Morning Musume - Wakuteka Take a Chance

[Anderei]

Haruka.

[al kusanagi]

The "not a lead or sub-lead" seems to imply it isn't one of the B-side singers either.

[Banana]

Yeah, it's Haruka. When I said "not lead or sub-lead," I was referring to the past few singles (you know how it's been: Reina, Riho - lead. Sayumi, Mizuki, Masaki, and Ayumi - sub-lead. Kanon, Haruna, Eripon, Haruka - background girls). Sorry for confusing you. <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... /laugh.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':lol:' />

[Mugi]

If you listen to the Futsu no Shoujo A rip at 2:51 and when they all sing together it sounds like Miki is singing. Creepy.

[masa]

Team Okai Ver.



Up Up Girls （仮） and THE Possible Ver.





Team Okai members introductions

　Katsuta Rina (S/mileage) - Michishige Sayumi

　Takeuchi Akari (S/mileage) - Tanaka Reina

　Nakanishi Kana (S/mileage) - Fukumura Mizuki

　Takagi Sayuki (H!P trainee) - Ikuta Erina

　Okai Chisato (℃-ute) - Sayashi Riho

　Miyamoto Karin (H!P trainee) - Suzuki Kanon

　Yoshihashi Kurumi (H!P trainee) - Iikubo Haruna

　Tamura Meimi (S/mileage) - Ishida Ayumi

　Tanabe Nanami (H!P trainee) - Sato Masaki

　Kaneko Rie (H!P trainee) - Kudo Haruka

[al kusanagi]

Oka-Team wins!



Nanami!!! <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... #>/wub.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':wub:' />

[andrewmarlin]

The reason I am happy this song will be on this weeks charts and not towards Halloween. I don't think MM can compete with this at all...Why can't Tsunku pull out a awesome video like this???



Which the thing with me and AKB48 is that there are very few songs I can listen to without a video. I enjoy there songs more with a MV than by thereself

[Noa]

Rie is my favorite egg and Karin is one of my favorites which makes me really happy the had Kanon and Haruka's parts <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... #>/wub.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':wub:' />

[Purin-chama]

Team Okai seemed more passionate dancing than Morning Musume did. Though, I think half of it had to do with I mostly noticed Chisa, Akari, Meimi, and Nanami up front. They all seem to put 110% into dancing. Too bad we don't have these girls singing aloud. It would be interesting to see. Why is NGP singing over the original vocals?

[Mukuro]

Akari <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... #>/wub.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':wub:' /> Okai version won.

[Shoujo Q]

Team Okai needs to be a real thing. A few stumbles in the line formation, but they did pretty darn good.



For the UUG/Possible I wasn't sure if it was their singing or not. Very confusing. Worked out near the end, but in the beginning all I could hear were Reina and Riho.

[Kalle]

Wow, Team Okai really nailed it♥ but I agree that it would've been cool to hear them actually singing it, too!



But they need to stop making me want one of those shirts. >:Y

[Pucchi-Mo]

Team Illusion of Pantsless Okai/Oh, you don't need that Handicap Parking Spot. <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... /weeeh.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':weeeh:' />

(sure, H!P is completely innocent. Down with pants and the disabled!!! <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... >/riot.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':riot:' /> )



With all of the alternate versions of this, I'm almost waiting for an Onegai Miwaku no Target style dance cover PV.

[al kusanagi]

Four versions are up on iTunes now. I guess that covers all the b-sides.

[Shoujo Q]

Single came in at #3 first day with 54,047 sold.

[ObsidianSet]

Only slightly less than 123/TMS's first day...this is great! A whole step up for the group now seems possible. <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... umbsup.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />

[neshcom]

[quote name='Shoujo Q' timestamp='1349865299' post='135560']

Single came in at #3 first day with 54,047 sold.

[/quote]

Wow, they almost beat SHINee and destroyed a first-week Gackt single. I hope they crack 100k again.

[Ap2000]

[quote name='Shoujo Q' timestamp='1349865299' post='135560']



Single came in at #3 first day with 54,047 sold.

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Wow, so I guess 1, 2, 3 did indeed rejuvenate the overall interest in MM.

[YuuakuRisa]

I'm hoping for 175K. This momusu needs to create its own legacy.

[Melon]

Getting itunes version tomorrow! :D

[Miss Moonlight]

Is Team Okai a thing, or just a bunch of girls, the most senior of whom is Chisato, dancing in a parking garage? And WHY the parking garage??



Yay sales <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... nceman.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':danceman:' />

[BonkyuAsh]

I'm so happy for them!

It looks like team Okai does the dance better than MM.

[Enmiz]

I didn't even realize this single was out yet. Off to iTunes!



I actually like the very first version of the music video the best minus the fact the dance shot is incomplete. I think all of the versions are pretty cool, though.



The Team Okai video was pretty awesome. I always want Chissa dance covers!



I thought the TV appearances were kind of lackluster. As much as I love the fact that they at least try to sing live, I think they should have lip-synced it.

[Shoujo Q]

Another, better video of UUG and The Possible was uploaded to their channel.



I just now noticed they have more girls then MM. Must have been working all that choreography out fun on rehearsal day.

[Ajisaitea]

All these dance cover vids makes me realize that Momusu needs to get stronger in terms of dancing. Certain members really need more dance lessons.



As for this single I am really in love with it...but I like the other songs more then Wakuteka Take a Chance. I really love Daisuki 100man-ten. Mizuki x Ayumi for the win. <3

[strawberryjam]

2nd day sales: 7,720

Total so far: 61,76



It's about half of 1,2,3's 2nd day sales.

Will they hit 100k damn?????????? <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... ryalot.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':cryalot:' />

[Ap2000]

[quote name='strawberryjam' timestamp='1349978888' post='135669']

2nd day sales: 7,720

Total so far: 61,76



It's about half of 1,2,3's 2nd day sales.

Will they hit 100k damn?????????? <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... ryalot.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':cryalot:' />

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Wow, only 1/7 just after one day !?

[Pucchi-Mo]

[quote name='Shoujo Q' timestamp='1349951359' post='135663']

Another, better video of UUG and The Possible was uploaded to their channel.



I just now noticed they have more girls then MM. Must have been working all that choreography out fun on rehearsal day.

[/quote]



This version has clearer live vocals. It seems more like they own the song, instead of fighting to be heard over Reina & Riho.

They even overpower the Gorilla Tsunku part!





[quote name='Ajisai' timestamp='1349976117' post='135667']

All these dance cover vids makes me realize that Momusu needs to get stronger in terms of dancing. Certain members really need more dance lessons.



As for this single I am really in love with it...but I like the other songs more then Wakuteka Take a Chance. I really love Daisuki 100man-ten. Mizuki x Ayumi for the win. <3

[/quote]





IT'S CONTAGIOUS!!!!! <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... ek3run.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':eekrun:' />



I wonder if they made so many dance covers because MM just didn't do enough justice to the choreography. <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... hahaha.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':hahaha:' />

[Melon]

PQ's than/then mixup is the cutest~



Good point Pucchi, I wonder if their choreographers were like, "We should do this to increase promotion for the single~"



Whatever, we got more awesome Chisato out of it. :D

[tsukinobyouin]

Is it really necessary to point out every time PQ has a grammar mixup? It's not like she's a newbie making massively offensive posts.





Back to the single, I'm kind of disappointed with the b-sides. I love the Reina/Masaki/Haruka one, which surprised me because I'm not normally a fan of Reina or Masaki's voices. Reina sounds better on these mellower songs, she doesn't squeak as much. Masaki didn't use her nasal voice as much which was nice. She's not a bad singer, it's just that nasally thing she does to sound cute or something that irritates me. The rest of the songs were just kind of generic, not very memorable, and poorly suited to the voices of the girls. Love Innovation is slowly growing on me though.