Fairies – Crossroad Review

Fairies-Crossroad

Release Date: August 10, 2016

Track Listing

  1. Crossroad
  2. Mafuyu no Cosmos
  3. Crossroad (Instrumental)
  4. Mafuyu no Cosmos (Instrumental)

Review

Crossroad is the 13th single released by Fairies, marking a new chapter for the group. One where they are entering the transition from girls to young women. Their image has been updated to show a more mature side of the group. Sound-wise they are still somewhat stunted in growth. There are traces of E-girls, like dance-pop, which is a step up from their previous single release Mr. Platonic. Yet, a little bit of that “idol cool” feeling has been a mainstay of their uptempo songs up to this single.

The b-side on this single is a ballad called Mafuyu no Cosmos. Fairies aren’t known for their sweeping ballads, but they can hold their own when slowing it down. And this track continues that trend of pleasantness.

In a way, Fairies are similar to Tokyo Girls’ Style regarding aging gracefully as idols and retaining what made them appealing in their youth. That may sound strange, considering the average of the members is 18. But in a young girls’ game, getting into your 20s as an idol makes you an old lady.

So with songs like Crossroad, perhaps Fairies will evolve similarly to their label mates to gain career longevity as they get older. We’ll have to wait to see how this new chapter pans out to see if that is true. Based on this single, they have at least started on the right path.

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