[SINGLE] Kuramochi Asuka - Itsumo Soba ni [2013.05.29]

[cakama]

Kuramochi Asuka debut single

Itsumo Soba ni (いつもそばに)

"Always By Your Side"

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CD
01 いつもそばに (Itsumo Soba ni)
02 偶然の味方 (Guuzen no Mikata)
03 向日葵 (Himawari)
04 いつもそばに(Instrumental)
05 偶然の味方(Instrumental)
06 向日葵(Instrumental)
DVD
01 いつもそばに (Itsumo Soba ni PV)
02 Making of Kuramochi Asuka TV-CM Shooting

5 "one coin" CD only types

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CD
01. Itsumo Soba ni
02. Guuzen no Mikata
03. Itsumo Soba ni (instrumental)
04. Guuzen no Mikata (instrumental)

[cakama]

Oricon Sales update:-

Day 1 - clocked in at 4th

[benstack]

ch3mist
If you've listened to it already, what are your rankings for the songs?

[ch3mist]

May 29, 2013 19:48:46 GMT benstack said:

ch3mist
If you've listened to it already, what are your rankings for the songs?

shoujiki ni iimasukedo...dame da to omoimasu

I don't want to say something bad about it   but honestly it's pretty generic. I was hoping for better, more rock~ish songs (Mocchi did great in the 1830m Blue Rose performance) but it's kinda boring.

Anyway the title song will stay in my iTunes, if I'm generous today I'd give it 3/5
~gomenasai Mocchi

[benstack]

May 29, 2013 20:01:04 GMT ch3mist said:

shoujiki ni iimasukedo...dame da to omoimasu

I don't want to say something bad about it   but honestly it's pretty generic. I was hoping for better, more rock~ish songs (Mocchi did great in the 1830m Blue Rose performance) but it's kinda boring.

Anyway the title song will stay in my iTunes, if I'm generous today I'd give it 3/5
~gomenasai Mocchi

wakarimashita


Sorry bro, poor releases are never fun~

[ch3mist]

May 29, 2013 20:09:14 GMT benstack said:

wakarimashita


Sorry bro, poor releases are never fun~

Yeah but at least we can be honest about it, no reason to go delulu and defend it.^

It's especially sad since it's her solo debut + her prelim result dropped 32 ranks in comparison to last years' Sousenkyo  =.=

cakama Have you listened to it?

[cakama]

May 29, 2013 20:12:46 GMT ch3mist said:

Yeah but at least we can be honest about it, no reason to go delulu and defend it.^

It's especially sad since it's her solo debut + her prelim result dropped 32 ranks in comparison to last years' Sousenkyo  =.=

cakama Have you listened to it?

Guuzen no Mikata on repeat 1 while I work on JKT48's stuffs

Itsumo Soba ni got killed by me after 15secs, but as I've mentioned before, the title track is catered towards JRA.

I'm always a fan of Himawari.

But I've mentioned one too many times, Asuka isn't ready for a solo career. If not for her luck to be as good as Paruru's, she wouldn't have this release in the first place.

She can't infuse emotions into her singing, and her vocal range seems to be quite limited IDK why. 

[ch3mist]

marrymehyuna jase

[cakama]

Kuramochi Asuka performance of her solo debut single [Itsumo Soba ni] on Music Japan 2013.05.30



Mocchi tag: ch3mist marrymehyuna

[cakama]

Oricon 1st week total: 31,424

Not bad for Mocchi. 

[cakama]

Mocchi - Itsumo Soba Ni @ Music Japan 130530



Mocchi tag: ch3mist marrymehyuna

[ch3mist]

Jun 5, 2013 14:52:02 GMT cakama said:

Oricon 1st week total: 31,424

Not bad for Mocchi. 

^
That's (much) more than Kasai's Mine in the 1st week. I'm happy for Mocchi but it's even sadder for Kasai since it's her 2nd solo, a better song and her first song was actually great. I guess the ~graduation effect~ is hitting her  =.=

[cakama]

Jun 5, 2013 23:31:26 GMT ch3mist said:

^
That's (much) more than Kasai's Mine in the 1st week. I'm happy for Mocchi but it's even sadder for Kasai since it's her 2nd solo, a better song and her first song was actually great. I guess the ~graduation effect~ is hitting her  =.=

With AKB48 tag and without AKB48 makes a lot of different, now Kasai aren't being called up for TV programs anymore. 

Not much members (like 99% of them) can't do much without the AKB48 halo effect, excluding Acchan. She is surviving very well in her acting world. 

[ch3mist]

Jun 5, 2013 23:35:56 GMT cakama said:

With AKB48 tag and without AKB48 makes a lot of different, now Kasai aren't being called up for TV programs anymore. 

Not much members (like 99% of them) can't do much without the AKB48 halo effect, excluding Acchan. She is surviving very well in her acting world. 

^
But actually Masaka didn't sell that great either even though it's one of the better AKB solo songs, imo.
It's scary if you graduate without a 'lifebelt' like Acchan/Yuko's acting, Mari-chan's fashion-related work etc. I guess there aren't many members who'll be able to stay successful as a singer after their graduation. Having an awesome voice + skill doesn't make up for the missing AKB48 tag in front of their names. Rough world 

[cakama]

Jun 5, 2013 23:40:54 GMT ch3mist said:

^
But actually Masaka didn't sell that great either even though it's one of the better AKB solo songs, imo.
It's scary if you graduate without a 'lifebelt' like Acchan/Yuko's acting, Mari-chan's fashion-related work etc. I guess there aren't many members who'll be able to stay successful as a singer after their graduation. Having an awesome voice + skill doesn't make up for the missing AKB48 tag in front of their names. Rough world 

Well Masaka is still as great as Kasai's popularity can achieve. 

About the lifebelt, its must be a very independent one. Acchan will get suffering the effects soon, cos her lifebelt is still running off the AKB48 halo effect. Considering her shows (lead casted ones) are getting the worst rating among those over-a-million yen per episode's actresses, something around 4.0 rating against the average of 9.0 and peak of 20+.

Singer wise, its more difficult cos you are comparing against not only legend, composer/writer/singer and also Seiyu singers for starters. Tough market, look at how hard Erena is trying, so hard its painful to monitor any further. 

[ch3mist]

finally a HD version of her PV  
www.dailymotion.com/video/x10lcrq_%E5%80%89%E6%8C%81%E6%98%8E%E6%97%A5%E9%A6%99-%E3%81%84%E3%81%A4%E3%82%82%E3%81%9D%E3%81%B0%E3%81%AB-mv-m-on-tv_music
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