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Originally Posted by Gustavopc
I gotta say ~inside~ is really surprising me. I was afraid it'd be more like Ai no uta lost cousins, but it sounds more like the ballads and mid-tempos of ETERNITY, which are some of her best imo 
Edit: just my two cents, I find it funny when people say BUT as a JPop sound example, not only it sounds very western to me but it was also produced by western people lol The PV is JPop af tho |
It's not just the sound that makes a song "jpop" to me but how the artist portrays it. In this case the video, the erokakkoi, lyrics (and the performances during the time it was released) made me totally buy it as jpop.
BUT was really different back then for Kuu imo and she was actually experimenting with the electropop sound that was yet to come with Gaga etc.
It wasn't anything rehashed. It sounded fresh and unusual, a song made especially for her.
Kuu has always worked with western producers but made the songs her own.
I don't feel the same with some of her latest music. Some of it lack originality imo. Her "brand" so to speak. (not all of it of course)
It's not necessarily bad. It's just different and some people may like it (or don't) while others may like it (or don't) and reminisce of the past.
Just my 2 cents.