(This post title is on beta. I'm trying to think of a 'best of both worlds' blog for everything in my life. In Blogger. Stay tuned.)
Hi guys, I promised an entry a day for the week, so I decided to stay back to type this on my phone. No, I didn't get to go out. *sob*
Klassic Note Review
Hikasa Youko - EX:FUTURIZE
(Normally reviews are done with all the songs I listen or else no much meaning, but this is for beta as I mentioned)
[Limited Edition] [Normal Edition]
How I got to this:
Well it's been some time since we heard the lovely voice that is Hikasa "Yocchan" Youko (wow her middle name), and up to her fourth single is quite an achievement, since her successful debut as a singer last year. Sadly, this isn't as prime as her previous releases (I can't say 'production'; It's not her composition) as she sings for the new season Anime "Z/X IGNITION", if I'm not wrong.
Verdict:
Too futuristic is my verdict, as I don't really take this genre. Not that I haven't heard this before. Rememberher collaboration album (which doesn't involve her besides singing) last year? That was different.
(1) EX:FUTURIZE
An upbeat, futuristic song that makes me feel hyped at least, but not impressive especially if you don't listen to the preview but the whole song. Amime song producers are doing the mistake of making songs longer than they should be, though no last phrase before the last chorus is spotted. Overall, I'm fine with this. Yes, it's in the I'm-in-too-deep-no-choice-but-to-take-it-in category. Haha.
Rating: 4 stars (Average)
(2) Technoholica
It may be good if they did a slow techno genre or something, but they didn't. So forget it. To add on, the English lyrics which Yocchan sang so inaccurately is giving me goosebumps. It's like Akiyama Mio from "K-ON!" trying to seduce a guy. So nah, no single ordering record already, Yocchan...
Rating: NOT IN LIST
In conclusion, quite an expected single. Not as surprising as the previous single where I got happy of Yocchan singing like Mio once again. Guess this shall not be the first order of the year. Last year this was much earlier...
~Kaineng, on the Klassic Note
