Seishun Wo Kirisaku Hado is to me the perfect balance of early AG’s more jazz, drum, piano and guitar sound (Koi Geba, Dokubana, Saisyu Jinrui) and newer AG sound like (Pineapple Kryptonite, Change or Nainainai). Of course add in one of my favorite choreography (only like Koi Geba better myself) and you get a banger of a song. Great breakdown as always.
I love that you took the time to research the lyrics since this version doesn’t have subtitles. Ironically, I think the lyrics in this case aren’t to be taken too seriously. Song credit goes to Kenta Matsukuma, a prolific producer for the WACK label (now defunct?), which is known for their “anti-idol” groups, like BiS and BiSH (which is said to stand for Brand-new Idol Shit). I’m not knowledgeable enough to explain, or even understand what “anti-idols” are, but in this case, I sense that the whole concept of the song is “What would it be like if adorable Atarashii Gakko! were to do a really heavy song with intense music and loaded with dark teenage angst?” Of the three MVs they put out for this song, this is my favorite. It was done in the same town and with the same director that they did the “official” MV, which has them dancing/cavorting/emoting around the picturesque and sleepy seaside town of Tottori. That MV uses bucolic imagery and video effects in homage of the Beastie Boys’ “So Watcha Want” video to play with the gap between the wholesome natural setting and the existential distress of the music. As great as the official video is, this stripped down video, shot in the very everyday setting of the empty shopping mall offers the same sense of irony, but let’s us focus on their dancing, which is impeccable, original and fun. They each do solo turns which play off their individual personas: Suzuka - punk; Rin - tough and street; Mizyu - playful and pixie-like; Kanon - elegant and graceful. The real moment is the one you paused on, where they dramatically twirl their arms around in a style called Wotagei. This is a style practiced and performed by avid and disciplined fans of certain types of idol groups, usually using glowsticks for dramatic affect. In an interview, they said that Kanon did the research on it and came back to the group with ideas. If RUclips comments are to be believed, even Wotagei fans are impressed with what they’ve done. Bonus point: for a good thirty seconds or so, there’s a little dark shape scurrying around the sign in the foreground on the right. Jury is still out on whether it’s a mouse or a windblown leaf.
Thank you. I try to be as accurate as possible. You have informed me on quite a few things I don't know how to answer it all. I appreciate it, it helps me understand more about what goes on and I love that. I will have to rewatch it to catch this mysterious figure
AG! have been starting concerts with this recently because of it's high energy and I love it for the insane guitar and Kanon's and Mizyu's dance breakdown in the middle. I think the lyrics have a common AG! theme of being strong and not letting life's difficulties overwhelm you. Any reference in song lyrics to a "battlefield" always remind me of Pat Benatar
As always, the unpredictable AG! slays with impressively energetic performance with a song that has very relevant message.🔥🤘 Better to watch their official mv also to have a complete feel of this dynamic song. Thank you for another great reaction video. For a little twist, you might want to react to the official music videos of their songs Hanako and Suki Lie.
This is the theme song for a Japanese series about young women at a school who are into video games (viewed as not ladylike). The lyrics about dying make sense when thought of as a video game). The lyrics relay the tension players feel when losing a game after getting close to winning.
Seishun Wo Kirisaku Hado is to me the perfect balance of early AG’s more jazz, drum, piano and guitar sound (Koi Geba, Dokubana, Saisyu Jinrui) and newer AG sound like (Pineapple Kryptonite, Change or Nainainai). Of course add in one of my favorite choreography (only like Koi Geba better myself) and you get a banger of a song. Great breakdown as always.
This video made me buy an AG concert ticket and fly to LA to see them back in late 2023. 💯
I love that you took the time to research the lyrics since this version doesn’t have subtitles. Ironically, I think the lyrics in this case aren’t to be taken too seriously. Song credit goes to Kenta Matsukuma, a prolific producer for the WACK label (now defunct?), which is known for their “anti-idol” groups, like BiS and BiSH (which is said to stand for Brand-new Idol Shit). I’m not knowledgeable enough to explain, or even understand what “anti-idols” are, but in this case, I sense that the whole concept of the song is “What would it be like if adorable Atarashii Gakko! were to do a really heavy song with intense music and loaded with dark teenage angst?”
Of the three MVs they put out for this song, this is my favorite. It was done in the same town and with the same director that they did the “official” MV, which has them dancing/cavorting/emoting around the picturesque and sleepy seaside town of Tottori. That MV uses bucolic imagery and video effects in homage of the Beastie Boys’ “So Watcha Want” video to play with the gap between the wholesome natural setting and the existential distress of the music.
As great as the official video is, this stripped down video, shot in the very everyday setting of the empty shopping mall offers the same sense of irony, but let’s us focus on their dancing, which is impeccable, original and fun. They each do solo turns which play off their individual personas: Suzuka - punk; Rin - tough and street; Mizyu - playful and pixie-like; Kanon - elegant and graceful. The real moment is the one you paused on, where they dramatically twirl their arms around in a style called Wotagei. This is a style practiced and performed by avid and disciplined fans of certain types of idol groups, usually using glowsticks for dramatic affect. In an interview, they said that Kanon did the research on it and came back to the group with ideas. If RUclips comments are to be believed, even Wotagei fans are impressed with what they’ve done.
Bonus point: for a good thirty seconds or so, there’s a little dark shape scurrying around the sign in the foreground on the right. Jury is still out on whether it’s a mouse or a windblown leaf.
Thank you. I try to be as accurate as possible. You have informed me on quite a few things I don't know how to answer it all. I appreciate it, it helps me understand more about what goes on and I love that. I will have to rewatch it to catch this mysterious figure
AG! have been starting concerts with this recently because of it's high energy and I love it for the insane guitar and Kanon's and Mizyu's dance breakdown in the middle. I think the lyrics have a common AG! theme of being strong and not letting life's difficulties overwhelm you. Any reference in song lyrics to a "battlefield" always remind me of Pat Benatar
As always, the unpredictable AG! slays with impressively energetic performance with a song that has very relevant message.🔥🤘
Better to watch their official mv also to have a complete feel of this dynamic song. Thank you for another great reaction video.
For a little twist, you might want to react to the official music videos of their songs Hanako and Suki Lie.
This is the theme song for a Japanese series about young women at a school who are into video games (viewed as not ladylike). The lyrics about dying make sense when thought of as a video game). The lyrics relay the tension players feel when losing a game after getting close to winning.
I didn't know that. it makes sense when you explain it. They must be Souls players lol
Suggest you watch the official video with the captioned lyrics.
Thank you, I will