AZU Broken Heart

CDCD+DVD

Broken Heart is the 12^th single of Azu. The CD only cover is really so beautiful. I love the black & white theme & the colours of the text. I don’t really like the CD+DVD version. She looks weird in white on black background.

01. Broken Heart is the only a-side of this new single. It’s a pop song. Personally I think it’s a bit flat. It would be better if the chorus was more dynamic. The pv is not really good.
02. Tsuyoku Tsuyoku is the first b-side of the single. It’s a mid-tempo rnb/pop ballad. It’s a nice song but it’s a bit repetitive. Moreover she already did that kind of song.
03. Ring ~M&M~ it’s again a mid-tempo ballad. It’s really similar to the second track. So my feeling it’s the same.

3,62/5

New Haircut!!

Today I went to the hairdresser. I really wanted to change but I want to let my hair growing at the same time. So I did a colouring & a bang.

BeforeAfter

Here is under another light to see my colour.

I wanted a chocolate tone. Do you like my new hairstyle?

Hiroko GIRLZ UP ~stand up for yourself~

CDCD+DVD

GIRLZ UP ~stand up for yourself~ is the 1^st solo single of Hiroko. She is one of the members of Mihimaru GT. As I like this duo I decided to try her debut solo single. The covers are really so beautiful. The half butterfly wink mask is really beautiful.

01-GIRLZ UP ~stand up for yourself~ is the first song. It’s an R’n’B electro song. Personally I find that the song was influenced by American song. I’m really not an addict of that song. The chorus is the only part that is ok for me. The pv remind me an old pv of Britney Spears. I don’t think it’s a great pv. Moreover the choreography has basic dance steps.

02-Baby is the first b-side of the single. I really prefer that song than the a-side. It’s a pop-rnb song with some electro sound in the chorus. It’s really a simple song but after GIRLZ UP it sounds as a great song.

03-Clever Lady -Cruise around the Moon ver.- (AILI thanx to HIROKO) is the second b-side. It’s an electro-pop song. It’s a good song but I prefer Baby. The instrumental part is a bit too repetitive.

3,5/5

Ayumi Hamasaki Love songs

CDCD+DVD

USB+SD CARD+PB

Love songs is the 12^th full album of Ayumi Hamasaki. The covers are really simple & the colours remind me of summer although the album was released in December. They’re really cute even if it’s not the most creative & beautiful covers of her discography.

01-Love song is the first track. It wear the same title that the album. It’s a pop song. The first time I listen to it I find that the different part of the song was really different & there is not note that play the intermediate role. So the full song sounds a bit rambling. However, it’s the power of this song because it’s not repetitive & it each part surprises me. Moreover the lyrics are really beautiful. She turned the pv in LA & Manuel Schwarz (virgin road pv) starring again on it. It seems that they’re really friends. It’s good.
02. Crossroad comes from her 49^th single. It’s one of the most beautiful songs of this album. I listened to it at least 100x since the single is out & I don’t grow tired about it. The arrangement, Ayu’s voice, all is perfect. I know I said that I’ll make a pv interpretation when I write about crossroad single. I’ll try to make it after my exams.
03. MOON is a beautiful & powerful ballad that comes from her 48^th single. This ballad is one of my favourite ballads of Ayu.
04. sending mail is the first new song of Love Songs. It’s a beautiful rock song. Personally I love how she put her feelings in the song. I really hope we’ll have a live of that song.
05. Last angel comes from her 50^th single L. It’s a trance song similar to connected. I really like the intro that starts as a ballad. The lyrics are really mysterious.
06. insomnia is the first interlude of Love songs album. I’m not a big fan of that. The instrumental part is ok. I don’t really like the ‘ah’ part singing by Ayu.
07.Like a doll is the new song that disappointed me. The rhythm is good but at the end is so repetitive. When I listened to the preview I had a good feeling however.
08.Aria is the second interlude & my favourite of that album. The violin reminds me Emiri Miyamoto playing for Nodame Cantabile anime. That kind of interlude is really fresh & sweet.
09. blossom comes from her 48^th single. Even if it was release in summer I never thought that song is really a summer-ish song as Blue Bird or Inspire. For me that kind of song sounds the end of summer. I always love the mixing between happiness & sadness, she successes to combine in a same song.
10.Thank U is a happy song that are made for the end of concert with the La La La where everyone sings. Personnally I really like this song more than RED Line or MY ALL because the instrumental part is more meticulousness. In the two others there is the usual guitar part. In Thank U there is sounds who make me think about water. The lyrics really is simple but It’s Ayu’s words. That words she always says us.
11.Sweet Season comes from the 50^th single. It’s a ballad that makes everyone sing Kira Kira Kira. It’s not one of my favourite LS songs.
12. overture is the last interlude. It’s really similar to Aria without the violin. Some sounds are similar to November for me. It’s my second favourite interlude of this album.
13. do it again is a pop song. It’s a good song with good sounds & rhythm but there is a negative point: she repets Dance Dance Dance Do it again & Sing Sing Sing Do it again too much time. I never appreciate that kind of repetition.
14.November is the most beautiful new song of that album. The arrangement & the sound are really meticulousness. It sounds really different from what we already heard in her discography. I can’t understand people who don’t like them.
15.Virgin Road comes from her 50^th single. It’s one of my favourite songs too. It’s a beautiful ballad worthy of Dearest or HEAVEN.
[bonus track]
16.SEVEN DAYS WAR (Live at Yoyogi on Oct.11.2010): I like it because it’s full of emotion. ^^

For the pv: Virgin Road, Last Angel & Love song form a trilogy. The story is turned as an american movie. Personally I really like it. Do it again is a mystery for me. I really can’t say anything but it’s really aesthetic.

19/20