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Matsuura Aya / Single V Clips 2 : 4 of 5
10.08.2006 3:26 PM \| Link	On one of my trips to Japan, I asked my pal Matt to pick out some music for me to buy, and he pointed me to the CD single of Matsuura Aya's Ne-e?, which I really enjoyed. Since then I haven't really listed to Aya much, but after hearing more about her and seeing her in so many Hello! Project shows, I decided to check out some of her videos (I got the second collection since it included Ne-e?). This is a really fun DVD with seven videos, plus several bonus features, including some fantastic "close-up" versions of the songs - I have to admit, it's quite hypnotizing to stare at a single long shot of a beautiful face singing into the camera! I think I could really become an Aya fan, because she knows how to mix crazy-cute with serious emotion, such as on amazing ballads like The Last Night, which is a truly fantastic song (one of my new favorites). Aya really knows how to sell a song, even when she's acting like a funky music box and making goofy expressions (which she does in Ne-e?, cracking me up every time). I really like the relaxed feel of songs like Sogen no Hito and Hiyashinsu (which is a lot of fun to sing), but not all the videos are great - Goodbye Natsuo is totally crazy, and seeing Aya dressed as a dude with a beard is kind of kimochi-warui! Overall, this is a fun collection that I've watched several times now, so I guess I'll have to check out her first clips DVD soon. Labels: dvds


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