Mano Erina - Seishun no Serenade

[Special Needs Tricycle]

We have most of the PV already. I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW THIS WAS COMING OUT. WTC.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m67WTmrb9LM



Preeetty standard affair for an H!P PV. Classroom shots and some close-up shots with some other random shots of her... walking around and touching desks with some fuzzy filter on. But I like the song quite a bit! It's going to be a grower, but I like it so far.



Also lmao that outfit. I was SO CONFUSED when the PV opened up and she's looking like a power ranger while in a classroom for some reason. I like it, though! And her brown hair looks surprisingly nice.

[Special Needs Tricycle]

Yeah, I noticed that she's singing differently or someth for some reason. She sounds a little bit better, I guess?

[Pucchi-Mo]

LOVE MACHINE poster at 45 seconds.

Renai Revolution 21 at 2:05. <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... /laugh.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':wub:' />

Hmm, I wonder what twist they might have for 9th gen.



I like this, it's cool, but the vocals seem too soft for the music at times.

Her singing in the non chorus parts & the shada bada dah seem like they trying to not be heard by a nearby teacher. Oh, another Seishun titled song, I have to mention how much I miss Twe'lv. It's the law.



Love the zipper outfit, she needs to battle some evil supernatural force in this.



I wish I could see the writing on the board, I can only identify the use of the release date.

[eri]

LOVE. HER.

Yes, even in her Michael-Jackon-Thriller-Meets-Sentai-Meets-Race-Girl outfit. I like that she's getting more racy by dying her hair 0.0000001% lighter than it was before. I kind of wish they'd just let her sit at a piano in frilly dresses forever, but oh well. Dancing Mano!

[Haru]

Am I the only one who likes the outfit? <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... pyeyes.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':wub:' />

[Special Needs Tricycle]

I like it! I like it! I'm always the only one who likes the weird outfits. IDOLS ARE SUPPOSED TO WEAR WEIRD OUTFITS OKAY. IT'S BEEN DECIDED A LONG TIME AGO. GO LOOK AT OLD IDOL VIDEOS ON YOUTUBE.

[eri]

Btw, who are the background dancers?

[Haru]

[quote name='eri' post='89295' date='Dec 16 2010, 01:18 PM']Btw, who are the background dancers?[/quote]



If it's anything like her past videos, Eggs.

Lemme go look and see if I recognize faces.



ETA - Oh my god, I swear one of those background dancers is Watanabe Mayu's twin.

[tsukinobyouin]

Ohhh I like it! I've been indifferent to her last few singles, so I'm happy to see one I like again. Her voice does sound better in this, maybe she's been training. The outfit is fun, though I like how they just had to incorporate the trendy fur tail despite it not matching the outfit style at all. <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... /laugh.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':wub:' />

[Noa]

[quote name='tangerinetrees' post='89301' date='Dec 16 2010, 02:09 PM'][quote name='eri' post='89295' date='Dec 16 2010, 03:18 PM']Btw, who are the background dancers?[/quote]



I think they're:

Minami Sengoku

Rie Kaneko

Azusa Sekine

and Rina Katsuta.



I could be wrong though.

[/quote]

If this is true, I am doubly happy about this PV. I love Mano, and Rie is my favorite egg.

I really like this song and pv already.

[al kusanagi]

That girl is the epitome of "seen, not heard." I can watch her perform all day, but can't sit through a single track of her on pure audio.

[EmEl]

Freakin' kids playing hookie during cleaning time. I swear, the schools are going to get dirtier and dirtier if all they do is dance when they should be scrubbing those floors.



[quote name='Special Needs Tricycle' post='89294' date='Dec 16 2010, 01:13 PM']IDOLS ARE SUPPOSED TO WEAR WEIRD OUTFITS OKAY.[/quote]

Nothing more really needs to be said. When they updated her profile picture with this outfit, I was certainly hoping for her being a hero.

[neshcom]

I really don't get it. Every time I take a look at Mano, I find that I actually enjoy her and her songs. I like this song. I like her voice. I think she's kind of cute. She has a marginal amount of spunk. I don't even find her outfit weird.



Why am I into MM again? <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... unsure.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':wub:' />

[eri]

[quote name='neshcom' post='89316' date='Dec 16 2010, 02:32 PM']I really don't get it. Every time I take a look at Mano, I find that I actually enjoy her and her songs. I like this song. I like her voice. I think she's kind of cute. She has a marginal amount of spunk. I don't even find her outfit weird.[/quote]

It isn't weird at all! Come join us in worship.

[Pucchi-Mo]

[quote name='Haru' post='89292' date='Dec 16 2010, 12:54 PM']Am I the only one who likes the outfit? <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... pyeyes.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':lol:' />[/quote]

The only person above your post who didn't compliment her outfit (in some way) was tangerinetrees.

So, no you aren't. <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... hahaha.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':hahaha:' />

[al kusanagi]

I can't be the only one that realizes that outfit is totally Michael Jackson inspired though.

[eri]

[quote name='Al Kusanagi' post='89320' date='Dec 16 2010, 03:23 PM']I can't be the only one that realizes that outfit is totally Michael Jackson inspired though.[/quote]



[quote name='eri' post='89284' date='Dec 16 2010, 09:26 AM']Yes, even in her Michael-Jackon-Thriller-Meets-Sentai-Meets-Race-Girl outfit.[/quote]



If only she wore white socks and a glove.



I like the background dancers' outfits a lot. It is nice to see boy's uniforms for a change.

[al kusanagi]

Reading's for squares, daddy-o.

[Pucchi-Mo]

I can't be the only person who feels deja vu...

[EmEl]

Hey, pucchi, did you see the Morning Musume posters in the video? There was a Love Machine one at 45 seconds and Renai Revolution 21 at 2:05.

[Pucchi-Mo]

Yeah Em-El, I think they're going to Fujimoto her into 9th gen.

[Madara]

[quote name='CO2 Blasted Idols' post='89343' date='Dec 17 2010, 09:25 AM']Yeah Em-El, I think they're going to Fujimoto her into 9th gen.[/quote]



If only...



I dig this song and video, at least what we get of it. I'm pleased that it's not like the other videos of hers I've seen. Keep letting her do new stuff. Branch out. I like some of her past singles, but I'm not really interested in seeing her do the same thing over and over again. I like that she seems to be following the Aya model.



I'm fine with the costume, but I really like her hair in it. They're finally letting her look her age.

[momoirosaya]

Mano dyed her hair!!

Awww Yuu and Akari aren't her back up dancers anymore <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... ryalot.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':lol:' />



I am loving Mano more with each new single. <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... #>/wub.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':hahaha:' />

Her voice gets better everytime too. She sounds like she has better control of it now.



I don't like the plain gray Onegai Dakara background for the close-ups though...

[Milly]

She dyed her hair for a drama part. She already dyed it black again. Some wotas apparently got butthurt over it <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... wheely.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':hahaha:' />



I like her outfit. The song might grow on me.

[DarkRidley]

Her outfit is weird but awesome and so is the squelchy synth noise. It's nice to see her doing something a bit different. PV is a bit generic, but it's H!P, so whatever.

[eri]

[quote name='Milly' post='89374' date='Dec 16 2010, 11:49 PM']She dyed her hair for a drama part. She already dyed it black again. Some wotas apparently got butthurt over it <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... wheely.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':hahaha:' />[/quote]



Butthurt she dyed it light or dyed it dark again?

[Milly]

[quote name='eri' post='89401' date='Dec 17 2010, 07:16 PM'][quote name='Milly' post='89374' date='Dec 16 2010, 11:49 PM']She dyed her hair for a drama part. She already dyed it black again. Some wotas apparently got butthurt over it <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... wheely.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='^_^' />[/quote]



Butthurt she dyed it light or dyed it dark again?

[/quote]

When she dyed it light there were a lot of comments on her blog. It went a little something like this:



Mano (on blog or twitter): It seems there are various opinions on my hair, but Mano will be Mano. That's Mano style.

Wotas: OMG, she's turning into Matsuura and growing an attitude.

Mano (twitter): Don't worry, you guys, I dye my hair black again, lol <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... deways.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':wub:' />

Wotas: OMG, she's making fun of us *butthurt* butthurt*

[al kusanagi]

Erina be trollin'.

[Shoujo Q]

This was posted last week on Mano's YouTube page but it went unnoticed here. Full Song Dance Room Dance Shot GO!





But you'll probably ignore Mano and focus on the human sized lump is formed by the person hiding behind the curtain like I did.





Someone want to explain to me the reason for one pant leg being up and the other down? It does not compute. D:

[eri]

[quote name='PKyu' post='90066' date='Dec 28 2010, 03:23 PM']Someone want to explain to me the reason for one pant leg being up and the other down? It does not compute. D:[/quote]



Mano is a gangster! Or, she rode her bike here and didn't want to get one side caught in the chain.