Taking a Look at °C-ute’s Most Recent Release

°C-ute, continuing their stream of awesome single releases, came out with another set of songs that addresses a good variety of genres while keeping true to the talents of the girls in the group.

‘Naze Hito wa Arasoun Darou?’ is a very pleasant song that immediately imbues high levels of happiness within the listener. It’s just a fun and carefree song that’s easy on the ears and the soul. The lyrics present a very touching message too, which really spoke to me personally. The last time I was touched by a song’s meaning this much was back when AKB48 released ‘Koisuru Fortune Cookie.’ It’s a very positive message about how we shouldn’t fight each other because it doesn’t accomplish anything. I love it. ‘Summer Wind’ is a calm and soothing song that will give you the sense of a person trying to take flight and spread their wings in a world that wants to fight against them. It’s really quite pleasing to listen to and feels almost inspirational. Ending the set of songs with ‘Jinsei wa STEP!’ feels oddly appropriate. After the slightly more calm tones of the first two songs, this one expresses itself with a much groovier tune that flows along so smoothly and beautifully that you won’t even realize it’s already over. In fact, ‘Jinsei wa STEP!’ caught me completely off guard with the very groovy and jazzy style it went for. °C-ute has done so in the past but not to this extent, and it is one of the most refreshing songs I’ve heard from them in a while.

Overall, this was one of the most solid releases °C-ute has had in recent times, with something to please every person with the high level of skill and talent that they’ve developed over the years. Here’s hoping that they keep up the phenomenal work!

Naze Hito wa Arasoun Darou? / Summer Wind / Jinsei wa STEP! released on April 20th, and can be purchased from cdjapan.co.jp or your favorite retailer.

- Teepu

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