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[ranking] Morning Musume Singles Ranking (c/o American Wota’s Distractions)
My sister called me into her room one day earlier this week and showed me the rankers on American Wota so I thought it’d be appropriate to give them a go. I’ve done active H!P members and MM members already but plan to redo them since the results didn’t really reflect my true feelings. For now, I’ve done MM’s singles ranking just because I’m curious as to what my results will be on the fly… Here goes nothing!
Note: A little more than half way doing this post, I became curious about the BPMs (Beats Per Minute) of the singles and wanted to see if there was some sort of correlation between my likes and the BPMs. To me, anything around 120 is slow, 140 is my medium, and anything above 170 is comfy. 180-200 is fun. 200 and above is yay XD. Read on to see if the little experiment returned any interesting results.
35. Memory Seishun no Hikari (106 BPM)
I’m not the world’s biggest fan of Morning’s slower stuff which will be evident leading up to my #1. I’ve heard this single via concerts but just noticed I’ve never watched the PV before (I gave it a youtube search so then I can make some real comments about it while writing this up). I like Reina’s version better but that might be just because I like Reina more than the older members… Still, nothing personal with this single, just not into the slower stuff.
34. Morning Musume no Hyokkori Hyoutanjima (~100 BPM)
Can’t really put a finger on as to why this single is ranked so low. Again, nothing personal but I just never found it that catchy *shrug*. I was surprised at the BPM. Sounds faster…
33. Chokkan 2 ~Nogashita Sakana wa Ookiizo!~ (~150 BPM)
Again, I don’t know how this got all the way down here but I guess something has to be here… According to my experiment, this SHOULD be higher… I didn’t really like the single all that much though.
32. Namida ga Tomaranai Houkago (105 BPM)
I still remember watching this PV for the first time thinking uh-oh. Three of the more “acquired tastes” (vocally) of Morning are in the front lines. I relaxed a bit more after the second verse. Still, slow, not catchy enough for me. *sigh*
31. Morning Coffee (127 BPM)
Oldie…
30. Summer Night Town (~116 BPM)
Oldie…
29. Daite Hold On Me! (~125 BPM)
Wasn’t a big fan of the oldies too… lol >_>
28. Furusato (80 BPM)
See a pattern?
27. Happy Summer Wedding (127 BPM)
Why’s this down here? Hrmmm…
26. Roman ~My Dear Boy~ (175 BPM)
Same with this one… Also, I wasn’t expecting that high of a BPM…
25. Love Machine (129 BPM)
A good oldie but an oldie none the less?
24. As For One Day (109 BPM)
A good slow one but a slow one none the less? lol >_>
23. Mr. Moonlight (183 BPM)
Ok. I like this song except it wasn’t the best use of the 5th gen, especially since it was their debut single. Maybe that makes me a bit bitter… On a side note, I started listening to Morning around the time this single was released.
22. Manatsu no Kousen (126 BPM)
My favourite oldie. There’s something about the verses and chorus that make it very catchy. I like it around as much as I like Tanpopo. On a side note, 2nd Gen Tanpopo was adorable <3.
21. Koi no Dance Site (141 BPM)
I liked this song too… nothing personal I suppose again.
20. Aruiteru (107 BPM)
Again, I like these songs just something needs to populate the lower half of my list…
19. The Manpower!!! (162 BPM)
Why is this down here? This should be higher up I think…
18. Sexy Boy ~Soyokaze ni Yorisotte~ (153 BPM)
I didn’t like this song at first and never really watched the PV but when they did it in a concert, I can’t remember which one, I really enjoyed the section of the dance during the “ue ue”s. One specifically when Sayu did it. I don’t know why I enjoy it so much.
17. Do it! Now (95 BPM)
Ok, halfway point. One of my favourite slower ones. Loved the costumes in the PV. Loved the room with all the previous costumes. Loved the fact that all the 5th Gen got at least one line each (I guess Mako’s doesn’t count since it was a “rapping” line) but still, it’s always good to hear the new members. Feels weird calling them new…
16. Shabondama (128 BPM)
Now this is how you welcome new members with good voices. It would’ve been nice if Souda! We’re Alive was the 5th Gen’s first song but meh. I still love 5th Gen. Reina really shined in her debut and is probably why I still enjoy her in the group. Eri got a shabondama and Sayu got her first Rika line which was a little disappointing but ah well. I love Eri and Sayu still too.
15. Ai Araba It’s All Right (106 BPM)
This song is adorable. Upon further review, I wonder why it’s so low… slow? maybe…
The costumes, the everything, so yay. What happened… I dunno o_o.
14. Egao Yes Nude (118 BPM)
Good opener for Mittsi. I don’t even mind Koha in this single. Not too slow, good for what it was.
13. Ambitious! Yashinteki de Ii Jan (160 BPM)
The dance is a bit weird and I kinda don’t like Ai-chan’s and Yossy’s hair in the PV but yeah, those are irrelevant to what I think of the single. Very catchy and fun! I had it on my PSP not too long about but I think I had to make space for some new stuff and it had to go bye bye :(
12. I Wish (102 BPM)
My favourite slow song from MM. It doesn’t sound slow but it clocked in at 102 BPM for me and that’s slow in my books. The PV’s cute. I miss this era of Morning. Before all the drama and the graduations… *sigh*
11. Joshi Kashimashi Monogatari (145 BPM)
Fast[ish], catchy, super cute PV. It’s a great song to get people to listen to that know nothing about the Musume’s because of the whole singing about themselves thing.
10. Iroppoi Jirettai (112 BPM)
Koha’s first single. Quite the interesting one too. I didn’t think she had it in her personally but for her debut, it was pretty impressive. Not quite “miracle” status but a cutie still. Loved the flaming hands etc. It made them hot. lol.
9. The Peace! (136 BPM)
I think this was the first ever PV I watched. I thought it was adorable. That and it was only the short version and I never got to see the mostly awful golden musume outfits… *shudder* Rika’s was the only OK one. It wasn’t until a few years later I managed to acquire the full version. Oh where would I be without you, youtube?
8. Renai Revolution 21 (133 BPM)
My 2nd PV watched ever. And it was a short version again. lol. Oh, back when it was hard to acquire MM PVs… Both sets of costumes were fun and cute XD (well, maybe except Nono’s…) Anyway, I wish this was higher on the list. After doing the re-listen this might just be my favourite single of all time. Some of the others are only higher because the novelty hasn’t worn off yet. Still, Renai Revolution 21 never fails to put a smile on my face.
7. Souda! We’re Alive (121 BPM)
This is where I fell in love with Ai-chan: “hontou no kimochi wa kitto tsutawaru hazu”
Ever since then, I felt she had the best voice in H!P. Also, I love the “civies” costumes: Maki’s shorts. Mari’s and Rika’s dresses. Aibon’s jumper.
6. Go Girl ~Koi no Victory~ (155 BPM)
Super catchy and totally cute PV. I was all over this song when it came out. Made a stepchart and everything though I have no idea where that is now… The 6th gen (minus Miki) still hadn’t done anything with their hair. Though I like Reina’s hair now, I like Sayu’s and Eri’s they way they were here.
5. Koko ni Iruzee! (210 BPM)
This one’s always been near the top for me. I think I’
ve been meaning to make a stepchart for this for the past couple of years… I fail :( Wasn’t a big fan of the costumes but the song is so fun and entertaining. The PV had no effect on the song for me though.
4. Osaka Koi no Uta (200 BPM)
The bass really does it for me in this song. The dresses are super cute and the dance shot with the red background and blinky wings is just eyecandy.
3. Onna ni Sachi Are (155 BPM)
JunJun and RinRin’s debut. Pretty strong song for a debut. These golden musume totally kick The Peace’s golden musume butts. I still have this on my PSP so I hear it often. No one disappoints in this song. I just wish JunJun and RinRin got more lines.
2. Mikan (172 BPM)
This is most definitely still on my PSP. I don’t quite know what it is about this song but I just love it to death. Ai-chan really hits those lines well. Almost brings a tear to my eye.
1. Kanashimi Twilight (140 BPM)
I don’t even have to say anything about the costumes in this song. I am, however, going to say yum. That can’t be the only reason why it’s number one… lol *sigh* Maybe I should retake this again. Just kidding. I really liked the single just probably listened to it too much? *shrug* It’s not on my PSP.
Well there you have it. A good chunk of the slower stuff appears lower on the list while a good chunk of faster stuff appears at the top minus a few exceptions. What to learn from this? I dunno. It’s just fun to rank. ^^;
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