It’s not so hard to find underground aidoru stuff nowadays, but it’s always a challenge to find old underground aidoru stuff. That said, I was really happy to finally have a somewhat audible mp3 file (thanks Jun Lee, if you’re reading this) of Miki Fujitani’s (藤谷美紀) “Believe in Myself”, a song she originally released in February 1990.
Before
having the full song, I had already listened to the short version posted above
a couple of times, but, although I really enjoyed it, I don’t like to be
addicted to a song I can’t listen to in its full magnificence.
Miki
Fujitani was an okay aidoru at her time, but what I really liked about “Believe
in Myself” was, of course, the Eurobeat-inspired arrangement with all the
squeaky synths involved. Also, one nice detail was the explosion sounds used in
the background during the beginning (0:04, 0:08) and end of the song (2:27,
2:35). Maybe it’s just me, but I think it was an edgy choice.
“Believe
in Myself” is a nice throwback to the time when SAW (Stock, Aitken and Waterman) was a major influence in
Japanese pop music and “the female aidoru stereotype”, as we all know, was
facing a big crisis of popularity. That’s probably why I see Fujitani’s whole
performance as something dusty, lonely and almost cold.
“Believe in Myself” was the ending theme to the movie version of the manga turned-into-anime “Nozomi Witches” (のぞみウィッチィズ), starring Miki Fujitani. Here’s an old CM.
“Believe in Myself” was the ending theme to the movie version of the manga turned-into-anime “Nozomi Witches” (のぞみウィッチィズ), starring Miki Fujitani. Here’s an old CM.
Lyrics
were written by Jun Kagemori (影森潤),
while music was composed by Ken Kobayashi (小林健). As for the arrangement, Motoki
Funayama (船山基紀) was the
responsible.
Hi, Marcos.
ReplyDeleteGood to hear from you again. Yup, I agree with you on not getting too much into the short version. I want my full song! Actually, I enjoy the urgency of the melody on "Believe In Myself"...there's something in there that reminds me of Omega Tribe.
Hi, J-Canuck. Thanks for the reply.
DeleteI had to really pay attentiion, but I think I could identify Omega Tribe in "Believe in Myself". I don't know, maybe a little bit of the melancholy and nostalgic factor. Honestly, I don't know many Omega Tribes' songs besides the great "Summer Suspicion", so I had a hard time acknowledging this. Now I can't take this out of my mind whenever I listen to "Believe in Myself". In the end, it's a good thing, as I remember to play "Summer Suspicion" right after.
Hello guys!!
ReplyDeleteI discovered Miki Fujitani while I was searching for another idols info and I could listen to one of her albums, the same in which this song is included. What I like the most about the song is the late 80s emerging eurobeat sound which oozes. It is curious. She is supposed to be an idol, with all the sugary lyrics, persona and so, but the arrangement chosen in the song and the synths make it a very upbeat song. By the way, there a couple of songs from her album "In Season" which sound similar!
Saludos!