On one hand, awesome. OTOH, it sucks that nearly four years into their run Biyo will be releasing only their 4th single, especially considering how many members are creeping closer to graduation age. At the rate of one single per year and one album every 3 years, it's entirely possible that we only get one or two more singles with the original lineup.
It's very HP, which is to say Hoshibe Pop. It's one of those songs where on the first listen I go "this is cool, let me hear it again," then "yeah, this is pretty good -- one more time" on the second, and by the third I'm hooked.
So I've listened to this probably a dozen times now, and I'm still not sure where I'm gonna end up on it. I neither hate it nor love it, and I probably lean more towards the latter, but it's definitely odd. There are really only two parts and a recurring intro, and the concert band instrumentation gives it the high school production vibe that the video plays up. If this were marketed as a B-side I'd probably just enjoy it for what it is, which is dumb, because I ought to be able to do that in any event, lol.
I'll say this, though, I like that they take chances with Biyo in a way that they don't with most of the other groups. Not every risk is gonna pan out, but when they do, it's special.
I think I'm gonna love this single a lot. Still hoping for a second single this year of course, but if that's what we get from Biyo this year then I'm happy.
They may not get many releases, but they do go hard on the MVs when they do.
This is cute and reminds me a bit of some old school Morning Musume MVs.
Before I give my opinion I need to remind you of something.
I've loved Beyooooonds, and that's a lot coming from someone who has always disliked when there's conversations in the middle of a song. It was always my biggest H!P pet peeve. So maybe that help explains why I'm just not feeling this.
It's okay. It probably wont get played much on my playlist. I will probably skip it. It's math related and math and I are very much, not friends by any means. So I don't GET it. I don't understand the song, it's not for me. Usually a song will invoke something in me one way or the other. But this just leaves me feeling. Meh, okay? I'll probably play the MV more than the actual song.
I like Yume Sae Egakenai Yozora ni wa much better overall.
This is a place where a signature goes. Enjoy some Airi instead.
This is formulaic Hoshibe Sho -- basically Koi no Crouching Bungee Jump -- but I love the formula, so I'm down with this. It loses a couple points for the lack of musical originality, but overall I'm a fan. The bridge on this is really cool.