tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2501670448657416824.post5260145816902288573..comments2024-03-29T01:59:32.065-04:00Comments on Kayo Kyoku Plus: Original Love/Mika Nakashima -- Seppun (Kiss) (接吻)J-Canuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09551828383307840403noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2501670448657416824.post-58909354123811504242016-05-21T09:38:15.256-04:002016-05-21T09:38:15.256-04:00Personally, I've been quite happy about some m...Personally, I've been quite happy about some more inclusion of the non-enka acts although I get rather irked by my parents' crabbing. Not much I can do about that...they can't even understand the appeal of the Beatles or the Rolling Stones.<br /><br />As for the Alphabet groups, it's very much take-it-or-leave-it with me. If the song has got a good enough disco groove, I'm usually OK.<br /><br />I'll be interested to see what Martin has in store for us on Tuesday. I hope it's "Wakare no Machi" or "Mou Namida wa Iranai".J-Canuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09551828383307840403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2501670448657416824.post-19847588494709763742016-05-21T01:37:53.981-04:002016-05-21T01:37:53.981-04:00Hahaha, cool Anpanman?!
To a certain extent, I c...Hahaha, cool Anpanman?! <br /><br />To a certain extent, I can kinda relate to your mother's crabbing - mine did as well, but for a different reason. I don't mind the likes of Tajima, and in fact I'm very pleased to see that I'm able to see them on TV, but AKB48 and their spin-off groups... not so much. <br /><br />I'm on the same boat with you in thinking that the original "Seppun" is best. But speaking of Suzuki, I read that he's going to be on the next "Uta Kon". Looking forward to that.Noelle Thamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02869350840856391942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2501670448657416824.post-5142874068144244502016-05-20T14:49:58.442-04:002016-05-20T14:49:58.442-04:00Hi, Noelle.
To be honest, when I saw Tajima on st...Hi, Noelle.<br /><br />To be honest, when I saw Tajima on stage the other night, I thought he looked like Anpanman with an amped-up coolness factor.:) Once again, I was surprised to see someone like him actually show up on an NHK kayo show. Of course, Mom just crabbed all throughout his performance since all she understands is enka and Mood Kayo but I was able to ignore that.<br /><br />I caught Martin's cover of "Seppun" and yep, it's done in that fine style of his. Still, I think I like the original version the best.J-Canuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09551828383307840403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2501670448657416824.post-56710085088335183742016-05-20T08:53:18.554-04:002016-05-20T08:53:18.554-04:00When I had my first look at Tajima's face on t...When I had my first look at Tajima's face on this week's "Uta Kon", my first thought was:This guy looks like what would happen if you combined Masakazu Tamura and Ichiro Toba. And dang, he's tall. And his suit's nice. But somehow I couldn't tear my eyes away from that scowly face of his, and couldn't help but notice his unique voice. It just made "Seppun" much more enjoyable. I like its breezy melody quite a bit too. Hmm, I'm gonna check out your other articles on Original Love; I wonder if they're as cool as this one. <br /><br />While looking "Seppun" up on YouTube, I managed to find Masayuki Suzuki's version of it. It's got that smooth, funky vibe I've grown to expect from the cool cat. You can check it out in the link.<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mLsLbrJ5JM<br /><br />Just a little trivia for you, J-Canuck: The kanji for "Seppun" are actually the same for "Kissing" in Chinese (guess I haven't completely lost my knowledge in the language after all).Noelle Thamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02869350840856391942noreply@blogger.com