1 post tagged “kikkawa yuu”
I love Milky Way. I love Milky Way because I love Anata Boshi. I love Anata Boshi because it is musically just the type of song I like; It is high energy from start to finish, and even during the requisite musical interlude it doesn't let that energy slip. Within Milky Way, vocally at least, Kikkawa Yuu is my favorite. Her voice has a certain sweet quality that I find really appealing. Listening to her is like those movies where a guy wakes up from a coma with no memories and a beautiful, compassionate nurse rehabilitates him and they fall in love. A voice that can nurse you back to health. Well that's a bit much, but in any case I like it. I have one major problem with the video though: the floor. It is the same type of floor as was used in Tsukiatteru no ni Kataomoi (possibly the very same floor), and it is very uneven. If you are going to have a reflective floor, you should make sure that it lays flat. All the imperfections are clearly visible in the shiny surface. I can't imagine this is on purpose, because I've never heard of any situation where flooring material being described as wavy and buckled was a good thing. However, I consider this to be a trivial aspect of what I think is an overall great product. This song is the kind that makes me believe I can turn my wishes in to reality someday. It is my dream to start a pit at a JPop show and I think I could go wild to Anata Boshi. In my life I've only ever been to punk and metal shows and I consider getting knocked around to be an essential part of a fulfilling concert going experience. If I go to a show and there is no pit, or only a weak one, I leave feeling disappointed and sort of empty. Similarly Japanese wotas seem to like to do their organized chants, clapping while turning in circles and other formal wota-gei. That appears to be important to them as a way of expressing their adoration of and appreciation for the idols they love. I on the other hand, consider losing yourself in the music and moving however your body wants to move to be the greatest act of appreciation you can express to those on stage. If they managed to transport you out of yourself for a while they have accomplished their job, while if you just stand there they failed. To be left with the wherewithal to follow scripted actions in the face of their performance would have a similar meaning to me. This dissolution of self at a concert is my main end in music. As a corollary, I've always wanted to participate in a riot. There you can truly lose yourself in the mob, and all of society's rules disappear. Whenever a local sports team has a major victory or there is a large anti-war protest or something I go and try to incite one, but people don't seem interested. Maybe I should bring a boom box and start blasting some Milky Way to see if people will begin to flip out...
