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Morning Musume Sakura Gumi & Otome Gumi / Sakura Mankai & Yuujou - Kokoro no Busu niwa Naranee! : 4 of 5
10.24.2006 9:38 PM \| Link	Back in 2003 (before I was a diehard fan), Morning Musume was split into two smaller groups called Sakura Gumi and Otome Gumi, and this DVD includes the videos for both subgroups second singles they each released. Besides being interested in seeing Otome Gumi, I had to buy this DVD for Sakura Mankai, which is one of the Morning Musume songs ever. It's just a perfect song with beautiful instrumentation (using traditional-sounding Japanese instruments) and wonderful lyrics, and the video is definitely a masterpiece. Everything about it is breathtaking, from the falling blossoms to the kimono designs, and I could watch it over and over. There's also a close-up version included! Otome Gumi provides a great contrast with their cutsy-punk song, and it's a blast to see Sayumi sing the intro with gusto. Reina gets lots of lines, too, and everyone looks great in their black & white outfits and perfectly messed-up hairdos. Yuujou is a high-energy song, and their dance moves are lots of fun (especially the air guitar strumming). The Making Of segments aren't really extra special, but it's cool to see the pinwheel contraption they built to film some of the scenes. It's nice to have this bit of Morning Musume history to watch when I feel like it! Labels: dvds, jpop, morning musume


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