links below.)
I do have some mixed feelings about this new single. I am excited for it don't get me wrong, but I would be way more amped for another Hey! Say! JUMP! CD. But us JUMP fans can't really complain with 2 singles, and almost 2 DVDs in 2010. (Summary was the very beginning of 2011, so it still really felt like 2010. XD) I am also sad because this single is being used for an anime so it's most likely going to sound a lot like Yuuki 100%. I much preferred the direction Yoku Asobi Yoku Manabe was heading NYC towards. But I guess I'll have to wait fro the preview before I judge the song. Also having the song being called Yumetamago makes me automatically think of Buono and Shugo Chara Egg. XD
On the 13th anniversary of Morning Musume's debut, Dream Morning Musume held a press conference. They announced they would be releasing an album and are extending their tour dates. The album is titled DoriMusu 1 (Which is obviously an abbreviation of Dream "Dorimu" and Morning Musume) and will be released on April 20th. The album will consist of covers of older Momusu songs but will also contain 2 new songs.I've never mentioned Dream Morning Musume on my blog before, so I'm going to explain what it is for people who don't know. Dream Musume is a group consisting of all the Morning Musume graduates. Of course only the ones still affiliated with H!P. And except for Kamei Eri, JunJun, and LinLin. They obviously graduated too late to be a part of this. And with them graduating from H!P as well, I doubt they ever would be part of it anyway. The current line up is Nakazawa Yuko, Iida Kaori, Abe Natsumi, Yasuda Kei, Yaguchi Mari, Ishikawa Rika, Yoshizawa Hitomi, Ogawa Makoto, Fujimoto Miki, and Kusumi Koharu. You may notice Tsuji Nozomi and Konno Asami are not part of the lineup. That's because Nono is busy taking care of her newborn son, and KonKon is busy being a TV Tokyo reporter.
I have to say that this is completely exciting news. It really seems like a dream to me. My absolutely favorite Morning Musume member, Kusumi Koharu, is back where I love her to be. Singing and dancing to Morning Musume songs. I'm also really happy that they are releasing an album. I thought their dream concert was going to be a one shot deal. Since M-Line has pretty much not done anything lately. This is a good indication of Dream Morning Musume's future as a unit. Releasing an album with 2 new songs means they are testing the waters to be a legit group. And calling it DoriMusu 1, means that there is going to be a second album. If not it would probably just be called something like Dream Collection or something like that. It also seems like future graduates will be shuffled into the group, assuming they want to join. Kinda like the Elder Club never stopped. Well, at least not the Momusu part.
To me it really seems like the fans responded really well to Afternoon Musume and wanted something official. Either way I am completely thrilled and look forward to what Dream Morning Musume will be up to in the future.
There are 2 new commercials out to promote KAT-TUN's new single Ultimate Wheels. The commercials are both 16 seconds, and nearly identical, but it's enough time to give us a small preview of the PV.
And I am completely disappointed by the PV. If you can actually call it a PV. The PV itself is nothing but KAT-TUN in a room with lavender colored walls and floor. And basically the only thing they do is either dance or do flips/break dance moves. And of course the random close up scenes with them just standing there. But I have to admit Kame and Koki are looking pretty fine. (Someone seriously needs to make a gif of Kame biting his lip!) Ueda almost looks hot, but he still looks too pretty to be considered hot. For me when there's hot Japanese boys in the video there doesn't have to be too many other elements going on for me to like the PV. But there has to be something to the PV. But there's absolutely nothing going on in the PV! I mean to me this looks like they are showing the dance shot version. Except JE doesn't make dance shot versions. I'm just really sad because the song was so amazing and meaningful, that I was expecting the PV to be amazing. JE really dropped the ball on this one.
Here are the PVs. Please note that these aren't the best quality. It looks like the person literally filmed it off their TV. But I was not waiting hours for HD quality CMs to be uploaded. These are good enough quality to see what's going on in the PV.
Recently graduated Hello!Project Egg member, Kikkawa You, announced that she will be making her official solo debut on March 30th. The single is entitled Kikkake wa YOU. Their will also be 3 different B sides on different versions of the single. The songs will be Sayonara Namida, Candy Pop, and Fuyuzora Hanabi which she already performed in concert. So we've already gotten a chance to hear those songs. Fuyuzora Hanabo and Sayonara Namida are really amazing. I wasn't really that into Candy Pop. However, we have yet to hear the A-side. But that will probably be released in a radio rip in about a month. Kikkake wa YOU is also being used as the theme song for a movie with the same name that Kikkawa You is starring in.
I'm sure this news doesn't really come as a shock to anyone who's been following Kikka's news. closely. It was pretty much set in stone that she was going solo when she was the opening act for the Hello!Project 2011 Winter Concert. Even though it was obvious it doesn't make me less excited for this news. I am absolutely thrilled that this is finally 100% confirmed. Kikka is an amazingly talented vocalist and I'm glad that she's not being wasted as just an Egg member. I am also really thrilled for Hello!Project to finally have another soloist. It was getting pretty boring with ManoEri. And I kinda feel bad for ManoEri because it seems like Kikka is completely going to blow her out of the water. I mean Fuyuzora Hanabi is a lot better than Seishun Serenade and it's only a B-side! Look at this, I'm Kikka biased already. XD
Here are her B-side concert rips for anyone who is interested in hearing them.
The PV for Watarirouka Hashiritai 7's new single, Valentine Kiss, was just released. This si the first, and most likely only, PV with 7 members instead of 5.
After being utterly impressed with the radio rip, I've been really excited to see the PV. And I am happy to say that it hasn't disappointed.The PV is really simple, but because it's Watarirouka Hashiritai it's really adorable. The PV itself is just the girls working in a factory making Valentine chocolates. Of course with the standard dance and close-ups. But because the song is about love there are some adorable close-ups of each member. It makes for one of the cutest idol PVs in a while. What I am sad about is Misaki is supposed to be an amazing singer. So I watched the PV to see when she sang and she got one lines and a few on babys. So I'll have to wait to hear her voice. XD
I'm not really sure why they need a conductor or operator.
Or cogs for that matter.
It looks so weird for them to dance in front of the cogs. Also I hate the fabric of their outfits. It's actual costume fabric! :/
And it suddenly makes sense. They're making chocolate hearts, of course. XD
Mayu is super adorable.
The dance is pretty simple and a little weird looking at points.
At least you know it's made with love. That's just a horrible pun. XD
I love the pink background. XD
I hate how they shove Mika and Misaki together because they were recently added.
Aika looks adorable with this hair.
Cute!
I'm not sure why people always flip out when idols eat. A lot of fans must have food fetishes. Lol.
Cute. But I still think Natsumi is weird looking. XD
Ayaka is really pretty. But her contacts give her this almost creepy look.
Chu~
Lame dance move.
Adorable.
I don't like the whole working at the factory aspect.
They focus too much on the chocolate as well. :/
Gosh, I love Mayu.
I never noticed but Misaki is really pretty. However, I can't say the same for Mika. XD
Ok, this part is actually really cute.
I love their decorated chocolates. Haruka's is the prettiest though.
Lolz.
