[5/11] Morning Musume。'16 61st single (Utakata Saturday Night! / The Vision / Tokyo to iu Katasumi) [Kanon's last]

[Starra]

I love The Vision so much, it's probably up there with Koi wa Magnet in terms of my top 2016 H!P songs so far.

Still hate the dance team gimmick but I get it. I think what I don't like about it is that it makes them feel less like a group as a whole, or something. Like, during live performances it'd be fine if the dance team didn't sing or whatever but during the MV/the actual recording they could have at least sung during the chorus...

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FujiTV Mezamashi morning news 4/27/16 - Utakata Saturday Night! MV preview

[CaptainBerryzGiraffe]

I think this single makes up for everything else since Wagamama (all three songs)

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more promotion events

Handshake meeting at the Morioka Civic Cultural Hall in Iwate, 4/29 - Eripon, Ayumi, Oda, Nonaka
http://www.helloproject.com/event/detai ... c70a1fd608

Handshake meeting at the Sendai Sun Plaza Hall in Miyagi, 4/30 - Mizuki, Kudo, Ogata, Akane
http://www.helloproject.com/event/detai ... 4e12f38cf4

Handshake meeting at the Nitori Culture Hall in Sapporo, 5/3 - Kanon, Harunan, Masaki, Maria
http://www.helloproject.com/event/detai ... 3895b5fd06

Talk & Handshake event at LaLaport TOYOSU seaside deck, 5/2 - Mizuki, Kanon, Ayumi, Masaki, Nonaka
http://www.helloproject.com/event/detai ... fcdf9b5dbd

[forgetmenots]

Omg I can't stop laughing. It's straight out of Golden Era and could easily go big in Japan if promoted well. Just the perfect brand of silly.

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Utakata Saturday Night! MV (Hello! Station edit)
https://youtu.be/eGnp5Ux00r4?t=1m53s

[CaptainBerryzGiraffe]

So it's super hard to take that "do it do it dance" part seriously because of the dance move. *^* (reminds me of Massara Blue Jeans)
Also, I didn't notice they were going "OOOOHHHHHHH.....takata"!

[forgetmenots]

^Honestly, I don't think we're supposed to take any part of this song/video/dance seriously. That's what's so much fun about it. It's that trying to make you smile, mood-making feeling that Zukki always tried to bring to the table. It's the perfect tribute to her.

The last time I remember seeing the girls just enjoy themselves freely in a video was in Wagamama Ki no Mama.

[Rysaria]

*crickety old voice* It's been 67 years since I last learned a full MM dance...

I like dance. I like song. I like HS edit. Sell well, do it!...do it do it do it do it...

[Starra]

Utakata feels like the sort of fun dance song Japan could get behind. Hopefully they market it right, it's damn catchy.

I don't care about Katasumi much but The Vision and Utakata more than make up for it since they're both perfect songs. Well, they're different kinds of perfect, but I love them both a lot.