tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2501670448657416824.post3340128772231936342..comments2024-03-28T16:27:43.221-04:00Comments on Kayo Kyoku Plus: AKB48 -- Koisuru Fortune Cookie (恋するフォーチュンクッキー)J-Canuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09551828383307840403noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2501670448657416824.post-10160607946663865002014-03-21T20:12:50.882-04:002014-03-21T20:12:50.882-04:00Marcos, great post here as usual.
I'm a huge...Marcos, great post here as usual. <br /><br />I'm a huge AKB fan, but I do feel that their earlier songs are way better, as you said in your post about Dear my Teacher. <br /><br />I'm curious about your opinion on "Nageki no Figure" and "Switch," both of which have a disco-esque vibe. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2501670448657416824.post-72613892627603542352013-10-10T12:08:17.611-04:002013-10-10T12:08:17.611-04:00Hi J-Canuck.
I'm glad you liked "Koisuru...Hi J-Canuck.<br /><br />I'm glad you liked "Koisuru Fortune Cookie". It really is a nice AKB48 song that deserves some love. The original version, as I told in the article, is not so far away from the "full orchestra" live performance. Here's a performance from "Music Japan" where the original song is used.<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JYbcqXRjik<br /><br />And it's very nice to hear that Indonesian fans got notice of the article. I hope they don't feel sad about some "acid" lines about AKB48. I may not be an avid fan, but I like the group a lot, especially when they offer a song as nice as "Koisuru Fortune Cookie".Marcos V.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09531398685057099974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2501670448657416824.post-27920978983711836852013-10-10T10:18:23.973-04:002013-10-10T10:18:23.973-04:00Ah, Marcos....did forget to mention....I always tw...Ah, Marcos....did forget to mention....I always tweet every article through my Twitter account, and yours got re-tweeted by Fan AKB48 Indonesia.J-Canuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09551828383307840403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2501670448657416824.post-36285555105974254322013-10-10T10:15:28.207-04:002013-10-10T10:15:28.207-04:00As another former resident in the disco era, I hav...As another former resident in the disco era, I have to say that I love the version that was presented here...I'd like to hear the original, though. Listening to "Koisuru Fortune Cookie" reminded me of some of my favourite songs by Morning Musume back in the day. <br /><br />Up to now, I'd only known "Heavy Rotation" by the girls, but this one is now sticking in my brain. :)J-Canuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09551828383307840403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2501670448657416824.post-72943519116724417772013-10-10T09:18:44.232-04:002013-10-10T09:18:44.232-04:00Hi JTM.
I'd say that "Koisuru Fortune Co...Hi JTM.<br /><br />I'd say that "Koisuru Fortune Cookie" is my favorite AKB48 song, but in my case there's also "Dear my teacher" fighting for the top spot. Both of them are disco inspired songs, which means that, like you, I'm a big fan og the genre (this made me remember that I need to search for my old disco music files). And I find the dance very cute too. I'll even try some steps when I wake up with enough courage.<br /><br />About the "viral" thing, as far as I know, one fan video was recorded and posted on YouTube. After that, the AKB48 staff might have seen the fact as a chance to get global appeal and posted the fan video on the AKB48 channel, and this encouraged other fans to make their own videos, or something like that. I don't know, but the Japanese are not very good with this global expansion thing. Some people say they're not interested because their inner market for music is big. Based on that, some artists don't even think of an international fanbase. Perfume, for example, became aware of this just in 2011 when they traveled to the United States. And then, in 2012, they started working on their global expansion.<br /><br />Sometimes I see some naivety as well. I'd never let Akina Nakamori record an entire album in English ("Cross My Palm", 1987) and try to market it in the West. Her accent was very strong, and it surely wouldn't succeed. But, strangely enough, they did this move. Pink Lady did it better with "Kiss in the Dark" (1979), but it was not enough, either.Marcos V.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09531398685057099974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2501670448657416824.post-89397332045820319112013-10-10T01:24:38.942-04:002013-10-10T01:24:38.942-04:00Thanks Marcos V for this awesome post on AKB48'...Thanks Marcos V for this awesome post on AKB48's "Koisuru Fortune Cookie". This is perhaps one of my favorite AKB48 songs (next to "River", "Uza" and "Gingham Check"). I''m a huge 70s Disco music fan so I absolutely love Ito Shintaro's 70s flavored dance hook arrangement. The various videos (including the Fan tribute, Staff Version and even JKT48's Indonesian version) were pretty fun to watch as well and the dance choreography by Papaya Suzuki is really cute. After watching the video I wonder how much of an influence (if any) Korean artist Psy's YouTube viral K-Pop video "Gangnam Style" had on the AKB48's video. I kind of get the feeling that AKB48 was trying to get global appeal for this song with the video.JTMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05254345826668658358noreply@blogger.com