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When I first heard that S.E.S. was gonna have a Japanese album,
I was thrilled because I enjoyed their Korean albums, S.E.S. and
S.E.S. 2. Unfortunately, I was not impressed upon hearing this
album.
In this album, it's like S.E.S was molded to fit in by sounding more
"Japanese." This is very noticeable because there are no crazy guys
rapping in the songs & all the songs sounds "safe"--there are no off-
the-wall songs like "nonsense" or cute songs like "Snow X'mas."
It's strictly following the "Japanese formula" which makes this album
sort of boring. Actually, I wouldn't have minded it so much, but in
a lot of songs, S.E.S tend to shout-sing (well, rather Shoo does),
rather than rely on harmonic melodies. If you heard their Korean
songs, you too would be surprised that this is the same group.
Despite the negative things I said about this album, it's pretty good
for a first release & many people have enjoyed it.
1. Ai to Iu Na no Hokori --(Pride in the name of love) A single. It's
an R&B song that's not bad, but there's nothing special about it.
2. Like A Shooting Star--A cute happy dance song.
3. Yume wo Kasanete--(Gathering my dreams) A single. Starts off slow
then the beat comes in. I don't know why, but I can't stand the
chorus part. Average song.
4. Believe In Love--Coupling song of "Meguriau Sekai". I really love
this song because the vocals are beautiful & the song is so relaxing.
5. Sweety Humming --Hey, this song is cute! Starts off
with an acoustic guitar & a nice slow beat.
6. Toki no Shizumu--(drops of love) A slower paced song. Nice song, but
it doesn't leave an impression on me.
7. Searchin' For My Love--A typical sappy love song. 'Nuff said.
8. Meguriau Sekai--(a world in which we meet each other) A single.
This is the only single off this album (excluding track 10) that I really like.
Maybe it's because it was their first Japanese release. I really like that
"diggin' on" part for some reason.
9. Little Bird--Woah, this is a funky song. Kinda has a '70s disco
vibe going.
10. Dreams Come True--This was one of their Korean singles & one
of my favorites on this album. It has an arabic feeling, their harmonies
are beautiful in this song, & the rapper sounds like Left Eye from TLC.
This song shows how much better their Korean stuff is. The only way this
could've been a tad better is if it was sung in Japanese, but I guess they
didn't wanna mess with perfection.
Rating 6 out of 10!!! (definitely not worth the $30+ I paid for it)
Review by Cori
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