Itoshima DistanceLyrics: Mari-Joe Composition: Hoshibe ShoArrangement, Keyboard, Programming: Okubo KaoruViolin, Viola: Muroya KouichiroAlto and Tenor Saxophone: Takegami YoshinariChorus: ANGERME, M!ho I’m using the another version because I feel it evokes the feel of the song better. Its very date like and has imagery from Kyushuuu, including a lot of things mentioned in the lyrics. Read…
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H!P All Stars – Yeah Yeah Yeah
Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, its just another idol song… Umeboshi Onigiri perfectly describes this song. A quick glance would have you think its a plain dish, but one only needs a couple bites to be transported to a whole new world. If something starts out “unremarkable”, when it becomes “remarkable,” that moment has a more lasting…
H!P All Stars – 憧れのStress-free
Akogare no Stress-freeLyrics and Composition: TsunkuArrangement: Hirata ShoichiroMusic Video: Nomura Toru Normally I do not engage in idol talk, but I always make exceptions when I’m moved. So this video was great because it showed the members of H!P in a way that shows the popularity of the members and a slice of personality for…
Michishige Sayumi – Loneliness Tokyo
Loneliness TokyoSayu: Am I still cute today? Me: Yes my love, of course you are…SAYUUUUUUUUUUU!Minishige!SAAAAAYUUUUUUUU!Whew….. SaYuuuUUUUUUuuU! After earnestly attempting to write an objective review of the music in this video, I have simply given in to the urge to fanboy about Michishige Sayumi. This song is run of the mill Tsunku EDM (read:great). The kind…
Hello Project Guide to Self Radicalization
I wrote this guide with it to be a simple guide to self-radicalize future wotas. If you disagree with me, please make a better graphic, I just want to make it easy as possible for new people to get involved.If you are just getting into Hello Project, things can be overwhelming. So I am writing…
Tsubaki Factory – First Bloom
Album Recommendations Series – Tsubaki Factory – first bloom Tsubaki Factory is an idol group in Hello!Project. They are the sister group to Kobushi Factory. They have 2 generations of members at the time of recording the album. As a unit they are the closest to the “stereotypical” idol group in terms of both sound…
Angerme – Koi wa Accha Accha
H!P’s Bollywood If They Could Composition: Hoshibe ShoLyrics: Kodama AmekoArrangement: Hirata Shoichiro So the combo of Hoshibe and Ameko is starting to be one of my favorite duos. They have done two of my all time favorite Angerme songs, marionette 37C degrees, and now Koi wa Accha Accha. I am so very pleased with this…
Morning Musume – Jinsei Blues (人生Blues)
Jinsei Blues (人生Blues) 作詞：つんく 作曲：つんく 編曲：大久保薫 This continues a long tradition of “You can do it” songs from hello project. Its one of my favorite genres of idol song. Some of my other favorite songs in this genre include, Kobushi’s Kore Kara Da and Angerme’s Taiki Bansei. These songs tend to be released when I am going…
BEYOOOOONDS – 眼鏡の男の子
BEYOOOOONDS – 眼鏡の男の子 Lyrics (作詞): Hoshibe Sho (星部ショウ)Compositions (作曲): Hoshibe Sho (星部ショウ)Arrangements (編曲): Okubo Kaoru (大久保薫) I think this is the first traditional Japanese + idol music song H!P has dropped in a while. I know for a fact its the last one I have heard since Doitsukoi by Kobushi Factory (which was another Hoshibe…