Nihon no Mikata ~Nevada Kara Kimashita~ [YAZIMA Beauty Salon - PV Review]

Well, here it is. The PV review / feature post I mentioned a few days ago. I’m just putting this her to remind you all that I will now be featuring this “surprise” band, LOL.

As it stands, I must admit that I actually love this song. Partially for the novelty value it holds, partially for the actually catchy arrangement. The guys actually sound really good in this kind of song, which you’d usually expect a woman to be singing to in Vegas or something. It holds this kind of sound that you’d expect a soul singer to sing to, while it also carries a bit of that Vegas American flare to it. It has this rather cheesy, played up sound to it as well, which… Actually, that fits perfectly with the Vegas sound. I guess those avex bastards did their research this time. It’s a very retro club song, and it’s one of the surprise pleasures I’ve found this year, all thanks to Brett.

…The video, however, changes the entire perspective of the song completely. Turns out, it’s three Asian guys (Takaaki with the afro, DJ OZMA with the short brown hair and Noritake with the bouffant/long hair) dressed up as African American chicks singing in a Vegas style club. The way it has that boom effect at that first close-up of OZMA’s ass was… An oddly disturbing move, and the grinding down and humping the microphone stand isn’t much better. OZMA and Noritake seem to have this down pat, but Takaaki’s hilariously awkward and… Disgusting throughout the whole video, shaking under that huge afro and picking out his armpit hair.

The second half is largely similar, with the three of them dancing in purple outfits in front of the huge YAZIMA letters, and among other gold… Arrangements. The club does come back, but for the most part, the entire video is a… Largely disturbing dance video amid other confusing newspaper shots that seem to claim that Takaaki is 11 years old…

I know what you’re all thinking. Why, Sel, are you going from cute little Techno girls to Asian guys dressed up as chicks and spray painted black. Well, they’re hilarious, and I think the song is great. Takaaki is a riot to watch, and Noritake isn’t too bad himself, as the only truly convincing one of the group, especially with his oddly high-pitched singing voice. Of course, none of them ever REALLY pass themselves off as girls, but I commend OZMA for having the balls to cross dress in his own unit, and for creating the unit.

There isn’t much else to say. It’s hilarious, I say everyone should watch the PV and see what they think.

Song Score
A

PV Score
A

Overall Score
A

The song and video are both hilarious. Their singing is actually good. And I can stand to look at them, mainly for the novelty value. I’m never a real fan of these cross dressing bands, but the humor thrown into this makes it a lot more bearable. And stylish, if you’re into that thing. And, it’s not a one off thing. They already have a second single out, which I will be reviewing. I don’t know if I’ll be reviewing Nihon no Mikata (The full title of which translates into Friends of Japan ~We Come From Nevada~ in case anyone was curious), since this is the only song on it, but I will start with either this or SAKURA. Keep an eye out, because this group is worth it, even if you’re just here for a laugh.