Ongaku Gatas

Update! Remember a few posts back I said I would spend over 100 dollars at Kinokuniya? Well... I spent 250 there on just Hello! Project stuff alone. Many albums later, I'm 250 dollars poorer. I also ordered stuff on Yes-Asia, so that's another almost 200 bucks. Byebye money!

I've been into Astronomy these days and it's fun observing the sky!

Besides that, the Ongaku Gatas concert tour has started and the setlist can be found online. I don't need to say it here. I actually like their representative colors though. ^^;;;
Yossy : Purple
Rika : Hot Pink
Konkon : Light Pink
Mai : Orange
Miki : Blue
Nocchi : Lavender
Erina : Red
Sawa-chan : Green
Sengoku : Yellow
Mucchi : Light Blue/Sky Blue (?)

-Air <3

Lets Crack some Hello! Project Eggs

Je suis une americain femme qui écoutes le musique japonois. *blinks* That sentence makes no sense. T_T Whatever. Okay first off, when I heard the news about Korenaga Miki was graduating Hello! Project eggs, I thought they meant she was leaving Hello! Project! She's only graduating it to continue Gatas Brilhantes H.P. and Ongaku Gatas. So I guess we can say she's officially part of Ongaku Gatas? *blinks* no clue. But whatever, as long as she's still part of Gatas... (both mind you.) KoreKore was getting too old to be an egg anymore anyway. She's 22 (turning 23?). She's OLDER than me.... I didn't even know she was OLDER! She doesn't look her age... and Nocchi (Noto Arisa), I swear that girl doesn't look older than 15 years of age. But she's an 88 BABY! Also, she's now the leader of the Hello! Project eggs and leader of Tomoiki Ki wo Uetai. *blinks* Right... Let's break some eggs now. =] And have them join some real groups.

-Air <3

Ongaku Gatas PVs

Hms, I already did the reviews for both Ongaku Gatas singles, just not their B-sides. They're having an upcoming concert AND album, let's put both PVs on here. Courtesy of those who uploaded onto Veoh.

Narihajimeta Koi no Bell:

Online Videos by Veoh.com

Yattarouze!:

Online Videos by Veoh.com

-Air <3

I'm a lazy Bum

I'm a lazy bum... I've been out of the shadows and into the anime region instead of my usual Hello! Project region. I've also been in the Maplestory region... and the Nintendo DS region.. I can't help it! I just bought MySims and Harvest Moon DS... I want to play those games! I'm currently lvl 62 on Maple and in the anime region... well, let's just say I hate Sakura-chan and got me into Doujinshi and more fanfictions... speaking of which I should write her fanfictions...

Okay, this post wasn't to rant off those things, but more of waiting for my YesAsia order... WHY DOES YESASIA TAKE FOREVER TO SEND THINGS?! I want a chance to like Mikan even more! I want to listen to the song on repeat and annoy my cousins... or my friend Cee whenever she comes over. =D I annoy her with the Morning Musume songs I'm always listening to. So far she's only liked Kanashimi Twilight and FIRST KISS. I guess things can't be helped. -.- I also want to listen to Yattarouze! too! Come on! I WANT MY PACKAGE! I also want to watch all those PVs... from the DVD collection from Morning Musume... then I want to listen to the C-ute songs on those albums I ordered.... am I missing anything? O.o I can't remember what else I ordered. I also want to pre-order the Gatas Album and maybe order the Berryz Koubou single... I'm still in love with that song... and it annoys me! GAHH. Then preorder the C-ute album and 4th single. Love I tell you, LOVE. =] Speaking of which, I heard the 3rd album from C-ute is called 3rd ~LOVE Escalation~. Reminds me of 3rd Love Paradise.. -.-

I must admit Ongaku Gatas is what's keeping me interesting in Hello! Project and C-ute is also too. I have some interest in Morning Musume, but my interest isn't that high. I'm more in love with C-ute and Ongaku Gatas. =]

By the way, this post took me 2 hours to write because in the middle of it, I went and read manga online. -___-

-Air <3

Yattarouze!

>.> I'm in the middle of writing a post about my favorite Morning Musume members but I haven't finished because I'm doing from 25-1 technically 22-1 since I don't know 3 of the past members and they won't be included into my rankings. I do however have to write a review for Yattarouze! because I can't stand it.

Title: Yattarouze!
Artist: Ongaku Gatas
Members: Yoshizawa Hitomi, Ishikawa Rika, Konno Asami, Satoda Mai, Korenaga Miki, Mutou Mika, Mano Erina, Noto Arisa, Sawada Yuri, Sengoku Minami
Captain: Yoshizawa Hitomi
Release Date: December 5, 2007
B-side: Sakaero Habatake Gatas Brilhantes H.P.
Number Single: 2nd
Warnings: Warnings? Uh... unless you haven't heard the song nor seen the video itself, then those are spoilers?

The Song:

I just love the song for some reason. I'm watching it on Dohhh UP! Right now, but I just want it to repeat because the song is very energetic. Everyone but Mika and Miki have solo lines again.
So catchy! (Repeating) Have I mentioned that this song is also arranged by DANCE☆MAN? The same dude who arranged Love Machine, Koi no Dance Site, Happy Summer Wedding, Renai Revolution 21, The ☆ Peace!, and Souda! We're Alive. Although the song itself is mostly group sung and not solo. But that's okay because the song would sound better sung as a group anyway. Yossy doesn't have much lines... but hey, she has an okay line near the end but her voice sounds a bit husky. *blinks* Since I haven't heard the rest of the song until the video came out, nothing else can be said much.

The Promotion Video (PV)

Okay, one thing, WHY'D YOU GO CHEAP UFA?! >:O (I seriously need some emoticons, and NOW) UFA, GOING CHEAP ON THIS SONG IS NOT THE WAY TO GO! I MIGHT BE EXAGGERATING A LITTLE TOO MUCH BUT THIS IS TOO MUCH NOT TO WRITE IN CAPS! Okay, xD Sorry, I'm mad at UFA being a bit cheap on us for this video. I like the song and all but the Video really screws things up or makes things a LOT better... this video just screwed it up a bit. The beginning part of the video is very awkward. It starts with Yossy kicking a soccer ball and supposedly scores. She meets up with Korenaga Miki, Satoda Mai, Ishikawa Rika and Konno Asami and they fall through a hole that comes out of no where. Then we see Ongaku Gatas starting out in a navy blue jacket (?) with orange shirts (tanks) below with the Gatas logo on it and gold shorts/skirts. Yossy's hair scared me when I first saw it... seriously I was showing my friends this video and I kept telling them Yossy's hair scared me. >.> (Bad time, bad time, bad time. ) Well, everyone looks exceptionally nice (even Yossy with her scary hair). Yossy just has to change her hair every time doesn't she? I liked her hair in Narihajimeta Koi no Bell and Kanashimi Twilight (Or her hair in the beginning of the PV wasn't that bad either!) But the PV itself doesn't cut it out for me. The whole PV is cheap and a lot of CGs are used, but hey what do you expect? It's UFA... Miki's shown a lot more in the PV but Mika, I have to spot for her to find her. Miki's become very pretty you know. O.o Seriously! Mai also dyed her hair a bit lighter! (To make herself feel younger because she's the oldest member in the group? O.o) Supposedly one of the Eggs dyed their hair too and I'm going to have to say it was Sengoku Minami that did it. Okay there's one part of the video that REALLY reminds me of BE ALL RIGHT! It's the part after Nocchi's line somewhere in the middle. *blinks* The ending is also something... they're on a cloud and the 5 futsul players fall from the cloud hit the ground and disappear. O.o Rika's hair has also grown a lot longer. The video really has a lot of Mano Erina and Noto Arisa but needs more KonKon, Yossy, Rika and Mai. I guess I don't feel satisfied from them because they're the sempais of the group... and have been idols for years... *blinks* Oh wellz... By the way, if you haven't watched the video yet, it's here.

Song Rating: 8.5
Video Rating: 7.5
Overall Rating: 8

- Air <3

Narihajimeta Koi no Bell - Ongaku Gatas

Since this is my Hello! Project blog... I'm uploading what I wrote on my livejournal of previous reviews of songs from Hello! Project.

Title: Narihajimeta Koi no Bell
Artist: Ongaku Gatas
Members:Yoshizawa Hitomi, Ishikawa Rika, Konno Asami, Satoda Mai, Korenaga Miki, Mutou Mika, Mano Erina, Noto Arisa, Sawada Yuri, Sengoku Minami
Captain: Yoshizawa Hitomi
Release Date: September 12, 2007
B-side: DREAMIN' ~Gatas Brilhantes H.P. no Ouenka~
Number Single: 1st
Warnings: Written a while back on livejournal with a few edits

This is the first song for Ongaku Gatas. The song Narihajimeta Koi no Bell translates as "The Bells of Love Have Begun to Ring". (thanks to http://wiki.theppn.org/Narihajimeta_Koi_no_Bell) Well, let's start with the members...

The Members:

Yoshizawa Hitomi (Soloist) [Captain]
Ishikawa Rika (Biyuuden)
Konno Asami (Soloist)
Satoda Mai (Country Musume)
Korenaga Miki (Hello Project Egg)
Mutou Mika (Hello Project Egg)
Mano Erina (Hello Project Egg)
Noto Arisa (Hello Project Egg)
Sawada Yuri (Hello Project Egg)
Sengoku Minami (Hello Project Egg)


Out of the 10, 6 of the members are part of Gatas Brilhantes H.P. The other 4 are just special Hello Project Eggs, however they are reserves for Gatas Brilhantes H.P. Up Front Agency probably wanted to promote some eggs and didn't include Shibata Ayumi and Fujimoto Miki because they were in "scandals" at the time the news was reached to the public (plus both of them have a lot of lines in their respective groups, they were the lead singers.)

Yoshizawa Hitomi - Once a member of Morning Musume and PetitMoni. She just graduated in May and this is her first single release including her after her graduation. She is currently the captain of Gatas Brilhantes H.P. and Ongaku Gatas. Is known for her tomboy nature, but she still has a beauty side like seen in the PV.
Ishikawa Rika - Once a member of Morning Musume and is the current leader of Biyuuden (Viyuuden, V-u-den, however you want to spell it). She graduated Morning Musume in 2005 and is working full time Biyuuden now. She is known as the "beauty" one and is a narcissistic, especially when she was in Morning Musume. She is considered as one of the "worst" voices in Hello! Project (This is just the opinion of some people, I believe Rika has a nice voice and it's special. I like her voice, but sometimes it's hard to listen to...)
Konno Asami - Once a member of Morning Musume and supposedly quit Hello! Project to continue schooling. She was considered the smartest member of Morning Musume. She goes to Keio University and when she has time, she'll be working with Up Front Agency again (and Gatas). However, school would come first. She is also considered as one of the "worst" voices in Hello! Project too. (I like her too! She might not be as strong as some other people, but she's strong enough to stay here for this long.)
Satoda Mai - The remaining member of Country Musume. She was found during the 4th Generation audition that also had Yoshizawa Hitomi, Ishikawa Rika, Kago Ai, Tsuji Nozomi and Fujimoto Miki. She is found as a beauty type also. She is best friends with Yoshizawa Hitomi and Kimura Ayaka.
Korenaga Miki - She is known as the "other" Miki. She is a member of Gatas Brilhantes H.P. and is a Hello! Project egg. This will be her first debut song as an artist.
Mutou Mika - She is the other Hello! Project egg that's in Gatas Brilhantes H.P. and was part of Little Gatas with the Hello! Project kids. In April, Little Gatas and Gatas Brilhantes H.P. reassembled and some members were left as reserves and others put on the team.
Mano Erina - She is a Hello! Project Egg and a reserve player for the team. (Many people have fallen for this member.) She has quite a number of screen time in the music video.
Noto Arisa - She is a Hello! Project Egg and also the leader of Tomoiki Kiwouetai. She also is a reserve player for the team.
Sawada Yuri - She is a Hello! Project Egg and is also a child actor. She has starred in two dramas. She is also a reserve player.
Sengoku Minami - She is a Hello! Project Egg and is a reserve player for the team.

The song:

Narihajimeta Koi no Bell is the debut song of Ongaku Gatas and 6 Hello Project Eggs in a singing group. The song is fast paced and the harmonies are good. It's not that bad for the eggs because they actually have solo lines in the song except for Miki and Mika. It starts with Hitomi singing with Miki and Mika harmonizing with her (I checked projecthello) Rika gets a fair number of lines in the song along with Hitomi, Asami and Mai. Out of the Eggs I believe Mano Erina gets the most lines. Miki and Mika have been pushed off to the side, but I hope, in the next song, they'll get more lines than now. I read somewhere that the song reminds them of Egao Yes Nude a little bit... I don't know if it does or not though. xDD The center voice sounds like it's Hitomi, but I think I might be bias about it since she's my favorite member of the whole Hello! Project. xD Asami gets quite a few number of lines, more than in a normal single during her Morning Musume career excluding Namida ga Tomaranai Hokago.

The PV:

The song seems to match the video. Each member is wearing an outfit similar to the outfit they wore for the group picture on the Hello! Project site, except in black and a little bit of red. The outfit looks nice on them. (I think I'm being bias again) At least the budget looks more than what they used for Onna ni Sache Are... they have SHOES and the clothes look very expensive and warm (O_o.... I think Hitomi's wearing those gloves she wore for Kanashimi Twilight... She's the only one wearing gloves.) Rika seems to be the center since she's shown a lot in the shots. Mano Erina seems to get a lot of screen time. Korenaga Miki and Mutou Mika aren't featured a lot... I didn't notice them the first time I watched the PV. Asami seems to be trying a little too hard? Or her singing seems forced a little more than it used to be when she was in Morning Musume. (BUT, I like the exposure of her in the video.) Maybe she's getting very confident. However every member looks very pretty and nice. The background reminds me of Roman ~My Dear Boy~ because of the black theme they used (except the purple outfits, those were just hideous) as the background. As a dance it seems entertaining to learn, but I get too lazy so I'll most likely won't learn it (unless someone is willing to teach me).

Please, if you like them, please support them by buying the Single and Single V. (I got the Single... I probably won't get the Single V though...)

(*note* The information of the members were obtained at http://wiki.theppn.org/ and from previous knowledge found on other websites.)

New: Ongaku Gatas is supposedly having a concert and I can't wait for it to some out! I want to see it! Someone better put up a track list too...

Currently Watching/Listening to: Suggoi Nakama - Yoshizawa Hitomi, Michishige Sayumi, Makei Eri, Tanaka Reina, Fujimoto Miki, Kusumi Koharu from Morning Musume Concert Tour 2006 Aki ~Odore! Morning Curry~ (I should do a review on this concert too...)

Song Rating: 10
Video Rating: 8.5
Average Rating: 9.25
- Air <3