I’m absolutely thrilled with the standard edition of Takane no Nadeshiko’s new single CD! The production feels high-quality and carefully crafted. The classic jewel case features a beautiful cover with the group standing on a green meadow in their stunning standard uniforms. The sunset in the background adds a nice touch of harmony, even if it’s a bit on the digital side. The colorful booklet with lyrics and gorgeous panoramic photos from the music videos ties everything together perfectly. Overall, it’s a simple yet premium edition that’s totally worth it! The songs are just as amazing: “I’m Your Idol” is a fantastic, epic anthem that beautifully captures the bond and love between idols and fans. Musically, it’s a masterpiece like no other. On the other hand, “Adrenalin Game” brings the heat with its energetic, powerful vibe—a perfect contrast to the first track. “Love Virus” perfectly completes the single: a melancholic power ballad full of emotional depth that, despite its melancholy, preserves a spark of hope. With its intense atmosphere, it ideally complements the previous songs and once again showcases the versatility and emotional range of Takane no Nadeshiko. A truly beautiful song!

The Limited Edition Version A expands on the concept of the standard version of “I’m Your Idol” with exclusive details and a graceful, magical aesthetic. The cover features the group in their official uniforms, seemingly standing on water, surrounded by an idyllic landscape with a blue sky. This creative twist gives the image a divine aura and perfectly aligns with the warm and positive message of the song. As with Version B of “Adrenalin Game,” this edition also includes a transparent slipcover. The white lettering of “I’m Your Idol” floats above the cover image, creating an elegant 3D effect that enhances the premium design. The booklet is stylistically similar to the standard version and is designed in delicate pastel tones, emphasizing its friendly and vibrant mood. It features a double-page spread of Polaroid-style photos that show the members during a barbecue event. The light blue background of this edition gives the images an even brighter and more optimistic atmosphere. The tracklist is identical to the standard version, with the addition of a fourth bonus track, “Motechen!”, as well as instrumental versions of all songs. The bonus DVD showcases the first part of the group’s BBQ event, while Version B presents the second part. “BBQ Part 1” captures charming mini-games, shared meals, and joyful moments, giving fans a glimpse into the group’s well-deserved tour finale. Unfortunately, no subtitles – neither in English nor any other language – are available, leaving fans hopeful that a translated version will soon appear on platforms like YouTube to provide a better understanding and enjoyment of the event. With its warm, friendly design and exclusive features, the Limited Edition Version A offers a perfect contrast to Version B and beautifully complements the collection. It is a true highlight for fans, capturing and continuing the harmonious and optimistic spirit of “I’m Your Idol.”

The Limited Edition Version B focuses entirely on the B-side of the single “I’m Your Idol”, with “Adrenalin Game” as the main theme. It visually and conceptually emphasizes the song’s darker, futuristic, and elegant atmosphere. The CD cover features the group in a serious gray-white-black look with a slightly futuristic, gothic style. The members’ uniforms follow this color scheme, showcasing clean, simple lines that exude elegance and strength. This edition’s aesthetic creates a perfect contrast to the warm and harmonious vibe of the “I’m Your Idol” Limited Edition (A) or the Standard Edition. The CD is packaged in a standard jewel case but enhanced by a special transparent slipcover. The slipcover features the title “Adrenalin Game” in gray and white Kanji characters, which, when placed over the jewel case, create a striking three-dimensional effect that further enhances the design. Upon opening, the thoughtful layout reveals space for two discs. The main CD is designed in a sleek dark blue-black theme, while the bonus DVD contrasts with a white design and black text. The DVD includes the second part of the group’s barbecue event, filmed in a relaxed and personal setting. Highlights include funny mini-games and a heartfelt sharing session among the members. Unfortunately, there are no English subtitles, so I couldn’t understand much… :-( Hopefully, a translated version will appear on YouTube soon! The booklet also reflects the Adrenalin Game aesthetic with its black/gray design and white text. In addition to the panoramic photos from the standard edition and the lyrics, it features a special double-page spread of Polaroid-style snapshots. These candid photos of the group during the barbecue event add a behind-the-scenes charm that complements the concept beautifully. Musically, the Limited Edition includes the same main tracks as the standard edition, along with an additional bonus track, “Love Me More Than I Do”, and instrumental versions of all four songs. This meticulously crafted and high-quality edition perfectly captures the powerful and dynamic character of “Adrenalin Game” and offers fans an exclusive collectible experience with its unique extras.

I am often surprised by the level of quality of young Japanese female singers, but here we are reaching a very high level. Next step: a first concert! Even if there are only 12 songs o the DVD/BLURAY in a modestly sized venue, it will already be excellent. Many groups that started in these conditions have had, and still have, an excellent career! So, go for it girls, go for it!!!

Both tracks are great but I prefer the 2nd one it's more of Passcodes sound, definitely a must own for any Passcode fan.

Hitomi looks so beautiful in all shots of this photobook. A brilliant collector item for sure! Supporting through AKB48, IZ*ONE and now SAY MY NAME... so happy to have this!

Sayaka has great selection as an artist. I enjoyed her voice throughout the album of course! It has such a chill vibe!

A super nice collector's item for all Takneko fans!!! The photo book is beautifully done, showcasing their journey with great image quality. As for the awesome songs, there's nothing more to say – we already know and love them all. :-D

Version B sticks to the same concept, with the song selection altered by one track (on both the main disc and the DVD). The cover is also split according to the music video (Hina, Himeri, Erisa, Momoko, and Riri). Even though fan-favorite Momona is on Version A, my two oshis, Momoko and Erisa, are on this one, which made it a must-buy for me... ;-) But seriously, it’s an awesome disc, and this one also includes two live performances on the DVD from a show I’ve never seen anywhere else.

Day 1: an energy that takes you far! It is always with great emotion when we have the opportunity to see a Cho Tokimeki Sendenbu concert published, because they are still rare. Although recently, this seems to change... This first day of the tour in YOKOHAMA is simply a major turning point in the career of this group. There will have been a before and after these 2 days. It all starts with a small animation during which the 6 young women are introduced. It is very pretty, funny, and absolutely delicious. A big congratulations to the artists who worked on it. And once this is finished, you are quickly projected onto the stage and the concert begins. An incredible energy propels you 47 minutes (!!!) later to a small intervention at the microphone of the young singers. Everything is perfect: singing, choreography, light animations, laser beams (grandiose), etc... We see as always with Cho Tokimeki Sendenbu that there was a high level of preparation: there is an incredible harmony, an obvious synchronicity, between these 6 people. The result is astonishing. On DVD 2, there is a microphone intervention of almost 35 minutes in one sequence, so much the members of the team have things to tell us (but unfortunately no subtitles!!!). The most moving moment of this sequence is when AKI SUDA begins to speak: three times, she has a complete speech block, so strong is the emotion. But quickly she recovers, and continues her intervention, with tears in her eyes. As if one can be incredibly energetic, but also be extremely sensitive. The show is mainly organized like this: DVD1: recent songs. With a small "game" sequence in the middle. DVD2: the less recent songs, with a 35-minute intervention in the middle, full of emotions, laughter, and tears of joy. Technically, it's excellent, we forget that it's not a BLURAY, whether for the sound or the image. Be careful not to turn the sound up too loud: it's already strong enough as it is. I had the impression that the old songs had seen their musical part a little reworked compared to the original versions, and especially replayed in full: it's very well done, it's very pleasant. In summary: a superb show, and in addition the price is particularly reasonable.

Day 2: even more emotions! See my review of day 1 for more details. How is it possible to do even better than the first day? Because here, we reach an even higher level than for the first day. I dare say that here it is at the level of very big groups like Morning Musume, AKB48, and Momoiro Clover Z. Too bad if some will find the comparisons audacious. I don't care, and I know Momoiro Clover Z VERY well: I have ALL their concerts, same for AKB 48 (well almost all), and I am discovering Morning Musume (well I already knew, but I don't have all their concerts yet). Of course, the musical styles are different, but it doesn't matter: the artistic quality of Cho Tokimeki Sendenbu has made a huge qualitative leap. When you follow a group, you end up realizing it. On DVD 2, there is a microphone intervention of almost 35 minutes in one sequence, as for the first day, so much the members of the team have things to tell us (but unfortunately no subtitles either, it's a bad habit that will have to be corrected: even in France, this group is appreciated!!!). The most moving moment of this sequence is when AKI SUDA is simply too overwhelmed by emotion to speak, unlike the previous day: she almost has to sit on the ground so strong is the emotion!!! But she manages to overcome this moment, and finally everything ends with her incredible smile! Technically, it's excellent, we forget that it's not a BLURAY, whether for the sound or the image. Be careful not to turn the sound up too loud, though. I just have one regret: that there are no musicians on stage, like for the show "Tokimeku Koi to Seishun Koi Edition "TYPE-A". Because it radically changes the atmosphere. And I hope that the tour in South Korea will be published quickly, as well as the concert planned for Christmas at the SAITAMA SUPER ARENA! I am impatiently waiting. In summary: a superb show, and in addition the price is particularly reasonable. Why deprive yourself? To see with family without any worries.

A particularly enjoyable show to watch and listen to, as always with Sakuraza46. As I have all their concerts, and those from the previous era under the name of Keyakizaka46, which I highly recommend! Here are my remarks: 1) It is an artistically perfect product: songs, melodies, vocal interpretation (the young women really know how to sing). A lot of groups, even well-established on the public scene, could take singing lessons when we make comparisons. It is TERRORISM of artistic quality. 2) The packaging is very pretty, very pleasant, with two booklets: one with the lyrics of the songs, the other with the photos of the young women who participated in the making of the album. Even the image on the Bluray is in perfect continuity with the landscape represented on the case once opened and suddenly if we do not pay attention, we say to ourselves "But where is the Bluray ???". Fortunately there is the "Bluray" logo (laughs). A great success. 3) The Bluray is excellent, image and sound. A 1h25 show (there is a video clip at the beginning): it is a duration that suits me very well. It was filmed at the end of the COVID lockdown in 2021, outdoors and with rain, which does not prevent sending gigantic jets of water in addition: the audience having brought all the necessary rain gear (laughs). There is even a small fireworks display at the end. And no one fell even a little despite a very wet ground (laughs). These are the hazards of outdoor concerts. A big congratulations to the organizers who managed these problems with excellent professionalism. Be careful with the sound level, like unfortunately too many concerts in the last 10 years... 4) The Audio CD is a technical horror, worthy of the worst HEAVY METAL bands. It is completely useless, and dangerous for the hearing system! I had to put the level of my amplifier, which is already very low almost all the time, to a level never reached before for me, and I am lucky to have an electro-mechanical potentiometer of formidable precision. This makes listening in the end not very pleasant, including on a title like "BUDDIES", a shame!

As usual, EQUAL LOVE offers us here a very high quality show. Everything is perfect, meticulously interpreted. As in the previous concert, there is a group of musicians who accompany the young women on some songs, and this gives a very rock and roll atmosphere at times (be careful though, the sound level is rather loud!). Technically, for the DVD, whether in the field of image or sound, we are dealing with a very high quality work, this is also the case for all the concerts of this group. I can judge it like this because I have them all. I wanted to thank and congratulate each of the young women in the group: Otani Emiri Oba Hana Otoshima Risa Saito Kiara Sasaki Maika Takamatsu Hitomi Takiwaki Shoko Noguchi Iori Morohashi Sana Yamamoto Anna And I don't forget Sashihara Rino, whom I discovered with pleasure in old concerts of AKB48 and HKT48 (their golden age): the path traveled since the beginning is rather impressive. Here is a person who has many talents! EQUAL LOVE's shows are all the more enjoyable because there is never any music or singing that is more or less aggressive, everything is very harmonious, and I repeat, particularly well done. The costumes are always very pretty, even extremely pretty, and very elegant, and they are worn by very elegant young women. The stage sets become more sophisticated as the years go by, but never anything useless, gigantic, excessive, here again everything is very elegant. In summary, if you want shows of very high artistic quality, I recommend EQUAL LOVE without any reservation.

This SP release of Tsubaki Factory's 10th major single, is of special note for it's bonus Blu-ray contents. The tracks on the CD are: 01 Machigai ja nai Naitari Shinai 02 Skip-Skip-Skip 03 Kimi to Boku no Kizuna feat. KIKI 04 Machigai ja nai Naitari Shinai (Instrumental) 05 Skip-Skip-Skip (Instrumental) 06 Kimi to Boku no Kizuna feat. KIKI (Instrumental) Limited Edition SP Blu-ray has two groups of items. The 1st group is the music videos and interview: 01 Machigai ja nai Naitari Shinai (feat. Kiki Asakura Ver.) 02 Skip-Skip-Skip (feat. Kiki Asakura Ver.) 03 Kimi to Boku no Kizuna feat. KIKI (You & KIKI Ver.) 04 Kiki Asakura Interview The 2nd group is a Live Christmas concert. 6 songs are performed by Tsubaki Factory as a whole and 6 are performed by specific members as indicated below: Tsubaki Factory Major Debut 5 Shuunen Kinen! SPOOX MUSIC ~Tsubaki Factory Xmas LIVE~ 01 Opening 02 Teion Yakedo 03 Yowasa ja nai yo, Koi wa 04 Saijoukyuu Story 05 MC 06 100kai no KISS (Aya Matsuura cover by Kiki Asakura) 07 Aitai Lonely Christmas (C-ute cover by Riko Yamagishi, Kisora Niinuma, Ami Tanimoto, Yumeno Kishimoto, and Kiki Asakura) 08 Pittari Shitai X'mas! (Petitmoni cover by Mizuho Ono, Saori Onoda, and Mao Akiyama) 09 Oujisama to Yuki no Yoru (Tanpopo cover by Yuumi Kasai, Shiori Yagi, Marine Fukuda, and Runo Yufu) 10 Kimi wa Jitensha Watashi wa Densha de Kitaku (Winter Ver.) (C-ute cover by Riko Yamagishi, Kisora Niinuma, Ami Tanimoto, Yumeno Kishimoto, and Kiki Asakura) 11 MC 12 Yuki no Planetarium 13 I Need You ~Yozora no Kanransha~ 14 MC 15 My Darling ~Do You Love Me?~ Bonus Track Sexy Snow (W cover by Shiori Yagi and Marin Fukuda) This Christmas Concert is the main reason to acquire this disc. Enjoyable renditions and updates of older H!P classics.

If you want to see and hear lots of different songs performed live by Babymetal, this is the perfect choice. Each Blu-ray has a totally different concert, mainly performing the Metal Galaxy album and so many classics from the first two albums. The video quality and audio are very good. The energy you can feel watching the shows is incredible. Highly recommended. The shipment to Mexico was excellent!

their first album is definitely the best. a mix of metal and kawaii. a highly recommended album to all babymetal fans.

Arrived early and had Nice quality. I enjoyed her various styles. She has versatility in modeling. Like cute, cool, fierce, casual

This 2 Disc Blu-ray set presents the July 4th 2020 TV special in which the members of all the Hello!Project groups each get to perform an H!P song (chosen by the fans), as a solo artist and also being allowed to present it with a personal touch if they so wish. Some do a special dance, or a play an instrument or find some other unique thing to do while performing their song. The special runs 4 hours and 50 minutes over the 2 discs. The 2nd disc also features a 45 minute behind the scenes special. 2400 characters isn't enough to go into much detail regarding this release. However, if you're a fan of any of these members, you should enjoy seeing them having an opportunity to shine on their own. Also, you might even gain a new appreciation for members that you weren't a fan of. The members in this special in order of appearance are: Disc One (2:25:25) 01 Kurumi Takase 02 Masaki Sato 03 Rei Inoue 04 Musubu Funaki 05 Chisaki Morito 06 Homare Okamura 07 Reina Yokoyama 08 Sayuki Takagi 09 Minami Okamura 10 Rika Shimakura 11 Ayumi Ishida 12 Miki Nonaka 13 Miyo Hirai 14 Rio Kitagawa 15 Sakura Oda 16 Mizuki Fukumura 17 Erina Ikuta 18 Utano Satoyoshi 19 Kiki Asakura 20 Manaka Inaba 21 Layla Ise 22 Yumeno Kishimoto 23 Riai Matsunaga 24 Riko Yamagishi 25 Honoka Kobayashi 26 Ami Tanimoto Disc Two (2:24:56) 27 Ruru Dambara 28 Akari Uemura 29 Saya Eguchi 30 Rikako Sasaki 31 Moe Kamikokuryo 32 Shiori Nishida 33 Maria Makino 34 Akane Haga 35 Kisora Niinuma 36 Mizuho Ono 37 Ayano Kawamura 38 Tomoko Kanazawa 39 Karin Miyamoto 40 Momona Kasahara 41 Mei Yamazaki 42 Mao Akiyama 43 Kaede Kaga 44 Yuhane Yamazaki 45 Kokoro Maeda 46 Saori Onoda 47 Reina Ichioka 48 Yume Kudo 49 Akari Takeuchi 50 Rin Hashisako 51 Risa Ogata 52 Momohime Kiyono Behind the Scenes (45:20) Not a critical disc to have, but for fans there is much of interest to be found here.

This 2 Disc Blu-ray set presents the August 16th 2021 TV special in which the members of all the Hello!Project groups each get to perform an H!P song (chosen by the fans), as a solo artist and also being allowed to present it with a personal touch if they so wish. Some do a special dance, or a play an instrument or find some other unique thing to do while performing their song. The special runs 5 hours and 21 minutes over the 2 discs. The 2nd disc also features a 36 minute behind the scenes special. 2400 characters isn't enough to go into much detail regarding this release. However, if you're a fan of any of these members, you should enjoy seeing them having an opportunity to shine on their own. Also, you might even gain a new appreciation for members that you weren't a fan of. The members in this special in order of appearance are: Disc One (3:01:07) 01 Riko Yamagishi 02 Rika Shimakura 03 Momohime Kiyono 04 Yume Kudo 05 Akari Uemura 06 Rio Kitagawa 07 Sakura Oda 08 Akari Takeuchi 09 Reina Yokoyama 10 Rikako Sasaki 11 Kokoro Maeda 12 Yumeno Kishimoto 13 Ayumi Ishida 14 Saori Onoda 15 Mei Yamazaki 16 Maria Makino 17 Miki Nonaka 18 Layla Ise 19 Reina Ichioka 20 Moe Kamikokuryo 21 Minami Okamura 22 Rin Hashisako 23 Wakana Matsumoto 24 Kurumi Takase 25 Mizuki Fukumura 26 Rin Kawana 27 Rei Inoue 28 Mizuho Ono 29 Erina Ikuta 30 Saya Eguchi Disc Two (2:20:23) 31 Yuhane Yamazaki 32 Utano Satoyoshi 33 Riai Matsunaga 34 Chisaki Morito 35 Manaka Inaba 36 Momona Kasahara 37 Tomoko Kanazawa 38 Ami Tanimoto 39 Masaki Sato 40 Kaede Kaga 41 Homare Okamura 42 Miyo Hirai 43 Kisora Niinuma 44 Ruru Dambara 45 Honoka Kobayashi 46 Shion Tamenaga 47 Akane Haga 48 Mao Akiyama 49 Kiki Asakura 50 Ayano Kawamura 51 Shiori Nishida Behind the Scenes (36:16) Not a critical disc to have, but once again for fans there is much of interest to be found here.

This Blu-ray features the 2 mini-concerts that Juice=Juice did to promote their 14th single "DOWN TOWN / Ganbarenai yo". Juice=Juice at that time were Tomoko Kanazawa, Akari Uemura, Manaka Inaba, Rei Inoue, Ruru Dambara, Yume Kudo and Riai Matsunaga. "DOWN TOWN / Ganbarenai yo" Hatsubai Kinen Mukankyaku Mini Live. (39:26) The first mini-concert was released via Niconico Live on April 28, 2021. This concert is performed with the girls in their outfits from the music video for DOWN TOWN. As I'm personally very fond of their look in that video, I really like this mini-concert a lot. Especially Tomoko in her suspenders based oufit. But they all look great. They perform 8 songs live without an audience, which allows the cameras to get better shots of them as they perform. Track list: Romance no Tochuu Kindan Shoujo DOWN TOWN Jidanda Dance Kaze ni Fukarete Bitansan SEXY SEXY Ganbarenai yo HELLO! PROJECT STREAM Juice=Juice 14th Single Release Kinen Special Live (42:01) The second mini-concert on this disc was released May 27th 2021. Juice=Juice perform dressed in the same white dresses that they wear in the music video for Ganbarenai yo, up until the last song DOWN TOWN, when they wear their outfits from DOWN TOWN's music video once again. They perform 10 songs live without an audience again and so again the cameras get good views of the performances. Track list: Borderline Kaze ni Fukarete Suki tte Itte yo Ganbarenai yo SEXY SEXY Ai-Ai-Gasa Bitansan Ijiwaru Shinai de Dakishimete yo Jouro DOWN TOWN Additionally the Blu-ray features 3 bonus performances. The girls are dressed in outfits that aren't connected to any music videos. They are in silvery tops and short skirt based outfits for these performances. Bonus Performances (11:52) Va-Va-Voom Platonic Planet Platonic Planet (One Cut LIVE Ver.) The Platonic Planet (One Cut LIVE Ver.) is probably my most favorite performance on this disc. It is shot with just one camera that is effectively part of the choreography of the performance as it moves in and out amongst the girls and singling each one out as they get a solo line in the song. Really impressed with how this plays out. Overall the performances are terrific and I personally love the more "intimate" feel that this has due to the cameras' freedom of movements and shots. Really nice release.