I am back to review Keyakizaka46's song Getsuyoubi no Asa, Sukaato kirareta, which is one of their lead tracks from their first album Masshiro na Mono wa Yogoshitaku naru.
A bit more then a year after their debut, this group already released their first album with a lot of new epic songs.
Getsuyoubi no Asa, Sukaato kirareta (On Monday Morning my skirt was cut) is, just like a lot of their other songs, challenging society while being dramatic and melancholic. Starting with some beautiful Oh Oh's , while being quite a cool and dark song it is still in a slower pace. The chorus shows a lot of feelings and is nice to dance to. I especially love the last chorus bit with almost no instruments. When I first read the song title, I was a bit confused.. Keyaki has weird titles, but after hearing the songs they always make sense. Reading these lyrics, I understand it as being about bullying. I mean, cutting a skirt is not something nice to do and the lyrics are all about them being lonely and not believing into lies that adults tell them.
And then there is Techi's epic phrase ''Anta wa watashi no nani wo shiru'', which means What do you know about me?.
I just really like this mix of melancholy, fighting against adults, frustrated teen and showing their lonliness. This is one awesome Keyakizaka song! I love them even more because of this song but the video also takes a big part in it. I'm quite surprised though that they didn't include the music video in the Album DVD o.o
But let's take a look at it:
The video starts with Techi standing alone somewhere in Tokyo I guess.
Just like the title says, her 'skirt' is cut.. Holding a smartphone on her hand showing how important that electronic device is nowadays
I love how the title is written here. Techi is looking at the city.. I always want to know where their music videos are filmed.. Is this Shibuya again?
I love the way how they show Tokyo!
And they are inside a station.. Shibuya Station?
Techi is waking up. Good morning :)
Maybe she should rest a bit more though :'D
Yeay, it is really Shibuya!!
I really like the gray colours in this video
Keyaki members being devasted students
Techi looks so cool though
Zuumiiiiin!! I'm so happy to see her in this video. I hope she feels better :)
It looks a bit scary but I really like how the members are portraied
Zuumin with some sort of colourfull star.. There are a lot of colours and also a lot of different opinions and people :)
Black hair and not seeing her face.. it's made so well
I really really love this dance a lot! Emotiooons
Yuipon and Risa
Is this Nijika? You can't even recognize her in this screenshot xD
Nice filming in the train station!!
And more dramatic looks
Berisa sitting alone
This dance is so top notch
Looks a bit similar to Futari Saison but I like the jumping dance scenes
They look really desperate in this dance. I also quite like how they have different school uniforms
So intense..
This must be Berika walking.. and it seems really familiar (Silent Majority)
Someone crashed into Yuipon's bike?
Techi is alone in a bus.
This shows really well that they feel alone and stuff
Now Yuipon is riding her bike (hello Silent Majority PV)
Techi is really good with this sad look. Even though I like her smile a lot!!
This choreography is really good!
Sitting down
.. going crazy
This is really similar to SiMajo!!
I love it :D
This dance is the best! And Miyu is exceptional
You can't get that many good shots of the members, but watching the video is so great
A wild Neru appeared
Oh, this looks like the place where they shot the first single's covers..
What is she doing there though?
I believe I can fly
Berika doesn't look to happy
Seeing her face reflecting in the water..
I feel like you almost can't see anyone's faces in the dance shots
Wow, Nijika is so beautiful!! I hope she can get more to the front
Miyu is at a club? But even though there are a lot of oeple, she is alone..
Habuuuuu! She is such a beauty *-*
They look like Zombies
The big question: What is Neru whispering to Miyu?
Party poeple
Miyu's expression is awesome
Hirate lying in the Bus now
I love this scene!
A train and Berika.. Don't tell me she wanted to kill herself or something :(
Miyu went away, aka she went a different way then everyone/ society?
Yuipon screaming
Berika's screaming is quite emotional :o
And wow, Hirate's face! This is her epic 'Anta wa watashi no Nani wo shiru?'
Now the dance gets even more intense
Techi in the Bus
She is so dramatic
And now the other members are pushing Techi around. They are bullying her
Techi is screaming to get out of this madness
Techi: STOP IT!
She finally freed herself
Techi: They can't get me!
Epic
And this makes it even more clear: This is a prequel to Silent Majority!!
It's so cool to see them in their SiMajo outfits
And this is from the music video
The members are coming.. so now watch Silent Majority!!
This music video is so epic and well made, it is my favourite video in a long time. Still, I didn't get all the little details yet, but it is clear that this is really dramatic. The members have different side stories, everyone looks sad and melancholic. Techi gets bullied, her skirt gets cut.. Berika and Yuipon also seem sad while Miyu is not happy with the other people at the club either. I do not really get Neru's part but maybe she told Miyu to just do what she wants to do? Or it was some rumour or bad mouthing, we don't know. One of the most interestng things though is that this happens before SIlent Majority and we have some parallels in the videos, like the side stories and the end.
It makes sence.. First they get bullyied, seperated from society in Getsuyoubi, so they start being against them in Silent Majority. They are the rebelling teens that are agains adults and they don't want to tolerate bullying.
Except for the storyline, I also really liked the dance. It fits the instrumentals and the lyrics so well. It is dramatic and so intense and you can feel the emotions. Miyu's dance is just amazing and I am really impressed by Nijika too!!
As for expressions, Techi is simply epic. I do not know how to describe this girl, but she mastered her role perectly. She gets into that sad mood a lot and even though I like her smile, this video is just perfect with her like that. She is one really awesome Idol.
I liked all the members too, though it is a bit sad we didn't see most that well. Still, they all did so well, even just with their dancing.
The camera work of this video was also brilliant and I love the colours that they used. It has a dark feeling and I love the places where they shot it. Station, Bus, river etc.. Keyaki has similar patterns in their music videos and I love that. And they fit into Shibuya very well!
I wrote quite a lot about this video and I still think there is a lot more to notice.. I fell in love with Keyakizaka46 and I can just really recommend this song and video! Especially if you watch Silent Majority after it!! I love this group rebelling and being different from normal groups, especially from AKB!
I loved almost every Keyaki song until now and I cannot wait for them to do more great things in the future. Even though I wish they would rest a bit too, especially Techi.
Anta wa watashi no nani wo shiru?