Personal rank & opinions of the songs:
1. Natsu DOKI LipstickVery tropical and not annoying, wow! I almost
inmediately get the mental image of a latin country, like mine, where summer is just too hot
. Maimi's voice is always nice to hear, and this song was definitely made for her. Even if she's an anti-idol (an airhead with a bitchy face) most of the time, when it comes to performance/singing, she forgets about it and does her work, and never fails.
Rank: 5/5
2. Disco queenEven the title of this one rocks. Saki's and Mai's voice have improved so much!! That's one of the idol aspects that I love. When, even if the girls are not so good, you like them, and when you see them become greater and greater, it kinda makes you feel proud. Mental image for this song? The two girls trying to enter a discoteque, but they don't get to enter, so they just watch it from outside, singing di-di-disco
. Nice song, reminds me a bit of Deco Boco Seventeen (W).
Rank: 5/5
3. That's the powerAnd the mental images continue, zomg. This time, I picture a ºC-ute tribe on a carnival (wtf). I never expected this sound from ºC-ute, but it's good. At first I thought it was a solo song, the voices were almost equal. I also get the feeling that this is some "recycled" material, because of the wow-wow-yeohs that are so common on H!P. But you know,
take a sad song and make it better.Rank: 3/5
4. Bokura no KagayakiThis one doesn't give any mental image
I actually can't remember the pace. I listen to it, it's okay.. but that's it. Not an special song. I sort of feel bad for Kanna, who almost never gets to shine. And Chisato, man, they're just wasting the talent that it's on their face. Erika is just earning more and more fans, and they make this. Next time, a better song please.
Rank: 2/5
5. Tsuugaku vectorIt sounds to me like a Hitomi Shimatani song, don't know why. I know Airi's trough puberty/early teen years, but really, who trains these girls's voice? She has a GOOD voice, make it shine then! I got so bored by the song that I walked away in search of food and when I returned I thought I was listening to Risako. Not that I'm saying Risako's voice is bad, I *love* her, but when H!P kids don't get a song appropiate for their voices, it just doesn't work.
Rank: 2/5
Overall rank: 3.4/5