Top 5 cutest H!P songs
I found it was rather difficult sometimes to tell apart the cute and happy songs (which I've already ranked a while ago). Some careful consideration was necessary in order to determine what was really cute and what was happy (and what was neither – cute girls can be deceiving!). I think I've managed to pick out 5 pretty darn cute songs, but do let me know if you disagree.
Firstly I want to say I truly wanted to include Ayaya's Momoiro Kataomoi but there just wasn't any room. Sorry, HarimaKenji! Another one I quite wanted to have here is Natsu Wakame by Berryz Koubou. Ah well.
5th: Natsumi Abe - Koi no Telephone GOAL: Well, there's the childish kind of cute and the mature kind of cute. The rest here are going to be of the childish kind, so it's good to have one of the mature type for variety's sake.
Have you seen the PV for this song? Have you? Have a look:
After seeing the PV, I don't even feel the need to know what the lyrics are about. It's possibly the cutest (and most insane!) PV to come out of H!P. Ahhh, this is the Nacchi I love. The one with the moustache, that is.
Listening to the instrumental of this reveals it's a very playful but interesting song and arrangement. You can tell Tsunku had lots of fun with this one. The simple verses stick to a nice groovy beat with minimal instrumentation, but then during the brassy choruses enters what sounds like a whirlwind of different instruments, all naturally overlapping while of course doing their own thing, rarely resorting to doing simply the most expected thing; a quality standard of Tsunku's. I think it's excellent. Compositions like this remind me again why I think Tsunku is a genius of a composer. It sounds like it's nothing too special, but when I sit down and listen to the instrumental with thought, I can but sit in awe and just hope I will some day be able to do something as great as this myself. This is simply inspiring as music to me.
4th: Minimoni - Minihamuzu no Ai no Uta: Really, it could've been pretty much any Minimoni song on here. Mini Strawberry Pie was another strong competitor for this spot but I ended up choosing this one. Both of the two songs sound equally cute, but it was the lyrics that made me decide on this one. While mini strawberry pies (and don't forget apple pies!) are an immensely cute topic for a song to be about, man, a theme of love combined with mini hamsters is even cuter.
I just wish Mika would shut up. Permanently.
"LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE I LOVE YOU, AI AI AI AI MINIHAMUZU!"
3rd: Berryz Koubou - Gag 100kaibun Aishite Kudasai: As I've mentioned before, I hardly care to know what the lyrics in songs deal with. Most of the rankings I've done so far have been based on just the musical qualities of the songs. However, for this ranking, I felt it was important to do some research on the lyrics too; it seems essential to know them for all of the cuteness to come across properly. This song is one whose full cuteness I didn't realize until after seeing the lyrics; I love the honesty of them! Being THIS honest is just way too cute to be ignored:
"I love you
Did you say you loved me?
Tell me whether you love me or not
(Do you love me?)
You won't say it
You won't say it to me
I want you to say it
Do something
about your way with words
Gotta fix it (You must!)
Even after 5 years, link arms with me
Even after 10 years, flirt, flirt!
More than anything, this moment
I love it best in the world
I love you the best, too?
I love you? I love you!"
(credits for translation to ProjectHello as always)
Oh, and also, "No nyu. NO NYU!!!"
2nd: Country Musume - Koibito wa Kokoro no Ouendan: Now THIS is where Rika truly belonged. Sure, she sounds annoying and squeaky, but annoying and squeaky pretty much equals cute so hey! One can only hope Tsunku comes to his senses after the end of Biyuuden and puts Rika back into Country Musume with Mai. Give Mikitty something meaningful to do by putting her back in too, maybe throw in a Kid or two (I'm thinking Chinami for some reason) and to finish it off, get Rinne back in there and damn, what a solid line-up we'd have in our hands. Honestly I just miss my Rinne. My sweet, sweet Rinne... :(
And yeah, this is by far my favorite Country Musume song. I think dancing is a retarded, useless activity, but for once it manages to actually enhance the cuteness here; the choreography here is very loveable with all the handclaps and other miscellaneous silly movements. Cute cute cute!
Best just to watch the PV again:
Have I told you how much I miss Rinne yet?
1st: °C-ute - Ooki na Ai de Motenashite: This song is deserving of the top spot. The chorus is... both the cutest and at the same time the most annoying thing to ever come out of H!P. I have almost daily struggles with myself as to whether it's even in good taste to listen to something this saccharine and over-the-top cute.
That's when Megumi's sweet face reminds me though that I can not possibly be in the wrong here, and I happily continue enjoying this... this... beast of a song.
The PV is lovely also. Lots of pink to remind you that it's °C-ute you're watching here. Don't you just miss the times when Maimai had her glasses with her still? The only thing that makes me doubt placing this on the first spot is actually how damn hard-hitting this song is! Sure, it's filled to the brim with cute vocals (and vocal performances way above average, if I may add!) but the arrangement is just awesome and, as I said, very hard-hitting. I'd be constantly getting complaints from my next-door neighbor for the subwoofer noise, but thankfully I'm using a pair of lovely Sennheiser headphones so all is well.
Long story short, this is the song that I feel deserves to be crowned the cutest of H!P's songs. It's that cute!
Next time it'll be something special. Look forward to it! I'll try to have it finished within the week.
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5 - Momoiro Kataomoi - PV's fault, mostly. Without it, it'd be cute anyway, but not enough.
4 - Ooki na Ai de Motenaishite - I had forgotten this one...
3 - Minimoni Hina Matsuri / Lucky Cha Cha Cha - I'm obsessed with seeing both of them performed...
2 - Koi wo Shichaimashita - I'm obsessed with this one too.
1 - Robo Kiss (Happy. Ver) PV - it could be Ai no Imi wo Oshiete, it could be Aa Ii Na!, hell, it could be anything with Aibon. But this version from Robo Kiss' PV is the best <3
Hum... Cute performances have more importance to me than cute songs to me, I guess. And I'm not even trying to discern cute from happy, I doubt I could do it anyway.
By the way, third place was a draw because if not, I wouldn't be able to put Momoiro Kataomoi in there T_T
Best Country Musume song: Shining Itoshiki Anata, although I love watching Uwaki na Honey Pie... Love those weird leg movements.
Hmmm, maybe our views on cute songs really differ a lot from each other as I disagree with most of your choices! :O Though that may have something to do with your preferance over the performances... But basically as songs I see nothing cute about Lucky Cha Cha Cha, Koi wo Shichaimashita or the W songs. :O
But the one thing we do agree about is the awesomeness of Shining Itoshiki Anata. My second favorite for sure. I just want to always keep something with Rinne in it as my number one favorite. :)
I'm glad we agree on Ooki na Ai! Well, I think it'd be difficult to NOT agree with it... Anyway, it's hard to explain Megukami's appeal. She's just lovely. Such a cutie. I have a feeling she would've grown into the bitchy type like Miki and Yuko, I just get that aura from her. I love those type of idols! :D
Good to know you're also a Country Musume fan! Yes, Rinne is indeed my favorite (and one of my H!P favorites overall). I love all incarnations of CM, but Rinne will always hold a special place in my heart as she was not only one of the original Country Musume but she did those two singles all alone by herself! Poor Rinne! You gotta give her some respect for that I think. And yes, I would even agree with the CM+Rika combo being cuter than Minimoni.
Well ok, Robo Kiss is cute, I give you (and HK) that. Still, I didn't think W and Tanpopo were very cute really... I'm going to admit right now though that I'm not really a huge W fan, and I greatly prefer the 1st generation Tanpopo over the 2nd one so maybe this explains it a little? Ok, and to be fair, I totally admit that Aibon is indeed a cutie. Both the past and the current Aibon, I've always liked her... just not so much in either W or Tanpopo (or even Minimoni for that matter!) There's no need to blackmail me, at least Aibon got included here through the Minimoni pick! :D Besides, it's not possible to fit everything in there. :)
I'm glad to hear you're liking these rankings, Andra. :) There will be quite a few still coming up as I planned to do 15 of them from the very beginning. This was the 6th so there's still 9 to go and after that I'll do one more post in which I rank the 15 winners (HarimaKenji's idea!)
Love your top 5's Henkka...
5) This one of the few Nacchi solo efforts I like...for the same reason it made this list.
4) Just about any Mini Moni 1st generation song could fit here. But I think their cutest PV is Kazoe Uta, even though it is with Aichan
3) My second favorite Berryz PV to the equally cute Fighting Pose
2) Like Andra I thought Country Musume was the cutest group to ever grace Hello Project, and the lineup on Koibito wa Kokoro no Ouendan was their best. Nice choice.
1) I would've never thought of Ookina ai de Motenashite as the cutest PV until you mentioned it. The closeup shots of Maimi are adorable!
Some others I like are Chu! Natsu Party, Ne~e, Ai no Imi Wo Oshiete, and possibly Shiroi Tokyo
I'm glad to know you're enjoying them! I am, too. :)
4) The PV for Kazoe Uta is indeed cute, but the song itself? Well, kind of, but really it's more just... educational! :) And really, I won't go so far as to say Mika ruins that song for me but... let's just say she's not my favorite!
3) Fighting Pose is very cute, you're right.
2) Good to see another big CM fan. The Toda-Asami-Rika lineup was lovely. It makes me sad to see CM the way it is now, I definitely think it should be brought back to life.
1) Really? For me it was the clear winner as the cutest song since the very start actually. I had no doubts about it! :o The cutest PV though? Hmmm... I'm not so sure about that one. Surely there's lots of cuteness though, with the colors and dance and everything, but as a song it's just cute beyond everything else I think.
I'm going to admit, I totally forgot about Chu! Natsu Party. That could've been a strong contender for this one!
Loved your Top 5.
5) I didn't Nacchi had a cute song.I thought all she sang where ballads or dance songs...but I've been proven wrong XD
4) Should have known that Minimoni would be here.They were the prime ministers of H!P cuteness.
3) I liked that song too.Fighting pose would've been good too.
2) Yeah Country Musume had some pretty cute songs
1) Thank you for puttting C-ute in first place. That song is still one of my favorites, even now. It also reminds me how much I miss Megu...
Thank you, good to hear you liked it! :)
5) I think her discography is quite varied actually. Lots of different stuff to be heard. Maybe you should check her out further if you liked Koi no Telephone GOAL.
4) Of course! No top cute songs list would be complete without them. :)
1) No problem. :) I really miss Megu too. What with all these worship blogs dedicated to specific girls popping up, I wish there was one for her too. Well, it could be a bit boring since there's obviously a lack of new Megukami stuff but... yeah, still!