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[Pyo-Kiyo]

Live performance of Kenmei Blues at 21:23

[cornyflakes]

It's a nice song 

[Obsidian]

It seems they'll continue with the H!P tradition of album songs often being better than some of the A-sides.

[Momoko2288]

This is gonna be a must buy, Kenmei Blues is so good and I'm dying for those covers

[taylorniw]

Live performance of Kenmei Blues at 21:23https://www.youtube....h?v=FgecS6FityI

I hate the verses. Awkward pacing and they sound like they have to really force themselves to sing so low. The chorus is amazing, though.

[iheartmanochan]

The pauses really bring something different to the song. I find it innovative, and not awkward at all.

Why can't this be a single?? It's so good 

[Miryoku]

I really love how Rio does the hip move. Hirose's hips don't move at all, it's only her legs and chest

[MusubuDantotsu]

I like Kenmei Blues quite a bit, because of it's different and cool style. A good addition to their list of songs for concerts.

 

But TEKI is even loved more by me.
Hopefully the other new songs are also that enjoyable.

[KuronoKame]

I prefer TEKI more than Kenmei Blues but I do love Kenmei Blues. 

 

TEKI, in my opinion, is meant to be taken in a satirical way hence the funny choreo, but the lyrics are kind of...

Well, if you look at the lyrics it gives off a different feel. It's almost dark (actually, it is dark), so I think you can also take it seriously. If they sing it with despair near the end, which you kind of hear in the live performance, it can give off that effect.

 

 

Shame that TEKI is only like, 2 minutes long. I like it more than Kenmei because of the lyrics... BUT I DO WISH KENMEI BLUES WAS A SINGLE INSTEAD. It could have such a cool MV and stuff ;w;

 

Also, I might've misheard, but apparently Tagu hinted at one of their songs having a rap? I can't confirm this yet because the only evidence I have is Idol Mou Iccho and I may have mistranslated, so...

[Pyo-Kiyo]

^Hadn't I accidentally discovered TEKI translation, I would have probably attacked you with questions about the lyrics. 

(Up till yesterday I had believed that the concept of the enemy is taken with hyperbole, maybe a bit playfully - because that was the idea I had when I had seen them performing it - and I thought that the lyrics coresponded to it as well... but after what I found yesterday... it took me a bit by surprise how 'dark' the lyrics actually are... but in a kind of a way it made me like the song even more)

 

Since we are already at the lyrics topic - do you know what the main idea/ of Kenmei Blues is?
I know that it may be unimportant to many people, but for me the lyrics (=message of the song) are the final touch that decides how much I actually appreciate the song.

 

Anyway, I hope that (just like J=J had last year) Kobushi will have at least one MV for this album (hopefully 2).
 

[nadirahani]

There is translation for TEKI? Where?

[Pyo-Kiyo]

^ http://meikatsudon.t...ish-translation

[KuronoKame]

The thing about TEKI's lyrics... When I looked at it, I thought it was just like my late night thoughts in a form of a poem (a song). It's one of those songs where it works either playful or serious.

 

The idea of the "enemy" hacking away at your life and no one else could see it is highlighting a person's doubts within them, while keeping a cheerful front. Basically I thought of the enemy to be created by themselves, which is why it's not so obvious to everyone else. I like to think that the playfulness that the song has is meant to be the way the person appears on the outside, with the lyrics hiding what they're truly feeling.

 

As for Kenmei Blues... I'm not too sure about that yet to be quite honest because it's hard to determine what the lyrics are (considering how they didn't have subtitles like TEKI did). Though I'd like to point out/ask something: Does anyone hear the phrase "The End Blues" or is it just me? I think that's a good starting point into determining the song's meaning, but I'm not sure if I'm hearing it correctly...

[gerdur]

^The part of the chorus where they repeat the phrase twice? I always hear "teenage blues". I do not trust myself with lyrics in any language, ever.  But now I do hear "the end" too.

[KuronoKame]

^ Actually, now that you mention it, I kinda hear "teenage blues" too...

 

Aw, man, I guess we'll never know until we see the lyrics. My ears are deceiving me now, and I'm doubting it hahah

[Juriken'14(狩)]

 
The theme is Kyudo  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyūdō
 
reminds me of MM's Namida ga Tomaranai Houkago lol (and that was 12 yrs ago )
 

 
btw

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preorder links

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Regular Edition : Amazon JP / CDJapan

[Pyo-Kiyo]

^Wow, those looks, especially Rio & Hama-chan.

One more group picture.

[MusubuDantotsu]

^Wow, those looks, especially Rio & Hama-chan.

One more group picture.

Currently I am watching the "Final episode Idol Mou Iccho special" with the whole Kobushi Factory as guests and they are wearing these oufits. Ayapan's lether jacket...

 

With all these outfits for them, I assume that they use them for music videos for this album.

[nadirahani]

^ http://meikatsudon.t...ish-translation

 

Thank you.. btw, which episode of H!S that shown TEKI performance?

[MusubuDantotsu]

^this one (#171):

TEKI @0:42