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Wednesday, June 04, 2008
i'm back!

my post for today would be about my Review/My Personal Opinion about the 3rd album of KAT-TUN, KAT-TUN III: Queen of Pirates

(gosh i'm back to fangirling!?)

JUST A FEW REMINDERS!

let me just tell you guys that what are written here and what you're about to read are all based on my PERSONAL OPINIONS!

PERSONAL OPINIONS meaning:

1. that's how i felt/thought
2. that's what i wanted to say
3. i didn't copy anyone's reviews/opinions

so please if ever you're gonna read my PERSONAL REVIEW don't get mad!

THANK YOU VERY MUCH!

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so first i wanna comment on their:

ALBUM COVER

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cover credit to: luvjin

the cover is kinda simple in terms of the colors used. they used light colors, which is a bit new for me since i'm used to seeing KT with dark colors such as red and black but what i like about this cover, it's cute and interesting. according to some reports they are actually like dolls and until now, i don't know if they are "real" dolls or they are just trying to be real dolls. well if ever they are just doll, how i wish i could have them especially the JinDa dolls! ^__~

now to the songs

TABOO

the first time i heard this(preview) i didn't like it coz it sounded to me like a very rock song that i couldn't sing along with it. when i listened to its full and clear version, it wasn't so bad at all. i like the beat. i like the music. it makes me think that it's being used in a fantasy, action, suspense, witchcraft and wizardry like movie. i think, if it were in English lyrics, it can be used as a theme song for Charmed(though, this show has ended). it wasn't very rock at all. i don't know if it has some similarities with a gothic song since i haven't listened very well to it. i find also the music similar with opera songs. you know, when tragedy or something will be revealed happens. oh and the intro was nice!

Jin did great in the song. it suits his voice and the song fits his voice. that goes the same for Kame and Maru. Ueda did great too. just like Jin, his mellow, and out-of-breathe like voice(okay how does that sound like? ^^!). for Junno, well he sounded fine, but i honestly don't think that his voice would fit in such song coz he's pitchy and i find him like just shouting at high notes(but i like him in Natsu no Basho!). as for Koki, i like him there, i like his voice which is a bit pitchy and hoarse like and maybe because this is one of the songs that he likes and he usually does but it's a good thing that he didn't have any raps coz i don't think it would fit. ^__~


OUR STORY

one of my fave songs in the album coz i kinda missed KT doing some pop and i can at least sing along with the song. i like the ending part. i also find the song quite different from their previous pop songs. i think it can be used as a theme song for Gokusen or other school dramas. although, i can't really imagine KT singing something like this with their current images/looks. but other than that, i like this song!

i have to say that Jin did really sound so good here! especially the harmonization he did. it' was really good. i mean all of them! sounded great but i have to comment one thing about Ueda(not sure if it was Ueda but i think it's him!) i think he should work on high notes coz there's one part of the song that he didn't hit the high notes. whether it's the style of the song or not, it's not good coz it's obvious that he didn't make it. but overall, i liked their performance here.


Nannen Tattemo

it's like a groovy song for me. similar to 70's-80's song but really nice! another fave song in the album! it makes me dance! i like the beat of the song! i can't really say if it's Kt-ish or not but this song fit KT so much! the rap part suit the song! but this song is somehow like an Arashi song style. i find the opening of the song similar with Sakurai Sho's Yume de ii Kara. i think it's a Maru song coz his voice are always heard. i mean his voice was dominant in the song. the rap part is okay.

i have to say, that this is one of the songs in the album that i find perfect! they all sounded good! they all fit in the song. again, Jin sounded great and Maru! this song fits more on Maru. the other members did great too!


Shot

another fave song in the album and the first time i heard it, i find it nice. it was like 60's or 70's song! and i felt that i was dancing in a 60's or 70's night club or bar! XDD
it sounded to me like a groovy-jazzy song!
this song somehow reminds me of the song that Jackie Chan used to sing Rush Hour or The Tuxedo because of the female back-up singers.
nothing much to say about this song, just think of the 60's-70's song! XD

again and again, Jin did great! his rocker, hoarse-like voice fits the song. i also like Kame here! actually i think the song fits more on Jin, Kame, Ueda and Koki. well for Koki, because of his hoarse-like voice. for Junno, the same problem he had in TABOO. he was pitchy and he was almost shouting just to reach the high notes. that goes also for Maru, he wasn't as pitchy as Junno but he was also like shouting. though they sounded good here, it seemed that they pushed themselves on this song. i don't know but it's like i can feel and somehow hear that they're like forcing their voices just to match the music. and another thing is that, they seemed to be eaten by the music. it's like loud music than the voices.


12 0'clock

a song with a scandalous opening! XDDD
the opening sounded like Six Senses and the rest of the song sounded to me like the songs of Maroon 5 and i forgot the name of this band(which uses cartoons in their PV's. the blue creatures. oh dear i forgot!)
i like the part where a girl says "say what?!" it's cute! and it's nice that i could hear other voices in the song aside from KT. i don't know if this is a type of an upbeat song but one thing's for sure, it can make you dance!

the song is perfect for Jin, Kame and Koki. i don't know why but i find their voices match this type of song. i don't find Ueda's voice match the song coz just what i've said before his voice is something like mellow and out-of-breath like one. for Maru, it's because i don't find his voice good in a fast song. he's better in pop or ballad. Junno, again pitchy and almost shouting. though this is a fast song, i still don't feel his voice here. he's better with pop songs.


Ai no Command

a rock song. i personally don't like it maybe because i'm not a fan of J-rock. but it's not really that bad. i only like the chorus/middle part/s.
so i can't comment so much since i barely listen to this one. but i think if they perform this one, they'll look good but still not sure about that! XD*crossing the fingers*

this song is best for Koki, Ueda, Kame and Jin. these guys can do rock and they sound good. again, for Maru and Junno, they're better with pop.


Six Senses

i listened to their old version of this song, and honestly, didn't find any difference. well i think that their voices were better in the QOP album rather than in their old perf. but i'll just be talking about their album.
almost an acapella type of song with a slight touch of upbeat. it's nice but not my fave. even before, i didn't like this song so much. so nothing much to say about this one.

they did well, they improved and comparing it to their previous performance of this song, i like this one better.


AFFECTION

another fave song in the album but i think this is the best song for me. i like the harmonization they did. the arrangements and using another female voice in the song was really great. they actually sounded like a Western Boyband(BSB but not too much) featuring a young singer(the female voice sounded like Jojo to me.). i can actually imagine them performing this song very well.
it's not that i'm being biased here but the song fits Jin's voice. it's like this was specially made for him. aside from his voice, he's getting fluent with English which makes the song appear to me more like Western.
that's it! perfect song for me!

HELL, NO

another rock song and i also like it. the opening sounded like the theme song for Rocky. but just the opening. i like it coz i heard,again, the collaboration between Maru and Koki. Maru's beatboxing and Koki's rap! and i have to say that this song is for Jin, Maru and Koki! XDD
okay nothing much to say. i like it! and i love what Jin did in one part of the song. dunno if he shouted nicely or it's just how he reaches the high note of the song. i loved it!

Distance

okay, i don;t know if i do like this song or not. the moment you hear this song you'll instantly think if you were turned back in the 60's-70's or maybe earlier! for me, i instantly remembered the songs of Claire dela Fuente and Pilita Corales! XDDD
Shot was fine already but this kind of song? oh dear i don't know how to react! oh dear do i see Kt wearing something odd and old-fashioned clothes? how old and how it looks like? i dunno! but i'm sure they're going to give their outfits some twists! what's weird about me here is that i kept on repeating this song! it's not that i like it but i just want to listen to the part of Jin where he said "under the sweetlight" or "under the streeylight" i find him sexy and he was like seducing someone! gawwddd!!! @__@


Mother/Father

according to some it's a ballad song. the song is cute. i find like the song for the parents and the same for lovers and children! it's also relaxing and gives me a calm feeling. it's actually my lullaby aside from Ai Ai Gasa, this is also the song that i would like to hear before i sleep and it does make me sleep! XD
but then again, it's another song that i can't imagine KT performing/singing. i can't actually imagine them how they're going to perform this one. swaying their bodies while sitting in a bench? sorry but that's how i imagine this song while Kt's singing it.
i said that the song are like also for children because when i hear this song, i can imagine them surrounded with children playing in the field or in a garden. after playing, they all sit down on the grass and sway their bodies from left to right while their arms are on each other's shoulders. though the song is nice and they sounded good, i don't think this kind of song would fit Kt's style/image. i can actually see in this song and Arashi type of song. cute, lively and sad songs. oh and i don't know who sang a line or two in the song but he sounded like Jose Mari Chan! XD

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the song is like an Anime type. it can be used as a theme song for Anime. but again, just like in Mother/Father, i don't think this song fits KT. it's a lively and somehow cute song. just think of the lively and cute songs that Arashi has and other J-singers. they actually sounded like kids here, dunno if it's like they're Hey Say... the song suits Junno. at last! the first time that i find Junno's voice fit in one of the songs of the album. again and again, i dunno how KT will perform this one. i could actually imagine Barney if not that dinosaur, any mascot, playing with KT. dancing and singing in the park! but i like the song. again ,they sounded great. i can't really say that i didn't like the harmonization(dunno if that's what it's called) that Jin did. though it's fine but not the best. when he was doing that, i thought he was the big bro or the father of the other KT members. XDD

and then, the 3 singles they released.

Keep the Faith


the theme song for Yukan Club. nice, fast and rock song. i like it. that's all! XDDD

Lips

it's nice too, another rock i believe but i barely listen to this one. i prefer KTF than this one.


Don't U Ever Stop

i started liking this song. makes you dance. it somehow reminds me of Michael Jackson's thriller especially the PV and some of the dance moves are like MJ's. especially Kame's outfit! he looked like a Japanese version of MJ! XDDD.


well that would be all for now! what i sad here may sound stupid or nonsense but hey that's what i felt and thought when i heard their songs.

again, before i end my post here, let me just remind you what i said earlier in my post.

all what i said here are just my personal opinions/personal views

PERSONAL OPINIONS/VIEWS MEANING:

1. how i felt/thought
2. what i wanted to say
3. didn't copy/steal someone else's reviews.

you don't actually have to take this review i made so seriously. i'm just an ordinary fan of KAT-TUN and an ordinary listener so whatever i have said here are, again, MY PERSONAL OPINIONS!

THANK YOU!



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current activities: blogging, creating themes, forums, soundtrip

currently listening to: Affection by KAT-TUN (KAT-TUN III: Queen of Pirates)

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