(karaoke version)
I confess that I’m not an avid Mood Kayo listener, but I just wanted to make a humble contribution to the genre here on the blog (thanks to J-Canuck, nikala and, now, Noelle Tham, this genre gets its share of love on KKP). As for my chosen song, it’s “Kudokinagara Azabu Juuban”, a collaboration between aidoru group SDN48, the now defunct mature and sexy AKB48’s sister group (in their theatre, the shows had an age limit of 18 or older), and the famous television presenter Mino Monta (みのもんた).
Released in December 2011, “Kudokinagara Azabu Juuban” was one of the farewell songs to SDN48. I remember seeing it live on Music Japan and feeling very intrigued by how this aidoru group, devoted mostly to edgy dance-pop songs, ended collaborating with high-spirited Mino-san in this Showa-styled Mood Kayo number.
About the song itself, it’s probably a cheap and funny joke to a real Mood Kayo fan, but I like it a lot. Sometimes I play the live performance where Mino and the girls are lip-synching to the song and, somehow, it just feels right to me. For me, the arrangement is where the songs shine, especially when I hear the dramatic and distorted guitars that are part of the song’s overall cabaret feeling.
Released in December 2011, “Kudokinagara Azabu Juuban” was one of the farewell songs to SDN48. I remember seeing it live on Music Japan and feeling very intrigued by how this aidoru group, devoted mostly to edgy dance-pop songs, ended collaborating with high-spirited Mino-san in this Showa-styled Mood Kayo number.
About the song itself, it’s probably a cheap and funny joke to a real Mood Kayo fan, but I like it a lot. Sometimes I play the live performance where Mino and the girls are lip-synching to the song and, somehow, it just feels right to me. For me, the arrangement is where the songs shine, especially when I hear the dramatic and distorted guitars that are part of the song’s overall cabaret feeling.
Unfortunately, the full official video is not on YouTube, but here’s a small part of it.
