Nishino Kana (西野カナ) the 13th thread ~Love Story~

[AyuGAME]

OMG!!! the cover looks so cheap and crafty

[Earth_maiden]

So happy we get a DVD of this tour, I didn't think we would!

[happiholic★]

Gross covers, lol.

[Yum!Fruit_Salad!]

The Windows Paint realness lol

[happiholic★]

Originally Posted by Yum!Fruit_Salad!

The Windows Paint realness lol

LOLOLOLDEAD.

EDIT: Her hand on the limited cover, it looks like she's like clutching something a little (her left, our right).

[marty]

Why, Kana, why, the tour pamphlets look SO PERFECT, the outfits are GREAT, and you give us THESE COVERS?! Why do you do this to me?
Those things are ugly, to say the least. Kana looks like she's been taken hostage during a bank robbery and she still has a gun against her temple.

[Earth_maiden]

I haven't even bought the latest single yet, just not in a Kana mood lately.

[happiholic★]

Honestly, I've given up a little hope in Kana. I've always found her a bit vanilla (yes, my favorite word to describe her), but I always kinda chalked it up to her being new. The blank faces, cheesy pop ballads, dead face, total lack of personality on many lives. But, she's been around for some time now and it feels like nothing has changed. I just... I don't know... want her to be... bad? A little naughty? A small risk. Just a pop of personality. Unless her true self is really just vanilla. In which case, I never want to meet her.

[NintendoHTF1242]

I'm just here for those random ass power ballads she releases that slay me.

[tenshi no hane]

I read the interviews in LOVE STORY (the book) and she really is just a sweet, dorky girl who loves friends and love. Being 'bad' would be too much of a stretch for her, I think. Which is fine, but I agree she could try to get a little more stage presence. That said, I've only seen her TV performances. Maybe her concerts are better.

Anyway, I'm happy as long as she keeps giving me nice b-sides.

[Minttulatte]

I like her to be a vanilla girl rather than a bad girl. Most of the singers I listen to are more bad girls so Kana is a nice add to the mix.

[marty]

^
Yeah, she has a special place in my heart (and music library) because she's just unique like that. She's very consistent. Maybe, sometimes, too much consistent, lol.
But, wherever a lot of singers try right away with the "badass cool club dancing diva", she's among those that stick to her idol image, and so she stands out too.
That's what Japan loves, anyway. (Apart from Namie... I don't know, Japan is a confusing country)

[brener]

I hope it sells good as Kanayan Tour 2012

[brener]

DVD inside pictures

Spoiler:

[happiholic★]

Bad girl or not, the girl still seems void of a personality to me. I suppose personalities like that work for some people, but not me.

[Zeke.]

Beautiful covers. Although, from the bridge of her nose / upward her hair needs a little more volume / curl. The way it's flat makes the curls look like an underneath attachment/weave/extensions. Othewise, that hairstyle would look great on her.

These covers exude an "autumn time" feeling.

[tenshi no hane]

^ Just curious. Do you watch things like backstage footage and interviews too, or are you basing this only on her PVs (and TV performances)?

I agree her PVs are pretty void of personality edit: Actually, now I think about it, I haven't seen many of her PVs, so I can't judge haha.

[happiholic★]

Originally Posted by tenshi no hane

^ Just curious. Do you watch things like backstage footage and interviews too, or are you basing this only on her PVs (and TV performances)?

I agree her PVs are pretty void of personality edit: Actually, now I think about it, I haven't seen many of her PVs, so I can't judge haha.

I do watch all backstage stuff, etc. She's still one of my favorite artists. For me, its both a mixture of her lack of personality in media, We Can't Stop being a great example, and the interviews and stuff. She might laugh and be cute, but she still doesn't really sparkle for me. I mean, at this point I have more or less accepted that she really just is vanilla, I just expected chocolate to pop out here and there once upon a time. I get a hint of it in songs like Candy, but who knows.

[marty]

^
I think what bothers you it's a mix of her not taking risks musically and her general lack of depth. I mean, she has these themes she holds dear (love, friendship and happiness) and I respect her for staying true to her inspirations, but the thing is becoming a little redundant. There's only so much you can say about the same subject over and over again.
I'm lucky enough to enjoy her way of doing things and not get bored (yet). Her formula works for me. I take those little sparkles of innovation (like FANTASY and CAMERA, LIGHTS, ACTION) and I'm content.
Of course, she NEEDS to build a better stage presence. But I think she's getting better, perfomance after performance.
(And I'm stopping here, because I'm a major stan and if I keep going, I may end writing an essay, lol. Kanayan is actually my second japanese favourite singer, after Ayu! <3)

[happiholic★]

Originally Posted by marty

^
I think what bothers you it's a mix of her not taking risks musically and her general lack of depth. I mean, she has these themes she holds dear (love, friendship and happiness) and I respect her for staying true to her inspirations, but the thing is becoming a little redundant. There's only so much you can say about the same subject over and over again.
I'm lucky enough to enjoy her way of doing things and not get bored (yet). Her formula works for me. I take those little sparkles of innovation (like FANTASY and CAMERA, LIGHTS, ACTION) and I'm content.
Of course, she NEEDS to build a better stage presence. But I think she's getting better, perfomance after performance.
(And I'm stopping here, because I'm a major stan and if I keep going, I may end writing an essay, lol. Kanayan is actually my second japanese favourite singer, after Ayu! <3)

Haha, you're probably right. I guess for me, her themes have gone a bit stale because I've been a fan since pretty much the second she released her debut single. Its been a long time. I've always held on to the hope that one day she would break out of her vanilla shell. And kinda realizing its not gonna happen makes me wonder if the vanilla is really her, or all her record label? And maybe that's my biggest fear: the realization that the singer whom I'm been a fan of for so long, since the first second, might not actually be... her, just a product of her label. Or, is she really just so vanilla and I've never going to see any growth, which would be a little disappointing.