"IT WAS YOU" and "Netsuai Hakkakuchu" both get a PV

Most of you should be aware of this, considering the 1 million views the Yasutaka Nakata collab-song already has, but in case you weren't, I'll just leave this here.

PS - Let's hope for another million in 2 days.

EDIT: Full version of "Netsuai Hakkakuchu" was uploaded too.

"Koroshiya Kiki Ippatsu" PV out now

Enjoy it.

Tokyo Jihen - Noudouteki Sanpunkan PV

Hey there folks! It's finally here, Tokyo Jihen's new song/PV! As you remember from my last post, the song is called "Noudouteki Sanpunkan" (pretty unpronounceable, I know) or just "3min", the official english translation. The song's duration is 3 minutes by the way (surprise!).

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Anyway, I wasn't very excited about these Tokyo Jihen news, but the song is unexpectedly good. Maybe it's really just because I was expecting something bad, who knows. I do think the video is pretty good if not one of their best videos yet and altough the Michael Jackson references first seem out of place, let's not forget the funky groove and well, the fact that it could be a tribute to the deceased artist.
Still, I think the best approach to this is to just continue unhyped and hopefully get a decent B-Side and then an enjoyable album. The Adultish sound of this new song could also tell us something about the album, unless it's titled Variety 2. Remember how "OSCA" didn't tell us anything about the final sound of Variety? Exactly.

Thanks to all of my friends who linked me the video :)

Shiina Ringo - 2009.08.26 - Seiteki Healing 4

Here are all the PVs from the Seiteki Healing 4 DVD, including the alternative PV for "Irokoizata". I don't know how long they will stay on YouTube tho, so this post risks getting useless in the future, I guess. Enjoy!

旬 (Shun)

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流行 (Ryuukou)

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色恋沙汰 (Irokoizata)

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色恋沙汰 (Irokoizata) Alternative

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To access this alternative PV you must change the video angle during the normal "Irokoizata" PV.

ありあまる富 (Ariamaru Tomi)

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都合のいい身体 (Tsugou no Ii Karada)

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丸の内サディスティック (EXPO Ver.) (Marunouchi Sadistic)

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Shiina Ringo - MY FOOLISH HEART PV + News

Okay, this was unexpected. So it seems SOIL&"PIMP"SESSIONS released a PV for the Ringo featuring song, "MY FOOLISH HEART ～crazy on earth～×椎名林檎". That said, there's no Ringo or apples on the video, at all. Leave a comment if you can see any reference to our lady please!



Thanks to my friend Orenji for the heads-up!

Update: According to the SOIL&"PIMP"SESSIONS website, there's a new arrangement of "MY FOOLISH HEART" called "MY FOOLISH HEART～Crazy in Shibuya～" which was released today on the japanese iTunes store and also as Chaku-Uta (ringtone).



If you have access to it, don't waste time and go buy the song, because it's a limited time release!

Shiina Ringo - Tsugou no Ii Karada PV

Ok! Sooner than I expected, here is the full PV for "Tsugou no Ii Karada", someone kindly uploaded to YouTube.

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I will update this post with a download link once I have a nice source to encode from. For now, here is the low resolution MP4 from YouTube, just because there might be other people with shitty internet access like me and can't really load up the YouTube video everytime they want to watch this amazing PV again, and again, and again...

Download (MP4 H264 480x320)

Shiina Ringo - Tsugou no Ii Karada PV (preview)

EMI has just released a preview video for the "Tsugou no Ii Karada" PV. As previously reported, the PV will be included in Seiteki Healing 4, released 26 this month. It was uploaded on YouTube and you can watch it here:

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The video is directed by Kodama Yuuichi, the same person responsible for "Ryuukou", "Ariamaru Tomi", "Mellow", "OSCA", "Killer Tune" and "Senkou Shoujo". Aside from Ringo or Jihen, he also directed the 60s themed Namie Amuro "New Look" PV.

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EDIT: Just noticed the island is called "Nice Body Island", at the beginning of the video. Makes sense, since the translation of "Tsugou no Ii Karada" is "A Convenient Body".

Shiina Ringo - Ryuukou PV

It looks like someone decided to have the "Ryuukou" PV released before Seiteki Healing 4, either EMI or Ringo herself. It does make sense to do so, seeing how it is one most radio-friendly tracks on the album. I just wonder why they don't announce these things (at least that I'm aware of).

As for my opinion on the PV, Ringo did say the production team was short on cash and it is obvious that there isn't much going on in this video. It's not nearly as amazing as it could have been, considering the potential of the song, but the truth is I've seen much worse (read "Kenka Joutou" PV) and at least Ringo is showing this Beyoncéish attitude that puts a smile on my face.

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