For her latest digital single, the Up Front soloist Kikkawa You celebrates her 27th birthday with the digital single “Koi (恋)”. Coinciding with the first day of the Reiwa Era, “Koi” is a half of a two-part release with the as-yet unreleased “Yoake”. When the cycle is completed, the two …
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Momoiro Clover Z – Roadshow Momoiro Clover Z – Revival More album track promotional videos get a release from Momoiro Clover Z. “Roadshow (ロードショー)” puts the vaguely familiar keyboard strains over trippy pastel graphics. The steady beat of the song sounds like something that would get an athlete pumped up …
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The new promotional video from BiSH, “I am me.” leads off the recently released “CARROTS” Digital EP. A bit less caustic than the group’s last promotional video “Tsuini shi“, “I am me.” imagines the girls in alternates walks of life: OL, mother, struggling musician … they all look like they …
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New music surfaced from Kyary Pamyu Pamyu with the release of “Kimiga iine kuretara (きみがいいねくれたら)”. A couple of different Kyary Pamyu Pamyu’s appear in this digital universe of a PV. A bearded version of the singer appears in a alternate universe where things float upward, while a computer fighter version …
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There’s an old saying around here: it’s not really summer until SUPER☆GiRLS release their summer bikini promotional video. Well, mission accomplished this year with the release of “Natsukare★Vacation (ナツカレ★バケーション)”, the group’s first summer single since the introduction of Fourth Chapter members. I’m not going to extol the virtues of an …
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Niji no Conquistador – Waiting Wedding Niji no Conquistador – Japon-niji-fes A pair of coupling tracks get promotional videos as Niji no Conquistador prepare to launch their latest single “Ai wo Kokoro ni Summer to Oshieyo”. The group get the idol bases covered with wedding dresses in “Waiting Wedding” and …
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Turning things to a more dramatic corner, =LOVE split time between the seifuku and the stylish dress for their coupling track promotional video “Niji no moto (虹の素)”. Starting on the rainy rooftops, the song highlights the strained relationship between members Sasaki Maika and Noguchi Iori as they dance around each …
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“Tamashii no tabe mono (魂のたべもの)” is the next promotional video to lift off from the upcoming Momoiro Clover Z album “MOMOIRO CLOVER Z”. Water effects and beautiful landscape shots highlight this rather adult arrangement complete with strings and choral background vocals. Meant to showcase a more grown up version of …
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A new single from the “Delightful Enchanting Lovely Angels” from Nagoya gets a new promotional video with the release of “Hodokenai tokimeki”. The girls, and there’s a number of them, sing in pastoral clothes in the fields of their hometown. And since this is an idol PV, we wouldn’t feel …
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Steadily releasing a string of singles over the last two years, uijin keep us refreshed with its rock-arranged spring single “ignition”. The girls appear running along a path in the full sun for much of the promotional video with images that are prematurely weathered. After the first verse, the promotional …
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