Crazy, Perfect C-ute

Well, it's nice to know that Tsunku has learned his lesson and realized that Kono Machi was a snore of a single! Surely that meant the follow-up single would be CRAZY! Absolutely and totally crazy! Crazier than Kyarypamyupamyu and Momoiro Clover Z combined! THE ULTIMATE CRAZINESS! Or we just got a song with the word "crazy" in the title despite not really being that much of a crazy song. But hey, at least it's not a crappy ballad!

You know, when I hear a song title with the word "crazy" in it, I expect the song itself to be pretty crazy! Furthermore, after the lackluster cover C-ute did of Kono Machi, I was hoping for something more upbeat from my favorite H!P group. I don't know what it is about that song, but the more it's stayed in my mind, the more I've disliked it. Maybe it's because I don't think ballads work very well for C-ute; vocally, they sound fine but in terms of performing, there's not much they can do. One of the many strong points of C-ute is how skilled they are in performing and they're capable of handling more intense dances than some of the other groups in H!P. Their lives prove just how talented C-ute has grown over the years and upbeat songs with great dances like Aitai Aitai Aitai na and Kiss Me Aishiteru really bring out that talent. For those reasons, I love it when C-ute does songs styled like that such as Dance de Bakoon! and even Tokaikko Junjou. When the title for their new single came out, I was hoping for a crazy song! Hell, the title had the word "crazy" in it! Who knows? Maybe it would sound like the musical equivalent of a mental breakdown! Kind of like Perfume's Daijobanai except, you know, bearable to listen to! 

I was crossing my fingers for an upbeat and insanely energetic song but honestly, I just hoped that the song wasn't a ballad. I would take a bland and generic happy song over a ballad. Yes, Kono Machi got under my skin so much it made me okay with the idea of C-ute getting a bland, vanilla song! Crazy Kanzen na Otona is just one of those song titles that sings of promise and potential and even though I always tell myself never to judge a song by its title, I keep doing it! I really need to curve that habit... Anyways, much to my good fortune, Crazy Kanzen na Otona was not a ballad! Even better, the song was upbeat and energetic in a more mature kind of way! But honestly, Crazy Kanzen na Otona isn't that crazy of a song. I wouldn't say it's bad or anything but it doesn't present too much new material for C-ute. I'm not expecting Daijobanai levels of batshit craziness but the title does feel misleading.

If anything, I would have re-named this song Kiss Me Aishiteru 2.0.

I got some strong Kiss Me Aishiteru vibes from Crazy Kanzen na Otona. There are enough differences to distinguish the former from the latter but many a time while listening to Crazy Kanzen na Otona I thought "Heeey... this sounds a whole lot like Kiss Me Aishiteru!" I think the chorus in the particular was where I found the most similarly, especially in the background vocals. The choruses of both songs repeat two-syllable English words and then either Airi, Maimi or Chisato comes in singing! Both songs even have the fractured vocal structure in different parts where each girl sings one syllable. And then there's one other part of Crazy Kanzen na Otona that sounded like a completely different song that no one under the age of 13 has probably heard of. You guys remember that song What Dreams Are Made Of from The Lizzie McGuire Movie? Well, I do and my memory of that song is what makes me realize how similar the opening verse of that song is to Crazy Kanzen na Otona's opening verse! A little bit a of nitpick on my part, but every time I hear it, I expect the girls of C-ute to start singing "Hey now! Hey now! This is what dreeeeaaams are made of!!" Ah, nothing like old Disney Channel shows... 

Back on the subject of Crazy Kanzen na Otona, I think it sounds a lot like a rehash of Kiss Me Aishiteru. But then again, if I had to go with any song I wanted C-ute to rehash, it would be Kiss Me Aishiteru! I love that song and it was one of my favorite songs of 2011! I think it's one of the strongest releases from C-ute and for awhile I've been hoping they'd revisit that song's musical style! They kind of did with Aitai Aitai Aitai na but with Crazy Kanzen na Otona, it feels more apparent. Crazy Kanzen na Otona may be a rip-off of a song but it's a rip-off in the best and most wonderful way possible! I'm not normally someone who condones two songs sounding similar but as someone who wanted another Kiss Me Aishiteru, I can settle for Crazy Kanzen na Otona! The vocals sound great as always thanks to the wonderful voices of Airi, Maimi and Chissa and the song has a lot of energy! If you didn't like Kiss Me Aishiteru, this song might not be your cup of tea but for me, I can go crazy for Crazy Kanzen na Otona!

But it's one thing to rip off your own song. But can C-ute rip off their own PV? Only one way to find out! Let's get to the screencap, my lovely readers!

My my, that title drop sure is uh... purple! And smoky!

Maybe it's to indicate how Airi is smoking hot!

Uh... and then there's this close-up that looks nothing like or has anything to do with the rest of the PV.

Helloooo sexy dance and sexy outfits!

I think starting Nakky off as center for the PV was a wonderful idea!

But why do these close-ups keep popping up? They're mood whiplash from the rest of the PV!

I mean, don't get me wrong, everyone looks pretty in these shots...

...but they look a bajillion times hotter in these shots!

Not sure how I feel about Chissa's super-blonde hair yet. In some shots, it looks good but in other shots, she looks like Yaguchi Mari.

But damn does Nakky look good!

Even Maimai's finally grown out of her awkward phase! She looks great in this PV!

Mmkay, the lighting effects in these shots look a little weird.

Maybe because they're taking me back to Chocolate Disco?

You take Maimi, Maimai!

No you take Maimi, Nakky!

I think the dance shots here look better since they don't have those random strobe lights.

But the dance in the shot is still very sensual.

A few of the moves remind me of another C-ute song though...

A song that starts with "Kiss Me" and ends in "Aishiteru."

Who turned out the lights?

I know the legs sticking out of Chissa are supposed to look sexy but they kind of make her look like an octopus.

Ugh, just when I thought those natural shots weren't gonna pop up again!

Not even Chocolate Disco-style lighting can take away from Airi's hotness!

That's a hot dance move!

And then there are dance moves that look more inspirational than hot...

Whoa! Whoa whoa whoa, I didn't know this was gonna be that kind of PV!

You know... these lighting effects remind me of another song by another artist.

That Lights song by Ellie Goulding had similar effects to these...

Maimai's gonna start pole dancing too? Well good luck with that! Pole dancing is a lot harder than it looks!

Yeah, those light-up poles were obviously recycled from Morning Musume's Wakuteka Take a chance PV.

How did Airi get to be so awesome, photogenic and near-perfect?

I love how ethereally sensual these shots look!

C-ute's showing off their muscles, asserting that they are physically and musically the strongest H!P group!

You know what? Let's see what C-ute's PVs looked like when they first started out!

Ah, they grow up fast, don't they?

Of course, we just had to have one last wretched natural shot! But at least Airi looks pretty!

So the hot topic about this PV is that it's a "sexy" PV that shows C-ute as a hotter and sexier idol group. Well, as someone who spent a week reviewing some of the sexiest PVs to come from idol groups, I think I can properly judge if this is a "sexy" PV as so many reviewers have stated. And honestly... this is far from the sexiest PV I have ever reviewed. Then again, I reviewed Heavy Rotation and it's kind of hard to top the fanservice stacked top to bottom in that PV. But Crazy Kanzen na Otona doesn't even come close to that level, let alone anything I'd consider to be a really sexy PV. Okay, don't get me wrong, I'm not saying the PV doesn't have sexy and sensual elements to it. What I'm trying to say is that visually speaking, this is not the sexiest PV in the world but I think that's partly do to the fact that it's one the cheaper-looking PVs to come from H!P this year. Still, there are components of the PV that stand out to me as sexy. For instances, the outfits worn in the PV are pretty sexy! The costumes definitely play a big part in the minimal sex appeal of the PV; the girls are wearing fishnets, leather jackets, cropped tops, and they all look really good. 

In fact, I think C-ute is one of those groups that just looks better as the members get older; everyone in the PV looks ridiculously hot. If I was going to pick any H!P group that I wanted to market as a hotter and sexier group, I'd go with C-ute. All the girls have the looks and maturity to pull off a sexier and more mature image now; even Maimai and Chissa, who spent many years in an awkward teen phase, look great! But I think the outfits the girls wear in this PV, while very hot, actually aren't that sexy. I mean, they're not conservative but they look a lot like the outfits they wore in Kiss Me Aishiteru only with different colors. And even then, I think the outfits in Kiss Me Aishiteru looked better but that might only be because the PV they went with looked great. The more I think about it Crazy Kanzen na Otona is in a lot of ways like Kiss Me Aishiteru, only cheaper and with darker color schemes. Both PVs have some level of sensuality to them, a sexy dance, and similarly styled outfits. But if I had to pick between Kiss Me Aishiteru and Crazy Kanzen na Otona, I'd have to go with the former just because I feel like that song and PV work better than Crazy Kanzen na Otona.

What worked so well with Kiss Me Aishiteru was the fact that it was so simplistic. The sets were minimally colored and decorated but there was a variety of different close-ups and angles. The dance looked amazing and so did the girls. I feel like Crazy Kanzen na Otona was trying to convey those same elements of Kiss Me Aishiteru but unfortunately, its efforts kind of fall flat. I'm certain that Kiss Me Aishiteru and Crazy Kanzen na Otona had the same low budget but with Crazy Kanzen na Otona, it feels a little more apparent. Normally, I'm all for a minimalistic styled set and normally, a minimalistic set works well but for this PV, it didn't look so good. The sets, particularly the dance shot, looked cheap and I can't really put my finger on why. I think it might have had to do with the lighting and the Chocolate Disco-style strobe effects. In the close-ups where the girls are surrounded by the glowing poles that were clearly stolen from the Wakuteka Take a chance PV, the PV looks slightly better. 

And then there are the natural shots where the girls are sitting, looking at themselves and presumably doing makeup. Yeah, I don't know why those are thrown into this PV. They don't last very long, they completely clash with the rest of the video's color scheme, and they're not that interesting. I'm thinking that they might have something to do with the context of the lyrics (like maybe there are some lines thrown around about putting on makeup) but until I get my hands on a translation, I'm lost. But they look really awkward with the rest of the PV. For the most part, Crazy Kanzen na Otona has darker lighting and darker colors, almost like a very cheap and barren nightclub. But then these natural shots throw the entire PV off! The use of lighter and more natural lighting looks off when you put it with the rest of the PV and while I appreciate variety in music videos, here it doesn't work. The shots only made the PV looks cheaper. All in all, I think all it would have taken to make this PV look a little more high budget and sleek is changing up the lighting and taking out those natural shots! Hell, I think someone with Windows Flipping Movie Maker could do that! Hey, maybe someone should do that... I'm getting ideas... 

I've also heard around the wotasphere talk of how C-ute is going to be marketed more with a sexy image now that they're an older group and how the release of Crazy Kanzen na Otona solidifies this claim. I don't know how these rumors will hold true as we get further into 2013 but at the moment, I don't think C-ute will necessarily have a sexy image from now on. I do think that because they're older, they definitely have more leg room to play with more sensual imagery and dances that they couldn't have pulled off when the group was younger. But even then... didn't C-ute kind of already have a psuedo-sexy image from their inception. Okay, their indie singles are definitely pretty innocent but singles like Tokaikko Junjou and Namida no Iro definitely had a more mature vibe to them and they were released alongside singles like Lalala Shiawase no Uta and Sakura Chirari. Overall, I feel like C-ute has covered a range of different styles from happy songs like Ookina Ai de Motenashite and Everyday Zekkouchou to serious songs like Kiss Me Aishiteru and Tokaikko to ballads like Aitai Lonely Christmas and Kimi wa Jitensha Watashi wa Densha de Kitaku and even enka! Kind of. Edo no Temari Uta II is sort of an idol group's take on an enka song. 

After Kiss Me Aishiteru, a single that I have clearly identified as mature and sexy, C-ute released Momoiro Sparkling and Sekaiichi Happy na Onna no ko. Those songs were much more happier and lighthearted than Kiss Me Aishiteru and the images and PVs that went with them were also much more innocent! Whose to say that C-ute won't release a differently styled single after Crazy Kanzen na Otona? C-ute has been a group that manages fairly well when it comes to switching styles and even if the music quality of a certain song isn't always great such as Campus Life C-ute has always been very versatile! I think people are jumping the gun just a little too quickly when pegging C-ute as the older and sexier group of H!P. I mean, come on guys, don't forget about Berryz Koubou! Yeah, that joke would have been much clearer if I had a font for sarcasm; as long as Momochi exists, Berryz ain't getting too sexy on us. Whatever direction C-ute goes with their image, I just hope it's handled well!

For now, I will bestow upon Crazy Kanzen na Otona 3.5 out of 5 apples. The song is very similar to Kiss Me Aishiteru in style so if you're a fan of that song, you'll enjoy this one! The PV is also like a darker-colored Kiss Me Aishiteru but personally I think it looks a little cheap. The PV is your standard H!P PV (aka cheap and not very creative) but if you're looking for some hotter and more mature idols, the ladies of C-ute have got you covered! The PV isn't as sexy as it wants to be but the song is enjoyable! Eons better than Kono Machi anyways! But let us never speak of that cover again.

Open the Neo Stargate

Well, it's finally happened. I guess in my heart, I always had the feeling that this day would come. In hindsight... it was quite inevitable really. I tried to fight it, I really did. But in the end, not even I could deny what was really in my heart.

Yes, my viewers, I have become a fan of Momoiro Clover Z.

If you'd asked me a year ago if I was into MomoClo I would have said absolutely not. Yet ever since I reviewed Saraba Itoshiki Kamitachi-yo, I've found myself appreciating this group more and more and even liking their music. I've always had a level of respect for MomoClo but until now, I haven't really gotten that interested in them. I think part of that interest comes from the sheer exposure they've been getting lately; MomoClo is becoming an increasingly popular idol group, so popular there are even talks that they'll be "the next big thing" after AKB48. And you know what? If I had to predict what idol group has the potential to surpass AKB48, I'd pick Momoiro Clover Z. Unlike AKB48, whose releases feel like blander and half-assed rehashes of their better-written and more famous songs, I feel like Momoiro Clover Z is constantly trying to bring something new to the table with each song and style they take on. Does a certain style always work? Not necessarily, but at least they're trying to take on a range of different looks and concepts!

The group is kaleidoscopic when it comes to their images; they've tackled concepts ranging from normal to completely and totally out there. And even though MomoClo is known for being a weird and out-there group, they don't feel like a group that releases the same type of weird and out-there material with every release. From space pirates to women of war, the group is practically bi-polar when it comes to releases and it's really entertaining and exciting to wonder what they're doing next. Like the promo images for their 5th Dimension album? Do you have any idea how effing blown-away I was when those pictures came out? I didn't even know what to think but I was impressed. Momoiro Clover Z is bat-shit crazy and all over the place in the best and most creative way possible. And something else I've noticed about MomoClo is that the five girls in the group legitimately give off an air of loving what they do. From what I've seen of their performances, not only do these girls seem to get along really well with each other, they seem to enjoy being idols a lot. That love for their job reflects beautifully in both music videos and concerts and the strong personality each girl possesses gives the group a lot of character. Momoiro Clover Z isn't defined by the number of members it has but the character of each individual girl in the group.

So the big hype with MomoClo right now is that they're releasing their second album titled 5th Dimension and to promote the album, a PV to one of the album tracks was released. I've read many a glowing reviewing of their first album, Battle and Romance (which I have yet to listen to but probably should), so I'm hoping that their follow-up album is just as fantastic as their first! After the kickass concept pictures were released, my interest was peaked and I immediately decided that I was going to review the 5th Dimension album when it was released. That time has yet to come (but when it does, I am definitely looking forward to it) so when a PV was uploaded for the opening track, Neo Stargate, it was a very pleasant surprise for me! The release of a promotional video gives me a nice first look into one of the new tracks and what style the album is going for. So far I've gotten a very sci-fi vibe from 5th Dimension with the ethereal and alien-like costumes and Neo Stargate itself. But then again, MomoClo is pretty much a wild card when it comes to music so I really have no idea what the album is going to sound like as a musical whole.

The only thing I know is that very likely the songs on the album will have energy. If there is one thing that MomoClo succeeds in with their music, it is most definitely the energy level of each song. Even song I don't like by them still have a lot of energy. Momoiro Clover Z is such a crack-tastic and high-energy group, that I think they're one of the few groups where I think a ballad would not work for them. A common element that I've noticed in their music is regardless of musical style, the vocals are always energetic (even if the group doesn't have the strongest vocals in the idol industry). I can't help but give their many different music producers props for giving MomoClo such vibrant songs and the girls themselves for sounding so into their songs. Anyways, a lot of MomoClo songs tend to have a pretty happy/energetic vibe to them; the only "dark" sounding songs I've heard from them are Saraba, Itoshiki Kamitachi-yo and maybe D'no Junjou but that's bordering on dark. On a scale of light and happy to dark and edgy, where would Neo Stargate fall?

Honestly... I'm not sure. But I am sure that I think this song is grand, sweeping musical spectacle.

You know those songs that just sound epic? If you listen to Mizuki Nana (which probably not many of my readers do...), you get what type of song I'm talking about. An "epic" song is one with spectacularly big and over-the-top instrumentals and has an air of just being... grand. When you listen to it, the pictures that come to mind are of orchestral fantasias and fantastical scenery. It's really hard to explain the sound of an "epic" song to someone who has never listened to one; you just kind of know when listening to a certain song, it's epic. Neo Stargate feels very much like an epic-styled song to me, especially considering the length of the song and the instrumentals. Something I've noticed about Momoiro Clover Z's music is that their songs are getting... longer. Like Otome Sensou was seven minutes long; sure, the group has yet to release a 30-minute song or anything crazy like that but for an idol group, they've released some surprisingly lengthy songs.  Neo Stargate is no exception; the version of the song I listened to was eight minutes. Of course, that could just be a fan version but even then, the song is still about six minutes long.

And the first two minutes of the song don't even have vocals from the girls, just choral chanting in what sounds like Latin to my ears. It's a great build-up to the actual song and those operatic vocals that wouldn't sound out of place in a church give the listener a feeling that something big is about to happen, something that can be either terrifyingly destructive or terrifyingly awe-inducing. The vocals come in continuing that build-up and when you watch the PV with it, you get an even better sense of what the song is building up to. I actually really like MomoClo's vocals in this song; usually their voices are very hit-or-miss with me but here they all sound pretty decent, even Kanako and Ayaka! I also love how there are parts when the song sounds more serious and badass like in the instrumentals and the verses but then the chorus sounds more upbeat and energetic. It's a nice balance of serious and energetic. What I love the most about Neo Stargate though is the use of techno-styled instrumentals and the opera music together; the combination sounds weird but it works really well in this song. Neo Stargate definitely isn't one of the happier MomoClo songs per say but personally, I think it's a pretty kickass song.

Now before even knowing there was going to be a PV for Neo Stargate, I saw a promo for the album that showed bits of the PV. With a science fiction look and feel to the promo, I was intrigued. MomoClo is known for taking on weird and out-there concepts and somehow making them weirder. So how does Neo Stargate's PV hold up? Let's find out!

What an ethereal looking title drop!

Ooooh, technology that probably doesn't really work in real life but is visually appealing! Sweet!

I wonder if Stardust cloned MomoClo so that in the future their bat-shit craziness could make a comeback when the original girls retired!

That middle scientist's hair is so... poofy! I could play with his hair all day!

It would probably help if I knew what they were talking about in this scene... damn my ability to only learn one language at a time!

PULL THE SWITCH IGOR- I mean, Western scientist who speaks really good Japanese!

Those scientists do realize the consequences of unleashing the terrifyingly awesome craziness that is Momoiro Clover Z, right?

Either way, too late to go back now! The face masks are off and the song has begun!

Why is it Kanako always kind of creeps me out?

And Ayaka's kinda creeping me out too with her creepy hand movements...

God, I love the visuals of this set, especially the pods I'm more then certain the girls are about to emerge out of.

And shit gets real in three... two...

Yeah, what could possibly go wrong with this experiment? Am I right?

So now that they're out of the pods what they gonna do now? Wreak the lab? Terrorize the scientists?

I guess they're gonna dance. Okay then!

In fact, where did those scientists even go? What, is it lunch break for them right now?

I guess these costumes changes are where the "evolution" concept comes in.

And holy shit, those costumes are effing awesome.

I don't even know how they can see in those masks or how they're practical but I don't even want to question it!

I mean a;whg;awhg;ihagh THESE OUTFITS.

Off they go to wreak havoc on more than just one set!

Yay! Another sci-fi themed set!

And now for the part where the girls spazz around toward the camera, which is a lot creepier and strange than it sounds!

They escaped!? Maybe we shouldn't have taken that lunch break in the middle of our experiment...

Well considering they're five girls wearing masks that look like they came from an S&M dungeon, they shouldn't be too hard to find!

Wow, this PV sure is electrifying! Heh heh...

I have to admit, when MomoClo isn't trying to be quirky or funny, they're actually kind of badass...

See this number we're holding up? It's the rank our album's gonna hit when we release it, bitches!

So I guess they opened the gate with their aggressive dancing?

A-ha! They were on a space ship! I wish we could have seen a bit more of it...

I guess now the only option left is to explore space... the final frontier!

And then after the events of this PV, the girls of MomoClo became space pirates.

So something I immediately noticed about the Neo Stargate PV was... it's not that weird. In terms of MomoClo PVs, it's not that weird and even in terms of regular idol PVs it's not terribly out there. Apart from the weird costuming of the girls and the hair of Dr. Poof Poof (I know he has a real name but I refuse to call him anything other than Dr. Poof Poof), nothing else really strikes me as "weird" in this PV. The concept is pretty straightforward: the girls of Momoiro Clover Z are created (or maybe reborn) and go forth to open both a physical and metaphorical gate into a brand new dimension. The concept of creating a person or species is nothing new to science fiction; I was actually very much reminded of The Fifth Element when I was watching the PV. The PV is more-or-less straight-up science fiction with a few visual quirks thrown in for visual entertainment. If you're a fan of MomoClo and were expecting a really wacky and strange PV, Neo Stargate might be a little bit of a disappointment. Even the girls themselves don't really try to be that quirky, giving off an air of more... seriousness. They still show emotion but those emotions aren't that happy or cute but more serious and sinister, almost badass. Huh. I can't believe I just called MomoClo badass.

In their Saraba Itoshiki Kamitachi-yo PV, the girls also acted pretty sinister but that also felt kind of melodramatic and they looked like they were having a lot of fun with the characters they played in that PV. With Neo Stargate, I could never really point out a moment in which the girls seemed to be having fun. There also isn't much of a plot either although I think there was a lot of potential for one. The basic plot like I said before, is the girls of MomoClo are created, they emerge from pods, evolve and open a gate. I do like the emphasized metaphor of "opening a gate" as if to say, their evolution is opening a gate to a new level of music or visuals for the group. The PV for Neo Stargate makes me interested in just what the concept for the album is; the idea of opening a gate to something new and unexplored gets me really excited to hear the full album! So I guess since this is supposed to be a video to promote the album... the music video does its job. I'm interested!

Now I know I just criticized a boatload of details and elements of the PV, such as the lack of weirdness, the potential that fell flat for a more complex storyline, the subdued nature of the girls in contrast to their brighter and more vibrant personalities. So I must not be a huge fan of the PV, right? Well actually... no. I love the PV. I know I just pointed out a lot of things I didn't like about Neo Stargate's PV but I really do love it a lot! I think the biggest reason why I enjoy the PV so much is because it's a science fiction PV and a well done science fiction PV. When I watch a sci-fi PV, I've always noticed that the visuals are what grab my attention and the more stuff in a sci-fi video, the better. This is why I'm such a fan of Perfume's Spring of Life and Electro World PVs; both are science fiction-themed and employ the use of a lot of eye-grabbing futuristic visuals to pull the viewer in. I also just adore the science fiction genre as a whole, partially because I was brought up by a mother who is a huge fan of Star Wars. Science fiction has always awed me because it's so different from the present yet feels like a glimpse of what could be the future, no matter how near or distant that future may be. I love the out-there technology and the sleek and intelligent looking devices displayed in sci-fi videos.

The visuals of Neo Stargate are what compensate for the PV's lack of personality and quirkiness along with my own personal bias towards sci-fi themed PVs. What I love the most are Momoiro Clover Z's various outfits they wear throughout the PV; the girls start out wearing spiked masks and neutral outfits, almost looking like space schoolgirls. But then they evolve and they get some of the coolest, weirdest idol outfits I have ever seen and I love them. I love the tutus, the use of color-coded jewel embellishments to distinguish each girl, and those masks. They look so creepy, almost perverted, but I think they look effing awesome. I also love the scene where the girls are first woken up mainly thanks to the visuals like the stasis pods the quirky trio of scientists lead by Dr. Poof Poof. So overall while this isn't the weirdest PV from MomoClo, I don't really have a problem with that because visually it's still a cool PV. The Neo Stargate PV grabbed me so much that it's pretty much cemented my decision to start actively following Momoiro Clover Z.

I will give Neo Stargate's song and PV 4.5 apples! Metaphorically speaking, not only did Momoiro Clover Z open a gate, this song finally opened the gate to my interest in them. Neo Stargate is a kickass opening track for the album and has only increased my interest in the other new tracks on 5th Dimension. I can't wait to review the album and I can't wait to see what other concepts this group pulls with future material! Neo Stargate has an extremely cool PV and concept that I thoroughly enjoyed watching, even if it isn't quite as crazy as some of their other music videos!