Morning Musume heats it up, the Olympics are here!

Finally I will review the last song of Momusu's new single. It is called ''Kimi no kawari wa iyashinai'' and is used as the official Japanese song for the Winter Olympics in Sotchi!

I totally love this cover.. Look at these badass and confident members.. **

Momosu is 1st on the Weekly Charts again!!!! :D

Sorry, I had to say this first, because it's just so amazing and I really hope they will continue like this. :)

But coming back to the song now. It isn't as cheerish as one would have thought after hearing that it is a cheer song for the Olympics. It has the usual  Momosu electro style with just a few 'Nippon' screams in between, so it's not what we expected.
BUT it is a great song nevertheless. It is a more serious song, but it still cheers for their home country - Japan! I especially love Sakura's parts in this song, because she totally rocks it!! But I totally love her voice more when she sings live. Somehow her recorded voice is a lot more high-pitched and I adore that rough voice she has when she sings live. Riho is also pretty good here, and you can see these two dominating the whole song. We don't really hear a lot of the others in this song actually.. A little bit of Sayu, Mizuki, Masaki and Daishii here and there and the rest disappears as always.. -.- But well, it's still a great song and next to some unnecessary ''Love'' lines it showcases the members voices (Sakura's and Riho's) and is just very catchy. :D
But let's get to the video now. I looove videos!!!

Oooh, some red curtains to start the video!

Let's put them down and show the members!!
Members, woohoo!!

The beginning looks nice already.. I'm all for the Riho-Ayumi pair.. What are they called? Dayashi??

Smug faces here.. xD
Riho: Dayash?? You're putting Ayumi before me??
Daishii: Huh?

Riho: I'm the dominating one, for you're information!!
Ayumi: What is she talking about??
Daishii is too innocent for this topic ;D

Other members!! Let's jump!!
Sayu, that's not a great jump..
Sayu: I can't keep up with these young girls..

Kuudo and Sakura in front!! Yossh..

Riho: WTF??? Weren't we talking about me??
I'm so sorry your majesty.. That's some badass picture here :o

Riho: How about Rihoyumi? Or Sayaishi?
Daishi: That's lame..

Sayu: You TWO!! Stop fighting!!

Innocent Mizupon in all her glory.

Ready to fight!!

Damn, Zukki.. :O
She looks soooo freaking cool here!!

Ayumi: And me??
You look cool, too.. But Zukki is cooler..

Sakura: Are you crazy?? I'm the best!!
You sure are confident.. :'D

Don't be so negative Harunyan.. :'D

If that isn't a smug look on Erina's face.. She's like: Damn girl, you wanna come to me?
Seems like Mirupon also is in her flirty mode..
And Masaki is just like: I love my hair!!

Putting the 4 underrated members in the middle to sing LOVE?? Or to kind of promote them a bit??

I really love Masaki's hairstyle here.. It fits her perfectly xD
And she smiles like always..
Riho: Muhahahaha~

It's Sayu time.
Sayumi: Bow down to me!!!!

Hair, hai. HAIR everywhere!!
Everyone does the odd dance step and Riho is just in the middle like: I am the best!

Erina: I can't.. Riho's awesomeness is just so overwhelming!!
Riho: I said it!

All I see is LEGS..
The outfits are so short for some members.. And when will Erina lose her trousers??

Erina: But I like them!!
Sure, I just thought-

Erina: Don't tell me what to do!!!
Okay, calm down..

Haruka: Come on, Erina calm down!!

Woooooww... Haruka just turned into a fine little boy.. :D
And she's totally enjoying the attention.

STOP!
Actually, the outfits seem pretty nice and comfortable..

Haruka: Welcome to my show..

Riho: Oh my goood!!! (S)he's so cool!! *fangirling*
What Riho's fangirling for someone??

Riho: No. Just bow down again!!

Sakura: You better go down, because you ain't coming to my level of awesomeness!!

Another epic Zukki shot. Man, they should give her more, because she looks awesome here!!

Duu does the same pose..a nd looks a bit more feminine, but still badass!

Is something interesting on the ground??

Ah, interesting chorus dance.. This one looks pretty easy.

Now Masaki looks sad.. What's up kid??
Masaki: It's not that easy!!

Ah, long time no see you awkward Ayumi.. her other pictures look pretty cool compared to this!

Momosu fights again..

Haruna: Tehehehe, like this? *fist bump*

An even funnier dance.. Put your arm above your head!!

Yeay, the olympic rings!! :D (well, more then 5 obviously..)

Sayuuu~

Ah, nice hairstyle Duu.. And she's soo cool *-*
But Zukki looks pretty funny while she tries to looks so serious.. xD

Hair everywhere..
Sakura: I'm so fabulous!!

Mizuki: Hehe, I love little kids!
Haruka: Oh no.. The pain.. Don't take my little girls from me!

Yossh, teh two boys in front!!

Erina: Soon I will always be in the front position!!

Masaki: Heheheh.. YOU?
Zukki: *shock* You are questioning Erina??

Another nice and funny dance.. Haruka just looks so cool :D

Showtime for Sakura!!!

If her stare could kill... Haruka, why so serious??

Welcome back..
Riho: Did you miss me??

What time is it?? It's Sakura time!!

What, are they zombies now??

Masaki is concentrating on her dance break xD

This looks cool.. But isn't this familiar? (hint: Sakura's first single..)

Sakura: Go down!!
Riho: Do not want!!

What did I say about cinfidence.. xD

It's nice to see them all having fun.. xD

The rings again..
Erina: What are you doing??? I don't get this!

Riho: Erina, you idiot!

Wow, one of the best Mizupon shots ever!!!
She's so damn beautiful..

And the sexy queen strikes again!

Riho: Ayumi, you know I love you.. Don't be tsundere on me!

Best pair!!

They jump for the last time..

And the end pose..

Wow, what a great quality video!! Everyone looked so great, the quality was awesome and I loved the dance!! Can I just say how happy I am about Haruka's exposure here?? Like, wow she's so confident and happy and just aklhfkskf.. Erina was also badass, but she didn't get as much attention as Duu. Sakura also looks so pretty, the same is to say about Daishii!!
Then there's of course Riho who has so much power and confidence that everyone stands in her shadow.. She may not be my favourite, but she is definetely the best in this video!!
I would wish for a few more scenes of Zukki and then it would be perfect.. well, her close-ups were great at least.. xxD

All in all, I really like the song and adore the video. The Riho/Sakura domination isn't bad because they both know how to act in front the camera and have good voices (Sakura more so than Riho but anyways..).
I even think that this one is my favourite song/ video of the single. Sure, the video for Egao no kimi wa taiyou sa is artsy and What is Love is a badass song, but as a whole Kimi no kawari wa iyashinai is so perfect!!!! Totally love it and gonna listen, sing and dance to it so much!!!

Congratulations!!!!!

Goal reached - SKE48 at Nagoya Dome

Last weekend SKE48 finally got to perform at the Nagoya Dome - alone. That's right, this marks their first time without AKB to perform there. And honestly, this is a pretty big step for them and was their goal after their Kouhaku goal that they reached in 2012. Every member anticipated this day and every fan also looked forward to it. And now that they held the concerts, I actually can't be happier. :)

But let's look at the setlists first:

Day 1 (2014/02/01)

Kage-ana: Matsui Jurina
01. Kamigami no Ryouiki (1st Generation - Oya Masana, Nakanishi Yuka, Matsui Jurina, Deguchi Aki, Sato Mieko, Matsui Rena, Sato Seira + Furuhata Nao on saxophone, Azuma Rion on piano and Takuya from Judy and Mary on guitar)
02. Sansei Kawaii! (Senbatsu)

MC1

03. Tsuyokimono yo (Senbatsu + Yamada Mizuho)
04. Aozora Kataomoi (Miyamae Ami, Isohara Kyoka, Kinoshita Yukiko, Yamashita Yukari, Kobayashi Ami, Takeuchi Mai, Yakata Miki)
05. Gomen ne, SUMMER (Futamura Haruka, Umemoto Madoka, Kaneko Shiori, Iwanaga Tsugumi, Ego Yuna, Kato Rumi, Matsumoto Rina)
06. 1!2!3!4! YOROSHIKU! (All)

MC2. Matsui Jurina, Takayanagi Akane, Furukawa Airi, Ishida Anna

07. Dareka no Sei ni wa Shinai
08. Papa wa Kirai (Furuhata Nao, Mukaida Manatsu, Kaneko Shiori, Yamada Mizuho, Kimoto Kanon, Ichino Narumi, Aoki Shiori, Uchiyama Mikoto, Kato Rumi, Yamashita Yukari)
09. Bazooka hou Hassha! (Center: Saito Makiko)
10. Kamoku na Tsuki (Matsui Jurina, Iwanaga Tsugumi, Shibata Aya, Miyamae Ami, Oba Mina, Kizaki Yuria, Oya Masana, Futamura Haruka)
11. Halation (Sato Mieko, Furukawa Airi, Azuma Rion, Mukaida Manatsu, Ishida Anna, Takayanagi Akane, Yamashita Yukari)
12. Kiss Datte Hidarikiki (Kenkyuusei (Center: Kitagawa Ryoha))
13. Oikake Shadow
14. Seishun no Mizushibuki (Boat Pier Senbatsu)
15. Itsunomanika, Yowaimonoijime (Selection 8)
16. Michi wa Naze Tsuzuku no ka? (Aichi Toyota Senbatsu)

MC3. Team KII

17. Soredemo Suki da yo (Kizaki Yuria)
18. Kokoro no Hashi no Sofa (Matsui Jurina, Mukaida Manatsu, Takayanagi Akane, Furukawa Airi, Ishida Anna, Furuhata Nao)
19. Kareha no Station (Matsui Rena + Owaki Arisa, Orito Aisa, Kamata Natsuki, Kitano Ruka, Sasaki Yuka, Takeuchi Saki, Noguchi Yume)
20. Wimbledon e Tsureteitte (Kitagawa Ryoha, Iwanaga Tsugumi, Ichino Narumi)
21. RUN RUN RUN (Kinoshita Yukiko, Uchiyama Mikoto, Umemoto Madoka, Kato Rumi, Kaneko Shiori, Takagi Yumana, Yakata Miki)
22. Glory Days (Kimoto Kanon, Yamada Mizuho, Kumazaki Haruka + Ebina Kenichi and Suda Akari)
23. Ame no Pianist (Shibata Aya, Isohara Kyoka, Miyamae Ami, Oba Mina, Kobayashi Ami, Matsumoto Rina, Nakanishi Yuka, Deguchi Aki, Sato Seira, Oya Masana, Iguchi Shiori, Kato Tomoko)
24. Darkness (Interlude: WORLD ORDER - Matsui Jurina, Kinoshita Yukiko, Ishida Anna, Kizaki Yuria, Saito Makiko, Takeuchi Mai, Tsuzuki Rika)

MC4. Goto Risako, Kato Tomoko, Sakai Mei, Yamada Reika, Tsuzuki Rika, WORLD ORDER

25. Tsuyogari Dokei (With Kitahara Rie)
26. Oogoe Diamond
27. Suzukake Nanchara

MC5. Team E, Kitahara Rie

28. Jealousy no Alibi (Team S)
29. Mango No.2 (Team S)
30. JESUS (Team KII)
31. Bowling Ganbou (Team KII)
32. Umi wo watare! (Team E)
33. Hissatsu Teleport (Team E)

MC6. Kenkyuusei

34. Utsukushii Inazuma
35. Aishiteraburu
36. Banzai Venus
37. Oki Doki
38. Pinocchio Gun
39. Pareo wa Emerald
40. Nakama no Uta
-ENCORE-
EN01. Mirai to wa? (Senbatsu)
EN02. Chime wa LOVE SONG (Draft Members - Matsumoto Chikako, Goudo Saki, Takatsuka Natsuki, Arai Yuki, Souda Sarina, Koishi Kumiko, Takatera Sana, Fukushi Nao)
EN03. Akushu no Ai
EN04. Choco no Dorei
EN05. Te wo Tsunaginagara (All)

Day 2 (2014/02/02)

Kage-ana: Nakanishi Yuka

01. Escape (featuring Ishida Anna and Azuma Rion on drums, with Azuma Rion later performing a piano solo)
02. Tsuyokimono yo (Senbatsu + Yamada Mizuho)
03. Aozora Kataomoi (Miyamae Ami, Isohara Kyoka, Kinoshita Yukiko, Yamashita Yukari, Kobayashi Ami, Takeuchi Mai, Yakata Miki)
04. Gomen ne, SUMMER (Futamura Haruka, Umemoto Madoka, Kaneko Shiori, Iwanaga Tsugumi, Ego Yuna, Kato Rumi, Matsumoto Rina)
05. 1!2!3!4! YOROSHIKU! (All)

MC1. (All)

06. Ai no Kazu (Original Team KII)
07. Hanabi wa Owaranai (Matsui Jurina, Kitagawa Ryoha, Kizaki Yuria Oba Mina, Azuma Rion, Isohara Kyoka, Kimoto Kanon, Saito Makiko)
08. Hohoemi no Positive Thinking (Matsui Rena + Akagumi)
09. Kataomoi Finally (Center: Takayanagi Akane)
10. Aun no Kiss (Center: Shibata Aya)
11. Atto Iu Ma no Shoujo (Kenkyuusei + Yamada Mizuho (Center: Kumazaki Haruka))
12. Choco no Dorei (Centers: Azuma Rion, Kinoshita Yukiko, Ego Yuna)
13. Through the Night
14. Sansei Kawaii

MC 2 (Matsumura Kaori)

15. Matsumurabu (Matsumura Kaori)
16. Cross (4 trios performing at once (Center-Stage Trio: Furukawa Airi, Umemoto Madoka, Iwanaga Tsugumi)
17. Yokaze no Shiwaza (Takayanagi Akane with Azuma Rion on piano)
18. Himawari (Matsui Rena, Oya Masana, Sato Seira, Nakanishi Yuka, Oba Mina, Kimoto Kanon, Shibata Aya, Kitagawa Ryoha)
19. Finland Miracle (Mukaida Manatsu, Yakata Miki, Goto Risako)
20. Omoide Ijou (Suda Akari, Furuhata Nao, Ishida Anna)
21. Koutei no Koinu (Kizaki Yuria (as the dog), Saito Makiko, Miyamae Ami, Ego Yuna, Kaneko Shiori, Futamura Haruka)

MC 3 (Matsui Jurina)

22. Oogoe Diamond (Matsui Jurina Acoustic solo)

MC 4 (Abiru Riho, Sakai Mei, Mizuno Honoka, Goto Risako, Takagi Yumana, Yamada Reika, Tsuzuki Rika, Kito Momona, Sato Seira

23. Oide, Shampoo
24. Kamonegikkusu (Centers: Matsui Jurina, Kizaki Yuria, Mukaida Manatsu)
25. 10nen Zakura
26. Melon Juice

MC 5

27. Ookami to Pride (Kenkyuusei, in pairs)
28. Arashi no Yoru ni wa (Team KII)
29. Idol Nante Yobanaide (Team E)
30. Kiseki wa ma ni Awanai (Team S)

MC 6 (Kenkyuusei)

31. GALAXY of DREAMS (Galaxy Senbatsu)

MC 7

32. Winning Ball (Team KII)

MC 8 (Kenkyuusei)

33. Ustukushii Inazuma (Senbatsu)
34. Aishiteraburu (All)
35. Banzai Venus (All)
36. Oki Doki (All)
37. Pinocchio Gun (All)
38. Pareo wa Emerald (All)
39. Nakama no Uta (All)
-ENCORE-
EN01. Sansei Kawaii! (Senbatsu)
EN02. Mirai to wa? (Senbatsu)
EN03. Chime wa LOVE SONG (Draft Members - Matsumoto Chikako, Goudo Saki, Takatsuka Natsuki, Arai Yuki, Souda Sarina, Koishi Kumiko, Takatera Sana, Fukushi Nao)
EN04. Akushu no Ai (All)
EN05. Te wo Tsunaginagara (All)
EN06. SKE48 (All)

Wow, so many songs. xD
There are of course some pretty interesting songs, line-ups and collaborations and it's too much to talk about.. I will just talk about a few highlights:
First off, Kamigami no Ryouiki  with the rest of 1st gen must have been so sad.. especially because of Seira's graduation announcement.. :( Expect a lot of tears here.. xD
There were many guests on this concert, starting with Kitahara Rie. Once an SKE48 member, always one, right? This is wonderful andshe looked so happy to be there.
But there were also some other guests, like WORLD ORDER. And they again collaborated with Jurina&co in Darkness. Gosh, I LOVE Darkness and this must have been sooo awesome (UZA with them was already pretty cool).
Speaking of Jurina: That Day2 speak and solo Oogoe Diamond... :O Wanna see this!!!! >.<
There were also lots of newbies in the songs and I see the names Miyamae Ami and Futamura Haruka pretty often these days.. which is great, because I love these two!!!!
Churi centered Kataomoi Finally, so cooooool! :D
Yuria did Soredemo Suki da yo, how cool is that!!
And also Kaotan performed Matsumurabu and had a HD camera at some point.. She probably rocked her appereances.. xP
I'm happy that Mukaida Manatsu could center Finland Miracle once again before she graduates.
And I really want to see this Galaxy song because the outfits looks so freaking cool, especially Jurinas!!! *-*
The Draft members also had a chance to perform here.. was about time, wasn't it??? xD

Lastly their new single ''Mirai to wa?'' was performed /filmed at this concerts. That's right, they filmed the concert performane for the PV!! :) I like performance PV's, so yeayyy~^^

All in all I look really forward to see these performances, as there are some very cool ones.
Congratulations SKE and I'm glad that no one announced her graduation.. ;)

:')