KAT-TUN 2 Me

Full PV! Full PV!

Let’s have a bit of a review.

First, the song.

I’ve said it before, but I’ll say it again. I LOVE IT!! I don’t want to be so overly enthusiastic so soon… but it’s definitely in my top 5 Arashi singles right now. I’m going to wait a while and see how I feel about it in a few months or so before I decide exactly where it fits in on my top list though. The song has a great build up to the chorus, which is exciting, catchy, clever, and to pull out a cliche, really makes you want to dance. I especially like how everything gets all quiet and still after the bridge, only to launch you back into the energetic chorus with a key change. You can almost see the confetti/fireworks flying, were it a concert performance. Sure to be a crowd pleasing moment. Everyone’s has solo lines too, which is a nice bonus.

As for the PV, I can’t be quite as enthusiastic about it. Yes, the guys look good, but the whole feel of the PV seems a little too subdued to me. I wish there was more color, less formal clothes (Jun, I’m looking at you, and you look like a penguin), and just a brighter feel over all. I mean, the nature images with the water and the grass are nice with the “brand new world” theme, but I really don’t think the almost black and white color scheme fits. I do like the solo shots in the hallway with water running down the walls, that’s a nice effect. The dance looks pretty cool too, though I wish they had shown more of it.

Rating-

Song: A+!!!

PV: B-, I want more color, damn it!

Download Song (hq radio rip): HERE!

It’s a brand new world,

~Celestia~

It’s been a rough week. The weather has been utterly shitty, and a loved one called to tell me that they probably were dying….and then called again to tell me that they weren’t after all, which is good news, but that period of time in between was hell. Anyway, I think a little OhMiya love is just what I need to bounce back from that, so without further ado.

From a magazine scan. Scan and accompanying quotation from HERE.

They made omrice together! The important part is what’s written on the rice. It’s an “Aiaigasa”, a little drawing where lovers write their names under an umbrella. It’s kind of like writing “Name+Name” inside a heart or something. Well, the names under this particular aiaigasa are “Sato” and “Kazu”. Awww.

When asked to comment on the rice-making…

Ohno: Yes! It was great, and I wrote a passionate message using ketchup (laughs)

Nino: Well, I do always feel Ohno-san’s love~

I feel better already. Now I’m waiting for the full version of the “Believe” PV to come out so I can comment on that fully, not to mention the “Rescue” PV. Two such awesome songs being released one week after the other!! Both rank among my all time favorite songs for their respective groups, I think, so it’s almost like too much goodness all at once for me! I’m going to get  overloaded.

~Celestia~

From Music Station, 2/20.

Awesome! Awesome! Awesome!!! I’ve decided, this song totally pwns “One Drop”. It’s so much more complicated and interesting. If you can’t tell, I really love this performance. The sunglasses! The Juniors dancing as “fire”. The live singing! (at least on the solo/duo parts. a lot of the “one drop” performances had a lot of lipsyncing), the “i’ve already had enough” part where they get added in on harmonies one by one, all the echoing parts, oh, and Jin being a little Bakanishi at the very end of course. It’s so perfect!!!!

Happy now,

~Celestia~

I’ve been keeping track of some of the weirder searches that have lead people to this blog, and I think they’ve accumulated enough for me to share them with you! These are all real search terms that someone out there has typed in and somehow been lead to my site. My commentary in purple, search terms in bold.

“Skinny Shirtless Boys”- Okay, a little unusual, but I can understand why you’d expect to find that here.

“Is KAT-TUN still there?”- Why yes, yes they are… I always find it funny when people type full questions into their search engine.

“Arashi are girly girls”- Why, yes, yes they are… ROFL!

“KAT-TUN Queen of the Damned Concert”- I believe what you were looking there is “KAT-TUN Queen of pirates concert” PIRATES, though a KAT-TUN concert based on a cheesy vampire movie could be interesting too.

“Broad weekly”- Huh? How in the world did that lead you to a KAT-TUN blog, and what were you actually searching for anyway?

“Jin is watching Kame”- He is????

“Free download of weeeeek by KAT-TUN”- Oh no. NewS is going to be pissed when they find out that KAT-TUN stole their song.

“Exile fanfiction. Takahiro”- Another “How the hell did that lead you to this site??” Have I ever even mentioned Exile here? I don’t think so…

“2 girls attacking each others crotches”- (O_o)

And to finish off with a couple news blurbs.

-Arashi around Asia 2008 DVD to be released March 25th! Horray! Concert DVDs are my very favoritest thing about my Johnny’s fandoms..except for actual concerts I suppose. Please have some more before I leave Arashi!

-”One Drop”s first week sales are 281,359, which isn’t their best, but better than “White X-mas”, better than most Johnny’s groups, and hella better than most any other Japanese music group. Of course they debuted at #1, sealing 9 straight #1 singles for them. Congrats!

-On their Music Station performance this week, KAT-TUN had Jrs as background dancers, and Koki let his little brother Juri do his rapping part. How freakin’ cute is that?!

Happy Beleated Valentines,

~Celestia~

“One Drop” short version PV has been released! What’s with JE always releasing only the short version at first lately? It’s kind of annoying. I want to see the whole thing!

Jin cloesups are HOT, Kame looks cute with his curly hair, and the dancing at the beginning almost looks…together? Must be an illusion created by the camera or something. Everyone knows that KAT-TUN refuses to dance in sync on principle.

In bad news, Kami no Shizouka sucks. Like seriously sucks and the ratings reflect this. It’s not Kame’s fault, the plot is just boring. Most of Kame’s fans probably could care less about wine! Sigh. I just hope he’s okay.  I know he can be kind of sensitive and take his work really seriously….

Back to the good news, and maybe bad news for Kame, Maru’s drama is doing quite well. In fact, it’s currently sitting pretty at number 2 in viewership for this drama season. Looking forward to “Rescue” single stuff. After careful scrutiny, I think I like it better than “One Drop” though I definitely like both songs.

Finally, reader Soli pointed out something kind of interesting to me. Seems that a certain song by French R&B artist Priscilla sounds awfully familiar. Youtube link HERE. I’ve got to admit, the similarity to “Love Juice” is hard to deny. Coincidence? Plagerism? Either way, whatever. I never claimed to love Jin for his music composing skills.

Got to get to working on my member/group profiles.