Hitomi Yoshida -- Love Link（ラブリンク）

 

Oh, good heavens. When I put up that article regarding the first ending theme for "Doki Doki! PreCure"(ドキドキ!プリキュア), "Kono Sora no Mukou" (この空の向こう), that was all the way back in February 2020, just a few weeks before the planet closed down for COVID-19. My anime buddy and I were still doing the biweekly Sunday routine of food and anime although I think that tradition has in all likelihood come to a permanent end. But even by that time in early 2020, my interest in the massive anime franchise known as "Pretty Cure"（プリキュア）had waned greatly, and now, it seems like even my buddy has lost his curiosity over the last few entries. We all have to grow up some time, even as semi-otaku. 😊

But last night, when we had our regular chat over the phone, we touched upon the ol' "PreCure" one more time which reminded me of the catchy synthpop of "Kono Sora no Mukou" which led to some reminiscings of the second ending theme for "Doki Doki! PreCure", "Love Link". And it wasn't too difficult to remember either because the song had the similar catchy elements and the same personnel involved as that first ending theme. The ending credits sequence even had the same concert scene going.

Hitomi Yoshida（吉田仁美）, the singer for "Kono Sora no Mukou", was on the mike for "Love Link" which was written by Takayuki Tonegawa (利根川貴之) and composed by Dr. Usui of the electropop unit MOTOCOMPO. Yoshida sounds even more chipper and squeaky on "Love Link" perhaps for the kids' enjoyment, but I can also go for the thrum of that certain synthesizer.