Sexy Zone

I decided to re-cover this after I saw them on Fuller House. I couldn't believe that a Johnny's group was on a popular show on Netflix(although Johnny's West has their own show). It's nice to see how Johnnys gorups are trying to expand overseas although there are more easier ways. It also made me extremely happy when I saw them and I was back to my middle school days where I was obsessed with them around their debut. Anyways, I know this cover has some flaws but I tried and I hope you enjoy. 

 

Come on a my house!

I finally got Hey! Say! JUMP's new CD yesterday! ^-^ The version I got was the limited edition 2. I honestly didn't like the song at first but now it is growing on me :) But I really like the coupling tracks on this so because of those songs, it really want me to get this single. 

 I also got Sexy Zone's latest single, Real Sexy/Bad Boys! ^-^ I was originally planning to get this single when I go to Japan but it turns out we weren't going this summer so I just had one of my relatives get this for me. I think the main song Real Sexy is sort of a cute song and happy while Bad Boys has some rock to it and has a more cool sound to it.

Since I got the regular edition for the first time ever, I got Sou-kun! ^-^ I actually wanted Mari or Shori but I'm satisfied on who I got. I'm planning to buy all the regular versions the next time I go to Japan and see who I get but that'll cost me a lot of money so I might not do that. 

 

Lastly, I got a mini july 2013 issue! ^-^ I wanted this because Takahashi Ai wrote on her blog that she was doing a photoshoot for the magazine. Also since Mini is one of the magazines I buy, I really wanted it. The problem was that in the Kinokuniya that I go to, they only have one copy of it and I can't go there anytime I want so I just decided to get it online. 

 

 That is all the things I got! ^-^ I should do more of these but I feel like it won't be as special since I get a magazine every month.

 

Happy 1 year anniversary Morning Musume 10th generation and Sexy Zone! ^-^

I can't believe today is Morning Musume 10th generation and Sexy Zone's 1 year anniversary! ^-^  Time goes by so fast....I feel like they both improved and will continue to improve. :) 

I'm gonna start with the 10th generation. I remember a year ago, feeling so excited to see who passed and I couldn't wait but that day eventually came somewhat quickly. I remember going on my computer and going on TokyoGraph feeling super excited. When I first saw the result, I was super disappoint. Why was I feeling disappointed? Because my favorite finalist Sara Murakami didn't pass. A lot of people wanted her to pass because she was a good singer and I believe the 10th generation audition was to look for someone who can replace Takahashi Ai after she graduated. I knew Kudou Haruka would make it because she has a husky voice and I'm sure Tsunku liked her. I was somewhat expecting Iikubo Haruna to make it even though I didn't really like her back then but I wanted someone who was a little older than 12-13 years old to make it. I wasn't really expecting Ayumi Ishida or Masaki Sato to make it since I was so focused Sara Murakami to be a member. I felt upset then about the result and wrote that on this blog how I was feeling. Now, I really like the 10th generation and I'm glad those are the girls who got chosen to join Morning Musume. I really like Haruna and Ayumi because of their personalities and I think they're really pretty. Even though Haruna isn't a very good dancer yet, I'm sure she will improve overtime. And Ayumi, I started liking her when I saw this video of them promoting their concert tour T-shirts and she couldn't stop laughing for some reason and I found that really funny. She has potential and I want to continue seeing them grow into wonderful young ladies :) 

Next up, Sexy Zone! ^-^ As some you guys know, those guys and the 10th generation were announced on the same day. When they were first announced, I had no particular interest in them because I was so focused on the 10th generation members plus I didn't really know 60% of the members and I wasn't really interested in B.I Shadow. But occasionally I would look them up online and look at the members profile to see what they were like. I unfortunately didn't know 3 of the members(Sato, Matsushima, Marius) because they were so new and I haven't been keeping up with the latest Juniors.(I only knew the popular Juniors from 2009. Morimoto Shintaro, Hip Hop JUMP, B.I Shadow etc) I was first interested in Sato Shori after seeing him on Yan Yan JUMP and thought he was cute lol. I was happy when I figured out that he was the dude who I thought was cute(didn't know his name till I found him in one of my magazines lol) got chosen to debut. 

But I really didn't get interested in them till they were on Music Station. I was curious to see what they're debut song was like. When I first heard it, I was surprised how high the song was for a guy song. I also found it surprisingly catchy. I started to really like the song and I decided to buy their song at Kinokuniya the next time I went there when I figured out they're song wasn't selling as well as I thought it would. They only had the limited versions so I bought the D version. I really like that version but I really wanted the instrumentals so I ended up asking some people if I can use it. I really regretted not asking some of my relatives in Japan if they can get it for me but I was too embarrassed to tell them I liked them. I was embarrassed to even tell my parents. I ended memorizing the song in a month(still have it memorized) and some of the choreography.

 As for the members, I tried to chose the members by their personalities rather than they're looks because I didn't want to chose someone just by their looks like I did for Hey! Say! JUMP. Again, I was first interested in Shori so I liked him first but Marius ended up growing on me(love the little fella! ^^) and I felt like I chose him personality wise rather than looks(he is only a kid so yeah...) At first I didn't like him and I honestly didn't understand why people said he was cute. But at the same time, I was concerned on what kind of fan-base he might have. I was concerned that he might have a fanbase of a bunch of people older than him(Even I'm older than him, I certainly don't look like it plus I'm only a few years older so yeah...) But as I was watching the PV making, Johnnys Jr land, I started to learn a lot of things about that including reading magazines and I started to like him, When I first showed Sexy Zone to my mom, she was like, "oh you like Marius?" and I was thinking how old do you think I am?? lol. Anyways, I think Marius is a very interesting kid and I can see some stardom in this kid. :) As for the other members, I love them all! ^-^ They're all awesome and even though I got super upset when they're 2nd single was on the same day as Renai Hunter, they're still awesome! XD I hope all of them will keep on doing well and I will likely continue to support them! ^-^

Yay! Sexy Zone concert DVD :)

So on Saturday, my grandma came for a visit and shes staying for a week and I got some stuff! :) 
First off, I finally got the Sexy Zone concert DVD. I really wanted the limited edition because it has footages of their first concert. 

I also got their photo book :) There were info about the members and I did like it. I wished it has more pictures but oh well. 

And lastly, I finally got another picture of Niigaki Risa! :) I know it's not Johnnys related but I've been waiting to get this pic for a while now and I finally got it! I wish I can get more pictures of her but I guess I'll have to find another way because I'm bad at getting things online. 

Double GET

These actually arrived over 2 weeks ago(a week after my birthday) but I was really sick so I couldn't show them to you guys. Anyways, I got Renai Hunter and Lady Diamond. Because I asked my aunt to buy them and completely forgot to tell her what version I wanted, I ended up getting the C version for Renai Hunter and the B version for Lady Diamond. 

Because my CD player for my computer might be broken, I can't put them on my ipod but for Lady Diamond, I already got the mp3s because I couldn't wait so yeah....I am planning to do song reviews for both of these CDs so stay tuned! Oh yeah, I also got a bag and a poster for Lady Diamond but I couldn't get a good photo of the poster so here is a picture of the back of the bag. 

New cover! ^-^ And Lady Diamond??

Okay so yesterday, I uploaded a new cover! ^-^ It is a re-do version of Hitohira no Hanabira by Stereopony. I was asked to sing it again so that's why I sung it. I think it's a lot better than the one I recorded two years ago. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrCn9sOp9Lo 

Also, it was announced that Sexy Zone's new single will be called, "Lady Diamond". I'm still thinking, "what kind of a song title is that??" Obviously Johnny san still hasn't given up on having the group's theme "sexy". I have to be honest but that is one of the most well, interesting and kind of the worst song name I've ever heard. I first thought their 2nd single will be "Suki sugite" but it turns out I was wrong. I'm not a huge fan of that song but it is somewhat catchy. It seems to have some kind of 80s theme in it. The choreography, the arrangement, the melody. Also the outfits were a little 80ish .I think the 80s music is coming back or something. Their debut single also had a 80ish feel in it which I didn't really care for. Even though the song title isn't the best, I wonder what it'll sound like. Their debut song's title wasn't that good but you can't really predict what their songs sound like just by their titles. At first, I thought "Sexy Zone" would have a "sexy" feel to it but it turned out to be a song that was really forward and positive and I really liked it. So again, you really can't predict what their songs are gonna sound like by their titles so I hope it'll be good like their debut single which I really liked. Also congrats to Marius for getting a drama role! ^-^ I hope he'll do well in it. I know his Japanese is getting better and I guess if he needs help with a line or two, he'll ask whoever he knows to help him. 

Will Renai Hunter be #1 on the Oricon charts?

I really was expecting Morning Musume to be #1 on the Oricon charts for Renai Hunter but now, they'll have some stiff competition. As it was announced today or yesterday in Japan time, it was announced that Sexy Zone will be releasing their 2nd on the same day. It is still untitled but Yuuki 100% seems like it'll be one of the coupling tracks instead of it being the main song. This left me really sad. :( And I almost cried lol. I wanted Morning Musume to be #1 since they haven't had a #1 song since 2009 also cause it's Niigaki's last single but now, that is highly unlikely to happen. Cause of the fact that Sexy Zone is a Johnny's group, they have a bigger fanbase and they are obviously more known. Their debut single, was also released on the same day as Busu ni Naranai Tetsugaku by Mobekimasu. At that time, my kindness got the advantage of me. It made me focus on them more than Hello Project because they weren't selling as well as other Johnny's groups would and it made me wanna support them. But this time, I know they'll do a lot better than last time cause their popularity is going up and I still want to support them but I'm shocked that Johnny's chose the same day as Renai Hunter. I'll try to focus on Renai Hunter as much as possible and this time, I'll try not to get my kindness take advantage of me. But I might end up getting both singles cause when I told my mom that they're releasing on the same day, she said she'll ask my aunt for both.

Sexy Zone Heyx3 thoughts

I actually found this performance on another person's blog. I didn't know Heyx3 would have a Christmas episode so yeah...Anyways, what I thought is that, I still notice some of the parts are lip-synced. I was quite surprised that Marius sort of improved on his dancing and he didn't look as nervous as usual. I also felt like he grew a bit. But, I feel like he was over-doing some parts. I really hated the camera shots. They were way too messy and it sort of gave me a headache. Anyways, I really think they have a lot of potential and even though they might not be that good looking, I want to wish them luck. :) Also for people who don't really know this group, don't get the wrong meaning of their name. It has nothing to do with being inapropriate. :P

Sexy Zone thoughts

Lately, I've been interested in Johnny's Jimusho's newest debuted group, Sexy Zone. At first, I wasn't interested in them at all. I felt sorry for the guys having to be in a group that involves being sexy and stuff. But after watching them on Music Station, I started to be a little more interested in them. First of all, they have a lot of things they should really improve on. Second, I really don't like the group's name. It's maybe just because I don't like the word Sexy and people being sexy. 

I've been thinking a lot of this group and I'm a little concerned about some of the members. First of all, seeing them on Msute, these are my thoughts on what they should work on as individuals. First off, Shori Sato. It's like he's being forced to be the center of the group. Also it's like he had to talk and he sounded so nervous. It's just that he's being pushed to the center and I don't think he's ready. I think either Kento Nakajima or Fuma Kikuchi should be the center. And it seems like Johnny san told Shori to be the center. I think the reason he's the "center" is because he's not the oldest or the youngest in the group. He's the middle. Second, Marius Yo. What I think of him is that, he's just a kid. I don't think he's ready to be a idol. He might get a lot more fans overtime cause he's half German and he's a adorable little kid. Also I think he isn't a very good dancer. And when he's performing, I can tell he's nervous and I want him to relax. I know how hard it is not to though. I really want to see him smile when he's performing cause I think he's so focused into the singing and dancing that he forgets theres some kind of audience. 

Oh yeah, last week on Music Station when Sexy Zone made their 2nd appearance, I noticed Shori had some mic problems. It made him off key and there was this weird quack sound. This made me wonder if they can really sing. I know they can but it still makes me wonder if their a fake but I know Johnny's aren't fake. Overall, I don't think they're a bad group. And I read this on someone elses blog and I read that their off to a rocky start. I kind of understand that cause, I was a little worried about their CD sales. There was a time when the group was #2 on the daily oricon charts and a AKB48 sub group, Not yet was #1. But I was glad that Sexy Zone eventually became #1 on the weekly charts but they only sold 1098 more then Not Yet. So they were pretty close to being #2 and I think they can do better. To me, the sales are pretty low for a Johnny's group since they usually sell like 300300 copies. Also I can tell that AKB48 is dominating a lot of other artists including Johnny's groups. I really don't like comparing girl groups and boy bands cause their so different but yeah. Also after reading that their Senpais helped them reach #1, I kinda felt bad for the group and it made me want to buy their CD. Also I find their debut song somewhat catchy. I don't know why though lol.