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Special Rotation: 1st Christmas!
To all those in the US, I hope you had a great Thanksgiving! But now
it's time to put away the pilgrims and get out Santa. The Christmas
season has started! So grab a few videos and get in the holiday spirit!
dream + SweetS + fruit punch - I love world PV (1st Xsmas)
This
song is soooo cute! The first of the collaborative Xmas series with
dream and SweetS, the video starts off with closeups on each girl,
slowly moving the camera so each can be seen (and there are a lot of
them), so that part is kind of boring. But after that the girls play in
red and white outfits, fitting for the happy nature of the song. If you
need something to get you in a playful holiday mood, this is it.
Ayumi Hamasaki & Chemistry - Shiroi Koibitotachi (2002.12.23 Hey!c3 Xmas Special Live VI)
Okay,
so usually I'm not a big fan of Chemistry. But this video is actually
pretty good. It's probably Ayu being there (sorry, can't help it). The
song is one of my favorites, a little slow, soothing, just really nice.
The set is all lit up with bright lights and toward the end of the song
it starts "snowing".
B'z - Itsuka no Merry Christmas PV
Aside from the song, which has been covered many
times (as will be seen in future rotations), there's really nothing
Christmas-y about this video. There isn't even any snow in it. But it's
B'z, which means the song is awesome, and it's the original, so it has to come first.
SM Town - Jingle Bells MV
The
video starts off with the notes of "Joy to the World" as the camera
zooms up to a wood cabin, and inside the cabin are the dozen-ish
members of SM Town, decorating the cozy room with Christmas things. We
see clips of them playing outside in the snow, and I don't know, but
"Jingle Bells" just sounds weird to me in Korean. Makes me want to go
stay out at a cabin for Christmas though.
T.M. Revolution - Burnin' X'mas PV
The
one word that comes to mind when I watch this video is "hat". Because
it wouldn't be a TMR video if he didn't wear some ridiculous costume,
and uhm, yeah. Hat. Big feather. Lots of dancing while he looks very
sexy moving around those candles and flipping his hair. And of course
he finished the video in an even more wow hat, with a bigger feather.
Speed, Morning Musume, Ami Suzuki, Da Pump - Christmas Medley
These
groups got together on a television special I don't know how many years
ago, but it was a few judging by the members of Momusu. Arranged on a
set of stair-type-things, they warm up with each of the girls sing a
different part of the Japanese version of "Rudolph the Red Nosed
Reindeer" and Da Pump doing the opening of "White Christmas". Then the
medley starts, an upbeat blend of the two songs (and the hosts dance at
this part, which is just mildly unsettling).
Ayumi Hamasaki - CAROLS (2004.12.24 Music Station Super Live)
Probably
the most recent video on the rotation, "CAROLS" is a beautiful ballad.
The stage is lit by a huge tree-like display, and Ayu is dressed in an
elegant white evening gown with a white 'fur' collar and a single long
glove. She really gives her all in the performance, and you can see
from the few crowd shots that she really affects the audience - one
girl is in tears.
Don't forget to check out next Friday's Christmas rotation as well!
To all those in the US, I hope you had a great Thanksgiving! But now
it's time to put away the pilgrims and get out Santa. The Christmas
season has started! So grab a few videos and get in the holiday spirit!
dream + SweetS + fruit punch - I love world PV (1st Xsmas)
This
song is soooo cute! The first of the collaborative Xmas series with
dream and SweetS, the video starts off with closeups on each girl,
slowly moving the camera so each can be seen (and there are a lot of
them), so that part is kind of boring. But after that the girls play in
red and white outfits, fitting for the happy nature of the song. If you
need something to get you in a playful holiday mood, this is it.
Ayumi Hamasaki & Chemistry - Shiroi Koibitotachi (2002.12.23 Hey!c3 Xmas Special Live VI)
Okay,
so usually I'm not a big fan of Chemistry. But this video is actually
pretty good. It's probably Ayu being there (sorry, can't help it). The
song is one of my favorites, a little slow, soothing, just really nice.
The set is all lit up with bright lights and toward the end of the song
it starts "snowing".
B'z - Itsuka no Merry Christmas PV
Aside from the song, which has been covered many
times (as will be seen in future rotations), there's really nothing
Christmas-y about this video. There isn't even any snow in it. But it's
B'z, which means the song is awesome, and it's the original, so it has to come first.
SM Town - Jingle Bells MV
The
video starts off with the notes of "Joy to the World" as the camera
zooms up to a wood cabin, and inside the cabin are the dozen-ish
members of SM Town, decorating the cozy room with Christmas things. We
see clips of them playing outside in the snow, and I don't know, but
"Jingle Bells" just sounds weird to me in Korean. Makes me want to go
stay out at a cabin for Christmas though.
T.M. Revolution - Burnin' X'mas PV
The
one word that comes to mind when I watch this video is "hat". Because
it wouldn't be a TMR video if he didn't wear some ridiculous costume,
and uhm, yeah. Hat. Big feather. Lots of dancing while he looks very
sexy moving around those candles and flipping his hair. And of course
he finished the video in an even more wow hat, with a bigger feather.
Speed, Morning Musume, Ami Suzuki, Da Pump - Christmas Medley
These
groups got together on a television special I don't know how many years
ago, but it was a few judging by the members of Momusu. Arranged on a
set of stair-type-things, they warm up with each of the girls sing a
different part of the Japanese version of "Rudolph the Red Nosed
Reindeer" and Da Pump doing the opening of "White Christmas". Then the
medley starts, an upbeat blend of the two songs (and the hosts dance at
this part, which is just mildly unsettling).
Ayumi Hamasaki - CAROLS (2004.12.24 Music Station Super Live)
Probably
the most recent video on the rotation, "CAROLS" is a beautiful ballad.
The stage is lit by a huge tree-like display, and Ayu is dressed in an
elegant white evening gown with a white 'fur' collar and a single long
glove. She really gives her all in the performance, and you can see
from the few crowd shots that she really affects the audience - one
girl is in tears.
Don't forget to check out next Friday's Christmas rotation as well!
posted by Ai no Kaze at 8:30 AM
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