Is... 1,450,881 copies~!
Highest first day sales for AKB48 ever~
Beating Manatsu no Sounds good from last year~
Also... since this is election single...
Preliminary results came out as well~
And Sashihara is number 1!
Unbelievable.. I am proud of her~
Even if she doesn't retain this position in the final ranking,
I am really happy she got to be number 1 at one point. ♥
Anyways...
In lieu of my previous post "Brainstorming Review from Casual Fan"
I decided to let my boyfriend also review the Sayonara Crawl single songs~
He never listened to them before so these are all first impressions~
I thought it may be interesting to some people~~!
So... here it is~!
Let's keep in mind, he listened without seeing the pv's yet as well~~!
☆ Intro is generic idol music. ☆
☆ Don't think the "whoos" add anything to the song except corny-ness. ☆
☆ Instrumentals are nice, but just doesn't "fit". Makes the song feel dated. ☆
☆ It sounds like an anime opening. ☆
☆ Is this the single? I can't believe this is the single... ☆
☆ Maybe the lyrics would make this song 100x better? ☆
☆ Oh, the song changed....and just as quickly changed back. ☆
☆ Not a good start for the single. ☆
☆ It...doesn't...end. ☆
☆ Finally. ☆
☆ Sounds spacey, but at least not as generic as Sayonara Crawl. ☆
☆ The guitar reminds me of buttrock, but actually a nice touch. ☆
☆ The music in general reminds me of video game music. Not necessarily a bad thing, but ya. ☆
☆ I could see this song kind of fitting in with Halloween. Just the vibe I get. ☆
☆ Guitar solo and monologue. Wish I knew what was being said. ☆
☆ Not one of their best songs, but I like it more than Sayonara Crawl. ☆
Ikuru Koto
☆ I really like the beginning to this song. I have a feeling it'll be my favorite song of the single. ☆
☆ It feels really nice to listen to this song. I can feel emotion in it. ☆
☆ The guitar just soars. Love it. ☆
☆ How is this song so much better than the others?! ☆
☆ It feels so strong. I'm really bad at putting it into words. ☆
☆ This song makes me feel a strong emotion that only a rare few make me feel. ☆
☆ Maybe after a few listens it'll go away, but I really love this song. ☆
☆ This song makes me feel a strong emotion that only a rare few make me feel. ☆
☆ Maybe after a few listens it'll go away, but I really love this song. ☆
☆ I even liked the abrupt ending. ☆
How come?
☆ Must be the techno song which I usually like the most. We'll see after Ikuro Koto. ☆
☆ I really like the simple beat. ☆
☆ Love the dirty bass beats in the verse after the chorus. ☆
☆ The chorus isn't bad at all, but a little plain and dated sounding. ☆
☆ I like the "oh oh oh" even if its a little cheesy. ☆
☆ It's a good song, but after Uza and whatever Mariko's electro song is called, it just sounds alittle dated. ☆
☆ I wish it hit a little harder. Will probably be my #2 on this single. ☆
☆ I wish it hit a little harder. Will probably be my #2 on this single. ☆
Romance Kenjuu
☆ The first 10 seconds, I was wondering if this was really a Team B song. ☆
☆ 10 seconds in...yep, its a Team B song... ☆
☆ Sounds very 70's ish. Like, they are Charlie's Angels lol. ☆
☆ Even the guitar sounds like surfer rock. ☆
☆ If I hadn't already seen the CD covers, I would think that there would be an image for every decade. ☆
☆ It was a Team B song. Not much more for me to say. ☆
Hasute to Wasute
☆ The instrumentals for this just makes me feel that this is an homage CD lol. ☆
☆ I do like the chorus. It feels like this song will get stuck stuck in my head. Its just so happy. ☆
☆ Strong guitar solo. Really cute and feel good song. ☆
☆ I don't really know what else to say about this song. ☆
☆ Its not crazy special or anything, but its a good solid song. #3 ☆
☆ Its not crazy special or anything, but its a good solid song. #3 ☆
Overall Song Ranking
Ikuro Koto
How come?
Hasute to Wasute
Bara no Kajitsu
Sayonara Crawl
Romance Kenjuu
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Okay, after all of that~
It's funny , after he reviews all the songs
and we go to make food in the kitchen
we both just have Sayonara Crawl stuck in our head~
He really didn't like it.. but he admits it kind of just sticks with you, ahah
For me, it's hard to gauge a personal ranking for this single.
I am really loyal to team K and I actually really like their song~
I also like the undergirls song and Sayonara Crawl a lot.
I also like Team A and Team B song a lot~
The only song that doesn't stick with me as much is Hasute to Wasute
but the PV for it is really cute and funny~
Overall, it's really solid. ♥
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Okay, after all of that~
It's funny , after he reviews all the songs
and we go to make food in the kitchen
we both just have Sayonara Crawl stuck in our head~
He really didn't like it.. but he admits it kind of just sticks with you, ahah
For me, it's hard to gauge a personal ranking for this single.
I am really loyal to team K and I actually really like their song~
I also like the undergirls song and Sayonara Crawl a lot.
I also like Team A and Team B song a lot~
The only song that doesn't stick with me as much is Hasute to Wasute
but the PV for it is really cute and funny~
Overall, it's really solid. ♥
