2 posts tagged “kinenbi”

So, Fujimoto Miki’s getting a solo single. Oh great! I’m happy for Fujimoto-san! What will this mean for GAM? Some thought they‘d be back while I highly doubt it. With either artist somewhat getting back into their solo careers, I highly doubt GAM’s coming back. (Then again, I considered them dead when they went “on hiatus” and Ayaya started releasing solo singles (even if she did when the group was around). Oh how the idol world was trés cruelle on the wota in 2007, or just the Hell(o)! Project).

Hopefully, the single (titled “Okitegami”) would (read: will) get better treatment than Melon Kinenbi’s latest “single.” (Seriously, they are charismatic with fans but how they’re being managed nowadays is not “kirei.” They’re still together why?). It’s a miracle they’ve survived all of this... promotion (only someone really obsessed would want Melons on their car). Well, there’s one thing to look forward to in the “Charisma Kirei” single: the entirely new b-side song! (It’s an embarrassment enough that they’re practically re-releasing their entire catalog and doing so with “questionable” (for lack of a better word) PVs (I didn’t finish watching the “Onegai Miwaku no Target” PV because it was getting too weird for my taste) but if the b-side was another cover, it’s another nail in their coffin).

Now, “Charisma Kirei” isn’t that bad a song (in fact, I like it. Reminds me of the Spice Girls (whom I had the pleasure of seeing in concert on Monday) for some reason). The PV is okay but I’ve heard many a comment saying it used footage from live concerts (which only works in some instances. I would say that would be a big no-no but the video for Linkin Park’s soon-to-be-latest single “Given Up” will be a “live” video so I have no ammunition). Actually, the Melons are lucky that I haven’t seen proper live footage because this PV looks somewhat like a regular PV to me. You lucked out, ladies, especially considering I’m somewhat getting back into you with thanks to this song (and the rest of Melon Juice bit-by-bit).

I last paid close attention to the Melons back in the summer of 2004 (back when “Namida no Taiyo” was the latest thing). Afterwards, I was somewhat too lazy to follow up the singles (in terms of listening) so I’m somewhat behind but I did pay attention to what was released next. I was somewhat alarmed that they released only one single in 2006 (an indies single at that) but they’re returned with a somewhat constant pattern in 2007 (even with the “Gangsta Kinenbi” PV. Seriously, I thought it was a big joke some mean-spirited wota concocted. Good song, bad video).

Putting the “Onegai Miwaku no Target” stink (they look like rejects from auditions for the “Matrix” trilogy) behind, I wish Mikitty the best (Random person: *sings* Mikitty ni Sachi Are *is shot*). She had a great solo career back in the day and I somewhat paid attention to her. I somewhat wondered why it was so shortened (and then it hit me - she joined Momusu) but with her work in GAM and all, her fans can be pleased. Maybe… I might end up a fan of Miki again (her voice began to annoy me in Momusu so I was glad that she left, as surprised as I was). Her name’s pretty btw (I like how it sounds like “Mickey.” I dunno why).

Wow… this was actually a better blog entry than I thought. More planned out, more thoughtful, I’m impressed. Okay, I focused a bit more on the Melons than I was supposed to (which will be snarkified upon the International Wota review) but I'm still impressed at the writing of this post compared to recent entries! Pat yourself on the back, Magi-Kat, for you have actually made a legitimate blog entry you can be proud of *pats herself on the back* (and a belated happy birthday to Mike Shinoda-san + Happy Valentine's Day, minasan!).

(This was supposed to be posted days ago on the 23rd. Right now, I'm trying it with Everyone's Favorite Browser, not the Browser Everyone Hates).

I don’t know how the title should be read… call it a play on words, maybe? “Futatsu Tsuki Kinenbi,” maybe? While I’ve been teaching myself Japanese for almost a decade, I don’t consider myself an expert but it may be that. It can still be read in two ways (in English) though. (Even if it should be “Ni-ka (no) Getsu Kinenbi” (2カ月（の）記念日) in proper Japanese!)

That (poorly made Ai Otsuka reference) aside, this post shall commemorate my second month as a blogger, the second month “Morning Meteora” has been on the air! *blows a party favor*.

Starting out with a meek self-introduction, followed by mild PV reviews and a spew of connection crash-inducing Hello! Ranker posts, “Moni-Mete” has become one of the more promising (I hope) upcoming Hello! Project blogs, special for the fact that (as its name suggests) some focus will go to Agoura Hills-based rock band Linkin Park (among other things but I digress…).

Just days after the blog’s silent opening, as said many a time, Goto Maki left… eh, I’ll get more into detail with an upcoming post. Besides, you’ve seen it all before anyway so why bore you, my readers?

The first “real” post was a mini-essay about the Hello! Project’s “voice(s)” (because they are all such wonderful idols that, while we respect their individuality, we salute their solidarity), closing it with an unanswered question: “Is there a Hello! Project idol you sound like? If so, who and why?” Following with that post was a review post of the Mikan PV that was more, well, “review-like” (but I still think it could be better).

Now, it was until the Monday after Thanksgiving (November 26, more than a month since this blog opened) that one of my dreams a blogger came true: being featured on International Wota. It’s even more honorable since I didn’t recommend myself (but I almost did). You can read more about it on the post. The accomplishment came at a time when I was becoming more comfortable with blogging and it had just happened like magic.

What made my blog noticeable? Was it the fact that adding MorningBerryz to my neighborhood and him noticing it gave it that little peek (he commented only on one of the rankers though)? Was it adding other fellow H!P bloggers to my neighborhood and making my sparse comments on their blogs (probably part of the reason why my blog has less comments than laura’s, which was started a little after mine “apparently“)? Was it the fact that I took Ray’s little post from AmericanWota and turned it into a questionnaire? (That was what interested him the most, according to his introduction). To this day, I consider the feature a milestone and to that, thank you.

Following the thank you message was the first “Ping Pong Pinpoint,” a series of my little “pinpointing” of various issues within the blogosphere that I just don’t really have the time to make long-arsed entries about. (The “Ping Pong” part came about in my mind as I pinpointed everything. Then again, when I “hit” every event on a bullet-point, it could be similar to a paddle hitting a ping pong ball on a table back and forth). Magi-Kat, you fool! You just gave away your next post! Next paragraph!

The post I was dying to make, the one I had circulating in my mind for weeks… originally made to commemorate my first month as a blogger (even had a different file than the final product!), the ill-fated post came: “The Why of the Kawamoe of KusuBeni,” my missed shot at explaining Koharu Kusumi’s kawaiiness and Chester Bennington’s “moeness.” Even if Andra and quietmonth reassured me in my response post, I still think the entry could’ve been better. Even I knew the post was a disaster… I’ll let the post itself speak for itself (which Vox kept giving me heckell about when I posted it, resulting in the duplicates and the bad formatting -I tried to fix it but it still gave me problems- ¬¬*).

The latest post before this one was a fun one to write and is a fine example of my capabilities as a blogger: They said "Goodbye" and I said "Hello!" A tribute to Maki and W, I touch on the topic we know so well about as H!P fans - getting into acts after they’re gone. While I was a W fan since the unit was formed, I loved them then but I fully appreciate that group after they’re gone. Maki… I feel bad for not giving her a chance sooner (maybe the fact I considered listening to her again around September/October was a slight omen). Well, using a clever Beatles reference, I salute the past of Hello! Project so while they and others have said goodbye, we’ll say “Hello!” to more acts (and I had no idea Aibon messed up lines to get cake. Her Mini Moni depiction was accurate!).

And look, it’s time for a commercial break!

Now that Morning Meteora has hit two months with growing success, what’s in store for the future of this humble little blog? Your guess is as good as mine. Will real life get in the way? Yes, of course, why not?! Will there be more Linkin Park and rock-related posts? Big possibility. Will there be more Hello! Project coverage? Hell yeah! Will Magi-Kat rewrite that “Kawamoe” post? Of course. Will “Morning Meteora” defy gravity? Who knows?

Anyway, closing off this edition of “Moni-Mete” are some specially-made pictures!

See you next time on Magi-Kat presents “Morning Meteora” and merry Pin X’mas for you!