Today I'm going to continue my reviews of AKB48's 36th single ''Labrador Retriever'' with the B-side ''Itoshiki Rival'' by Team K, that is included the Type K version of the single.
Yeay, Jurina on the Type K covers!!
The regular edition looks so much better IMO. The bikini cover is a bit odd..
First off, I'm pretty excited since this is the first song by the new Team K. Team K has always been and still is my favourite Team, so it is really special to me. Even more now, since Yuko left and with Jurina & Sayanee centers and many other girls I like I'm excited to see the new image of Team K!
Itoshiki Rival begins already pretty good with an epic piano play and turns into a powerful song with guitars after that. The verses sounds pretty dark and mostly cool. The chorus falls a little bit flat after the epic beginning, but it has a more melancholic feel which still sound pretty good. I just think that the chorus could have been a little bit more powerful and surprising, but it's a great song after all. Jurina and Sayanee sound pretty good together and I like the little solos in the verses, they sound nice.
I'm happy that Team K is still considered as the cool Team and that they have more experimental songs.
So let us take a look at the video now!!
A single person is holding a very big flag at the beginning. And the video already looks dark.. wohoo
Starring Yokoyama Team K! Yosssh!!
Oh, so the person left and the flag falls down. Should this represent Yuko's graduation and how Team K seems to have a few problems?
Title! Itoshiki Rival. Beloved Rival. (such a nice title)
The location looks so cool!
And here comes Jurina.
*gasp* She looks sooo badass!! S-she has a collar. o.O
And I really like that Yuka is in Team K now.
Seems like Jurina is the boss of a gang. Such a cool gang. :3
They.Are.So.Cool.
Aaaah, Yuka!!! :D This whole dark concept fits her so good!
But Wasamin, Maria and Kana look awesome, too. This gang is awesome!
Jurinaaa
Jurina: *looking down on the viewer* I'm the boss.
Another gang?
Hm, Ami looks better than I would have thought.. But I have to say that Haruu looks definetely the best!
But Ucchi and Harukyan look also cool.
Damn, Jurina.. *fangirling*
I think it's funny that Yuka is so tiny in comparison to the rather tall girls Maria and Jurina.^^
And Sayanee is the leader of the second gang.
Wow, Yuka the dancing queen! And she doesn't even blink, she's so serious.
Jurina of course has a bare stomach again! Everyone must show their stomaches when she centers a single again next time! xD
Yuka's hair is flying like crazy xD
And Jurina is touching herself.. xxD
Awesome. Best decision ever to put Yuka into K!!
So the gang arrived at the flag.
Well, and they are still dancing of course..
See, 4/5 already have a bare stomach.. The power of Jurina xP
This looks actually pretty cool. Kana and Maria slay this look!
So is Jurina's gang meeting Sayanee's gang now?
Jurina: Take my hand!
Sayanee gang starts dancing now.
And Jurina influenced Sayanee, to show her stomach, too! xD
Yep, the location is awesome.
Suzuki^2 and Myao. Another gang?
Seems like that.. Which means Myao is also a gang leader? Now, that's pretty cool xD
Sayanee's gang is pretty cool, but I prefer Jurina's. ^^
The clash of the titans. Will they fight now?
Jurina: Are you afraid?
Okay, it's more of a dance battle, but they both look so cool!
But Sayanee doesn't want to take Jurina's hand..
Well, Jurina shows her how awesome she is. Go, Jurina, go!
But Sayanee also has some amazing dance moves.. They are both pretty cool, aren't they?
Nice dance move. xD
Seems like they stopped their dance battle. Will they try to lift the flag now?
Did I say something about Yuka's legs? I didn't? Well, they are awesome!
Myao, Myaooo!!
So Jurina tries to lift the flag..
..but she fails to do so.
Wow, Sayanee has some big heals. How can she even danc elike this?
Yeah, haruu is pretty cool. A shame that she is so shafted..
Amazing shots continue. Do you see the grin on Yuka's face??? xD
Sayanee KAKKOI!
Sayanee tries to lift the flag, too.. but she also fails.
Another great dance step.. :)
So both of the leaders couldn't lift the flag. What now?
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Jurina: I'm awesome!
Yeay yeay, Wasamin!
I still love the location. Is a new group coming?
Hinana and Moekyun. Are they just bystanders?
Mariyagi, Yuihan and Kitarie. Damn, this gang!!! Yuihan leader for the win.
Their dance looks also cool.
Jurina: Hi, Yui, :)
Yui: What?
Wow, Yuihan looks so SERIOUS. And Mariyagi spouting as always.. xD
Badass Yuihan!
Cool Kitarie!
And.. Mariyagi. Did they really think the twintails will make her look badass? xD I mean, it looks good still..
And another gang? Moe, Mako and Haruppi a.k.a the young/ fresh girls.
All three of Yuihan's gang try to lift the flag now. Can they do it?
Jurina is sceptical..
Well, they lift it higher than Jurina and Sayanee did..
Help comes fast. Sorry, but Mako doesn't look badass at all.. xD
But Haruppi does!! :)
Haruppi: I have to look serious!
Mako: The dance is so hard.. *watched steps*
Moe: Hehe, you're funny.
Yeay, the dance scenes are pretty cool (but I won't comment on them all).
Haruppi is definetely badass!
So the young kids help to lift the flag now..
Jurina: What... are they doing?
Yuka: Should we help?
o.O
Damn, these two look so different, especially Moekyun!
Here Mako looks pretty cool. Though Haruppi still takes the spotlight.
So everyone is helping now?
Wooooooooooow, Moe looks so cool!
But they are both so skinny.. o.O
Well, they are still young.. their dance is top notch though^^
Lol, Moe looks even bored I would say..
Jurina: What's going on? Should I help..
Oh right, so everyone except Jurina and Sayanee helps lifting the flag now.
Dance shot with everyone!
Sayanee is still badass. Even though it seems like she doesn't want to help lifting the flag, whereas Jurina is unsure.
The rivals face each other!!
Sayanee: Bye, bye.. I won't help.
The dance still looks cool. But I prefer the small groups, that looks more epic.
She's really going away.. tsssk.
But Jurina made up her mind and starts lifting the flag, too. Yui is happy^^
EPIC!
The shadows also look very cool.
Jurina: This is so hard..
Oh no, it will fall down..
But someone saved them. Guess who it is... xD
Sayanee: I will save everyone!
Yep, it's Sayanee. She came back.^^
And together they lift the flag.
Well, that's an amazing end pose.
The two rivals!
Together they managed to lift the flag..
It's the new Team K!!!
Wow, so much symbolism. Of course it's all about working together and stuff to reach your goal. They can't lift the flag alone, but together they can easily do it! This refers to the amazing bond Team K always seems to have. Jurina and Sayanee are of course big rivals, but they have to work together with everyone to build a new Team K! This goes so good with the title ''Beloved Rival''. (though the lyrics are more of a rival relationshipt that turns into love.. which makes me ship Jurina and Sayanee at this point, because THEY are the two main rivals in the video)
All in all, I really like this Team K release. The Team is of course awesome and I really like the song/ video theme of rivals! Team K fightooo!! Totally a great new team!
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