Typing this as I watch because this is going to be a great episode.
- Kasai center!! zomg
- Sakura-chan KAWAII + guitar = epic. Aww no solo.
- Hey, is that the guy who played that famous singer on Men-Dol?
SNJK48: unoriginal band name, the glasses and accessories look a bit cheap, but they have some proper gear. PRS is becoming a girl's guitar brand
Tomochin smiled! That vocalist looks quite old. Cool solo break with time for each instrument. Nice half pace moment working towards the ending. Solid performance, but they need to work on their image and presentation a bit more. Gilanyanz? Beats SNJK48
. 7/10
Bunched Jaguar: ...Gas mask? Seriously? So 2002. Lol, Sakura-chan looks scared to death. Vocals suck, that's the problem with a lot of these type of bands. Lol at the keyboard sounds. Umechan crying? Hm... I mean, I can appreciate what they are doing, but everything about them is giving me a "it's been done" sorta feel. I preferred SNJK48's performance to be honest. I'm glad the jury agreed. 5.5/10
Sakuramaza: Mothers dressing up as idols, their kids must be proud. Oh boy, why are they doing this? I was expecting some sort of choir version or enka version or something. Definitely not adults dancing around like this. They aren't in tune either. On the other hand, it is a bit unexpected and it's cool they can dance around like this. However, this is not something I would go see live or buy a CD from. Crazy high scores from the judges... I was thinking around 5/10.
Pinkiss: LOL, their mom resembles Shinoda. The instruments look so huge on them. I wonder if the bands got to see the AKB48 girls beforehand, otherwise the pressure must be huge. Better playing than AKB48's version
Synchronized jumping
Mayu showing off her drawing skills. Tomochin drew herself as well, lol. I wonder which two AKB members didn't vote for them... I'd say 7.5/10.
CK: If they make it big I predict copyright issues. They sound matches their image, which is always a good thing. Wasn't really feeling that solo break. A good performance, but not really my style. I'll give them a 7/10, but I'd rather go see SNJK48 live.
Yokoyama-family: Priceless dad being into Tomochin moment. All bands with family or couples in them eventually split up. Of course it's very cool when you can play music with your family like this, but the question is if you want to keep it indoors or not. Other than the little Chuck Berry riffs it wasn't that memorable. I didn't even notice the lack of bass, lol. 4.5/10
It's hard to beat Pinkiss' appeal in a situation like this, but the band I liked best is probably SNJK48. Their image is a bit off, but musically it was pretty good. Looking forward to next week!