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Old 28th May 2020, 05:10 PM
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the new single is out in Japan… it's so ethereal and heavenly. The second half is glorious.
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Old 28th May 2020, 05:26 PM
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^should be out in Europe by tomorrow, right?
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Old 28th May 2020, 07:26 PM
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Old 28th May 2020, 07:30 PM
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^just pre-safed/ordered it. Thanks!
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Old 28th May 2020, 07:42 PM
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Wow, what a fascinating and beautiful track. I'm loving the direction she's going in.
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Old 29th May 2020, 03:11 AM
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"Time" didn't hit me the way I wanted it to in the end, but damn. "Dare nimo Iwanai" is amazing.
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Old 29th May 2020, 07:54 PM
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^as time grew on me as a background song, I again think this is song is kinda lame. I can see the interesting choice in composition she made here but it sounds like an album track - nothing more.
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Old 29th May 2020, 10:45 PM
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I have mixed feelings.

Just the preview was enough to get me excited, so...

At first the only thing that put me off a bit were the weird "horn" sounds, but still I was enjoying it. It's glorious, ethereal, much better than Time, then the second half came... the let down. Wish she kept it going the same way as the first half, I just can't connect with it.

Idk if this will grow on me but I don't feel like listening to it a lot, at least not the full thing.

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Old 30th May 2020, 12:32 AM
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It's really nice.
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Old 30th May 2020, 06:23 AM
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Not surprised some people don’t like the second half, JPop listeners are notoriously prude lol

The second half really takes off, the whole song is fantastic.
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I like this song a lot. Really looking forward to the new album!
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I didn't like the song at all until I listened to it again with the earbuds. Blame amazon echo dot, a mono speaker with no dynamics at all lol.
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Old 30th May 2020, 11:02 PM
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Not surprised some people don’t like the second half, JPop listeners are notoriously prude lol
I don't even know what the lyrics are lol but that's not my issue
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Old 31st May 2020, 12:57 PM
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^yeah, i was also confused by Akutenshis post. Nobody talked about the lyrics here and musically there is nothing insane going on
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I love the new song. I feel like I can hear her personality coming back to the music. I also don't understand the prude comment. How is this song explicit?
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This is a song I’d gladly listen to. It feels melancholic, which I enjoy. It feels like one of those songs you’d listen to staring out a train window, pretending you’re in you’re own music video, lol.

The song flowed into For You on my Spotify, and it was a great transition.

This is also the type of music J-POP needs right now. There’s absolutely nothing interesting or exciting happening in right now, in my opinion. (Less famous rappers are exciting me but on the pop sphere I can’t say I’ve been into very much...)
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^there is quite a lot going on, just mostly not mainstream.
But I don't feel like this song adds anything fresh either. Its just an enjoyable listen on the side.
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Old 3rd June 2020, 09:55 AM
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Yes, I was referring to mainstream music. It’s been pretty stale. I know there’s at least some interesting stuff if you dig around, but big J-pop artists have been pretty stuck IMO. Either it’s singer-song writer stuff, which isn’t particularly “exciting”, or K-pop inspired stuff.

If I hear Paprika or Lemon or Marigold one more time... lol

I don’t think this song is a “hit” I just meant it’s... different, compared to other big names. Which is exciting enough for me lol.
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Old 4th June 2020, 04:11 PM
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Kenshi Yonezu is great tho. Dunno why you dislike it - pretty amazing compositions and lyrics. Mainstream Pop yes, but good ones and there is a reason he is a big hit.

I don't even think this Utada song is too far off from his style.

But you are right - J-Ppop isn't moving forward especially if you are a longtime fan. These two Utada songs are pretty meh for me for exactly that reason. Nothing fresh - heard it before.
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Old 5th June 2020, 02:49 AM
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I didn’t say I didn’t like it or him, just saying that’s it’s overplayed. I’d get tired of any song if it was overplayed.
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