I'm watching the dvd @ the moment and just past the ikkimashoi perf.
i wish someone could translate what happen during the 2nd MC with Jun-Eri-Sayu-Reina-Lin, before the Chance! perf by Koharu.
watching up to one hour.... what's with the puppet?
after the puppet show, there's a perf by Ai, what song did she sang and who was the original artist?
They performed this concert for more than a couple of times already, is it always the same? and exactly which concert is the dvd covering?
now there is something i want to confess. This is probably the 2nd H!P concert that i really watched from beginning to end. My First was H!P Wonderful Hearts Winter Tour 2006 DVD. I watched it in the summer of 2006, during which my fandom started. I loved that. from that time, i started watching misc performance clips and such, but never really an entire concert in one sitting.
another confession is that, though i watch perfs and pvs, i never really pay attention to the dance, at least not very attentive. just that yes that cool/cute, or so-so, etc. usually i listen to the music and turn my head on something and catch glimpses of it. (btw it's not just with H!P, i do to all music videos/ perfs that i watch). there are times i even look at the surroundings and the in the crowds instead of the dances. and When i do watches the dances, i try to look all the members, not just one (my idea of being fair to each girls, i think).
But this time i was able to sit through the entire concert and pay attention to their dances. i always read discussions about their dances, who the best dancers, who's needs more practice, and whatnot. I have nothing to say about it since i'm don't know much about dancing nor did i pay close attention to their dances so i can't judge or give opinions. But now that i have...
First of all, let me say that H!P dancing is not something i'm use to. I live in America, and as u may know, hip-hop have a really strong influences here and so hip-hop dance is really common, especially in the media. even music and dance of other genre have some hip-hop style to them. This is what i'm use to.
And, as i mentioned earlier, i only joined the H!P fandom in summer of 2006, and it may have been 2 years already, but i think it's still too short. and during those times, i still think of dances in a hip-hop style and sorry to say that i compare it to HP! dances. What i realize is that.... it's totally different and no comparison can by made. At least by me. But i realize now how good H!P dances and how good the dancers are. i was wrong for me to compare H!P dances to hip-hop.
H!P dancers are good, they dance in a unique and different style. they really are good dancers. their dances are really exciting, fun, addictive and playful. bubblegum pop style and more.
what weird is that, i'm not a big fan of hip-hop dances either. i just like some, mostly those with either a pop-like style, playful, exciting, fun, happy, or smooth r&b-like. just like how i like my music.
guess this proves that just because something is different, doesn't mean it's bad.