Album review (sort of): Popcorn
I've been meaning to write my thought regarding the songs in the album since the leak. Since it's still fresh and hyped in my mind, so here's goes.
Note that I'm not that a music geeky or listened to that varies type of genres ever. But the urge of writing this, I can't explained why I did. This album pretty much made me excited ever since they announced it out last month. How the title 'Popcorn' itself enough to makes me intrigued. I mean, POPCORN? SERIOUSLY. I'm all for the crack :D With all the additional inputs of the album said about the origin of the album concept, I admit, I can barely to wait in what meaning of 'pop' they try to deliver. Now, that I heard it. Wowwww. Just. Woww.
1.Welcome to our party
This song get played like, forever. And, it's the only song they kind enough to spoil us before the actual releases, putting aside Akashi and slight snippet of Kakenukero! I love it, even on the first listening. I like the upbeat during the chorus. Head banging ensure. Be sure to make myself looping it all day long for few days. The full version is kind of weird at first to listen to, probably I already get used to the leak version they had played it like, FOREVER.
2.Kakenukero!
I like what I heard the time this song been played as a bgm for Ohno/Aiba's Nissan CM. But hearing the actual one, hmmm. It's a fun song, but I feel that it is a little bit off somewhere. The intro and the chorus kind of contradicting, as if I'm listening to two different songs in one time. However, I do find myself repeating the track. So I guess OK?
3.Wild at Heart
I remembered this song wasn't clicked on me right on a bat, but then, I put it on loop for quite sometime; like most of Arashi's songs did to me; I LOVE IT. THAT ALL-OUT CRACKY PV AFTER SO LONG. HOW CAN I NOT LOVE THIS. I AM EASY LIKE THAT. OH ARASHI'S WAY OF MAKING YOUR LIFE IN RAINBOW-Y SPARKLING AND GLITTERS YOUR LIFE THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS EXISTENCE
4.Face Down
Ohhhhhh, I love when the beats makes me move my head. Pretty much the biggest factor why it straight goes to my favorite list. From this point, I've came down to a conclusion that Ohno Satoshi tends to get awesome, far than usual and winning theme songs for most of his dramas. MY LOVE FOR THIS SONG. AND THAT SEXY RED ROOM PV. SMEXY YET CAN BE WAY TOO RANDOM CHOREOGRAPHY. WHY THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THE CONCEPT. YOU DO KNOW HOW TO MESS WITH FANGIRL'S HEART THANKS.
5.We wanna funk, we need a funk
Either that it safe to say I have a pervy dirty thought all this time (ngl) or the lyrics just sucks. The music pretty catchy but the lyrics got me worn out even during the first half of the song. Might be catchy to some but I don't know, I just can't get into it. I can even bear to hear Naked, which is my least favorite solo from J. I'll let times to help me goes easy with it. I LOVE YOU, J. IT'S ALL THAT MATTER ♥
6.two
As much as I LOVE most of Ohno's solos, even Hung Up On which in my opinion, so much waste of Ohno's vocal; this song didn't clicked on me at first listening. I was like, that's it? Then, I gave it another try and finally, it found its way to win my heart at last. I'm glad it did. Probably I'm putting way too much of high expectation for this solo. Seeing R.P.P as the co-composer did made me a little desperate wanting it to be something like another Song For Me, which is my all-time forever favorite Ohno's solo /sadface. The high note after the interval did do wonder for this song but it feels like it kind of misplaced to be put at nearly the end of the song. It did makes me left wanting for more but not sure if it's a good or other way around. I like it, still. Prolly, due it being the most normal among the rest of solo. It feels like finally, an actual song in this album. Phew.
7.Waiting for you
I like it! It 's letting out the feeling of being one of those songs that NEWS would sing which is totally my liking. I can't tell why it gives me NEWS-like feeling, but that's the first thing popped out in my mind. I like that some parts they are all singing I can't really differentiate whose voice is whom. Just show how they blend in ♥ Explained why I like it. Ohno's wailing at the end part, yessss. I'M WAITING FOR YOU.
8.Rakuen
I say, I love the anime-ish opening song feels of this song, but if it isn't too fast-pace and too loud, it'll instantly becomes my top favorite. I mean, most of anime opening tends fast in becoming as my favorite like, Bluebird by Ikimonogakari. This song has been a fun one, makes me want to listen to it while running. Sad that the loud sounds drown Aiba's cuticle voice.
9.Tabi wa Tsuzuku yo
OMG THIS SONG. I CAN'T EVEN. LIKE WTFFFFFFFF. It's like Circus Part2. And I dislike Circus. Really close to hate it. The trumpet at the beginning lol did it remind me of that every opening of movies in cinema xDDDDDDD The ending too, sounds like a broken music box/radio or something. It kind of interesting in some way but, no. Not for this song. It out of place, really. Good thing that Sakurap is there, to save it. Though, I find myself repeating to this song. I'm a DoM like that :P I have this random feeling that they're going to perform this song, and will doing sort of gimmicks similar to what they did for Circus for BNMF, but more lively and cheery, if that even possible. Along with that Popcorn heads and white/red stripes suits. OH YEAH. Less creepy sans the clown? I can take that.
10.Sore wa Yappari Kimi deshita
5 minutes is too long xD How much I love how direct most of Nino's lyrics are, I find this solo pretty average. Love the piano though. I guess that's the highlight of this song. I find myself liking Doko Demo ni Aru Uta much better than this one. Still, a pretty and emotional songs. I would like to think this isn't my favorite from him as he isn't the entirely composed it, that's relevant to me. I guess because I'm not much of a fan for Niji, so that's why the neutral reaction :D
11.Meikyu Love Song
I find myself likely to skip this song whenever it gets play lol idkw. Even I didn't mind if they didn't sang it during Arafes's second day to make way for other songs xD The song does nothing wrong. I think I used to love it way too much but now, just meh. It's nice and all but forgettable for me.
12.Your Eyes
Another forgettable A-side single song for me. I can't help but to think it was a leftover song that they picked just to have another single on sale. Even the PV can't save it by looking pretty much looking alike another Dear Snow flop. I like the second half of the song though.
13.Fly on Friday
I love it right on the spot and at this moment, I start to question my music preference xD The OWYEAH! yells at first kinda quite random but then starting to grow on me. It has been my jam for few days now wooooooooooot! It'll be much better if there is a 'FRYYYY ON FRIDAY' line in it. I want to mock it all the way! xD Had to agree it is indeed an upgrade of Kono Mama Motto which is good :Db
14.Cosmos
LOVELOVELOVE. I love the carnival feels the song came out. It did brought back the World Cup in Brazil's feeling like most of people said. Again, agreed with some that this is so compatible as Olympic's theme song compare to Akashi. Hmm, I guess not really since it happened at London? /shrugs. And again, the upbeat sounds in this song. Every time a song made me move my lazy body, owyeahhhhh, definitely favoriting it ♥ I was anticipating for this song ever since Ohno said in Jweb he loooove this one. lol Did I went nervous and all and afraid it was something off for me. Thank goodness it won over my heart. Now, I can proudly say, I LOVE COSMOS TOO, OHNO.
15.Akashi
Pretty song but I kept having this indifferent feeling whenever it gets play. Mostly due the fact that it is a theme song for Olympic, which I find absolutely not suitable at all. The lyrics admittedly inspiring but imo, high spirit music is much better to uplift and cheer on people, yeah? I like Kaze no Mukou e and Yaruse, Ima Wo better though they are not much of my favorite songs out of the rest.
16.Up to you
I love the oldies pop sounds of it. Totally my things. It does reminds me of those old school Arashi's songs that I fond. Again, Ohno's wailing to save the last ♥
So, that's it. It feels satisfied to finally letting all of that thought out of my head. This is all based on how I thought when I listened to them without considering the lyrics, most of the time. Overall, I ended up liking this album. Mostly due to the experimental effort they put into. Show how they have reached a point they can came out an album like this, that I guess the idea turn out in a whim. Comfort level, much? Makes me quite anticipating what will the theme for next album releases soon :D I find myself a bit picky on their songs nowadays but oh well, their music isn't my first interest anyway. The thought that count :3
My reaction of Arashi's definition of pop: Mixed. There are some that I feel too much for me to accept and some are totally hit me right away. It has been known that Arashi's album tends to be for concert's purpose. With that say, I might change my perspective of these songs right after seeing the performances of them in DVD soon.
It always been my favorite to read people's insight on things like this. It's nice to see different perspectives and opinions on some similar points. For example, how unexpected that I found I'm quite average and mixed for Ohno's solo though mostly people like it. Same goes to Nino's.
Woww, a looooong post after so long. Wheeeeeeee!
/hiding this from fpage 'coz how insecure I can get 8D
Note that I'm not that a music geeky or listened to that varies type of genres ever. But the urge of writing this, I can't explained why I did. This album pretty much made me excited ever since they announced it out last month. How the title 'Popcorn' itself enough to makes me intrigued. I mean, POPCORN? SERIOUSLY. I'm all for the crack :D With all the additional inputs of the album said about the origin of the album concept, I admit, I can barely to wait in what meaning of 'pop' they try to deliver. Now, that I heard it. Wowwww. Just. Woww.
1.Welcome to our party
This song get played like, forever. And, it's the only song they kind enough to spoil us before the actual releases, putting aside Akashi and slight snippet of Kakenukero! I love it, even on the first listening. I like the upbeat during the chorus. Head banging ensure. Be sure to make myself looping it all day long for few days. The full version is kind of weird at first to listen to, probably I already get used to the leak version they had played it like, FOREVER.
2.Kakenukero!
I like what I heard the time this song been played as a bgm for Ohno/Aiba's Nissan CM. But hearing the actual one, hmmm. It's a fun song, but I feel that it is a little bit off somewhere. The intro and the chorus kind of contradicting, as if I'm listening to two different songs in one time. However, I do find myself repeating the track. So I guess OK?
3.Wild at Heart
I remembered this song wasn't clicked on me right on a bat, but then, I put it on loop for quite sometime; like most of Arashi's songs did to me; I LOVE IT. THAT ALL-OUT CRACKY PV AFTER SO LONG. HOW CAN I NOT LOVE THIS. I AM EASY LIKE THAT. OH ARASHI'S WAY OF MAKING YOUR LIFE IN RAINBOW-Y SPARKLING AND GLITTERS YOUR LIFE THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS EXISTENCE
4.Face Down
Ohhhhhh, I love when the beats makes me move my head. Pretty much the biggest factor why it straight goes to my favorite list. From this point, I've came down to a conclusion that Ohno Satoshi tends to get awesome, far than usual and winning theme songs for most of his dramas. MY LOVE FOR THIS SONG. AND THAT SEXY RED ROOM PV. SMEXY YET CAN BE WAY TOO RANDOM CHOREOGRAPHY. WHY THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THE CONCEPT. YOU DO KNOW HOW TO MESS WITH FANGIRL'S HEART THANKS.
5.We wanna funk, we need a funk
Either that it safe to say I have a pervy dirty thought all this time (ngl) or the lyrics just sucks. The music pretty catchy but the lyrics got me worn out even during the first half of the song. Might be catchy to some but I don't know, I just can't get into it. I can even bear to hear Naked, which is my least favorite solo from J. I'll let times to help me goes easy with it. I LOVE YOU, J. IT'S ALL THAT MATTER ♥
6.two
As much as I LOVE most of Ohno's solos, even Hung Up On which in my opinion, so much waste of Ohno's vocal; this song didn't clicked on me at first listening. I was like, that's it? Then, I gave it another try and finally, it found its way to win my heart at last. I'm glad it did. Probably I'm putting way too much of high expectation for this solo. Seeing R.P.P as the co-composer did made me a little desperate wanting it to be something like another Song For Me, which is my all-time forever favorite Ohno's solo /sadface. The high note after the interval did do wonder for this song but it feels like it kind of misplaced to be put at nearly the end of the song. It did makes me left wanting for more but not sure if it's a good or other way around. I like it, still. Prolly, due it being the most normal among the rest of solo. It feels like finally, an actual song in this album. Phew.
7.Waiting for you
I like it! It 's letting out the feeling of being one of those songs that NEWS would sing which is totally my liking. I can't tell why it gives me NEWS-like feeling, but that's the first thing popped out in my mind. I like that some parts they are all singing I can't really differentiate whose voice is whom. Just show how they blend in ♥ Explained why I like it. Ohno's wailing at the end part, yessss. I'M WAITING FOR YOU.
8.Rakuen
I say, I love the anime-ish opening song feels of this song, but if it isn't too fast-pace and too loud, it'll instantly becomes my top favorite. I mean, most of anime opening tends fast in becoming as my favorite like, Bluebird by Ikimonogakari. This song has been a fun one, makes me want to listen to it while running. Sad that the loud sounds drown Aiba's cuticle voice.
9.Tabi wa Tsuzuku yo
OMG THIS SONG. I CAN'T EVEN. LIKE WTFFFFFFFF. It's like Circus Part2. And I dislike Circus. Really close to hate it. The trumpet at the beginning lol did it remind me of that every opening of movies in cinema xDDDDDDD The ending too, sounds like a broken music box/radio or something. It kind of interesting in some way but, no. Not for this song. It out of place, really. Good thing that Sakurap is there, to save it. Though, I find myself repeating to this song. I'm a DoM like that :P I have this random feeling that they're going to perform this song, and will doing sort of gimmicks similar to what they did for Circus for BNMF, but more lively and cheery, if that even possible. Along with that Popcorn heads and white/red stripes suits. OH YEAH. Less creepy sans the clown? I can take that.
10.Sore wa Yappari Kimi deshita
5 minutes is too long xD How much I love how direct most of Nino's lyrics are, I find this solo pretty average. Love the piano though. I guess that's the highlight of this song. I find myself liking Doko Demo ni Aru Uta much better than this one. Still, a pretty and emotional songs. I would like to think this isn't my favorite from him as he isn't the entirely composed it, that's relevant to me. I guess because I'm not much of a fan for Niji, so that's why the neutral reaction :D
11.Meikyu Love Song
I find myself likely to skip this song whenever it gets play lol idkw. Even I didn't mind if they didn't sang it during Arafes's second day to make way for other songs xD The song does nothing wrong. I think I used to love it way too much but now, just meh. It's nice and all but forgettable for me.
12.Your Eyes
Another forgettable A-side single song for me. I can't help but to think it was a leftover song that they picked just to have another single on sale. Even the PV can't save it by looking pretty much looking alike another Dear Snow flop. I like the second half of the song though.
13.Fly on Friday
I love it right on the spot and at this moment, I start to question my music preference xD The OWYEAH! yells at first kinda quite random but then starting to grow on me. It has been my jam for few days now wooooooooooot! It'll be much better if there is a 'FRYYYY ON FRIDAY' line in it. I want to mock it all the way! xD Had to agree it is indeed an upgrade of Kono Mama Motto which is good :Db
14.Cosmos
LOVELOVELOVE. I love the carnival feels the song came out. It did brought back the World Cup in Brazil's feeling like most of people said. Again, agreed with some that this is so compatible as Olympic's theme song compare to Akashi. Hmm, I guess not really since it happened at London? /shrugs. And again, the upbeat sounds in this song. Every time a song made me move my lazy body, owyeahhhhh, definitely favoriting it ♥ I was anticipating for this song ever since Ohno said in Jweb he loooove this one. lol Did I went nervous and all and afraid it was something off for me. Thank goodness it won over my heart. Now, I can proudly say, I LOVE COSMOS TOO, OHNO.
15.Akashi
Pretty song but I kept having this indifferent feeling whenever it gets play. Mostly due the fact that it is a theme song for Olympic, which I find absolutely not suitable at all. The lyrics admittedly inspiring but imo, high spirit music is much better to uplift and cheer on people, yeah? I like Kaze no Mukou e and Yaruse, Ima Wo better though they are not much of my favorite songs out of the rest.
16.Up to you
I love the oldies pop sounds of it. Totally my things. It does reminds me of those old school Arashi's songs that I fond. Again, Ohno's wailing to save the last ♥
So, that's it. It feels satisfied to finally letting all of that thought out of my head. This is all based on how I thought when I listened to them without considering the lyrics, most of the time. Overall, I ended up liking this album. Mostly due to the experimental effort they put into. Show how they have reached a point they can came out an album like this, that I guess the idea turn out in a whim. Comfort level, much? Makes me quite anticipating what will the theme for next album releases soon :D I find myself a bit picky on their songs nowadays but oh well, their music isn't my first interest anyway. The thought that count :3
My reaction of Arashi's definition of pop: Mixed. There are some that I feel too much for me to accept and some are totally hit me right away. It has been known that Arashi's album tends to be for concert's purpose. With that say, I might change my perspective of these songs right after seeing the performances of them in DVD soon.
It always been my favorite to read people's insight on things like this. It's nice to see different perspectives and opinions on some similar points. For example, how unexpected that I found I'm quite average and mixed for Ohno's solo though mostly people like it. Same goes to Nino's.
Woww, a looooong post after so long. Wheeeeeeee!
/hiding this from fpage 'coz how insecure I can get 8D