E-girls – E.G. Time Review

E-Girls-E.G.-Time

Release Date: January 1, 2015

Track List

  1. -Introduction-
  2. E.G. Anthem -WE ARE VENUS-
  3. Mr. Snowman
  4. Music Flyer
  5. Move It! -Dream & E-girls TIME- / Dream & E-girls
  6. Rock n Roll Widow (ロックンロール・ウィドウ)
  7. Highschool♡love
  8. Odoru Ponpokorin (おどるポンポコリン; Ponpoko Phosphorus Dance)
  9. Jiyou no Megami ~Yuvuraia~ (自由の女神 ~ユーヴライア~; Statue of Liberty ~Yuvuraia~)
  10. Ureshii! Tanoshii! Daisuki! (うれしい!たのしい!大好き!; Happy! Fun! Love!)
  11. Again
  12. Chocolat (ショコラ)
  13. Gomennasai no Kissing You (E.G. TIME version) (ごめんなさいのKissing You; I’m Sorry for Kissing You)
  14. Follow Me (E.G. TIME version)
  15. Kibou no Hikari ~Mirai wo Shinjite~ (Dream & E-girls version) (希望の光 ~未来を信じて~; Ray of Hope ~Believe in Future~)

Review

E-girls’ third studio album is one of the first J-Pop releases of 2015 and continues their trend of offering catchy, yet extremely safe pop songs.

This is most evident from four of the previously released singles included in this album. Again, it’s not exactly going to be the greatest prospect for those who want this group to get a bit of personality as a unit, but they’re selling, so why change things up, right?

So yes, it is fairly status quo for this group, but thankfully, there are some interesting tracks to take note of, as there always seem to be on E-girls albums.

The first is the newest single, Move It!, which features Dream members as the song’s center. With Dream taking the lead, there is a bit of the more aggressive dance pop that the group is known for infused into the music.

It’s quite refreshing amongst the teeth-rotting sweetness.

The other song to listen to is the cover of Momoe Yamaguchi’s Rock N’ Roll Widow. It sounds like an odd choice for groups like the E-girls, but it’s something different from the usual.

They didn’t go full rock for their cover and instead fused the guitar rhythm and melody with light dance club fare. It does work out quite well in the end, though. For those who are interested, SCANDAL also did a cover of the song that is much closer to the original.

Back to the E-girls, the other most noticeable thing on this album is the absence of many ballads. There are only two present here. Perhaps this is a lesson learned from Colorful Pop? Ballads are nice but not exactly E-girl’s strongest suit.

Overall this album is in line with what one would expect of the E-girls, and if you’re a hardcore supporter of them or one of the groups that are part of their membership, then you won’t have an issue with this album.

Everyone else? It will be up to you to decide whether they satisfy your thirst for J-Pop. Purchase at your discretion.

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