Arashi – Mada Minu Sakai E PV

It’s been a while since our boys released a PV for an album, I believe the last one was for Lucky Man.

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6cq76Y64x8

Awesomeness! It reminds me of their earlier works, doesn’t it scream A.RA.SHI and Typhoon Generation!? The boys are gorgeous as always, especially in the black outfits. The contrast used was fantastic, the colorful and youthful in the first part vs. the dark and mature for the latter. Oh-chan was adorable with that Dragonball Z hair style LOL, Jun-kun and Nino looked quite smexy too.

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Arashi’s Lotus PV

Just got a chance to watch this and late as ever. I like it, especially the boys in white. After all of those ballads last year, this PV is certainly treat. Ohno’s vocals are grand as always, though I was a bit surprise with his and Nino’s high pitched wails. I went LOL each time they were lip-syncing to it. Is autotune extremely popular in Japan now? It sneaked in a few times, mostly for Sho-kun and Aiba. Usage is fine as long as it not abused like certain groups *cough KAT-TUN.*

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3SBizdnqKY

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Arashi – Dear Snow PV and my thoughts on the song

Dear Snow PV – making of photo version
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYWoG2UmoSc

Kyaa~~ at the historical setting, I absolutely adore the integration, being a history freak. I wonder if this is the same one used in the movie. Though, I enjoyed the MS performance better, the boys are still handsome here. Jun-kun’s jacket adds a lovely touch of color to the PV. For some reason, Ohno reminds of a monk LOL…it’s probably the beads, but still nice.

Overall, this ballad is beautiful, quite bittersweet and emotional. I love the ending:

Eien ni kanawanai
We can’t wish for eternity

Sore demo itoshii hito yo
But even so, you are the person dearest to me

You can tell that I’m a sucker for angst love. Everyone has been complaining about the title of the song — where is the snow or it’s too early for Christmas? I do not believe this is for white fluff, but holds a deeper meaning, a metaphor. Snow probably symbolizes purity, innocence and virtue. The Ooku certainly is a place without these characteristics. No matter if it houses men or women, the place is tainted with greedy, hatred, and lust. I haven’t gone a chance to read the manga yet, but am positive that Mizuno Yunoshin (portrayed by Nino) and the shogun (played by Shibasaki Kou) do not have clean slates — hidden secrets, dark past, etc. It is possible that their encounter is life changing and invigorating.

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