New Singles for C-ute & S/mileage
It was announced yesterday that C-ute will release their 11th single this coming 2010-01-06 – the first major Hello! Project release of the new year. It will also be the group’s first single as a 5 member group, I’m hoping it’s something a bit more enjoyable than everything they released in 2009! The single is titled SHOCK!
S/mileage will release their 3rd indies single entitled スキちゃん (Suki Chan) this month on 2009-11-23, the group will most likely make their major debut next year though as their indie singles are published on TNX it’s unclear if they’ll debut under Hello! Project or TNX – I’m hoping Hello! Project!
2nd Indies Single for S/mileage (09-09-23)
It has been announced today that S/mileage will release their 2nd indie single on 2009-09-23 with the title あすはデートなのに今すぐ声が聞きたい;Asu ha Deeto na no ni Ima Sugu Koe ga Kikitai; Even though we have a date tomorrow, I want to hear your voice right now.
Sounds like it could be a mature sounding song! Previews are bound to come soon!
Review: Ama no Jaku
Artist: S/mileage
Title: ぁまのじゃく (Ama no Jaku)
Release Date: 2009-06-07
Tracklisting:
- ぁまのじゃく
- ぁまのじゃく(Instrumental)
Fresh from Hello! Pro Egg, S/milage released their debut indie single Ama no Jaku a few days ago under the TNX label though as far we all know, they are still under the Hello! Project umbrella and may release their major debut under a different, Up-Front label.
Their debut single was supposed to portray a mature yet cute image and the single manages this to varying degrees. The song opens quite nicely with a pretty cool, edgy sounding intro, different to the usual fare of nursery-rhyme like melodies we’re used to hearing from young groups in Hello! Project. The song continues on a similiar vein with a pretty decent menu and above average vocals from the girls, especially Fukuda Kanon and Maeda Yuuka.
I can’t help however but be a little disapointed by the chorus, it was, for want of a better word, a little bit bleh. It lacks a distinctive melody and isn’t too markedly different from the rest of the song, throughout the entire song I find myself waiting for something bigger to happen and sadly it never really happens.
Overall, Ama no Jaku is a pretty decent debut single from S/milage and as an indie release of it’s pretty decent quality. From the previews the PV looks pretty impressive and this is a cut above both Mano Erina and THE Possible’s indie debut as far as I’m concerned. I hope their major debut will have a little more oomph though.
Overall Rating: 7.5 / 10
S/mileage Indie Debut (09-06-07)
It has been announced new Hello! Project group S/mileage are to release their debut indie single at the end of this week at the upcoming Hello! Pro Egg concert. It seems to be the new trend for Hello! Project to give new group’s their indie debut before a major release – a SI*NA single anyone?
Unlike Mano Erina’s indie releases this will have a PV. The single is titled ぁまのじゃく (Ama no Jaku).
S/mileage
The previously announced unnamed Hello! Pro Egg group consisting of Ogawa Saki, Fukuda Kanon, Wada Ayaka and Maeda Yuuka has been named S/mileage by Tsunku.
After reading Tsunku’s blog it seems as though he’s quite proud of this “witty” name though I can’t say I’m digging it myself! Maybe it will grow on me, let’s hope the group are good!
