[7/30] Juice=Juice 4th single - Black Butterfly / Kaze ni Fukarete

[forgetmenots]

It's not especially catchy, but I really enjoy Black Butterfly. I really like their voices in it, they sound great and I love the way Yuka and Akari can soften the sound of unison with their voices. I can't wait to see the video.

[Moh]

I like Kaze ni Fukarete better, but Black Butterfly is really good, too.

[Mirai]

Whoops I missed that the Black Butterfly radio rip was out! I like it! I think I might like Kaze ni Fukarete slightly more than, but both are good songs.

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theres also a Black Butterfly one

[stam4o]

I just listened to Black Butterfly and I'm liking it. The musicality is just so interesting! The chorus is not very strong, yeah, but it's in accord with the whole song so not a problem.
I'm loving the song's pace. Actually I'm loving this singl'e's pace, both song are not tremendously strong but are still really fresh, which is probably the most important, the Juice=Juicish feeling is really feelable

[koregaboku]

This will probably be my favorite J=J release since their indides. I'm so excited!

[BerryzCelebration]

How do you guys not like this song? It's pretty damn catchy.

I like the change of styles Ju=Ju is always doing, though I did like the jazz thing they had going on in their first two indies singles, Romance no Tocchu and Ijiwaru Shinaide Dakishimete yo. It's refreshing. Expecting something new everytime, and not the same style.

But this can't be my favorite Ju=Ju single. I like the songs alot, but I feel like there's something missing from it.

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[Starra]

Tsunku's comments:
http://ameblo.jp/tsunku-blog/entry-11881540762.html

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comments by Tsunku
http://ameblo.jp/tsunku-blog/entry-11881540762.html

Juice=Juice’s 7th Single。
It has been one year since their debut。Though it has only been a year、I wondered about how I should express how much they’ve grown！？
As a result of thinking about it、the image of pupas growing into beautiful butterflies came into my mind
And so I wrote a song and called it as 「Black Butterfly」。

Firstly I started out by composing a piece of tango-like music。

When I was making the melody、somehow there was no image of a 「butterfly」、
but when I was in the middle of shortening the arrangement I pictured the girls flapping their huge wings and floating upwards 。

Even so、the image as for up to now is bright and full of energy！
Rather than a butterfly、sometimes a little lonely、but、to be able to also have a strong mind and spirit 、
Such an image came to mind。

And that’s how I might have arrived at 「Black Butterfly」。

At the dance choreography for the high part of the song there was the image of five of them merged together as one butterfly。

I tried to project the girls currently as if they are looking for a place with bitter honey、rather than sweet honey。

「Kaze ni Fukarete」
This is the other song。
It seems that the girls flapping their wings freely gives off a strong feeling。
This music gives a complete feeling of 「I want to be able to fly away into the sky」。

These girls were all selected from Hello Pro Kenshuusei since they were center members。
I think that after all 「honor students do exist」 which is similar to drifting into the atmosphere。

So、likewise I wanted to wipe away the images that we produced and made 、
and to wish for one to break out of one’s shell and crawl upwards、I was thinking in such a manner。

This song is about a girl falling in love and being able to display one’s true self very well as well as devoting herself、
even if she feels a premonition she still approaches the end。
Sometimes she is a good child、but sometimes that is not her real nature、
Do you regret that this story has turned out to be like this？！

Honestly sometimes we send such a feeling towards the girls、and then we feel regretful、
I think that the girls should work together as five of them and face all their fans
so that they can succeed and advance to the next round of this entertainment business world。

Miyazaki：Though she is very accustomed to her work、her face is still looking worried。
When she’s given a situation she is professional at handling it 。As for the music video this time her expressions were all very appropriate 。
But instead of just solely a feeling of darkness and gloominess、somehow there was a pure feeling、it was certain that this child was filled with pureness。
This child slightly resembles a firefly that is brightly glowing。

Kanazawa：I think that I may have written this many times already、but this child’s voice is now one of the features of Juice=Juice。
She always pretends to feign ignorance about this、but her voice is amazingly strong with power which leaves a great ambiance、her way of appealing to others is somewhat different、this child is able to bring out her sexy beam。
Her dancing too、she includes her eyebrows in her facial expressions、she really is a sexy beamer。

Takagi：She is the child who hides her competitive spirit in her heart。
This child was able to climb up when she was in Hello Pro Kenshuusei 、but it’s all thanks to her competitive spirit。
For several times her face shows she is timid、but she gives herself opportunities
to make a come back with a smile on her face。Surely it will be so from now on too。

Miyamoto：She really has a strong vision。
Previously、perhaps the reason why she injured herself is related to the growth of her big heart。
Disappointments and frustrations make people grow。That frustration and disappointment is the source of her feeling she is a burden （regret）、I think the biggest difference is that she feels thankful for experiencing these situations that she is able to grow into a great person。
I feel that she is very reliable。

Uemura：This child makes me laugh with a bright smile even if I feel troubled or down。
Which seems like it will bring on a mature and adult-like atmosphere。But even so、she has many things to
talk about like being from Osaka、and she is also a natural airhead、
likewise、there are times where she’s over impulsive and her facial expressions just surprises us、I am looking forward to how things will be after this。

http://blog-project.net/special-translations/201975

both songs arranged by Hirata Shoichiro

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