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I Fixed PINK CRES’s “Roulette”

It’s been nearly a year since I reviewed PINK CRES’s major debut single, “Roulette,” and the tl;dr is I loved the song and performance, but hated the mix. HATED it. The vocals sit so deep in the mix that it’s almost impossible to enjoy, and it’s the second time PC has suffered this fate (the first being “Bukiyou na Jibun.”)...

Always Bet on PINK

PINK CRES. – “Roulette” PINK CRES has finally grown up. I know it seems odd to say that a pop group consisting of 24 to 27 year old women has “grown up,” but that’s how I feel listening to “Roulette,” the A-side of PINK CRES’s major label debut single. Whereas “Tokyo Confusion” was an inspired teenage rebellion against two albums...

PINK CRES. — “Tokyo Confusion” single

Not sure how this release passed me by — this being the Foremost English Language PINK CRES Blog, and all — but I’m glad I found it. I’m happy to report that PINK CRES has finally arrived to the current day music scene! After two full albums of mostly re-hashed 3rd-wave Kpop, our girls have traveled home to a decidedly...

PINK CRES. — Etcetera album

Remember 2017? It was a particularly painful year for fans of Hello! Project and associated acts, which was made to feel even worse as it followed one of the absolute best years in 2016. This plugged-toilet of a year saw the end of C-ute’s 15-year run, the Country Girls/KSS Divestment Draft, Kobushi Factory pushing the absolute limits of how much...

PINK CRES. – “Bukiyou na Jibun” Video

The follow up to their “Etcetera” video, “Bukiyou na Jibun” finds PINK CRES in a more comfortable place with this R&B-tinged ballad.  This is pretty much a Hikaru feature, which is a nice surprise, particularly because she makes the most of it. I had no idea she could sing this well, but she really does have a nice tone. The...

PINK CRES – “Etcetera” Video

PINK CRES has dropped the video for “Etcetera”, the first video from their forthcoming sophomore album of the same name. The K-pop R&B that PC toyed with on crescendo is back, and once again it’s a bit dated, although perhaps not so much as before. It’s a nice hard-R&B stomper with a catchy chorus and a legitimate rap, but it’s...

PINK CRES. crescendo

So, “Miyabi’s new group”. That’s what we were calling it for over a year, including five months after the audition winners were announced. Hell, even Miyabi herself got in on the joke, calling it “Miyabi Factory”. A year-and-a-half to name a new unit featuring one of H!P’s more storied idols? Who the hell is running this show? To make matters...