Idol School - Happy New Year Yeah MV

Idol School is a Chinese idol unit produced by pop singer and former Morning Musume member Linlin (Qian Lin). Linlin graduated from Morning Musume in 2010, and focused on her solo career until 2015, when she started working with Idol School as their producer, and even composed their first song "Your Chapter". Idol School themselves had formed just a year earlier. "Happy Happy New Year Yeah" is Idol School's most recent single, also produced by Linlin.

The song is super catchy and upbeat. It's definitely a typical idol song, but maybe not what you would expect if you were discovering this group as a Morning Musume fan. Their sound is a lot brighter, and the members have higher voices. The synths are also higher in the mix, and much bouncier than anything Morning Musume would normally do. The whole thing is just sounds really optimistic and cheery.

The video itself is pretty basic in execution. The members of Idol School dance and sing, and there's an overlying Chinese New Year theme. A few of them are dressed as elderly parents or grandparents, complete with fake facial hair and grey wigs. It's a pretty cute video for a pretty cute song. With so many members though (there are eleven) it can be a little difficult to figure out who's who, especially for a new listener and with little information on them in English.

I think "Happy Happy New Year Yeah" is a super cute and fun song, and Idol School are all pretty talented singers and dancers. There's really nothing negative to say here at all.

-Justin

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Idol School - Happy New Year Yeah MV