Namie Amuro has dropped a preview of one of the five music videos she has shot for her 12th studio album _genic. The album is sounding so strong in preview form, with each song showing single potential, that I could have done with videos for every song. But I shalln't be greedy, given that Namie completely did away with her post Feel singles and did the unimaginable by recording an album of all new material. *Ignores of the wails of 'But Beyoncé...'*
"Birthday" is by no means one of the songs from _genic I'm looking forward to, but it's a solid pop song. As has become customary for Namie's songs "Birthday" is sung entirely in Engrish. It may as well have been in Japanese, because I can barely understand what's being sung for the most part, keeping me knee deep in the bane of existence as J-Pop fan who can't understand a damn thing on a song. I love Namie, but the only words I could make out from this were selfie, celebrate, double birthday and what I think was anniversary.
Namie was looking too damn cute in this video. The double birthday she's referring to in this song is probably the news of Ayumi Hamasaki and Kumi Koda's latest albums flopping; which is what is keeping the smile permanently on her face throughout the video.
I'm sure the next music video to surface will have Namie back on her knee high pointy boots, ponytail and off the shoulder top swag. She needs to serve breakfast, lunch, dinner and After eights in the "Stranger", "Golden touch" and "Fashionista" videos.
Namie's social team have been her Facebook and Twitter accounts around the clock to promote this album. In comparison, Ayu's promo for A one was just Google alerts on legacy shit. As for Kumi, I have no idea what her marketing team did for her album.
"Birthday" is by no means one of the songs from _genic I'm looking forward to, but it's a solid pop song. As has become customary for Namie's songs "Birthday" is sung entirely in Engrish. It may as well have been in Japanese, because I can barely understand what's being sung for the most part, keeping me knee deep in the bane of existence as J-Pop fan who can't understand a damn thing on a song. I love Namie, but the only words I could make out from this were selfie, celebrate, double birthday and what I think was anniversary.
Namie was looking too damn cute in this video. The double birthday she's referring to in this song is probably the news of Ayumi Hamasaki and Kumi Koda's latest albums flopping; which is what is keeping the smile permanently on her face throughout the video.
I'm sure the next music video to surface will have Namie back on her knee high pointy boots, ponytail and off the shoulder top swag. She needs to serve breakfast, lunch, dinner and After eights in the "Stranger", "Golden touch" and "Fashionista" videos.
Namie's social team have been her Facebook and Twitter accounts around the clock to promote this album. In comparison, Ayu's promo for A one was just Google alerts on legacy shit. As for Kumi, I have no idea what her marketing team did for her album.
Are you aware that Photogenic, Golden Touch, Fashionista and Stranger have all been leaked? They're all here: https://www.facebook.com/namieintelligenceagency
ReplyDeleteThe PV is so cute, and I love how she lip sync whenever the fuck she wants lmao
ReplyDeleteOMG. Is this really Namie Amuro?! I mean THE Namie Amuro that doesn't dance without knee boots??? I'm shocked. She's wearing high heels *lets it sink in*. This is as shocking as Kashiyuka showing her forhead.
ReplyDeleteBut Ok. I don't like the song that much, but it'll grow on me, I think. MV looks nice/pretty, Namie looks good.Getting some Nishino Kana/Perfume vibes from the breezy/light MV.
Wtf why is she smiling and dancing without high heels lazily?
ReplyDeleteEver since Tsuki this woman has completely given up on properly lip synching. (I love her even more because of it, though <3 )
ReplyDeleteYes. I am aware. My plans over the weekend consisted of listening to "Golden touch" on repeat like...
ReplyDeleteMid-verse too. She don't care.
ReplyDeleteWell, now Birthday and Anything have also been leaked... _genic is officially the new Rebel Heart. <3
ReplyDeleteShe now released Stranger!!!
ReplyDeletehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YstGStmbo0o
Lordt help a ho if she actually puts in work with her routines. Ayu and Kumi's wig closets would burst into flames.
ReplyDeleteThis just made me jizz. Sounds better than 'Heaven'.
ReplyDeleteI wonder how she doesn't age, she has the same face since the first time i came across one of her videos, and that was 10 years ago.
ReplyDeleteI really do like this, but why do I feel like this is oddly similar to Kumi's Birthday Eve back in '06!? Namie's just snatching wigs lately!!
ReplyDeleteThis can't be real..
ReplyDeleteHurricane Venus was after Identity and that was huge
ReplyDeletelike it's her staple song
That's BoA staple song in Korea. BoA's irrelevant in Japan now. BoA's biggest fanbase has always been her Japanese fans. BoA's career peak was BEST OF SOUL (2005), her first J-pop compilation album and she had huge arena tours all over Japan over capacity. Those were the good old days.
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