Kimura is, or, has been, cute
I'm listening to Kimura's latest album - a greatest hits compilation album.
The bonus disc includes 12 previously unreleased tracks, either in single or album form.
It's a nice album, review will come later.
But here's a song that I thought that's quite cute, titled "Forbidden Fruits"
You can have a trial listening here
And I have to admit, without the lyrics below, I had hard time figuring out what was she singing.
Lyrics:
She takes me to the fascinating world of forbidden fruits
Her life is footloose and fancy free, forbidden fruits
I transformed to a little airplane
Fly to her, switch to automatic driving
You are tricky, already in the sky
Please give me sweet sweet forbidden fruits
She takes me to the fascinating world of forbidden fruits
I invaded her deep and strange space, forbidden fruits
I have never seen before
It is not necessary to feel poor any longer
I was able to find the future
Please give me sweet sweet forbidden fruits
When eating, it is the beginning and the end, forbidden fruits
When eating, it is the beginning and the end, forbidden fruits
Here is only brand-new things
Hereafter, My mind is never frightened
Still, the past is a little anxious
Please give me sweet sweet forbidden fruits
Nobody barks like a tiger
The inspiration gets off one after another
So, I keep taking the rhythm
Please give me sweet sweet forbidden fruits
Please give me sweet sweet forbidden fruits
Nobody barks like a tiger
The inspiration gets off one after another
So, I keep taking the rhythm
Please give me sweet sweet forbidden fruits
Verdict: A good comeback from Kaela
Tracklisting:
1. Dear Jazzmaster '84
2. Moustache (俏鬍子)(album ver.)
3. Phone
4. 乙女 echo
5. Butterfly
6. どこ
7. HOCUS POCUS
8. Another World
9. season
10. キミニアイタイ（想見你啊）
11. Jeepney
12. BANZAI (album ver.)
13. Super girl
14. Today (Hidden Track)
*Italic-bold track indicates my favorite tracks.
I found the last album so so only.
This album is a back to Kaela's original form: the blend of funky(electronic) + Jpop + Britpop + (punk) rock + sentimental elements.
To categorise the songs:
(Punk) rock + Britpop + Jpop : Dear Jazzmaster '84, Moustache, Phone, season, キミニアイタイ, Jeepney, BANZAI, Super girl
Funky(electronic): 乙女 echo, HOCUS POCUS, Another World
Sentimental: Butterfly, どこ , Today
It's like everything in a package :-)
Rating: 8/10
This is a 3 year-old song, by Kimura Kaela.
I love the video and the music, it's both psychedelic and cool.
It was the theme song for KitKat Japan, and for the video, I think it's got some inspiratoin from Groundhog Day?
Music Format: Single
Music Type: J-Pop Sentimental
Release Date: 28/1/2009
Tracklisting:
1. どこ (Doko)
2. Phone
3. どこ（Instrumental）
4. Phone（Instrumental）
It's been a while since I last listened to her music.
This CD single is not bad, with Doko (literally means "Where") being a sentimental music that sounds like Japanese drama's main theme.
It's soothing to listen to this kind of music
"Phone" is a typical Kaela-music, which sounds a bit fun and game-like music.
However, I still like the innocent Kaela better, when she started her singing career in 2004/2005.
Doko MV:
Rating: 7/10
In this album cover and the song Snowdome, Kimura became a doll :)
The third album has good blend of Brit rock/pop, some Avril-que rock tunes, cute songs etc
It's my second most favorite album among hers.
1. "L.drunk" - pick+
2. "Magic Music" - pick+
3. "Snowdome" - Star of the Album
4. "WANI to kotori [ワニと小鳥]" -pick+
5. "dolphin" - pick++
6. "sweetie" - pick++
7. "kirin TAN [きりんタン]"
8. "Scratch" - pick+
9. "SWINGING LONDON" - pick++
10. "never land"
11. "Tree Climbers" - pick+
12. "JOEY BOY" - pick+
13. "Ground Control (Album Mix) - pick+
Rating: 9/10
In this album she become.. some rock style (?) This is what I can see from every of her album - she has some changing of style.
I don't have most of songs as favorite, but most importantly, there are some gems like "You", which I'll listen over and over again, watching the dancing with bear over and over again etc.
1. "RIRURA RIRUHA [リルラ リルハ]" - pick+
2. "tea cup" - pick++
3. "I♥hug" - pick+
4. "BEAT (Album Version)"
5. "Thrill Thrill Licker"
6. "Twinkle (NANA Version)"
7. "You" - Star of the Album
8. "PIONEER" - pick
9. "Deep Blue Sky" - pick
10. "Dancing Now"
11. "Circle" - pick++
12. "hachimitsu [はちみつ]" - pick+
13. "C-hildren" - pick+
Rating: 7.5/10
P/S: I said previously that her latest album +1 is placed #3 favorite among all her albums. After reviewing all the album, sorry to say that, +1 is the least favorite among the four.
This is Kimura Kaela's first album.I think it's the best among all the albums. I like almost every single of the songs in the album. It's got powerful rock/pop songs(untie, Because), some punk rock(dare, Level 42),some Japanese rock(happiness!!!, Inventor), some acoustic (sola), some Britpop (weak, What ever are you looking for?,ano koro, D.T.S) - I think it's just perfect blend.
Most of the MV of this album represent the cutest/natural part of Kimura Kaela. Which didn't really appear in the latter albums.
1. "untie (album take)" - pick++
2. "You know you love me?"- pick+
3. "ano koro [あの頃]" - pick+
4. "happiness!!! - pick+
5. "INVENTOR" - pick
6. "D.T.S." - pick
7. "Level 42 (album take)" - pick+
8. "dare [誰]" - pick
9. "Because"- pick++
10 "weak" - Star of the Album
11. "What ever are you looking for? (album take)" - pick+
12. "sola" - pick+
Rating: 10/10
CD cover (normal edition)
It's Kaela's new album!
Finally, the wait was worth it :)
CD cover (limited edition)
Tracklisting:
1. NO IMAGE
2. Jasper
3. Yellow - star of the album
4. STARs - pick +
5. ファミレド (Famiredo) - pick +
6. Dejavu
7. Samantha
8. +1 - pick
9. No Reason Why - pick +
10. 鏡よ鏡 - pick
11. はやる気持ち的 My World (有幹勁的My World) - pick
12. 1115
13. Humpty Dumpty
5 out of 13 tracks are taken from the singles (Samantha, Yellow, Jasper)
The rest of the tracks were nice as well.
Yellow - was apparently a song that rocks and the MTV was cool
STARs - was a cheerful song - a bit like Britpop
Famiredo - traditional Kaela-esque song, with Avril Lavigne some element
+1 - My sis' favorite, it's some kind of light and easy song - something like a song for advertisement
No Reason Why - When I first heard it from the Yellow single, I like it - cos it's so Britpop. End up, it really is a British song - written by Farrah. Kaela's version is apparently more powerful and cooler than the original version.
鏡よ鏡 - the tambourine part somehow reminds me of Mama & Papa's California Dreamin', then the guitar riff reminds me of Faye Wong
はやる気持ち的 My World - somewhat a punk rock song. Typical Kaela song.
Bottom line: Not a bad album! But it placed #3 among all of her album. (Ranking: Kaela, Scratch, +1, Circle)
Rating: 6.5/10
