Once again I'm way behind the times Jpop-wise, since this DVD came out such a long time ago, but I still have to say a few words about this cool concert, which is at least twice as great as Morning Musume's previous disappointing show!The theme for this concert is to perform every single, so this show is wall-to-wall music, with very little talking segments (which is fine with me). I love seeing the current line-up perform older songs like Morning Coffee (which was actually sung with harmony, and the girls look great in their skirts), and squeezing everything in means the arrangers had to get creative with medleys.
Sometimes these are awesome - the transition from Namida ga Tomaranai Houkago to Memory Seishun no Hikari was fantastic, but some of the other transitions were absolutely terrible. I really liked the new piano arrangements for a few of the songs (especially Sayumi's unexpected Furusato solo!). The camera work was nice this time around - I liked the long shots (rather than all the usual quick cuts), and the on-stage low angle camera was interesting, too.
Jun Jun did a great job with her solo lines, but Lin Lin needs to stop smiling on serious or sad songs. Gaki-san was brimming with confidence, and Koharu was just embarrassing as usual (yuck). Sayumi was sweet and cute (but didn't get enough camera time), and Reina's longer hair looked nice (but I could do without that weird fake shoulder tattoo).
Most of the outfits were too frilly, but things got skimpy near the end! I'm glad Morning Musume recovered from their last effort with such an awesome concert - this is definitely one I want to watch again soon!
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