#it doesn't beat becoming potatoes and showtime ruler for me but i like it

[killjoy-prince]

what's your opinion on cyberpunk dead boy as a song?

I enjoyed it a lot!! At first, I watched the MV without looking up the lyrics and really liked how it got me like pumped up. The instrumentals goes off hard! Rui's high notes were great, Nene and Emu were perfect as usual, Rin's tuning was great and Tsukasa ate and left no crumbs. I know this is a Rui song but Daisuke Hirose's growl about two minutes and twenty seconds in and his solo part were really fucking good. The vibes felt like something I'd hear in a VBS commission but the groups aren't tied down to one specific type of genre so I was cool with it.

But then, I watched a video with the lyrics and I was like oh bc from what I gathered, the lyrics were about like how songs nowadays are only about being catchy for the views. Nothing is genuine. Nothing is awkward. It's just catchy mediocre noise that gets used on social media. It gets likes and clicks and money but there's nothing beyond what you hear. The priority for making music has been warped to be about those likes and clicks and cash instead of creating for creation's sake. Creating something meaningful. Creators having to resort to making catchy nonsense instead of what they want to make because no one will look twice otherwise.

The robotic voice the plays throught the song (could be a representation of the algorithm or the public) saying "The song can't be used. Please try again." or "The song can't be used. Please listen to pop and hit songs and try again." And the response from the group being "I don't understand!" And "Bullshit!" Because we shouldn't be afraid to make what we wanna make. To have to hide ourselves and not be genuine.

Ngl, was not expecting this from a wxs commission. And I'll be upfront, I have not read this event story yet but hearing this song makes me wonder what the hell happened in it for the producer of this song to make this song to go with it. I know the producers who get commissioned only get a summary of the event to have something to go off on when making the songs so they didnt know everything but I wonder what did they see that had them make a song that can tie in to our current climate.

Sorry for the ramble but tl;dr i like the song a lot. I do like the instrumentals, the vocals are great, especially from Tsukasa and the lyrics were not what I was expecting from a wxs commission but very cool

[peri-universals-universe]

My Opinions on Project Sekai commissions (part 1)

I fully expect to be crucified for my terrible opinions /lh All characters' focus songs, ranked (imto) Ichika 1. Pulse of the Meteor 2. Connecting the Stars (it was a tough choice between those two) 3. Made to Order (I don't hate slow songs as much as some, but I like the top two more) 4. the WALL (this song just doesn't stick out to me) Saki 1. SHOW OFF (it's so catchy!) 2. Stella 3. From Tokyo (I don't listen to it often) 4. Aioi (this song does nothing to me) Honami 1. Stage of Sekai 2. Regulus 3. Awaiting Clear Skies 4. Flyway (this is to me what Awaiting Clear Skies is to most fans, I just like the other three better) Shiho 1. Peaky Peaky (so catchy!) 2. Voices 3. purpose 4. [1] (doesn't really do anything for me) Minori 1. Worldwide Wander 2. Angel's Clover (I like the melody) 3. Teammate 4. Dream Place (got stuck in my head, but upon relistening I like the others more) 5. Jumpin' Over (dead last simply for robbing Haruka of a fourth focus /hj) Haruka 1. Love Material (might not be the best but it's catchy) 2. Float Planner (see above) 3. If (I forget this song exists) Airi 1. Ice Drop 2. Parasol Cider (just catchy, that's it) 3. Peachy Key (really like it, was hard to decide if it or Parasol Cider was better) 4. More! Jump! More! (probably overshadowed by Cutting-Edge Idols, and seems more like a group song than an Airi song) Shizuku 1. Color of Drops 2. I Am, We Are (refuse to shorten the same) 3. Hug (everyone loves this for being a MIMI song and I see why. Or hear, I guess) 4. Metamo Reborn (one of then had to be last) Kohane 1. One Sheep (was anyone surprised?) 2. Flyer 3. Beat Eater (these two were close) 4. Realize (just doesn't stand out to me) An 1. Gekokujou (was anyone surprised? part two. This song actually helped me process my own anger stage of grief) 2. Forward (I like this song more than most) 3. Awake Now 4. City (this and Awake Now were a toss up) Akito 1. Moonlight (too catchy to not be first) 2. Suspended Animation (this one has grown on me, though I ignored it at first) 3. CRaZY (I love it! I just love the first two more!) 4. Cinema (doesn't stand out) Toya 1. Hollow 2. Mirai (this is the opinion I expect to be crucified for. Not putting Mirai last. Even I'll admit the vocals are a bit strained but the song stuck with me.) 3. Rad Dogs (nothing I say can justify to the fandom why I like this less than Mirai so I'll say no more) Tsukasa 1. 88 (this song is too short but I love it so much that it's still number one) 2. Mr. Showtime (a very close second, mind you) 3. Tondemo-Wonderz (I just prefer the darker Tsukasa songs) 4. Filament Fever Emu 1. Once Upon a Dream 2. Theme of Niccori Survey Team (Emu's chaos is hit-or-miss for me. This is a hit.) 3. Starry Sky Orchestra (the name makes me compare it too much to Starry Sky Melody, which I love) 4. Shining Sparkling (Emu's chaos is hit-or-miss for me. This is a miss.) Nene 1. Starry Sky Melody (got stuck in my head and the rest is history) 2. Miniature Garden Coral (a hidden gem, like coral in the sand) 3. Glory Steady Go (like the others more) 4. Nijiiro Stories (I don't think I dislike it because it's not full-unit. Cellphone Love Story proved that can be done well. Though maybe only because Cellphone doesn't feel like a comm) Rui 1. What Sort of Ending Are You Wishing For? 2. Cyberpunk Dead Boy (this almost usurped What Sort of Ending. Almost) 3. Becoming Potatoes (normally I like dark songs from my wonder show boys. This is the exception) 4. Showtime Ruler (I like all Rui comms but one had to be last) Kanade 1. Samsa (is anyone surprised? part three) 2. Kanadetomosusora (helped me process my own grief) 3. Tricologe 4. Passion at 25:00 (too new to have really stuck out to me) Mafuyu 1. Reborn (I will forever be a slow song defender) 2. Jackpot Sad Girl 3. Bug (they are very close!) 4. Theater (I just haven't listened to it enough. All Mafuyu comms are good) Ena 1. Nomad (I love the melody) 2. Close to Gray 3. It is I (is this a good translation? I like it better than the official one.)

Mizuki 1. IDSMILE (too iconic to not be first) 2. Give Me Your Night (underrated in my opinion 3. Kitty (too me a while to get into it because, get this, I couldn't figure out what it had to do with cats) 4. Lower (doesn't do much for me)