I'm not going to give the details about NEWS as people have known about them better than me, but in case if you don't know who they are and you probably have nothing to do and found this entry and interested to read it to kill your time, you can read the details about NEWS in their wikipedia. Hey!Say!JUMP linked me to another Jpop group from the same company, NEWS. The only NEWS member I knew was Yamashita Tomohisa because my friend is a big fan of him. When I watched Yamato Nadeshiko Shichi Henge drama, I was also interested in Tegoshi Yuya and Uchi Hiroki's role and then I found out that they are also NEWS members (well, Uchi isn't anymore), and later I found out about Koyama Keiichiro who was regular MC in Shonen Club, the show where HSJ always be the guest star. When I was watching Ya-Ya-Yah videos, Koyama, Kato Shigeaki, and Kusano Hironori (who are members of NEWS as well, except Kusano because he's no longer in NEWS now) were some important part of that TV Show and made me more interested in NEWS. And it didn't take a long time for me to finally in love with this boyband. Of course, my love for them isn't as big as my love for HSJ, so they are probably my 'niban' (second favorite), and Hey! Say! JUMP is my 'ichiban' (first favorite). And now I'm going to give you a quick review of all of their PVs (Tegomass and member's solo PV are not included).
1. NEWS Nippon (2003)
The first time I heard it, I'm in love with this debut song immediately. It's like there are two songs in one song. How about the PV? Well, if I watched it in 2003, I would think that the PV was awesome, but I watched it in 2011, so yeah, the PV looks really old and the boys were so skinny (so different with now) with those bright hairs, weird outfits, etc. But, I love the concept! It's like they had a trip to outer space. That's awesome. The best part is the KKK part, Kusano, Koyama, and (Kato) Shige was cute and funny 😆 The dance wasn't great, but it suits the song and it simply cute, especially the "Piisu no sign" part. Overall, I love the whole part of this PV ❤
2. Kibou ~ Yell (2004)
I like the song. It's just as catchy as NEWS Nippon. About the PV, it feels even more old-school than NEWS Nippon. The outfits were even worse than NEWS Nippon, not the whole outfits, only the part when they were dancing in the trajectory of airplanes. I'm not impressed with the dance either, and Yamapi is the lead singer in this song because he sang the most part followed by Tegoshi-Massu and Uchi-Ryo. Koyama and Shige didn't sing too much, and Kusano got to sing the rap part. The setting is awesome, they shot at the outside and they did some silly funny things which are pretty amusing. Tegoshi was very adorable ❤
3. Akaku Moyoru Taiyo (2004)
Not a big fan of the song nor the PV. At least their outfits look much better than the previous PV and they improved their dance too. They shot at the studio, and they made it look like a deck of the yacht. There was a place like, umm... old night club, or maybe it was just a room that decorated with much dazzling cloth and a bit dark so it looks like a club in my opinion. The best setting was the room with many colorful circles on the walls and they were playing around with many big balls of different colors. I like Kusano's hair for some reason ~ I don't know what was the exact image or story they want to put in this PV? Sometimes they acted cool, and the next time they acted like kids, probably there wasn't any image or story and they just put many random scenes to make it look good?
4. CHERISH (2005)
Love both the PV and the song. Looks like everyone except Yamapi dyed their hair to a darker color, which makes them look handsome. The outfits look more modern. The nice part when there are some reflections of each member in the building and many girls under the building were looking at the boys fascinatedly. There's a cute part when a girl was watching a poster on the street, and suddenly she bumped into a guy, and apparently, the guy was the same guy that he just watched on the poster: Yamapi!! Yamapi's face, when he's being zoomed on, was adorable. And the boys were wearing the same pink gloves which really cute. Not so much love for the dance, though. The dance was simple and suits the song. This PV is pretty amusing, and Kusano was really cute.
5. TEPPEN (2005)
The last PV with Kusano and Uchi in it 💔 THE PV IS FUN. The song is fun and catchy! I really love it. The boys were playing basket, bike, or just running around the pool (?) No, no, it wasn't a pool, but it looks like that. There's much water on the floor and they had so much fun jumping and splashing water on each other. The dance wasn't great, but I like it for some reason. I love the part when KKK (Koyama, Kusano, Kato) sang together on the beach. Well, it was a studio, obviously, but they made it look like a beach. This is one of my favorite PV from NEWS. It feels like summer when you watch it, which is great. Oh... Bye-bye Kusano and Uchi 😢
6. SAYAENDOU (2006)
I don't like it. That's all. Well, those animations were cute and adorable (not really actually) but that's all. Uchi and Kusano had left the group and this is not even a PV. This is more like a fan video. They took the NEWS part from their concert and put them in this PV and I'm not impressed. The song is good, but not my kind of music, so that's all~
7. Hoshi wo Mezashite (2007)
After went hiatus for almost a year, NEWS came back with this lovely single. I love the song. Maaan, I love it, and the PV makes me love the song even more. They didn't dance at all. The first time I watched it, it feels like they were on a different planet. Everyone looks handsome and mature, although there are parts when they did some silly-immature things in front of the camera while singing together, that's fine. That's really fine because that made this PV looks fresh. I love the whole parts, the part when every member sang in front of their twins (not a real twin) and when they were sitting in the car calmly while singing together or when they were sitting in big rocks while looking at the sky which filled with many sparkling stars, very beautiful ❤
8. Weeeek (2007)
Six handsome mature guys in suits singing in high spirit.... but the way they sing look more like hyperactive teenagers lol. One of their best PVs in my opinion. So many CG effects and I love the concept as well as I love the song. They were really funny. It's like reading a comic in some parts. Awesome. They didn't dance at all... well, they danced, but not in a real form. Mostly like they created their own dance at the moment and messed around. Well done, boys! I never get bored watching this one. It's really fun and the boys are all very funny ❤
9. Taiyou no Namida (2008)
I'm sure the image that the producer wants to put in this PV is 'cool' and 'awesome' and 'dark', something like that. Well, it is cool, if you judge it from the perspective of good video, but not my favorite. It was so dark and rainy. Everyone looks so serious because the song is serious too. Not so much love for the dance, it looks ordinary. I'm sure they could have done better than just those simple moves. Also not a fan of the song. This is the soundtrack of Kurosagi the movie, FYI. The best part is the ending when Yamapi showed up in his Kurosagi's costume while splashing the water, then said, "thank you, as always." That one was made me laugh 😆
10. Summer Time (2008)
Well done boys! I love this PV so much. One of my favorites. Every scene in it is really entertaining. So, Massu was coming back to this very cool house near the beach, and he sat at one of the tables, remembering his moments with his bandmates. In his memory, the boys were taking many silly pictures together and they were singing, cooking, washing, and doing so many fun things together. Nice rap by the way from Shige and Koyama, and everyone looks absolutely cute in casual outfits. It turned out to be a very fun PV. Love the ending part when Massu smile stupidly after he had nostalgia and suddenly his bandmates appeared. Adorable, these guys~
11. Happy Birthday (2008)
I really like the song. It is simply catchy. Love the lyrics and the melody. The PV isn't as fun as Summer Time, the boys look more calm and mature although they still joking around. The PV is full of CG effects, but it still looks simple. Simple but good. I like those boxes they use to be glass, roses, or gifts. The way they played around with those boxes was cute. The dance really suits the song. I especially love the part when they were bowing and made love sign.
12. Koi no Abo (2009)
I think they purposely chose that kind of dance because the PV itself isn't all serious although they shot at the night club with those awesome outfits. You will find that kind of dance in the 70'-80' era. They were surrounded by many girls. Anyway, the ending part was funny when everyone changed their dark and cool outfits into white outfits that look so old and then they danced along with the servants of the club, so yeah I guess they chose the dance purposely to make it suits the scene.
13. Sakura Girl (2009)
The atmosphere in this PV is foggy. Everything seems gray, as the six handsome men walking together while carrying their own broken heart, walking together towards the Sakura tree. I love the song, and I didn't think that the PV would be all sad and serious, because if you watch carefully their previous PVs, there must be always at least one silly scene in the video, even in the serious PV like Taiyo no Namida, there's a funny part at the end. Everyone looks mature. The PV is opened with Tegoshi who was reading a letter from his girlfriend that said something like, "let's break up!" and then Tegoshi's crying (I was kinda shocked when I watched it for the first time) and followed with the 'break up' scenes that happened to other members. Why would those girls dump these six handsome guys anyway? 😆
15. Fighting Man
I kinda like the song. In my opinion, it's like the song for anime soundtrack, and I always like anime soundtrack. I simply love the beat and they improved so much with the dance too. The PV is awesome with those not-so-dark rooms and many awesome settings for each member solo part. Everyone is looking to their own video singing this fighting man song through TV, laptop, handphone, and other electronic things.
FINISH! So far NEWS only have 14 singles and they haven't released any new song in 2011 (yet). I think they are on hiatus again. Everyone is busy with their own career; Yamapi with his solo album and concert, Tegoshi and Massu with their subgroup, Tegomass, Ryo with his other group, Kanjani8, Koyama with his radio show, and I don't know what Shige exactly doing now =w= I hope they will be active again soon, though.
Btw, did you really read this long entry? If you did, THANK YOU!!
9. Taiyou no Namida (2008)
I'm sure the image that the producer wants to put in this PV is 'cool' and 'awesome' and 'dark', something like that. Well, it is cool, if you judge it from the perspective of good video, but not my favorite. It was so dark and rainy. Everyone looks so serious because the song is serious too. Not so much love for the dance, it looks ordinary. I'm sure they could have done better than just those simple moves. Also not a fan of the song. This is the soundtrack of Kurosagi the movie, FYI. The best part is the ending when Yamapi showed up in his Kurosagi's costume while splashing the water, then said, "thank you, as always." That one was made me laugh 😆
10. Summer Time (2008)
11. Happy Birthday (2008)
I really like the song. It is simply catchy. Love the lyrics and the melody. The PV isn't as fun as Summer Time, the boys look more calm and mature although they still joking around. The PV is full of CG effects, but it still looks simple. Simple but good. I like those boxes they use to be glass, roses, or gifts. The way they played around with those boxes was cute. The dance really suits the song. I especially love the part when they were bowing and made love sign.
12. Koi no Abo (2009)
I think they purposely chose that kind of dance because the PV itself isn't all serious although they shot at the night club with those awesome outfits. You will find that kind of dance in the 70'-80' era. They were surrounded by many girls. Anyway, the ending part was funny when everyone changed their dark and cool outfits into white outfits that look so old and then they danced along with the servants of the club, so yeah I guess they chose the dance purposely to make it suits the scene.
13. Sakura Girl (2009)
The atmosphere in this PV is foggy. Everything seems gray, as the six handsome men walking together while carrying their own broken heart, walking together towards the Sakura tree. I love the song, and I didn't think that the PV would be all sad and serious, because if you watch carefully their previous PVs, there must be always at least one silly scene in the video, even in the serious PV like Taiyo no Namida, there's a funny part at the end. Everyone looks mature. The PV is opened with Tegoshi who was reading a letter from his girlfriend that said something like, "let's break up!" and then Tegoshi's crying (I was kinda shocked when I watched it for the first time) and followed with the 'break up' scenes that happened to other members. Why would those girls dump these six handsome guys anyway? 😆
15. Fighting Man
I kinda like the song. In my opinion, it's like the song for anime soundtrack, and I always like anime soundtrack. I simply love the beat and they improved so much with the dance too. The PV is awesome with those not-so-dark rooms and many awesome settings for each member solo part. Everyone is looking to their own video singing this fighting man song through TV, laptop, handphone, and other electronic things.
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Btw, did you really read this long entry? If you did, THANK YOU!!
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