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| Video The Morning Musume Best 10 : 4 of 5 | |
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6.19.2006
8:07 PM | Link |
 Since I've been watching so many J-pop videos lately, I thought I should get this earliest collection of Morning Musume clips while the DVD is still available. The videos included here are pretty much the same songs as their Best Vol 1 CD, since I knew all of them even though these are their oldest hits. It's really interesting to see the original Morning Musume, watching all the graduated members when they were so young. Natsumi Abe was definitely the star, and she gets so much more attention from the camera (which is fine with me - she looks angelic in Morning Coffee!). As new members start to appear, it's amazing how they are just barely in the videos - the girls definitely were not equals back then! I was also struck at how the older Morning Musume sound was much more about vocals and harmony, but then evolves into a focus on rhythm and humor (in a delightful way). The old video styles are almost funny in their simplicity - the dance moves in Summer Night Town are about a tenth as difficult as the stuff they do now! The first video that really signals a big change is Love Machine, where all of the members get to share the spotlight, enjoy tons of goofy costumes, and generally have a fun time performing a great song. After that Koi no Dance Site and Happy Summer Wedding really feel like the "modern" group, and make a nice transition to Picture of the Morning Musume 2. These compilation DVDs are fantastic - I just wish they sold sets of all the other videos I missed!Labels: dvds, jpop, morning musume |
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