S/mileage – “Asu wa DEETO na no ni Ima Sugu Koe ga Kikitai” PV Released

7 10 2009

The PV for S/mileage’s 2nd indie single titled Asu wa DEETO na noni Ima Sugu Koe ga Kikitai has been released. The PV was released only on the Single V which was sold only at official H!P shops.

I really liked the PV, especially the loos storyline they added in. There are two things that stood out for me, first the princess sections. The giant fluffy telephones were slightly awkward, but other than that they were a great addition.

Second, the cards they are playing with around 2:38. I think the people who made the PV had the idea of showing that some dates are bad and you have to wait for that special person, but I think they could have done slightly better with the deck of card choice (“Date is the worst” sounds slightly strange). The plastic horses were a surprising addition (not the best quality but still fit the theme), and near the end when they where waving it reminded me of Morning Musume’s “Ambitious”.

Overall I really liked the PV, the shots they included are a great improvement from their last PV. The costumes were a great choice since they fit the mood of the song best, and the dance was cute and original. Hopefully the next PV follows the same theme as this one, but with a slightly catchier song.





Mano Erina – “LOVE&PEACE=Paradise” Radio Preview Released

7 10 2009

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A radio preview of Mano Erina’s 5th major single titled LOVE&PEACE=Paradise has been released. The song will be used as an ending theme to a Hello Kitty show so it was almost guaranteed that it would be upbeat.

I’m amazed that they are releasing a radio rip so soon (the single is going to be released in 7 weeks) but hopefully they promote it heavily so that fans don’t forget what it sounds like when it is released.

The song is a great improvement from “Kono Mune no Tokimeki wo” (I like it but it wasn’t one of her best in my opinion) since it has an upbeat feeling to it. It has sound effects like most of her upbeat songs but they actually complement the song instead of only being used to fill quiet spaces.

This song really has the potential to be on the top 5 of the Oricon when it debuts so hopefully they promote it well.

The single is set for release on 11/25.