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The PV for AKB48's upcoming single, Flying Get, has been released. I really wanted to say the full PV has been released. But since the PV on the DVD will be a whopping 18 minutes long, this seems more like the short version. Or at least the TV version.
I absolutely love everything about this PV. I think the old martial arts movie theme is incredible. I love that the outfits fit the theme, but are still cute at the same time. I think the fighting scenes are choreographed very well, and are pulled off perfectly. There's a great balance of the member's attacking and taking counter attacks. Overall, I think the PV is very exciting and entertaining. And it has the potential to become an amazing PV. That's right the potential, because I honestly don't think it's at a 10/10 just yet. I'd say it's more of a 7/10. And the reason for that is, while I was watching the PV the entire time everything just seemed rushed. The PV seemed to focus a lot more time on the dancing/singing scenese then they should of. And because of that all the fighting scenes seemed incredibly rushed. It seems like they tried to shorten this PV the best they could. So, they shoved as much fighting, and different girls, as they could in 5 minutes. Making some parts of the PV seem a little choppy.
If anything, this PV seems more like a tease. Now that I'm in intrigued by this PV I really want to see the full version already. I mean, they leave us hanging on Acchan's and Yuko's fight! Even though, since Acchan did win the senbatsu it's 95% likely she wins the fight.
I love how everyone but Acchan stands down here.
I think I'm supposed to be intimidated here, but I'm just not. Lol.
Mayu and Mariko have the cutest hairstyles. And look at Yuki looking all gorgeous.
I absolutely love the set.
I love Yuko's dress. I really wish everyone get to wear the Chinese dresses, and not just Yuko and Atsuko.
Lolz that they are spliting the senbatsu by boots. The media senbatsu get gold gold boots, and the regualr senbatsu get the black boots. I actually think the black boots are prettier.
Also, I hate that the dance shot looks nearly exactly like their live performances of the song. XD
The glowing eyes are just so random. But look how evil Sayaka looks.
Sasshi!
Mayu!
I never really liked this outfits before, but they are actually pretty cute.
Acchan looks pretty here.
Amina's creepy face. XD
Right in the face! Poor, I wanna say Sayaka, but it's too blurry to be 100%.
Despite being attacked, Jurina still manages to look creepy.
I love how Tomomi looks more angry than scared. XD
Um...what?
Yeah, do it Sasshi!
Is that Mayu? It's extremely hard to tell, but those do look like her ears. XD
Lolz just tossed aside. But I'm sure the less popular members are used to that.
Awesome!
This is awesome too.
Mayu is just adorable!
Lolz at Mariko's intense face.
Priceless face.
Asuka looks gorgeous here!
No, don't steal the giant painting of Acchan! Um...what?
Does anyone else think of the crazy 88's from Kill Bill everytime they see these masked guys?
No one messes with Maeda Atsuko!
Awesome.
Yeah, because everyone has magic lightning powers.
The stare down!
Of course you're always more evenly matched if you both have magic powers.
The song is called Flying Get, so of course there has to be flying. XD
Acchan looks so much like a guy here. XD
I really want to know what happens!
Two different morning news shows have released PV previews for AKB48's upcoming single, Flying Get.
When I saw the covers for Flying Get a few days ago, I was completely underwhelmed and didn't know what to expect from the PV. But I am completely surprised by how much I love the PV so far. The PV seems to be one giant fight scene. AKB48 in their Chinese inspired outfits are fighting bad guys and themselves. The PV just seems really itense and powerful. There's a lot of intricate sword fighting going on and the girls flipping people on their backs as well as scenes with the members getting thrown and strangled. Overall the PV looks very interesting and excited. Miles better than the Everyday Kachuusha PV. And it seems like you get to see every senbatsu members. Not like Heavy Rotation where you only really saw the top 10 or so.
The only really fault about this PV is the dance scene. The dance scene looks exactly like the live performances of this song. Which is a little boring in my opinion.
PV preview 1:
PV preview 2:
It was announced that AKB48 member Itano Tomomi will be releasing her 3rd solo single. The titled has yet to be announced and the single will be released on October 12th.
I'm half excited for this single. Half because Dear J was incredible, but Fui Ni was a disappointment. Other than that I'm getting a little tired of Tomomi constantly releasing solo songs. Her voice is lack luster, and she just released her 2nd single. But, what are you gonna do?
The first episode of Hana Kimi aired today, so that means we finally have a preview of AKB48's upcoming 22nd single, Flying Get.
I have been in love with this song since the first listen. As of right now I've been listening to the song on a loop for about 10-15minutes now. The music is just incredible. It has this sort of island or tropical feel to it. I'm sure there's a legit name for this type of music, but I have no idea what it is. XD The music is just energetic, upbeat, and super happy. There's a lot going on with the music. It sounds like there's horns and bongos. The song is just amazing, and it has a very distinct summer feel to it. It blows Everyday Kachuusha out of the water. And I think I might this song more than SKE48's Pareo wa Emerald. Which I didn't even think was possible. I don't know, words can't properlly describe how awesome this song is or how much I love it.
Since this song is really amazing, and with the drama tie-in, there's no doubt that this song will easily top Everyday Kachuusha's sales. Which I'm kinda excited about. Have this song beat the record for the best first week sales. And then I'd actually be happy. Because I think this song deserves it.
I would recomend watching this video quickly, if you want to hear the song. Since the video is the actual ending to Hana Kimi, this video most likely won't be up for much longer.
It was just announced that AKB48 will be golding their 2nd Janken Tounament. The Tournament will take place at the Budokan on September 20th. All AKB48 members and Research Students, as well as 5 SKE48 members and 5 NMB48 members, will take part in the Tournament. There will also be a preliminary round to determine which SKE48 and NMB48 members will be in the Janken Tournament.
Maybe it's because I don't follow AKB48 as close as other fans, or as close as I'd like to, but I actually wasn't expecting this at all. Not to say that I wasn't expecting another Janken Tournament, because I was. But I wasn't really expected them to do one so soon. I mean, they just finished the Senbatsu Election. I guess I shouldn't really be that surprised, because last year the Senbatsu Election results, and the announcement for the Janken Tournament, all happened at pretty much the exact same time as this years. Both Senbatsu Elections ended on June 9th. The only real differnces are, the Janken Tournament was announced last year on June 11th, and took place on September 21st. Which means, I guess both are going to be a yearly events.
I am actually really excited for another Janken tournament. I didn't really pay that close attention to the first Janken Tournament. Mostly because I had pretty much just started to follow AKB48. But that's only half of why I'm excited. The real reason I'm excited is because while the Senbatsu is nothing but a popularity contest the Janken is completely random. And therefore it evens the playing field and absolutely everyone has a chance. It was nice to have relatively unknown, or less popular members, featured in the A-side. And I'm not sure if most people know this about me, but I absolutely love rooting for the underdog. It's one of the reasons why I love Mitsui Aika so much. (That and the fact that she's incredibly sweet and gets mountains of hate for no reason.)
I would absolutely love for the results to be so far from what anyone is expecting. I want to be thrown a curveball and have the center be a pretty obscure member. It would be ideal for a Team 4 member or NMB48 member to win and become center. Mostly because both are fairly new (obviosly Team 4 is newer) and haven't really done that much so far. All NBM48 has done is release a single. Yamamoto Sayaka was in Everyday Kachuusha and is part of the Under Girls for Flying Get. But besides Sayaka, the other girls are pretty obscure.
All I really ask from this Janken, is that the 24th single turns out better than last year's Janken single. Chance no Junban was a pretty terrible song and PV. AKB48 can do a lot better than that.
A PV preview for Itano Tomomi's 2nd single, Fui Ni, has been released.
This PV seems to have a higher budget than Dear J did. Dear J was pretty much just a dance PV. Which I guess worked because it was a dance song. The Fui Ni PV on the other hand seems to have an actual storyline.
The whole storyline of this PV seems to be that Tomomi is some sort of socialite. She's dressed high end while being driven around, and they make point of flashes her diamond earings. And besides that she's shoving her Juicy Couture bag in our face. I'm only 80% sure it's a Juicy bag. It has the charm that they're known for, and it looks like the charm is their label. You have no idea how much it's eating me up that I'm not 100% sure what bag that is. XD
Besides that socilaite aspect of the PV, the PV is filled with a lot of fanservice. Tomomi's laying in a bed with her cleavage emphasized, suggestivly eating a strawberry, and with wet hair that eludes to her have taken a shower.
The PV looks pretty mediocre to me. I'm actually only looking forward to it for the fashion aspect.
The radio rip for Itano Tomomi's upcoming 2nd solo single, Fui Ni, has just been released.
Fui Ni sounds a lot like Tomomi's first solo single Dear J, it also has very heavy trance/electronic music. And it's also auto tuned. I love the direction they are going with Itano Tomomi. I love music that sounds like this. Mostly because American music is pretty much nothing but auto tuned dance tracks. But I absolutely love it. But I'm actually pretty convinced that they choose this type of music for her because it covers her less than perfect singing.
This song is alos little bit different than Dear J. Dear J was pretty much a dance song from start to finish. But in Fui Ni it has a heavy dance track in the beginning, and then the music and singing gets toned down during the verse. But only the tinest bit because it sounds like her voice is still autotuned. And then the chorus hits. The music picks up which is a plus. But I have to admit the singing is pretty rough. When that chorus hit I was not expecting it to sound like that at all. I do like the song, but it's only ok to me. It sounds like they took a soft sounding idol song, and then the dance music was an after thought. The singing and the dance music do not mix at all. And it makes the overall song sound pretty awkward. I was hoping for another infectious dance track like Dear J. And instead I think this song falls flat. Pretty much the only thing I like about this song is the music. I do love this kind of direction for her, I just wish it was executed better.
Of course you can buy this single from CDJapan by clicking the links below.
Itano Tomomi - Fui Ni [CD+DVD / Type A]
Itano Tomomi - Fui Ni [CD+DVD / Type B]
Itano Tomomi - Fui Ni [CD+DVD / Type C]
Recently I was laying in bed and I was thinking about Kamei Eri and her sister. (Yes, I lay in bed and think of idols. It's completely normal and not obsessive) I was thinking about how much different they look, even though they are related. And from there it just kind of snowballed. I then thought about Yamapi and his sister. And that made me think of how all idols compare to their siblings and other relatives. Now, I orginally wanted to make this post back when pictures of Kamei Eri's sister first surfaced. Because, to put it nicely, I didn't really see the family resemblance. And because I didn't think anyone really cared about an entire post about Kamei Eri's sister I never made that post. And that post was just going to just focus on Eri and Rina. This post will encompass all of the idol relations that I know of. I'm sure there are way more then what are included in this post. But I really only know of the relations within H!P and JE. So, I'm sorry for that.
I want to give fair warning now that this post is completely shallow. Well, I should say, it can be perceived as being shallow. I actually think this post is honest, blunt, and pretty much telling it like it is. Celebrities are fair game for my judgement. If they didn't want the spotlight, and all the judgement that comes along with it, they wouldn't have become celebrities in the first place. I just thought I'd put up that little disclamer, because I'm sure I'll get greif from this post. Comments saying I'm a horrible and shallow person. And people like me are what's wrong with the world. And I'm not much to look at myself. And many other variations of that. And maybe I am a little shallow. But come on, we're idol fans. We'd be lying if we didn't admit we were shallow to some extent.
I'm mostly making this post to see if the idol genes run in the family. Or does lighting truely only strike once? While the final decision is debatable and based soley on personal preferences and opinion, I'm starting to think it really does only strike once.
Tanaka Koki and Tanaka Juri.
I think right off the bat Juri was kind of doomed because of my obvious Koki bias. I think I've made my love for Tanaka Koki quite obvious on this blog. It's not even so much a physical thing. Even though I think Koki is pretty adorable. It's more of a mixture of looks and Koki being completely awesome. I've know for a while that Koki's younger brother was a Johnny's Junior, but I never really knew what he looked like until recently. Mostly because I don't follow Juniors at all. But after watching Yan Yan Jump, I have been seeing him a lot more lately. And I have to say, he is actually kind of cute. He has a completely different look then Koki. Juri seems to follow the male idol, pretty boy look. While Koki has spent practically his whole career trying to look the opposite. Obviously I'd have to say Koki is better looking. But Juri's not too far behind. Give him a couple years, and he may surpass his brother.
Kamei Eri and Kamei Rina.
Ah, the whole reason I made this post. First off, I want to say how absolutely gorgeous I think Eri is. She's like a perfect mixture of beauty and cuteness. I seriously think she was one of the most beautiful Musumes ever. Some tough shoes to fill right off the bat. After seeing pictures of Rina I actually find it hard to believe that they are related. It's not that Rina is ugly, because she's not really. She's more of average. It's just mind boggling that the same parents who made Eri also made Rina. You know the term "the ugly sister?" I think it's obvious who is who. Oh, is that too harsh?
Akanishi Jin and Akanishi Fuuta.
Ah, Akanishi Jin, quite arguably one of the most popular and most attractive idols in all of Johnny's. I personally find him incredibly attractive. Him and his boyish good looks. And his face that at the same time is innocent, adorable, and sexy. It's pretty cut and dry why he's so popular. And his brother Reio Fuuta actually looks almost exactly like Jin. I mean, just at first glance you can tell that they are related. However, the Akanishi features that work so perfectly for Jin, don't do Fuuta any favors. See, Jin has a huge chin farly large jaw. And the other features of his face somehow compensate for this. However, on Fuuta his jaw is pretty much all you notice. And the soft features that make Jin adorable/sexy make Fuuta look awkward and confused. He seriously looks like a deer sometimes.
Okai Chisato and Okai Asuna.
Am I seeing double here or is that really Chisa's sister and not Chisa herself? First off, I never really thought Chisato was really all that pretty. Until Bye Bye Bye she never stood out to me. Now, lately I do think she is looking very pretty. Probably the prettiest she has ever looked. Sometimes she looks very elegant and gorgeous. But in the grand scheme of idols, and the world, I still think Chisato is average looking. Perhaps slightly above average. But the type of person, if was walking down my street, I wouldn't give any more of a responce then, "Yeah, she's kinda pretty." That being said I feel pretty much the same way about Asuna. She's cute, but obviously less cute then Chisa. But I think both girls look pretty similar. Maybe about 50-60 percent the same. The type of girls you see and know right off the bat are sisters. They have the same nose, eyes, and mouth. They look a lot more similar then Jin and Fuuta. But Asuna's face is puffier and her teeth make her look more awkward.
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