Okay, I apologize in advance if none of this makes complete sense. I downloaded this yesterday and finally got around to watching the full [almost] thing today-- just skimmed through bits yesterday, and made random comments as I went along.
1- Young DAYS!!! (All)So, cute song overall. I like the energy of this song overall, and I'll just point out a few girls that stood out to me in this one: Sengoku Minami-- she must've caught my attention a good four or five times alone (which is amazing with that packed stage!)-- she's got a LOT of stage presence, and seems very... with it! Irori was just too cute for words. Kikkawa certainly doesn't disappoint. And Aika is just... the essence of ADORABLE. <3
2- Special Generation (All)I actually can't remember a lot from this performance, but again, the girls that stood out to me: Aika, Kanon, Linlin, Nocchi, Mirei, Yuuka.
3- GET UP! RapperThis one was one of my favorites of the concert. That's pretty biased, just because Junjun, Linlin, and Morisaki are in it, so it's immediately awesome. But it was PERFORMED awesomely as well. Kanon REALLY impressed me so much more than I ever expected her to!
4- Yeah! Meccha Holiday... Aika... could NOT get any cuter. Like... if that happened, I'm pretty sure that'd mean world apocalypse. BECAUSE THIS WORLD COULD JUST NOT HANDLE THAT DEGREE OF CUTENESS. She was so damn amazing. Kanna's confidence is pretty impressive, too. I would've liked to see more effort from Mia, she didn't look all that much into it like the other girls.
5- Chokotto LOVENOCCHI! <3 And her kicks! And her energy! Total win! Ayaka's voice is so much better than I expected it to be! And once again, Sengoku demanded my attention out of absolute nowhere. At this point, I remember sort of going, " ... I know WHO you are, but WHO ARE YOU AND WHERE DID YOU COME FROM?!" Out of NOWHERE, this one keeps coming!
6- Zettai Tokeru Mondai X= ♥Mirei's energy is EXCELLENT! She looked so awesome out there! And Sayaka upped the energy a lot in the last half of the song or so, all of a sudden I spotted this fist with a yellow cuff pumping into the air, and I was like, "Ah! There she is!" Vocally, I think this one was one of the weaker songs from the concert, but their energy made up for that!
7- Go Girl! ~Koi no Victory~I'm not a huge fan of the song in general, but~ I made myself watch it, hah! And, once more, the girls that grabbed my attention: Tanaka Anri, Nocchi, Manoeri (was she crying?
), and Aoki Erina.
8- Shushoku=GOHAN no UtaOh my! These costumes made Robin and Yuki look even more emaciated than they usually look! Looked fine on the other girls, but, I kept worrying that Robin or Yuki might break their legs up there! Otherwise, I really like this song, and it sounded great live. And, as far as the background dancers go, WHY HALLO THAR MANOERI. She just kept grabbing my attention in this one!
9- Mini. Strawberry PieNocchi just pretty much owns everything at this point. She's so damn good at all of this! And look, it's Sengoku DEMANDING my attention again! Great energy from Sawada Yurie! And Sekine Azusa is just adorable dancing back there, too.
10- Pittari Shitai X'masAika and Kanna are as charming as can possibly be, but for some reason, Saki isn't impressing me as much as the, uh, people who keep giving her a push [producers?] want me to, though.
11- Osaka Koi no UtaProbably the best performance of the concert. I was really impressed overall. Some random notes: Sayaka's voice reminds me so much of Risako's! Yay, finally some Kaede lines! Tanaka Anri, from the little bit I heard of her, sounds like she could REALLY be one of the strongest singers in the Eggs-- with just some more training, she'll really know how to use her voice to its full potential. And Mirei totally has got everything down, she's awesome! And once again, I'm not really impressed with Ogawa Saki, but otherwise, this unit was SO strong.
12- Love & Peace! Hero ga Yattekita ... okay, probably my least favorite H!P song. But once again, I made myself watch it because, well, this concert is awesome. They didn't make me like the song, but at least distracted by watching out for people. And the ones grabbing my attention in this one were: Linlin, Kaede, Hashimon, and Junjun totally rocking out in that dance.
13- Piriri to YukouCan't remember too much from this one, but once again, Sengoku Minami mysteriously grabs my attention out of nowhere.
14- Love MachineJUNJUN <3 Doing that "YAAAAO~" thing. So much win. And, uh, in the beginning... interesting combination, Saki and Junjun singing together. Not saying it works that well, but at least seeing her shove little Saki made me ROFL a little. (I don't mean that... in a bad way.
I know I haven't been giving Saki good reviews, I just meant it was funny seeing the rather tall Junjun having to lean down to push tiny little Saki.) And oh, there you are again, Kikkawa! She started off really strong in the beginning, but then I didn't notice her much until now! OMG AIKA BEING ADORABLE AGAIN. Nocchi totally owns this entire dance, too!
15- I knowNot much to report here, other than Morisaki is LOVE, and I finally spotted Mucchi in a group song! Yay!
16- Dadidudedodadi!Aika, once again, proves to be total love, and Kanna's singing was pretty impressive! A cute little ending song.
Okay, so really, sorry for getting totally incoherent in commenting on those last few. Just a few random things I felt had to be said.
SO OVERALL, this concert was AMAZING. I was so much more impressed than I thought I'd be on so many things. I want to just point out a few girls in particular here--
Sekine Asuza; I don't know why, but I just really like this girl for some reason. She didn't get a huge push or anything of the sort, but I liked her whenever I saw her. She's one of the ones I've really wanted to see in action, and while she didn't get much screen time at all, she wasn't bad!
Hasida Mirei; this girl was one of the really, really well-trained ones on stage. She was really professional about the entire thing (professional as an idol can get), and I'm really going to miss her after seeing this! That girl had talent! Vocal, dancing, everything!
Mori Saki; I had a feeling this girl would be made of win, and she totally was. Another one with great stage presence. I was glad to see lots of her in this concert!
Sengoku Minami; I never really showed PARTICULAR interest in this girl before. I liked her enough, but she wasn't one of my favorites, but this concert totally converted me into a fan of hers! Really, EVERYWHERE, she caught my attention. She's always so happy, not a bad singer, a great dancer, and just... has this mysterious power to totally DEMAND my attention! I'm impressed!
And I barely mentioned
Kitahara Sayaka (if at all!), but I was really impressed with her, too. She's been one of my favorite Eggs for a little while, and this concert has totally upped her points in my book, too! She's got a decent voice, but it's just more... her stage presence that is really great.
AND FINALLY. I felt the need to single out a few more for "awards," if you will.
(It's like... 3 AM, bear with me.)
MVP -- NOCCHI. <3 This girl was ALWAYS giving it 120%. I never saw her lose concentration or blank out or ANYTHING. Nocchi IS a star, and she deserves every bit of praise she can get. This girl is really, really amazing, to put it simply.
Most Potential -- Tanaka Anri. From what VERY LITTLE I saw of her, I was REALLY intrigued. I hope to see her get more of a push, because I really do think she'll be able to totally DOMINATE vocally with some more training. (And she's not a bad dancer, either!)