Due to be released on the 10th of July is C-ute's 22nd single and first double A-side release with Kanashiki Amefuri and Adam to Eve no Dilemma. Today's review will be of my favourite of the A-sides Adam to Eve no Dilemma, however I do plan on reviewing Kanashiki Amefuri next. From the feedback I have seen from different fans of C-ute a lot of people are in love with this single and my guess is that it will receive the same success if not better success with it's sales than their previous release Crazy Kanzen na Otona which was a kick-ass single in it's own right! (I bought two copies it was that good!)
I was first introduced to Adam to Eve's no Dilemma when I heard a concert rip of the song and when I heard it and saw the costumes I was very excited to hear it's proper recorded version. I fell in love with the outfits straight away and I was fascinated and loved the theme of Adam and Eve. Then as it was getting closer and closer to the single's release date, which is still in the future, I was really excited to see the PV for Adam to Eve no Dilemma compared to Kanashiki Amefuri to see how they used these beautiful, green outfits in terms of the PV. And I wasn't disappointed! I loved everything about it and again I do know that this single will be another milestone in C-ute's career which is just getting better and better step by step.
The music video begins with a white background with red apples which is easily symbolism of the forbidden apple that Eve decides to take from the garden of Eden in the biblical story. I really liked it, it was simple but I liked it.
Once again Airi locks me in with her beautiful eyes, her beautiful expression, her beautiful everything! Everything is about her is beautiful, whenever I see her on the screen I get encapsulated! She has that effect on me even if she isn't my favourite #1 C-ute member. Sorry Airi fans, but I still love her!
It wasn't going to be long before the sexy C-ute makes their comeback yet again and straight into the beginning of this music video. From the pictures I'd seen of their performance of this song live, from the outfits I knew this song was going to have a sexy number and I wasn't wrong!
The girls really executed their dance so well and even though it isn't as complicated as Morning Musume's recent dances, C-ute have amazing dance skills and can dance in synch so well! That's what seperates an A-grade performance from a B-grade performance.
In the past Mai never stood out to me, in fact she was one of my least favourite C-ute members but recently with her maturity blossoming I've loved her more and more! She's now got to #3 in my C-ute ranking!
I was also really happy that there was a change of lines in this song, of course Airi still gets to be the front girl but Chisato is much more dominant in this song and I like it. She's clearly enjoying herself and working it!
Ahhh Airi why do you have to be so perfect?! You make me jealous of you! I want your beauty!!!
WOW! Saki, where did this sass come from? She really worked it with sass in this music video and I'm not the only one. An awful lot of people commented that Saki was amazing in this PV. Maybe she'll get more lines in the next single and get a push like Mai did in this single? That would be great!
Oooft Maimi! My perfect #1 C-ute star! She is so sultry in this music video and I just want to be her! Even for a day, is that so much to ask? It's a shame she doesn't get many lines in this song because she has an amazing voice, but this music video allowed her dancing talents to shine more which I don't mind instead.
Do you have to ask why I screenshot this moment? Look at it! Airi's perfect curves and midriff! How is she so beautiful and yet has such a perfect body? Scratch that I don't want her beauty now I just want that perfect midriff and figure! I think any girl would kill for Airi's body!
Go on Maimi keep pouting for me! Work it, and show UFP that they made a mistake for not giving you more lines!
Maimi was so sexy in this moment of the dance, she is quite a tall member, not Yurina Kumai tall, but still pretty tall! And her legs are just so perfect that I had to capture this moment and fall in love with it all over again!
The red apples make their comeback and Airi has gone from a sexy girl to this sweet and innocent character which suits this backdrop especially because it makes her beauty much more innocent. It kind of reminds me of Snow White with the red lips too!
Saki isn't one of my favourite C-ute members but no one can deny her beauty in this! Her lips are just so pretty and pouty!
One thing in this screenshot is that I loved Mai's posture in this dance move. Not many other people might have noticed it but it really stood out to me. Mai isn't usually a dancer for me but her posture in this move is just fantastic!
Chisato: I'm front girl, I'm workin' it and I know it! No one is gonna bring this girl down!
I have to agree Chisato you showed people who was boss and brought your haters down! Preach to the world that you can be a fantastic front girl!
All I have to say for this is: HIPS!!!! <3 They know how to work those hips! Teach me your hip power!
Maimi is just so beautiful! Is there no pose that she can do where she isn't beautiful?!
Oooh Saki you are making me fall for you! Stop it!
I fell in love with this shot, my top three C-ute members in one shot? YES PLEASE!!! They should be a unit seriously!
Maimi: I agree with you Jenny! Storm into UFP with me and make them see sense!
Yes! Anything for you Maimi! I would knock down mountains for you!
Chisato and Saki just make an amazing A-team! Maybe they should be the 2nd Kanashiki Heaven? Just a thought there! That would be quite cool and it makes me curious to how they'd sound together!
Don't hug yourselves let me hug you instead! Let me show you some love! In a completely non-disturbing way of course!
More hips! Damn I love this move in the dance! Please show me your hip talents and teach me the art senseis!
I cannot stop loving this trio and Maimi decides to be a little coy with her finger to the lip. I know what you're doing Maimi, but don't worry I will never stop loving you. Keep up with your perfection!
Mai isn't usually the best singer of C-ute but her last note in Adam to Eve no Dilemma kicked ass! I'm not going to deny it it gave me chills! She just keeps impressing me more and more!
Kick ass pose for a perfect ending! *APPLAUSE*
Now this song just as C-ute written all over it, a cool instrumental, a sharp and sexy dance number and of course flawless vocals from all of the girls who always come into their own when they are thrust into the spotlight. I loved the change up of this single, and it did throw me off a bit when I heard a lot more Chisato and Mai then the usual Airi and Maimi line dominance. However, I didn't mind it, in fact I embraced it with both arms held wide. Mai is usually just a background member for me but lately she's really caught my attention and UFP must have agreed with me by giving her more spotlight in this song. She doesn't have an amazing voice like Airi and Maimi but she sang very well in this release. The one moment that impressed the most was Mai's amazing note at the end. Usually she doesn't belt but she sang well with what she has with her voice and really left an impression at the end of the song when I listened to it.
Of course, Chisato also got given a front girl status in this single and even though she does get a lot of lines anyway these days, she got given a little more and you definitely noticed it and she did too. Throughout watching the music video I noticed a lot more attitude and confidence coming from her and I was impressed. She always has an amazing voice but sometimes she doesn't impress me on camera but she made a solid statement in this release.
Maimi, was for a change, pushed to the back which I wasn't happy with at first because she's my favourite but then I realized it is nice for a change to get other members into the spotlight so then I was more warm to embracing less of Maimi's lines. However, for what she made up in lack of vocals she did with her amazing dancing skills. For me she is one of the best dancers in the current H!P line up and she executed this dance so well and especially in the stretching move when it came to her lines. She is a tall woman anyway but it highlighted Maimi beautifully in those moves and made her look stunning like a model.
Airi and Saki were also very impressive and really know how to work their expressions in their solo shots. They really stood out to me in the scenes where they were laid down on a pale pink sheet with red apples. They were effortlessly beautiful and they reminded me of Snow White even though that's a different tale to what this music video and song is actually based on.
I loved the lyrical content of the lyrics and how they related to today's relationships upon the tale of Adam and Eve. Adam and Eve is a tale of the first humans on earth and they are in love with each other but then their lives are ruined when Eve is tempted by Satan disguised as a snake and she steals an apple out of the Garden of Eden even though God has forbade her to do so. Therefore, they are cursed with mortal lives instead of the immortal lives they were given in the beginning. What I think the lyrics are trying to say is that in every relationship we face troubles and temptations and that allows us to make mistakes, however if we focus on the positive and learn to love each other and fight the temptation then the relationship will be perfect. It is very creative and I do like it!
There was also a lot of symbolism in the music video which I adored as well because I love being able to pick out symbolisms and their meanings in a music video. Starting off with the green costumes that represent Eve and her private areas being covered with green leaves. There is also obvious appearances of apples which easily symbolizes the apple that Eve stole from the garden of Eden. The red in the solo shots reminds me of lust and how people can be tempted to other people in a relationship because it's something that we want but can't have like the forbidden apple which Eve is tempted to have but isn't allowed to. But then in the dance shot the grey colour of the apples symbolise the truth of the situation, the temptation is meaningless and isn't and shouldn't be attractive in the first place because we have paradise with what we already have. The chains could also symbolise the struggle that Eve faces with her temptation and trying not to cave into it like C-ute are representing with their loves.
This music video is also another typical and cheap UFP music video that I am not surprised about however they prove once again that it doesn't matter about the budget just as long as it's creative. Adam to Eve no Dilemma does exactly that and makes me want to watch the music video again and again! The white contrast in the dance shot to the green of the outfits is very effective and brightens the green even more to make it stand out so they look like beautiful emeralds.
C-ute also prove once again that they are amazing dancers with the impressive dance routine for this single! They were all very sharp and in synch with each other so it impressed me with their skills and I wouldn't have minded if this music video was based on a dance shot like Morning Musume's Kimi Sae, however I also don't think it would have been a good idea because then we would have lost out on a lot of amazing symbolism. And I need symbolism! I'm a performance student I need to analyse these things!
This song is also very cool and catchy just like C-ute's recent numbers and this is what I prefer from H!P's sound. I love a lot of H!P singles but their cooler singles is what really makes me smile. The introduction was very impressive and I loved how it slowly built up and then snapped into this very uptempo instrumentation that just made me want to bust amazing moves like the C-ute girls. All of the girls sounded amazing in this too and their vocal talents just impress me everytime I hear them in a new release. As a group they work together so well and individually too so everyone has their moment. Sometimes I forget that C-ute is an idol group and I think of them as an amazing and cool girl group. This song has C-ute written all over it and it's a winning combination of C-ute, flawless vocals, sharp, precise dancing and an added zing of sexy to top it all off.
This release has been one of my favourite's this year and I am so excited what C-ute have up their sleeve for their next single!
RATING: 9/10
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Great review!
ReplyDeleteI didn't think of the green clothes mirroring the fig leaves worn by Adam and Eve in their shame.