9 posts tagged “screencap”

aka the BEST DAMN PV OF THE YEAR *spasms*

abingdon boys school finally broke my months of no reviews because their latest PV is the awesomest thing made of awesome that ever graced the hall of awesomeness!

The screencaps don't even do the PV justice. The video howls and roars. It's dynamic, raw, and utterly stunning. The water, fire, and spark effects are perfectly executed to add that electric charge to the entire presentation. The camera shots and lighting brilliantly capture the energy of the song.

This, ladies and gentlemen, is a work of pure genius. The PV creation team should win an award for this masterpiece.

What in nine levels of Hell is this?!

Bunny ears, boobage, thighs, and the PINK! My eyes!

*twitches*

Oh my god! That's it, I've had enough! *leaps through the screen and commits murder*

I normally have no problem with the random!girl phenomenon in J-Rock PV's. But this! THIS is an abomination. Why the hell is she so obnoxious?! Her every strut, every flirtatious glance, every sway of hips, not to mention her PINKness offends me. While watching this, I feel a vein throb and fear I'm going to break my jaw gritting my teeth so hard.

Who slipped vitriol in my breakfast this morning? I keep on entertaining thoughts of inflicting torture and pain and I itch to break that girl's neck.

I'm a horrible person, I know. What is it about this PV that triggers such violence in me?

alice nine. had once again proven to me that I had not chosen wrong when I decided to follow their music. The HELLO, DEAR NUMBERS live at Shibuya Koukaido DVD is out! Given how much I have been looking forward to this release, I'm glad to say that I wasn't disappointed after finally watching the live.

What's great about following a band since its early career is you can see the growth the members undergo. The person who made the most visible (and audible) progress in alice nine. was of course Shou. Over time, I've gained the ability to interpret his little gestures and can detect exactly when he's struggling during a song. A year ago, he had to really push himself to sing satisfactorily. I imagine that he must have been dead exhausted after every live because he had to put so much stress on his voice.

Shou himself is very much aware of his limitations and has expressed many times that he wishes to improve constantly so that his bandmates won't be let down. He has shown amazing dedication to his vocal training and along with the rest of the band, has been regularly attending concerts given by other bands so he can learn from them. (Kagrra, is the senior band that everyone in PS Company looks up to. They seem to be a great inspiration especially for alice nine. and Gazette.) Shou's earnestness and commitment to honing his performance were one of the main factors that had endeared alice nine. to me and led me to follow the band. Now, a year later, I can finally see the fruits of his labor.

I was blown away. Shou's vocal control improved by leaps and bounds. I could hardly believe it. He did it, he really did it. He was able to belt out the notes with tremendous confidence and had firm rein over the songs whereas before, I constantly worried about his passing out from desperately trying to hold on to a difficult note. He now sings with much more ease. It really makes a world of difference. In addition to the vocal improvement, Shou also has gained a nice boost of grace. He used to be rather ungainly and his movement on stage felt forced and not well-coordinated. Now, he seems really comfortable bouncing around the stage and leading the audience with hand choreography. His movements are much more fluid and natural. Everything just comes together and works out perfectly. It's amazing.

This live DVD has great point of view shots with lots of member closeups and well-timed long shots. The footages alternate between smooth panning of stationary cameras and violent jolts of hand-held ones to give viewers an excellent atmospheric feel of the concert. The video is incredibly dynamic and easily captures and retains the viewers' attention. When watching live DVDs, I often find myself gradually spacing out, but not once had this happened with this live. PS Company has pulled out all stops and the result is fantastic.

And now, here are some screencaps from the live DVD. If you haven't seen the concert yet and don't want to be spoiled, please stop reading right now.

I read about "The Incident" from a live report of VIDOLL's August 29, 2006 one man tour final, 3°C Storm TV. At the time, I laughed my head off over Jui being put on the spot. Now the live DVD of that concert had been released, I simply must share that footage with everyone.

Jui made a mistake during the final MC. So, Rame the evil little imp encouraged the audience to clap and chant for Jui to strip. Poor Jui almost died of embarassment.

Since my last post was about VIDOLL, I just have to share my love of the most fanservice-y PV I've seen in a while. It's SinAI, the video that turns my brain to utter mush and proves that yes, VIDOLL is indeed too gorgeous for the world to handle. When I first saw this PV, I almost fainted when I realized 2 seconds in that it's one of those "sparkly" PV's (I normally hate sparkly, insanely happy PV's), but decided to trudge on only because it's VIDOLL. I admit it, the major reason I even like this PV is due to the fanservice. *is ashamed of herself* But, the song is great, so having the fanservice doesn't hurt.

Massive screencap spam follows. I'm sorry. It's not my fault that Vox doesn't have text-cut. And I also apologize ahead of time for the gratuitously fangirliness of this post.

The prettiest of them all, Jui

Thigh Action!

Remember the two screencap entries I took of Gazette's Nameless Liberty live? I mentioned that I couldn't capture my favorite part featuring Aoi on screencaps, but apparently someone made an animated gif out of that scene! Oh, Aoi is so much love (he's my favorite Gazette member along with Ruki and Uruha)!

Animated gif credit goes to Gyn of Batsu J-Rock Forum.

"Shi, Mi, Me, Yu, Ki, Sa, A" is the newest Kagrra, PV that is only available in the recent release of 鬼跡~弐 (Kiseki~Ni) PV collection DVD.

Continuing my previous Gazette live screencap post, this time features disc 2.

Again, please don't keep reading if you don't want to be spoiled.

Encore

In tears

Goodbye

Get ready for massive Gazette live DVD screencap spam. If you still haven't seen the concert and don't want to be spoiled, hit the "back" button now!

This post only includes screencaps from the first disc, just some of my favorite moments.

(I'm really sorry about the length and graphic intensity of this post. It's too bad that Vox doesn't have a "cut" function yet.)

Ready? Let's go! See Gazette in their SILLY GOD DISCO glory!

Making the entrance through the audience, let the groping begin!

Budokan is one big venue

Eye candy

There's one more cap of Aoi I would have liked to post. He did a little dance thing that made my brain short-circuit. But I decided not to cap it because that scene just can't be captured in still image. I won't be doing Aoi's sexiness justice. ;P

Gazette blows my mind