Shugo Chara egg! - worth the wait?

It's been over 2 months since I first talked about the new j-pop unit Shugo Chara egg ... and 2 months in wota time seems like 2 years, everyday for the past few weeks I've been poking around the internets in hope of finding more information ... but thank god, no need to search anymore as the PV is now out, so was it worth the wait? to quote the lyrics I would have to say 'fumu fumu yeah! yeah!'
To start off, the key reason why I love this single so much is because it embodies everything that I lurve about j-pop, it's bouncy, quirky, catchy, colourful and amazingly cute, it's such a tried and tested formula that never fails to grab my attention (and money).


The video starts with a very very very colorful set, and for those of you that have played on 'Super mario 64' this might bear striking resemblance to the 'Rainbow ride' level ...YAY!


It's quite easy to tell that Maeda Yuka is the lead girl in this group, I don't have a problem with this because she has a very lovely and addictive voice, not to mention adorable eyes.


Fukuda Kanon (along with Maeda Yuka) are the two girls that are featured the most heavily, they get the most lines and longer close ups.


Saho Akari has a slightly boyish style going on ... no doubt this is down to her blue clothing ... but check out her suspenders! me like.


Wada Ayaka (can you say that name fast without loling?) to me looks alot like Saho Akari, they could almost be sisters, she has a fairly nifty hair do going on also.


Although it might seem like Maeda Yuka is calling us all losers, she is infact in the process of making a diamond shape with her hands ... this probably has something to do with the anime series (which I don't watch).


Fukuda Kanon is totally giving a naughty little smirk here.


Saho Akari looks really cute when she's concentrating.


Check out that hair! reminds me slightly of Airi Suzuki's hair.


Maeda Yuka seems to have a slightly dorky yet cool style going on, her ears stick out slightly which I consider uber cute with idols.


This part of the video shows all 4 girls laying down with each other, which is good because I can get better screen caps when their not jumping around singing and dancing.


She really looks like Saho Akari's sister.


I hate to use the term 'Kawaii' because I've heard it about a trillion times but sometimes I cant help it ... かわいい


かわいい!!!


I wonder if you can buy these pillow things? considering this is an anime I would probably say yes you can.


Jazz hands desu!!!


someone say jazz hands desu!?!


Group hug!!!


Personally I think that Fukuda Kanon is the idol what stands out most in this video, not only is she the shortest member she also has a brilliant ability to pull the :3 face ...



She also can pull dorky faces ^^



Which girl do you think is best? they all have talent and cute looks in my opinion but I think Fukuda Kanon somehow appeals to me because she reminds me a little of Kago Aibon (the younger Aibon pre-scandal of course).
Feel free to watch the video and then VOTE!

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New unit - Shugo Chara Egg!!!

Holy shit! this unit look so goddamn cute it makes me wanna burn my house down and jump out the top window.
Who ever designed those costumes deserves to be placed higher than the ivory spires of heaven and forever worshiped.
Maybe I'm being a little dramatic but nothing beats a new unit that looks super hyper über genki.
At the moment I know next to nothing about his group other than it consists of 4 eggs, Maeda Yuuka, Fukuda Kanon, Wada Ayaka and Saho Akari.
Now considering this unit features Maeda Yuuka I'm seriously looking forward to hearing her amazingly adorable vocals, I hope the other girls can match them, and looking at the pictures of them all I have to say that Fukuda Kanon is looking the cutest.
Ok like I said I lurrrrrve the outfits ... Kanons green outfit is quite clearly the best with those big puffy bloomer shorts, Yukkas red ribbons look like a health hazard, she must get caught in doors quite alot, can you see what Akari is wearing? ...suspenders!! am I wrong in thinking this has some type of fetishtic appeal?.
No doubt we will be hearing and seeing more of these girls over the coming weeks so I'll write more about them when I learn more.

EDIT - Found a fan recording from the event, enjoy!

Another post about High King?!

Damn skippy, I have no aim with this post at all, I just wanna blurt out random win involving idols.
Now that Cinderella\Complex has hit the shops its gonna be really interesting to see how well this sells, did you get your copy? I know I got mine ... (ok that was a joke ... or was it?).
After watching the dance version (it should be called sexy version) about a gajillion times I can safely say that yajima maimi absolutely 100% totally OWNS the show ... her movements are fluid, precise, elegant ... and most of all sexy, watching her pull off those slick sexy movments is pure poetry in motion ... just oggle the gifs below! (nosebleed warning)




Also did anyone bother to check the b-side to this single? if not then click play below, the song is called 'Kioku no Meiro' and considering most b-sides are shit, this is supprisingly brilliant, well worth listening to ... check out Yuka Maeda's adorable solo part ^^



And of course here is the dance version in question, enjoy!

Shirow out.


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The obligatory High King review!

As stated previously I've been holding my thoughts on 'Cinderella Complex' until there was a decent PV available ... and like clock work 'dohhh UP!' has just unleashed it.
And I choose use the word 'unleash' for a reason because while watching it you get blasted by servere amounts of WIN and slick sexy beats.
Originally when I heard the single a few days back it made me think about Salt5 get up rapper!, probably because they both share a great line up and swift funky beats (minus the banana chip chip chip).
With such a quality line up of idols it would be near impossible to make this unit fail, the mixture of girls in this group is interesting ... 2 leaders, 1 captain, a yankee, and an egg thrown in, if this were a cake it would be a delicious one.
With there being such a potent line up of vocal abilities I was really hoping for equal line distribtion, yet it seems that Aichan and Reina take vocal lead .. it isn't really that supprising considering they are the strongest (probably within the whole of h!p).
A voice that does strike me though is Maeda Yuuka, not only does she have a really genki addictive voice, she also has a pair of the most amazingly beautiful Über Kawaii eyes.
The video follows with some slick editing and some good shots with the camera rotating around the girls, there is also some cool shots of the girls silhouettes behind a blinding spot light.
The video fits very well with the music and never has any boring parts, its non-stop high caliber WIN fest from start to finish.
The girls that stand out mostly for me is Reina (maybe because she's featured the most) and Maeda Yuuka ... I really hope we see more of her in the future.
Unfortunatly Maimi wasnt wearing hotpants ... BUT she was wearing a lovely short skirt so I'll let it slide this once.
Is there any bad points about the video? quite frankly NO, unless you count unequal line distribution which seems to becoming the norm nowdays with h!p videos.
I'll definitely be ordering a copy of this single later tonight.
Below is the video, what do you think?


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High king = Win?

The news of a new unit is always awesome, I always love to see a different mix of idols placed together, new styles of music, outfits, and attitude, it's also interesting to see the chemistry between them all.
The newest unit on the scene is 'High King' ... a creation stemming from the forthcoming stage play ''Cinderella the Musical''.
Now as most of you probably already know this new unit stars Takahashi Ai, Yajima Maimi , Shimizu Saki, Tanaka Reina, and the Hello!Pro Egg (n00b) Maeda Yuuka.
Surely a group containing so much potent win is a sure fire success right? ... well although I always like to be overtly optimistic regarding idol issues ... this time I'm being 'cautiously optimistic' .. why you ask? ... well at countless times in my life I've been at some house party, stood in the kitchen with my friends ... getting a big bowl and filling it with beer, vodka, wine, malibu, whisky ... and anything under the kitchen sink, drunken logic would seem that the cocktail of lovely drinks (even malibu... dont judge me) will produce a drink fit for a God ... yet as it always transpires ... its bloody awful.
Although I dont know ... I have a good idea this unit will be active for only 1 single (just like Aa, Gyaruru, ZYX etc...).
The single coming out is called 'Cinderella\Complex' ... after a quick wiki search it seems that a 'cinderella complex' has something to do with a women's fear of independence, but anyway you can download a poor radio rip of the track here, I'll try and resist making an early judgment ... all I can say the style of music would suggest a sexy and slick dance routine ... will Maimi be wearing hotpants? ... god I hope so, watch this space.