[2021.03.24] Juice=Juice - Ganbarenai yo / DOWN TOWN Let the post-Karin era begin! 2 replies to this topic Started by DonJuan , Jan 12 2021 11:34 AM ·

[DonJuan]

 
Announced via video on twitter.
 
Tracklist :

Spoiler

Limited Edition A, B, SP 1, SP 2, Normal Edition A, B
1. Ganbare nai yo
2. DOWN TOWN
3. Ganbare nai yo (Instrumental)
4. DOWN TOWN (Instrumental)

Limited Edition A DVD
1. Ganbare nai yo (Music Video)
2. Ganbare nai yo (Music Video making)

Limited Edition B DVD
1. DOWN TOWN (Music Video)
2. DOWN TOWN (Music Video making)

Limited Edition SP #1 DVD
1. Ganbare nai yo (Kanazawa Tomoko Solo Ver.)
2. Ganbare nai yo (Takagi Sayuki Solo Ver.)
3. Ganbare nai yo (Uemura Akari Solo Ver.)
4. Ganbare nai yo (Inaba Manaka Solo Ver.)
5. Ganbare nai yo (Inoue Rei Solo Ver.)
6. Ganbare nai yo (Dambara Ruru Tomoko Solo Ver.)
7. Ganbare nai yo (Kudo Yume Solo Ver.)
8. Ganbare nai yo (Matsunaga Riai Solo Ver.)
*In the announcement, it says each member is solo singing in these close-up videos.

Limited Edition SP #2 DVD
1. DOWN TOWN (Dance Shot Ver.)
2. "Hitori de Ikiraresou" tte Sore tte Nee, Homete Iru no? / Inoue Rei x Taisei ("Inoue Rei Sings Juice=Juice..." series)
3. Watashi ga Iu Mae ni Dakishimenakya ne / Inoue Rei ("Inoue Rei Sings Juice=Juice..." series)
4. Potsuri to / Inoue Rei x Kanazawa Tomoko ("Inoue Rei Sings Juice=Juice..." series)
5. Sunao ni Amaete / Inoue Rei x Uemura Akari ("Inoue Rei Sings Juice=Juice..." series)
6. CHOICE & CHANCE / Inoue Rei x Takagi Sayuki ("Inoue Rei Sings Juice=Juice..." series)
7. Romance no Tochuu / Inoue Rei x Miyamoto Karin ("Inoue Rei Sings Juice=Juice..." series)
8. Bitansan / Inoue Rei x Inaba Manaka ("Inoue Rei Sings Juice=Juice..." series)
9. Suki tte Itte yo / Inoue Rei x Dambara Ruru ("Inoue Rei Sings Juice=Juice..." series)
10. Naite Ii yo / Inoue Rei x Kudo Yume x Matsunaga Riai ("Inoue Rei Sings Juice=Juice..." series) -Inoue Rei says this one with Yume and Riai is new and has not been seen yet.
*These are from the youtube videos

Normal Edition A (Ganbare nai yo trading card)
Normal Edition B (DOWN TOWN trading card)

Ganbare nai yo Lyrics by Yamazaki Aoi, Composition and Arrangement by KOUGA
DOWN TOWN Lyrics by Ito Ginji, Composition Yamashita Tatsuro, Arrangement by Anders Dannvik
 
Ganbarenai yo from the Countdown concert
 
DOWN TOWN is a cover of the Japanese group Sugar Babes. Here's the original.
 

The release of the single was announced in a comment video posted on the group's official Twitter account. "Ganbare nai yo / DOWN TOWN" is the first single released by Juice=Juice in about a year and the first single after Inoue Rei joined the group. The single includes the new ballad song "Ganbare nai yo", which was first performed at the graduation performance of Miyamoto Karin, and a cover of the 1975 famous song "DOWN TOWN" by Sugar Babe, a band formed by singer/songwriter Tatsuro Yamashita and others. To make it a 2021 style cover, Swedish producer Anders Dannvik doing the city pop arrangements for the song is also a highlight. It also features voice percussion by Inoue Rei.

"DOWN TOWN" comments

Inoue Rei "I'm doing voice percussion in the interlude. I'm using a new technique, so I hope you'll pay attention! The dance corner in between is also very cool!"

Takagi Sayuki : "In "DOWN TOWN", I hope you can feel the nostalgia and the newness of our singing."

"Ganbare nai yo" comments

Kanazawa Tomoko : "It's a song that will gently help you cope with the negative feelings of not being able to do your best. By the end of the song, you'll feel like 'I'll try a little harder' with the gentle lyrics."

Dambara Ruru "When I listen to this song, I feel a little refreshed or relieved of my burden. Please listen to it!"

 

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This single has big footsteps to follow. Not only did Juice pump out great releases over the last two years, they also have to make up for the loss of Karin.

Personally, I'm already not too much into this single. Ballads as main a-sides are always a bit difficult and while DOWN TOWN sounds kinda cool, it's by no means catchy.

[arcobaleno]

If those are the outfits for DOWN TOWN in the first picture, I love them!!! I've loved this sort of suitsy aesthetic ever since FOREVER LOVE, lol..

[JPope]

If "Downtown" is as banging as I think it can be, this will be a good single. I really liked "Ganbare nai y" when I heard it. Packaging Rei's YT vids is a nice addition, too.