j1m0ne’s blog

06 June 2007
I was a bit miffed at missing the 2nd half of the Henin-Serena match cos I had to go take an exam. Damn you Kuznetsova/Ivanonic! But anyway, exams over; time to catch up on all that anime I’ve put off for the last 3 1/2 weeks…. Just as well it’s a pretty dead week music-wise. Unless you’re a Johnny’s fan. Mizuki Nana’s live DVD debuted at No.3 today (after Kanon DVD6 & Pirates of the Caribbean 2), I wish I could get hold of it - I’d probably have to sell a kidney for it though, it’s friggin ￥7700! ^^;

Singles
Itoshii hito e. Tainaka Sachi

The Seirei no Moribito ending theme. It’s not a bad song, except that it sounds a bit like Aitai yo. Actually, Itoshii hito e sounds nowhere near as good as Aitai yo. I don’t like the c/w song either, which I think is a first for a Tainaka single.
Watch: Itoshii hito e PV
First day Oricon chart placing: No.34
Rating: ★★★☆☆

Suirenka. Shonannokaze

Despite their similarity to a lot of my fave reggae-rap hybrids (Ketsumeishi, Asia Engineer, Def Tech etc), Shonannokaze have never appealed to me. Not quite sure why. I don’t like Suirenka either…. I prefer listening to the instrumental version without their annoying rapping. And it’s 7 minutes long >_> 7 minutes of torture.
Watch: Suirenka PV
First day Oricon chart placing: No.2
Rating: ★★☆☆☆

Surfer King. Fujifabric

Fujifabric are a strange kettle of fish; experimental brilliance at one turn and infuriating tepidness at the next. Their self-titled album is a perfect example of this, lurching from the excellent (TAIFU) to hideous (TOKYO MIDNIGHT). Thankfully neither of the two songs here are as dull as the last single Aoi Tori - in fact I enjoyed them both quite a lot; Day Dripper is perhaps catchier and more mainstream than anything you’ll ever hear from them but it’s a nice foot-tapper. Let’s hope they can show some sign of consistency…..
Watch: Surfer King PV
First day Oricon chart placing: No.13
Rating: ★★★★☆

Kimi ga kureta ano hi. Chihara Minori

Ho-hum. I think Kimi ga… is an inferior song to Junpaku Sanctuary but at least it’s debuted pretty high in the charts. I finally bought her first album HEROINE a few months ago and I really do like it - out of the Haruhi trio she’s definitely my fave singer, though she’s also my least favourite from a voice acting point of view ^^;; She (+ Hoshi Soichiro + various other stuff) was the main reason I stopped watching Tenjou Tenge, an abominable anime adaptation of a great manga that still makes me cross when I think about it now.
First day Oricon chart placing: No.25
Rating: ★★★☆☆

Tabibito. Takasugi Satomi

Oh Lord, not another gravure idol-turned-singer who probably can’t sing for nuts…. or so I thought. OK, so her live singing still needs a bit of work but the song itself (Saiyuki movie theme) is pretty good. I like the c/w ballad too - good debut this. The single’s cover makes her look kinda old though….
Watch: Tabibito PV live performance
First day Oricon chart placing: No.10
Rating: ★★★★☆

Koiuta. Onsoku Line

I was a little apprehensive about this, given how much I hated their last single Mahiru no Tsuki but I absolutely bloody love Koiuta. C/w songs are a bit on the boring side but whatever, I could listen to Koiuta on repeat the whole day long.
Watch: Koiuta PV
First day Oricon chart placing: No.24
Rating: ★★★★☆

Te o tsunaidara. Fumido

I’m a Fumido fan. Must be one of the only ones around, cos not a lot of ppl buy their releases, lol. I can see why though - they’re a bit too blues for the mainstream pop crowd; and yet a little too cheesy for the indie crowd. Te o tsunaidara isn’t one of their best singles but it’s still catchy enough to hum along to.
Watch: Nakimushi no uta PV
First day Oricon chart placing: No.28
Rating: ★★★☆☆

Where’s BONNIE PINK’s WATER ME? I would’ve thought it’d be doing the rounds by now. Great song that…. looking for Hata Motohiro too.

Next week: Ishikawa Chiaki’s mega-fantastic Uninstall is out!!

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