「この街」 - ℃-ute

℃-ute - 「この街」

Song Title: 「この街」

Artist: ℃-ute

Single Number: 20th Single

Members: 

　矢島舞美/Yajima Maimi (Leader)

　中島早貴/Nakajima Saki

　鈴木愛理/Suzuki Airi

　岡井千聖/Okai Chisato
　萩原舞/Hagiwara Mai

「Personal Opinion」

This is a cover of Moritaka Chisato's Kono Machi. I have to admit... H!P you have outdone your cheapest PVs... I mean I understand back in the late 90s and early 2000s where green screen was a cool effect... now it's just cheap. I would have preferred the scenes with the white background? The dresses are pretty but I stopped watching the PV because of cheapness of it? The song is nice and slow, but compared to the original the feeling is different? I suppose I don't have much opinion on this song, but do check out the song! It's a nice slow song, proves another point for ℃-ute being able to sing different genres. I heard the personal messages for ℃-ute was changed of course lol. This song is supposedly dedicated for the two year anniversary of the Tohoku earthquake, does anyone remember what they were doing when they found out about it? I was personally at a friend's house working on our Japanese project for class, when we found out we were shocked and wondered what will happen. 

「Other Versions」

Moritaka Chisato - The original version, it's a nice upbeat song. 

「恋ING」 - モーニング娘。

モーニング娘。- 「恋ING」

Version: モーニング娘。コンサートツアー「The BEST of Japan 夏~秋'04」

Song Title = 恋ING

Artist = モーニング娘。

Type = B-side

A-side = Go Girl ～恋のヴィックトリー～

Members =

     飯田圭織/Iida Kaori (Leader)

     安倍なつみ/Abe Natsumi

     矢口真里/Yaguchi Mari (Sub-leader)

     石川梨華/Ishikawa Rika

     吉澤ひとみ/Yoshizawa Hitomi

     辻希美/Tsuji Nozomi

     加護亜衣/Kago Ai

     高橋愛/Takahashi Ai

     紺野あさ美/Konno Asami

     小川麻琴/Ogawa Makoto

     新垣里沙/Niigaki Risa

     藤本美貴/Fujimoto Miki

     亀井絵里/Kamei Eri

     道重さゆみ/Michishige Sayumi

     田中れいな/Tanaka Reina

Generations =

     1st Generation = (Iida Kaori, Abe Natsumi)

     2nd Generation = (Yaguchi Mari)

     4th Generation = (Ishikawa Rika, Yoshizawa Hitomi, Tsuji Nozomi, Kago Ai)

     5th Generation = (Takahashi Ai, Konno Asami, Ogawa Makoto, Niigaki Risa)

     6th Generation = (Fujimoto Miki, Kamei Eri, Michishige Sayumi, Tanaka Reina)

「Personal Opinion」

One of my all-time favorite Morning Musume songs, as to why? I'm not sure I just really love it. Something about the lyrics and the melody makes it really sweet. I would have to say it's about a girl in love and don't know what to do because they've fallen so much in love. I wonder if I've annoyed my roommate because I've been playing this song on repeat (different youtube versions since I'm looking for them). The song is really sung by Ai, Miki, and Eri but it's okay, it's another song like Furusato I don't mind. The original video I posted is the closest I can find with the original singers although I suppose I only really need Ai, Miki, and Eri. I know there are way more other songs I could have "reviewed" but I'm currently in a "恋ING" mood right now. My favorite though has to be the Yomiuri Land East Live version. I mean if it had to do with my favorites, of course I would've chose the Chisato, Odore Morning Curry, or the Best of Japan versions but something about the Yomiuri version sounds nice. Please enjoy the other versions of 恋ING because each has their own special points. Also, I cannot fit all the member's tags in the labels... darn 200 character maximum.

「Other versions of 恋ING」

娘DOKYO
W version


ハロ☆プロパーティ~! 2006 ~後藤真希キャプテン公演~
Goto Maki, Ishikawa Rika, and Tsuji Nozomi version (Embed disabled)

モーニング娘。コンサートツアー2006秋 ～踊れ!モーニングカレー～


Hello! Project 2008 SUMMER Wonderful Hearts ~避暑地でデートいたしまSHOW~
(Takahashi Ai solo version with eggs Noto Arisa, Sengoku Minami, Sawada Yuri, Mori Saki, Kitahara Sayaka, Kikkawa Yuu, Maeda Yuki, and Fukuda Kanon)


モーニング娘。よみうりランドEAST LIVE 2009

Suzuki Airi Solo Version (It seems to be from the 2011 Summer Wow Wow/Yeah Yeah tour but I can't find actual proof.)


Okai Chisato solo version (it seems to be from a fan club event or something like that? From what I can read on the corner it says ℃-ute Festival 2011 Summer? To be honest because it's not in HQ and my recognizing kanji sucks, but all I can make out afterwards is Chisato Okai and 6/21... which is her birthday, so I assume it's her birthday event? lol)


I'm not an AKB fan, and I don't know the members but I have to admit the two sang this version did it quite well. I'm only including this because I found this last time I had a 恋ING phase (before I revived this blog).

「この地球の平和を本気で願ってるんだよ！」 - モーニング娘。（Another Ver.)

モーニング娘。-「この地球の平和を本気で願ってるんだよ！」　 

Song Title = 「この地球の平和を本気で願ってるんだよ！」
Artist =  モーニング娘。
Single Number = 47th Single
Members =
     高橋愛/Takahashi Ai (Leader, last single)
     新垣里沙/Niigaki Risa (Sub-leader)
     道重さゆみ/Michishige Sayumi
     田中れいな/ Tanaka Reina
     光井愛佳/Mitsui Aika
     譜久村聖/ Fukumura Mizuki
     生田衣梨奈/Ikuta Erina
     鞘師里保/Sayashi Riho
     鈴木香音/Suzuki Kanon
Generations =
     5th Generation (Takahashi Ai + Niigaki Risa)
     6th Generation (Michishige Sayumi + Tanaka Reina)
     8th Generation (Mitsui Aika)
     9th Generation (Fukumura Mizuki + Ikuta Erina + Sayashi Riho + Suzuki Kanon)

「Personal opinion」

Alright, so for the next song I'm writing about is the first of the double A-side single, "Kono Chikyuu no Heiwa wo Honki de Negatterun da yo!". This song is practically 1/3 Reina, 1/3 Ai, 1/6 Riho, 1/6 Risa in terms of line distribution (give or take a couple of lines between Reina and Ai). Well this was Ai's last single with Morning Musume, and she had her own version of the single with her solo 「自信もって夢を持って飛び立つから」(Jishin motte Yume wo Motte Tobitatsu kara). I have not listened to that song yet, so when I do, it'll be another post lol. 


The dance seems lackluster because it could have been better but I suppose the newer members can't dance as well as present members could, the only ones (at this time) out of the newbies are Mizuki and Riho since Fukuchan was an egg (therefore had dancing lessons before), and Riho was known for her dancing already by this time. The clothes are shiny... did they take apart the "Onna ni Sachi Are" clothes (which were taken apart from "The Peace"). Aika also couldn't dance because of her ankle, but they did have her standing there with the members in the other parts. Oh but hey, at least they had shoes this time! Unlike in "Onna ni Sachi Are" lol. Although the whole MV seems to be filmed on a green screen, what a great budget UFA has for them /sarcasm.


The song is... I haven't searched up the translations for it yet, but really "I'm really hoping for peace in this world"? It's a fun song though at least? I'm looking at the lyrics and I'm getting confused because there's so much kanji I don't know... maybe I'll try translating the song on my own since I can't seem to find lyrics anywhere =/. If I remember correctly when the song first came out I was a little disappointed at the song because it seemed like an album song rather than a single, but I'm starting to like it a lot more now. It doesn't help I'm continuously listening to the song while I'm writing this lol. 


The MV is soooooooooooo bright and shiny... like the outfits... the non-dancing part of the MV, the 9期 members look bored/awkward during parts of it, lol. Aika can only really sit/stand there otherwise she'd probably damage her ankle more. I honestly don't know what else to say about this song anymore, lol. Just listen to it? 

「One・Two・Three」 - モーニング娘。 (Dance Shot Version)

モーニング娘。 - 「One・Two・Three」

Song Title = 「One・Two・Three」
Artist = モーニング娘。
Single Number = 50th Single
Double A Side = 「The 摩天楼ショー」(The Matenrou Show)
Members =
     道重さゆみ/Michishige Sayumi (Leader)
     田中れいな/ Tanaka Reina
     譜久村聖/ Fukumura Mizuki
     生田衣梨奈/Ikuta Erina
     鞘師里保/Sayashi Riho
     鈴木香音/Suzuki Kanon
     飯窪春菜/Iikubo Haruna
     石田亜佑美/Ishida Ayumi
     佐藤優樹/Sato Masaki
     工藤遥/Kudo Haruka
Generations =
     6th Generation (Sayumi + Reina)
     9th Generation (Mizuki + Erina + Riho + Kanon)
     10th Generation (Haruna + Ayumi + Masaki + Haruka)

「Personal opinion」

So yeah, here's one of the new Momusu songs, since the 50th single seems to be a double A single. What do I think about the song? Auto-tuned. I mean I suppose it's okay, but I'm really watching it over and over for Ayumi's dancing. It's quite sharp, but it might be my inner drill team member that notices this stuff. Oh, but back to the song itself, the song is quite auto-tuned but I suppose it's okay enough for me to listen to over and over. Line distribution isn't that great, but at the same time the song is so auto-tuned that I have no idea who's actually singing.


The dance is also okay, but I feel like Renai Hunter was a better song in my opinion, but the dance in One・Two・Three is slightly better. Reina looks bored/not putting in enough effort, but at the same time she does look like she wants to pass out, does she still have those insomnia problems? I haven't been paying attention that much. Although, I remember when my ex-roommate would tell me she used to watch Reina's dancing when we were learning how to dance to Egao Yes Nude (but this was 4 years ago). Haruna, Masaki, and Kanon's dancing can do a little better, but we'll see how it'll be. Erina looks off once in a while, but it's not that bad. I can't critique Haruka's dancing too much, along with Mizuki's because they used to be Hello!Pro eggs (actually they changed their name now, but I'm lazy to find the actual term).


Also let me say this one thing... the new members' names are so hard to type. I didn't even realize Fukuchan's name is actually like this 「譜久村　聖 」 I was having the hardest time trying to write her full name to realize the name was split into "Fu ku mura" and I couldn't find "Mizuki" also *sighs*. Masaki's name also became a problem. 


If the colors weren't established before, this definitely shows the color distribution for the members. I've hopefully separated the colors above to the closest shade it should be, if there are any mistakes in terms of their name or colors, feel free to tell me so I can fix it. I could have typed in the wrong kanji, knowing me I'm not very good at kanji considering I spent a long time trying to type in Fukuchan's name.


It's currently 2AM in the morning and I'm watching random Morning Musume videos instead sleeping or cleaning my room... and my mother's coming to visit. Oh well. I should review some of the older songs, such as Renai Hunter, Maji Desu Ka Suka, Only You, etc. Pyoko Pyoko Ultra DOES NOT EXIST. LoL, it's been a while since I've written a "review" for a song lolol.

Tsukiatteru no ni Kataomoi - Berryz Koubou

Title: Tsukiatteru no ni Kataomoi
Artist: Berryz Koubou
Members: Shimizu Saki, Tsugunaga Momoko, Tokunaga Chinami, Sudou Maasa
Natsuyaki Miyabi, Kumai Yurina, Sugaya Risako
Captain: Shimizu Saki
Release Date: November 28, 2007
B-side: Warera! Berryz Kamen
Number Single: 15th
Warnings: Um.. my not so obvious dislike of Berryz Koubou? o.o

Song:

Okay, so the last thing I was expecting to do was write an review for this song... But I can't help it, this song is catchy and on repeat. Since I can't download (in my dorm room), I just have the youtube/veoh version playing. The song is very catchy like I said earlier. The song title means "Even Though We're Dating, it's Unrequited Love" taken from projecthello.com. The lyrics to the song are at that link too. I didn't think I'd like this song as much, but I like some upbeat cheery songs, this wasn't hard to like. Unrequited love eh? I guess I can sort of relate, but I did truly love my boyfriends at the time, or least they were really close to me. [Oh no, Henryyyyyyyy, I need another session! I swear you should be a shrink, but you won't be reading this so I guess you won't know about this. xD I would be surprised if you were reading this, cause that means I got you hooked to H!P. *grins evilly*] The main leads are the usual 3, Miyabi, Momoko and Risako, but what can do you? -.- However, I think the song needs more Captain. =D [Captain's the only one with only one solo line, while others have at least two!] Uhs... yeah... I have to admit, I think I only like this song because I can sort of relate to it and it is a reminisce to their first single, Anata Nashi de wa Ikite Yukenai [I Can't Live Without You]. That is the first song I heard from Berryz Koubou and I accidentily downloaded the video from Veoh too... T_T How? Well I subscribed to the video subs for Hello! Project songs and I didn't realize this song was downloading... of course after I heard this song, I was sort of hooked to Berryz Koubou songs... but once it got to some of the other songs, I fell out of Berryz's land and went into °C-ute land. But back to Berryz Koubou since this is a review about their latest single. Just trust me, this song is better than a few of their ballads they have been singing to.

Promotional Video (PV):

The video has them in the clothes they wore for the covers and the clothes don't look that bad. The dance is pretty cute. Although the video is cheap, but not as cheap as the other videos that are using green screen. (*coughs*morningmusumeandongakugatas*coughs*) But what can you do? I have to admit, in the original version of the video, too much focus on Risako. And at the end it seems like they're flying to space? O.O Well, besides that, I prefer the dance shot version (and is listening to that version if I want to look at the video.) Thus, the video isn't that sucky, but I believe it to be too focused on Risako. *side note - Momoko looks old. @_@* Everyone looks really nice, even with Momoko's old look (x_X) The background of the video looks like those screens people use to go behind to change... *blinks* or those screens from when I went to take studio pictures. I don't know, it gave me that impression.

Song Rating: 9
Video Rating: 7
Overall Rating: 8
Berryz Koubou Rating: -5 (Kidding! But like I said, I'm not much of a fan of Berryz Koubou anymore... So I guess I can give them at least a 6 on my ratings of songs and as a group.)

-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

Onna ni Sachi Are

I'm being an idiot and spent a lot of time trying to find the review I wrote for Onna ni Sachi Are (and talking on the phone with my friend Jimmy at the same time) After half an hour, I find the freaking post, and here it is.

Title: Onna ni Sachi Are
Artist: Morning Musume
Members: Takahashi Ai, Niigaki Risa, Kamei Eri, Michishige Sayumi, Tanaka Reina, Kusumi Koharu, Mitsui Aika, Li Chun, Qian Lin
Leader: Takahashi Ai
Sub-Leader: Niigaki Risa
Release Date: July 25, 2007
B-side: Please! Jiyuu no Tobira
Number Single: 34th
Warnings: From Livejournal exactly with an edit section at the bottom talking about what I think what the song is now.

So yes... I've finally made a review for this song... this song sounds... good... Vocally wise, it's a good song. You can clearly hear the voices of Li Chun (JunJun) and Qian Lin (LinLin)... there's some struggle for JunJun, but other than that, they're pretty good. However, the bad part to the song itself is it's Ai centric... meaning she has most of the lines... (probably because they gave her Miki's lines too). Eri does have a good line in there.... she did it pretty good too.. ^__^..

Have I mentioned I love Eri now? xDDD I should make an Eri icon... I also like Sayumi too.. ^^;;; Hm.. my boredom got me to be watching the Hello! Project 2007 Winter concert again... xDDD I skipped to the Hare Ame Nochi Suki and the Ai No Sono ~Touch My Heart~ part. It's soooooooo cool, it's the original singers.. ^__^ In the other version with the younger group (Gocoro) the kids can't hit those high notes as well as the original singers... at least it sounds better than the kids version with Tsuji and Yui and Erica... x___X (those three are the only good ones) Hm.. okay so yeah....

Back to Onna ni Sachi Are... HOWEVER... the PV itself is..... well... BAD... the dancing part was probably good, but you can't see it very well because of the yellow. Their outfits are yellow, similar to the outfits used in The * Peace. Just more feathers and uglier.. It also seems like they don't have shoes on... There's also not another outfit they wear... which means they're wearing this hidious yellow outfit for the WHOLE PV.. In the beginning of the PV, there's a close up shot of Reina's teeth... WHAT'S UP WITH THAT?! x___X then through out the whole PV, they're saying "baka" over and over again...

I would give this Song a 8/10 for vocals and the PV a 4/10 averaging out to a 6/10...

*edit of review from Livejournal*
Notes: First song without Yoshizawa Hitomi and Fujimoto Miki and first song for Qian Lin and Li Chun. Takahashi Ai's first single as leader and Niigaki Risa's first single as Sub-Leader.

Song:

The song itself is a really good song. I still think there's too much Ai in it but I like how Aika gets at least one line in it (They're not shunning her much at least... I'm glad for that.) I don't like how they shunned Sayumi though, she's the only member without a solo line! But her vocalizations with others aren't that bad. Luckily in Mikan she gets a couple of solo lines. JunJun and LinLin get solo lines but it's practically the song title.. (Actually it is the song title... @_@) I also love Eri's solo line in there, that's after Ai's line (LoL, which Ai line? xDDD)

Promotional Video (PV):

I'm not much of a fan of the video but I have to admit it's getting to me. It gives it a sense of Disco-ish feeling but I wasn't alive during the 70s so I'm not really sure about how it really looks. xDDD The outfits are similar to the outfits from The * Peace... but it's not THAT bad... However I don't like how Koharu is the center (like how Rika was in Narihajimeta Koi no Bell, but I love Rika... Koharu however, is another story) Ai does look more like a leader in this video though. She gives a sense of maturity and a older look from Yoshizawa-leader/Iida-leader days. Obviously from Kaorin's leader days she looks young... she just joined the group! @_@ But from what I see from the Odore! Morning Curry concert she has grown a lot in a year. (Currently playing Sexy Boy ~Soyokaze ni Yorisotte~) It might be her short hair. For some reason I think Risa can take on the leadership better than Ai can, but Ai can probably fair pretty well. Sayumi looks really good in the video. Koharu looks older. Aika still has the cutsey/baby face (but it doesn't seem like she's forcing a cute look, she's just naturally like that O_o), JunJun and LinLin's first song in Morning Musume, and it's not really that bad for them. Their exposure isn't much but enough to please the audience. Eri... I like her longer hair.
Song Rating: 8
Video Rating: 6
Average Rating: 7

-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