Bring It On!

I have been wondering for quite some time whether to post this, as it is essentially the same as Korean girl group Glam's live performance of Glamorous they did on the Inkigayo show, which I have featured before (although it was months ago).

There were camerawork issues with that version, though; and this one not only improves on that aspect but also gives us a chance to pay greater attention to the human performers, at least at the start. I have to admit that, to me, they had previously been just part of the background in effect, and although that hasn't completely changed this time around, I seem to be more aware of them now.

I still focus almost entirely on SeeU from when they "bring her on", and rightly so. This tourbux model is superb, and her motion is, as usual, the best in the business, easily overshadowing the other nine put together – and they are no slouches either...

World's End Dance Battle

Here is a visual feast throughout, from when Miku's group takes on Luka's (and although it's close, if you study it closely, Luka wins narrowly, I think) to when they shake hands and join up, the dragons and more besides. The outfits are sumptuous, the movement is superb (especially Luka) and the settings are brilliant, especially the Downtown street scene with the 'Hotel Gorgeous' (I kid you not).

The song is the ever-excellent World's End Dancehall by wowaka, and this video – which comes from the Project Diva f game – has rightly been classed "a masterpiece" by at least one commenter...

Look Here, Look Here: Day Fever!

Daytime by the seaside...what better place or time for two Japanese ladies to give us their performance of the Luka Luka Night Fever dance?

Well, after some rehearsal, and the odd technical issue (aircraft noise), they do a short version of this quite energetic dance very well, I thought on watching this video (it will come as no surprise to old hands that I have memorised the original!) so high marks to them, especially as they are so well synchronised...

When The First Love Ends

No, I haven't suddenly had an out-of-character experience, it's the title of this song, here performed live in concert by Miku in Taiwan last year. I haven't featured this one stand-alone before, and I think it merits that.

It's another well-written and memorable song, like so many we get at the Mikupa events, and has been subtitled in English so is easy for us to follow...

This Is Gallifrey

This is Gallifrey is one of Murray Gold's best Who tracks. This is what might be termed the 'standard' version, as there's another that is a notch or two more dramatic. This, though, is majestic and uplifting, and the still image is all it needs (although a tracking shot around this scene would have been even better). The mid-section, featuring a Cor Anglais (English Horn – surely the finest of all the woodwind) has a particularly high 'tingle factor'.

There is also a third version of this, by the way, with the slightly different title This Was Gallifrey. Perhaps I'll be able to feature either or both of those in due course.

I did have this on the 'blog a while back, but it got swept up in the bulk deletes when I was clearing image space, so now it's back as it does deserve to be showcased here, I feel, and seems to be appropriate to post just as the sun is going down, here in Kent...