Jan 18 2009
Kamo Kamo Kamo Kamo Kamo Cameleon
I seem to have gotten in the habit of doing these little good vs bad reviews for Morning Musume PVs. I see no reason to stop that tradition now. I’ve even thrown in some screen-caps as a bonus. First, here’s the PV if you haven’t seen it yet. The quality will be better if you watch it from the dohhhup site though.
Since feel like ending on a positive not, let’s start with the bad.
BAD
-The song’s not as catchy as I would like. I mean, it’s not bad per say. I enjoy listening to it, but I don’t feel any need to put it on a constant loop right now. Song-wise, I like it better than Keibu but less than Resonant.
-The dance is also not as exciting as I could have hoped for. Again, not bad but not great. Too much of that clapping shuffling thing. I do like the little head snap at the beginning though.
-I wish, oh I wish for more 8th gen, especially JunJun.
-Not the silver streamers again! At least they weren’t hiding the girl’s faces like they were in the Egao Yes Nude PV
-Small detail, but I really prefer Gaki’s hair down
GOOD
-Waaaay less Koharu than usual, or at least way less of her voice. I have no objection to looking at her. In fact, I think she looked quite hot in her rain shots.
-There were 3, count-em, 3 different kinds of shots: dance, close-ups behind glass, and full body looking semi-transparent standing in the rain. Pepper Keibu had two types of shots (group dance and paired dance), while RB just had one (dance). We’re seeing a steady improvement here! Dare we hope for four different kind of shots in Momusu’s next PV????
-Eri wore her scarf around her neck, where it ought to be, instead of on her head like some wanna-be fortune teller.
-Ai-chan and especially Reina are good little actresses. They really look like they’re crying. They both get props for not being afraid to scrunch up their faces a little, like some one who is truly upset would. The rest of the girls didn’t seem to want to risk going beyond “forlorn” and into “distraught”.
-Sayumi’s close up shots. Damn she’s gorgeous.
-JunJun standing in the rain. Worth it’s own point. She looks very sad, but in an, “I’m about to kick the ass of the guy who did this to me” sort of way.
Overall, I’d say there’s a lot more to like here than dislike. I see this PV as a step in the right direction anyway. Probably the best PV (though not the best song) MM has released since, oh I dunno, at least Iroppoi. Maybe even The Manpower.
Warachau Kamo
~Celestia~
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I like this song~ I’ve been playing it all day but I do agree with you, it doesn’t top resonant blue.
…I’m not fond of the silver streamers either. Makes the set look so cheap. DX
The rain is just too, too much.
When this song is on, I find myself looking forward to Sayumi’s line. Never thought I’d say that. Maybe someday she’ll have a song for her like Rika had with As For One Day.