Koda Kumi – Dejavu
06/08/2011 at 3:31 PM | Posted in Koda Kumi | Leave a commentTags: album, dejavu, koda kumi
~Album~
Koda Kumi – Dejavu
1. Prologue to Dejavu
2. POP DIVA
3. Lollipop
4. Okay
5. Aitakute
6. Passing By
7. AT THE WEEKEND
8. Interlude to Dejavu
9. Melting
10. Hey Baby!
11. Choi Tashi Life
12. Anata Dake ga
13. Suki de, Suki de, Suki de.
14. Bambi
15. I Don’t Love You !?
Koda Kumi’s 9th album was released quite a while ago and yes, I’m only getting to review it now. Better late than never I suppose. But I kind of wish I wasn’t. Read on to find out why…
Ken Hirai – Itoshiki Hibi yo
06/08/2011 at 1:51 AM | Posted in Ken Hirai | Leave a commentTags: itoshiki hibi yo, ken hirai, single
~Single~
Ken Hirai – Itoshiki Hibi yo
1. Itoshiki Hibi yo
2. Run to you
3. Itoshiki Hibi yo (Instrumental)
I think I just need to tell myself that there will never be a greater Ken Hirai ballad than Boku wa Kimi ni Koi wa Suru because of course, “Itoshiki Hibi yo” is a ballad and being a ballad I keep thinking it will compare, and then it doesn’t… Ken hits a lot of high ass notes to the point of sometimes being a little annoying, no hate, just saying although sometimes some of his vocals sound a bit awkward here. The arrangement is all really grand but it fails to impress me. The music itself sans Ken’s vocals actually sounds pretty good, but the vocals just kind of kill it for me.
Score – 7
“Run to you” is a really smooth R&B-ish track featuring a lot of snapping, at least in the beginning. The chorus hits and it sounds a bit more mid-tempo pop. The arrangement is kind of messy and I feel like they didn’t really no where they were going with this song. The term “hot mess” comes to mind. I feel like a lot of Ken’s songs lately, this one included sound a bit draggy.
Score – 6.5
Final Note
Confused all around, and I’m talking about the songs themselves. I suggest listening to the instrumental of Itoshiki Hibi yo.
Overall Rating
Perfume – Laser Beam / Kasuka na Kaori
06/08/2011 at 1:07 AM | Posted in Perfume | Leave a commentTags: group, kasuka na kaori, laser beam, perfume
~Single~
Perfume – Laser Beam / Kasuka na Kaori
1. Laser Beam
2. Kasuka na Kaori
3. Laser Beam (Instrumental)
4. Kasuka na Kaori (Instrumental)
Can I just say that I love the fact that it looks like Kashiyuka is going back to her original style bangs!? *squee* *dies* OK, moving on…
Perfume is clearly back with some cutesy vocals with “Laser Beam”. The music is all 8-bit/videogame-like and sounds pretty fun overall. There is a cut vocals part that I don’t really care for, mostly because I feel like they did that too recently, but whatever, it’s fine. Overall a decent track, but certainly not their best.
Score – 7.5
“Kasuka na Kaori” is truly awesome, it’s really cute vocals, music and all. I love the atmosphere created by it and the fact that it’s a bit more mellow then their recent songs. Towards the end it’s just the girls and a piano and it’s great, I wish I heard more of it even though I know that’s not their style. I really love when they do songs like this.
Score – 8
Final Note
This single totally should have been Kasuka na Kaori / Laser Beam.
Overall Rating
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