Cosmetic ads on Japanese television have always had their flair and sensuality as they featured some of the most popular stars of the day. Above is a commercial for Kanebo's Testimo II range of makeup starring actress and model Koyuki（小雪）. Just to remind folks, she was in "The Last Samurai" with Tom Cruise. This is about as glammed-up as I have ever seen her; she usually doesn't have that much makeup on her face.
It's been a good long while since I've posted anything by singer tohko on KKP. I remember her primarily for her debut single "Bad Luck On Love ~ Blues On Life ~" from early 1998. However, this 3rd single "Fuwafuwa Fururu" from July that year also pinged my memory engrams so I figure that I must have seen the Testimo II commercial that it graced a number of times. However, I cannot find that specific ad on YouTube at the moment.
As for the title, I can only guess that it's onomatopoeia to describe how the Kanebo cosmetics come out but maybe those who are well versed in anime and/or manga can set me straight. In any case, Tetsuya Komuro（小室哲哉）was responsible for words and music with Marc Panther, Komuro's bandmate from globe, also helping out on the lyrics. It definitely feels like a Komuro tune and both the arrangement and tohko's vocals lend to the dreaminess out there. "Fuwafuwa Fururu" scored a No. 16 on Oricon.
This sound almost like one of Namie Amuro's songs.
ReplyDeleteConsidering that it was Komuro who came up with Amuro's early hits, that's not surprising to hear. I could say that the Komuro sound was pretty much indicative of mainstream pop music during the mid-1990s.
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