Sunday, March 18, 2007
Takitsuba Clips
OK, i finally found the time to watch the DVD. And i want to ask stupid AVEX... WHY IS THIS DVD SO EXPENSIVE??? The DVD cover is a mystery, the photo book (or should i call it an insert) is puny (ehh, though i like the centre pic very much) and the off-shots are sooo short!!! I was like O_o?? when it ended. What the *(:&*@D#$CX&$**&(*%^SAG&XDAMExx)U*&*??! (Trying some subconscious marketing here.) Basically, for those of us who have followed them since debut, or before that, there's nothing new that we haven't seen in the DVD. But for those who joined the T&T Family later, it's a good resource to find out about their past works. Hah. Well, it's Evil AVEX. What can we do?? Can JE Inc claim them back already?? The good thing about the DVD is, we now have DVD-quality PVs of their past works.
Anyway, it was chotto natsukashii watching the PVs.
1) Takki - Ki.Se.Ki
Takki was still wearing the cross ring then ne. I miss that ring. Anyway, those were the days when their PVs had some sort of concept. Or storyline. I didn't really like his hairstyle during Hatachi release. It's a bit too short and stiff. But this is one of my favourite songs in the album. Eh? No connection about what i just said? LOL.
2) Tsubasa - Get Down
It's the same set (or at least, it is made to look the same) as Takki's Ki.Se.Ki. But while Takki's set used a lot of water, Tsuba's set is all fire. And it actually took me i think like 2 years before I realised that they mouthed each other's names in the PV. Haha... ok, I'm retarded. XD But this solo Tsuba's PV and Takki's had a lot of contrasting elements, which was pretty cool. And aiyo... Tsuba was so slinky in this PV... esp in that black shirt. Woohoo~~~
3) T&T - True Heart
I actually quite like the harmonising for this song, but i say it's very challenging for them to sing it live. Takki tends to go out of tune at the very last part. But i don't blame him. Why do they always give Takki the high parts anyway?? Is he a soprano?? LOLL. Anyway, if you watch these 3 PVs in this sequence, you will feel a sense of 解放感 when True Heart PV starts playing. Like finally both of them got out of the locked room into the open space. And now that i've re-watched it, it's like wow. How hard is it to find a single tree in the middle of open greenery?? And i was suddenly wondering, WHERE is that chain watch now? And how much it will fetch if it's ever being auctioned?? Then again, most of the T&T fans are probably too poor to bid for it, since we have Evil AVEX sucking so much money out of us. =_=;;;
4) Sotsugyou ~ Sayonara wa Ashita no Tame ni
I can't remember, but was this single released around Mar? The graduation season in Japan? Actually, I prefer "To be or not to be" in this single. How i wished they released a PV for that song too. This PV doesn't have much tsubo for me, but waaah, Takki was like SUPER FAIR in this one. Argghhh... i need to work harder on my 美白 regime. *sweat* And Tsuba's bangs were meticulously curled at the ends. Did Takki said in the OFF SHOTS that their shorts had wires in them?? So that is why they opened up so nicely... naruhodo. (takes notes)
5) Yume Monogatari
I ENVY those fans who could participate in the filming. It's like they are forever immortalised in the same video as T&T. ii naa~ And i noticed there were a couple of guys right in the front next to the stage. I wonder if they were staff who were put there to guide the fans with the furitsuke. Watching this PV alone in my room, i wanted to shout out "Takki!" "Tsubasa!" at the front. LOL... i think my neighbours will think i'm mad.
6) One Day, One Dream
I STILL can't believe they showed the cranes in the PV. Not the bird cranes, but the elevating cranes. Zenzen wakannai... And it's so cold watching this PV... i'm cold enough as it is here. (Did i mention there was finally 初雪 in Tokyo yesterday?? The latest 初雪 since the last last century...) I think this was the first single when Evil AVEX started the evil trading cards thingy?? Was it?? I have a bad memory. Gosh, it reminds me of those YES! Idol cards Days in my primary school era... ちょっと、AVEXさん、聞いてる？もう少しタキツバのことを愛してくれないのかな。
7) Serenade
I'm still confused as to what the title of this song really is. Are we supposed to read the kanji 愛想曲 as Se.re.naa.de? (The kanji pronunciation is actually aisoukyoku) But they never pronounce it this way in the song. They pronounced as se.re.nee. Hmm... Oh well. Anyway, this was the song that got all of us very nervous when they perform it live, cos we worry if they can catch the sticks after 2 spins. Hahaaa... もう、本当に。Takki's hair is a bit flat in this PV but SUPER KANPEKI. Like every freaking strand was in place. And his signature chotto-irritated-intense-stare-look is showcased a lot in this PV. *meltsss* A very regal and oshare PV.
8) Kamen
Classy. Erotic. Precision.
Yeah, my 3 adjectives worth for this PV. It gets me very MOE every time.. the slo-mo removing of each other's masks, the super complicated furitsuke (but of cos, since this song is not for fans to dance along). And Takki's hair is OH SO KANPEKI IN THIS ONE!!! It looks PERFECT from every angle! The front, the side and the back. I love it soooo much!! And it's a beautiful gold colour too!! So kira kira, I LIKE!!!! *rapes screen* And ooohhh.. him and Tsuba in those skinny tie suits. *heart skips a beat* And I LOVE Takki at 4:29 of this PV. He looks SUPER GORGEOUS in that scene!!! OK, he looks gorgeous all the time but that 4:29 part is particularly stunning. I really like the dance chereography of this song, especially the interlude part, though it ain't that obvious from the PV. Then again, no matter how much i LOVE this PV, one cannot watch it 3 times in a row without getting a headache. LOL. The spinning gold stage... and everything is so fast. And the nudie scenes of both of them, still a 謎. Shocks me every time. LOL. And hmm, this song reminds me of the time when i went to find the The Mask Cafe by myself in was it Aoyama?? It was amazing that i actually found it, with the LITTLE clues that i have. I don't think i can find it back again... Let me go dig up the pics i posted before...
I don't think i listened to the Chinese, Korean and erm.. Thai? versions more than twice. Haha.. gomen ne, T&T. And when i listen to the Japanese version, sometimes i thought it sounded a bit Thai. Anyway, this is more a concerty song than a good-for-listening song. Then again, this is true with most T&T songs. The PV was maa maa. And i'm guessing the white women who was made to wear that Greek costume must think that Japanese are ridiculously nuts. LOL. It's like, so overly stereotypical. I don't see any Koreans or Thais in this PV. Plus the girl in red cheongsam looks ayashii-ly like a Japanese as well. And i just realised there were funny Chinese words when they shot just the cheongsam girl.
好那这个也送给你...
[OK, i will give you this too]
毕竟付出了两年时间
[Afterall, i spent 2 years...??]
HUH??! O_o?? まったく意味不明です。Did the AVEX stuff took the text from Chinese's blog online?? And it sounds like the girl/guy just had a breakup. LMAO.
10) Ho! Summer
Gee, i really like this PV a lot. It's soooo SUMMERY, you just want to hit the beach! Though i'm not even a beach person. They looked like they were having so much fun shooting this PV!! I'm wondering what those Saipan ojiisan band were really playing when T&T were prancing around in front of them singing Ho! Summer. Hahhaha.....
OFF SHOTS
Anoo... everyone should just watch Channel @ clips instead for the erm.. expanded versions. (Though i STILL DUNNO exactly what channel is this Channel @ on... it don't seem to be something available on regular TV channels!!) And why wasn't any Ho! Summer off shots included??? Hmph. Can't remember, did we get any Channel @ coverage for Ho! Summer at all??
Does this DVD really contain every single PV since their debut? After almost 5 years of forming the unit, they only had TEN PVs?? Hmm... never realised that. But i guess the one million and one clips we have of T&T in non-PV videos made up for it. Teehee.
Yup, so that sums up my review for the DVD. =)
How I wished they made PVs for songs like To Be or not to be (yea, i'm shitsukoi), You & I, Aishitagari, Starry Sky, Diamond!!!!!, Love Spiral, Negai, Mermaid, 12 Gatsu no Hana, Black Butterfly!!!! etc etc.... But noooo.. AVEX is too caught up with AYUMI and Ayumi and ayumi.. whatever. *sulks*
Anyway, it was chotto natsukashii watching the PVs.
1) Takki - Ki.Se.Ki
Takki was still wearing the cross ring then ne. I miss that ring. Anyway, those were the days when their PVs had some sort of concept. Or storyline. I didn't really like his hairstyle during Hatachi release. It's a bit too short and stiff. But this is one of my favourite songs in the album. Eh? No connection about what i just said? LOL.
2) Tsubasa - Get Down
It's the same set (or at least, it is made to look the same) as Takki's Ki.Se.Ki. But while Takki's set used a lot of water, Tsuba's set is all fire. And it actually took me i think like 2 years before I realised that they mouthed each other's names in the PV. Haha... ok, I'm retarded. XD But this solo Tsuba's PV and Takki's had a lot of contrasting elements, which was pretty cool. And aiyo... Tsuba was so slinky in this PV... esp in that black shirt. Woohoo~~~
3) T&T - True Heart
I actually quite like the harmonising for this song, but i say it's very challenging for them to sing it live. Takki tends to go out of tune at the very last part. But i don't blame him. Why do they always give Takki the high parts anyway?? Is he a soprano?? LOLL. Anyway, if you watch these 3 PVs in this sequence, you will feel a sense of 解放感 when True Heart PV starts playing. Like finally both of them got out of the locked room into the open space. And now that i've re-watched it, it's like wow. How hard is it to find a single tree in the middle of open greenery?? And i was suddenly wondering, WHERE is that chain watch now? And how much it will fetch if it's ever being auctioned?? Then again, most of the T&T fans are probably too poor to bid for it, since we have Evil AVEX sucking so much money out of us. =_=;;;
4) Sotsugyou ~ Sayonara wa Ashita no Tame ni
I can't remember, but was this single released around Mar? The graduation season in Japan? Actually, I prefer "To be or not to be" in this single. How i wished they released a PV for that song too. This PV doesn't have much tsubo for me, but waaah, Takki was like SUPER FAIR in this one. Argghhh... i need to work harder on my 美白 regime. *sweat* And Tsuba's bangs were meticulously curled at the ends. Did Takki said in the OFF SHOTS that their shorts had wires in them?? So that is why they opened up so nicely... naruhodo. (takes notes)
5) Yume Monogatari
I ENVY those fans who could participate in the filming. It's like they are forever immortalised in the same video as T&T. ii naa~ And i noticed there were a couple of guys right in the front next to the stage. I wonder if they were staff who were put there to guide the fans with the furitsuke. Watching this PV alone in my room, i wanted to shout out "Takki!" "Tsubasa!" at the front. LOL... i think my neighbours will think i'm mad.
6) One Day, One Dream
I STILL can't believe they showed the cranes in the PV. Not the bird cranes, but the elevating cranes. Zenzen wakannai... And it's so cold watching this PV... i'm cold enough as it is here. (Did i mention there was finally 初雪 in Tokyo yesterday?? The latest 初雪 since the last last century...) I think this was the first single when Evil AVEX started the evil trading cards thingy?? Was it?? I have a bad memory. Gosh, it reminds me of those YES! Idol cards Days in my primary school era... ちょっと、AVEXさん、聞いてる？もう少しタキツバのことを愛してくれないのかな。
7) Serenade
I'm still confused as to what the title of this song really is. Are we supposed to read the kanji 愛想曲 as Se.re.naa.de? (The kanji pronunciation is actually aisoukyoku) But they never pronounce it this way in the song. They pronounced as se.re.nee. Hmm... Oh well. Anyway, this was the song that got all of us very nervous when they perform it live, cos we worry if they can catch the sticks after 2 spins. Hahaaa... もう、本当に。Takki's hair is a bit flat in this PV but SUPER KANPEKI. Like every freaking strand was in place. And his signature chotto-irritated-intense-stare-look is showcased a lot in this PV. *meltsss* A very regal and oshare PV.
8) Kamen
Classy. Erotic. Precision.
Yeah, my 3 adjectives worth for this PV. It gets me very MOE every time.. the slo-mo removing of each other's masks, the super complicated furitsuke (but of cos, since this song is not for fans to dance along). And Takki's hair is OH SO KANPEKI IN THIS ONE!!! It looks PERFECT from every angle! The front, the side and the back. I love it soooo much!! And it's a beautiful gold colour too!! So kira kira, I LIKE!!!! *rapes screen* And ooohhh.. him and Tsuba in those skinny tie suits. *heart skips a beat* And I LOVE Takki at 4:29 of this PV. He looks SUPER GORGEOUS in that scene!!! OK, he looks gorgeous all the time but that 4:29 part is particularly stunning. I really like the dance chereography of this song, especially the interlude part, though it ain't that obvious from the PV. Then again, no matter how much i LOVE this PV, one cannot watch it 3 times in a row without getting a headache. LOL. The spinning gold stage... and everything is so fast. And the nudie scenes of both of them, still a 謎. Shocks me every time. LOL. And hmm, this song reminds me of the time when i went to find the The Mask Cafe by myself in was it Aoyama?? It was amazing that i actually found it, with the LITTLE clues that i have. I don't think i can find it back again... Let me go dig up the pics i posted before...
The Mask Cafe, specially dressed up for the movie.
And T&T's surprise performance at the movie's premiere was on continuous-repeat.
I'm guessing 90% of those inside the cafe were T&T fans trying hard to act cool
and not kyaah out loud. Haha.
I forgot the name of this drink.
Green latte or something.
Everything was made green to commemorate this movie.
Purposely ordered this so i could hang around the small cafe to watch the video.
Then again, my legs were really aching after 2 hrs of searching...
I don't think i listened to the Chinese, Korean and erm.. Thai? versions more than twice. Haha.. gomen ne, T&T. And when i listen to the Japanese version, sometimes i thought it sounded a bit Thai. Anyway, this is more a concerty song than a good-for-listening song. Then again, this is true with most T&T songs. The PV was maa maa. And i'm guessing the white women who was made to wear that Greek costume must think that Japanese are ridiculously nuts. LOL. It's like, so overly stereotypical. I don't see any Koreans or Thais in this PV. Plus the girl in red cheongsam looks ayashii-ly like a Japanese as well. And i just realised there were funny Chinese words when they shot just the cheongsam girl.
好那这个也送给你...
[OK, i will give you this too]
毕竟付出了两年时间
[Afterall, i spent 2 years...??]
HUH??! O_o?? まったく意味不明です。Did the AVEX stuff took the text from Chinese's blog online?? And it sounds like the girl/guy just had a breakup. LMAO.
10) Ho! Summer
Gee, i really like this PV a lot. It's soooo SUMMERY, you just want to hit the beach! Though i'm not even a beach person. They looked like they were having so much fun shooting this PV!! I'm wondering what those Saipan ojiisan band were really playing when T&T were prancing around in front of them singing Ho! Summer. Hahhaha.....
OFF SHOTS
Anoo... everyone should just watch Channel @ clips instead for the erm.. expanded versions. (Though i STILL DUNNO exactly what channel is this Channel @ on... it don't seem to be something available on regular TV channels!!) And why wasn't any Ho! Summer off shots included??? Hmph. Can't remember, did we get any Channel @ coverage for Ho! Summer at all??
Does this DVD really contain every single PV since their debut? After almost 5 years of forming the unit, they only had TEN PVs?? Hmm... never realised that. But i guess the one million and one clips we have of T&T in non-PV videos made up for it. Teehee.
Yup, so that sums up my review for the DVD. =)
How I wished they made PVs for songs like To Be or not to be (yea, i'm shitsukoi), You & I, Aishitagari, Starry Sky, Diamond!!!!!, Love Spiral, Negai, Mermaid, 12 Gatsu no Hana, Black Butterfly!!!! etc etc.... But noooo.. AVEX is too caught up with AYUMI and Ayumi and ayumi.. whatever. *sulks*
// posted by snuffles @ 2:05 AM 
