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| Chieco Kawabe / Brilliance : 4 of 5 | |
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8.10.2005
5:38 PM | Link |
 I read about this CD in Newtype USA, and I was intrigued since Chieco played Usagi's school pal Naru in Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon (the live-action series I enjoyed so much). I hardly ever buy a CD without hearing a sample, but I decided to go ahead and order it anyway, since I hadn't ordered from YesAsia in awhile, and she's such a cutie that I couldn't resist. I'm really glad I did, because I love this CD! Her music is really pop, but not so sugary-sweet like a lot of Japanese pop. The stand-out hit track, Be Your Girl, unfortunately is a pretty blatant rip-off of Hilary Duff's So Yesterday, but I still think it's an awesome song. The production and instrumentation is exactly what you would expect for a pop album (it sounds very Radio Disney to me, actually), and Chieco's voice is great - loud when it needs to be, cute and pure (with good pitch, too). Some other favorite tracks are I Can't Wait (with it's funny "bum bum bum" interlude), and Shining, which has some totally bopping dance rhythms. I also love the last track (the title is kanji, so I only know it starts with "Hoshi ni", something about a star), which has beautiful melody and vocals (Chieco sings her own background tracks, too). I'm totally impressed, and her gorgeous face is mesmerizing as a bonus. I don't know what's up with the spelling of her name, since it should be Chieko, but I guess she's just being cool!
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