Posted by: amaiyume on: January 31, 2009
Morning Musume’s 35th single, entitled みかん, was released on 11.21.07. The single represents the girls’ childhood memories of eating mandarin oranges.
みかん takes a break from the mature dance songs to take on a cuter and brighter vibe. The song begins with a sweet and pretty instrumental that moves into a cute atmosphere with the chorus. [...]
Posted by: amaiyume on: January 31, 2009
Morning Musume’s 33rd single, entitled 悲しみトワイライト, was released on 04.25.07. The title track was used as the ending theme to Love Change. This is the last single featuring Yoshizawa Hitomi and Fujimoto Miki.
悲しみトワイライト allows the girls to experiment with rock sounds for a new and edgy feel. From the moment that guitar starts the instrumentation, [...]
Posted by: amaiyume on: January 2, 2009
Morning Musume’s 34th single, entitled 女に 幸あれ, was released on 06.25.07.
女に 幸あれ is an aggressive angry dance track. The song starts off with a hot upbeat dance instrumental that carries enough emotion in it to make the listener realize that there’s more than just an energetic beat. The first verse features Koharu and Ai [...]
Posted by: amaiyume on: October 19, 2008
sifow’s 4th single, entitled RULE, was on 05.16.07.
RULE, a sweet love song, takes the reigns as the A-side. The song begins with a catchy pop instrumental and soon a few lines of the chorus are sung. sifow gives some great vocals here to match with the sweet and somewhat relaxing music. On the verses, it [...]
Posted by: amaiyume on: October 19, 2008
sifow’s 5th single, entitled 夏花火, was released on 07.25.07.
夏花火, a light dance number, serves as the single’s A-side. The song starts off with the chorus, an uptempo dance instrumental with sifow providing some great vocals to support it. The following section of pure instrumentation allows the listener to hear the traditional Japanese elements that make [...]
Posted by: amaiyume on: October 6, 2008
Shimatani Hitomi’s 25th single, entitled Neva Eva, was released on 06.06.07. The title track was used as the opening theme for the Nippon TV Wrestling 2007
Neva Eva is an edgy dance song that shows the power of Shimatani Hitomi. Opening the song is an upbeat and addictive instrumental that makes the listener want to get [...]
Posted by: amaiyume on: September 22, 2008
ayaka and Kobukuro’s first collaboration single, entitled WINDING ROAD, was released on 02.08.07. The song was used as the Nissan Cube CM song.
WINDING ROAD is an enjoyable upbeat number. The song starts off with ayaka and Kobukuro singing acapella and their voices all carry a naturalness so having the three come together just sounds great. [...]
Posted by: amaiyume on: September 2, 2008
EMYLI’s 5th single, entitled Day By Day, was released on 04.18.07.
Day By Day is a hot R&B dance number that keeps the listener enticed. Opening the song is a strong dance instrumental and then EMYLI shows off just how powerful her vocals are as she belts out some fantastic ones. The first verse features some [...]
Posted by: amaiyume on: September 2, 2008
EMYLI’s 6th single, entitled テキトー Lover, was released on 07.18.07. The single features an A-side, a B-side as well as an English version of the A-side and a Spanish version of the B-side.
EMYLI and VERBAL team up for the fun pop song テキトー Lover. The song begins with a hot instrumental with a really catchy [...]
Posted by: amaiyume on: August 25, 2008
ayaka’s 5th single, entitled Jewelry day, was released on 07.04.07. The title track was used as the ending theme for the Japanese movie Last Love.
Jewelry day is a very sweet ballad with beautiful vocals from ayaka. There is a very pretty and intimate instrumental opening that immediately takes the listener’s ear before the first verse [...]
