S☆G / A Post from the Past

This is a post I started back in 2010 and never posted. I will leave it unfinished.
  I'm taking a break from part five [ ココロコロン was next (kokorokoron, or kahoerina)] because SUPER☆GiRLS has released their first PV!! I read about it on PureIdolHeart and set out to download the video before it got taken down.

I seem to have more luck with keepvid.com than savevid.com when it comes to finding stuff I want, but in the end I was happy to be successful! I've been listening to Miracle ga Tommanai (みらくるが止まンないっ) on repeat while writing this entry (over the span of a few days), played from my own computer! I've spent more than an hour screwing around in MSpaint and observing the PV. Before I get into rambling too much, here are some screenshots.

Top Two fave shots! Reira looks amazing! So pretty and fairydusty. I am in love with how she looks at that moment! Magical. The mini-hats are popular for female idol groups, and most of the time they are complete win. I adore them in this PV!! and I like that it was Rino, Saori, Kaede, and Reira are the ones who got to wear them! I also really like the shot of Saori drawing a HAATO with her magical highlighter stick.

When I first heard the girls, I thought they were saying "Hai Hai Hai." As you can see in the above shot, they are chanting "Hi" ~ both words sound super similar, but they have different meanings (one Japanese, one English). Then again, it could just be meant as a chant and nothing more, idk really.

I really like the little things they said inbetween and overlapping with lines!! Especially "Thank You For Everything" and "Hey! Listen To My Voice" though the "Let's Enjoy Together"s are cool too. And the cheerleader pompoms complete the scene of their little chants, as well as vamp up the cuteness factor, lol.


These shots are from the beginning of the second round of chorus. In groups of four (which work perfectly, cause there are 12 girls in total) the girls wave to the camera. They're sweet, plus I also didn't want to miss out on good shots of some of the girls who don't get a lot of camera time, like Miyari.

The girls above aren't really in any set order. I was going to do something like that, but I had a really hard time making up my mind! Rukapin and Rino are still two of my favorites, but after watching 'n listening to all the members in their first official PV, I have wavered from some of my other 'early impressions' [The lovely profile-style pictures I got from the S☆G pic thread at STYLE forums]

All of the girls got one solo each, with the exception of Akieri, Rikataso, and Mirei- who all got two. And each member got at least 2 guaranteed soloshots of camera time, since in the beginning of the PV it runs through the lineup twice. I did some stats, which are pretty accurate, but don't hold me to it. I got the romaji lyrics from the STYLE forums, they may not be exact but I was so happy to find them!

Reira (Arai Reira): I didn't care much for Reira at first. I try not to be shallow when it comes to idols, but I think with every fan -to an extent- it happens. She had caterpillar eyebrows! And with her bandana on in the TIF performance, she looked like a pirate! But when I listened to / watched her solo in this, it was like I really took a second look.

She has a nice smile, and I remember liking her personality when she introduced herself at TIF. Plus I like her singing, from what I have heard of it! In this screenshot, she sort of reminded me of an older Kanon from H!P. Just the expression + straight dark hair + head tilt. Her solo is "Ganbare hito koto datte"

Reira got 2 closeups and about 6 soloshots. That's a pretty good number, especially since the one shot is fantastic!! She never gets a spot in the front during the danceshots in the chorus- five girls don't. Reira is one of the girls that I never got around to writing an 'Early Impressions' bit on, and I'm glad. I had her as 12th back when I did the my-like-list ordering of girls image in this entry. She is at least in the top 8 now!

Miyari (Miyazaki Rina): This girl is loads of fun live; lots of energy. She seems to throw herself into performances, which I love! I liked Miyari right from the get-go, but I will admit that she is often pitchy in her excitement, and so she isn't always my favorite singer in the group. But I do admire her gusto and find her impossible to dislike.

Her solo in Miracle ga Tommnanai is fun to sing; "Ima wa shinjirareru kara" rolls off the tongue. Miyari's solo seems really short even though it's not, because she is only shown for half of it. She's is the one of the four girls (the others being -of course- Mirei, Rikataso and Akieri) who got a closeup shot during their solo. Even so, she got the least amount of attention in the PV out of all the girls.

3 soloshots (SS) and 2 closeups (CU), a total of 5 overall while some other girls got 8 or 10! I'm am tiny bit disappointed by this, because camera time could have been a little bit fairer, but I can't complain too much 'cause it could be much worse. Miyari was 6th in my previous placings, but I think she might be further down now. Simply cause I like other girls more, not her less.

Gocchan (Goto Aya): My instant favorite shortly after discovering SUPERGiRLS! I still like her a lot, but also feel like I don't have a good enough grasp of her to say where I stand as a fan. I didn't care much for her solo in this single, and I've never heard her solo in anything else. But I loved her introduction at TIF, and would like to know her better.

Regardless of the stats, some girls jump out at you more so than others- all on a personal level I mean (I take more notice of some girls while for another listener it's different). Gocchan got 7 SS and 3 CU, which is fairly good numbers, seeing as most got only 2 closeups and six other girls got a lesser amount of soloshots. She also got one of the three main dancing positions, in my opinion at least (with Mirei and Akieri).

Even so she didn't really catch my attention in this PV, whereas other girls did. So I suppose in a way, my instant love of her has dimmed somewhat, and she's dropped down from 1st to probably in the double digit placements. But nothing is permanent! Her solo is "Dakedo kimi wo tsukaku kanjirekutai."

Rukapin (Mizote Ruka): Last night...er, really early one of the mornings that I worked on this entry, I played around with Movie Maker and made the above short video. It has all of Ruka's 7 soloshots and 2 closeups, plus other screenshots that she's in, as well as some group shots and dance shots. It was a fun little project, and I got a kick out of doing it. Now I want to make more little videos, lol.

My favorite SS is probably where she shoots out the sparkly confetti with her finger-gun. Her solo is "HAATO ga utau yo" ~ Rukapin is definitely one of my favorite girls in the group, she is definitely in my top 5. I say that because there are a few other girls (like Rino) who I like almost as much as Ruka, so I can't say she IS my ultimate favorite, but it's real close.

Kaede (Kanou Kaede): I never wrote an 'Early Impressions' on on Kaede either. She goes by the nickname Kaepyon, but I prefer calling her by her full first name- I think it's pretty. She is another girl -like Reira- that I didn't like much in the beginning and thus didn't pay a lot of attention too. But she's really sweet and I find myself liking her more and more.

With 7 soloshots and 3 closeups, she has the same amount as Gocchan. I especially like her closeups, cause I think she looks darling! Her smile is lovely. I would have used a CU for the screenshot above, but when I saw her pose it made me think of childish wonder, with her half-smile and the star at her fingertip. So I went with it.

Lol, I keep wanting to type 'Kanae' cause the name (a member of Pinkish) is similar to hers. I also really like Kaede's intro at TIF, she's cute! Her line is "Watashi wo kaetayo." Kaede was 10th previously, but she's moved up into the single digits, haven't decided exactly where.

Rino (Katsuta Rino): D'AW, I adore Rino so much! As I mentioned before, her and Ruka are way at the top of my list. Rino is her own unique brand of cuteness and I really like her singing! It's different than Ruka's lovely mature sound, sort of a mix of different adjectives + cute. Overall very attractive to my ears.

She makes me smile! Much like in the above screenshot, which I think is definitely the best out of her 7 SS and 3 CU (so far that's three girls with the same stats: Gocchan, Kaede, and Rino). Her closeups are nice, but I favor her soloshots more. If anything, she's gone from 3rd to 2nd in my placement, and I don't think that will change anytime soon. "Fuan mo hitsuo yo nanda" is her solo.

Pikarun (Watanabe Hikaru): I can't keep my eyes off this girl, she attracts attention with her almost-constant smile and her bubbly attitude. She is one of my favorites to watch live, and she definitely didn't disappoint me in this PV. Pikarun always looks like she's having a ball! She's silly, adorable, and full of energy. She never goes half-way with a smile, it's always huge and face-dominating (I mean that in a good way, lol). I think she's a lot of fun!

6 soloshots and 2 closeups gives Pikarun a total of 8. So of the total 107 shots (CU & SS), she makes up 7%. But even though that sounds really small, three other girls have the same amount of shots. And she got a front place in some of the dance shots! Her solo is "Me ni wa mienaku tatte" ~ I had her as 4th before, and I'd say she's about in the same spot! At least the top 8 for sure.

Akieri (Akita Eri): Way back in the beginning, I had trouble figuring out who was who when it came to Saori, Rika, Hikaru and Eri. All I was going from was their appearance at TIF and their mini-profile pictures on their website. Rika's hat shadowed her face and her & Saori have similar hair, so that was confusing. Eri looks nothing like her profile pic at the TIF live, which made me unsure between her & Hikaru.

After getting it all straight I knew I liked Saori and Hikaru, but Rika and Eri sort of slipped my mind's focus. I'm so glad I took another look though, and this PV really helped with that. Akieri got two solos in this