 We recently sat down with idol group callme to discuss their latest single "Bring you happiness". Seeing as we had interviewed them twice before we decided to do something different for this one. Rather than a standard interview, we settled on hosting this one live via our Facebook page and to bring the audience into the interview itself! It was a fun interview that saw the girls answering questions directly submitted by fans as well as asking fans questions of their own! There were lots of really fun, wacky questions towards the end as well and even an English corner! Be sure to check this one out and if you're curious to see the video of the interview itself, it is located at the end of this article. Be sure to follow us on social media for more interviews like this one!
calllme is a three-member idol group that is unique in the fact that they are completely self-produced. They formed early 2015 and have released two albums and four singles. The three members, RUUNA, MIMORI, and KOUMI were former members of the group Dorothy Little Happy. Their unique sound of upbeat pop music has won them many fans around the world. Their most recent single, "Bring you happiness", is the PR song for the Japanese Pallet Association.  Though I adore callme’s music, I admittedly was out of touch with their recent releases due to the hectic nature of my trip to Japan. It came as a surprise to me when I walked into the Tower Records in Shibuya and discovered that callme’s third single, ‘Confession’, was on display in the idol section. When I finally came home and got to pop it in, I couldn’t have been happier. Much to my delight, the headlining song of the release, ‘Confession’, has a heavy piano motif. I always get really excited whenever they use piano motifs in their songs like this. It has a very smooth beat that helps to make the listener relax while enticing the senses with just the right amount of exciting sound. To help accentuate this are the soft vocals that really helps to make the music itself standout. Following that is the song ‘Take my time’, which is a deeply calming song that throws a constant barrage of soothing sound at you to help drown out distractions. Every time I hear this song I honestly feel at peace, which is likely the goal they were going for when creating it. It’s not entirely unique, but is very solid. ‘Summer of love’ is the final song on this release. The song title actually best describes the song in a nutshell. It sounds like a fun, sunny, bright and endearing song. It’s especially nice that callme manages to take some simple song concepts and beats and successfully blends them together to form something different yet familiar and fun yet soothing. ‘Summer of love’ is the culmination of this concept. The whole release clearly is set around the theme of love coupled with the carefree nature of summer. Being a summer release, this makes complete sense and fits quite nicely. ‘Confession’ released on June 29th and is available at cdjapan for order in three editions. Type A includes a DVD with the music video for ‘Confession’; Type B includes a special DVD with some production content; Type C is the only version that includes the song ‘Summer of love’ and it’s instrumental. Be sure to get your copy! - Teepu  Yes, you read that title correctly. The lovely JPop idol group callme recently released a brand-new music video for their upcoming song ‘Can not change nothing’. The video opens with the three of them surrounding a floating cube, with them randomly switching spots as they deliver their lines. It then transitions into a scene of them walking in place, reminiscent of something similar to stop-motion animation. The next scene has them all lying down only to transition to some squares on screen. Throughout all this we see the girls strike various poses.  Wait! There’s a catch! The whole video cleverly plays off of the idea of the song’s title. As all these still or stop-motion sections proceed, you see the shadows move around the members and objects to indicate that time is passing, but everything remains the same. I really liked this simple yet extremely effective way of expressing the meaning of the song. The song itself follows a similar theme and style to their first album. It’s cool, relaxing and enticing. It manages to feel impactful and tickle your senses without overloading you. This is a main reason that I love their music so much. Thankfully, this song does not fail to disappoint in that regard. My one complaint is that I feel like they should try to evolve their music a little beyond what’s in their first album. This song feels like it should be in that album, not as a new single leading to a new album. This is merely how I’d prefer it though, and I know many others will be happy with the consistency.  Ultimately though, the biggest bummer is that the video is so short. Being spoiled by other groups who post complete music videos, it’s really demoralizing to get into a song then be cut off halfway through, which is generally when songs tend to shift slightly or throw something exciting at you. Still, this is an awesome new song from an already amazing group. You should definitely check it out, and I can’t wait until it releases on April 6th! - Teepu callme is:
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callme’s Official Site: http://avex.jp/callme/ callme’s Official Twitter: https://twitter.com/callme_official callme’s Official Instagram: https://instagram.com/callme_official/ callme on mumo Shop: http://shop.mu-mo.net/avx/sv/list1?jsiteid=MSW&artist_id=CALLM callme on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/callme/id968272102 callme on cdjapan: http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/person/700706365  L-To-R: KOUMI, MIMORI, RUUNA We here at A-To-J Connections had the distinct pleasure of interviewing the brand new group callme. When we were presented with the opportunity to review their debut album, “Who is callme?”, we knew absolutely nothing about them. Needless to say, we were swept away by how amazing their album was. Being given the opportunity to interview them shortly after that was an immense honor. We hope that you enjoy the interview as much as we did. They are a very fun and unique group who we suspect you can expect great things out of. callme debuted January of this year and consists of three members who were previously in Dorothy Little Happy: Ruuna Akimoto, Mimori Tominaga and Koumi Hayasaka. They first appeared as callme at JAM the Field vol. 7 at Tsutaya O-East in February this year and performed for the first time in April at the same location. Since then they have performed multiple times and held multiple events. Their first album (which released in October) is a testament to their talent, and shows us that they have a very bright future. A-To-J: What are some of your favorite music artists? KOUMI: I like Fall Out Boy! MIMORI: I really like Miley Cyrus ever since I was in elementary school when I was watching her TV show and was listening to her songs. RUUNA: I like Maroon 5 a lot, when we saw them live in Japan, my love for them grew even more and they’re an artist that I respect a lot. A-To-J: Are there any groups or artists you’d particularly like to collaborate with? KOUMI: I want to collaborate with Becky G. since we’re the same age. I’ve very interested to see what would happen if an idol group and artist of the same age collaborated. A-To-J: Are there any other idol groups you look up to and respect? RUUNA: Within Japan, we think greatly of Perfume. They’re also 3 person group so we learn a lot from especially their staging. A-To-J: Are there any other music groups that you look up to and respect in a similar fashion? MIMORI: I play piano currently and there’s someone I imitate while playing… There are quite a few but I specifically imitate John Lennon a lot of the times. A-To-J: Are there any other genres you might want to try in the future? MIMORI: Right now we’re trying out many genres but we haven’t tried country or country pop yet. I listen to country so I want to do it with callme as well. A-To-J: Which countries do you feel would appreciate your sound the most? KOUMI: We would like to go to places that do Japanese festivals/events such as the US and specifically Los Angeles, as well as the UK. We would like to spread our music to not just places like America but to other parts of Asia as well. A-To-J: If you had to choose one foreign country to go to first, which one would it be? MIMORI: This is an easy answer right? RUUNA and KOUMI: Yes, of course! callme: AMERICA! A-To-J: Is there any venue where you would like to perform? MIMORI: We research a lot of festivals because we want to perform at them… but one of them that seemed fun was South by Southwest. RUUNA: We heard it’s done in the middle of the city and music is flowing in the streets so we want to participate in such American festivals. We also want to perform at Japan Expo where they celebrate Japanese culture. A-To-J: What can your US fans do to help you? MIMORI: The number one thing is to listen to music. We put a lot of hard work into the album and I think it can be enjoyed all over the world. I want them to listen to our songs and have fun with us at lives. RUUNA: We just recently released our album and we wanted overseas fans to also enjoy the songs so we titled them all in English. We have Japanese lyrics of course but we also mixed in English lyrics. Even though the Japanese may be difficult, we made it so overseas fans can enjoy the album as well.
A-To-J: Is there anything you’d like to do with overseas fans outside of performing? MIMORI: Yes, I have something! From when I was little, I loved comedy dramas. I watched dramas such as the one Miley Cyrus starred in and laughed at them a lot so I want to make comedy dramas with our fans and laugh together. KOUMI: Hannah Montana right? MIMORI: Yes, “Secret Life of Hannah Montana”! Also I like “Austin & Ally”! RUUNA: I want to introduce our fans to Japanese culture at our fan meetings by wearing kimono and doing Japanese tea. MIMORI: Or eating “nagashi somen”! (Or Flowing Somen. More information can be found here.) A-To-J: Besides performing is there anything else you’d want to do while in the US? KOUMI: I want to go to Hollywood where that one thing is… (Gestures a wide rectangular object) A-To-J: The Hollywood sign? MIMORI: Yeah, we want to go there and… “Photo!” KOUMI: I also want to go to Universal Studio Hollywood! MIMORI: If anything, I really want to go to the festivals we’ve been talking about. I want us to enjoy music there as well. KOUMI and RUUNA: Yes, definitely! RUUNA: I want to conquer all of the food in America. MIMORI: Ah, steak! A-To-J: Is there any other American food you like? MIMORI: Hamburger! RUUNA: Yes, hamburger! MIMORI: The three of us has gone to eat hamburgers before and it was delicious so we want to know the taste from the home of hamburgers. RUUNA: “Big burger!” A-To-J: Out of Japanese foods is there anything you would recommend foreigners try? MIMORI: Sukiyaki! RUUNA: Sukiyaki! KOUMI: Unagi!! “Do you know Unagi?” RUUNA: Maybe “yuba”? (tofu skin) KOUMI and MIMORI: Yuba?? (Laughs) MIMORI: There is something called “harakomeshi” from the Miyagi prefecture we come from. A well-known dish there is “harakomeshi” and its rice cooked with some salmon and roe. It’s very well-known and delicious. RUUNA: It’s a type of “takikomi gohan” (rice cooked with seasonings and different ingredients) A-To-J: Can you tell us any funny stories from when you were performing? MIMORI: There is something funny that happened! During our release event, my shoe fell off and broke. For 3 songs after that I danced with one shoe missing! A-To-J: Did you change your shoe after that? MIMORI: We couldn’t fix that shoe so we bought new shoes afterwards! (Laughs) A-To-J: Have you had any challenging experiences while performing? MIMORI: Out of our dances, we tried out doing Latin Pop style. It was a “groove” that we didn’t experience before so the dance was hard and it was hard to be synchronized.
A-To-J: You mentioned liking video games and anime, what is your favorite video game? MIMORI: I like a lot of different games right now but… the game I thought of when composing “just trust” was Final Fantasy! Recently I’ve been playing a lot of Sengoku Basara. I also like playing Mario Kart and Smash Brothers so I want to play with people overseas! A-To-J: We like games so we play those games often as well! MIMORI: We might be going against each other in one of those games! Please be gentle if that happens (Laughs) KOUMI: I like Metal Gear Solid! RUUNA: I like Taiko no Tatsujin, I play those kinds of games often. A-To-J: It’s not a game that is in the US so we have to import it to play it. MIMORI: So we need to bring it from Japan if we want to play it with overseas fans! We have a lot of these games so we’ll bring them over! A-To-J: What are some of your favorite anime? MIMORI: I have a lot of favorite anime... I’ve been watching CLAMP’s “xxxHolic” as well as “Inu x Boku SS”, it’s kind of a minor anime… but an anime I loved from when I was little is “Ojamajo Doremi” and it’s been the center of me. Do you know those anime? A-To-J (Teepu and Manuel): Not those specific ones… A-To-J (Tiffany): I know of them and I have many friends that love anime as well. MIMORI: Maybe everyone knows Gundam or Evangelion more? Because I love those anime too as well as “Sousei no Aquarion”! I also like the iDOLM@STER. RUUNA: We have all watched “Precure” as well as kids. A-To-J: What are some of your favorite fashion brands? KOUMI: I like “OPENING CEREMONY” and “Marc Jacobs”! A-To-J: What is your ultimate goal in Japan? You ultimate accomplishment? MIMORI: Like a dome tour? RUUNA: In Japan, the “dome tour” has to be the biggest ultimate goal and we would like a lot of people in Japan to listen to our music. A-To-J: Moving forward, what are your goals for next year? RUUNA: Next year’s goal for callme has to be performing overseas. Like we said, we want to go to places like Japan Expo or South by Southwest to deliver our music to people overseas. A-To-J: Please give us a message for your overseas fans. RUUNA: callme hasn’t done any overseas lives yet but we want to make opportunities where overseas fans such as ones in Los Angeles, can listen and watch us perform live. We also just released our new album, “who is callme”, and we would like to convey our thoughts to as many people so please give it a listen! A-To-J: Lastly is there anything that A-To-J can do to help promote callme? RUUNA: We would like you to recommend it to others! MIMORI: We want you to share your opinions and review the album so you can share it with other people, whether it is good or bad. [Editor’s Note: Our review of their album can be found here] RUUNA: Lastly, please love this album a lot! The first half of our interview with callme can be found here! Keep an eye out for other news about callme! The video for the newest single and relevant links can be found below! The above interview was conducted by Teepu Khan with direction by Manuel Figueroa. On-site and post translation by Tiffany Fujii. Official photos courtesy of avex. callme is: - Akimoto Ruuna (秋元瑠海) - Tominaga Mimori (富永美杜) - Hayasaka Koumi (早坂香美) For More Information: callme’s Official Site: http://avex.jp/callme/ callme’s Official Twitter: https://twitter.com/callme_official callme’s Official Instagram: https://instagram.com/callme_official/ callme on mumo Shop: http://shop.mu-mo.net/avx/sv/list1?jsiteid=MSW&artist_id=CALLM callme on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/callme/id968272102 callme on cdjapan: http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/person/700706365 callme - step by step  We here at A-To-J Connections had the distinct pleasure of interviewing the brand new group callme. When we were presented with the opportunity to review their debut album, “Who is callme?”, we knew absolutely nothing about them. Needless to say, we were swept away by how amazing their album was. Being given the opportunity to interview them shortly after that was an immense honor. We hope that you enjoy the interview as much as we did. They are a very fun and unique group who we suspect you can expect great things out of. callme released their debut album on the 28th of October this year. They consist of three members who were in Dorothy Little Happy: Ruuna Akimoto, Mimori Tominaga and Koumi Hayasaka. Their defining feature as an idol group is the fact that they are completely self-produced. They have a very unique sound that has a lot of inspiration from video games and anime. Their first album is a testament to their talent, and shows us that they have a very bright future. A-To-J: Hello! Thank you for this interview. To start, please Introduce Yourselves. callme: Hello we are…. callme!! Nice to meet you! A-To-J: What made you decide to make callme? RUUNA: This year, all three of us graduated high school. So as a graduation project, we formed callme. A-To-J: What is the meaning behind the name ‘callme’? KOUMI: My name is Koumi… RUUNA: I’m Ruuna… MIMORI: and I’m Mimori… RUUNA: We took the first part of our names to make “callme” (ko+ru+mi) A-To-J: How did you feel about the first time you performed as callme? KOUMI: At the time, we always performed with 5 people. Once we started performing with just the 3 of us, the formations were difficult to make it look good compared to doing it with 5 people. There were so many first experiences so we were a bit confused. However we were able to have fun doing the performance. A-To-J: You have a very unique sound in your music. Where do you draw your inspiration from? MIMORI: I’m in charge of composing the music. I really love anime, vocaloid, manga, games… and when I’m playing games, I think of what kind of songs I would want to make. Out of that, I realized the fun in composing and I base off my favorite sounds off of things like anime. KOUMI: I really like overseas artists and Maroon 5 was visiting Japan at the time so we all went to go see their live. We watched the live and studied them so we link that to the songs we compose as well. A-To-J: Did anything surprise you about your first performance back in April? KOUMI: Yes! MIMORI: When we did our first one-man live in April, we only had 3 original songs. So to get more original songs in time for the performance, we were surprised when we were told to make 10 new songs! We somehow did it and realized if humans try their hardest, they can do anything.
A-To-J: What is your favorite song on the album “Who is callme?” KOUMI: I like the song “Precious”. I rap in English in the song. I wrote the lyrics for it. It was my first song that had a lot of English in it. I think it made a great opportunity for people outside of Japan, such as people in Los Angeles and other overseas countries, to listen to the song. So that’s why I enjoy the song! MIMORI: My favorite song is “Just Trust”. This song was inspired by games. I composed the song when I was thinking how its ilke playing an RPG. The theme of the song is “new beginning from an ending” so I think people that like games will understand the song. RUUNA: My favorite song is the title song, “step by step”. The lyric “step by step” is repeated throughout the song so I think people overseas will be able to remember it easier so I will love for them listen to it! A-To-J: If you had to describe your sound of the song “Precious” to someone who hadn’t heard it before, how would you describe it? KOUMI: I want them to pay attention to the theme of the song which is the warmth or love from people and its romantic lyrics A-To-J: Which song was the most fun to work on? MIMORI: Song that was most fun to work on… Well there’s a song called “I’m Alone” and it was fun in different ways. This song is a breakup song but we have never experienced a breakup before… We were thinking how to understand the feelings of a breakup so we simulated breakups within the members. (Laughs) We pretended to be girlfriend and boyfriend and broke up… RUUNA: We made situations as if we were in a drama and made the song so it was pretty fun. A-To-J: What is your favorite song to perform live? MIMORI: This has to be the title song, “step by step” because it gets hyped up. When the audience cheers for us, they sing a part of the song that goes “Oh-eh-oh oh oh~” with us. I feel the unity and it makes it very fun! A-To-J: Which song was the most challenging to work on? RUUNA: We have a song called “Be Myself” and it was the hardest song of the album. We hadn’t worked on the lyrics all together since the debut single. The theme of the song was “life” and it was such a grand theme. We couldn’t agree with one thing and so it took the most time to write the lyrics. Till the very end there were many different ideas and we worked hard on the song. A-To-J: As leader, are there any challenges that you never expected, Ruuna-san? RUUNA: All of us in callme are O blood type. Same age and O blood type so we’re a bunch of free spirited people. It’s great that we’re all different but our opinions don’t get together well often… So it’s hard to gather all the good parts from each of us, every time. But we do try to make it up by working hard to make something great, so I think its fine. A-To-J: Mimori-san, where did you learn to compose music? MIMORI: I started composing as a hobby and at the time I was imitating my favorite songwriter as I was composing my music. There were a lot of things I didn’t know about composing when I started doing it for callme. Our arranger taught me a lot of things such as DTM (Desktop Music) and I’m using that knowledge for composing. A-To-J: Did you ever think that you’d be able consistently compose your own music when you first entered into the industry? MIMORI: I didn’t think I would be composing in the beginning. However, as I entered this industry, I started love music more and felt that it was really fun. Then I started wanting to make my own music and started composing so I didn’t think I would be doing this when I first entered into the industry. A-To-J: Koumi-san, the choreography you do flows really nicely. What kinds of styles or people inspire you? KOUMI: Specifically, there’s a Korean group called “2NE1” and they really enjoy their lives. Instead of trying to only synchronize with the rest of the members, I can feel that that each member enjoys performing and that makes their fans enjoy the live as well. That is what I felt when I went to go see their live and it made me feel how important that is so I use it as reference.  A-To-J: You’re also pretty skilled in English. Why did you decide to learn English, of all the language choices you had? KOUMI: I liked songs in English and also movies in English so I wanted to understand English. I also wanted to communicate with many people overseas and wanted to share our cultures so I decided to study English. A-To-J: Are there any specific languages the members of callme would want to learn besides English? KOUMI: I want to learn Spanish. I think Spanish is spoken in many countries so I wanted to expand in countries that don’t just speak English but Spanish as well. MIMORI: I want to learn French. I can’t speak much English yet but I want to learn many things before going overseas. RUUNA: I want to learn Chinese. I really like fried rice and I heard there are Chinatowns all over the world so I want to visit them. I feel like I need to learn Chinese in order to do so, so I want to learn the language. A-To-J: Have you ever thought about singing in any of these other languages? RUUNA: We want to make a song with many different languages and sing it at many different countries. A-To-J: Being self-produced is very uncommon, especially from people who come from idol groups. How do you feel like this unique feature will interest more people? MIMORI: Since we make things on our own, we share the feelings we put into our songs and I think we can convey that from our hearts, therefore I think we can also reach their heart with our music. A-To-J: What kinds of challenges do you face, being completely self-produced? RUUNA: Since we make our music, we get attached to each song so it’s hard to see the song objectively. We try to work this out with the three of us; for example if I, RUUNA, make the lyrics for a song, I have the other two look at it objectively for me and get advice. The second half of our interview with callme will be posted soon! Keep an eye out for it and for other news on callme! The video for the newest single and relevant links can be found below! The above interview was conducted by Teepu Khan with direction by Manuel Figueroa. On-site and post translation by Tiffany Fujii. Official pictures courtesy of avex
callme - step by step callme is:
- Akimoto Ruuna (秋元瑠海) - Tominaga Mimori (富永美杜) - Hayasaka Koumi (早坂香美) For More Information: callme’s Official Site: http://avex.jp/callme/ callme’s Official Twitter: https://twitter.com/callme_official callme’s Official Instagram: https://instagram.com/callme_official/ callme on mumo Shop: http://shop.mu-mo.net/avx/sv/list1?jsiteid=MSW&artist_id=CALLM callme on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/callme/id968272102 callme on cdjapan: http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/person/700706365  Since I’ve gotten into Japanese music, I’ve essentially been closely tied almost exclusively to Hello! Project. I’ve branched out on rare occasion, but they have ultimately been the essence of everything I listen to. When I discover another group that legitimately catches my attention, then it is definitely worthy of mention. callme is one of those groups. Having just formed this year, they released their first album on the 28th of October: Who is callme? The album opens up with a track that serves as an intro to callme in the form of a report. It then leads straight into the only song on the album to get a music video, ‘step by step’. This is a great and catchy song that is a great way to kick off their debut album. The song flows very smoothly and is the kind of song you could bob your head to as you feel at peace. Their vocals are mostly soft and help induce a mood of calm happiness. It’s a very pleasant song that retains just enough of a pop that it still feels really catchy. Having started off with something a little stimulating, ‘My affection’ helps to maintain this mood with a sense of stability. It doesn’t offer anything entirely enticing but is a very nice and calm follow up to the album’s starter. It feels a bit monotonous, which is great with the progression of the album. This leads into ‘Oh yeah!’ which hits the spirit a bit harder. The song itself starts off relatively calm and goes into a beat that more involved and exciting. The song ends in a fade out, thus ending what I like to consider the first act of the album. ‘Precious’ is a song that contains a lot of English. In fact the whole song is almost exclusively sung in English. It contains a very simple beat to follow, and is led by the rap-style instead. It helps to create a completely different setting that is more personal, telling a more intimate story than what was present in the first act. The next song, ‘Falling for you’, evolves with a more hip beat and tone. It’s not as exciting as the previous songs, but it helps evolve the mood that is developing. ‘game is mine’ is the kind of song I would expect to see as the intro for a super-stylish anime with a lot of fight scenes. It kicks off with a strong sound and follows through with it all the way to the end, attacking your ears with a steady stream of music. Having just had a tough journey, we conclude the second act with ‘For you’. It feels like an appropriate way to add a sense of closure to the first half of the album. Playing off the theme of the previous song, it feels like it’s representing a final fight before a much needed rest.  Appropriately enough, this leads into an interlude track, which makes one feel like they are going on a walk to progress forward on a trip. It then goes straight into the third act with a strong feeling. I especially enjoyed ‘I’m alone’, with its piano-centric sound. It has very smooth yet drastic transitions. Based on the story this album tells, this would be the climax of the album, where everything comes together before it leads into the final act. It’s very catchy and invigorating. ‘Like a breeze feels like a direct extension of ‘I’m alone’, continuing the same aural story into a sort of conclusion. Thus ends the third act and leads into another interlude. The final three songs, ‘Be myself’, ‘My Style’ and ‘just trust’, feel like a farewell. The first song is catchy and upbeat, sounding like a sort of celebration. The second song expresses a feeling of victory. Like we went on a really long journey and are finally on our way home. Nothing can keep us from getting home, now that we’ve accomplished whatever goals we set out for. The final song is almost like a goodbye. It’s very calming and reassuring. It holds your hand as you relax and calm down before the album ends, and thus ends the story.
Rather than focusing on the specific musical quality of this album, I chose to focus on what it does best: take you on a journey. It’s the kind of album you want to listen to in one sitting the first time, to fully absorb the emotions it expresses and the way it progresses from beginning to end. The music itself tells a very compelling story that is very unique to most of the music I have listened to, and is a very welcome and fresh thing in this world of instant gratification. It keeps a very prominent theme of serenity throughout, while still being able change with each song. It’s quite beautiful how it all falls together. Having just graduated from Dorothy Little Happy earlier this year, they’ve worked hard to build this self-produced album. It took them a four months of hard work to create ‘Who is callme?’ The meaning behind the title is more than just an introduction, but also a questioning of who they are as a new group, says Ruuna. “Our members and staff put in a lot of effort to bring this piece together. We want people to simply listen to our music without any prejudice and ask this same question.” I agree with Ruuna’s statement completely, and an appreciation can come through absorbing the album as it is. There aren’t many groups that completely produce their own music, and this is especially unheard of in the Japanese idol scene. That’s truly special. Mimori composes the music; Koumi does the dance choreography and is also good at English; Ruuna is the leader; they all write the lyrics together. As a result of this approach, it has a much more personal touch since each of the girls is directly invested in each song, rather than having an overseeing figure who does most the hard work like most J-pop acts. This is one group I’ll be keeping my eyes on for the foreseeable future and I recommend you do the same. If they keep up with this type of quality, they will be a very fresh and welcome addition to the J-pop scene. Their first single (To Shine) and their first album (Who is callme?) are both available in iTunes. If you prefer physical copies, you can also buy them on cdjapan. Check them out! - Teepu (Bowser05) callme is: - Akimoto Ruuna (秋元瑠海) - Tominaga Mimori (富永美杜) - Hayasaka Koumi (早坂香美) For More Information: callme’s Official Site: http://avex.jp/callme/ callme’s Official Twitter: https://twitter.com/callme_official callme’s Official Instagram: https://instagram.com/callme_official/ callme on mumo Shop: http://shop.mu-mo.net/avx/sv/list1?jsiteid=MSW&artist_id=CALLM callme on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/callme/id968272102 callme on cdjapan: http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/person/700706365 All photos courtesy of avex. |
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