"Those Horrible Dresses" in Otoko to Onna no Lullaby Game PV

So, I know this goes without saying and everyone seems to know about this, but it happens to such an extent in this PV that it bears repeating.


























































HEY AI-CHAN STOP TOUCHING YOUR FUCKING FACE

Ha ha, anyway, now that that's been established we can say for sure that this is a Morning Musume PV for their newest single, Otoko to Onna no Lullaby Game. The song is much better than all of the other recent MM singles (with the exception of Kaitenzushi), and while it sticks with the same kind of sound it still stands out with it's powerful melody and dramatic strings and drums, and of course, with the bits of silence.

I would say for the most part, everyone looks good. Eri, who I normally never notice, really had me checking her out a lot here. (Just in time, right? Awkward laugh)





























Gaki's haircut looks pretty bad in some places, though, like when they straightened it.





















As far as all the sets and everything, I really liked how they varied it up with all the different backgrounds. I particularly like the flower pool and the lighted backgrounds. I thought it matched well with the dramatic and kind of random nature of the song.

















The dance is pretty uninspired here. It just looks like Nanchatte Renai, and I wish that they didn't look so awkward during the pauses in the song.




Hey, at least it didn't sound like Nanchatte Renai, right?






"This is the best we could come up with guys, I'm sorry. We spent all our money on the mesh to make those dresses even more poofy and unflattering."





But at other times the dance can be lots of fun, mostly because it's all hair-flippy. It looks especially good with the dark background and bright lights.




Whoa, look out.
























It may sound like I'm not too happy with the PV, but I actually am really happy and at the obvious effort that went into it (I mean, at least compared with everything else they do). The song is also a welcome break from the repetitive sound we're so used to from MM, but I would have liked if the line distribution had been more even. Eri was given justice for her last single, but Jun and Lin weren't at all and still felt just as tacked-on as Aika.




D'aw, Junjun.














I loved the ending of this PV, too.












FLASH!



















Let's just say that I really hope this PV and song is an indication of what MM will be up to in the future with the new 9th gen members.

By the way, some of which sound quite good -- the latest Bijou Gaku had some previews of some singing. Some of the girls look really cool and I hope they are considered.

Thanks for reading everyone!