IZ*ONE - Suki to Iwasetai MV

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source: official IZ*ONE

Comments

[timetobegin.livejournal.com]

The video is gorgeous but I am not a fan of this particular AKB/Momu/Japanese idol group sound. Makes sense that they would go for that but its just not my cup of tea :P

[kenziekinz09.livejournal.com]

I think they really want i*zone to be dual idols, kind of like TVXQ where they’re recognized as kpop AND jpop idols.

[timetobegin.livejournal.com]

Which is very smart. AKB48 has a huge audience in Japan, so catering sound wise to the fans of the AKB48 members is only logical :)

[done-na.livejournal.com]

I have been waiting all day for omona to post about this so I can gush about it.
<3

Still not a fan of the song, but its very akihabara idols material so I can see it doing very well in that market.

But the MV, gaaaaaahhhhh. I love it. I love that its practically a performance MV. I especially love that shot filmed from the top and they're walking across the colorful grounds; so aesthetic.

I wanted to hate on their poofy costume which, again, is typical of akihabara idols. but they balanced it out with a coat dance which is more e-girls or perfume style than akb so it works out.

[camouflagecat.livejournal.com]

I liked the dance segments with the long coats and hands in pockets, that was a refreshing and cool aesthetic.

[premonitioner.livejournal.com]

i love theirs coats, the dance looks really cool with their hands in their pockets

i just wish i could get over the stupid rhythm of the hook line in the chorus, it's a habit of japanese songs to not match syllables to beats and it does my head in

[goldenrosalie.livejournal.com]

i had zero expectations, so i'm genuinely surprised how much i'm digging this song. it also reminds me more of Nogizaka/Keyakizaka sound, i expected it to sound like usual AKB stuff lol.
mv is so great, i'm impressed. it looks very dynamic and interesting, choreo is super nice too. what i truly loved is how they were dancing in those long coats, it looked cool as hell!

[thomaswilmoore.livejournal.com]

this is the k-pop/j-pop sound fusion i always dreamed of

i'm so happy

the video is gorgeous, i love everything about this

[kenziekinz09.livejournal.com]

This is when sticking to the original 6/6 lineup would have paid off. This is 900+ AKB circa 2014.

Aki-P ain’t ever giving us new stages lol

[xoxkenzxox.livejournal.com]

This is the kinda thing I was expecting for a jpop/kpop mash up. I love it! Dancing with the long coats/hands int he pockets was cool. A little too much "walk dancing" for me but overall I like it.

[love-keiko.livejournal.com]

this sound is always hit or miss for me and in this case it's a miss. so dated and boring.

i wish they leaned more in to a kara-esque jpop sound than something diet AKB.

the video is nice tho, i like the choreography and the purple outfits are a nice jpop nod.

[thatchicksaywha.livejournal.com]

this is sooo much better than i thought it was going to be, the MV is gorgeous, the girls look gorgeous, and the song is like, actually pretty good! i wonder if it'll make a splash in Korea as well as Japan..
also gonna need a dance video that's just the girls in their overcoats, STAT

[welljustguess.livejournal.com]

Too J-Pop for me, but still sounds good

[pseudo-shigure.livejournal.com]

why are they surrounded by garbage??
do they have different choreo when they're in their long coat?