when one has a lot of things to do, one often ends up doing nothing from
the to-do list, but something completely irrelevant. so here it is, the
result of my 'whatever but not preparing for the exam'
as always, I use videos with my favourite one and only Top Combi, this time pairing them with a wonderful song which is 33 years old already, but still sounds fresh and unique - 'Dansing Starshine' by Momoe Yamaguchi. I used to love this song until I made a video with it love this song because of its 80s mood (composed in 1980 exactly), vividness and brightness and warmness of the melody, and of course, the wonderful voice of ms Yamaguchi. the lyrics with translation will follow very soon in a separate post, but I can say now that I believe the words and the song title itself suit the two perfectly. they were are like starshine on the stage
this is kind of a challenge for me - to accept the new Moon Troupe. I
ought to
however I could think of it, the fact that I joined the Zuka world when Kiriya-sama was
there is an accident, and probably, every change can seem unbearable at
first. maybe, Sena-sama fans were not able to accept Kiriya-sama, too. well, maybe not, but at least, Moon
Troupe changed drastically in 2010, didn't it? and it has always been
like this. probably...
so, accepting the new Moon is a challenge - not a
problem anymore, but a challenge I will gladly cope with. you know
what? I can see already the new image of Moon which will sooner or later
prevail over the gloomy repetitions that Moon is going to perform
I
hope, it will prevail - the shiny Moon that we see on the last photo from the RomiJuri article. I
see a great mobility there, I see a combination of classic and modern, but there the energy of Moon remains the same - the gold, the yellow and orange
Let the Flower be delicate, let the Star be sophisticated, let the Snow
be affected and Cosmos - original. Let Moon preserve its warmness
the only strange felling I have is that... though obviously I was attracted to Takarazuka due to the fact that women there play male characters (not only by this fact, but 'twas the MAIN point. I doubt there are people who were attracted for purely another reason), now that I think of Moon, I see Manaki-sama first
I mean, of course I love Masao and Mirio, I did and I will, but Reika-chan seems to be an essence of the current Moon. she is the one who will shine brightly and represent the Moon in my eyes. she is the one I feel the closest to - even Ryuu-sama and Asumi-sama seem farther - just a bit
my only prayer is - Manaki-sama, please, become a strong Top. no, become THE strong Top Musumeyaku that Moon is famous for, like spectators of 'Scarlet Pimpernel' said about Aono-sama, which Kiriya-sama mentioned. become a strong Top Musumeyaku that kouhai can rely on and sempai can be proud of. please create a wonderful Triple Combi with Ryuu-sama and Asumi-sama
BTW... will the Top Combi dance be performed with Asumi-sama or Ryuu-sama on the days when Romeo is played by Asumi-sama? I wonder... o___O
it took me 3 days to make this masterpiece. how did I manage to finish it so fast? I am a magicia~n!
well, actually it took me 3 days to complete the technical part. the first day was dedicated to exploring capacities of Sony Vegas Pro 11.06-something. the second day was dedicated to making the vid itself. and the third day was dedicated to adjusting, and adjusting, and adjusting again
first, there were problems with Vegas-san decoding my avis. therefore, I had already made the whole video but then I had to REmake it because most parts had 'white' frames, which I thought to be simply mistakes of displaying the preview. then I had to RErender the vid because the first version consisted of Takarasquares. erm, I mean, the quality of the vid itself was poor. then I had to RErender it again because I had forgotten to increase the volume of the music. and finally, I discovered that the timing of the vid in Vegas-san was NOT the same as in the resulting vid
finally!
however, creating the vid itself is not a hard thing to do if you have a proper image of it in your head. and I did
it happened on the 25th of April. in the morning I put on my favourite shirt, opened my new lipstick, (the colour of which I chose so that it would be close to that of Kiriya-sama on the cover of the 2012 calendar!) and attached to my neck my lucky (as it turned out) Kiriya-sama pendant. during the first half of my way to the university I already listened to 'all you need is love' and other gorgeous songs from the album 'Grace' by Tamura Naomi-sama. when I got on the bus, 'kirai ni naretara ii' started. while listening to the first half of the song, I simply enjoyed it (well, not simply - I enjoyed it a lot!) - but then I realized WHAT some parts of the song resemble so much... Top Combi duet dance! namely, 'Dance Romanesque' and 'Misty Station' ones, when the stage was covered with artificial mist
therefore, my work was simply to match the vids with the song. well, of course I did not imagine the whole song, and the part of this creation was impromptu...
another point is that, though I usually criticize vids where the visual component has nothing to do with the song and the lyrics, this time I did not make an entirely matching video. the reason is simple - this is not a song that creates a story (like 'ano hi no futari wa mou inai' by Tamura-sama, or See-Saw's 'seijaku...'). this song does not even describe what is going on in the vid. instead, it describes what is going on in the author's soul - and my soul, too - realizing that the person he or she loves so much has been a little estranged, and perhaps is going away, but still he/she loves him/her and while wishing to be able to hate him/her, cannot do this. this is a song that I could sing, not the characters of my vid
but still
my favourite moments - including both moments I did as I wanted and moments I made unintentionally good - are
0-20 - when Aono-sama turns around. I inserted this part because here she appears and approaches Kiriya-sama, but then I noticed how her movements suit 'suki naraba' melody
0-44 - on DE of 'kienaide' is just a lucky moment, but
0-46 - is the best of the best of the best. this moment was perhaps the one I had the first, when I thought like 'oh, this part reminds me of Top Combi dance so much' - so smooth, silent, in a slight darkness and with mist on the floor
1-18, 2-23 and 2-33 - well, when Tamura-sama sings such a 'stringy' note, I could not help inserting something like this
1-24 and 1-31 - are one of the few moments adjusted to the lyrics
3-00 - is simply a moment I adore! and it popped up exactly when I needed something like this. the same goes for
3-05 and 3-17 - somehow, a collection of near-romantic moments? I did not make it intentionally, but the lyrics of those moments are 'suki naraba' and 'itoshisha ni' respectively...
3-27 - the same turning round, which I think to be quite suitable again
3-38 - well, here the drums seemed to be good when Kiriya-sama steps on the floor
3-43 - is simply one of my favourite moments of all the KiriMari duet dances
from 4-14 starts the series of lifts. and lifts are my favourite phenomena in Top Combi duet dances. just. so. IDK... magnificent... beautiful... and just @$!#)*_)!*$#$!!!
well. meseems, I am speaking too much about this humble attempt to make a nice vid. hope fans will enjoy
oh look, please look at them... how adorable they are........ >______<
oh thank you, the generous person who uploaded this video with such great quality...
oh look at them closely!
look how they hug each other so many times, how Aono-sama really keeps her fingers on the shoulders or back of Kiriya-sama, and how Kiriya-sama holds her partner like a cherished someone
look on the typical wide movements of Kiriya-sama at 3-35, and Aono-sama's liquid-like body just the next moment
look at their synchronicity at 4-10, their perfect timing which they polished every time they could, that was described in a funny manga in April Graph
look at their moving as if they were not two people, but a solid object at 4-28
look at their swirling at 4-35, with a perfectly straight leg of Aono-sama and the strength of Kiriya-sama who kept turning round and round and round, for quite a long time without any exhaustion
look how they make serious faces at 1-48, and then look how they cannot help smiling at each other at 2-02 or at 3-57. there are smiles that are required, but there are such ones that come naturally. is this not what Kouzuki Ruu-san called the ニコニコ look that made her feel むずむず and was named a もえ～ by the rest of younger siennes who participated in a 'Scarlet Pimpernel' Now on Stage?
oh, everybody has his own obsessions. and this is the obsession of mine. a perfect Top Combi, unforgettable and beautiful
