Hello. My name is Kamichan, and I’m telling you right up front that it’s release week and I’m kinda busy in real life as well, so it’ll take me even longer than usual to reply to everyone’s comments. Just so you know. Keep them coming though, they always make my day. Now on with the show…
- HS7 – Wonderland Train + HSB – ス・リ・ル.avi (704×396)
In my previous post I wrote that the SUPER DELICATE PV was cheap. Well, it turns out that the PVs for Wonderland Train and Su*ri*ru that come with the 2nd Limited Edition of the single are just as cheap. Probably even cheaper because they didn’t have to build a set. They just had a nameless, faceless intern mash existing concert footage together in a windowless Minato-ku basement, and he probably got paid in coffee and cigarettes.
Having said that, both PVs are more fun to watch than SUPER DELICATE. They’re more colorful, and in a way more “real” because this is actual concert footage, stuff that really happened, and not a bunch of guys walking down an imaginary catwalk with solemn looks on their faces. Not that there’s anything wrong with imaginary catwalks or solemn looks, but as a PV for a single it’s not enough. Let’s keep in mind that PV stands for promotion video. It’s a video that is supposed to be played on TV in order to promote the single. No TV station is ever going to play the B-side PVs, so they’re really just a bonus for fans who buy the CD. And to be quite honest, I’ve had worse CD bonuses than these two PVs. Sure, they don’t earn a lot of artistic merits, but they’re colourful and they’re nice to watch because it’s actual concert footage, which might be cherished more by people who never get to watch an actual concert than by people who are in the lucky position to do so regularly or at least occasionally.
It won’t make much sense for me to give individual reviews for both PVs as they are pretty much identical in style. Maybe just a few remarks.
Su*ri*ru: I hate hats but I love male nipples. Fortunately they got rid of the hats early on in the PV and they kept the nipples throughout the whole thing, so that’s good. Also, Inoo got about 20 times as much face time in this PV than he did in SUPER DELICATE, which is also a definite plus.
Wonderland Train: watching a 4-member group perform evokes some painful memories because it reminds me a) of Ya-Ya-yah (and to a much lesser extent of B.I.Shadow) and b) of Ryutaro. But yay for Keito and his guitar, and what’sですよ I had no idea that all four of them could do backflips. It must be especially difficult for Yuto who is like 7ft tall now.
There is one small issue that I have with both PVs, and that’s the fact that sometimes you hear people sing but you see people that are not singing, sometimes you see people sing but you don’t hear anything, and sometimes you see people sing but their lip movements don’t match what you hear. That’s a bit confusing, but it’s not that big a deal.
Generally I think it’s a good idea to have both individual Hey!Say!7 and Hey!Say!BEST songs (and PVs), as long as they’re on the same CD and they don’t make me choose between the two groups if I can afford only one CD. So yeah, the 2nd Limited Edition gets two thumbs up from me.
Jaa~
It’s a good thing that Inoo managed to have more face time now but it’s pity that he did not in super delicate.
I was actually expecting more for the PVs but looks like it’s better to not to have too high an expectiation in the future :/
It’s a good thing that Inoo managed to have more face time now but it’s pity that he did not in super delicate.
Yeah. =/
looks like it’s better to not to have too high an expectiation in the future :/
I really hope they’ll come up with something extra special for their 10th single.
Inoo got about 20 times as much face time in this PV
He deserves this!!
because it reminds me a) of Ya-Ya-yah (and to a much lesser extent of B.I.Shadow) and b) of Ryutaro.
OMG, those memories T.T
At least the cheap super deli pv is not alone.
Yeah. (to everything you said)
if it weren’t for their nice looking outfits in the SD PV I would have dissed it completely (because of the WTH happened with Inoo still bugs me till now)
But on the other hand, these other PVs are a tiny bit better. I didn’t need to glue my eyes on the screen to catch Inoo fly by.
your insights are still amuses me in every way.
cheers~
your insights are still amuses me in every way.
Haha, thanks. ^^;
Those PVs were definitely a lot more interesting than the one for Super Delicate. Especially that concert footage hasn’t been released on DVD, so it’s something new to watch. :D
And yeah, a Hey!Say!7 without Ryutaro is painful, but I think we’ll get used to it with time, just like with New!JUMP. And on the bright side, in a 4-member unit, Yamada can’t steal the spotlight by being in the center. xD So in that way, it’s more even, I guess. :P
And holy shit, Keito’s English speaking lines in the new Wonderland Train are sooooo sexy. *__*
LOL Daiki. I still can’t see him as sexy. He’s just too short and cute for that. XD And I don’t know, I think the hats in the beginning made them look sophisticated. :P
Especially that concert footage hasn’t been released on DVD
Some of it might be from SUMMARY, so we’ll get to see it again soon. But yeah, for now it’s new.
in a 4-member unit, Yamada can’t steal the spotlight by being in the center.
Hm, very good ppoint actually.
And holy shit, Keito’s English speaking lines in the new Wonderland Train are sooooo sexy. *__*
Ikr? 8D
He’s just too short and cute for that. XD
Thank you, on behalf of all us short and cute people. =_=
I think the hats in the beginning made them look sophisticated. :P
Not really.
If it makes you feel any better…I’m short, too. I’m actually shorter than Chinen by a few centimeters. :P
And if it makes you feel better, if we were living in Japan nobody would even notice. XD
thank you so much
you’re welcome
I didn’t know the four of them could do backflips either. I knew Yamada and specially Chinen could do them but my mouth dropped literally open when I saw Keito and Yuto doing the backflip in concert. Really amazing. Overall I liked 7 corner more than BEST’s although they were pretty good too. Suriru always have been a catchy and sexy song and I love it ^^.
my mouth dropped literally open when I saw Keito and Yuto doing the backflip in concert. Really amazing.
Ikr?
Overall I liked 7 corner more than BEST’s although they were pretty good too.
Yeah, same here.
yay thanks for sharing ~
i like when they focused more on Inoochan’s face. he really have to get more attention from the camera ~ <3
Absolutely.
Wow, OkaJima can backflip?!
Apparently so.
I always like concert footage more than any PV=) And I love both songs. So for me this is much better than Super Delicate PV or even some others PVs. Or maybe it’s because I so want to see JUMP concert live) Now I can’t wait for CDs~
I always like concert footage more than any PV=) And I love both songs. So for me this is much better than Super Delicate PV or even some others PVs.
There you go. ^^
Inoo got about 20 times as much face time in this PV than he did in SUPER DELICATE, which is also a definite plus.
hooray for more Inoo! \( ^ ^ )/
But yay for Keito and his guitar, and what’sですよ I had no idea that all four of them could do backflips. It must be especially difficult for Yuto who is like 7ft tall now.
i knew Keito could do a backflip because i saw it in an old SC performance of GET, but i haven’t seen Yuto done one yet~
anyway, i must be the only one slightly weirded out by Keito’s random English lines in Wonderland Train (O_o) i mean, i love his voice and all but it sounds like he’s asking me to enter the Twilight Zone (~_~)
i knew Keito could do a backflip because i saw it in an old SC performance of GET
He almost broke all his arms and legs back then though.
it sounds like he’s asking me to enter the Twilight Zone (~_~)
He is. ^^
No, he’s asking you to enter the Sexy Zone, of course. ;D
XDD
Nice one. *high five*
what’s this 0_0
i mean, damn, i prefer PV of Aiing… i think it’s just me.
this is the video which i won’t watch for the second time…
but yeah, my mouth “ooo”-ed when i see Yuto did backflip XD
anyway. thanks for sharing!!
i mean, damn, i prefer PV of Aiing… i think it’s just me.
After having seen Aiing (which was really disappointing at the time) I wasn’t expecting too much of these two, so I’m not that disappointed.
anyway. thanks for sharing!!
You’re welcome. ^^
These videos make Ai-ing look waaaay better.
But I’ve been really waiting for these songs to become part of a single/album but they should’ve given more effort on the MV ;w;
But, yes! Thank you so much for sharing! ♥
These videos make Ai-ing look waaaay better.
Not really, no.
but they should’ve given more effort on the MV ;w;
They should have, but… oh well.
But, yes! Thank you so much for sharing! ♥
You’re welcome. ^^
To me, no SuRiRu performance is proper without BEST ripping their shirts open <3 Hormones raging, hormones!!
I was forcing my friend to watch this and she, much to our amusement, decided to loop that backflip part, so 4 of them flipped again, and again, and again, and again, and again. Hehehehehe
Hormones raging, hormones!!
Your hormones or theirs? >.o
I was forcing my friend to watch this and she, much to our amusement, decided to loop that backflip part, so 4 of them flipped again, and again, and again, and again, and again. Hehehehehe
Haha XD
Oh. All of Hey! Say! 7 did a backflip in a performance of… I’ve forgotten what. I remember cartwheels in Wonderland Train, though XD
Oh. All of Hey! Say! 7 did a backflip in a performance of… I’ve forgotten what.
Apparently I’ve forgotten too. ^^;
Hi, I’m new in your blog and I think it’s very interesting because I’m a fan too, but I don’t know how to speak japanese nor read but you do which is awesome! anyways I’ve been trying to watch the videos that you posted but all of them well the one I clicked so far didn’t work, is there any other way that i could watch it?
ps: thanks to you and your blog I learn more about hey say jump
keep it up! haters? nah! who cares about them? :D