Single NMB48 25th [Shidareyanagi] (2021/06/16)

Day 2: 4th place
Well weekly top spot isn't guaranteed anymore
https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/d/2021-06-16/

 

Day 3: 6th spot.
https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/d/2021-06-17/

 

Day 4: 8th spot
https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/d/2021-06-18/

Dance practice video

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miru looks incredible and sounds it too in those solo lines, so there's actually stuff I like about this.
however,,,,
it's that key change in the chorus. hideous. I really can't stand to hear it.

really a shame since everything else looks like it really had a chance to come together into something really good.

 

CRE8BOY

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Day 5: 5th
https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/d/2021-06-19/

 

Dancable unit.


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Day 6: 7th
https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/d/2021-06-20/

 

Oh I'm happy to see this. It's been quite a while since the last dance practice / performance video!

 

When you don't think you're appearing in enough music shows, you make your own show and invite yourself to it lol
According to the rolling credits in the end, the idea of the show came from Yoshida Akari, who just graduated last single.

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Five songs are performed in FULL size (something we don't get enough of ever since the end of AKB48 Show!, honestly)
Time stamps for each song are available in the video description.
Four songs from this single: Erabareshi Monotachi (選ばれし者たち), Aoi Lemon no Kisetsu (青いレモンの季節), Shidareyanagi (シダレヤナギ), Otoshiana (落とし穴)
Miru also sang her first solo song from the 3rd album: Boku wa aisarete wa inai (僕は愛されてはいない)

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Spoiler: My opinion on the single

Shidareyanagi: It's not bad, but I enjoy the chreography more than the song itself. My favourite part is when the members wave the arms at the start of the chorus... imitating the weeping willow, I guess? I don't even know if it's meant to be quirky or elegant, so I'll say both lol And I'm pleased by the number of full-size performances/covers we've already got. Theatre (more than once), dance practice, CRE8BOY, Danceable... CRE8BOY is really on another level being professionals and the original choreographer, but the girls do very well too.

Aoi Lemon no Kisetsu & Otoshiana: Both sound fresh, Aoi Lemon being more soothing and Otoshiana being more lively. I may not put them on replay but I definitely won't skip them either.

Itsumo no Isu: I've always liked Miru's vocal but musically I find it outshone by here other solo songs. But it's the graduation solo likely to be performed once at the encore of her graduation concert and never again so it's the meaning that counts anyway.

Erabareshi Monotachi: Sadly the song I enjoy least despite it being the 'prize' for the Nambattle winners I don't know... Just feel like it's trying to be too many things (cool, inspiring, fun...) but ends up being neither...

 

Day 7: 3,106 copies sold
https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/d/2021-06-21/

 

W1N-C, 360° camera performance

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1st week:
2nd place and 133,931 copies sold
https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/w/2021-06-28/


Mix Juice 360° camera

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Shidareyanagi, song-wise is nice and catchy. But I'm not really a fan of the MV. The concept is pretty, sure. But the color compositions of many shots made me wince a lot. Kinda hurts to see. Like, a color of one shot to the next shot is rather contrasting to each other.

 

LeopAje

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Personally I like the song aside from the chorus. Because they added the key change in ever chorus, it makes the song fall flat when it should have a major change. Even the instrumental from what I can tell falls flat but I won’t be able to find out until I can hear it.

As far as the MV, I like the idea of light vs dark, but it’s TOO stark. If it had been a little subtler then it would’ve worked fine.

 

7ki

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Kyun mart

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Chouzetsu KawaE filmed with 360° camera

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So, I got a special code with my copy of the CD. What is it for and where can I redeem it? I still have no idea what's it for.