[PV] Arashi - Crazy Moon ~Kimi wa Muteki~

Heh, here's something funny: I don't hate it. I did in the beginning with the lame set and the cheap lighting. Okay, maybe it is the crappy PV quality and everything. But then, there came the scenes shot from the bottom. And I immediately sat up straight. I was thinking... now that's a new view of their crotch never quite seen before!

What? I am only a young women. =D I know the HQ PVs are out but I am really lazy and I'll just make do with these cos I am going to shrink them anyway. Page-loading is a bitch no matter how fast your connection is.

Gosh, what a cheap PV. I get the feeling that this PV was filmed quite some time ago, judging by the state of MatsuJun's hair. I like that hairstyle. I heard the fandom coined the term 'Momo-hair' for it. Not bad. xD I do not like Jun's ugly jeans though.

I don't like that poofy vest Aiba was wearing. I do like the hot pink shirt underneath.

Dear ol' Sho couldn't stop 'Sho'-ing his hands like that.

Okay, their outfits as a whole, I do not like. So... boy next door. I was under the impression that these people are being marketed as a superstar-ish presence. Well, sad that they don't dress the part. They can learn a thing or two from Tohoshinki's stylist, really. Always classy, always sexy. Even if it can be repetitive, it may be a bit monotonous and bland, but at least they look good being boring with clothes. Sorta like how Nate Archibald looks good being boring with his personality. What? Gossip Girl is the shit.

Why is Aiba wearing grey-ish colored pants and Nino wearing a grey-ish coloured jacket? Are they trying to make them blend in with the background? Sure, that's a way to make a PV. Make your subjects blend in with the background. Ohno has nice hair. Jun has nice hair. Nino has nice hair. Sho's jeans are as horrible as Jun's. What? I really do think I can style these people better. xP Bite me.

I remembered that Jun was also wearing that retarded shortened-tie thing for his Utaban performance. Perhaps he is trying to start a new trend. Someone should tell him short ties are indeed cute, on teddy bears and short Japanese schoolgirls who would look dumb with a normal-length tie. Best lookers, Ohno and Nino. Jun's pants are... horrific.

I like the dancing. The dancing is good. Actually, any dancing is good because I cannot dance - AT ALL. I swear if I try, it would look just like I am sweeping with an awkward broomstick. Sad, I know. But seriously, they could have rehearsed a bit more. They weren't that in sync and the choreography is sort of been-there-done-that as well. Some parts brought back memories of images from "truth" and I swear, the ending was just a variation from that of "We can make it".

I really have to say more about the lighting and the set. The PV looks like a draft that has yet to be enhanced with CGIs and all that techno savvy crap. Seriously, what the hell? Are they stealing Arashi's funds to pay for... uh... other crap? Must have been put into Jun's hair. Should have known the monthly hairstyle-change, daily treatments and the crap they put into their hair cost a fortune.

The song isn't bad. The chorus is catchy. Now that I think of it, I can hardly find a Johnny's boyband song with a chorus that isn't catchy.

I don't hate it because they have the crotch shots from below. It does look like I am bashing, I know. But, it is because fangirls will take anything they throw out that qualities are slumping. I am willing to just let this one go because they had to split the funds between two PV. I guess that's tough~

By the way, the cover of the booklet for the CD. Ohno is so the sex on that cover. xD What? xD This is PG-13-ish... I guess.

[PV] Arashi - Ashita no Kioku

=D Back for an entry or two. 20 days before my finals! But nothing brings me back like a new Arashi single can. While I am so, extremely, totally immersed in my "Gossip Girl" obsession, Arashi's still... Arashi. Btw, Chuck Bass, a ball of sex with limbs, and a scarf. What? A girl gets hungry.

First up, their look. I think Aiba's hair is so not suitable for him, like seriously. Light hair makes his features look bleh, cos, lets face it, he ain't no MatsuJun whose features are so... distinct that you can spot the man from two blocks away. I stared at his face for the longest time, deciding why he looks less hot sometimes. I have decided that it is because his top lip is shaped weirdly.

They cut Ohno's hair too short, makes him look fat in the face, which, makes him look younger. I like the whole look on him though, like a tiny little thing you can squeeze.

Nino's hair was weird. It is like... short on the right side and longish on the left. He was doing that thing where he tries be a ventriloquist. I don't know why people do that. I know they're lipsynching, but you just want them to open their mouths a bit.

Sho looks good. Very good, would be better if they take half an inch off his hair. xD

If I have to choose a best look for the PV, it is MatsuJun. I was deciding between Sho and Jun. Now, I know I haven't shown a lot of love for Jun in this blog, but I don't like... hate him. And this is rare, but he looks really damn hot here. Not Chuck Bass hot, but still hot.

The song. I love, love, love the chorus. It is heartwarming, soothing, with a hint of... melancholy. t might actually be perfect for the drama. BUT, goodness, Kamiyama is starting to piss me off in the drama. The verses are a bit less catchy, but overall, it is a very good song. And if "Truth" was to sell over 600k, this should sell around that number as well. Now, if there's something I want to see them achieve before I totally forget this Johnny's fandom thing, it would be a million-seller for this group.

The PV is sorta a bit too wishy washy in the sense that... it is just... lets dress in neutral, boring colors and pose around in a cheap studio set and pretend to do everyday things with style and... uh... prettiness. Oh, a clock/tart! Allow me to take a picture of it and stick it on my wall as testament to my artsy-farty photography and designing talent. Oh, let us throw in a scene or two of paper aeroplanes hung on a string like they mean something to add to the 'depth' of the message of the video. We like depth. No one doesn't like depth. Oh! A flower! That's genius! Photos glued together to make the shape of a flower! I am sure that means something deep too. Fangirls don't like to watch them shake their asses, we'd look at a damn wall, cos god knows that's exciting.

And the scenes where they sit around and sing soulfully like they are reminiscing their past loves... Come on, they're convincing no one, we all know they're thinking about fishing and games. I do realize that it suits the feeling the song is trying to communicate, but I can sleep watching it. It is a wee bit better than when I was watching "Citizen Kane". That made me want to kill myself. =D Call me uncultured, I don't know why the hell that is the best movie of all time. I was turned off with the mention of 'Xanadu'. Oh the PV, yeah... zzzzz....

Now, if they throw in a story or something... throw in an actress and some death, tragedy, sadness. Now that is a PV. Oh, it would be better with a scene or two focusing on their asses. What? It is the damn hormones. PMS makes me... uh... hungry.