Natsumi Abe -Best Selection - 15 Shoku no Nigaoe Tachi [CD+DVD]

One of best Hello! Project decision is to clearhouse their (older) artists repertoire by Mega Best series. Natsumi Abe or Nacchi has been less successful when it comes to solo music compared to other H!P solo acts like Ayaya or Gomaki, but her concept has always in lines of ballad, which I never acknowledge as H!P forte. Upon listening to this album, I'm surprised how many slow tempo tracks (and also some upbeat ones) that are quite enjoy to listen to and at the end I don't skip most of them. The album serves as a collection for those who missed Nacchi or old H!P era, because you are going to have many songs to listen to. Most of the ballads aren't that God-tier (my H!P ballad pinnacle is Ayaya's The Last Night/Gomaki's Secret), but some of the upbeat ones like '22sai no Watashi' and 'Datte Ikitekanakucha' are the highlight to reminds you that Nacchi also rocks that style. Most of the songs are available on iTunes, so this album added bonus is only complete (?) Nacchi's MV singlse. Let me tell you the resolution aren't that good (since it's released on 2008), but compared to what you get for free on YouTube, this works if you are into collecting H!P dust of glory. Personally I recommend it for (1) H!P fans who are more into the agency's older releases, (2) Japanese ballad songs, (3) Into Nacchi overall -- to buy it since they may not print it anymore. PS: The sole reason I bought this album only because 'Datte Ikitekanakucha' doesn't available on iTunes internationally. The power the song holds!