HYDN Designs

So closely listening to the new C-ute single, Edo no Temari II (embedded below), I'm finding out why the Kids, esp. C-ute have been much more popular nowadays. Vocally they sound somewhat similar to old Momusu.

The current Momusu, though decently vocally talented (with the exception of Sayumi) sound very homogeneous. It's difficult to pick out their solo lines at times, but in chorus it's near impossible. Their sound has become choral like. However, the first and second gen members had very different tonalities that were able to harmonize with each other rather than blend.

The Kids are similar to old Momusu in that its members are quite tonally different and it's possible to determine voices in a chorus. I'm a big fan of harmonizing and there are just some dissonant parts in Edo no Temari that make me feel good. It's not the same level as Memory Seishun no Hikari, but I've enjoyed this song more already than Resonant Blue, which I liked a lot. Another thing I think that has helped this song has been how the line distribution is a bit more balanced, Airi doesn't have all the lines (thank you) and even Erika has a few.

As for the video, I really like it. It's quite well done, the costumes are pretty nice, the neon fits with the feeling of the song, and the closeups aren't too close. The closeups are probably one of my favorite parts of the PV; it's like a nice solo shot where I can see more than just their face. And as always, they're really good dancers, but from what I can see it's probably not an overly difficult dance, but I should probably wait for the dance version to make a final verdict there. (Considering how I was wrong about CC). Tsunku, you need to start treating Momusu like you treat the Kids or otherwise C-ute could become the H!P flagship group!