[Review] [Single] Becky (ベッキー♪#); Kokoro Komete (Normal Edition) (Japan Version) (2009) [10 Dec 2009|09:38pm] ongoingmelody [shima_sama] Hi everybody, I'm Kizzy! I'm coming in a little late since I've been in Japan for the past month on vacation. (I'm still here, actually, but I leave on Saturday.) I picked up this single in Akihabara and thought it would be a neat first review. I'm definitely not used to writing music reviews (I've only written reviews for books, movies, drama, etc.), but I hope to get better with time! Enjoy my first review here at ongoingmelody! Becky (ベッキー♪#); Kokoro Komete (Normal Edition) (Japan Version) Release Date: December 12, 2009 Language: Japanese Genre(s): Pop, Pop-Ballad Purchase: Yesasia 01. Kokoro Komete / 心こめて [PV] 02. Happy Happy / ハピハピ 03. WBC 04. Kokoro Komete (Instrumental) 05. Happy Happy (Instrumental) 06. WBC (Instrumental) ( Review ) -Kizzy post comment

[Review] [Song] GOLDEN SHOWER; Video Computer System (2000) [04 Dec 2009|12:24am] ongoingmelody [panonychus] Hey, Victoria, if you don't want the download link, let me know! I only included it because it's on the group's official website, and they don't seek royalties from any of their material, it seems. Also, I wasn't sure what to put for the language tag, as this has no lyrics. XD GOLDEN SHOWER; Video Computer System Release Date: Unknown (sometime in 2000?) Language: N/A Genre(s): Chiptune, electronic Purchase: N/A; DL @ the group's official website 01. Video Computer System [VIDEO] GOLDEN SHOWER is a uniquely-named electronic duo from Brazil, consisting of members Markus Karlus and Kevin Rodgers who met in the early 1990s while studying at the University of Saarbrücken in Luxembourg. They base the group around the story of a fictional computer virus known as Golden Shower. ( more ) 1 comment|post comment

[Review] (Song) Amuro Namie - The Meaning of Us + FAST CAR [03 Dec 2009|10:05pm] ongoingmelody [shapby] [ mood | calm ] [ music | Park Bom - You and I ] Huh? The community's been pretty quiet lately... and as a side-note, I suck at CSS. (Doesn't this pic kinda remind you of the Wonder Girl's retro concept off Nobody? With the shimmery dress, thick make-up, and Mimi's big hair and all...) 安室奈美恵 Amuro Namie – The Meaning of Us (from the album Past < Future) [PV] Release Date: December 16, 2009 Language: Japanese Genre: Pop, Ballad After COPY THAT and MY LOVE, The Meaning of Us is among the several songs that are used as promotional singles for Amuro Namie's upcoming album, Past < Future, out on December 16th. ( Read more... ) 安室奈美恵 Amuro Namie – FAST CAR (from the album Past < Future) [PV] Release Date: December 16, 2009 Language: Japanese Genre: Pop, Funk, Rock, Jazz FAST CAR is the next promotional single after The Meaning of Us for Amuro Namie’s upcoming album, Past < Future. ( Read more... ) 5 comments|post comment

[Review] (Single) Ayumi Hamasaki; Sunrise / Sunset ~LOVE is ALL~ [30 Nov 2009|10:29pm] ongoingmelody [harukakamiya] [ mood | determined ] [ music | Taylor Swift - Forever & Always (Piano Version) | Powered by Last.fm ] Hey, everybody! I am Haruka *bow* and I am pleased to make your acquaintance! :D To be honest, I had a hard time deciding what to review for my debut as an OnMel reviewer, but in the end, it came down to my favorite artist ever, Ayumi Hamasaki, and I felt that I should share my sincere thoughts on her most recently released single. Ayumi Hamasaki; Sunrise / Sunset ~LOVE is ALL~ (Single) Release Date: August 12, 2009 Language: Japanese Genre: Pop, Ballad, Electronic Purchase: HMV, CDJapan 01. Sunrise ~LOVE is ALL~ [PV @ YouTube] 02. Sunset ~LOVE is ALL~ [PV @ YouTube] 03. "fairyland-glitter-BLUE BIRD-Greatful days-July 1st" Mega-Mash-Up-Mix [FanVid @ YouTube] 04. Sunrise ~LOVE is ALL~ (Instrumental) 05. Sunset ~LOVE is ALL~ (Instrumental) Sunrise ~LOVE is ALL~ is the staple positive upbeat summer song, beginning with barely audible vocals, and then Ayu's voice hearkens back to the Memorial address days. Although the verses are upbeat, I can't help but feel that there isn't a lot of spirit and heart in them.Throughout these upbeat verses there are synthesized beats, and then the chorus is barely one notch more exuberant than the verses, as if she isn't putting her whole spirit into the chorus, followed by her male dancers repeating the first line of the chorus. The second chorus is a little more spirited, but still not enough. The bridge is the most exuberant piece of the song. I can actually hear Ayu putting a little bit of heart into her vocals, and then the male dancers begin their round of "Motto ookina ai wo, motto ookina koi de" once more. The final chorus' instrumentals speed up as Ayu sends her vocals into a positive climax. The song ends with a crowd cheering. Ultimately, this song is a combination of Greatful days and independent. Neither of those songs are her better songs, in my opinion, but the latter is a staple crowd interaction song at her concerts, and Sunrise was composed to be a concert song, as far as I can tell. While a cute song, and certainly a smidge different from her usual summer single fare, it still took a long time for me to love it. Sunset ~LOVE is ALL~ is the summer ballad. Both songs carry the same melody, but have slightly different lyrics and starkly different tempos. Synthesized keyboards, a subtle orchestra, and a soft drum machine (with the occasional support of actual drums) support Ayu's tender vocals in this song. Here Ayu actually sounds sincere and longing. It actually kind of reminds me of Ito Yuna's miss you. Sunset does not compare at all to the vibrant, heart-wrenching beauty of other ballads Ayu has sung (such as Moments, Voyage, and Dearest); it has a subtle beauty to it, a beauty we come to notice over time (and it certainly took time for this song to grow on me!), much like the summer sunsets that end the season, and we long for summer to last forever. I kind of find Sunset boring in comparison to the aforementioned classic ballads, but it is still very pretty, and definitely unusual for a summer ballad. "fairyland-glitter-BLUE BIRD-Greatful days-July 1st" Mega-Mash-Up-Mix is exactly what it says it is. It is a well-executed mashup of Ayu's previous summer songs. I was a little wary of it at first, but soon ate my words as I listened. The various chorus and verses mesh well together, and make one definitive summer medley. Although this mashup certainly shows the similarities between these songs, it just shows that there's a certain formula to Ayu's summer songs, and it's a formula that works. Overall Score: B+ It isn't one of Ayu's strongest singles, nor is it her worst single ever. It definitely shows a more subtle side of Ayu. Upon the initial listen, I would've given this single a D, but as I continued to listen to it more and more, I began to love it. It's definitely different, and I am eager to hear what You were... / BALLAD is comprised of if she continues this direction. But just don't get me started on the covers for this single... 3 comments|post comment

[Review] [Song] 清水 翔太 Shimizu Shota - 君が好き Kimi ga Suki (2009) [30 Nov 2009|07:47pm] ongoingmelody [shapby] [ music | SHINee - Ring Ding Dong ] Hi. OMG. *spazzes* I'm Shapby, btw, nice to meet y'all. My first review will be on Shimizu Shota's Kimi ga Suki. Gaaaah, I'm so excited. Hope you guys find it interesting. Victoria, I can't add tags, either. 清水 翔太 Shimizu Shota - 君が好き　Kimi ga Suki (from the single 君が好き) Release Date: December 9, 2009 Language: Japanese Genre(s): Pop, R&B I came to know about Shimizu Shota just recently through the album Tribute to m-flo, in which he covered the song let go. (Victoria posted a review on that album a while ago.) I liked how he managed to pull off the song, giving the song a more R&B feel to it—in comparison to the original full-fledged ballad version. ( Kimi ga Suki is his latest single, which will be released on December 9th. ) 8 comments|post comment

[Review] [Album] Perfume; Triangle (2009) [29 Nov 2009|09:37pm] ongoingmelody [panonychus] [ mood | accomplished ] [ music | capsule ♪ 「JUMPER」 ] ahjgdjle;d HI GUYS. First review from Yoshimi, doing Perfume's new album...a little after the fact, but that's okay. 8D Also, to Victoria, it wouldn't let me add tags, so...yeah. Perfume; ⊿ (Triangle) Release Date: July 8, 2009 Language: Japanese, some English Genre(s): Electronic, pop Purchase: YesAsia 01. Take off 02. love the world [PV] 03. Dream Fighter [PV] 04. edge (⊿-mix) 05. NIGHT FLIGHT [LIVE] [CM] 06. Kiss and Music 07. Zero Gravity 08. I still love U [PV] 09. The best thing 10. Speed of Sound 11. ワンルーム・ディスコ (One Room Disco) [PV] 12. 願い (Album-mix) (Negai; Wish) During this past summer, popular electronic pop trio Perfume released their sophomore album (technically third if you include the best-of compilation), ⊿. Perfume, comprised of members Nocchi, Kashiyuka, and A~chan, have been produced exclusively by Nakata Yasutaka since 2003. ( more ) 7 comments|post comment

[INFO] Review Team! [29 Nov 2009|05:32pm] ongoingmelody [supervictoria64] Thank you very much for all of the review applications! I got 73 overall! It was a very tough decision, but I narrowed it down to the following four people. Congratulations! ♥ Thank you to all of those who applied!! 1) harukakamiya 2) panonychus 3) shima_sama 4) shapby Again, thank you to everyone who applied - all of the applicants had amazing messages and review examples, so it was really hard to narrow it down!! Congratulations to the four aforementioned users! :D I will give you posting access asap! Here are your tags (feel free to tell me if you'd like a different name on your tag): Haruka, Kizzy, Yoshimi, and Shapby! When you guys are posting your reviews, please remember to specify your reviewer name, artist name, language, and single/song/album. As an example, feel free to check out this review, where I used the following tags: artist: aaa, language: japanese, review: single, reviewer: victoria. If it's a mini-album, please use the review: album tag. If it's an EP, please use the review: single tag. If you'd like to review multiple songs in one post, please use the review: song tag. (Please note there is not an "s" on the end of "songs.") Also, if I've reviewed something you want to review, you can still review it! In other words, you may review something regardless of if I or someone else on the team has already reviewed it. I don't mind any duplicates. Just... no download links. :) If you guys have any questions, feel free to ask me either here at LiveJournal, or via e-mail! You can start posting reviews whenever you would like. Thanks again, everyone! 17 comments|post comment

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