Hey I actually have something to say about the whole Morning Musume
Ya know how before the Paris gig I had long been kinda bored with Momusu, didn't like their new songs etc. Isn't it weird how big of a difference it makes when you realize you've just had your ATTITUDE/EXPECTATIONS all wrong?!
I believe that the reason why I was bored with MM was that because my expectations was:
Morning Musume - the group that always shuffles members, graduating old ones and auditioning for new ones.
But the current Morning Musume - Aside from Koharu's graduation, the line-up has stayed the same for a very very long time!
The reason why I got bored was because I expected there to be changes when there wasn't any.
But current Morning Musume is an established line-up that should be treated as such.
THERE IS ACTUALLY NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CURRENT MEMBERS. IN FACT, THE CURRENT LINE-UP IS PRETTY FUCKING AWESOME. ALL THESE GIRLS ARE LOVELY.
What I did wrong was impatiently wait for a new audition. Auditions are irrelevant, it's the now that matters.
And then the songs; I guess my expectation was that every song should be like, idk, Shabondama or Kanashimi Twilight, when those only come like once every 10 singles. I still hold on to my opinion that Naichau Kamo is one of the most boring, horrid MM singles, but the other recent ones are... actually kinda good. Especially Kimagure Princess, which I couldn't initially stand because of the voice change thing
but it's now my crack. How couldn't I see how much fun this song is when it was released? And Shouganai Yume Oibito is le dramatic, and Mikan is like the most positive, awesomest song ever. There must've been something in my attitude and expectations preventing me from enjoying these songs before, but now I do. This is the type of music that Morning Musume NOW releases, and ain't there nothing wrong with that.
Experiencing the songs live made a huge difference, but even before that I'd suddenly started liking the songs once my expectations and attitude began to change. I dunno what the heck I was expecting from Morning Musume, must've been such a snobby asshole. IDK IDK
My point is that all this time there's nothing been wrong with Momusu itself, just possibly their management/promotion (as in the boring tv shows with food *stab stab*) and definitely my own attitude.
In sum:
Morning Musume is still great, just different!!! lol
Some wota said that MM is no longer idols, but artists, skilled entertainers - and I kind of have to agree with that. They're no longer 'improving' like, say, H!P Eggs... They already ARE :3 So what if they don't have a voice like Lady Gaga. They're still great performers.
And yeah. It's all in the ~perception~ or sth lol