"Sugar Rush" AKB48

"Sugar Rush" AKB48

About the group: AKB48 (read "A.K.B. Forty-eight") is a Japanese girl group. It has achieved such popularity in Japan that it has been characterized as a social phenomenon. The group has 91 members, ranging in age from the youngest at 13 to mid-20s. Produced by Yasushi Akimoto, it is one of the highest-earning musical acts in the world, with 2011 record sales of over US$200 million in Japan alone.

Review on the song: ♪ S-U-G-A-R jump into your racing car it's a SUGAR RUSH! SUGAR RUSH!♪ If you have watched Disney's newest animation "Wreck-It Ralph" than this song should sound very familiar to you since it is the theme song for the racing game in the movie with the same name and it also playing during the ending credits. This is super sweet and extremely catchy! I ended up singing it for days after just hearing it once and on a personal note I absolutely love the song because I am a huge fan of sugar and racing games so this is pretty much a dead on theme song for myself! As for the music video, it has a ton of sweets and the girls look like they really enjoyed themselves filming it. I will post the music video preview but sadly youtube disabled the full length ones so if you are interested in seeing the whole video go to the website: jpopasia.com :)

Rating: 5/5

Music Video

Lyrics

どんな道だって　まっすぐじゃないだろう？
そう曲がりくねって　凸凹してるはずさ
つらい事時にはあるよね
僕たちは　それでも走るよ
甘いものでもいかが？

S・U・G・A・R Jump into your racing car
Say Sugar Rush. Sugar Rush hey!
S・U・G・A・R Jump into your racing car
Say Sugar Rush. Sugar Rush hey!

悲しくなったら まぶたを閉じてごらん
ほら夢の中なら 涙も忘れられる

もしここで エンストしたって
僕達は慌てたりしない
甘いものでもいかが？

S・U・G・A・R Jump into your racing car
Say Sugar Rush. Sugar Rush hey!
S・U・G・A・R Jump into your racing car
Say Sugar Rush. Sugar Rush hey!

Come down the highway
駆け巡るよ
Open Road
元気のガソリンに wow

S・U・G・A・R Jump into your racing car
Say Sugar Rush. Sugar Rush!
S・U・G・A・R Jump into your racing car
Say Sugar Rush. Sugar Rush hey!

S・U・G・A・R Jump into your racing car
Say Sugar Rush. Sugar Rush hey!
S・U・G・A・R Jump into your racing car
Say Sugar Rush. Sugar Rush hey!

S・U・G・A・R Jump into your racing car
Say Sugar Rush. Sugar Rush hey!
S・U・G・A・R Jump into your racing car
Say Sugar Rush. Sugar Rush!

Translated Lyrics

All roads
Aren’t straight 
Yes, they’re windy 
And bumpy most likely 
Things can get rough from time to time 
We’ll keep running though 
Would you care for something sweet?

S-U-G-A-R 
Jump into your racing car 
It’s a SUGAR RUSH! 
SUGAR RUSH!

S-U-G-A-R 
Jump into your racing car 
It’s a SUGAR RUSH! 
SUGAR RUSH!

If you get sad 
Just close your eyes 
See, in your dreams 
You can forget your tears 
Even if our engine stalls here 
We won’t panic 
Would you care for something sweet?

S-U-G-A-R 
Jump into your racing car 
It’s a SUGAR RUSH! 
SUGAR RUSH!

S-U-G-A-R 
Jump into your racing car 
It’s a SUGAR RUSH! 
SUGAR RUSH!

Come down the highway 
Running through 
Open Road 
Gasoline of energy 
Oh-

S-U-G-A-R 
Jump into your racing car 
It’s a SUGAR RUSH! 
SUGAR RUSH!

S-U-G-A-R 
Jump into your racing car 
It’s a SUGAR RUSH! 
SUGAR RUSH!

S-U-G-A-R 
Jump into your racing car 
It’s a SUGAR RUSH! 
SUGAR RUSH!

S-U-G-A-R 
Jump into your racing car 
It’s a SUGAR RUSH! 
SUGAR RUSH!
(credit: jpopasia.com)

"Shake Hip!" Koda Kumi

Koda Kumi "Shake Hip!"

About the singer: Koda Kumi is a popular female Japanese singer. In my opinion her music is mainly what I call "sexy pop" but she also does ballads as well. However if you want a more common genre name than my made up one, she is R&B and pop. She also did the songs in the playstation 2 Japanese version of Final Fantasy X-2.

Review on the song: This is song is definitely a sexy type of song. It's all about feeling sexy when you are dancing and well... shaping your hips. lol The song is really catchy and is absolutely a song I would like to dance to when I'm in a good mood. What I liked the most is the music video where Koda two different dolls the "Sexy Pop" which the light side type of doll that plays the pop idol side of Koda. While the darker doll "Cool Beauty" is the more sexier and naughtier side.  Overall, I do really like the beat of the song and everything inbetween but I which there were a bit more lyrics to it. Even though this really isn't the type of song you sit and listen to the lyrics instead of getting up to dance and have fun. The music video isn't on youtube so I have provided a live performance of the song instead.

Rating: 4.5/5

Music Video

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Translated Lyrics (from jpopasia.com)

ou heart has undergone a fusion 
A laser fires off from the rouge 
Shake hip, when you shake, oh! Sexy shock! 
Your eyes are crazy, but they charm my heart 
Tear off your dress, mon amour 

You're dancing freely, but it doesn't get to me baby 
Don't throw me a mischievious glance 

Like this, shake hip, shake hip 
Do you know my mind? 
Do you know my mind, my, my, mamama... 

You say "it's because I love you", and I can't do anything 
Don't tease me any more than this 
When is the end mark for a volunteer of love? 
My heart feels like it's about to explode 

You're dancing selfishly, and your eyes seem to open wide to fashion 
Don't disturb my heart 

Like this, shake hip, shake hip 
Do you know my mind? 
Do you know my mind, my, my, mamama... 

You understand my feelings, I love you, for real baby 
So don't say it too quickly 

Tonight come the spoils, you seem to be shaking lady 
Your shaking body is everything 

Like this, shake hip, shake hip 
Do you know my mind? 
Do you know my mind, my, my, mamama... 

Shake hip, la la la la la la la 
Shake hip, wow wow wow