Today brought a nice surprise for me - the Renai Hunter music video! In my opinion, Aichan had a proper farewell with two nice PVs and of course, her solo song. Did Gakisan also get a fitting farewell? Only one way to find out!
The first thing that stood out to me was the dance. It's just perfect with Gakisan in the center.
There were quite a few times during the dance where I caught myself saying "awesome!". As is the case here,
even better here,
and I love Risa here:
And there were many more moments in the dance that weren't as gif-able, but still were cool. For me, the dance made an already cool opening even cooler.
Risa wink!
Besides the dance, there are 2 types of close-up shots, one with the hanging beads that UFA likes so much,
and another, slightly more creative close-up shot making use of the wind machine.
Every single one of the girls looked there best in shots like these:
And Aika + Masaki gave us quite an interesting moment during one of the shots:
That's so cute~
In contrast, Ikuta turns up the heat with a more mature look. I totally almost had fanboy moments during these two parts.
The only other shot in the PV is some out-of-nowhere moving magazine thing.
Although everyone got their turn at posing for their own cover, some of the girls shined here more than the others. Aika's pose immediately comes to mind. I realize now that I probably should have made a gif of it because she gives an awesome wink at the end, but oh well.
Mizuki,
Ayumi,
and Ikuta were all workin' that lollipop and were the stand-outs for me.
The PV ends with Gakisan by herself, as she mouths "Morning Musume daisuki," making Risa fans and Morning Musume fans alike tear up inside.
This PV features Risa heavily, as it should. She's Morning Musume's longest serving member and who knows if/when that record will ever be broken. But with that said, the PV is a lot fairer than one would expect. No, it's not divided exactly into equal parts, but I feel like everyone had a moment and a chance to shine.
Aika apparently wasn't able to take part in the dance shot, but her moment with Masaki as well as her magazine cover are two of the most memorable parts of the PV for me. The other senpai members did well vocally in the song and shined with their solos. Riho continues to impress me and seems more than able to sing lead on any given song. There wasn't quite as much Kanon or Mizuki as I'd like, but that's just nitpicking on a great single. UFA is really on a roll this year with PVs and Renai Hunter is no exception. Singles like this is what makes me proud to call myself a fan of Hello! Project.
Download link (Youtube rip):
http://www.mediafire.com/?gxd6ljo6j2z0p1i
Of course, don't forget to
buy this single if you can. Gakisan deserves it!
