Feb. 24th, 2014

xanithofdragons: (nino smirk)
I had my JET interview on Friday, and I feel like I did really poorly. >_< I tend to get pretty nervous at interviews, and I got really nervous for the JET interview. I feel like most of my answers sounded pretty convoluted, and I blanked on what to say for some questions. T_T I probably ended up sounding like I didn't really know what I wanted to do.

Ah well, I won't know anything for certain until April.

Also on Friday, I got my copies of Arashi's new single! But because I felt tired and had to work over the weekend (feeling even more tired), I didn't get around to listening to it until today. ^^; Cut for review and screencaps )

And last, but most WTF? Kisumai has announced a new album! But it's a single collection album... -_- Why? Why would they do this now?

To think of a few reasons why a musical group would release a single collection/compilation album: 1)To celebrate/commemorate big anniversaries (5 years, 10 years, etc.) 2)To close an era when changing labels 3)To signal an end when members are leaving or the group's disbanding 4)To signal the end of an era when they're about to shift musical direction/image or some other big shift 5)The record company wants more money with minimal effort.

It hasn't even been three years since their debut, and there's no word of Kisumai changing labels, so 1 and 2 are pretty much out. With their current activity levels, 3 seems highly unlikely, and if it was 3, they would've thrown Hikari no Signal on too. If we consider 4, the best possible scenario would be them using this as a turning point to shift to more equal focus amongst the members, but that brings up the same question as 3. Why isn't Hikari no Signal on there too when it doesn't seem like they're doing anything any differently from their previous singles? Knowing Avex and their sales strategies, 5 is the most likely reason. -_-

On the bright side, though, we do get Kis-My-Calling on the CD-only regular edition because why else would fans buy it.

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