Let's Talk about Yakusoku

Hey you! Yeah you! Are you tired of AKB48 those same fluffy idol groups and their equally lighthearted and fluffy songs? Are you looking for a change? Do you want something darker and edgier? Then let's take a look at Tokyo Girls' Style.

Tokyo Girls' Style has always been an idol group that impresses me; every time I think "Oh well, I guess that's the best we're going to get from them..." somehow the idol group gets even better! Their image has evolved so much from their debut and I've been looking forward to hearing Yakusoku to see if their style has evolved even more! Yes, I've sung many praises for TGS and the dark image the surprisingly young group has. I like the more serious and mature sound the group has and ever since Kodou no Himitsu, I feel like they've really had some strong singles that showcase their good vocals and musical style. But as much as I love the group's singles, I'm actually not a huge fan of their albums. Don't get me wrong, their past two albums aren't bad but they're not GAME or Idol is Dead levels of good. What I'm trying to say is there are criticisms that I have of both albums that prevent them from being really-super-good. The group's debut album, Kodou no Himitsu, was good but could have been better if their was a better balance of style. There are some tracks on that album that I really like and then there are others that I can't stand. Their second album, Limited Addiction, had the opposite problem in that all the songs had the same style but didn't set themselves apart from each other. That album just sounded like one long, monotonous song and lacked track diversity. So I didn't really know what to expect from their third album but I did know that I didn't want a repetition of the Limited Addiction album. What was promising about Yakusoku was that the A-sides and B-sides featured on the album were pretty strong. The album songs were going to be what really determined how much I enjoyed this album; just because there were good A-sides/B-sides doesn't mean I want low quality album tracks! So is Tokyo Girls' Style's third album a musical success, showing that three really is a magic number? Or is it a disappointment that had the potential to be really good? Let's find out.

1. Intro

And so opening the album is not actually a real song but a little instrumental opener! Actually, there are a few echoed words/phrases by the TGS girls in the song but it's pretty much non-vocal. An intro/outro was also featured on the group's last album so I guess this is going to be a staple in their future albums from now on? I don't know, I'm not a huge fan of instrumental-only track on an album; they feel more like a waste of space even though I know they're supposed to set the tone of the album. Even so, I'd much rather have two new songs than an intro and an outro. Still, how does this introduce the album? Well... it sounds like elevator music. After the kind of retro/ethereal opening, the song just sort of turns into elevator music and I'm not exactly a fan of elevator music. Who is anyways!? I don't know but after listening to the entire album, I don't think this was a very good way to open the album especially since the tone and style is so... weird.

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2. Bad Flower

And after the intro comes the kickass A-side Bad Flower! I've said many times how I think this was a great song to showcase how much TGS had improved over their little summer break. Mainly Hitomi. Oh my god, Hitomi sounds awesome in this song. I know I've said that like a bajillion times now but I can't emphasize how much Hitomi improved from Tsuioku to Bad Flower! And the rest of the vocals sound really good too and the girls match the hardcore and gritty tone of the song. Bad Flower is one of TGS's darker songs, especially in terms of the instrumental. You get a lot of guitar in this song which only adds to the darkness of Bad Flower and it's freaking awesome. My only complaint about Bad Flower is that I feel like it could have been a little bit shorter but over all it's a very enjoyable song and a really cool way to open Yakusoku and set the darker tone for the album!

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3. Tsuioku -Single Version-

Unfortunately, I don't have the same amount of praise for the group's previous A-side released before Bad Flower. Although Tsuioku is only a second shorter than Bad Flower, it feels like a much longer song, mainly because it's a ballad. What a surprise! Nia doesn't like a ballad! As you all know, I'm very particular about ballads and only have a handful that really stand out to me. Tsuioku does not fall into that handful. I always found this song to be slow; okay, for the first two minutes it's a pretty song. It's still somewhat bland but it's the pretty kind of bland but after a few minutes I always think "Mmkay, is the song over yet? WHAT!? There are still three minutes left!?" I admit, if I was in the right mood (aka the mood in which I want to fall asleep), Tsuioku would be a very calm and soothing song. However, most of the time for me it just doesn't stand out to me as a ballad and I'll probably end up skipping this track on the album. 

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4. Discord

Oh my god, I am so happy that Discord made it onto the album! Do you have any idea how much I love this song? Actually, your probably do since it was featured one my year-end megapost as one of the best B-sides of 2012 but I still feel the urge to emphasize how awesome I think this song is. I actually think I like it a little bit better than Bad Flower, even though both songs pretty much have the same dark tones. Discord has a slightly more electro-influenced sound to it and I think that's what gives it edge over Bad Flower! It's a dark and cool song that makes me feel cool by simply listening to it! The vocals are hardcore and match the gritty tone of the song. I honestly, think this song could have stood alone as an A-side it's that strong. There's just so much done with the instrumental of the song that works from the electro synths to the sound effects (that glass breaking after the bridge verse). It's a kickass song and I'm ecstatic that it's on the album!

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5. Sore de Ii jan 

Well, I doubted that the next track on the album could live up to the sheer awesomeness that is Discord but Sore de Ii jan is a pretty nice song to follow it! At least it's not a huge mood whiplash like going from Limited Addiction to Onnaji Kimochi or something dissonant like that. Sore de Ii jan is pretty firmly in TGS-style territory; it's mature-sounding, upbeat and sounds like it came from the nineties! Yeah, this is one of the tracks that plays it pretty safe in terms of experimentation; the style has been handled by the TGS girls many times now. Even the instrumental sounds similar to other songs they've sung, like this one... sound effect I can't describe that I feel like I've heard in so many of their songs. TGS fans will know what sound I'm talking about! Honestly, even though this isn't a bad song, because of it's similarity to other TGS songs, it feels more like a filler track. It's not bad but I've heard this styling/structure a lot by now.

My rating:

6. Taisetsu no Kotoba

And here we have the other A-side of Tsuioku that wasn't really promoted like an A-side. That always seems to happen with TGS singles... I like it slightly better than Tsuioku but it reminds me a lot of their other songs like Don't be cruel (the instrumentals sound very alike) and it even has a few traces of Rock you! floating around. I guess on the single, the more upbeat sound served as a nice contrast to the slowness of Tsuioku but I'm not looking at the single. Still, this song fits on the album, and it has that sound you hear in a lot of TGS songs so the familiar territory isn't a bad thing. Taisetsu no Kotoba is one of those mood songs for me and I have to be in a good mood to enjoy this song. It's not a terrible song but if I'm in a melancholic mood, I'm not going to be reaching for my iPod thinking "I"m gonna play Taisetsu no Kotoba!" Overall, this an upbeat and fairly happy song and while it's not my favorite A-side from TGS, it's bearable!

My rating:

7. Tsuki to Sayonara

After the happy sound of Taisetsu no Kotoba, the next song dips back into a more serious and mature sound. I'm completely okay with that because TGS is a group that really thrives on more mature songs! Tsuki to Sayonara sounds like a song you'd hear being played in a shady nightclub in an old black-and-white movie with the trumpets and that kind of old, retro sound. I especially love the instrumental just because there are all sorts of little sounds thrown into it along with the more over-the-top instruments. I particularly heard a lot of trumpets and other horn instruments in this song which only add to the coolness of the instrumental. Tsuki to Sayonara is one of those songs that has a very sneaky, almost mischievous sound to it; I don't really know how to explain that but it's a cool song. It's an instrumental-driven song that would fit in perfectly with an old film noir movie! I only wish I'd heard the girls a little bit more...

My rating:

8. Maboroshi

At first, I didn't really know what to make of this song. Part of me thought it was okay but I was leaning towards disliking it. But after hearing the full song, I actually like it, even if it's not my favorite track on the album. Maboroshi is one of the more lighter and upbeat tracks on the album and probably the happiest and least mature sounding. But what I like about Maboroshi is that just because it's a happy song doesn't mean that it doesn't fit with the other tracks on the album. It still fits with the other tracks and doesn't sound out of place like a song like Onnaji Kimochi or Ganbatte Itsudatte Shinjiteru. And honestly, I like that there's a happier track on the album to balance out all the more mature-sounding music. There are even a few fun little parts in the instrumental like some vocal distortion and it actually makes for a pretty nice song! Although it's not my favorite track, Maboroshi is still a pretty fun song!

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9. Overnight Sensation ~Jidai wa Anata ni Yudaneteru~

And here we have the cover song on the album! TGS deviates away from their typical SweetS covers and this time is covering a dance group popular in the 90s called TRF! Now you all know my little philosophy on covers is that I try not to discriminate and instantly claim that the original is better and I also try to keep my standards and expectations realistic for cover songs. I actually heard TGS's version of Overnight Sensation before the original group's but I did find the original song! Honestly, the original sounds... very nineties. I don't know, I found the song kind of dated even though it is a pretty cool song and makes for a good cover. That being said, I feel like the TGS version of Overnight Sensation is more of an update on the original song with the idol group's style mixed into it. It sounds like a TGS song but doesn't change too much about the structure and style of the original. It's a really good cover and I like it a lot!

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10. Futarikiri

Futarikiri is another upbeat song on the track and has a slightly more fun and playful tone than Overnight Sensation; this was a nice song to transition to! If you like W.M.A.D. then I think you'll enjoy Futarikiri because Futarikiri is like W.M.A.D. if that song gave itself an adrenaline shot. What I really love about this song is the sheer energy and the almost hyper sound it has. The girls do a lot of singing in this song, almost nonstop, and it sounds like a song that would be hard to do live simply because of the sheer energy of it. My favorite part is when the girls' voices echo in the chorus; it's insanely catchy and it only adds to the sheer fun this song has. I will admit, there are parts of the song that sound highly reminiscent of other songs by TGS; it kind of sound like a blend of their high-energy songs only the energy was cranked up to eleven for Futakiri. Overall, the energy is what makes this song stand out and it's a really fun track!

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11. Lolita Strawberry in summer 

Ah, here we have the token SweetS cover on the album. I remember when this song came out with the Bad Flower single and everyone was saying "Yeah, it's not as good as the original." And I have to admit... that's half true for me. While I think TGS sounds much better vocally than SweetS does in the original, the arrangement in the SweetS version is better than TGS's cover. My problem with Lolita is that it's long. Really long. I'm not kidding, the song is nearly seven minutes. The only other J-pop related song on my iPod is edge (⊿-mix). About halfway through, the cover starts getting a little too repetitive for my taste and I feel like the song could have been shortened. Hell, I probably would have enjoyed the song more if it was shorter. Still, it's really hard to mess up a SweetS song that much and I feel like Lolita Strawberry in summer is a decent cover by TGS, even if it's too long for my tastes.

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12. Yakusoku

And here we finally have the elusive title track! Does anyone else think that Yakusoku's placement on the album is a little weird? I just would have thought that it would have been placed more toward the beginning of the album or even as the opening track what with it being the promotional song and all that. Well luckily, the wait to hear this elusive title track was totally worth it because Yakusoku is a really freaking awesome song. The opening is without a doubt the best part of this song; it's got this very ethereal and surreal sound to it that I haven't heard from TGS yet. In fact, that's what I think I like the most about Yakusoku; it's still a mature sounding song for TGS but it's mature in a different sound and style from what I've seen a lot from TGS recently. This entire song has this really surreal and weird melody to it in both the vocals and instrumentals and it's absolutely cool. I think this might be my favorite new track on the album.

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13. Outro

So concluding the album (except not really because there are still two bonus tracks) is the Outro! It's basically like the Intro in that it's just another instrumental song on the album. But does the Outro hold a better opinion from me than the Intro? Surprisingly... yeah! It's a pretty neat little instrumental piece. Actually, the Outro sounds a lot like something I'd hear from Perfume, only a little less electronic. I'm serious, I could totally picture this song playing at a Perfume concert, maybe accompanying a Perfume no Okite/JPN Special-ish type of performance. So I guess what I really mean is the Outro reminds me of a Capsule song! Either way, I like the Outro much better than that elevator music Intro. It keeps that same style Yakusoku had going to still manages to set itself apart as an individual song. Although I would have liked an actual song in lieu of an instrumental, this Outro is a pretty cool way to conclude the album!

My rating: 

14. Himawari to Hoshizuku -English Version-

Now this surprised me. An English version of Himawari to Hoshizuku? Well okay, but is that really necessary? I know redoing/remixing songs is kind of TGS's schtick but this just feels a little odd. I enjoyed the original song and I could only imagine how well the girls of TGS could handle singing in English. So bottom line, I went into this song expecting a good deal of Engrish. And unsurprisingly, there was a good deal of Engrish! But that's not really a good thing because unlike a song with a random English phase thrown in here and there, an all-English song really doesn't work for TGS due to the language barrier. I could barely understand this song except for a few phrases and the rest sounds like gibberish to my ears. If TGS was more accustomed to pronouncing English then yeah, the song might sound better but as for now, I think I'll keep listening to the original Himawari to Hoshizuku. 

My rating:

The Verdict

Something I have to say right now is that Yakusoku is much better than Limited Addiction and Kodou no Himitsu. That doesn't mean it's without problems but overall, the style of this album feels more developed and polished than in the last two albums. Are there a few tracks that I could have done without? Of course (-cough- Sore de Ii jan and Himawari to Hoshizuku) but overall, I'm very pleased with the sound of Yakusoku. I think what I like about this album is that the style feels more balanced and the songs aren't whiplashing between different styles of music yet the songs don't all sound the same either. A few songs do sound incredibly familiar to older TGS songs (-cough- Sore de Ii jan) but then you have other songs that still stick to that mature style but don't sound like rehashes of old songs  like Yakusoku and Tsuki to Sayonara and Maboroshi. There's also a nice mix-up of new songs and old songs, which is something I always like in an album but I could have done without the Intro and Outro if that meant more original songs. Still, it's a nice blend of songs and they all seem to fit together and the transitions to each song work well too. Now something to note about the Yakusoku album is that the tracks are long. The total length of the album is over an hour (68 minutes to be exact) which is somewhat unusual for an idol album and a majority of the songs run for over 5 minutes. In fact, the only songs that are under 5 minutes are Maboroshi, Himawari to Hoshizuku, and Discord and even then Discord's just 3 seconds under! Lolita Strawberry in Summer is the longest track at 6 minutes and 45 seconds and I do feel like that track was a little unnecessarily long. Really if you're not a fan of lengthy songs, then you're gonna get impatient with Yakusoku pretty fast. However, if you can enjoy the lengthiness of all the songs along with a darker sound, then I think you're gonna like this album. Some of the tracks I'd recommend are Yakusoku, Bad Flower, Discord, Tsuki to Sayonara and Overnight Sensation!

Overall, I will give Yakusoku four out of five apples. If you're a fan of the more mature side of Tokyo Girls' Style and that nineties Avex sound, then I think you'll like what Yakusoku has to offer. A few songs are a little monotonous but overall, the new tracks are nicely diverse yet all manage to stick to a certain style and direction. The A-sides and B-sides included on the album are pretty strong too, particularly Discord and Bad Flower. Like I said, if you're looking for a more mature-sounding album from an idol group, I'd check out Yakusoku.

Weather Girls > Weather Monsters

I don't know what it is about Weather Girls that keeps me coming back to them. Maybe it's their over-the-top energy. Maybe it's their sugary-sweet and hyper music. Maybe it's their legs. I have no idea!

I'm still not sure why I like this idol group so much. I mean, there's nothing I can can really criticize about them; I just never would have pegged Weather Girls as a group that I felt inclined to follow and write about. But they unsuspectingly won me over with the sheer hyper-happiness of Koi no Tenki Yohou, one of my jams of 2012. I still can't put my finger on why I love that song so much but the point is, it's a totally awesome song and hooked me to this Taiwanese idol group. Sort of. Even though it's bee a few months since I wrote about them, I have been following Weather Girls to see what they were up to and when they were releasing their next single. Part of me just really wanted to hear more from this group and the other parted of me wondered if my addiction to Weather Girls was just a one-time thing or if this was a group that I wanted to actively review and follow. Their next single, Koi wa Tokimeki Chuuihou, was pretty much their make-it-or-break-it single and was pretty much going to sway me towards following this group or forgetting about them. 

So how did Weather Girls' follow-up single turn out? Is it enough to get me to start actively following them? Well, I'm reviewing it right now, what do you think? I'm pretty pleased with how Koi wa Tokimeki Chuuihou sounds and that it follows in the same musical style that Koi wa Tenki Yohou had. Both songs are this genre of pop that's like... hyper pop. It's not Momoiro Clover Z level hyper but it's still a pretty high-energy song and I like that. I love it when songs have a lot of energy and Koi wa Tokimeki Chuuihou is highly upbeat and extremely happy. It's like K-pop turned into J-pop on crack. Do you get what I'm trying to describe there? I think if this were a K-pop song it would fall into the category of ridiculously cute K-pop songs but since this is a J-pop song, it's cute but not the cutest. I actually really like how adorable the verses sound and how energetic the chorus gets. It's a very fun song and has that same hyper-pop style that I loved about Weather Girls' debut single!

But... it's not as good as Koi no Tenki Yohou.

Don't get me wrong, it's still a good song but I feel like Koi no Tenki Yohou just... worked better. My biggest criticism of Koi wa Tokimeki Chuuihou is that the pacing and tempo is a little... insane. That's really the only adjective I think I can actively describe it. When I say that, I mean that there's a lot of stuff going on in the song and at times, and the song is at such an over-the-top level of energy, it does make me feel a little crazy when listening to it. The song is at such a level of musical insanity that there are times when the song really works and then other times when the song sounds just a little bit too crazy. For one thing, there is a lot going on in this song. There are boatload of different vocals going off everywhere beyond just the solos and the chorus; I think the sheer number of different background vocals can top the leading vocals! Not only that but there's a ton of different parts of the song and at times, it's a bit of a clusterfuck. 

On one hand, I like that there's a lot of variety and bunch of differently styled and structured verses but I do feel like if the song had been toned down a bit, it might have been a teensy bit better. I kind of had the same problem when I first started listening to Help me!! by Morning Musume in that there was too much stuff going on. There's only so much over-the-top cutesy-ness I can take! However, over time I grew used to the business of Help me!! and I'm hoping that the same can happen for Koi wa Tokimeki Chuuihou. I think this will become one of those songs where I can really get into if I'm into the right mood, and that's not a bad thing! But if I'm really pissy mood, I'm not getting anywhere near this song. Whereas Koi no Tenki Yohou could put me in a good mood just by listening to it, I'd have to be in a good mood to listen to Koi wa Tokimeki Chuuihou. Overall, I think if you liked their last single, then I think you can get into Koi wa Tokimeki Chuuihou. It's irresistibly energetic and if you want a sugar-sweet hyper pop song, this is for you!

So when I last looked at a Weather Girls PV, what I gathered from it was... Candy Land strippers. Hopefully their follow-up PV will have something a little bit different! Does it? You know the drill, guys. Let's find out!

What a better way to start a PV with vintage things?

Oh gee, I wonder who this is. You don't think it could really be a member of Weather Girls, right? That's just implausible!

Do I sense a flashback headed this way?

Hello, spontaneous transition to CGI Candyland!

Wouldn't it have been funny if they'd used a weather van? 'Cause they're the Weather Girls and... you get what I mean.

Wait a minute... aren't these outfits kinda similar to the ones in Girls' Generation's Gee?

What? Just because I don't listen to K-pop doesn't mean I don't know about certain artists...

What are these even... it's like Pixar and My Neighbor Totoro had a baby O_O

Get in position, Nuenue! Now is not the time to act adorably ditzy!

And again, getting flashbacks to Girls' Generation...

...only this time the costumes remind me of the ones they wore in Hoot!

Gosh, these girls are adorable! They just seem to light up the PV!

Off to work they go to do... actually, what the hell are their jobs supposed to be?

Don't you just wanna add a caption saying "Ooooh, what does this button do?"

Okay, do you girls even know what half of these buttons do?

Hee hee, nope, we're just carrying clipboards and pretending we know what we're actually doing!!

Guys, who ordered all these AKB48 CDs?

YES MY 1,000 COPIES OF EVERYDAY, KATYUSHA CAME IN!

I think I'm falling in love with this group.

I know, we're just so awesometacular!

My reconquista of the bench is COMPLETE!

I'm really starting to like Hijon... she's both adorable and hilarious! Oh my gosh, am I starting to develop favorites!?

Mini and Mia are making progress and Hijon is doing god-knows-what!

Over-the-top reaction shots are always fun to screencap!

And now you've unleashed hell. Nice job, Weather Girls!

THAT FACE. I don't even know what emotion she's trying to pull off but Hijon's growing on me more and more!

Gasp! The adorable Weather Girls have been turned into Weather MONSTERS!

D'aw poor monster!Esse...

It's almost as sad as emo!Nocchi...

I guess it's a good thing the groundbreaking technology that would be needed to transform them back is all available in a magic potion!

Off they go on an epic and lengthy quest to find the-

Well that was fast.

No! Now the Weather Monsters will remain Weather Monsters FOREVER!

D'aw, I just wanna give them a hug...

I love the way Dara's posing to listen to Yumi because yeah, we all pose like that when we're talking to other people!

But wait! Perhaps there's hope for the poor Weather Monsters!

THERE IS! Through some magical means we're not going to explain! We'll just say it was Gandalf and leave it at that.

Yay! The Weather Girls are back and with even cuter outfits than before!

And then they grow tails because... they just can, I don't know.

Well. That was one odd flashback!

Wait... I thought the Weather Monsters were back to normal. Is this implying the black leak spread all over the world and every day girls are turned into monsters!?

See? Not all hope is lost!

So apparently Esse is immortal... okay then!

GOOD OUTFITS! Outfits that actually look appealing and high-quality and not like scraps from the bargain bin at Party City! I'm sorry, you don't know how many god-awful and tacky outfits I've had to sift through during my brief time as an idol blogger. So yeah, as you can tell, I'm pretty damn pleased that Weather Girls actually got some good-looking outfits for Koi wa Tokimeki Chuuihou. I actually like all three outfits they have in this PV; I always like it when idols wear more than one costume in a PV and all the costumes were really cute! I loved the simplicity of the multicolored skinny jeans with suspenders, the retro feel of the color-coded jumpsuits and those last outfits just looked good. In fact, I honestly think this entire PV just looked better than Koi no Tenki Yohou; it doesn't look as cheap. I mean sure, Koi no Tenki Yohou had its cute moments and cute scenes but overall I think the biggest thing that weighed down that PV was that it just looked kind of cheap. 

Koi wa Tokimeki Chuuihou isn't the most high-budget idol PV ever made but it does appear to look pretty well put-together. Like you have the opening and ending scenes which take place in a vintage-y looking restaurant and I like the atmosphere of it! It's a nice contrast to the ridiculously colorful and saccharine world the rest of the PV takes place in! Then there's the set used for the dance and most of the PV and even though again, that's pretty simple there's a lot going on in it! I think that's mainly because of how the Weather Girls interact with each other and just how they act in general. I honestly thought the girls were hilarious in this PV; their personalities were cute and everything in their last PV but oh my god, they were absolutely hilarious in this PV. I loved seeing them have these over-the-top reaction and over-the-top demeanors! I always appreciate it over-the-top, hammy action and some of the faces and actions the girls pulled in this PV were priceless. Hijon in particular really stuck out to me!

Another aspect of this PV I liked (that wasn't present in Koi no Tenki Yohou) was that it had a story. I know not to expect storylines when it comes to idol PVs so when a PV does have a storyline, I can't help but feel pleasantly surprised. It's nice that the producers went the extra mile to add a little more to the PV, you know? And the plot was easy to follow! As a foreigner, it's always nice when a J-pop PV has a plot that's easy to follow (which is one of the reasons why I don't really gravitate toward AKB48's short film PVs). So yeah, the general plot of this story is that Weather Girls work in some kind of factory/test facility/whatever the plot requires and something goes horribly wrong! A box is dropped and out pours creepy black smoke, turning all the Weather Girls into Weather Monsters! So they go on a quest, find the magic potion to turn them back, and get a costume upgrade. The end! 

Like I said, it's a pretty simple plot but it's easy to follow and it has enough substance to make for an entertaining storyline. I actually feel like if given the proper money, this idea could have been expanded on but for what it is, I like it. And I like the use of CGI animation to show the Weather Monsters. Usually CGI animation can go two ways in that it can be really good, like Pixar animation, or it can really suck like this PV. Luckily, the CGI in Koi wa Tokimeki Chuuihou is fairly decent and is used pretty minimally. What works to its advantage is the animation is just as brightly colored as the live action scenes of this PV so they don't look weird or out of place. Honestly, they look pretty good! The Weather Monsters themselves are animated decently and they even get some nice facials too! Of course, they're not as priceless as Hijon's "Oh crap what do we do the box is leaking I'll just press a button!!!" face. So overall I find the Koi wa Tokimeki Chuuihou PV to be a mass step-up compared to Koi no Tenki Yohou with a highly entertaining plot and the on-screen charisma the Weather Girls have!

I'm gonna give Koi wa Tokimeki Chuuihou four out of five apples. Musically, this song isn't as good as Weather Girls' debut song but I find the PV to be a vast improvement over Koi wa Tenki Yohou. It has a cute storyline that matches the cuteness of the song! I think if you're a blooming fan of Weather Girls like I am, you can enjoy this song a lot!